EE- 4 Months

Our dear daughter turned 4 months old yesterday. Her well child check up revealed that she now weighs 18 pounds, 6 ounces and she is 26 inches long. This month she "found" her hands, and they are irresistible! She makes a big drooly mess on her clothes- something neither of our boys did. She is trying ever so hard to sit up. She can pull herself about half way up. I predict within the next month she will be upright. We have also heard her laugh out loud a few times. It is very cute! EE has started making a humming whine when she goes to sleep. She doesn't do it all the time, but a lot of the time she gets her "motor" running when she is drifting off to sleep. EE isn't rolling over yet, but she has managed to turn around on the floor a bit over the past few days, which is a move in the right direction. If she's like CJ, she will sit up before she rolls over...but who knows? Every child is unique in their own way. We look forward to seeing EE develop over the next month. Children are such a blessing.

Wordless Wednesday

Sunday Scroll

"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus..."
Philippians 2: 3-5

Interesting Phenomenon

I noticed something interesting about the birth of my niece. (Don't worry- it's nothing profound.) Our oldest son reacted with much excitement. He thinks she is so "sweet," and he regularly asks, "When we will get to see her again?" When we are with the baby, he is consumed with looking at her, rubbing her arm or head, or holding her. This was the same reaction he had when we brought his siblings home from the hospital. However, our youngest son hasn't been as thrilled. When we took him to meet his cousin at the hospital, his reaction was similar to when we brought his sister into the world a few months ago. I said, "CJ, come look at Aubrie." Of course, his reaction was a firm, "NO!" I was certain to make sure he understood that that was his Aunt Jamie's baby (and not mine), but nonetheless, he still didn't care to be involved in any way. Thankfully, I am sure he will come around and love his little cousin like he now loves his little sister. CJ sure adds some color to our days :)

Welcome, Aubrie

Yesterday I was able to attend the birth of my niece, Aubrie Alise. She took her time arriving, but it was worth the wait. She is a sweet lil' bundle of joy. She weighed in at 5 pounds, 8 ounces and she was 19 3/4 inches long.

Wordless Wednesday

Just Because...

Around here it is a daily occurrence for one of the boys to bring me something- a rock, a flower, a leaf, or some sort of "something" they picked up off the ground or in the yard. BA usually says, "Here Mom, it's for you. I got it just for you," or sometimes he says something like, "Mom, I brought you this leaf because I love you." Sometimes he doesn't even know what he has picked up to give me. Once he came to me and said, "Mom, I don't know what this is, but I got it for you." It's very sweet. CJ just caught on to this, and he has started following the lead of his "big brother." Anyway, the above picture is of a bouquet of wild flowers they picked for me in the front yard. It was so sweet and beautiful I had to share it with everyone. (And I know you are dying to know where they get their sweetness from...it's their Daddy! When we started dating, he would stop on the side of the road and pick me flowers. Even to this day, when he is out he does it, and I must say that it still makes my heart melt! Thank-you God for giving me a thoughtful husband!)