I think Lily's starting to get the hang more of copying words/sounds that we make. The only words she's really had up until now that I know she knows is ball, bath, and this. Here's the other ones I think she knows now: no, trash, up/down, pop, nose, eyes, book, bye bye, and box. Guess where the "box" one came from? The GAZILLION boxes it seems like we have everywhere in our house right now! I'm sure most other people probably wouldn't understand her words at all right now but when you're around her enough you catch on. This weekend Matt's sister watched Lily while we went to the wedding and when we got back she asked if Lily knows the word "this." Haha - which of course she does. After bath, that was her next word. She uses it for everything obviously if she doesn't know the name of it.
There's a ton of things I know she understands now too even though she doesn't say them - several animals, laundry, milk, water, snack, nap, chair, out. And she knows when she's ready to go bye bye too because as soon as I put her shoes or coat on she runs to the door and keeps saying "bye." She loves going out probably because we're cooped up in the house so much right now during winter!
Tuesday, January 27
Monday, January 26
what i've learned in lynchburg
I never dreamed that my life would be like it has for the past 3 years. During college, I vowed that I would never live in Lynchburg. God is funny, isn't he? I thought that after we finished at Liberty Matt and I would get married and he would have a youth pastor job right away at some church probably not even in Virginia. As God's plans would have it, he found a part time youth job at Big Island Baptist Church (30 minutes outside of Lynchburg). He accepted the offer and then started looking for a full time position to support his soon to be wife. I started applying for jobs in Lynchburg as well and got one before Matt did at Central Virginia Community Services. Matt also applied at the agency and due to my mentioning his name in the interview, was also called for one. He got a job also! And it was just in the nick of time.
We moved in to our apartment at Willowbrook and really made it feel like home. We have loved living here even though with a child it has now become more cramped and lugging things up to the 3rd story has been no fun either! But the complex has been safe, well kept, and has a pool!
Matt worked at Big Island for a year before resigning so he could start seminary which our old home church, Suburban Christian, was going to completely finance for him! After 2 years of seminary, he finally graduated with his MAR in August of last year. And then the hunt began again for a church position. I know for a fact that Matt never wanted to be in the job at CVCSB for as long as he has been but God had him there and us in Lynchburg for a reason.
I left the CVCSB about a year after we got married and started work as a social worker at Westminster Canterbury, a retirement community. I absolutely loved that job and it was right up my alley of what I wanted to do.
In 2007, God blessed us with our first beautiful little daughter, Lily Madelyn Bruns. We never guessed how much life would change for us after having her! But we LOVE it! I have been able to stay at home as a full time mom since she was born - my dream come true.
The whole process of Matt getting the job at Suburban has been a long hard one. Mostly hard because of the waiting and having to trust God that if this wasn't the answer - he was going to financially provide for our family. God knew just when we needed to know about the job because our answer of "yes" came just in time before we were going to have to make some changes.
Well... this might sound disjointed because I've been going back and writing more as time has permitted. But the whole point in this is that I want to remember how God has provided for our family these past 3 years. The circumstances are no where what Matt or I thought they were going to be but God always knows what He's doing. Trusting God and giving Him control are two of the hardest things I struggle with because of my personality type so if for nothing but that reason, God used these years to gradually work on those qualities in my life. I've still got a long way to go but I'm a work in progress.
Only God knows what this next phase of life is going to bring for us as a family but we are praying that God would use us as He sees fit. It will be hard to leave Lynchburg - the place we have called home the past 3 years. It was Matt and I's first place we called home, our first "real world" jobs, and our first child was born here. Lynchburg will forever have a special place in my heart. And ultimately I will miss my closest friends that I have here. God knew what friends to put in my life for these 3 years and He did a darn good job! I've already cried once this week and I told Matt I'm sure there will be many more tears to come during the move. Change is hard, even good change. And leaving what you have called "home" is even more difficult. But that just means we get to make a new place home for us as a family.
The next week or two will be very busy so for all my devoted blog readers, you might not hear from me often or at all for a little bit depending upon how things are going and what kind of computer access I have!
We moved in to our apartment at Willowbrook and really made it feel like home. We have loved living here even though with a child it has now become more cramped and lugging things up to the 3rd story has been no fun either! But the complex has been safe, well kept, and has a pool!
Matt worked at Big Island for a year before resigning so he could start seminary which our old home church, Suburban Christian, was going to completely finance for him! After 2 years of seminary, he finally graduated with his MAR in August of last year. And then the hunt began again for a church position. I know for a fact that Matt never wanted to be in the job at CVCSB for as long as he has been but God had him there and us in Lynchburg for a reason.
I left the CVCSB about a year after we got married and started work as a social worker at Westminster Canterbury, a retirement community. I absolutely loved that job and it was right up my alley of what I wanted to do.
In 2007, God blessed us with our first beautiful little daughter, Lily Madelyn Bruns. We never guessed how much life would change for us after having her! But we LOVE it! I have been able to stay at home as a full time mom since she was born - my dream come true.
The whole process of Matt getting the job at Suburban has been a long hard one. Mostly hard because of the waiting and having to trust God that if this wasn't the answer - he was going to financially provide for our family. God knew just when we needed to know about the job because our answer of "yes" came just in time before we were going to have to make some changes.
Well... this might sound disjointed because I've been going back and writing more as time has permitted. But the whole point in this is that I want to remember how God has provided for our family these past 3 years. The circumstances are no where what Matt or I thought they were going to be but God always knows what He's doing. Trusting God and giving Him control are two of the hardest things I struggle with because of my personality type so if for nothing but that reason, God used these years to gradually work on those qualities in my life. I've still got a long way to go but I'm a work in progress.
