La Famille Armstrong

Lately, Asher has been growing teeth like crazy. He has 7... that bottom 2nd Left tooth has been taking it's time... plus I can feel his 2 bottom molars starting to push up. Last night was the 1 night in about a week that I got more than 2 hours of sleep in a row and the 1st night in a while where I didn't have to get up about 5-7 times to try and sooth him. He will moan and cry in his sleep but nothing we do helps... tylenol, teething tablets, binky... sigh. But, yesterday I found the orajel which seems to help better, since it's more of an instant relief. I'm not sure if the orajel was the trick or if it's just getting closer to when they'll break through, but I'll take the sleep! 

I finally found a good bible yesterday too! I'd been looking for either a NKJV or an ESV but nothing I found was "cool" enough for my taste... I know, kind of vain huh? My last bible is falling apart. Plus, it was so small and fat that you couldn't lay it open and have it stay open! I would have to hold it open the whole time which gets really frustrating during a bible study or in church. Anyway, I'm also learning lessons about those conveniences that I get so upset about. God has just been showing me how to deal with difficult situations with more patience and understanding. It's been helpful to read some blogs from a few of my friends who either have been or are out of the US right now. We are so spoiled, it's ridiculous. Plus, my sister in law Jenn has a very busy and crazy life. Many of you know about her husband Mark. To sum it up, he has a currently irreversible heart condition that lands him in the hospital often and Dr's just don't know how to help him. So it's a constant up and down regarding his health and his life. Their situation really reminds me that God provides strength alone and that if he's helping Jenn endure what she's been enduring for almost what, 15 years now?, that He can help me have a bit more patience with a cranky kid. 

We had a late Valentine's dinner with our friends the Barnharts, Lacines and Marrs and it was a blast! I hadn't had so many people over for dinner in probably 3-4 years! But we're loving having a bigger home where people can hang out for a bit. So Saturday was spent in preparation for the evening and it was just fun to hang out with so many of my best friends at once. Tracy and Tyler (Steele) spent most of Sunday with us being entertained by Asher and playing games and it was so refreshing. Both Mark and I felt like we were more ready for Monday than usual. I feel really blessed even though I've been and will continue to be busy. Some great things in my photography have been happening so I'm trying to brainstorm how I can earn an extra $1300 in the next 3-4 months to purchase studio equipment... haha! I know it's a lot, but I REALLY want to make it happen! If you have any ideas, feel free to share! I'm up for doing events, sports teams or whatever!

So, all in all, I've been learning to go with the flow better and adjusting to the continual fatigue of being prego! Oh yeah, Sean and Teal Lewis had their baby boy Eamon! On 2/22!!!! He was over 10lbs and is so cute! We got to see them yesterday... I thought seeing a newborn would help make this pregnancy feel more real but no. Maybe it's because he actually looks and feels more like a 2 month old! Either way, I'm waiting for reality to sink in... maybe it's a good thing that it hasn't yet! I'm 13 weeks and counting... by spring I'll  be nice and round :-) Love you all!