i am behind on tracking your life the way i had hoped to before you popped out but back then i had no idea the value that lied inside of every single minute. minutes are precious to me now that you are here. they are precious when you are awake and they are precious when you are asleep. right now, i want to talk to you about the minutes while you sleep. you have been doing EXCELLENT at taking you 10:00 and 2:00 naps. girl, i am so thankful and proud of you. when you nap, i get some of the day to myself. maybe that is where i have let the enemy trickle in and make me think i have "moved away from the LoRD" when the truth is my relationship with HIM is not based on me and i am not climbing a ladder one day closer or one day farther away from HIM. i remain in him and he remains in me. but since you came along kiah lily i crave "ME TIME"
when you lay down for a nap i am like...ready set go, what can i do?first i have to clean up the mess from all the baby food that got everywhere, then decide what to do? cook? clean? eat? shower? read? write? i can't just run out the door and go on adventures as easily are before. like i said, time is valuable. usually, by the time i put my mind to doing something, you wake up. and then that's hard because i usually miss you a lot by then too and want to hang out with you. i do like hanging out with you kiah. laying on the floor for hours just watching you CRAWL (yes you started crawling a bit before CHRISTMAS) and play with your toys and find tiny little things in the carpet to inspect. your favorite things are plastics cups, plastic bottles, cardboard, paper, tags, diapers. you love sucking on diapers.
so you are on your way to becoming 8 months old! YOU...
- sit up on your own very well now
- love to say, "babababa"
- laugh at everything and smile at everyone
- love fruit and don't really like veggies
- ARMY CRAWL
- had you first solid POOP this morning. even your little poop was cute.
- love the organic baby food that grammy buys in a pouch
- hate having your face wiped
- haven't like your pacifier lately
- love pulling hair
- miss your daddy
- love all animals and squeal like a little girl every time you see one
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| 1st real poop |
this morning while it was still dark outside i had an incredible moment in the presence listening to hillsongs: lord of lords . gosh, it was the cry of my heart. every word. tears fell. my heart was overflowing with praise for JESUS and it was much needed. that's all i needed. one moment. one song. but, i want more. it's been a cold damp day so that has been a good enough excuse to not go running but i was able to do a 15 min ab exercise from youtube while i waited for you to cry yourself to sleep. you do a great job of that baby girl.
you are so beautiful kiah. your daddy misses you so much. when he gets back we will celebrate your 8 month birthday.
well, your awake now...here i come. thanks for taking 2 two hour naps today. KEEP IT UP!
i love you,
mommy
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