It's been a crazy few months with Sarah's sleeping schedule. It is a constant struggle. She is in a very unique position in that she has an hour in the car coming and going from school. Therefore, she takes her nap after lunch and then also has another hour long nap in the car on the way home. So do you think she is sleepy at an appropriate time? Well, of course not!
Also, Sarah had been sleeping with us in our bed for about a month. We finally realized that she quit sleeping in her bed when we took the bumpers off of her bed. Well, we put them back on the bed and now she's decided to sleep in her bed again! Yea!! That means no more kicks to the head in the middle of a sound sleep.
Add to the sleeping craziness with a recent bout of croup (that resulted in an ER visit) and now teething is waking her up at night and I'm worn out! This post that I found describes our sleep "routine" with Sarah perfectly! The perfect post after trying to get Sarah to go to sleep around 7:30, her actually going to sleep at 9:00, waking up at 1:20, finally back asleep (thanks, tylenol) at 2:45, and mommy being forced to get up at 5:30. Have a great day. Don't expect me to work today ... I'll be under my desk taking a nap if you need something important!
(the following was originally posted at Buried with Children)
Finally after what seems like hours and hours of cuddling, singing and rocking the baby is asleep. He looks so peaceful, all silent and sleeping in my arms.
Is it time? Has he been sleeping long enough? Can the transfer from arms to crib take place?
This is the most terrifying part of the whole ordeal. Getting sleeping baby from my arms to the crib, all well keeping the peacefully sleeping baby asleep.It can go so well or it can go so terribly wrong if not done at the exact right time.
It would be a crime to wake him up.
He was to tired, well actually over tired hence the need for rocking in the first place. He was not going to succumb to sleep on his own come hell or high water.
But after some time all cuddly and warm with Mommy, rocking until she felt nauseous, sleep came.
Sweet beautiful sleep.
Now its time to get him in the crib so Mommy can have some much needed Mommy time. There was no blogging this morning and Mommy has not checked her email in at least an hour.
Time to sleep soundly in your crib, little man.
Slowly, every so slowly, one butt cheek at a time, slide to the edge of the chair.
Wait he moved.
Stop! Sit... very... still.
Silence. False alarm, it was just a sigh. Continue.
From the edge of the chair, we must stand. It is going to have to be quick. One fluid movement that won't cause the chair to squeak too much. Damn, squeaky chair.Where is the WD40 when you need it?
No time for that now, ready... one, two, three..... stand!
Perfect, still fast asleep. He did not even move a muscle.
Ever so steadily walk across the room to the crib, not too fast, not to slow, just the perfect pace. So close, almost home free.
Lean over....Wait!
Good God he is moving, stirring, eyes opening.
Sway!
Back and forth, back and forth, back and forth.
Shhhhh, little one back to sleep. That's a good boy.
Whew, that was close. His breathing has settled. He seems to be wrapped in the peacefulness of deep sleep once again.
All that is left, is to lean over, lay him down and run.
Pull him away from my body and quickly and gently, place him down as I pull my arms out from underneath him.
Then go, RUN, out of the room.
He will stir but if I am not seen, sleep will return.
There it is done!
He is asleep in his crib. Yippee!!!!
Now its time..... what the.....!
CRYING.
*sigh*
Back to the rocking chair.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Need Hope?
Our church, Hunter Street Baptist Church, is doing a year long emphasis on Hope. We all need hope. For the average person, we hope that things turn out okay. We hope that we have a good hair day. We hope that we make the light because we're running late to work. However, what is hope? Where does our hope come from? The answer lies in one place ... "Christ Jesus our hope. (1 Timothy 1:1)"
We all have days, weeks, months, etc ... that we feel hopeless. Perhaps it is a bad job situation or an illness. Perhaps your marriage is struggling or you are frustrated with your kids. Perhaps it is something more, like a death. Death can be physical, but also spiritual. Are you feeling dead and lifeless, or do you have hope in something more?
