She Hasn't Been Sleeping Much

Which means, I haven't been doing much of working on my dreams... It's been a little cray cray trying to figure out what works for both Georgia and I and what doesn't. We will get it though.  I like that she is such a good girl. She has cut her two bottom teeth with only a little fussing and lots of snuggles. (This is also why she's been sleeping less..I remember cutting my wisdom teeth and it was not pleasant!) She is such a curious little girl, always into everything already which makes me very excited to teach her new things! I love that she wants to feel different textures, even if it means putting the dog toy in her mouth. I want her to experience things, obviously if I think it's dangerous I'm not going to let her stick the dangerous thing in her mouth... But there are a lot of things that I don't care she chews on, like the TV remote, I just took out the battery and she was entertained for a good half hour. Feeling the buttons on her gums and tongue, smacking it on her knee, passing it from one hand to the next, and just being curious. I just want there to be a balance in our lives, one where there is a time to be strict and more serious and a time to let it be and have fun.  I want that balance in all things and that is really what I am starting to strive for lately. I love my candy cereals, but I know they aren't healthy, so I opt for healthier choices, like oatmeal or avocado and tomatoes on toast, most days and have my can't cereal every once and a while.  I didn't practice balance tonight when I ate an entire big tub of ice cream, so I'll have to re-evaluate and try harder next time. But it's okay because I can work on the balance. I feel like trying to tell myself I CAN'T have this and I MUST have that just sets myself up for failure, in everything-- shopping, eating, exercising, mothering, and in my religious practices. I have always been somewhat of a free spirit, since the birth of Georgia I have just wanted to let myself be me and I am much more of a free spirit than I thought I was. I want to be more myself because I want Georgia to love herself and not hold back. I want her to know herself better and be confident in who she is and who her Father in Heaven sent her here to be. I want her to know her potential so she can be a light to those around her, I don't want her to outshine others, but to bring them up and love them for who they are. I want to be like that, too.  I guess it's been kind of good that Georgia hasn't been sleeping as much because it's given me time to just watch her and look at her and think about all the things I want for her.  This post is a little dis-jointed but it's just about things on my mind recently, and I thought I'd share, even if it was just to write out what I want to kind of work on. It's always good to see things in writing, especially plans or dreams, or hopes, or things-to-do.. It just puts it all into perspective for me. Hope you all have a great night/day! Thanks for reading! :) XO Britt

Work-In-Progress

WELL, Cade, Georgia, Chewie and I have safely made it to Fort Rucker, AL. In case you didn't know already, I wanted to share with you all where we were and what is going on in the lives of The [Cade] Cross Family. Lieutenant Cross is attending Flight School with the army. We are here supporting him in his dream of becoming a helicopter pilot. It has been such a great move already, and I am loving being back in the south! However, I won't lie, seeing how motivated Cade is in flight school has made me a little jealous. I found that I want to live my dream, too! (Everything is about me, in case you haven't figured that out ;) So, I decided that I am going to really buckle down and start working on my dream of becoming an Interior Designer/Decorator. I want to decorate homes, parties and any nook and cranny that I can! Luckily, Cade is such a sweetie and he has been encouraging me to make my dream come true. I will really try and post more often so I can not only post inspiring things, DIYs and hopefully some work that I might get to do, but also write (which is my super close second passion). So, while Georgia [SHE] Sleeps, I'll be working on My Dream. Basically, if you come over to our home, it's located on Cloud Nine... wink wink... get it. I am so grateful for all my family and friends who support me and Cade in our endeavors! THANK YOU ALL! Now, to get some sleep, while she sleeps! GOOD NIGHT Y'ALL! XOXO Britt