Stunting Growth

While driving to Kumon, Makade asked me what type of drink I had. When I told him it was Diet Coke, Tarryn quickly reminded Makade that, "That's one of the kinds of drinks Dad doesn't want us to have." She also told him it's because it makes you stop growing.

The conversation continued as we talked about caffeine stunting your growth and naming various drinks that carried the evil stuff. Tarryn found it important to mention to Makade that "Mom probably drank a lot of caffeine when she was little and that's why she's so small." To which I replied, "I'll have you know that my favorite soda was Sprite when I was young, and have you ever checked out the height of MY parents?!"

After explaining that you get your height from both of your parents Makade found it important to ask the question, "Does that mean I'm gonna have one short leg and one really long leg?!" He was worried he would have to hop around everywhere!

A new year, a new life, a new beginning.

Wow! I can't believe 2009 has come and gone. I have not been very dedicated to any of my blogs this past year and I miss it! I can really see where my writing has gotten rusty as ideas and words don't pop into my head as quickly as they used to.

I think what bothers me the most about this past year that hasn't even been mentioned in this blog is our joy of expecting a new family member to add to the fun. There have been so many wonderful moments regarding this such as my telling Corban I had a secret:

Me: (In a whisper even though no one else is around) Corban, I have a secret.

Corban: Okay, what is it?

Me: Mommy has a baby in her tummy.

Corban: (Looking petrified) What?! You ATE Kellan?!

Or The day we decided to tell all of the kids at dinner and Makade found it important to help me with all my food and any other needs he thought I might have. The look he had for me that day was amazing.

There is the moment we found out that this baby was indeed, another boy and I cried and was so worried about how upset my sweet Tarryn was going to be when she found out she wasn't going to get that baby sister she longed for. My heart truly ached for her! Then as we told the family, she was still willing to welcome her new baby brother.

All those beautiful moments, and more didn't get written down and put into the timeline and I'm very sad about that! Shame on me for not *finding* the time. I'd like to promise that I will be better at blogging but I refuse to make promises that I am not positive I will keep. So I will state that I am going to try to keep this form of family logging up to date so that someday when I want to go back and have these memories, they are written with all the heart felt words that came with the moment.

This will be a task as our soon-to-be family of 7 gets more and more busy, but it's needed on many levels and I am up for the challenge. No promises, but I hope to be writing really soon.