That’s right people…I am jumping on the blogspot bandwagon. The main reason it is so appealing? It’s free! Hopefully this will be the last time I switch my blog to something else. In choosing a name, most versions of The Jones Family were already taken. I guess that happens when you have such a common name. So I figured since I am the one that writes the blog about our family I would make it more my own. Here is the new link:

http://frappuccinosaremyfriend.blogspot.com/

So if you link to me from your blog, please switch it over!!!!

Unfortunately, there is no easy way to switch my WP blog to blogger so I am going to do it manually over the next few weeks.

Hope to see you at my new site!!

My grandparents live in the DC area and I am sure most of you have heard that that area has been hit with a major snowstorm. After seeing the pictures I wish we were there! I want very badly to pick Sweet Pea up and throw him in the big pile of snow. He would have so much fun!!

The storm!

Their balcony:

Papa clearing the driveway with the snow blower:

GG in their driveway:

Their house. Isn’t it beautiful?

Speaking of my grandparents…they were here a little over a week ago and, as always we had a blast! The kids were just getting over their RSV so we had a low key couple of days.

Giggling with Papa:

Building towers with GG:

And of course knocking them over:

Baby Peanut needs a snuggle:

Dress up with GG:

Can you see me?!

Can’t wait to see them again!

Whatever it is…give it to the Lord…

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Matthew 6: 24-26

Are you worried?

Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Matthew 6:27

Why do you worry?

And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Matthew 6:28

What are you worried about?

If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. Matthew 6:30-32

Do not worry…

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:34

Are you holding on to something that needs to be given to the Lord? Give it up and find peace. Don’t let something the Lord will take care of stand between you and Him.

This morning at church this was the main focus of the message. If we have given ourselves completely to the Lord, He will take care of all our needs. By worrying about things out of our control, we are not placing our complete trust in God and we are separated from Him. Doing something to separate ourselves from the Lord can only be described as sin.

This sounds so simplistic and I have heard it before. And yet I still have a huge problem with worry/anxiety, especially since my kids were born. I feel like I am constantly worrying about something happening to either one of them or our family. But something happened to me this morning. Both kids were in child care (which was a HUGE first for us) and sitting there in church listening and worshiping I was able to let go of all my worry from the past few years and just sit there and take everything in. In the past I have sat in church but part of me always stayed with Sweet Pea in the nursery or half of my focus was on Peanut sitting in my lap. I can’t pin point what was different about this morning, but the Lord spoke to me and I was able to put my full trust in Him.

While I was sitting there letting all the worry and stress leave my body, exhaustion set in. Exhaustion from all the worry I have put on myself the last few years. I haven’t had a full nights sleep for two reasons. The first is the kids and the second is I never let myself fully fall asleep. I wanted to be in control of whatever happened to me and my family. Of course deep in my soul I knew that I am not really in control. But I wanted to believe that I was. I let myself believe that if I did A and B all would be well and no need to bother God about it at all. And then there is the stress when A and B do not happen the way they are “supposed” to. Because I want to be in control. And I would worry about it.

I do not pretend even now to have it all together. I do not pretend to think that tomorrow I will not worry. But today I am resting in Jesus. And I will let tomorrow stay tomorrow.

How about you? Are you worried about a job? About money? About your kids? About your husband? Are you worried about how you will make it through the day? Rest in Jesus and know that He will take care of you. Let Him take care of you.

Saw this at Marvelous Kiddo and thought is was wonderful!

{I wrote this post a week ago and forgot to post it…so here it is with an update at the end!}

We found out yesterday that poor little Peanut has RSV. She has been coughing, wheezing, and running a fever since yesterday morning. I was really surprised at how fast in crept in on us. She was happy and playing and then all of a sudden was sick! Last night she just groaned and whined all through the night. I ended up holding her and nursing her all night long just to keep her semi-comfortable. This morning she wanted to play a little, but mostly she wanted to be held. So I put her in my ergo carrier so my hands would be free to play with Sweet Pea and do some chores.

Our doctor (who I love and trust very much) said she will get worse over the next few days before she gets better. Since RSV is a virus you just have to let it run it’s course. I am watching her breathing and if it gets to labored or if her lips turn blue (very scary thought) I have to take her in for breathing treatments. I am praying this doesn’t happened and that this is just a mild case. But if it does happen I am very thankful there is a treatment she can have.

She also has an ear infection in her left ear, which is caused by the RSV. She is taking an antibiotic for that.

Sweet Pea also has RSV, but since he is a toddler his body can handle it better. His symptoms only present like a cold, which is why the doctor didn’t test him to begin with.

It has been an interesting few days with both the kids sick. They both want to be held more and neither one wants the other there. So we have watched way more TV than normal, that way we can all cuddle in the bed without problems.

{Here is the current update}

It has been a week and the kids are both out of the woods. We never had to go back in for breathing treatments. It seems that both kids had a very light case of RSV. We went back to the doctor this past Monday for a follow up/six month check up for Peanut. She is growing fast! She is 16 pounds 8 ounces and 27 inches long.

As for the RSV, they are no longer contagious but will have coughs and runny noses for 2-4 weeks! Yikes! And the coughs sound bad…way deep down in their chests. Sweet Pea seems completely fine, but Peanut is still having a little trouble sleeping with the cough.

I was hoping to post some pictures, but I can’t find the cord to hook the camera to the computer! I will keep looking and hopefully do that by tomorrow. Toodles for now!