10 Years
My graduating high school class of 2000 are getting together this weekend for our 10 year reunion. When I first got notification of this reunion I was shocked to hear that high school graduation was really 10 years ago. Am I really getting that old?!
I went to a private Christian school in Colorado Springs. My graduation class was around 100 people (maybe a little more). I was a cheerleader for three of those years, but wasn’t “popular” by any means. I was an honor roll student. I worked part time at a pretzel shop and retail store at the mall then at Compassion International while I was in high school. I made some good friends during high school, but really only keep in touch with a handful of those people. I have some good memories from high school, but also some that I’d rather not relive.
No, I’m not going to the reunion. There’s been a lot going on for the past month, so a reunion with classmates isn’t my thing right now.
In three years, it will my 10 year anniversary of graduating from college. There won’t be a reunion for that since I went to a commuter college. I don’t know anyone in my college graduating class. In fact, I didn’t even go to graduation! I elected to get my diploma in the mail and get on with life.
Tonight I pulled out some old pictures from high school graduation and an old cheerleading picture. Wow, I look young and super skinny. Oh, what time, life and children will do to your body, but it’s worth it for the life I have now.
What I Want…
is SLEEP! Last night was a rough night. I think I got maybe 3 hours of sleep total. On top of that Jojo decided to stay up through naptime crying and nursing. Currently I have her in the infant swing Grandma and Grandpa Knowles bought for baby Izzy and I’ve gotten a good chunk of quite time from Jojo. However I don’t want to get in the habit of using the swing for Jojo to sleep in. That makes it hard to travel!
I’m praying that Jojo has a good night tonight sleeping in the co-sleeper and really hoping that the swing does not become a regular need.
In other news, Izzy is a great sleeper, however this week we found her twice sleeping on the floor with the lights on after we put her down for the night in her bed. I don’t know why she feels the floor is a comfortable place to sleep…
Summer!
Summer is officially here. That means, lots of hot weather, fun times at the pool and LOTS of visitors. Currently my sister Michelle is here visiting. A few days after she leaves Luke’s brother Jesse will be visiting and working with us.
Jojo has gained probably a pound since we left the hospital. She’s waking up about every 3 hours to nurse but that’s enough for me to get some good chunks of sleep during the night. Isabelle has enjoyed having “Aunt Mi-Mi” here and having someone to play with.
Michelle has been acting as my personally family photographer while she’s been here so here are a bunch of photos.
Week 1 With JoJo
Well, we’ve survived week 1 as a family of 4! Luke is back to work this week, so now I’m adjusting to being at home with two kids. So far, not so bad. I’m glad that Izzy has learned to do a lot of stuff by herself, like going potty and playing by herself. JoJo has made it easier also by sleeping a lot.
Today was our first checkup for JoJo. She has gained back almost all of her birth weight so today she weighed in at 6lbs. She’s in the 10th percentile for weight. She’s 19.5 inches long and is in the 45th percentile for length.
Whenever I look at JoJo it’s like looking at newborn Izzy…just with more hair. I dug up one picture of Izzy from when she was brand new so that you can see the resemblance I’m talking about. Can you tell which is which is Izzy and which is JoJo?
Prayers for Claire
I found out last night that friends of mine from high school are going through a very difficult situation. This past weekend their 3 year old, Claire, nearly drowned and didn’t have a pulse for 30 minutes. They are currently at a childrens hospital where Claire is being treated. Please pray for the full recovery of Claire and for Tiffany, Tyler and their other two girls Autumn and Heidi.
They have started a blog to post updates on Claires condition: http://ourclaire.wordpress.com
God hear our prayers!