Four months cont.

Today was a great day. I got my boy back:) And got some shopping done. Lily had her four month apt. today and she looks great. Big screams and tears when she got her shots, she really is the most pitiful baby about those things. But other than that she did fine. Here are her stats...

Length 23 1/2 inches 25%

Weight 14lbs 12.2 oz 75%

Head 16 50%

So she is my chubby short girl for now. I love her that way!!!! I know all the pictures are quite obnoxious but with so many precious expressions who can pick just one? She looks like such a big girl here in her jumper.

And the many faces....

She is really good about rolling on her side and is working really hard to get to her beloved tummy.

Here is one of the Henry. I just love the look on his face. He's like "Yeah, so I'm eating a pretzel, and your taking a picture why?"

These are her worried eye brows, plus it's a cute picture of her chubby cheeks.

Here daddy loves her to bits!

And the next pictures are of Lily and Henry hanging out, which they do so much every day. She LOVES him. I mean she watches everything thing he does. Soon she will be following him around being that annoying little sister. :)



They are both watching Sesame Street.
You will find Henry piling his toys in her laps about every day. I have to watch and make sure he doesn't go overboard.




And he attempts to read to her...

I have no idea what he is saying or doing to her. But I think it's funny. Her face is funny too!

I miss my boy........

Henry is spending the night at his lovies' today. (Kyles mom) Lily has a Dr. apt tomorrow morning at 8:30am so it was just easier for him to be there instead of getting him going at the crack of dawn. But boy I miss him. It's so funny. He hasn't been away overnight too much. Maybe a handful of times, maybe not even that. When we had Lily that was the longest but of course we were having a baby and I did miss him I was just a little preoccupied :) But when he isn't home I miss him so much. He is my little man. :) He makes me laugh, run around all the time, and he loves me so perfect!! :( I already miss his hugs and kisses which he gives all day long. We will both miss him terrible tonight!!!

Lily four months...

.....well almost:) Next week but I wanted to go ahead and post these cute pictures. What a cute little four month old!! I can't wait to go get her numbers at the Dr. because I'm sure she had grown length wise. She is a lot longer I think. Anyway she is precious like I said before. She loves her daddy and loves to smile and laugh when she is happy. And pucker that lower lip and cry when she isn't so happy. She has THE BEST pucker, way better than Henry's. She is such a girl!!

You know this past weekend was just awful. I don't want to gloss over those terrible days, cause hey, we have them all. I just never have the drive to blog when I feel like that. But for reality's sake I will say they were awful. I've been a little sick since last Sunday night. I won't go into gross details but it hasn't been fun. When I wake up from not sleeping I have no energy and then by the end of the day I am in negative energy:( So I just feel like such a slacker mom because I don't even have the drive to interact with the kids like I should and I love to do that!! Well on top of all that.... well this is probably wayyyyyy too much info so stop reading if a little personal information is not needed.
BUT....
ever since about the time I started feeling sick I have also been soooo moody. I mean really hormonal. So much even that I went out and bought a pregnancy test just sure that it was going to say positive, don't worry, no positive:) ( and then I found myself actually disappointed, but that's a different post entirely)
But anyway I went on to take my disappointment out on the pack in play that I was trying to set up for some friends that were coming over. (Love you Blair) And when I got really mad I took it out on my poor husband who was trying to help me. Poor Kyle. So I've just been nutty. So last night, while I was "sleeping" I got a visit from a friend that I haven't seen in at least two years!! So THAT'S WHY!! I have been feeling crazy, not hungry for anything but soda and chocolate, and just really feeling down in the dumps. I have forgotten how much all that sucks!!! So I'm not glad about that but I am glad there is a reason. Because I was going to go to a psychiatrist if I didn't figure something out:) And on top of all that, those days that I just felt awful, physically and mentally, Kyle was held up at work and didn't get home until after seven both nights. So of course I said I wasn't mad at him (and I really wasn't) but then preceded to pick little fights all night. Oh, what a disaster of a week. There it is, the reality that there are days that just don't work out.
But this is a new weekend and I'm praying the next days will be great. I'm convinced when you are low and vulnerable like that, the devil knows it and uses those times to really whisper things to you. So I'm going to fight back and change things. :)
Love you all sooo much!! And don't worry, I'm not feeling mean anymore. lol

Sweet girl, growing up sooo fast!!

Loven his books!

Henry just loves his books. When he was really little he was not interested AT ALL in you reading a book to him. I was worried he wouldn't like books and reading, and I love it. But now he LOVES his books. He really loves his Sesame Street book and his first Bible. He will climb up on the couch, or chair and just sit and study the books. He also loves to look at our picture albums. He will go through and study the pictures so hard and then point out "daddy" and "pop" that's it. He won't say mama or anything elts. But he makes sure he points out those two. :)

I love my princess

I just adore my little girl:) I know when she was really little I said she was a difficult baby, and she was. But it has been amazing how much she has changed as she has grown. she is such a sweet sweet baby now. Lily loves to laugh and smile. Really the only time she isn't is if she is tired. And then a nap fixes that. She has brought such joy to my life. I didn't think I could even have more joy than I already did, but God is constantly teaching me things. She is just a joy and I am so blessed with such a precious baby girl!

