- warm sunshine
- productivity around the house, baking bread
- playing with Elijah
February 27, 2016
- finding a deal on a great new-to-us kitchen table/chairs
- tax refund in our bank account
- cleaning/washing the baby car seat
February 16, 2016
- Elijah singing along (loudly) with "Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus" at bedtime
- listening to the audiobook Do More Better by Tim Challies during my commute
- finding out that Elijah's next cousin is a girl! (Girl cousies 3 mos. apart!)
- filing our taxes
- watching basketball with Nate
- Elijah making me laugh. He prompted Otis into his room and then yelled, "Oh, good job, kitty!"
- turning 28. Birthday treats at work.
- dinner out with Nate and Elijah
- finishing our taxes
- birthday reward venti Chai latte from Sbux + Jenna hooking me up with a free sandwich too
- walking in the door and Elijah yelling, "Mommy's home!"
- productivity at work
- free sandwich and drink from Which Wich (birthday rewards)
- mint cookie ice cream milkshake
- beautiful light snowfall (even though I hate that metro doesn't clear Nolensville Rd.)
- seeing Elijah wake up and hold his baby doll, so sweet
- orange sweet rolls and homemade hot chocolate
- play date with Aven
- Elijah taking care of a baby doll (my old Cabbage Patch Kid)
- 8 easy/chill 12-18 month olds in Sunday School
- an hour at the park with Elijah, watching him play with other kids
- Super Bowl … Broncos win!
- free money ($35 offer to not close our credit card account)
- Elijah taking a 2.5-hour nap
- 70+ degrees outside
- 72-degrees and taking Elijah for a walk
- Refuge church / Elijah and Martyn running around outside afteward
- waking up to completed wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling bookshelves in our living room. A home library! My dream come true!
- feeling Elsie moving a lot after a rather quiet/chill day yesterday
- Refuge community group. Second time meeting and everyone already feels like close friends
- setting up a tent for Elijah in the bonus room, seeing him get so excited
- date night! Saw the new Star Wars movie
- Elijah and Leo playing together
- seat warmers in the car
- finding (unmelted!) Rolos in my pocket that I forgot about
- being home
- Nate loving me even when I'm a crabby patty
- Elijah enthusiastically responding to everything with "Yeah!" instead of "okay"
- Caitlin and Lisa's lemon chicken and mac & cheese
- Missouri History Museum's kids clubhouse
- pretty morning snowfall (in STL)
- watching Elijah and Daniel play together
- a much better night of sleep (thanks, Elijah)
- family and football
- audiobook: David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell
- Elijah traveling well (minimal whining)
- seeing Nate pushing E out of the grocery store in a ride-in car cart
- the existence of caffeine-free diet Coke
- first meeting of our Refuge Church community group
- E turns 21 months old
- hearing E's language develop more every day. Today he said, "Eat!" and pointed to his mouth. He's never said that before; he has said food or requested specific foods (yogurt! oatmeal! raisins!)
- family night at CFA
- staying up past my "bedtime"
- finishing a book
- Nate bringing me a hot chocolate from Sbux
- morning with Elijah: admiring four cardinals in our backyard tree
- meeting a couple who will be in our new community group
- Elijah going to his first kids class at Refuge
- eggs and bacon for breakfast
- brunch with the fam
- planning the week's meals (an overdue practice)
- taking a nap
- Elijah making a basket ("jump shot!") for the first time
- fun team at work
- building a LEGO Ghostbusters car with Nate after E went to bed
- trying out my new carpet cleaner
- hearing Elsie's heartbeat, feeling lots of kicks
- productivity at work
- hearing Elijah's language developing (from car seat: "Get out!")
- making chicken enchiladas for dinner
- bath time for E ("swimming" in the tub)
- receiving a Sbux gift card in the mail
- Elijah bringing me a craft from Sunday School
- Gatorade quenching thirst
- Elijah and his hat … making us laugh
- Watching Elijah and Leo play together
- Taking an hour-plus nap
- Nate making lunch: steak and Brussels sprouts with garlic
- Ross and Nate making huge progress on built-in bookcases
- Watching Jurassic World (from Redbox) with the Norrises
- Holiday/off from work
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