A good day

Today is a good day....not that I have particularly bad ones. But you know those days where all is going well and you feel like a good mommy and wife....well this is the kind of day I am having. I LOVE these days!

Lord, help me to be pleasing in Your eyes....I can't do it without You.....You are the source of my strength..................and help all the other mommies and wives out there to rely on You to lead them through their days so that others can see You in us. In Jesus' name, AMEN!

8 months

Well, a little late with his 8 month post! Israel is doing great...he is continuing to develop his personality each day. Oh, where to start?? He is pulling himself to stand up and will cruise down furniture just a bit if he sees something he wants. He can get down from standing position easily now and is very tough as he doesn't cry if he does have a rough landing. Lately when I put him down for bed and naps he gets so happy...he will sit up and I will wrap his blankets around his shoulders and will say over and over "night, night, I love you" and he will smile and giggle and lower his head to the bed and say "ni"....it is so stinkin' cute. He has always been good about sleeping but I can't believe he actually gets happy about sleeping...ha....I think it has to do with the routine or something. He can throw a ball and wave bye-bye now. He likes to throw both hands up in the air over his head. He likes to do the thing where you take your hands over your lips to make the sound and he likes to do it to others as well. He has shown no signs of stranger anxiety as of yet. He LOVES attention from his daddy and initiates play with him. He likes when I hold him and daddy plays with him. He is very social with his daddy...probably because his daddy is very social:) I LOVE this age.....it seems he does something new everyday! He is a very easy baby and we are so blessed to have him in our lives.

As a family, we are great! Work is still slow for Jer but busy season is about to start so we are just trying to soak up all the time we have together. I love having him home during the days right now. He studies the Bible almost all day and we have good discussions about the Lord, our desires, and ways we need to grow. Some mornings he goes to church to teach the kids at school their Bible class. We are still teaching the youth at church and are hoping to get to know them a bit better this year. We would like to go places with them, have them over, hang out! They are a good group of kids and we really enjoy being a part of their lives.

Israel's cousin Jude turned 1 last week and he had a birthday party at Pizza Hut. It was a lot of fun to watch him dig into his own personal cake and to reflect on how much he has grown over the past year and how fast time has went. In no time, we will be getting ready for Israel's first birthday.....I think I might cry. I see more and more everyday how he is gradually going from baby to lil boy!

Have I mentioned that I am ready for spring?? Well, I am. I don't remember EVER having a longer winter....I think they added some extra days to the calendar. I think it has to do with the fact that I don't feel like I had much of a summer with Israel being born at the beginning of the summer and me being indoors most of the time. SOOOO.....hopefully those warm spring days will come early this year!!

I guess that is all for now!! ENJOY the snow while it lasts:)