Thankfulness

As I sit here typing away on my computer, I'm reminded how many blessings I have in my life.  Today is Febrary 18th, and it's beautiful outside. I'd describe it as 75 degrees, windy and wonderful. My baby boy is sleeping soundly during his afternoon nap and my hubby is resting peacefully as well. 

Our family has truly been blessed with a great church family.  We've been attending CLV for about a year now, and have been introduced to so many people.  I'm involved in a MOPS program that has seriously had a huge influence on my life and Micah's! We're meeting lots of people and just enjoying new things that God is showing us.  Whether that is new friendships or new ventures. 

I just want to take the time to say thank you Jesus for being so present in our lives and for granting us the desires of our hearts.  We pray that our thougths and actions align with your will.  Your timing is perfect and we sit and wait for you. 

Micah is going to be 1 in a few days. I'm beyond grateful for my sweet little man.  He is healthy and strong in all his members!

Micah's Birthday Month is here!!!

Micah's birthday is just around the corner! I'm so excited and somewhat sad that it's finally so near by.  My baby boy is almost 1!  I'm excited to see all the things that a first birthday brings...cake...balloons...presents! Fun! We're definitely looking forward to some warmer weather.  We're hoping to enjoy lots of hikes, walks, zoo trips and hopefully some outdoor swimming this spring! 

January

God is so good. I'm more and more amazed each day as I see God's plans unfolding in our lives. We've enjoyed spending time with new friends and experiencing new things. Micah is almost 1 now, which is nuts to me.  He is rolling all over the house it seems.  We look forward to some actual crawling soon though. 


We had a great first Christmas with Micah.  He enjoyed getting some new toys, but I think the paper was the funnest for him so far.  We enjoyed having Matt's parents and brother over and our home Christmas day.  We ate, chatted and shared gifts together. 

My little charmer!

This is the shirt that I made Micah for his first Christmas. 

It was actually pretty easy for me to make.  I was trying to buy one for him, but there aren't many size 18 month "my first Christmas" outfits out there.  So I got crafty and headed to Joann Fabric store and got some iron on paper and cut out a tree and 1. Then I got some embroidery thread and added some detail to the tree.  I also sewed on some buttons for some "flare."

This is Micah's first present of the day.  Matt's parents hadn't arrived yet, but we wanted to give him something fun!  It was a neat set of kids keys that are actually metal!!  I think he really liked it, but the wrapping paper was fun too!

I'm really excited for the New Year and watching Micah grow more and more.  He's getting so big though, I sometimes miss those itty bitty baby days. 

Fall=Fun!

So our little man has finally figure out how to sit! We are so excited to see this new milestone that happened about a week ago. It is a complete answer to prayer!!

He can balance in this position for about 15-20 seconds or so before he topples over.  Hence the pillow behind him to catch his head before an injury occurs. We've definitely been keeping busy.  Poor Micah just endured his first cold, which then infected the whole family.  The house is all cured now, besides a little stuffy nose lingering with Micah.

YUM!

This was a yummy experience this morning.  While trying to figure out some more nutritious fruit options we choose raspberries this morning!  A little sour at first but it turned out he liked it! He ate about a quarter cup as well as a half of a banana and a teaspoon of rice cereal.  He definitely loves his foods.  I decided to go with raspberries because I read that they contain a lot of antioxidants.  So there you have it.

  Raspberries + Micah = 1 Happy Baby

October

Hello October! Finally it seems like were moving into cooler weather months.  Although, AZ is still extremely hot. We're ready to go play outside and go for cool walks around our neighborhood. 

Micah is now 7 months and we're anxious to see new milestones like sitting up and crawling.  I know all babies develop at different rates. But I'm anxious to hear when yours starting sitting and crawling. 

Family and life are good! 

7 months

Our little Micah is not so little anymore.  He will be 7 months this week.  Time has truly flown by!We cannot believe that our baby born at a mere 5lbs is now 22lbs!  We are enjoying time with Micah everyday.  He has had a very busy life so far.  Lots of trips and travels.  We have been to Chicago to see family and friends 4 times already and are preparing for our 5th trip for a friends baby shower! I hope that all these flights are going to make you in quite the little traveler.  Its always nerve racking before a flight and when you start to hear a fuss.  People are not very friendly when a baby is crying.  Luckily I've discovered something called Chamomile Calm.  It's completely natural and just relaxes the nervous system and makes for a calm and sleepy Micah.

I look forward to the upcoming months as Micah starts to learn to crawl and becomes more mobile.  I can already see two teeth.  (the bottom ones) One is about 1/4 way up.  I'm so excited to see them all the way up!  We are really looking forward to cooler weather so we can go walking without the sun beating on our heads.  Arizona summers seem to last forever. :)

Solid Foods!

Its been an exciting week for us here at home.  We were able to start trying some rice cereal this past friday.  Micah did enjoy in and ate the whole bowl the first time.  Then for some odd reason he started rejecting it after only 5 bites or so.  So we switched to oatmeal and he likes it a whole lot better.  Although I think its still going to be a slow process for him to get used to it.  We also tried green beans last night which I made from scratch.  Poor baby, doesn't like his vegetables!  I'm gonna try 1 more day with them and then do yams/sweet potatoes tomorrow night and see if he likes the sweetness of those better. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

We also moved the little guy to his own room.  He has adjusted beautifully!  I'm just waiting for him to sleep a little longer.  Can't believe he'll be 5 months this Friday!  My boy is growing up so fast.  Were excited to visit some friends finally up in PHX this weekend.  Loving being a mommy. :)