Life these days

Jeremiah is now working in North Dakota in the oil fields. He has been out for 3 months now and I HATE it! I love the money and that we are getting our bills paid off. We are still living paycheck to paycheck, but at least now all of our bills are getting paid every month and we have money to budget some fun stuff also. I hate that he is gone for 4 weeks at a time. It is sooooo hard! It is really hard for Wren also. She asked me one night why daddy no love her! It was super sad! It gets so lonely without him here and some days I feel like I am slowly going crazy for lack of adult interaction and just touching. And nothing dirty by the way, just holding hands, having him hug me and just knowing that he is there. Night times are especially bad, especially when I hear random noises and then can't sleep at night. When he is not here, I don't sleep well and have to take naps most days. The week that he gets to come home is bittersweet. I am always counting down to when he is going to be home but when he gets here, I feel like the silent countdown of when he leaves again starts and I start to feel more and more anxiety as the time goes on.

We have decided that as soon as our credit cards are all paid off that we will all be moving out to ND to be with Jeremiah. It is just not natural to be separated like this.

7 Months old

Memphis Miles Martin


This boy is my joy! He is such a good baby. He doesn't cry unless he is tired or hungry. He has slept through the night for most of his life and is just so laid back and easy going.

Memphis Fun Facts:
he loves bath time and splashing!
he LOVES Wren, he just stares at her until she talks to him and then just smiles so big! I love it!
he is soooo tolerant of Wren and her "loving" of him. She is so rough with him and he just laughs!
he LOVES mommy also, he will follow me with his eyes everywhere I go.
The boy REFUSES to roll over. he doesn't care if I put him on his tummy. He will just lay there and go to sleep or play with a toy. he does know HOW to do it, he just refuses to actually follow through.
he is my pill bug. He will roll his legs up into his chest and roll from side to side when I lay him on his back.
he has the sweetest giggle and the girliest little scream when he is "talking" Mommy likes it, probably not many others though!
he is starting to like toys and has a couple that are favorites.

My big girl!

WREN IS POTTY TRAINED!!!



It only took about 3 days total! One day for pee, 2 days for poop and just one more day to be sure she knew what she was doing! She has only had 4 accidents total and we started last week, Monday the 16th. I am so amazed by this girl. She is such a fast learner and so independent. She now will go without even telling me that she is going (which is pretty gross when she goes poop!) and I never have to remind her or even ask her if she needs to go.

The only thing that makes me sad is that I feel like I am losing the last bit of "baby" that she was. I know that she will always be my baby, but now she is my big girl also.

Other fun Wren facts:
She still loves bath time, especially since she has princesses that bathe with her.
She loves all things disney princess
Her favorite disney princess is Ariel
She LOVES her baby brother and calls him Mr. Dude, just like mommy.
She loves Isabella and calls her "best friend"
I think she has a bit of a crush on Ethan and is always sad when he will not let her play with him.
She is still a good sleeper, she goes to bed at 8 (most nights) and wakes up between 10 and 11 in the morning.


I love my Wren Wren and feel so blessed to be her mom. I thank Heavenly Father every day for the opportunity to be in her life.