you took a bottle today... whew!

You are the most AMAZING night time sleeper... but you are making mommy into a bit a liar. I BELIEVE in sleep training. I have seen it work 3 times over and here you are boycotting naps in the day. I put you in your bed and you cry, but instead of crying yourself to sleep you just cry until you're tired of crying then you just talk. You never fall ASLEEP!  Your wonderful full name speaks of how you will be a psalmist... and my goodness singing loudly is what you are passionate about! I am sorry I actually have the audacity to get upset with you about your loud words but there is a time and a place for everything and there is a time in our blessed home that is created for QUIET and you are not all about that!

So I liken your beautiful melodies to the belief of my milk not satisfying you, but you also don't care for formula or the friends milk I did indeed get... I know that may royally gross you out someday but its true... I tried it.

I have tried to give you both forms of liquid for days well almost weeks now... not on a daily basis but definitely consistently... and you have fought and refused with defiance but you succumbed today. You took a 4 oz bottle of formula. Someday I will tell you sorry when you understand but you will be slightly spoiled for the things that are being snuffed from you. We love you.

Happy six month birthday!

your six months old today.

Its been the best six months of our life yet! 

You bring us unbelieveable amounts of joy.

But not just us...

When strangers make eye contact with you, 

you melt their heart. 

You are the first baby I have ever seen make

grown men reach out to hold you...

& when they you pull you close and coo over you.

There's something so incredibly special about you that we

can't wait to see how God will shape you & mold your little heart.

Thank you SO much for being the best surprise God has 

ever given us!

As much as I am not ready for you to get busy and start moving, its ok... I give you permission.

you can make my virgin brown hair have highlights (GREY). 

I'll grow in wisdom as I continue to exercise my patience with your

curiosity and chaos.

I can only imagine what I will have to say to you when you are a sweet little one year old. 

I can't wait for our matching shoes. we Love you Blue.

you get it from the beginning

You will probably have less pictures of you as a tiny baby but they will be more intentional. I can't believe your 12 weeks old. I can remember when Foster was that age, he seemed so big and old. I am having to remind myself daily that I didn't just come home from the hospital with you. It seems like you've always been apart of our life but yet it seems like I just had you.

I have stolen you away from your amazing daddy and he is going to MELT when I put you in his arms on Thursday. I am not sure who's going to get his arms first. I might... sorry honey... but I promise because if Im always in his arms first you will always feel an incredible sense of love all around you from your mommy and daddy loving each other so much.... that kind of love overflows and falls right into your heart.

Alright your peacefully asleep on the couch, I need to feed you and then go to sleep. I am being silly right now. oh well right? good night my incredible awesome surprise from Jesus...