No way that would happen!

If you would have told me that the 1st 8 months of IV's life would be the way it has been, I would have told you "No way that would happen!"

• One car for the 1st 5 months of his life.
• He would have Swine Flu at 3 months.
• Our house would be for sale.
  
• We would not have clear direction of where God is leading our family in the next year.
• I would be diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
• I would make all of IV's food myself using all organics

All these things have happened and we are still joyous every day. IV is so much fun and so happy all the time. I am honored that he is mine!!!!

8 is Enough

Playing on the deck.

London Bridges with Zeke

Reading the morning paper with Nana

IV's new hair style!

8 months old

The most joyous child!

8 Is enough in my book. I think he can just stop growing, etc. b/c I love 8 months!

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Starting to crawl.
• Giggles really hard when you tickle him or throw him up in the air.
• Loves taking showers
• Would rather be outside or climbing on Zeke than playing with toys.
• Have 2 bottom teeth and now 2 top teeth.
• Loves to be in the shopping cart.
• Dances to the music...he made his Sunday School teachers laugh last week when they turned the Children's Praise and worship music on.
  
• Great eater! Loves his bananas and tahini!

LO-LIGHTS:

• Spits when he eats so I have to discipline him :(
• Found the monitor on his crib which is way more fun then napping.
• Has already bitten his tongue and his lip. Imagine the horror when I saw blood all over his crib!

He is such a joy and I love this age :)

7 months....no way!!!

I just don't understand where 7 months goes? It is unbelievable that he is that old! As you can see in the pictures he is growing so fast. He is able to get up on his hands and knees and rock back and forth. I have a feeling he is going to be crawling VERY soon! He is also very 'busy'. We wants to touch and see everything. In Pic #1, he is helping me with coupons (which is my newest hobby!)

Update on our move...well we are still moving. III and I are working VERY hard to get our house ready for the market. We have made a ton of progress this week even though IV has been a little under the weather. We hope to have a FOR SALE sign up next week!!!!

Sit'n and Play'n

At 6 months, IV hit the milestone of sitting up on his own. At this point, we both became very busy! He wants to look and touch everything in site and I was able to walk away for moments at a time and accomplish something. We have both really enjoyed this stage of life. The look in his eyes when he sees something new is just so refreshing.
A couple of updates: His eyes are still a dark navy/gray color. His hair is still blonde with some redish tint to it and it has gotten thick. He started solids on Christmas day and has liked everything I have made for him except Avocados....we may try again soon.

Oh Texas our Texas

As you might have heard already, we are moving. Where, you ask. Well, I wonder that too right now. All we know is that it will be somewhere in NC or VA. III's job is changing and we are transferring to the East. We are all excited about this move...it is something we knew would be coming at some point in our lives.

For those of you who dont know, III is from NC and VA. He moved to Dallas and never thought he would spend 10 yrs in Tx. But thankfully he did b/c he found me and we had IV.

Texas is all I have ever known. I am excited about the adventure of moving to a foreign land. I probably won't realize how proud of a Texan I am until I move somewhere else. IV will know Texas. This is where his Nana and Papaw live. Where his Mommy was born, grew up, went to college and met his daddy. This is where he was born. He will know Texas.

So, as we pray about where our next address will be, we stop and sing Oh Texas Our Texas!

Texas, Our Texas! all hail the mighty State!
Texas, Our Texas! so wonderful so great!
Boldest and grandest, withstanding ev'ry test
O Empire wide and glorious, you stand supremely blest.

FIRST Christmas

Family picture on Christmas morning.

IV enjoying all his gifts...he looks like a little elf in Santa workshop!

This year we spent Christmas in Houston! It was such a nice and relaxing Christmas. We got to Houston on Christmas Eve and went to the 3:00 Communion Service at Mom and Dad's church, Grace Presbyterian. We enjoyed a nice dinner at the Lasagna House and then enjoyed some time with old friends back at Mom and Dad's house.

Christmas day seemed to go in slow motion this year. It seemed like we opened presents for 8 hours. IV really enjoyed the ribbons and pulling on the paper. We had a nice lunch with Bebe, Patsy and David joining us.