I’m back, probably for a post or two and then take my good long 6-12 month sabbatical. Haha.
I wanted to post this picture of Miabelle at the beach (around 15 months). I love it so much and I love this little girl beyond words.
I know, I know, I know. Mia has taken over my blog :) But I can’t help it. She’s the best thing ever and such a blessing. She is about nine months old in two days and I can’t believe how fast it’s flown by! I thank God for the blessing she is and for keeping her so healthy.
On another note, I’ve just begun to read this book called “One Thousand Gifts” by Ann Voskamp. Go get it and read it. So good. From chapter one I started to feel it tug on my heart and grow in me a desire to live differently. I’ve only read three chapters but the main gist is the idea of thankfulness and living a thankful life. Sounds simple and something we’ve all heard but, I think if I could really live this way more, my life would be changed. So how am I going to do this? Not sure yet, but I’ll let you know :)
For one, I’m so thankful for this little girl in my life! For her sweet smile that scrunches up her face, her fat little feet and toes, her belly laugh, her eyebrows that furrow in disapproval and so much more. Thank you Lord for this gift.
My baby is 1/2 a year old. I can’t believe how fast time goes, soon she’ll be 5, then 10, 20…ahhh! She’s been the best gift I’ve ever been given. Almost every night as i lay her down I can’t thank God enough for allowing me to have her in my life. I LOVE being a Mom to her. I wanted to write to share some of the new and funny things she is doing lately.
* She rolls around everywhere, she loves to be on her belly and can’t move forward very well she goes in circles or scoots backwards
* She squeels in delight and often makes a low pitched growling noise. It’s really funny. She’s been saying “ba,ba,ba” lately.
* Her newest thing is a faker smile. She will look up at you, scrunch up her nose and give you a closed mouth smile like that. I’m not sure where it came from but it cracks us up every time.
* She’s a big veggie fan so far when it comes to solids. I gave her banana for a week and all I got was scrunched up faces of disgust and then I gave her some sweet potato and it was an open mouth and I couldn’t shove it in fast enough. Peaches, scrunched up gross face, green peas, open mouth, gobble down.
* She’s a kicker, she pretty much always kicks her socks off and if you look at her from afar, you can always see her little chunker legs going, going, going. Changing her diaper is interesting :)
* She’s an easy baby, contented and patient. We take her everywhere cause she’s so easy.
* She studies people. Some babies I know are instant smiles when you look at them, not Mia. If a stranger is talking to her/looking at her, she studies them with wide eyes and silence. Once and awhile a random stranger will get a smile out of her. It’s pretty cute.
Yes, we are pretty much head over heals for this little girl.
Couldn’t be more thankful for this sweet girl. Love having her in my life :)
After Mia eats and falls asleep she often sleeps with her bottom lip puckered out like this. Pretty cute.
This was from awhile back but I love it. Mia doesn’t cry a lot, instead she does this. I think towards the end she may be doing it a little more for show :) Haha. My expressive little girl.
I’ve only been a Mom for a little over three months now but I feel like I’m exploding with new feelings, emotions and thoughts! One thing I’ve been wanting to share is how having a child has taught me more about being a child of God.
Mia can’t do anything for me. She’s actually pretty helpless and quite needy. But, I love her more than I can speak in words. My heart explodes with love for her and not because she does anything for me, but because she is my child. I think it is the same way with Christ and us. We may think we do things to earn Christ’s love but let’s get real, for me at least, I know I am actually pretty helpless and quite needy. Yet I know Christ loves me more than I love Mia, beyond what I can imagine, because I am His child.
When Mia cries or is hurting, I am right there. I try to comfort her, hold her close to me, rock her, sing to her, and try to help her. I think then, how much more would Christ be with us when we are hurting. I have all these instincts as a parent to be right there and try to help her, I will do my best but I am not perfect, I will fail her. But Christ is perfect, and I know his love for me is perfect. It comforts me to know that He is right there when I am hurting, He loves me perfectly and is the perfect comforter.
Lastly, I love, love, love it when Mia sees me and smiles in delight. I love that she knows my face and always lights up. When I talk and play with her and she smiles and laughs, oh my, there is almost nothing better. It’s the best thing in the world. I love that she knows me, it delights me. In the same way, I think Christ wants to be known, wants us to know His face and is delighted when we delight in Him.
I know there’s so much more I will learn as Mia grows, I can already think of other parallels. Discipline, her breaking my heart and still loving her…
If you have a child, what have they taught you?
Here’s a fun night we had with Mia. She’s been smiling so big lately it’s all open mouth. It’s really cute.
A cute picture I had to post. This little girl has my heart for sure!
And lastly, her fight pose. Don’t mess :)
I realized that I haven’t put any pictures of my little girl on my blog! Here she is! She’s a little over three months old right now. She is amazing and I feel so blessed to have her in my life.
The first time we saw her. There are no words to describe that moment. I kept looking at her and then David, back and forth. I think we were both exploding with happy emotions. I think that will always be one of the greatest moments of my life.
This was taken the day after she was born on July 30th. Our sweet girl.
Mia about a month old. With all her cousins that were born this summer! Left to Right, Sadie, Tavie, Kay and Mia. And I love the look on Mia's face - haha
Mia at about 2 months old right before her baptism.
Mia at 3 months, trying on winter hats with Mama at the store. So cute.
So for those of you who don’t know – David and I are expecting a little girl this July! :) We are pretty excited. I’ve been so busy I’ve hardly had time to think about baby things but I went to the mall today and had to make my first baby purchase! It was too cute to pass up. Here it is!
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