Overflowing with how fun life is, how cute Jasper is, the new things Jasper is saying or learning how to do, how lovely it is to be a family of 3, etc. Each day, I just revel in how many blessing God has given us; blessing after blessing after blessing! There are the occasional hard moments, of course, but very largely overall, life is just plain old FUN these days! All day long, Jasper and I just play and play; he's very much turning into my little buddy and we just pal around all the time, gabbing away, talking a mile a minute, and just doing really, really fun things. And then, as if that wasn't good enough, Andrew comes home in the evening and we have the wonderful privilege of have lazy, lazy, fun evenings together as a fam! Eatin', playing, talking, hanging out with neighbors and friends, and playing some more.
Every day is fun and every day I look around me and wonder how I got so lucky in life. Every good and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father, and I've been so full of praise and thanks to Him for giving me such a sweet life. I just wanted to make sure I take the time to write this in my blog (aka my diary) b/c I don't want to forget these incredibly precious, worry-free days. I feel like we have nothing but time and fun and love on our hands and Jasper is in an incredibly precious stage where we get the privilege of learning his sweet personality and helping to mold him and point him to the Savior. Other than playdates with friends and the occasional grocery shopping trip, we have nowhere to go and Jasper and I greatly enjoy and appreciate the slow pace of life where we can notice and observe things together, talk about them, pray about them, etc. It's such a sweet life.
I don't want to forget, so here are a few things Jas has done recently that have melted my heart to mush:
- very often throughout the day, I'll hear Jasper say, "wuv oo God!" (aka "I love you, God") just randomly, for no particular reason. I know he doesn't fully understand, but I'm convinced that he partially understands about God and prayer. It's the sweetest thing in the world to hear Jasper say "wuv oo God" while he's busy playing with his firetrucks.
- Jasper knows at least 4 Meijer cashiers by name (and they ALL know his name, too) and EVERY time we go to Meijer now, he clambers out of the cart, runs up to Mukesh, Abernashi, Kim, and Carol and gives them huge hugs and kisses. All the cashiers stop what they're doing (aka checking out that person's groceries) and they pick him up, talking to him, and hug him. Jasper's got the whole store wrapped around his finger (all the meat department ppl know him as do the bakery ppl). As soon as we pull into Meijer's parking lot, Jasper says, "Mukesh!! hi Mukesh!! Baber hi Mukesh!!"
- Sometimes when J and I are alone, I lift up my hands in praise to God while we're listening to worship music. Jasper now sings with his hands in the air. :o)
- Jasper can sing the whole chorus of "10,000 reasons" (granted, he only says about every other word, but still...). I love it!
- Andrew is the best, and I mean THE BEST, husband and dad in the whole world! He constantly astounds me with the love, patience, sacrifice, and energy that he puts into his relationships with me and Jas.
- Jasper LOVES bugs (who doesn't??!) and he often walks around the house and driveway saying, "ere arrrre dooo buuugs???" (aka "where are you bugs?") in a very high-pitched, sing-song voice. It's the cutest thing in the world.
Jasper's talking to the ant
J is now on the constant lookout for bugs
- I was so sick yesterday with a high fever and migraine, so Jasper spent the day sitting on my lap, drinking herbal tea (yes, Jasper drank an entire pot of herbal tea) while watching youtube videos of "waste management trucks", his favorite thing in the world. it was so sweet!!
- also, yesterday during my sick day, Jasper and I snuggled deep under the covers of my bed and watched almost an hour of Ice Age and he barely moved a muscle. He just rested with his head on my chest, snuggled up by me, and we enjoyed such a fun lazy afternoon together.
I love, love, love, love this stage! It's the cutest stage in the world and my heart is so overflowing with thanks to God!
playing with bubbles outside
Also, we think Finn, the crab, is dead. shoot.
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