Please lift Jenny up in prayer (knew her from ACU)…she is a sweet wife and mother who is fighting for her life. She had the flu last week, turned into pneumonia, and is now fighting for her life due to some complications. Check out this site to get updates and prayer requests. Thank you so much!
1.30.2010-Hud is 6 months old.
I just cannot believe that my baby boy is 6 months old! NO WAY! He is a precious, giggly, loving, affectionate, easy-go-lucky boy! He weighed in @ 20.2 lbs and was about 27 1/2 inches long. Hudson has just started eating solids and is doing ok….His brother was a pro eater from the beginning (I never even used bibs with Ryan.) We use LOTS of bibs with Hud…he prefers milk….but is slowly coming around!! He laughs, talks all the time, rolls all over the floor, LOVES to play with his toys, ALWAYS loves to watch Torie and Ryan play, squeals, always says “dadadada” when he is upset and crying, and so much more! Happy 6 month birthday…….
I always have to include the picture where he is attacking the monkey.
5 month picture.
4 month picture.
3 month picture.
2 month picture.
1 month picture.
You are growing up SO fast, baby boy! Mommy is trying so hard to enjoy every moment with you….I love you more than you’ll ever know!
Cloth Diapers
We’ve been getting a lot of questions about why we decided to switch to cloth diapers and reusable wipes….so I wrote a post about why and what items we decided to use. Check it out here: www.chrisandheidi.wordpress.com
First Night
First Night in cloth diapers and NO LEAKS! I think I am liking this cloth diaper thing…..
who knew?
I just threw something from breakfast in the trash….Ryan ran toward the trashcan, grabbed it out, and yelled, “Hey, this is for recycling, NOT the trash!” He was right…I wasn’t even paying attention. And we think our kids don’t pay attention to what we do (I have NEVER told him what goes in recycling and what doesn’t!)
The Bathroom.
I was cleaning the bathrooms on Friday and realized that the toilet in the kids bathroom was leaking from underneath the toilet. I then spent the next few hours pulling up the floor and getting the bathroom ready to be fixed. Satuday my Dad came over to help me replace the wax ring and start laying the new tile….I soon realized that the box of tile was not full (I had used some from that box a few years ago and of course they no longer make that pattern)..which meant there was not enough for the bathroom. So, we decided to move forward with the painting and we’ll decide about the floors later. We love the walls and the door…not so much the floors! 
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Encouragement.
My Mom sent me this today and it was such an encouragement to me…I pray that if you are needing a little encouragement it will be the same for you. Have a blessed day!
The call to Christ is the call to serve. Sometimes our servanthood is not appreciated; other times we serve when no one notices. Nevertheless, we are called to serve. I found these sayings in a church bulletin one time. Now I keep them close to my heart.
“People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish motives.
Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest anyway.
The biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest people with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.
People really need help but may turn against you if you help them.
Help them anyway.
Give the world the best you have and you may get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.”
- The Paradoxical Commandments by Dr. Kent M. Keith, 1968
t-t-t-teee
As I was just finishing up my “Dad’s Night” post Ryan was playing with blocks beside me. He kept saying, “t-t-t-tee”, over and over. He finally got my attention and said, “I made t-t-t-tee’s for t-t-t-Torie.” He has been SO interested in letters, what sounds they make, what letters are at the beginning of words, always telling me what letter they are learning at school and what sound it makes,….his favorite thing to do in the car as we are driving along is ask what does that word start with?, what does that place start with?, etc… I thought it was too cute!
Dad’s Night.
Ryan preschool had a Dad’s Night. The daddy’s and their kiddos brought their supper, ate together and played games at his school. He was SO excited and kept telling everyone, “I’m goin’ on a date with MY Dad tonight!” It was so cute. All day long he would ask if it was time for his date yet??! Here are some pictures….
Daddy and Ryan as they were walking out to leave.
Chowin’ down on his food.
This was the little place marker their teachers made. SO CUTE! The conductor is a picture of Ryan and the writing says, “I choo-choose you for my Dad!”
Isaiah……
I Went to Starbuck’s a little earlier than when we were planning to meet so that I could have some quiet time to read. I wanted to share one of my favorite sections that I read tonight.
Isaiah 43:1-3
But now, this is what the Lord says-
he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; YOU ARE MINE.
When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
For I am the Lord, your God,
the Holy one of Israel, your Savior.”