Only God knows what this next phase of life is going to bring for us as a family but we are praying that God would use us as He sees fit. It will be hard to leave Lynchburg - the place we have called home the past 3 years. It was Matt and I's first place we called home, our first "real world" jobs, and our first child was born here. Lynchburg will forever have a special place in my heart. And ultimately I will miss my closest friends that I have here. God knew what friends to put in my life for these 3 years and He did a darn good job! I've already cried once this week and I told Matt I'm sure there will be many more tears to come during the move. Change is hard, even good change. And leaving what you have called "home" is even more difficult. But that just means we get to make a new place home for us as a family.
The next week or two will be very busy so for all my devoted blog readers, you might not hear from me often or at all for a little bit depending upon how things are going and what kind of computer access I have!
Saturday, January 24
making my blog private
FYI.... I said this awhile ago but changed my mind about it and kept it public. Anyways... I have decided to make my blog private for good now. If you want to continue keeping up with what's going on in the Bruns' household then I will need to put your email on the list. So leave your email address in the comments section of this blog post and I will add you or you can email it to me. You only have a few days! :)
Thursday, January 22
the evil hair clip
So guess what.....
we found the hair clip that we thought Lily had swallowed that one day! Matt went to get the car seat out of the car this morning since we're going with Alicia and Andi to chick-fil-a today. I was still in bed and he came in and held up. I was like are you serious??!! It had somehow gotten underneath the car seat in the back. We searched that car that day besides taking the car seat actually out so I don't know HOW in the world it got under the seat. Oh well... at least we know where it went now!
we found the hair clip that we thought Lily had swallowed that one day! Matt went to get the car seat out of the car this morning since we're going with Alicia and Andi to chick-fil-a today. I was still in bed and he came in and held up. I was like are you serious??!! It had somehow gotten underneath the car seat in the back. We searched that car that day besides taking the car seat actually out so I don't know HOW in the world it got under the seat. Oh well... at least we know where it went now!
Tuesday, January 20
Obama and my spirited Lily
Today was inauguration day and a big one at that for our country and the world. I will say up front that I did not vote for Obama but I am excited about his presidency and what good change he can bring for our country. Obama is very presidential looking. He has a great demeanor and is an excellent speaker. That isn't everything or the most important things but it does matter quite a bit when you're in such a high position as he is. He represents our country now to other countries. It was very exciting watching the big event today and getting to listen to his speech. And what a great one it was! Just hoping he can live up to all that he has to say in those eloquent speeches! His wife is gorgeous and his two little girls are just adorable. Well... enough about that subject and on to more important things....
Lily of course! I have a feeling she is going to be quite a toddler/preschooler! I think she will be in the "spirited" category like her cousin Ava, which like all personality types can be a good thing and a bad thing. She has been showing her true colors lately. The past few days she has been VERY opinionated about what she wants and when she wants it. For instance.... we were in Target walking by the kids section and at the end of one of the aisles was one of those things that holds all the balls. Well she starts saying "baw, baw" because she sees them and obviously wants them. I get one out and play with it for a minute and then put it back to leave. I think all hell broke loose! She screamed like a true "fit" scream like I have never heard her do before. Of course I just ignore it and keep pushing her stroller. Meanwhile I'm thinking... man I'm one of those moms who other people probably look at and say what is up with your child? Can't you make her be quiet? And my answer to that is obviously..... NO I can't! At this age there's not anything you can really do about those crying/yelling incidents. She's not old enough for "time outs" yet because she doesn't get it. And I can't just have a conversation with her like she's going to understand everything I say! From what I've read, at this age it's just best to either distract or ignore the behavior. Which is what I did... just kept right on going. She, of course, got over it and was fine eventually.
But isn't she a cutie?!!
And a funny/sad story for the morning.... I had put together a big tall box for packing stuff this morning and Lily had gone over to it. Well she is trying to lean over the edge to see down in to it and goes head first down in to the long box!! It scared her to death more really than hurt probably. Even though I feel sorry for her it was funny too seeing her dive in there. :)
Lily of course! I have a feeling she is going to be quite a toddler/preschooler! I think she will be in the "spirited" category like her cousin Ava, which like all personality types can be a good thing and a bad thing. She has been showing her true colors lately. The past few days she has been VERY opinionated about what she wants and when she wants it. For instance.... we were in Target walking by the kids section and at the end of one of the aisles was one of those things that holds all the balls. Well she starts saying "baw, baw" because she sees them and obviously wants them. I get one out and play with it for a minute and then put it back to leave. I think all hell broke loose! She screamed like a true "fit" scream like I have never heard her do before. Of course I just ignore it and keep pushing her stroller. Meanwhile I'm thinking... man I'm one of those moms who other people probably look at and say what is up with your child? Can't you make her be quiet? And my answer to that is obviously..... NO I can't! At this age there's not anything you can really do about those crying/yelling incidents. She's not old enough for "time outs" yet because she doesn't get it. And I can't just have a conversation with her like she's going to understand everything I say! From what I've read, at this age it's just best to either distract or ignore the behavior. Which is what I did... just kept right on going. She, of course, got over it and was fine eventually.
But isn't she a cutie?!!
And a funny/sad story for the morning.... I had put together a big tall box for packing stuff this morning and Lily had gone over to it. Well she is trying to lean over the edge to see down in to it and goes head first down in to the long box!! It scared her to death more really than hurt probably. Even though I feel sorry for her it was funny too seeing her dive in there. :)
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