A few weeks ago at church, we saw a visual representation of hope. Our hope is in the Lord. Watch this ... see the power of our God. You'll not be the same afterwards. I've not been able to get it out of my mind, and its been almost a month. It would be so easy to be in the same situation as these people - any of them - would I have the same reaction and be able to share the same testimony that they do? I pray that I would be able to, I pray that for you also.
Watch the video ... find hope.
We all have days, weeks, months, etc ... that we feel hopeless. Perhaps it is a bad job situation or an illness. Perhaps your marriage is struggling or you are frustrated with your kids. Perhaps it is something more, like a death. Death can be physical, but also spiritual. Are you feeling dead and lifeless, or do you have hope in something more?
A few weeks ago at church, we saw a visual representation of hope. Our hope is in the Lord. Watch this ... see the power of our God. You'll not be the same afterwards. I've not been able to get it out of my mind, and its been almost a month. It would be so easy to be in the same situation as these people - any of them - would I have the same reaction and be able to share the same testimony that they do? I pray that I would be able to, I pray that for you also.
Watch the video ... find hope.
Proud To Be Southern
The Knowledge of Southern Women
Southern women know:
Their summer weather report:
Humidity
Humidity
Humidity
Their summer vacation spots:
The beach
The rivuh
The crick
Everybody's first name:
Honey
Darlin'
Shugah
The movies that speak to their hearts:
Fried Green Tomatoes
Driving Miss Daisy
Steel Magnolias
Gone With The Wind
The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Their religions:
Baptist
Methodist
Football
Their cities dripping with Southern charm:
Chawl'stn
S'vanahFoat Wuth
N'awlins
Addlanna
Their elegant gentlemen:
Men in uniform
Men in tuxedos
Rhett Butler
Their prime real estate:
The Mall
The Country Club
The Beauty Salon
The 3 deadly sins:
Having bad hair and nails
Having bad manners
Cooking bad food
Additional Suthen-isms:
Only a Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption fit, and that you don't "HAVE" them, you "PITCH" them.
Only a Southerner knows how many fish, collard greens, turnip greens, peas, beans, etc.., make up "a mess."
Only a Southerner can show or point out to you the general direction of "yonder."
Only a Southerner knows exactly how long "directly" is, as in: "Going to town, be back directly."
Even Southern babies know that "Gimme some sugar" is not a request for the white, granular sweet substance that sits in a pretty little bowl in the middle of the table.
All Southerners know exactly when "by and by" is. They might not use the term, but they know the concept well.
Only a Southerner knows instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a neighbor who's got trouble is a plate of hot fried chicken and a big bowl of cold potato salad. If the neighbor's trouble is a real crisis, they also know to add a large banana puddin!
Only Southerners grow up knowing the difference between "right near" and "a right far piece."
They also know that "just down the road" can be 1 mile or 20.
Only a Southerner, both knows and understands, the difference between a redneck, a good ol' boy, and po' white trash.
No true Southerner would ever assume that the car with the flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn.
A Southerner knows that "fixin" can be used as a noun, a verb, or an adverb.
Only Southerners make friends while standing in lines, ... and when we're "in line,"... we talk to everybody!
Put 100 Southerners in a room and half of them will discover they're related, even if only by marriage.
In the South, y'all is singular, all y'all is plural.
Southerners know grits come from corn and how to eat them.
Every Southerner knows tomatoes with eggs, bacon, grits, and coffee are perfectly wonderful; that red eye gravy is also a breakfast food; and that fried green tomatoes are not a breakfast food.
When you hear someone say, "Well, I caught myself lookin'," you know you are in the presence of a genuine Southerner!
Only true Southerners say "sweet tea" and "sweet milk." Sweet tea indicates the need for sugar and lots of it -- we do not like our tea unsweetened. "Sweet milk" means you don't want buttermilk.
