New Goals for a New "Season of Life"

Long time since I have updated this blog. I figured since I have started my "Pregnant, NOT Fat" blog to hold me more accountable to be a healthy pregnant lady then I should continue this blog as well :) So, here goes....
With baby #4 on the way there are so many things to think about and plan for. I am the co-coordinator for my local MOPS group and next fall I will step into the role of coordinator, I am just about to start working for Weight Watchers, Sissy will be in 3 yr old preschool next year, Brendan in 1st grade....LOTS to look forward to. This little one is due August 7th. So....I need to start thinking now about my "birth plan". I think I have set a new goal for myself.
I had an epidural with all three of the wee ones. Now, I am thinking that is would be totally awesome to end the "birthing years" by having a drug-free birth!!!!!!! I am gonna start praying and researching now!!!! I am getting excited about it. I think it would be a great accomplishment. I know it will be hard and it will hurt. I also know that women have been doing it since the beginning of time. So.....here goes nothing ;) If you have any experience or advice for me, please share :)

Kindergarten? Already?

So, I have this totally cute little baby boy and he is SO much fun :) I love to read to him, snuggle with him and watch him grow. Then all of the sudden, I found myself at his kindergarten open house last week!!!! I am so confused. I thought I just had this little baby boy yesterday!!! How in the world is he 5 years old already? He he he ;) I am so proud of my little baby boy for being ready to step into a new big world in the fall !!!!

I am actually very excited for the whole family. Brendan will now have the interaction he needs with kids his age and structured activities. I have struggled this past year to meet the needs he has due to the fact that the youngest two in our home are 2yrs old and 1yr old....not to mention that they are only 10 1/2 months apart. The need me constantly which makes it really hard to be able to focus on the big kid of the family. Once he is in school I will get to focus on the younger two during the day and then make extra effort to have Brendan time when he gets home from school.

We are entering into a new "season of life" for sure!!!!I know that God will be with us through whatever comes our way. Our prayer is that we will parent our children well and honor God in all of it !!!!

Three cheers for kindergarten....hip hip hooray!!!!!

Updates to follow.....

So there has been a lot on my mind and I know I said I want to keep up with my blog so I intend to do it !!! I will be writing a post here pretty soon within the next few days just talking about the changing season of life I find myself entering into. So....just thought I would throw that out there and tell ya to keep an eye open for it ;) There will be pictures and everything :) He he he ;)

I hope you are all enjoying your Friday!!! I am gettin out with some other mommy girls tonight at Applebee's :) YAY :) They have some new menu items that are 550 cals or less :) WHEE for weight watcher friendly meals :)

SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!

"Shut up, shut up, shut up!!!!!" How many of you moms have thought this at some point when one of your children is crying, whining, yelling or just plan disrupting what you are doing? Man, it happens to me more often than I would care to admit. But alas, here I am admitting it. See, you are not alone ;) He he he ;) Not sure if it is a good thing to know that there are so many moms out there who think things like that ;) I mean, isn't there a June Cleaver somewhere out there? Someone who is SO perfect in their mothering that somehow if we study her enough we can become perfect too? No my fellow mothers, there is no June Cleaver. However, we can grow and learn each day that we parent these little lives. Just because you thought "Shut up!" today does not mean you have to think it tomorrow. Tomorrow you can take your thoughts captive and think "Please, please go to sleep" or "God thank you for these children.....PLEASE sustain me today and give me patience!!!!!!!!" Will asking God to sustain you take away all the tantrums and unwelcome situations in your day? Maybe not. But, it will help you to focus on the One who can get you THROUGH to the end of the day.

So moms, as a fellow "shut up" thinker, I encourage each of us (including myself) to cling to the ONLY One who IS perfect and find strength and rest in Him!!!!

