Showing posts with label pictures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pictures. Show all posts

Friday, July 30, 2010

Man It's Been Awhile!


I have been totally lax about posting any new or photos of Amy Grace over the past few months! Let's see - at just over 20 months, she is changing so much all the time. She can say "Dada," "Baba" (which I started to mean "bottle" but she seems to use it to refer to anything edible now), "Mama", "Dee" (for "doggie," which also means pretty much any animal), "Night-night" (Brent taught her that), "Book" (Billy taught her that), "Bye-Bye", etc. She babbles constantly and I'm sure will be talking up a storm any day now. She can run and loves climbing, especially onto furniture. She is pretty well behaved and understands "put it up" and "close it up" (unfortunately pretty much all she hears in the evening while I'm cooking!) and when she's asked to pick up her toys. She loves to clean and especially loves to wipe down her highchair tray after dinner. There are very few foods she won't eat, and the baby who was skin and bones as a newborn has now got quite the little potbelly! She's still only in the 10th percentile or so for weight - that belly is just about the only fat on her :)

It is just so much fun to see how much she understands, to see her learning more every day, and to have the opportunity to do our best to raise her up in God's truth and according to His Word. We have been humbled by that a lot, I think, and can see every day how much her heart is tied to ours, and that just makes it all the more crucial that we grow together as one every day so that she can see and FEEL in her heart a strong, Godly union between her parents. What an awesome - in the true sense of the word - responsibility and calling God gives parents in their children.

"Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it." ~ Psalm 22:6

Brent's 31st birthday dinner at Joe's Crab Shack

Driving the boat on Indian Valley Lake


Mother's Day 2010


With Granddaddy
Bathtime!
Before heading out to Lloyd's with Granddaddy and Dee


At Lake Martin with Walker and Kitty




Night-night!

Monday, April 5, 2010

He is RISEN Indeed!

The past few months have been a powerful time of seeing the Lord strengthening my faith, drawing me deeper into Him, and seeing that what I thought was faith in Christ before was but a fake glimmer of truly walking with Him. I would even say I have fallen in love with Christ for the first time - though certainly not the last - realizing that I - like everyone else - truly am a lost sinner without ANY hope for salvation OR sanctification apart from Him. He is more precious and sweet to me every day, and yet I still have SO far to go in knowing His grace and extending it to my loved ones. But this intensely spiritual time has made Easter all the more special to me this year. To "know that my Redeemer lives" gives us reason to hope against hope, to have faith in things unseen, to know that God is so good and powerful and mighty to save us in a world that is full of sin, including in our own hearts. I am learning that there is nothing more incredible in the entire world than faith in Christ's saving grace and knowing his love at a HEART level. Truly EXPERIENCING love. I have just begun to know Him and still have so much to grow in my relationship with Christ but I am really excited about what He is doing!

We had a beautiful Easter Sunday - here are some pics!










Saturday, September 12, 2009

Football Opening Weekend!

We had a great time Labor Day weekend cooking a delicious meal of beef brisket, cheese bread, and "atomic buffalo turds" (jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese and a 'lil smoky and wrapped in bacon - YUM!!). Our friend Jessica joined us for the evening, and a good time was had by all. Amy Grace had to go to bed not long after the Auburn kickoff, but we had fun taking pics of her throughout her first real football Saturday. (The last Auburn game she watched - using the term loosely - was the Iron Bowl and she was just 2 weeks old).


Havin' a blast with her Auburn shaker on top of Daddy's shoulders


This is all that was left of a teething biscuit


Me and Amy Grace


Shake, shake, shake!


Fun in the exersaucer


Another half-hearted attempt at the sippy cup. So far it's more of a chew toy than something to get liquid out of.

Friday, August 21, 2009

9 Months: Then & Now

Amy Grace turned 9 months old last Friday! She had her checkup on Wednesday and everything looked great. She weighed in at 14 lbs, 13.5 oz (whoo hoo!) which may have been a teensy bit inflated due to the fact that the daycare gave her two bottles and both servings of solids before I picked her up at 12:30, haha! But still - she is gaining slowly but surely and hanging right around the 5% line. She was also 27 inches long, which puts her in the 25th percentile for height! She is crawling fast, pulling up like crazy (and even daring to let go with one hand), occasionally sleeping through the night, babbling constantly, and clapping! (Note to self: post a video of that soon!!)

Right after she was born, AG got a big-girl version of the sleeper she wore for her hospital Glamour Shots, so I thought it would be fun to see those side by side. I can't believe she is the same baby!

Amy Grace, 1 day old


Amy Grace, 9 months old

Why does she always look drunk when I try to catch her smiling??

Checkin' out the welcome mat

Looking cute as can be! (I never knew that coffee table would turn into a gym/obstacle course)

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

7-8 Months in Pictures

Trapped under the coffee table and REALLY MAD about it!

Uncle Justin and Aunt Tiffany came to visit - they are expecting their own little one in Jan!

Uncle John stopped by to say hello...AG loved playing with him!
I think Amy Grace looks JUST LIKE Brent in this picture!
Crawling around with Kate Edgerton (13 months) on the 4th of July:

Going to town on a bowl of water on the floor...


She may not "sit" yet, but I think she's got a wider base than her teeny tiny baby butt here:

More water bowl...

If Amy Grace had a Facebook profile, this would be her picture:

Good morning, Mommy!




Wednesday, June 24, 2009

More Pics

Amy Grace has been up to a lot these past couple of months! Here are some more recent pics:

Amy Grace surprised us on Monday by learning how to pull up to standing in her crib - I tried to catch it on camera but this is on her way down :)

In Charlotte she was obsessed with cell phones...and car keys...and money. We have got a lot to look forward to in the teenage years :)


Jake Blackman introduces Amy Grace to Chloe - his dog, who raised Star when they lived with Brent a few years back.

Amy Grace, so proud of herself in her pre-crawling days!



Saturday, April 18, 2009

Happy 5 Months Amy Grace!

It's hard to believe that Amy Grace is 5 months old already!  She is changing so quickly now.  She is already rolling over from side to side easily, cooing like crazy, and getting stronger every day!  This is a really fun age.


Amy Grace loves her tummy time!

Enjoying the teething ring that Nana gave her for Easter (and wearing her bunny hat from daycare):

Amy Grace put herself down for a 2 hr morning nap at the farm...

She loves hanging out on the porch at the farm!

AG strengthens her core muscles with Superman pose:

Playing with one of the blankets Aunt Anne made for her: