Cable's out!

So we have decided to turn off the cable. We have been debating this for over a year. It's a large bill every month and there is isn't many channels that we do watch. We get distracted by silly shows instead of getting more work done.
This week we have put up the tv antenna and got a few channels. And now we know why we had cable. LOL! Regular tv is even worse! Now tv never gets turned on and we have been very productive. I never really knew how bad the tv was a distraction to us until this week :)
I'm glad we have made this decision. But definitely something to get use to!!

Liam.....you can't stop him!!

<3 Liam is an amazing little boy!
7 months has been a huge transition month!

Standing by hisself
Then crawling
Then walking along the couch
All within 2 weeks. Yikes!!

Surprise.......Appendectomy

Eric had his appendix taken out 3 weeks ago. What an experience!! So glad he is healing well!!

It totally took Eric by surprise! And he doesn't like surprises :) so once at the hospital, he requested his book(always is reading) and I requested him have some Ativan :) can you tell which picture is after Ativan? LOL

Staying accountable....

I receive compliments constantly of how well we parent. Or even how our children are so well behave. "You must be doing something right" they say. It might look like we are perfect parents, but boy, learning comes at all ages of life.
But there is a hard trait that I will own up to.  I am not perfect (say what?? Your not perfect :)and I'm the first to admit to it that. My sharp tongue....
This is my down fall!! I have my dads short fuse and sharp mouth. I know it and truly find it a horrible trait. That I am trying to break. I catch myself, telling myself, "you sound like your father!" I am no Mrs. Duggar. She speaks softly and gently to her children.
Well, since I keep catching myself. I started apologizing to my kids. They don't need that sharpness to learn, listen and obey! I have reached the point of counting to 10. Before reacting or saying anything. I can not stand to see their hurt faces any more. I know they need to be corrected, when they get out of hand.  But I'm the adult, the mother, the Christian who needs to stand accountable. So as I write this....I am standing here, being accountable. To myself, my children and my Lord

Proverbs 15:4 NIV

The soothing tongue is a tree of life,
but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 15:32 NIV

Those who disregard discipline despise themselves,
but the one who heeds correction gains understanding.

What's in a name...

We needed to change my blog name due to the previous blog sent you to someone else's blog sometimes.
Thank you for being patient with the changes!
You can also find me on Facebook@ facebook.com/crochetdesigns5 or facebook.com/heissma4 and Twitter @2sugar3spice .....

Welcome to Fall...with colds

I love Fall,spiced hot cider, campfires, and my beautiful green leaves turning colors. I love my children, growing up little ladies and gentlemen. But when five children get sick at different times and none of them have the same symptoms at the same time...Ugh!!
I love, and I mean love, my sleep! I mean most mothers do :) mostly because we know we won't be getting a lot :) But since having children, a full nights sleep, 6+ hours of uninterrupted sleep, just doesn't happen much. The older four where, and still are, the worst sleepers. They never took naps well, and sleeping thru the night...what was that?  Now having Liam love to sleep...is a blessing from God!
I just want to be excited about Fall and my children....without colds :) so here is a picture of my children on our farm, healthy and happy! I love you my babies!! Get better soon!!! Mama needs her sleep, lol.

