It's been too long (again). So, here's what's going on with the Shutts.
Isaac is a big huge two year old. He keeps me SO busy but I love it. I want to remember some of the things he's doing right now so here are a few things...
- He loves playing with his big cars/vehicles (aka loudly pushing them all around the house and running them into things).
- He falls/hits his head A LOT!
Sometimes on purpose.
- He won't eat anything but carbs. Really though, he likes muffins, apples, cheerios, apples, pb sandwhiches, pb tortilla roll ups, apples, and sometimes pasta. Thank God for apples though!
- He is super active and loves to "Go pway" and "side" at the park.
- If he sees someone in the house wearing shoes or putting on their shoes, he immediately runs to find his and comes back with them, yelling "SHOES! SHOES!" and insists you put his on too.
- His favorite books are "Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?" by Dr. Seuss and "Monkeys Jumping on the Bed" (it has little plastic things you pop and count with and he loves it).
- He will count to 10 while going up or down the stairs (with a little prompting). He always omits 1 and sometimes goes from 6 to 8 to 10.
- He likes to sing and dance.
- He still doesn't talk as much as we think he should but he is learning new words and the Dr. says he's doing fine. Parental instinct to protect and push our children has kicked in and I think Matt and I both sometimes find ourselves comparing him to other kids his age. I'm just trying to remember that each child is different and he is happy, healthy, and growing and we're doing what we're supposed to be doing to help him learn more each day.
In other news, as a family, we have started a "
Real Food" challenge. I've been doing this for a week and Matt has been doing it for 5 days. I've already lost some weight and I'm really enjoying the challenges that go along with it. I love that we're not only eating good food but that I'm forced to focus on what I'm eating/cooking all day. Before we had Isaac, I prepared full meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner but since then I kind of whip up whatever I can for breakfast and lunch and focus my energies on dinner. Obviously it's harder to spend time in the kitchen with a little one running around but I've been making crockpot foods and prepping ahead of time and the food just comes together. I'm falling in love with cooking again and that makes me happy. I've pretty much emptied our house of foods that aren't allowed so I don't have the urge to go and cheat. The only time it's really tough is when I'm out and about and I want a soda or candy. Eventually we'll allow ourselves a cheat every once in a while but for now, I like knowing that I can resist. Matt seems to be enjoying this too, apart from when he's at work or out and can't partake in what's being eaten. He's shown amazing restraint! I'm impressed, dear :)
I started going to the PWOC at Fort Meade. It's about a 45 minute drive with traffic in the morning but it's so worth it! I've needed this time to fellowship with other women. I'm doing a study called
"Made to Crave" and it has already blessed me so much. It focuses on our cravings for things (mostly food but it addresses other cravings as well) and how to transform those into cravings for Christ. I love that it doesn't say "just focus on God and you won't crave food anymore". It recognizes the hardships of trying to lose weight and offers real tools to help with the physical and so much help for the spiritual. I think I'll be sharing more about how God is using this book to speak to me in the future because He's definitely doing some talking. :)
So that is what's happening in the Shutt house. We are alive. We are well. We are enjoying this fall weather!
Marie
