Do you ever wish you could be super mom/ super women? I do
all the time. I wish I was able to get everything done I ever had on a to do
list. I wish I could keep up on my hobbies, while taking care of children and
getting all those errands run. I wish I was so much better at keeping up on
this blog and only had to have about 2 hours of sleep a night. That would be
amazing! But here we are… I usually don’t have any time for my hobbies (at
least I don’t always make time), there are days when even my one little kiddo
is a handful for me especially while running errands. I need about 10 hours of
sleep but usually only get about 4 or 5. Oh yeah… and I’m terrible at blogging.
I’ve started this post about 546578516 times, only to start it all over again
because multiple days have passed and I have gotten distracted by something
else EVERY SINGLE TIME! I’m currently writing this while I wait for a student
to show up to class, so we’ll see if I end up getting distracted.
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| Carter with his little buddy Bruno |
Well… here’s all the happenings of the Osborns in the last month
and a half. My little bundle of joy even turned 5 on Tuesday and I didn’t even
make time to blog about it. Sad day.
March
We didn't have as exciting adventures in March, but we tried to
make the most of being home together. We played in the snow, Jason finished
another spartan race, we met incredible people, and we registered Carter for
kindergarten! I have been teaching like a crazy person too, which I have
absolutely LOVED. Yes it is at crazy hours in the morning, but I love getting my
teaching fix and being able to stay home with Carter. The most incredible thing
we did however, was talk to Carter about adoption. We are excited, scared,
eager, and hopeful about having a possible birth mother place a baby with our
little family.
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| And they're off to do Spartan Race #1 of the Trifecta |
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| Jason at the Spartan Race |
Carter has been asking about "his baby" every day. We
always imagined having a house full of sticky little hands. We imagined so many
little siblings for Carter to love and play with. I know that our Heavenly
Father has a great plan for our family. We have a strong feeling that our
little family is not complete yet and would love help and support as we go
through this roller coaster. We have an adoption profile on adoption.com. Here;es the link so you can take a look https://adoption.com/profiles/osbornfamily.
If you know of a birth mother who may be looking for a family to place her baby
with, please share our story. Share our name and our profile. Please help us in
this great journey to find a baby we can care for and love as our very
own.
Thus far, April has been an eventful month. It has been a
crazy month of birthdays and reminders that we are all getting older. My birthday
was on the 7
th, and I got spoiled by the 2 sweetest guys ever! I wasn’t
allowed to lift a finger and help with chores. My boys took me to the best restaurant
EVER, The Cheesecake Factory, and then they surprised me with Robin Hood the play.
I got visits by lots of sweet friends, tons and tons of birthday wishes and
messages, and I even got a few phone calls. It was a great day.
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| A couple days before my birthday we went to the Aquarium with some friends |
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| Carter loved holding a butterfly |
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| Selfie at The Cheesecake Factory |
3 days later, my mommy heart hurt when my amazing 4-year-old
boy turned 5. I can’t believe my baby Carter is already 5 years old. Every year
my heart hurts a little more. He won’t be my little buddy for forever, and that
makes me so sad. Next year he’ll be running off to kindergarten every day,
leaving me with an empty house and memories of the time we had together at home.
I don’t know if anyone would understand how much my little boy means to me. I
mean yes, every mother loves each of her children dearly. When you’ve gone
through as much as our family has with 1 little by your side through it all; that
bond is even stronger and it’s a million times harder to let go.
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| My big 5 year old showing me his awesome 5 year old tricks |
For his birthday I spoiled him. He got to bring treats for preschool, we went to Chick-Fil-A for lunch (his favorite place), and the rest of the day was his to do whatever he wanted. We ended up playing in the sand at the park for 3 hours and having macaroni and cheese for dinner! The rest of the night he spent playing with neighbor friends until it was time for bed. It was a pretty fun day.
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| He played in the sand for forever |
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| Carter was so excited about his presents, he didn't know how to smile |
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| His favorite gift was from his Grandma |
April is always going to be a hard month for us. Not only is
it when Carter turns another year older, but it’s also Shanna’s birthday. I
thought her birthday would be a super hard day. It is, but the days leading up
to it are just as hard. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think of
her. She’s everywhere in our home no matter how much we try to change it. My
heart aches every day to hear the little sounds she used to make just one more
time. I would give anything to have her little grunts keep me up all night. I
would give anything for Carter to have his little sister back.
Well, it’s another day. Another day for second changes, and
to make the best of my time with my little man. We recently saw Jumanji for the first time,
and a line from it has often popped in my head. We’re only given 1 life to
live. With that life we get to chose how we want to live it. Make the best of
the time you have here. For we never make it out alive. Happy reading! Have a
great weekend!
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| Carter found some flowers at the cemetery to put on his sisters' graves |
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