And a true Southerner knows you don't scream obscenities at little old ladies who drive 30 MPH on the freeway. You just say,"Bless her heart" ... and go your own way....
To those of you who are still a little embarrassed by your Southerness: Take two tent revivals and a dose of sausage gravy and call me in the morning. Bless your heart!
And to those of you who are still having a hard time understanding all this Southern stuff, ... bless your hearts, I hear they are fixin' to have classes on Southernness as a second language!
And for those that are not from the South but have lived here for a long time, all y'all need a sign to hang on y'alls front porch that reads "I ain't from the South, but I got here as fast as I could."
Southern girls know men may come and go, but friends are fahevah !
Southern women know:
Their summer weather report:
Humidity
Humidity
Humidity
Their summer vacation spots:
The beach
The rivuh
The crick
Everybody's first name:
Honey
Darlin'
Shugah
The movies that speak to their hearts:
Fried Green Tomatoes
Driving Miss Daisy
Steel Magnolias
Gone With The Wind
The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Their religions:
Baptist
Methodist
Football
Their cities dripping with Southern charm:
Chawl'stn
S'vanahFoat Wuth
N'awlins
Addlanna
Their elegant gentlemen:
Men in uniform
Men in tuxedos
Rhett Butler
Their prime real estate:
The Mall
The Country Club
The Beauty Salon
The 3 deadly sins:
Having bad hair and nails
Having bad manners
Cooking bad food
Additional Suthen-isms:
Only a Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption fit, and that you don't "HAVE" them, you "PITCH" them.
Only a Southerner knows how many fish, collard greens, turnip greens, peas, beans, etc.., make up "a mess."
Only a Southerner can show or point out to you the general direction of "yonder."
Only a Southerner knows exactly how long "directly" is, as in: "Going to town, be back directly."
Even Southern babies know that "Gimme some sugar" is not a request for the white, granular sweet substance that sits in a pretty little bowl in the middle of the table.
All Southerners know exactly when "by and by" is. They might not use the term, but they know the concept well.
Only a Southerner knows instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a neighbor who's got trouble is a plate of hot fried chicken and a big bowl of cold potato salad. If the neighbor's trouble is a real crisis, they also know to add a large banana puddin!
Only Southerners grow up knowing the difference between "right near" and "a right far piece."
They also know that "just down the road" can be 1 mile or 20.
Only a Southerner, both knows and understands, the difference between a redneck, a good ol' boy, and po' white trash.
No true Southerner would ever assume that the car with the flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn.
A Southerner knows that "fixin" can be used as a noun, a verb, or an adverb.
Only Southerners make friends while standing in lines, ... and when we're "in line,"... we talk to everybody!
Put 100 Southerners in a room and half of them will discover they're related, even if only by marriage.
In the South, y'all is singular, all y'all is plural.
Southerners know grits come from corn and how to eat them.
Every Southerner knows tomatoes with eggs, bacon, grits, and coffee are perfectly wonderful; that red eye gravy is also a breakfast food; and that fried green tomatoes are not a breakfast food.
When you hear someone say, "Well, I caught myself lookin'," you know you are in the presence of a genuine Southerner!
Only true Southerners say "sweet tea" and "sweet milk." Sweet tea indicates the need for sugar and lots of it -- we do not like our tea unsweetened. "Sweet milk" means you don't want buttermilk.
And a true Southerner knows you don't scream obscenities at little old ladies who drive 30 MPH on the freeway. You just say,"Bless her heart" ... and go your own way....
To those of you who are still a little embarrassed by your Southerness: Take two tent revivals and a dose of sausage gravy and call me in the morning. Bless your heart!
And to those of you who are still having a hard time understanding all this Southern stuff, ... bless your hearts, I hear they are fixin' to have classes on Southernness as a second language!
And for those that are not from the South but have lived here for a long time, all y'all need a sign to hang on y'alls front porch that reads "I ain't from the South, but I got here as fast as I could."
Southern girls know men may come and go, but friends are fahevah !
