It has been a loong time (November 2011 Update)

It is crazy to think that my first baby is turning 3 this week and my second baby will be turning 1 at the end of this month.
JACOB has matured a lot these past few months. His speech continues to grown from day to day. He recognizes almost all of the letters of the alphabet. The boy is now memorizing Scripture in the AWANA program at our church. It is a blessing and a challenge at times to be a Mommy. Yet my highest desire is to bring him up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord (Eph 6:4). Jacob and I enjoy praying together and singing praises (hymns) to the Lord. He likes playing with leggos and trains. Dirt is becoming super fun. He is learning to be his sister's body guard. He tells me when she is putting harmful objects in her mouth or when she is touching something that could hurt her. I encourage him often to protect her. He is growing to be a great big brother and a loving son.
NAOMI is a cute bug. She gets a big smile when she sees Daddy and says "Papa". She loves to eat chunky food. No more baby mush for her and she has lets me know that it is time to move on. Drinking her milk causes her to have a joyful heart. She will demonstrate it by showing her big seven front teeth. She is taking one to two steps at a time. She likes to play with the exact same thing her brother is playing with. Even if it is a piece of paper, but if brother is playing with it she must do the same. Sharing is becoming a very familiar word in her vocabulary. I mostly speak to her in spanish and so far she knows: Agua (water), alla (over there) and Papa (Daddy). She understands a lot of commands in Spanish too. Jacob is picking up quite a few words from hearing me speak it to her. It is one of my big goals to have them both bilingual by when they are older. Yet my biggest desire in life as a mother is to teach my children to love and obey God. I can't force them to, but I sure can influence them to glory Him and enjoy Him forever!

Here is a verse that my Kids will hear often:

"Children obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your Father and your Mother (which is the first commandment with a promise), So that it may be well with you, and that you may live long on earth" Ephesians 6: 1-3

...and not because Daddy and Mommy say so...but because God, Creator of the heavens and the earth said so.