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I NEED some quiet time! Then I will be recharged and more engaged!

Others may see me as outgoing and social, and I can be for them. But for myself I CRAVE alone time! For those wanting all the things I offer and do for them.. they NEED to give me alone time. It helps to have a little time to remember who I am. No soaking up the wants, needs and emotions of others. Just time to commune with myself and my God. Write a poem, read a book, watch a movie, listen to music.. all things I love to feed my soul. When my internal timer goes off, I'm ready to soak up those wants, needs and emotions from others. 

Everyone falls in love with Emma

She is so full of life. I wish I could record every moment with her.

She's so petite and tiny. Born at just 17 inches, she'll be small like me. 

If she can't see me I won't get my diaper changed

So silly, every moments with her is fun.. except those stinky diapers

Everyone loves how she runs..

Just like her mom

"Like your running towards the swings, or from Satan.... ?? they neighbor's dog"

"See, and you don't care if people are staring cuz it's just a moment then you're gone!"

Loves to share special rituals with everyone. 

High five, pound it, noggin

She makes you smile!  

Amazing fashion sense, and the puppy dog eyes to get what she wants. 

Life is exciting when you see it through her eyes... SQUIRREL!

Her amazing ability to make friends, they flock to her. 

Sam "Can you give me a dream?"

Tonight's dream consisted of Sam helping on the Christmas Trail out at his grandparent's place. He was not happy one bit that he was not given a superhero costume in this dream, instead, he wore an elf costume. Sam then told me I was fired. So this may be the end of giving Samuel dreams at night before bed.... sigh.

ENTJ

Yikes! Both proud, and a bit apprehensive. This child of mine will challenge and make me proud. We are all individuals with our own strengths and weaknesses. My strength is instinctively knowing what he needs, and wants most of the time. But I also need to work on his ability to be open to others feelings and express his own more tactfully.

It's exhausting to have a very extroverted boy who says the word "why" a hundred times a day. He is extremely smart with a brain that never turns off.  I need more patience when he doesn't understand how his siblings feel after his naughty actions. I am grown so it doesn't effect me as much to not have my feelings affect his actions, but I have to protect the feelings of others in our family. To give them the space introverts need to function and be nice. We need our down time, he does not!

His heart is huge, but just doesn't understand how to express that love he feels. He does not have a selfish bone in his body, just a need to be his own person. He amazes me everyday! It saddens me when his love for others sometimes goes in vain.

God give me the patience and guidance to nurture his inquisitive spirit, and to model what it means to have empathy and compassion for others. I am so proud to be his mother, thank you for placing him in my arms!

ETJ Traits

1. Strongly opinionated and self-confident, they think that they're always right
2. Strong-willed and independent
3. Intelligent and capable
4. They're curious about everything, and are always asking "Why?"
5. Energetic and enthusiastic
6. Active and interested in physical sports
7. Unusually powerful and authoritative presence for a child
8. They're friendly and enjoy people
9. They prize competence and knowledge
10. Very honest and direct
11. Often unaware and uninterested in how others feel
12. They make decisions quickly and with authority
13. They may seem older than they are
14. They are very competitive
15. Independent and self-sufficient, they prefer to lead than follow

lest I forget