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
We love LaLa!
This is Lauren. Michael and I think she is wonderful ... but most importantly, Sarah loves her! Lauren has been Sarah's babysitter all summer while Michael was in school at Montevallo. We truly believe that Lauren has been an answer to our prayers about summer childcare.
Lauren graduated from Samford University in May with her degree in elementary education and will start this week at Cherokee Bend Elementary School in Mountain Brook. I am so sad that Lauren will not be around to play with Sarah! I'm sad that I wasn't able to say goodbye and goodluck to her because of work schedules.
I know that we will still see Lauren from time to time when she keeps Sarah for a much needed date night for Mommy and Daddy. However, I hate that our daily time has come to an end. Lauren, we have loved having you in our home. Sarah has loved the time that you've been with her. I have always felt 100% confident in leaving my child with you. Thanks for everything!!!
Fun with Friends
Sarah enjoyed playing with her friends at the pottery party.
Here is Sarah and Adam. We thought that Adam was coming over to play with Sarah, but he was going after the camera instead! Adam is 6 months and the son of our friends Michael and Beth.
Here's Sarah and Eveline. Eveline is the daughter of some of our really good friends, Matt and Kay. Eveline is 11 months old.
Here is Sarah and Adam. We thought that Adam was coming over to play with Sarah, but he was going after the camera instead! Adam is 6 months and the son of our friends Michael and Beth.
Anna is a great big sister to her brother Adam. We were at their house for the pottery party. Anna wanted to hold Sarah. She thought Sarah was much calmer than her brother! :)
Working on Christmas Gifts
This past weekend, we were invited to a pottery party. Sarah was excited about going and painting some things for Christmas gifts. I'm trying to teach her the importance of giving ... :)
So, we went and painted some things ... hmmm, wonder what she's painting and who is it for? Guess you'll have to wait until Christmas to find out!
So, we went and painted some things ... hmmm, wonder what she's painting and who is it for? Guess you'll have to wait until Christmas to find out!
I've been working hard!
Sarah has learned so much in her short little life. This summer, she's done a lot. All that time with Daddy has really paid off ... we may be able to avoid spending the money on a maid now! :)
Here's Sarah at 4 months - dressing up in Daddy's clothes while Mommy did the laundry.
Here she is at 4 months helping to do the laundry by sorting the clean socks.
We've really progressed and now here she is at 7 months helping to dust. How sad that Daddy has already taught her how to use a Swiffer Duster ... definitely her daddy's little girl!
Here's Sarah at 4 months - dressing up in Daddy's clothes while Mommy did the laundry.
Here she is at 4 months helping to do the laundry by sorting the clean socks.
We've really progressed and now here she is at 7 months helping to dust. How sad that Daddy has already taught her how to use a Swiffer Duster ... definitely her daddy's little girl!
Monday, August 03, 2009
First (and Hopefully Last) Surgery
Sarah got tubes placed in her ears last week. She did great through the whole procedure. For the past month or so, Sarah has had an ear infection. First it was in both ears, then the right ear, then the left ear. Finally, we (us and Dr. Stone) had had enough! He made us an appointment with Hoover ENT and we saw Dr. Boyd. He spoke with us for about 10 minutes and confirmed that tubes would be the answer and scheduled us for the next week. It was important to us that we get this done soon before Michael and Sarah go back to school. Also, being the speech therapist, I wanted it done soon so that she wouldn't suffer from any hearing loss due to the infections. The whole procedure lasted 10 minutes max. Sarah did fine, mommy cried a little ... daddy ate coke and goldfish! :) Seriously though, I have a wonderful husband. After they took Sarah away from us, and I'm crying, he prayed for Sarah, the doctors and me. I love him so much! I love little bug ... glad we are hopefully done with ear infections.
Beach Trip
We went to the beach a few weeks ago with my family. Sarah had a great time, but it is definitely a new experience going to the beach with an infant! She liked/tolerated the beach -- hard to tell which! She ate some sand and thought that was funny. She loved the pool, rode on a carousel for the first time and finally cut her first tooth!
