Grace loses her first tooth!

Grace finally lost her first tooth!  After several weeks of having a super wiggly tooth and a new one growing in and already popping through her first tooth FINALLY came out!  We were getting her to wiggle it really hard and trying to talk her into pulling it.

Yesterday, Sunday, February 23, 2014, after church, we were all sitting on the couch watching some TV.  We were wiggling Grace's tooth and Dustin was teasing Grace about pulling it.  He started tickling her and wrestling with her and all of a sudden she yelled that her tooth fell out.  And sure enough, it did!  I think Dustin's arm may have hit her mouth a bit or something but it was out!

She was a little freaked out because of the blood so we got that stopped and then she was super excited!  She kept talking about it (and kept on) all night and was so excited the tooth fairy was going to come.  And sure enough, this morning when she woke up underneath her pillow where her tooth had been the tooth fairy had left her a note and a dollar!  The note explained that since it was her first tooth she got extra but she wouldn't be getting that much every time. :)  I think a quarter a tooth is a fair deal!

Grace was excited to get to school this morning so she could show her teacher and class that she finally lost her first tooth!  And she said something about a tooth chart that she gets to sign when you lose a tooth.  Lots of other kids have already been losing teeth so she was feeling a bit behind but now I'm sure she's a happy girl!  She's growing up so fast!

Down

Satan is on the prowl.  He is devouring us and loving it.  I feel his presence so strongly.  Maybe it's because I've been growing lately in my walk with God.  How he hates that.

My poor little girl is so sick and can't seem to get better.  I know in time health will return.  It exhausts me watching her in pain and not being able to do a thing to help.

Worry has invaded my life.  I do my best to pray through it but it is like an innate part of my being that can't be separated from my overall personality.

 My distrust of people is increasing.  I am tired of being hurt by people I trust.  I am tired of people taking every.single.thing I say personally or out of context and either whining about it or lashing out at me.

I am tired of people not honoring their word.  When someone says they will do something I foolishly expect them to do it and am always disappointed when they don't follow through.

Then I wonder, maybe it's not everyone else.  Maybe these are actually the qualities I am holding that I dislike and need to change about myself.

Satan is prowling.  Please know it's true and he's out to kill us.  I feel him and know he won't stop.  I need to do more to protect myself.  I think staying away from the most drama filled place I can think of is a great place for me to start, or at least limit my activity greatly.  And that place is Facebook.  I see more trouble with that place and it creates/fosters so many problems.  My activity there will be greatly decreased.  I'm hoping by not getting sucked in there and displaying my life for all to have free pot shots at will improve my mindset.

Blessings

In the midst of a few rough days for me personally I have seen two major blessings/bright things in just the last half hour.  Instead of complaining about the crap that has been invading my soul I want to document the good for me to cherish years down the line.

I put Kyler in his bed and covered him with his beloved blankie for nap time.  He is an amazing napper and usually goes right to sleep for me.  After about half an hour I went to peek in on him.  I caught him playing on his floor.  I laughed and asked why he wasn't sleeping.  He had a rubber bouncy ball in his hand at this point.  He looked at me and very seriously said that the bouncy ball woke him up.  :)  I know I should punish the lie but he was just too innocent and sweet.  Instead I scolded the bouncy ball for waking Kyler up and told Ky that I'm sure it wouldn't do it again.  I tucked him back in bed and told him I loved him.  His sweet little, "I love you too," came back to my ears.  I am so in love with this little boy!

And for the first time I saw my belly jumping around!  I will be 20 weeks in two days and am finally seeing this little being inside of me getting more active!  It's so fun to live these changes with the bittersweet knowledge that it's my last time.

Praying my placenta moves so I can stay healthy and an automatic c-section isn't necessary.  I'm thinking my next ultrasound will be in late April or early May to show what will happen since they said 28-30 weeks to check what's going on.  Either way, as scary as it is, I can rest assured that my baby is okay today!