Crawling

Israel started crawling on Wednesday, January 13! It was so awesome and I was so proud....haha. He has been so close since around Christmas. It just took him a bit to get the hand movements down. He started crawling at exactly 7 months 1 week old. The next day he didn't crawl much but on Friday he was following me around the kitchen and has been perfecting his skills since.

Jeremiah was a little disappointed that he was gone when he took his first crawls but I was actually able to get it on video. Jer was gone 2.5 hours away for work all last week so at least I was able to send him the video clip:)

I have been much more busy as this guy wants to get into everything. So far he has pulled off some stripping in the kitchen, opened cabinets, pulled cords, crawled under tables, made a mess in the dog bowl (yuck), bonked his head, and tried to eat a piece of loose carpet. He is VERY curious and will cry and kick his legs when I remove him from an unwanted situation.

It truly is amazing how much babies accomplish in their first couple of years of life.....God is so smart:)

Well, gonna watch the COLTS with my hubby.....GO HORSE!!

A better version of me............

Last evening I was thinking about my life and how I want to be better. Lately, I have felt like a failure in so many areas. One area in particular is the organization area that I posted on a few months ago. I want to be a better housewife, a better mom, a better friend, a better Christian. I want to be more creative, I want to discover the gifts God has given me and to USE them! I want to have order in my home. I tend to get inspired by other people and how they do things in their homes or in their lives then I try and implement them into our lives. Then most of the things that I get excited about, I don't stick with......then I feel like a failure. I was thinking about all of this and it was like the Lord was showing me that I am not looking to Him to discover how He wants me to be a better wife, a better mom, a better friend, and a better Christian. I have been attempting to imitate others instead of imitating Christ. I have been doing these things in my own strength instead of by the power of the Holy Spirit. I believe the Lord gave me this poem as a reflection of what He was showing me.

I want to be better
A better version of me,
With every attempt comes failure
Trying to be
Not wanting to be
Unable to change
All my efforts are wasted
Until I remember.......................
To be a better version of me,
Is through Christ who strengthens me!

7 months

Israel turned 7 months on Wednesday! He is such a good baby. He has always slept great at night but for a while I had a little trouble with his naps.....but now he is to the point that when I lay him down on his belly for naps he snuggles into the bed, gives me a tiny grin, and doesn't make a peep as I walk out the door telling him "night, night". It truly is precious.

Well, this past month Israel has made a huge progression in his efforts to crawl. Starting a week after his six month birthday, he started getting up on all fours and rocking slightly and would push himself along the floor on his belly using his feet. Then he started getting up in a push-up position and walking his feet toward his hands then coming down unto his knees so he is on all fours. Then he started getting on all fours then falling forward on his belly....doing this continually until he gets to his desired location.....a sort of caterpillar crawl. Now he is starting to pick up his hands every once in a while so I think he will be crawling in another week or so.....then again it could be any day now!

He seems to be trying to communicate with us more and more. And will have pretend coversations with us if we give him time to respond when we talk to him. He does this funny thing with his daddy that if he isn't looking at him then Israel will look at him and go "Eh" until he looks at him. It sounds like he is saying "Hey". It is funny because I think I say that a lot to him to try and get his attention.....haha!

As of now he has eaten bananas, peas, sweet potatoes, prunes, oatmeal, avocados, mixed fruit yogurt, and turkey. His fav's are bananas, peas, sweet pot, and prunes.....he gets excited and kicks his legs with his mouth wide open!! He is not too fond of the turkey but he will eat it. And he really only likes the oatmeal when I mix in a fruit or veggie.

He can stand for a little bit while leaning against the couch or the toy box.....I, of course have to get him up on his feet but he seems to like standing over his toybox where he can grab toys and throw them on the floor. Lately, he has made small efforts to pull himself up using the table.....but no success as of yet. This guy wants to get into everything....he is very curious and loves to explore!!!

My dad got him a toy for Christmas that he loves. It has blocks and plays music and bins he can open and close. He loves taking the blocks in and out of the bins and making it play music. Oh, and he starts dancing whenever he hears music.....so cute!!!

Sorry, this wasn't very organized.....Just trying to remember all that has transpired over this last month with my lil guy.....he is doing new things everyday so it is hard to get it all down!! He is such a joy!