Aislynn singing...

I forgot to post this little video of Aislynn singing a few weeks ago. :) it cracks me up. I love this little girl.

Goodbye July

I can't believe July is over! It's true that our lives are just a vapor... We're so looking forward to the weekend. Michael got a last minute invite to a "kinship" meeting this morning (don't ask...). So him and Aislynn met a couple of his old work buddies at Cracker Barrel for breakfast. One of them snapped this funny shot. The waitresses kept asking "where's the mommy?" Not typical to see 3 guys and a baby meeting for breakfast :)

August is one of my favorite months. We've got my father-in-laws birthday, My sis-in-law's birthday, my good friend Kelly's birthday, my step-sister's birthday, my brother & sis-in-laws anniversary, and our anniversary! AAANNNDDD - Aislynn turns 4 months and will be getting dedicated on Aug 9th. A very special month all around.


Nana Betty & Papa got Aislynn this fancy hat w/ flowers... she could've fit her whole body in the hat, but now it fits! I snapped a pic of Aislynn trying it on last night before bed. Maybe she'll wear it to church on Sunday? (pic doesn't do the hat justice) :)

Can't wait till the work-day is over, lots of cleaning/organizing to do!

Interesting weekend...

Sunday was quite the day... It started by me rushing out the door for church - and hitting a squirrel. In a split second - I knew it was going to happen. He darted out so quick, did the whole "which way do I go?" thing - I couldn't brake fast enough... I felt the thump, then saw his little body spinning on the ground in my rear-view mirror. I commited involuntary squirrel-slaughter. Of course I prayed & cried "dear God, I'm sorry I killed one of your creations, I pray he died quickly & didn't suffer any pain" :( I was so bummed.

Church was GREAT though. Pastor preached on "expecting" from the book of Daniel. He really nailed the message and how we need to EXPECT God to show up, and do amazing things (that doesn't even do the message justice).

BBQ'd with family afterwards - came home, had Aislynn sitting on my lap (facing me) and she made thunder in her diaper. I praised her, then realized the yellowness was oozing from the sides of her bloomers, onto my jeans. It was a 2-parent ordeal. We had blankets & burpclothes, trying to contain the yellowness. Finally, Michael suggested "lets just stick her in the bath". And that we did - Aislynn enjoyed her late-afternoon surprise bath!

Then there's ol' Zeus (Ziggity as we sometimes call him). I promised I would take him to the park - so I did. We walked the trail that leads to a stream and he jumped right in & splashed around. I like how he walks and bites the splashes at the same time! We came home, and I realized - I needed to give him a bath too. So he got his 'monthly' bath. Why is it when dogs get a bath, they zip around the house like they won the lotto? Maybe they just like feeling clean.

I then contemplated clipping some coupons, making my grocery list, and going shopping... but that didn't happen till yesterday. With the whole coupon thing - you really need hours to plan & get organized. I did save $40.00 (and only spent $65) - so that was nice :)

Back at work now - wishing it was Friday at 4:59 pm. OH and we're getting Aislynn dedicated on Sunday, August 9th. I'm sooo looking forward to it - but I know I'm gonna be an emotional mess - she's getting so big - and you can never go back to when they're little. I love my sweet baby girl!

Jewoooo errroh weeeehah gurw..

That's Ais talk for "I find everything so interesting mom, now let me slobber on that burp cloth" It amazes me to see the things that Aislynn figures out... you can see her little brain working. Last night, she started dragging out her 'coos' so long - I started singing a song w/ her and she just started singing a long w/ me! I'll have to post a video later. I wonder if she's gonna be a talker like her mommy? I can't wait till she starts laughing, right now she just does a one "ha" cackle. I like to watch her study things and then slowly reach for them... My prayer for her is that she brings glory to God with her life, and is a bright shining light for Jesus. Just a quick note - now back to work :(

God is Great

My sis-in-law recently told me about friends of theirs who experienced a miracle... the Graves family. After 19 years of marriage & unable to have children - God blessed them with a precious tiny baby girl - her whole life has been a miracle as she wasn't supposed to survive in utero - wasn't supposed to survive birth (and so on). She lived 7 days and today went to heaven and is enjoying her new perfect body RIGHT NOW with Jesus and all the angels. Her story has touched me, and in her short life - she's touched many people she never met! I've been moved to pray for this family... if you want to be reminded how awesome God is - and how even just a 7 day old baby can make a difference & bring love into the world... check them out: http://babygravesdownunder.blogspot.com/

3 months - Loving the new addition

I'm soooo not a blogger, but figure I should probably start updating this thing. Partially to remember milestones & things that are going on in our lives, partially for family/friends who are far away, aaannnddd - to remember all that I have to be thankful for!

Aislynn is a true joy - she's so interactive now & I love all her little accomplishments. She turned 3 months on July 8th. These are some of the things she's doing:

*Rolling over (back to stomach - little rascal)

*Putting her blankets/burpclothes & clothes in her mouth

*Sucking fingers when she lays down

*Smiling & cackling at her reflection

*Grabbing feet (on occasion) she likes her hands better

*Propping herself up real high when on tummy

*Producing lots of drool (to prepare for putting lots of other things in her mouth)

She loves baby Einstein videos too! This week was my first full week back to work. It was hard, but much better than I thought. I miss my baby during the day - but glad to know she's home w/ her daddy. I've been pumping while at work - and that's going well, except that it gets a little annoying. BUT I'm determined to keep it going!

Michael and I visited my family in CO earlier in June - it was a great trip. It was awesome to see Tommy, Nickie & the boys - and my mom & Rory. We got some cute family pics as well.

We had a good Father's Day as well. Hung out w/ the family, and Aislynn got to wear her fancy little dress.

We didn't do anything special for the 4th of July - just hung around the house & went to IKEA for the first time. Aislynn slept the whole time. Michael was "done" after about 30 mins of walking through the show room. I'll have to go back there by myself some day.

Looking forward to the weekend w/ my family. Gotta lots to do! :)