A New Year Update- Part 1 (All about Liam)

Liam is 7 months old!!! I can't believe how fast the time goes by (I know an overused statement). BUT REALLY this year has been making a fast escape. Liam weighs 21 lbs. (94th percentile) and 29.5 inch long (99th percentile)... needless to say he eats a lot.

What a joy he is. :) I still feel like I am working through the learning curve of being a mom and all that entails, but we are having a lot of fun in process of it all.

Here he is in November (5 months)

We started solids.

He eats most of what we feed, but not so sure he digs the peas...

Here he is at Disney World with Lolo & Poppy

Grammy & Nana came for Christmas

 

Poppy Gil came for New Years but no picture :(

 (Half Year Birthday)

This, I LOVE. Happy Man ** Sorry it is not right side up **

Okay... one last one...

 

I'm done. :)

 

Gifts and Stuff

Looks like once a month on the blog will have to do it for me... ha.

The Lord was so sweet to me today. I was having one of those days, the kind where my sweet babe is constantly fussy, I'm exhausted because we are coming off a couple days of growth spurt frenzy feeding, I haven't seen the outside world in 2 days, everything frustrates me to tears, and then I feel upset that I even feel upset, because I have so much to be grateful for. Depressing and pitiful. I know! But Oh How He Loves Me!

I am so thankful for friends and community. Sometimes it's hard to accept help, especially when it's not from family. So, my sweet friend Sheila came over and held Liam while I took a nap and a short trip to the chiropractor. AND another friend's mom made us dinner so I didn't have to think about what to make or clean up. Small things maybe, but I could have easily missed the significance that they came on a day that I needed them. One day at a time. He gives us grace to handle it, one day at a time.

Here are a few other lovely things from the month:

* I made my very first homemade chicken pot pie. It was yummy if I do say so... and I can because it was my friend Amy's recipe, so I can credit myself very little... I know how to follow a recipe! Yay for me.

* I've pulled my creative side back out! I don't get a ton of time to spend on it, but I am grateful for when I do get to craft.

* This little face makes my heart swoon. He's growing so fast... 17lbs. 26 in... 3 month. WOW! How did I get here?

* Learning the importance of spritual discipline.

The. end.

The Past Couple Months

Oh what joy the past couple of months have been! I won't lie though, they have also been some of the most difficult months I've had to walk through. We did have plenty of people tell us not only would it be great, but also would be hard, but it's funny how until it is your hard you don't really know what is coming! So the past few months we have been in a fog, feeling a bit tired (to be expected), and trying to adjust to life as parents while still living life and not just falling into laziness and apathy. We have our lows, but the Lord has been faithful to give us mountain tops in the midst of the valleys.So, if you think about us, just say a prayer. I know all of these difficult moments are being used to make us more like Christ, which in turn will make us more gracious and loving parents!

So here are a few pictures of our sanctifying gift from Jesus:

Cute huh? Well, we think so!!