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Happy July 4th to everyone!! I hope that you enjoy this picture of Sarah in her little tutu! I had fun making her outfit. She enjoyed the day with family. Of course, she was asleep before the fireworks started! We hope you had a great holiday!
On a side note ... if anyone is interested in a unique gift, I'll be happy to make you a tutu and or flag window. I'm thinking about selling them. What do you think?
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Unparalleled Cuteness to Come ...
Stay tuned this weekend for this cutest baby ever in all of her July 4th Finery ... :)
The Arc of Jefferson County's Children's Services Website
Hey ... I designed a blog for where I work ... go check it out!
http://childrensarc.blogspot.com/
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Fun Times
Yesterday, our good friend Amy kept Sarah for us while Michael had rehab and class. Amy has a little boy, Tyler, who is 21 months old. I am sure that Sarah and Tyler had fun. Pretty sure that Amy was probably exhausted last night and told Keith that another baby was not coming anytime soon! :)
Here's Sarah hanging out in Tyler's old exersaucer. I'm pretty sure that she's wishing she could borrow it because this one is way cooler than her Baby Einstein one!
Here's Sarah and Tyler ... one day we'll be great friends!
Also, I can't forget about the Blakes (Cindy, Laura and Caroline). Sarah had an awesome time with you and we can't wait for you to come over again soon. We hope that Sarah will grow up to be just like these two girls. Their parents have raised them well and they are the sweetest girls ever!
Michael and I are so blessed to have such wonderful friends to help us out when we need help with Sarah. It has been so nice to not have to worry about a thing and know that my child is in capable hands and is having a great time while Mommy and Daddy are busy and away! We are also super excited that Lauren (regular babysitter) will be back next week! She's been in Honduras this week on a mission trip.
Here's Sarah hanging out in Tyler's old exersaucer. I'm pretty sure that she's wishing she could borrow it because this one is way cooler than her Baby Einstein one!
Here's Sarah and Tyler ... one day we'll be great friends!
Also, I can't forget about the Blakes (Cindy, Laura and Caroline). Sarah had an awesome time with you and we can't wait for you to come over again soon. We hope that Sarah will grow up to be just like these two girls. Their parents have raised them well and they are the sweetest girls ever!
Michael and I are so blessed to have such wonderful friends to help us out when we need help with Sarah. It has been so nice to not have to worry about a thing and know that my child is in capable hands and is having a great time while Mommy and Daddy are busy and away! We are also super excited that Lauren (regular babysitter) will be back next week! She's been in Honduras this week on a mission trip.
Pictures of Sarah
You've all been asking for it ... so here you go. Here are a few pictures of our little angel. These are pictures from the past few weeks. Sarah will be 7 months old on Friday. It's hard to believe!!
Sarah ready to go swimming ...
Sarah exploring her playpen ...
Sarah went to see her Great-Grandmother recently ...
My little girl is growing up ...
Sarah ready to go swimming ...
Sarah exploring her playpen ...
Sarah went to see her Great-Grandmother recently ...
My little girl is growing up ...
Thursday, May 14, 2009
I know that I haven't posted in a long time, and its not because I haven't wanted to ... but it is often hard to find the time. I've had a lot in my head lately that I've meant to post about, so i'll try to remember some of it over the next several days and post it!