I Am Super Mom

I've been saying this pretty consistantly these days. It's not that I feel like I'm better than any mom or wife. It's just that even I can't believe what I get accomplished. :)
Any normal woman would throw up her arms and say forget it. But me, no, of course not. LOL! As you can tell just by having 5 children that I'm odd. I like being the odd woman at the store with 4 kids asking for new toothbrushes while I'm feeding a newborn and a lady saying I have my hands full, and I haven't even started grocery shopping. Then realizing I didn't change  my shirt from working in the kitchen all day. LOL!
So why not add more craziness to my life and add crocheting, homeschooling and getting busy in the kitchen with freezer meals. I wish I had enough time in the day to add so much more! Is that crazy? Or is my Super Mom coming out?
I've been thinking about this a lot. What am I really trying to accomplish when I get into Super Mom mode??
I've decided it's the 3 big goals in my life that I want to fulfill.
1. I want and always have wanted my children to see me as a wife/mother that they want to resemble. Godly, loving, and full of joy and happiness.
My life verse says..Psalms 100 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness, come before his presence with singing...
2. Make my husband proud and honored for me, Super Mom, to be his wife. I take marriage very serious! These days you have to, not many marriages stay together anymore. Have I made mistakes? Umm...shamefully yes. And my heart just thumps in sadness when those mistakes are made. Yet remember ...I'm not perfect, I am a sinner. God has found that perfect man just for me. Eric and I fit so perfectly its kind of scary at times :)
3. To honor and please our God. God has blessed me with this life of being a mom/wife, a dream come true. Why wouldn't I go to extreme for Him?! I was blessed with knowing and believing in God since I was very young. Again, I'm not perfect, God isn't wanting perfection. He's wanting growth.
I Am Super Mom....so now when you see me saying this or reading it somewhere, you now know....I'm not trying to give my ego a boost. I'm reminding myself of my challenge, do my very best..I have my God, husband and kids to give my very best too.
So to all you moms and wifes out there...Super Moms Unite!!!! :)

Tell time to stand still

Now that I have kids, time is just slipping by. Sure there are days I wish would go faster(moms know about those days ;) but most days I'd love time to stop yet let me keep going!
How can it be that I have 5 children and the oldest is 7 already?? When I had the first 4 all under the age of 3, its officially a blur. Don't ask me when they got their first tooth, or when they potty trained cause I don't remember. It might sound horrible but I was taking care of their needs, and life when into fast motion. Now I have 2 girls who want their ears pierced and the boys want motorcycles. What?? What happen to being happy with ur babies and snuggling with mom?
Sure I understand I'm not number one when daddy is home :) but Geesh!
Barron was ready to help in the kitchen today, pouring in the ingredients and wanting to pour the batter(mom said no to that :) pretty soon he'll be able to make his own lunch instead of mom helping him :( 
Forrest opens the door to the kitchen just to say 'I love you mom', then runs off to play again. I don't ever want that to stop.
Olivia, I couldn't ask for a better helper. Sure she doesn't want to all the time. But she is growing up into quite the young lady. Sonja is, well, she's my free spirit. Sure she gets into trouble on a daily basis ;) but she is the kindest little girl. And loves to make friends. I'm not ready for them to grow up and want to play with their friends more than be with me.
Baby Liam has brought out even more love and compassion from each one of us. More than I even imagined.
Tell time to stand still....yes, I'm being selfish! I think I have every right! Even though time WON'T listen, it will keep ticking away. With every tick, I want it to remind me of how important it is to absorb every moment.....
God, thank you for my children and all their different personalities. Thank you for our daily joys and ups and down. Don't let me forget the little things and keep in mind there are many big moments to come. May I be there in their time of need. Giving them the right words so they will follow the right path, Your path. Amen.

Generations...

The older generation are kind and generous. And welcome each grand child and great grand child with open hearts and arms. No matter how good or bad your relationship is with your parents. The bind you have with gma/papa, or nana/papa, or oma/opa, which ever name you have for your grandparents, you will never forget!!
So with saying this, Eric and I also hope that our children cherish those years with their great grandparents and grandparents. Years that you can never get back and never want to forget!

Your not going to have another child are you??

Yes, even after just having baby Liam, I am having this question asked to me. Motherhood is and has been a life long dream of mine. After loosing our first baby, and never knowing if I would be pregnant again...this question has become personal. As I'm sure it has with many ladies who want to be mothers. So this article is for everyone...please read. Many of you might have read it before but its just so good, please read it again! Motherhood Is Calling (And Where Your Children Rank)

Motherhood Is a Calling (And Where Your Children Rank)

And now we make 7...

