1 month pics...

Well last week we got Baylee's 1 month pictures taken...
She looks so stinking cute in them.
They were taken by Diane Loveless Photography! (Let me know if you want her contact info to do your family portraits!)
Baylee is such a good baby! I am such a proud mommy! She smiles so much! Her favorite thing to do right now is sleep on her daddy's chest!

The Best Sunday Ever!

Man o Man This last weekend was one of the best Sunday's ever. We started with a little prayer and praise with Tim Stein leading us in worship. The worship from this weekend was awesome, it was real straight up real! After worship we talked about the Baptism! Which brings me to my next point. The Baptism was AMAZING! These pictures are proof! Hope you enjoy!

Three things on my brain

1. The first thing on my mind is that I feel I finally understand the meaning of family. Michael and I have never felt closer to one another! The bond we have with one another is unbreakable! Baylee has brought us together in a way nobody will ever understand! My love for my husband has never grown so deep in my heart! He has shown me such unconditional love this past month! Not that he never did before, but he really has since Baylee has been born. Even if I don’t deserve him being super sweet or super loving—he really really is! The way we both instantly fell in love and felt so close to Baylee is so amazing! She is one month old today; September 12tj, and I feel like she has completed a whole, that God created just for her to fill, in my heart! We are a family, forever, through thick and thin, through the terrible twos—to the crazy teens—we are sticking together!

Another way I feel I understand the meaning of family in a different way is that I somehow feel a different connection to both my mom and my mother in law. I understand the sacrifices they had to make. I understand the sleepless nights they had! I understand the bond they have with their daughters! I understand the love they have for their children! I understand the feelings of being overwhelmed, exhausted, loved, and needed by your child! My mom was such a blessing to have stay with me for 2 weeks! I wish it was longer! Since she has flown back to Georgia—I have called her atleast once a day—and I have gone on skype and done video chats with her & my dad as well! I understand why she loves me so much now—because I love Baylee soo much and it is so easy to do so! As Baylee grows up it is going to be harder and harder to be away from her, God will need to give me extra strength cuz I know I can’t do it on my own! My mother in law, Michelle, has got to be the best one ever created! She isn’t pushy! Doesn’t step on my toes! Isn’t crazy! Never is intrusive! Always says nice things to me—which is so encouraging in this yucky world!! Never makes me feel less of a person for anything I do or say or have done!! Always makes me feel that I am good enough for her son and that I do a good job taking care of him! Sighhhh! She just is amazing and I am very blessed, no-beyond blessed- to have her in my life!

2. The second thing on my mind is MEXICAN FOOD!!!!! I have had to really really really change my diet since I am breastfeeding Baylee and boy oh boy is it hard! (Her stomach is very sensitive to what I eat!) When I was pregnant, we ate Mexican food about 4-5 times A WEEK! I love it! I crave it! I NEEEEED IT! We were regulars at El Charo! They already knew what we would order when we walked in!!! Now they probably think we’re traders and have gone to a different restaurant. Ohh I could really go for an enchilada or taco or just plain ol chips & SALSA!!! I have had to eat plan tortilla chips and just watch everybody else so easily dip their chips in the salsa in front of my face! Oye!

3. The third thing on my mind is the baptism! I am so excited for it! I can’t wait to get up there and mingle with everybody at Sanctuary! Last year was a blast!! I can’t go on the blob this year—since I’m technically stil ‘recovering’ but next year I will for sure!! I can’t wait for Michael to do the baptizing too! What a blessing it will be to watch the man God has given me perform the ‘water baptism’ for some of our youth! I am so excited to see who decides to make this public display! I was moved last year just by the people who got ‘dunked’ and I know this year, especially being all hormonal and all, I’ll be moved to say the least! The youth we have in our group are so dear to my heart and I think watching them make such a bold decision will bring tears of joy to my face!

Well Baylee has been asleep for like 45 min so I better get to bed cuz she’ll be waking up in about ohh 2 hours so I better try to get some shut eye before she demands her next feeding at around 3 am!