The Countdown Begins

Gill is almost home!!!! In order to celebrate and give Gill something to look forward to see everyday, I'm going to post a couple of pictures each day with our countdown. So here are today's pictures. Abigail has really started liking playing in her crib. I was finishing up cleaning her room and she decided she wasn't happy playing on the floor, but loved being in her crib. Whatever, as long as she's content and learning how to play by herself. Mission accomplished!

Christmas Dress

I decided to take a few pictures of Abigail in front of what should be a Christmas tree, but is actually a lighted Poinsettia. :) Oh well, sometimes you have to improvise! She looks SO cute in her smocked dress. I can't wait to see her in all of the ones for next summer... that I got on SUPER sale!

I couldn't wait to see how she would be with the presents, and as you can see she thought they tasted great! :)

6 Month Pictures

My awesome friend Jess has once again outdone herself! She took Abigail's 6 month pictures last week. She's posted some of her favorites on her blog, check them out!

http://flynnscapturephotography.blogspot.com/2008/12/abigail-6-months.html

In Preparation for the Big Game

This weekend is the big Army/Navy game. Gill's mom (Grann) made sure Abigail was ready for the game by making her this awesome outfit. We took a few pictures of Abigail modeling her outfit next to Daddy's sweatshirt. Their outfits look almost the same.... minus the polka dotted ribbon and bows! :)
Enjoy!

Abundant Blessings

There are so many things to be thankful for this year! As I sit to reflect on our abundant blessings, here are some things I thank the Lord for...
1. The privilege to be called His child. The blessing of knowing Him and being called by His name. Praise God!
2. An AMAZING husband who loves me and seeks to know and honor the Lord with his life. He's also a man with a servants heart and an INCREDIBLE daddy. He is the answer to many years of prayer! :)
3. A BEAUTIFUL little girl who brings much joy to my life.
4. Family and friends who encourage, love and challenge me.
5. The freedom that comes from living in a country where I can live out my faith without persecution.
6. An AMAZING church family who has loved and served us so much this year. What an amazing place to worship in spirit and truth!

Enjoy more pictures of our little blessing; she's growing up SO fast!

Happy Sitter

Everything goes straight to her mouth!

I LOVE this picture!

Happy Girl!

Well, it's official.. Abigail can sit on her own! :) She's been working on sitting all week and is really getting good! One more "first" to add to the list!

Provision

My #1 Partner in Crime- Jess (also known as my fashion forward friend who helps me avoid the pit falls of fashion as a mom: #1 enemy- MOM JEANS! :)

Sweet, sweet friends!

The title to this post is "provision." As I was looking at the pictures I planned to post with this entry and the many titles it could be given, I decided "provision" was most appropriate.
Yesterday was my 29th birthday! YAHOO! Next year I embark on my 30's- complete with what I hope to be a great 80's party to celebrate; if anyone has a mullet wig they're willing to let Gill borrow please let us know! :)
My sweet friend Jess planned a wonderful dinner with my friends Emily and Dianna. We went to Carrabba's and had a wonderful time. These ladies have been the source of much of the Lord's provision in the last year. Countless conversations have been shared with much advice, tears, laughter and prayers. These women are INCREDIBLE mothers, wives and women of God and I love them dearly!
As I sat to reflect on the last year and all that it has brought in the form of trials and blessings, I began to think about how each of these women; and countless others, have rallied around our family to be the Lord's hands and feet. WOW, what amazing provision! He is good!
Thanks ladies, I love ya'll!!!!

Chubby Cheeks!

I LOVE MY EXERSAUCER!

Visit with Aunt Summer and Wade!

Dress from Aunt Summer complete with tights. Thankfully the tights were not as hard to get on as I imagined!

Best friends. (I think Kiera is trying to get Abigail's sock off, only to put it in her mouth I'm sure!) Both girls just got their first tooth and LOVE to put anything and everything in their mouths to chew on!

Abigail's favoite place to sit. We use this seat everywhere.. it's been a lifesaver!

Abigail has been busy getting over one cold, just in time to get another! Apparently she is "prone to ear infections" according to her pediatrician. Even tough she's not feeling well she is still such a happy baby. I love her to pieces!!!