Praise God for His grace and mercy in our lives!!! Now go kiss those little monsters ;)

Therapeutic blogging

Once again it has been many many months since my last blog. *sigh* I would really like to keep up with this because I think it will be very therapeutic for me (and possibly those who read it) as I share my life with you. I mean, come on.....I know there are TONS of stay at home moms out there with LOTS of little ones running around who have LOTS of things to do and feel like they are totally alone. Why shouldn't I share my life so that they know that there are other people just like them. Not only the mom part, but how many women out there struggle with their weight? Or how many women just do not have the right image of themselves? Shouldn't I speak out and give encouragement for us to see ourselves as God sees us? I have also struggled with weight and image but I have currently been experiencing some victory in this area!!!! God has helped me stick with the Weight Watcher plan for 9 months now. And I have lost 75lbs since I had Zach last March!!!!! I am sure there are people who would be encouraged to know that this can be done after having 3 children ;) And how many women out there struggle with finding the balance between being a woman of God, a wife, and a mother? Should I not share what is going on in my spiritual walk, my marriage and my mothering?

I suppose my answer to all of my random questions is yes, I should share. Problem is....I need to make the time to do it. Not all of my posts will be profound. Some may be down right silly or maybe even pointless. But that is how life goes, right? Lots of little events combined with life changing huge events. So....I will try my best to share my life with you :) Please stay tuned and continue to read on....and share my blog with your friends :)

-In Christ
Bridgette Anne

The to-do list......

It is strange when even taking a rest seems like something to check off of your to-do list. I mean, today for example, I got to sleep in until 8:30am!!!! When I got up I felt like I had to put a check mark next to it on my list and keep moving. Baking dinner rolls, cleaning the bathroom, doing laundry, making lunch, feeding the baby and putting him down for a nap, trying to pin down babysitters for the fall for everything: care group, date night, even the first day of preschool (since the parents go with the children the first day I had to find someone to watch the smallest two). WOW....and there is still more yet to come this evening. Some might say I am "too busy" but that is life with three children. He he he ;)
Brendan our 4yr old will be super busy this fall too. Preschool three afternoons, bible study on Tues (it is for me and the kids go with and play with other kids), Awana on Wed., MOPS two Wednesdays a month and playgroup two Fridays a month. Again, some might say he is "too busy" and to that I reply.........."Have you met my son?" Seriously, this kid is bursting at the seems with energy from the time he wakes up until the time he goes to bed at night. Oh and he has not taken a nap since he was 2 1/2yrs old!!!!! And given his attitude as the summer has slowed to a halt, this boy NEEDS lots of things to do. Does that mean I do not take responsibility for my little guy? Does that mean I just push him in a million directions and hope for the best without nurturing, instructing and guiding him? NO!!!!! I simply know my child and I know that he is a social boy who needs more than his mommy to fulfil that every day of his life!!! So, I will continue to be his mommy ;) I just need to have a little help from outside the home to fill his tank.
Anyway, to all of you moms out there who feel their head spinning right about now............YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!! Hang in there!!!
What I DO want to encourage ALL of us to do is to turn to the One who can sustain us each day. The One who can help us look at things one at a time. The One who will help us discern which things we need to keep in our schedules and which things are overloading us!!!! That One is God. He is sufficient and He is eager to help us little ol' mommies ;) He he he :)

Back by popular demand!!!!!!!

Ok, so maybe my return to the blog world was not a popular request. I just realized that it has been WAY too long since my last blog and I still have TONS to say ;) He he he ;) So, for now, I will try to give a few quick updates in bullet style ;)

• Our third Mosher Monkey, Zachary Paul Mosher, entered the world on March 13, 2009 He is SUCH a doll !!! Totally cute :) Love him so much :)
  
• Mom is no longer living with us. She is back in MI for the time being. She will continue to visit frequently. Our brood was just too much for her ;) He he he :)
• I am now the co-coordinator for the local MOPS group I belong to and I am SO excited to see what God is going to do this year in the lives of these mothers!!!
• I have been doing Weight Watchers with my good friend Amanda since June and have lost 20.6lbs and down one size in clothes :) Feels SO good ;)
• Finally took a family vacation to travese city for the first time ever to visit my big brother :) We had a GREAT time!!!!
• Hubby and I celebrated our 13 year kissiversary on August 24th :)
  
• God continues to be faithful, even when I am not!!! I praise Him for his steadfast love and patients :)
  

Ok, there. I have now written a new blog post ;) He he he ;) I will try to get some pics up from this summer sometime soon!!!