Fun at Berry!

We took a trip to Berry College for the afternoon on Saturday! So much fun to walk and drive around - and tell so many stories to Arantxa:)  Good times!!

 

 

 

Storing up Treasures

It doesn't seem possible that I could love my baby girl more today than I did the day she was born!! My heart could burst from so much joy! Maybe some of it is first time mommy excitement over what she is learning - I am so amazed at how smart she is. She understands exactly what I am telling her - and can do what I ask. She knows to pull the paci out of her mouth and throw it back in the crib after nap time, when I ask her to (otherwise she would be happy to keep it). She can turn the light off when I ask her to. She can communicate "milk", "all done", and "more" with sign language. She can wave and blow kisses when you tell her bye-bye. She gives great big, mouth wide open, kisses when you ask for one:)  She is learning what the lion says and often turns to that page first in her book so I will do the sound! She is taking one sturdy step before she falls on the second step. And she giggles when she does it because she knows I am so proud of her. She likes for me to chase her, but slows down just so I can catch her....oh the giggles this game brings! She gives me hugs and kisses when I pick her up from the sitters, and tries desperately to tell me every detail about her day. Her smile makes even waking up at 3:30am worth it!  She is just way too cute and so much fun! I know being a mom will not always be this easy and there will be days where I will struggle just to get to bed time - but for now, I am storing up these treasures in my heart! It seems like God put little hidden blessings inside of Mia and I get to discover them each day.  And I think God forgot to create words strong enough to describe how much I love my baby and how unbelievably grateful/humbled I am to be her mom! But it blows my mind to know that God loves me even more than that - really?! So then, how can I forget to give Him hugs and kisses and tell Him about my day? How can I not trust Him to take steps towards His leading hand?  No wonder it is called child-like faith! Blessings abound with my sweet little Mia - and one of them is getting to see my Father's love from a whole new direction!!

Picture overload

Forewarning...this post will be overloaded with pictures. So much has been happening! We visited Stone Mountain to see Uncle Bryan for the afternoon; we visited several of Mia's friends; and we just have fun at home. I am lucky to have such goods friends that have babies the same age as Mia - I love watching them interact with each other and I, of course, love hanging out with their moms.

Before I get to the pictures, here are a few happenings of the last several weeks. Mia stands on her own for more than 30 seconds at a time, and has even attempted to take a step a couple times. She has learned sign langauge for "milk" and "more", and uses them properly!!  Mia has a few favorite books - one of them is with Disney Babies. She digs it out from under her toys and picks that one first every time. We still have not been able to get her to eat real food, she makes a face before it even gets to her mouth. We did introduce yogurt this week - and no throwing up. So I am slowly putting dairy back into my diet as well.

Ok, onto the cuteness....

 

 

 

 

Thank Goodness for That

I love to take pictures of my Mia. We take them for special occasions and we take them for no reason on an ordinary day.  I like to look at the hundreds of them - often! But here are a few to capture the moments:

Mia's first time in the sand (in Florida, at Opa and Oma's)

"Mommy, is there a problem with me being in the box?"

In recent happenings, I have gone part-time at work - working 2 days a week and spending the rest of my days with my little monster:) Could not be more blessed!!  She is so stinkin amazing and I LOVE to watch her learn and discover new things. She is learning to stand on her own and move along the furniture. She gets more and more brave with each hour and will probably be walking soon. Mia has finally decided some things are ok to eat besides baby food. She ate her first pieces of banana this weekend (we tried many times before only for her to spit them out while making a funny face). With me being home with her, she seems to be thriving on our new schedule.  She really enjoys reading books - she crawls in our lap to read or is content to read them herself! Either way, it makes her happy!  Mia will also give great big kisses when you ask - and especially when I ask her to kiss the animals:)

My heart overflows with joy, and I have said it before...I cannot fully describe how much love seems to explode out! She is our little miracle and not a day goes by that I do not thank my God for her - and for how He made her!! And along with that joy and excitement comes a hint of fear.....ok, made it is more like terrified. Will she love the Lord? Will I do a good job of teaching her the countless things there is to learn in life? From counting her toes, to making wise decisions, to controlling her anger - and the list goes on forever it seems. So much is resting on my shoulders in how I impact her life and who she becomes. And yet at the same time I have no control over who she becomes. Chris and I can only pray and seek His wisdom - and rest on HIS shoulders. Thank goodness for that:)