First on my mind lately is sleep. No, Sarah is not having problems sleeping. Michael is in grad school at University of Montevallo. He is enrolled in the May term. Basically, this means they cram an entire semester into 2 weeks. His class is from 4-7, he gets home by 8 and then he has homework and reading to do. I've been staying up helping when I can, but that means that we are not going to bed until close to 11. that is super late for us!
also, as part of michael being in class, i am having to leave work a little early each day and drive down to columbiana to pick up sarah from school. basically, it is an hour drive there, get out and pick her up (15 minutes) and then get back in the car for an hour. it is wearing on us all. luckily, we are almost done with the first week.
next week is michael's last week of regular school. wednesday is the 6th grade class party. they are going to trussville play station, thursday is the 6th grade graduation banquet (i'll likely bedoing the food for it) and friday is his final at UM and also CCS graduation. i'm taking off next thursday and friday because i need a break and i deserve it! :)
one thing that we have really been struggling with is summer arrangements for sarah. michael will be in class from 12-5 for most of june and july. we have been worried about where she will go. we really wanted someone to come to our house and keep her, but we just didn't think that would be possible due to money. well, GOD IS FAITHFUL!! last weekend we met a girl who was interested in keeping sarah. she was referred to us by our hairstylist/friend. she was perfect, but we figured she would want more money than we could offer. last night we got an email from her and she feels that god is leading her to accept our offer and stay with sarah this summer. i am so thankful and relieved. she is graduating from samford this weekend and then she will be going to honduras on a mission trip for one week in june. we just know that god has his hand on this situation and that this is the perfect person for us and for sarah.
i really should probably get back to work. its probably a little unprofessional to blog while you're at work. what about twittering? is that unprofessional? i'm not sure anymore since i saw people in the business office on facebook this week. oh well ... have a great thursday!
First on my mind lately is sleep. No, Sarah is not having problems sleeping. Michael is in grad school at University of Montevallo. He is enrolled in the May term. Basically, this means they cram an entire semester into 2 weeks. His class is from 4-7, he gets home by 8 and then he has homework and reading to do. I've been staying up helping when I can, but that means that we are not going to bed until close to 11. that is super late for us!
also, as part of michael being in class, i am having to leave work a little early each day and drive down to columbiana to pick up sarah from school. basically, it is an hour drive there, get out and pick her up (15 minutes) and then get back in the car for an hour. it is wearing on us all. luckily, we are almost done with the first week.
next week is michael's last week of regular school. wednesday is the 6th grade class party. they are going to trussville play station, thursday is the 6th grade graduation banquet (i'll likely bedoing the food for it) and friday is his final at UM and also CCS graduation. i'm taking off next thursday and friday because i need a break and i deserve it! :)
one thing that we have really been struggling with is summer arrangements for sarah. michael will be in class from 12-5 for most of june and july. we have been worried about where she will go. we really wanted someone to come to our house and keep her, but we just didn't think that would be possible due to money. well, GOD IS FAITHFUL!! last weekend we met a girl who was interested in keeping sarah. she was referred to us by our hairstylist/friend. she was perfect, but we figured she would want more money than we could offer. last night we got an email from her and she feels that god is leading her to accept our offer and stay with sarah this summer. i am so thankful and relieved. she is graduating from samford this weekend and then she will be going to honduras on a mission trip for one week in june. we just know that god has his hand on this situation and that this is the perfect person for us and for sarah.
i really should probably get back to work. its probably a little unprofessional to blog while you're at work. what about twittering? is that unprofessional? i'm not sure anymore since i saw people in the business office on facebook this week. oh well ... have a great thursday!
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Sleep is a beautiful thing.
Of course, I wouldn't know of that beauty because our little princess has not been sleeping well this week! It is mostly my fault -- or at least I blame myself. She has been eating real fruits and veggies for almost 2 weeks. She loves them!! So far she has had sweet potatoes, sweet peas, pears, prunes. The problem is ... she loves them, but they do not love her back! My poor baby has been up multiple times this week screaming, supposedly because her stomach hurts. At least that is our best thought.
Last night, I finally gave her a glycerine suppository. Wow! What an experience! Who knew that much could come out of such a little thing. (We even threw away a towel because it just wasn't worth the effort to clean up!) We were sure that we were going to finally get a good nights sleep, because how could she NOT sleep after the night she'd had?!