. 7-12-2011...is the date Liam decided he wanted to show himself.
Contractions 15 minutes apart at 1:30am, then by Erics 4:30am alarm they were 7 minutes apart. By the time our sitter got to our house, cause of the bad fog, it was 6:30 and contractions moved to 5-3 minutes apart. Which totally made me panic since the hospital is 25 minutes away.
Needless to say we made it to the hospital without a vehicle birth :) and by the time we got into our room and situated on monitors I was a good 5 cm. BUT, everything came to a sudden halt when the I.V. that was pushing an antibiotic in me, do to test done @ 35 weeks being group B positive. I found out that I'm allergic to. It took about 20-25 minutes just to get me breathing and thinking right. It was so scary! So we needs to slow everything down ......
7:30 pm and 3 pushes later...7:32 pm a beautiful little boy
Liam Merrick Quinn Heiss
20 inches
8 lbs 13 oz
It was easy peasy! And so thankful its over with! LOL
We have a healthy little boy and feel so blessed. I was definitely meant to be a mommy, but never knew God would give me 5 beautiful, healthy children. Thank you Lord!

New blog look...

Time for a new mature look ....thank you Shannon!

Mommy, we're pregnant like you!

We laughed so hard when my kids and nephew came out of my moms guest room looking like pregnant mama.:)

Mother's Day emotions....

This Mother's Day is an emotional one ....

The beauty of the outdoors shining through the windows...how God has blessed us mother's with such a beautiful day!

Knowing how hard my husband works for his family and how he would love to be home every day. But instead he is out almost every day 14-17 hour days to get our freedom from debt and show our kids that their dreams will come true. He is our HERO!

My children:
Olivia- such a daddy's girl. She loves to be in charge, yet steps back not wanting to be the first volunteer for anything new or daring.

Sonja- my little mother, kind and giving, yet first to volunteer for anything especially sports related(sounds like mama :) she's my first child that needed stitches :)

Forrest- my eager pastor, loves to learn anything about the Bible. Not into sports or daring things. Very content inside with a book or his super heros.

Barron- my clown, always doing or saying something that makes you chuckle. A hard worker! Spends all day staying by Daddys side and doing farmwork. Anything and everything.

Now there is this little bundle inside of me, Liam. A surprise to mommy and daddy, (all our boys have been surprises) yet such a joy. Knowing this is our last little one and knowing our family is complete brings a warmness to my heart. Liam is a stinker already. But I don't ever want to forget this feeling of him tossing and turning in my belly. Just to remind me "I'm here mommy and I hear your voice".

I have always known that I wanted to be a mommy. But you don't get that true feeling until you have a child of your own. Whether you give birth, adopt, or take in any child. Your motherly heart pops right out and knows what to do.

My children are the love of my life! Even though I am not a perfect mother, I accept those imperfections, and hope through my children's eyes they see the love in my heart more than my mistakes. I want them all to reach for the moon when it comes to their dreams and ambitions. Knowing that Eric and I raised them to be Christian boys and girls with dreams that will be reached, not that they need to be perfect. But to take the path that God has chosen for them, be bold, and take that confidence to conquer the world of their dreams.

I love you my children! Thank you for giving me my Mother's Day every year for the rest of my life!

Birthday Season!

We call it birthday season do to the fact that we have all 4 of my kids birthdays in a 7 weeks. So spring, end of March thru mid-May, is a fun but busy time for all of us.
Usually we have a large one time party for all of them. But this year we are super busy so we made their birthdays as special as we could make them.
They pick where they want to eat dinner, I bake and decorate their bday cakes, each one picks out the family outing for their day, and let's not forget their gift.(this year is a bike for each)
Such a fun time for them and us! As parents, of course we love to see the smiles and hear the squeals of excitement......I love my  Heiss bunch!
Happy Birthday Olivia, Sonja, Forrest, and Barron! You keep my heart filled with love!

Family bedtime ritual...

Almost every night Eric puts the kids to bed. It's a hour or more process do to reading a bible story with many questions and explanations after. One Saturday night, Eric was explaining how God protects us and that daddy would take a bullet to protect them. Everyone went to bed happy and questions answered.
Next day was Sunday, we went to church and I headed to get the kids out of Jr. church, when the teacher came up to me and asked "if is Eric was ok." I promptly said "yes but why are you asking?" She explained to me that the kids told the class that daddy got shot protecting them....lol.
Well, back to the drawing board on explaining that one to the kids.....:0)

Ready, Steady, Go,Go,Go

Here we go! My first blog...this should be interesting!