The good, the bad, and the ugly

The good news is that Owen is completely weaned!!! It went so much better then we both thought, Filz did a great job with him, I realize now we should have done it earlier!
and hes eating well, so that's a relief.
The bad news is that the cyst on my eye got infected and is quite inflamed and sore now. I'm taking a course of antibiotics to get rid of the infection, but the cyst seems bigger, and gets worse every day, and its not like its in a "pleasant" or disguiseable location where I can hide it, its right on the front of my face, where everyone can see it, it's the first thing that you look at...and think, "oh God what happened to her?"
The infection has persisted for about 10 days now, so please pray for the whole thing to go away, or for the doctors to be able to operate soon!I wasn't going to post about my health problems but its really all I can think about right now, and is quite a concern...you're prayers are greatly appreciated. x

Good-Bye baby

Last night for the first time since having Owen, I slept apart from him. I’m not a tough mother, who wants an independent child and is calloused to crying etc. I never really let Owen cry while he was a baby, and have been quite happy to let him dictate my life, so this was a really big deal for me. before, he could nurse whenever he wanted, but do to a barrage of health problems, I wanted to wean him completely. I’m also going away for a while and I didn’t want to disappear from him completely when I’ve been with him almost every day of his life.
The week leading up to last night I tried to explain things to Owen, who I think understood things quite well. I also had to keep making sure that it is God’s will that a get him off the night nursing, because almost every night, I would think that it’s just not possible for him not to nurse, and having him ask me, really tugged on my heart strings.
So....how did it go? Well Filz seemed to be fine the next day, much to my surprise, of course in the morning Owen was determined to have “boobaas” but I didn’t give in and he seems to have accepted that they’re gone for good.
I’m going to miss my baby. I’m going to miss having big boobs too. I can’t say I’ll miss being grabbed and pulled at while trying to sleep, or worrying if he’s eaten or not. The pro’s to weaning him completely out weigh the cons, and I guess it will be nice to not have me posting what new food he’s eaten. Anyway changes here I come, and here Owen comes too... on to the era of toddlerhood.

2 more!

stud muffin has 2 more teeth, a total of 8...and pray for him because next week, Mummy isn't going to nurse him ANY more! Hopefully we'll cure him once and for all from the "boobas" well...his Mummy's anyway

In my heart???

Mum: Robert Jesus lives in your heart.
Robert: yes and sometimes he....JUMPS out! Like this, pop!
Mum: no when Jesus is in your heart he’s there forever.
Robert: yes Jesus is in my heart, and in my toes, and in my legs. (slightly sarcastic tone)
Mum: hum....well Jesus is just in your heart.
Robert: No not in my heart, in my mind...I feel him in my mind. In my mind (touching the forehead)
When is Jesus coming?
Mum: He’s always here he lives with us.
Robert: no...I mean when is he coming...here to our home?
Mum: what do you mean?
Robert: like when is Jesus coming to see us, when is he going to be in the living room? When is he going to be in the kitchen?
Mum: (confused looking for an answer) well he’s like our invisible best friend.
Robert: yes but I want to see him, I want to see him in the living room!
Mum: (Blank for a very long time) ....would you like a snack?
(her conclusion:)I guess hes just carnally minded.

Eye love lumps

Well it looks like I’m going to have to have a minor operation on my eye. I have had lumps appear on my eye lids, quite a bit in the last year. I thought that these were caused by stress and in the past they disappeared within a few weeks, one however, remained....(dun dun dun dunnnn...) for about 3 months maybe more, the doctor diagnosed this as a cyst that develops when a gland is blocked (in the opening part of the eye lid where one would apply eye liner,) this of course has a very sophisticated name which I can’t remember. The doctor explained that tears are actually more than salty water but also grease or oil that helps keep the eyes lubricated, what’s happened in my case is that a gland has gotten blocked with this grease and what they will have to do is give me an injection to freeze the eye lids and then turn the lower one (with the cyst) down cut it open and take all the junk out. Its only a minor operation but I’m starting to worry a little about it. I don’t know if I should accept the lump as a friend or slice it out as a foe. Anyway if my lump and I happen to pop in to your mind please pray for me. (love Amber)

Happy Birthday Filz

I've been waiting to post for Filz birthday so that I could include the pictures from his party, but now I have the time, and I don't have the pictures, so I'll have to post anyway...Filz was the man I wanted even when I had only heard about him but never met him, I liked him ever since I first saw him in a picture when I was 16 and thought he looked like 'Joey'. My time being his girlfriend was the best time of my life, I don't think I could have been happier.

(Photo caption: random picture of Filipe the manly father figure)
As a husband he provides me with so much stability and balance, hes a fantastic father to Owen, a great team member, and the best husband in the world!
Happy 25th birthday, thanks for being so wonderful

Happy Easter

..Happy Easter!!

Fun in the Sun!

He's Eating!!!

Owen is eating....thank you for your prayers...since we got back from Spain he's been eating really well (3 meals a day) ...he likes eggs and fish fingers and a few other things, once again thank you for your prayers xx

On behalf of Mike & Irene, Hurrraaay

And so, the moment we've all been waiting for.
A little man, born to Mike and Irene at 9:00 a.m. on 03/03/09m, we bless him and pray he'll grow into a great man greatly used of God.