Well, she didn't sleep. She does good until midnight or so, and then its all over! We were up with her multiple times. She finally got in a good sleep pattern about the time to get up. So, I sent her to school in her pajamas and a wet diaper so that I wouldn't have to wake her up. Don't worry, I sent real clothes and her daddy will change her when he gets there!!
So, I think now we are going to back off of food for several days. I am sad by this because it has been so much fun for all of us to see how well she is eating her food. But, I cannot feed her if her little system isn't ready to digest it yet. On a positive note, I have some great pictures of her eating ... I'll try to get them up this weekend.
Please pray that her body will regulate and that we will be able to get some sleep this weekend. I'm getting a cold, and I think its because my body feels run down. Oh, and of course going from temps in the 70s to 30s don't really help!
Last night, I finally gave her a glycerine suppository. Wow! What an experience! Who knew that much could come out of such a little thing. (We even threw away a towel because it just wasn't worth the effort to clean up!) We were sure that we were going to finally get a good nights sleep, because how could she NOT sleep after the night she'd had?!
Well, she didn't sleep. She does good until midnight or so, and then its all over! We were up with her multiple times. She finally got in a good sleep pattern about the time to get up. So, I sent her to school in her pajamas and a wet diaper so that I wouldn't have to wake her up. Don't worry, I sent real clothes and her daddy will change her when he gets there!!
So, I think now we are going to back off of food for several days. I am sad by this because it has been so much fun for all of us to see how well she is eating her food. But, I cannot feed her if her little system isn't ready to digest it yet. On a positive note, I have some great pictures of her eating ... I'll try to get them up this weekend.
Please pray that her body will regulate and that we will be able to get some sleep this weekend. I'm getting a cold, and I think its because my body feels run down. Oh, and of course going from temps in the 70s to 30s don't really help!
Monday, March 16, 2009
Sarah's first snow!
On March 1, 2009, Sarah saw snow for the first time. Granted, we live in Alabama, so it may be the only time she sees it for several more years! I know that it is cold and that our child is prone to ear infections, but do you really think I'm going to let this event happen without her getting outside in it!?
We bundled her up and took her outside. It was hard to tell what she thought about it. Her little eyes were watery and her nose and cheeks were red from the cold. At least she didn't hate it!
More images from the past month
Here am I with my two favorite children ... Sarah and Gus. This month, Sarah had her first sleepover with her cousin Steven Riley. Also, she enjoyed Grandpa coming for a visit.
February
Wow! The weeks just seem to fly by. The month of February was full of excitement as usual. Sarah came down with her second major bout of ear infections. I turned 33 years old, Sarah turned 100 days old. We also had her dedication at church. The following are some of our favorite images from the month.
To my little Saree-bug ...
I can't believe that you are already 100 days old. The time has gone by so fast. It is hard to believe that you were growing inside of me for all of those months and that now I have you here to hold. I love you so much. You mean the world to me. I am so honored and blessed to have you as my daughter. One day, we will be great friends. I want you to be able to share your life with me. I promise to not judge you to harshly, but allow you to make decisions and mistakes in your life. I believe that it is important for your daddy and I to allow you to fail from time to time, because that is what happens sometimes ... but know that your daddy and I will always be there to pick you up and start you back down the path again. We will always be here for you little bug. You are our everything. I love you from here to forever.
Love,
Mommy
To my little Saree-bug ...
I can't believe that you are already 100 days old. The time has gone by so fast. It is hard to believe that you were growing inside of me for all of those months and that now I have you here to hold. I love you so much. You mean the world to me. I am so honored and blessed to have you as my daughter. One day, we will be great friends. I want you to be able to share your life with me. I promise to not judge you to harshly, but allow you to make decisions and mistakes in your life. I believe that it is important for your daddy and I to allow you to fail from time to time, because that is what happens sometimes ... but know that your daddy and I will always be there to pick you up and start you back down the path again. We will always be here for you little bug. You are our everything. I love you from here to forever.
Love,
Mommy
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