I am finally posting pictures. It has been a long time. But I mean I have been a little busy......I did just move! Which by the way I will someday post pictures of my lovely home.
I can only do so much.

Ike played out in the snow as much as he could. (Which wasn't to often...it gets freakin cold here in Minnesota)
Q got to go out a couple times too. He didn't care for it that much.


But now it is spring and we have had some amazing weather!!!!
Quilon loved the swing. And just being outside in general.

Quilon has discovered a few things.....The dishwasher and small spaces.
He enjoys the dishwasher more for the splashing of water. (As you can see by his shirt)
The small spaces he gets stuck then mad.

Ike went to the dentist for the first time. He did pretty good. And he did even better once he saw he was getting a new green toothbrush. I mean really who wouldn't???

Ike being serious....more than likely watching Curious George.

Ike lined up the coke bottles. I was some what shocked he didn't try to bowl with them.
I really enjoy Coke from a glass bottle. Yummy!!!

I think I am crazy.....

Lately I feel like something just isn't right with me. Well its not really been lately but pretty much ever since Quilon was born. I really think that I suffered a little bit with postpartum depression right away but this is different than that. I am really not sure how to explain it let alone put it into words. I guess one way to put it is that I feel like I am PMSin all the freakin time. I am just overly emotional, crabby, and stressed ever so much more than I have been in my freakin life. I wouldn't say that I am depressed cuz I am not sad just annoyed all the time.

Some of you might be thinking how is this different than any other time. Well.....It just is!!!! Like I stated I can't explain it. But let me tell you Seth knows. Poor guy! And you might be thinking Raychel you are stressed because you have 2 overly active boys, been living with people other than your own family for the past two years, just bought a house, and your overly organized self isn't organized. And yes that is all true but I am finding myself more frustrated about things that I don't think I would normally freak about. And mind you I do freak out easily normally but now it is worse.

I mean does it really matter that the spaghetti stains don't come out of the bibs to just get put right back on there. Or does it really matter if Ike's bed gets made or not.....nobody goes up to his room but me. Or that you have ONE pile of papers that haven't been filed yet. Does it matter that the floors have to vacuumed after every meal just to get filled back up with food again. Or the fact that there might be two loads of laundry to do instead of one.

NO it doesn't. But I of course freak out over theses things lately. The part of me that likes everything perfect is taking over me. I can't stop it. I need help!!! I think I am going crazy!!! Not really but you know what I mean. But because of this I am stressing my self out and its not needed. Oh what do I do?!?

Boxes Boxes Boxes

Wow what a busy busy week we have had. Monday was a thrilling day with the closing of our house and moving day. We were so blessed with having so many friends from our church small group come help us move. They moved everything that we had into our new house that day!!! So we got to sleep in our new house on Monday. It felt so good.

As happy as I am to have my very own place it has been a little stressful. I have moved many times with just Ikers and that was no big deal. However having two little guys is a different story. Ike tries very hard to help out with things which is nice but then there is Q who is getting into everything. He is crawling all over the place too which makes things a little challenging. If he isn't crawling then he is pulling himself up onto stuff then getting upset because he hasn't learned he can just flop right back down on his butt to get down. So needless to say I haven't been able to get as much done as I would have hoped as fast as i hoped.

But do I really need to be in a rush? Why no! I mean it is my very own place now and i can take as long as I want. But that is pretty hard for me seeing that I am overly organized. But I am learning that it is okay to wait and go slow.

We really have gotten lots done already to the house. We have already taken the boarder off in the living room and painted in there. We have gotten all the wallpaper off in the office room. And Seth and his dad started making me a laundry room/closet thing today. And hopefully will be functional tomorrow.

I am just so excited to have my very own home! To do with as I please....it is just such a great feeling.

Closing/Moving Day

We close on our house today!!! It still seems so unreal and exciting and nerve wreaking all the same. We are so blessed to be able to get this house. And we know that if it weren't for God there would be no way that we would have this house. We are ever so thankful to get it.

We close today at 1. Then we are going to start moving stuff in right away. Seth has Mondays off and we have a few friends that are able to help this afternoon too. Then our Small Group from church is going to come and help too! What a great blessing to have that community of friends to help out in needed times!!!

We are so excited....all of us. Ike woke up this morning telling me it was time to go to our new house. He is just as thrilled as I am. And I know that he will be of great help today during the move I am sure :)