Is it too early to start thinking about 1st birthday party themes?? I asked Chris which one he liked better: Ladybugs or Cupcakes. His response: Can I choose neither?
I'm still really liking ladybugs! What do y'all think? Any ideas?
SLI ~ Week 6 (Chapters 11-12)
Here are the questions for this week:
This should get interesting :)
1. Based on Chapter 10, in all truthfulness, has your historical tendency been to view men (generally speaking) as gods? Or devils?
2. Based on Chapter 10 and your own day-to-day observances, what differences do you see between men’s insecurities and women’s?
3. On p.208 in Chapter 11, I suggest that women who struggle with insecurity tend to be particularly taken with 2 divine attributes: omnipotence and omniscience. Did either of these resonate with you? If so, how?
Happy 8 Month Birthday, Elliana!!
8 months already! Just 4 more, and she'll be 1...can it be?! The older she gets, the more fun she is, and the more I love her. Every day brings something new, and I absolutely treasure every moment. I know everyone says this, but I really can't image my life without her in it. Thank you, Lord, for this sweet sweet girl...she is such a blessing.
Our little miss is growing every day!! She's pretty much exclusively in 9 month clothes, and still wears a size 3 diaper. I found some super cute shoes the other day at Target that were size 2, and they were too big...so I guess we'll stick w/ just socks for a little while longer. We're still working on the 2 nap thing, I'm not sure we'll get there any time soon! Like I've said before, our girl likes her sleep! She can stand while holding on to something, and really prefers to be on her feet. I'm thinking we might have a walker before we have a crawler b/c she's just not interested in crawling AT ALL!! She can turn, roll, pivot & push, but there is no forward or backward movement going on. I don't know whether to be happy or concerned about that :) Ha! She reaches for things, can almost point, feeds herself her bottle, is getting the hang of a sippy cup, and likes to explore everything around her. She's got the hand wave down for "bye bye", she just doesn't raise her arm to do it. It's quite funny to see, actually! Her daddy can still get the most giggles from her, and she does her happy dance every time he comes in the door from work...super cute! She's "talking" more and more, but we've yet to get a mama or dada out of her (not for lack of trying!). She LOVES Elmo & Bert, all the songs on the Raffi CD, bedtime stories with Daddy, and eating (we know who she's related to!!). I'm happy to announce that she's even started to like peas :) We've now incorporated the Stage 2 baby food into her meals, and she's doing really well with it. I even bought some rice puffs the other day, but I'm a little hesitant to give them to her...it means she's growing up!! All in all, I think she's right on track, I just wish time wasn't speeding by quite so quickly!
Wanna see some pics? I knew you did :)
Our sweet girl
Bert's foot...yummy!
Quite possibly my favorite picture of her!
What a big girl!!
Baby Gap to the Rescue!
**Warning!! Do not read if you're offended by stories of baby poop! :)**
Elli and I took a little trip to Tupelo today to gorge ourselves on craft supplies at Hobby Lobby. Oh how I wish I didn't have to drive an hour away every time a new project presents itself...though I think Chris is secretly pleased with our "middle of nowhere" location! And I totally wish I could share with you what my new project is, but it's a present for a dear friend and I don't want to ruin the surprise. (Have I told you how horrible I am w/ surprises??!!) I'll post pics just as soon as she gets it though 'cause I think it turned out pretty darn cute :)
Anyway, back to my story! After our quick jaunt to Hobby Lobby, I decided to take Elli to the mall so that I could read & play w/ her in the children's area at Barnes & Noble. Does that totally make me a geek? After writing that, I'm not sure I've ever heard of anyone taking their child to play at Barnes & Noble. Oh well, what can I say? I like books :) Our B&N escapades made us hungry, and I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to eat some Chick-fil-a, so off we went to the food court. I got a high chair for E (yep, she's graduated to a high chair now!), but when I grabbed her out of her stroller I noticed that her pants were a little wet. She didn't stink, and I had already made her bottle, so I figured I'd put down a blanket in the high chair, we'd eat really fast, and then we'd head to the B&N bathroom (b/c it's super clean!) afterwards. And let me just preface this by saying that Chris and I had just talked, the other day, about how Elli had never had a "blow out" before, and how lucky we were for that! Note to self: NEVER, EVER talk about what great things your baby HASN'T done yet...you're just asking for a disaster!! Anyway, by the time she had finished her bottle and her baby food, I was starting to notice a stench coming from her direction. I quickly put her back in her stroller with her blanket under her (just in case) and took off for the bathroom. Mid-mall I started wondering what I had done w/ the extra set of clothes that I always have in the bottom of my diaper bag. I vaguely remembered telling Chris to dress her the other day, and finding the diaper bag open next to her changing table. Panic!! So I look...serious panic!! There is no extra outfit, and she's really starting to stink now...and she has on a onesie underneath her pants...and am I going to be THAT mom who is rolling her baby around in her stroller w/ just a diaper on?!? And then I notice that I've stopped to panic right in front of Baby Gap! It was fate I tell you!!
So, I bought Elli a super cute bubble outfit (on sale, mind you!), and continued my run/walk down the middle of the mall to the B&N bathroom. And let me just tell you, it was the mother of all blow-outs!! I had to laugh, I just HAD to...or I'd cry! Somehow, my precious daughter had managed to poop all over her leg/tummy/feet/clothes and NOT in her diaper. How does that even happen? On top of it all, I had exactly 3 wipes in the wipe case. Eek!! Luckily the little baby changing station was stocked w/ napkins (thank you Lord!), and Elli just had to suffer through a sandpaper-y wipe down before I did the final clean-up w/ her regular wipes. Just go ahead and nominate me for the Mother of the Year!! Teehee!! I have to admit though, after all of that, she did look pretty cute in her new outfit :)
A Story of Hope
You MUST click here!!
I'm a regular reader of Adrienne's blog (it's fantastic, by the way!) and I just read her new post today and was in tears by the time I got to the end!! She has endured such heartache, yet always had hope for the seemingly impossible. Hers is an incredible story of triumph, and a true testament to what the Lord can do. I promise you'll be rejoicing with her by the end...go on, and take a look.
SLI ~ Week 5 (Chapters 9-10)
This week's chapters in "So Long Insecurity", were a little bit different. The first one, chapter 9, finally dealt with healing. The prayer that Beth wrote out was brilliant, though I didn't pray that exact one out loud. I read through it, and then prayed my own prayer...one that honestly started to heal my heart just like she said it would. This week's questions are a little different as well.
Here they are:
1. DO (don't just read, but actually DO) chapter 9. Reflect back on this time with God, and share anything specific that you received from it.
2. Go to this link and look at all the verses in the comment section. Pick five Scriptures that speak most powerfully to you right now - five that you feel like you need the most - and write them on the inside cover of your book.
I hope that this weeks reading was well received in your hearts. Can't wait to see the comments!
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