I think Lily was read for a nap and tired of our photo shoot :)Sunday in her church outfit, sooo cute!

Look at those eyelashes!!
And such a sweet profile


Henry always gets smiles from his sister

On Saturday night friends of ours, Blair and David, came over for dinner and games. We had so much fun:) They have a little girl, Sadie Beth. She is adorable. Here is Henry and her playing. Aren't they cute!?

Amen

Wow, I have to talk about how great and a blessing church was today. It is always, and I am so blessed to have found a church home that really speaks the truth of the Word and glorifies God. But this sermon series has been especially moving. It has been on idolatry and how there are tons of idols in our lives that are competing with God to be the Lord of our lives.
Last week Kyle talked about how God is a jealous God and we are made for Him. For fellowship and worship. We were made to love God and that's what he wants. I thought this very touching because the idea that we were made to fellowship with God is very powerful. Really that is the answer to the question SOOOOO many people have. We are trying to hard to find the "meaning of life" and here it is. Almost too simple.
Anyway, today he went on to talk about how it is so easy to put God on a "love seat" in your heart instead of the throne. To want to care for him in your life as well as other things, and that just isn't possible. He will not hesitate to put himself in direct competition with things you love in your life to make sure He still is number one in your life. And with me I really take that to heart. It would be soooo easy for me to put my family and children in that throne instead of the One who entrusted them to me. I really have to watch it so that I don't love the gift more than the giver.
And then, for the last two services we have been worshiping God at the end of the service as well as at the beginning and I just LOVE it. It has been so powerful to not see people running out early and everyone lifting their voices to the most powerful Lord who deserves nothing less. It has been such a blessing.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Sunday today and remembers in the midst of enjoying gifts that God has given us, to look past them and remember who gives them to us and recognize Him for who He is.
I just love the lyrics to this song, they really speak to me!

All My Praise
by: Selah

I will follow You through green pastures
And sing hallelujah to Your Name
I will follow You through dark disaster
And sing hallelujah through the pain
And even in the shadow of deathI will praise You
And even in the valley I will say
Holy, My GodYou are worthy of all my praise
Holy, My GodYou are worthy of all my praise

You are seated on your throne in heaven
And You see all of us down here
And You have promised You will not abandonSo I shall not fear
And even in the shadow of death I will praise You
And even in the valley I will say
Holy, My GodYou are worthy of all my praise
Holy, My GodYou are worthy of all my praiseY

You made every starAnd You taught it how to shine
You knew my name before there was time
And all this was just part of Your glorious design
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Holy, My GodYou are worthy of all my praise
Holy, My GodYou are worthy of all my praise
Holy, My GodYou are worthy of all my praise
Holy, My GodYou are worthy of all my praise

Bye bye baby hair... :*(

Today I did what I didn't think that I would be able to do. We got Henry's hair cut. I know it had to be done. It was getting sooooo long since we have never cut it and he is almost 19 months. But oh how I loved that baby hair. :( He had been called a girl twice and I knew it was just getting out of control. But....... first of all I know Henry looks NOTHING like a girl, but none the less we had to let go of the baby mullet, it was time. I cried. LOL I know it's so silly but I did. It's like watching your little baby grow up in then minutes. And yes I kept the hair thank you.
Look how sweet he was. He was sooo good. My mom cut it and he was great for her. If it had been a stranger it might not have gone so well. But this was perfect!!(Pay no attention to my brother in the beater in the back ground:) Love you Matt) You can see the variety of goodies we had to keep him occupied. We had Chicken nugget, pudding, and pretzels. Just a few of his favorites.

And look how long it was! And below is how Henry felt about the whole ordeal.

"Look I'm getting my hair cut, sweet"

"This is awesome I'm going to look like a big boy!!"

"Hey wait a minute I really like to twirl my hair..........."

"I don't think I thought this through... "

"Oh no! It's gone and I'm having buyers remorse!!"

He is just the cutest. Here is the final result. He looks so handsome, and grown up(sniff sniff) Mom did a great job!!

And as you can see he was happy with the final result :)

Playing and Cuddling

It is amazing to me how fast babies develop and change. Just a week ago Lily could only stay in her jumper for about five or so minutes before getting really frustrated. All she could do was sit there all hunched over and look around. Not so much fun. But today, only a week later, look at her. She is standing and hopping. She is waving her arms around and looking at everything! She really likes the frog and bird that hang above her. She keeps looking at them and "talking" to them.

Speaking of talking, she has started to talk a lot this week. Mostly when she is really happy or really upset. But she sure has a lot to say. :)

This big bear is in Henry's room on his big bed. It is where she lays when I'm changing Henry's diaper and such. I think she thinks the bear is holding her. He is really. Here are the two of them enjoying being comfy with the bear.

And I just love this one. Look at how he is gazing at her. :) Sweet!!