It's that time again!

So yesterday I realized that one of my good friends is due relativly soon. Well I needed to make some progress on her homemade gift for her little guy! I decided that I would make an awesome swaddle blanket and a matching burp cloth. I'm really happy with the results! Aaaaand... The whole project was super simple.


The Fabric store was quite and adventure as well. That whole morning Jaden was with me running errands. He was such a trooper! He seemed to really like the fabric store. My guess was because of all the neat colors and patterns. It probably helped that I let him touch some of the different types of fabric. He had a hoot! Just look at his face.

Update on the quest for a church. I FOUND ONE! You know I've been searching for a church that was always there. My old WELS church felt dead. There was nothing there. No Spirit. Nothing. So, when comming to lincoln I was hesitant to try out a WELS church. I finally gave in after e-mailing the pastor. He was so welcoming and everything. I just felt at home. I now have a church I can't wait to attend every weekend! I love the organ, the hymnal, the sermons. I love it all. Now we can get Jaden baptized. I finally found a home church. Last weekend Aaron even gave it a go. He is use to Missouri synod. Mind you any change for Aaron is difficult. He tried it. Some things he didn't like/wasn't use to. I hope that he can come to like this church at least half of what I do!
These next few weeks are going to be crazy! Over labor day Aaron and I will take jaden camping for the first time. It will be my first campout for the year! Then the following weekend will be a big Pelster family zoo trip. Then on that sunday Jaden will be baptized. Super exciting. I hope to have pictures up soon of all of our fun.
Have a great Day/Night!
Love."

A little morning calm.

So this morning started off a little rough. I thought going to be early last night would help but it seems that did not work. I'm trying a new thing. I'm trying to make my coffee at home. You know I think I figured out a way to enjoy it and get a perk to my morning. I think it will help me not splurge on so many things!
Right now Jaden is napping. I love getting this whole napping thing down. It means more time for me to accomplish something during the day! I really hope he stays asleep for a while at least! I hope he naps for aaron later in the day too!
Yesterday was a slow day at work so I got to stay home. It was nice! I got a free lazy day! I didn't accomplish much yesterday but I figured I will tonight and will make up for lost time. I have to work today but have a friday off. WOW. I haven't had a friday off from the salon in idk how long. I think I could get use to this schedule thing.
Okay, so aaron completed round one or the start of doing things to the house. My father and step mom are helping us further with some painting and a really awesome rug! I'm soo excited! Plus I cannot wait to see them. I know they will love seeing jaden. So hopfully we can coordinate plans for all of that.
The next thing on the list is planning Jaden's baptism! I'm super excited I found a church. I feel complete again. It is probably the most incredible feeling ever! I haven't been this excited to go to church in a long time. So pray that I keep this going and stay strong. It's not going to be easy. I know I can do it!

Love.

Church, Picnic, Demolition, Grilling

What do church, picnic, demolition, and grilling all have in common? My Day. Today was probably the best sunday I have had in a long time. I feel refreshed and renewed! This morning I tried out a new church, to me. The name of the church was Mount Olive Evangelical Lutheran Church. I'm in heaven. (I made a funny) Anyway, I can officially say I found my home church now. Ever since I have lived in Lincoln I have desired to find a good church. I thought trying a different type would be the way to go. I tried more contemporary churches and what not. Most I liked, one I definatly did not like. All in all, none fit; until today. Spiritually I have been searching for something. Through everything, I have found I always knew what I wanted. WELS. I like my synod. No other church gives me the understanding and comfort that this church does. I can honestly say I enjoy going to church. I want to go to church. That is a great feeling. This also means that baptism plans will be in the works. I will post more about this later.
Once I had finished church and bible study it was time to head home for a little break. I finished preparing everything to take to the picnic and let Jaden play for a bit. My friend Kori picked Jaden and I up and we were off to our company picnic. Let me start off by saying, I really did not want to go. I was glad I represented and went. It was a wonderful day a chance to hang out with my salon mates. Free food. Who can complain about that!?
While I was out at the picnic Aaron and his friend Dan finally took off our porch roof. Wow, does the house look so much better! They also replaced some awful looking siding. I will post pictures as soon as I get them uploaded. They both did a great job. I can say those tasks are checked off.
Tonight is going to be a relaxed family night. Aaron and I picked out steaks we are going to grill. I think a glass of wine is in order for me. We will sit on our porch and call it a night.

Love.

Today is one of those days.

I know they say when life throws you lemons you are suppose to make lemonaid, what if you suck? That probably doesn't make sense to you, but to me it does. I currently am sitting in a hot house with no central air. It is 93 out (higher with the heat index). Sitting at a hot computer desk. Why may you ask am I putting myself through this? I do this because this is my moment of peace and quiet. My wonderful husband is snoozing before he goes into work tonight. My amazing son is 'hopefully' down for the night. This time is all about me.

Jaden is now 4 months old. He has perfected crawling. He is my pride and joy. I love being a mom and I wouldn't trade it for anything. If you are a mother, you know this feeling. If you are a mother, you also may know the feeling of being tired and sometimes lonely. Do not get me wrong. I love spending time with my son. This last weekend my husband and I really had a few good talks late in the night like we use to. I am kind of a loner. Ok, let me rephrase this. I am a longing loner. I love to be by myself and do my own thing. I have friends but a few selected good friends. I really hesitate to become amazing friends with the people I work with. My problem is I feel a little left out sometimes. I have a few friends that have been also blessed with children. They are in all types of situations. I just wish that I had more mom's of little ones to have play dates with and to talk to.

Most of my friends, who have children, live out of town. The ones that are in town well, we use to be a lot closer. . . and now it seems I may lose them to. From either moving away or other reasons. I know my husband cannot really understand what I'm going through. I need more human interaction. One problem is, if I get invited to something I usually can't go. Most of the time it's because of our car. Aaron doesn't like me going all over lincoln and back. This is kind of frustrating because some of the things I would like to do to connect to other mom's is far away. I really need to come up with an idea. I just wish I had a stronger community of mom's.

My mother has been getting on my case about baptizing jaden. Ok, I wanted to have him baptized not long after he was born. . . but I believe I should have a church before that happens. My mom doesn't seem to understand this. My husband has different views about the baptism idea. It's going to be interesting trying to uphold a christ like household with my husband not always sharing the same ideas.

All I can say for now is to pray that I find guidance. Pray that I find fulfillment. Pray that I find my center, and sanity again!

Love.