The Big Boy Bed

Today we pulled the cot apart and brought in a new piece of furniture - Harrison has a bed. He'll happily tell you that he has Bob on his doona while he is pretending the bed's a trampoline. And he get's very upset that the dog is trying to claim it for himself!
Harrison has outgrown his cot, change table, highchair and pusher and we removed all the other baby paraphernalia. My little man isn't a baby anymore. It's all a little strange since he isn't two for another three weeks.

Well, you know what this means.
No, we aren't having any more children - pregnancy doesn't agree with me. It struck me today though, I'll never again bring my baby home for the first time. I don't know that I had ever realised there would be a time when we wouldn't have a baby in the house.

HOWEVER, as Allan put's Harrison to bed (again!), I thank God for the three beautiful children that we have. Bella, Maddie and Harrison bring us such joy.

And now as Harrison gets up for the fourth time in 5 minutes - make that 5 times, I laugh and reflect on the verse God gave us when praying about managing to raise a third child;
"How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to his word." Psalm 119:9.

And now (as I type one handed because I'm holding Harrison), I pray that God leads, guides, challenges, blesses, inspires, protects and grows us as parents and as a family.

Love to you each
Penny

Do birds need 3 TV's?

I saw something today that I hadn't seen before..... we have accumulated SOOOO much STUFF.

Where did it all come from?
How long have we had it?
Why hadn't I seen it before?
What am I going to do with it?
Do we need two sewing machines when I can't sew? For that matter, do I need to keep my incomplete year 10 sewing assignment?
What on earth did I think I was going to do with mums maternity dress?
How many times does Al have to watch his Ferris Bueller VHS before he accepts he is not that suave?
And Happy Meal Toys.... do they breed?

Recently God has shown us that he will provide what we need. Check out Matthew 6:25-34.

Do we really NEED the rest of it?
Penny