Here are some recent pictures of Abigail with friends and family.
Abigail and her best buddy Kiera have really been noticing each other during their time together. Recently I had the girls sitting in front of each other playing and as I walked around the corner I watched Abigail spit out her pacifier only to find that Kiera quickly picked it up and put it in her mouth! :) I laughed walked over and Abigail looked at me as if to say, "Mom, she's supposed to be my friend, but she took my Passy!" :) All I could do was chuckle!

Aunt Summer and Wade came to visit this last weekend and we had blast. Much to Summer's frustration Abigail has really taken to Wade :) (Sorry Summer!)

Hope each of you are doing well and are daily recognizing the Lord's provision and goodness as we are! Love you all!

Fun With Abigail

She looks a little mischievous in this one.

Yeah, smiling at the same time, it's a miracle!

Best friends!

Enjoying making black bottom cupcakes, you should have seen the look on her face when she saw the chocolate mixture. She's just like her Mama! :)

The last few weeks have been filled with tons of fun AND Abigail's first cold and ear infection. She's finally coming out of the ear infection and cold and back to her old self. I've learned all about vaporizers, baby vapo rub, antibiotics and vapor baths! That was a fun Wal-Mart run! :)

We've had a few firsts in the past couple of weeks. Abigail has learned how to roll from her back to her tummy and is starting to sit up- only for a few seconds before tumbling over. :) Her rolling over put her half way under the sofa last weekend, which she thought was a lot of fun. She also enjoyed our first mother/daughter baking session. We made black bottom cupcakes for small group, yum! :)

Our first time dressing up for Halloween was a ton of fun; at least for me, she wasn't too thrilled with the head piece. Abigail was a beautiful flower and her friend Kiera was a pea pod... so much fun!!!!! The girls modeled their costumes for the folks at small group and were quite the hit.

Fun Times

I've been getting a hard time from all of our blog viewers for not updating more often! :) So here are some new pics.
The last month has been a busy one. With the weather cooling off Abigail has been getting into to her fall/winter clothes and hats, and I've had fun catching her new wardrobe on film. She has also started taking her bottle with more cereal to help with her reflux. The bottles are so thick that we sometimes have to get the last remaining bites with a spoon... which makes for a big mess! :)
Enjoy!

4 Months

One sleepy girl in the front carrier!

Grant with the two cutest baby girls in Columbus!

I love my Bumbo seat!!!!

Always checking things out.

New overalls, now all we need is a John Deere hat to complete the look!


Wow, what a month!! We've been super busy and Abigail has made a lot of progress in the last month. She is now on a definite schedule and has slept through the night two nights in a row from 9pm-7:30a!!!! She has also rolled over and started laughing.

Abigail attended her first party; the first birthday party of our friend Wheeler. Jess, Grant and Kiera went with us and we had a lot of fun. We've also had visits from both grandparents which all enjoyed. Both grandmother's had fun buying Abigail some fall clothes. Grann (Gill's mom) bought Abigail her first pair of overalls. We just had to let her try them on (over her footed pj's) to see how they looked! :)

Abigail is also enjoying the Bumbo seat we borrowed from a friend. I think she likes the independence. :)

We have her 4 month appointment this Friday complete with the second round of shots. :( We're also waiting for a referral to get a second opinion from a specialist in Atlanta. Abigail has been diagnosed with allergic colitis and her pediatric gastro. doctor wanted to hospitalize her because she wasn't making the progress we had hoped for with the special formula. Her pediatrician and I have spoken and we're looking to get a second opinion hopefully sometime soon.

Love to each of you!

Smiles

Abigail has been smiling so much lately and since her cheeks are growing more than the rest of her body it makes the smiles even bigger! :) Here are a few smiles I caught with the camera today, I hope they brighten your day as much as they do mine!

Sweet Friends!

This is my awesome friend Jess and her daughter Kiera! Kiera is exactly one month older than Abigail and the girls are just now getting to the point where they notice each other; it's SO much fun. Last night we had our community group/bible study here at our apartment and Kiera showed up in a onesie that Abigail also owns. We decided that Abigail MUST change clothes for this photo op! :) ( Not only are both of our girls daddy's girls, but they also look just like their daddies!) Jess and I can't wait until they can laugh, smile and play together. You can be sure I'll post more pictures of those moments when they happen. Enjoy!