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Peter 6 Months

I’ve loved doing this with every one of my kids! It’s so much fun looking back at how they’ve changed and grown over the months and years. I keep telling myself that one of these days I’m going to get each of them a book printed with their information, I just can’t decide at what age to do that!

My baby is 6 months old. I have no words for the heartache that I’m experiencing about Peter already being half a year. The days slip by all too quickly, and then they’re gone…never to be had again. I can say that with him I have taken my time to savor the moments, they’re all just too short. Soon he will be toddling around chasing after his brothers and sisters and we will love it, but I will miss the baby.

I am so beyond grateful that God has blessed us with Peter, because otherwise my babies would be turning 4 in a few days and I don’t know how I could stand that! With triplets there are so much fewer tender moments to just enjoy your little ones, you’re constantly at full speed, just trying to survive the next hour.

Getting to have just one more baby to enjoy has been incredible! And would I have more kids, absolutely! But I don’t think it’s in the cards for us, at least not from my body. We will all have to see what God will do. As much as the girls love Peter, they keep asking for a baby sister. I tell them, pray. Ask God. Which isn’t that what we should always do?

On to my Sweet Pickle Peter….

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  • Weighing 19lbs 3 ounces
  • Length 27.17″
  • Maxing out 6 months clothes
  • Loves sitting up, but doesn’t realize he can get there on his own…yet
  • Rolls all over everywhere
  • Loves his jumperoo
  • Loves walking around the living room with Ave
  • Always smiling, always happy
  • Still sleeps through the night and naps fantastically
  • No teeth yet, but he’s sure working on them!
  • Starting to try and sit himself up…hasn’t quite worked it out yet
  • Takes a quick nap in the mornings, then a good 3 hour nap at 12:30, then another cat-nap in the evening
  • Is just such a fantastic little dude!
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Playing Catch-Up

Phew! I keep thinking that there will soon be a day that I can breath. It’s been a whirlwind!

First off WELCOME to all of you that are here from my Write31Days series! A quick-bit about me: I’ve been blogging since November 2007, when I first started sharing about our infertility struggles, which then, by God’s grace, morphed into a mommy blog. My husband Matthew and I have been married for almost 10 years {the end of this month} and we have 5 kids {a 6 year old, 3-3.5 year olds, and a 5 month old}.

We live in rural upstate NY in a really old house {either 130 years old or 92 years old…it’s up for debate. I think it’s closer to the 130 years old}, in the town that we both grew up in. I’m originally from Ridgewood, Queens, NY, moved here when I was almost 4. My husband is obsessed with homesteading and is intent on doing that despite our 1/4 acre in the middle of town. This is our first year of homeschooling our oldest {more on that later}.

Last weekend I wrapped up #Write31Days of Pursuing Your Husband. I seriously hope that some of my ramblings helped you to be better equipped at pursuing your husband…I’d love to hear from you. It’s a learn processing, because we are constantly changing individuals. I’m not done writing about husbands and marriage. I don’t think I’ll ever be completely DONE with that topic.

During the end of October I also headed to Rochester, NY for the Raising Generations Today conference, which was fantastic! I’ve been writing for their blog for the past year or so {find those posts here}, which has been intimidating and wonderful all at once. It was pure joy hearing all of the fantastic speakers {Lisa-Jo Baker, Lisha Epperson, and Kate Battistelli were a few of my favorites}. Traci Michele did a great job of covering the highlights in a post on her blog.

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I went with my mom, my neighbor-friend, a friend from our mom group, and Sweet Pickle Peter! We had quite a bit of fun. Peter was perfect and loved meeting all the people. We even made friends with another momma who was there with her 6 month old little boy {also her 5th baby}. There was even an Ellie Holcomb concert {she was the 2014 Dove New Artist of the Year}.

It was a great couple of days away! There was so much to take away from the entire conference, September and her family have done an incredible job and have such a beautiful heart for motherhood. And of course, there is always the incredible swag bag and sponsor gifts that you get to take home too!

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If you live in the north-east, or anywhere for that mother, and are looking for a christian conference that speaks to the hearts of mothers looking to not only raise their children, but to raise their child and grand children through the generations.  It’s about living in community with moms in all seasons, embracing each other on this life journey; then Raising Generations Today is for you! I’d love to see you there next year!

Then there was also Halloween and our oldest’s 6 birthday. Halloween was fun. I’ve been thinking about this year’s costume since before the triplets were born! Thanks to the magic that is my mother in law, we had an awesome costume theme going on! Peter was my flying monkey, but I never got around to wings or a vest {Avie wore that costume at a year old!}.

Halloween 2015I feel like I’m finally back into this blogging game! No promises on how often it will happen. How are you doing? I’d love to hear about what you’re family has been up to and how life is going! Leave me a comment or drop me an email 🙂

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