Live[ing], Love[ing],Laugh[ing]...Pray[ing]

First time in her high chair!

She is rolling and scooting everywhere!


I missjudged my timing on making dinner
and her feeding time...
so the highchair and a couple towels came in handy...

Auntie "A" and Auntie "M" =)

Grandma and Grandpa

I am just so grateful that at this point in our lives, we have been blessed with circumstances that allow for me to be a stay at home mommy. Growing up thats what I always wanted to be, and I knew I would love it...I just could'nt have imagined HOW MUCH! I get so much joy and satisfaction every day from watching this sweet little angel grow and develop....watching her fun little personality coming to life, and trying to pick out the traits that come from me and the ones from David. It's so amazing!! Getting married brought me closer to my Heavenly Father for sure lol, but becoming a mom has made me realize even more how much I depend on, and owe to Him. My everyday prayers have become that much more fervent because I want to be the best I can, especially for Eliza. I want her to be healthy and strong. I want to be strong for her. I want to be close to the promptings of the spirit to keep her safe, and to know of her needs. And I know that Heavenly Father answers my prayers everyday. I know things won't always go like I maybe want, but I know he loves us and will always watch over us. I was just brought to that realization again the other day when we noticed that Eliza's right eye, which from the time she was a couple weeks old had a blocked tear duct and was constantly watering and goopy, had been dry and discharge free for over a week!! That has never happened!! We had been referred to an opthomologist by her pedi. because, if by six months it isn't healed they often need help. So we went to the opthomologist, and he said that our options were an in-office procedure where they stick a long needle down into her tear duct to un-clog it, or we wait it out...with a 10 percent chance that it will clear up on its own. So since it wont hurt her or cause any problems we decided to wait...and pray. Had her eye not cleared up within a month we were going to go back and just do it, because we knew that it was bothersome for her, and that would have in no way caused me to doubt in Heavenly Father, but it truly was a miracle. I am so grateful!

Happy, Healthy....HOT!!!

Well, we are finally all almost completely healthy again!! Knock on wood! Last Friday night Eliza started getting really congested. She had alot of drainage and boogies and her voice was raspy. She was running a low grade fever. All of a sudden...out of no where! So we broke out the humidifier, Vicks, Tylenol, bulb syringe and Saline and just tried to keep it under control. Fortunately it didn't get too bad, and she is almost back to normal. Poor thing. It was a long week of restless nights and lots of boogie sucking (which by now she has started blocking her nose when she sees it coming). So we are glad she is feeling better=)


Today I really wanted to get out of the house and take her out in the sunshine, and have been wanting to take her to the park. So after Memaw got her hair done, we met her in Bridgeport for Some Raymonds BBQ, and then went to the park...for literally like 10 mins!! It was sooooo stinkin hot!! I obviously got carried away with the whole idea of being out of the house and didn't even pay attention to the fact that it is 92 degrees PLUS humidity!! But We found a shady part of the playground and let Eliza set on some of the toys and slides, and she enjoyed it. I cannot wait until its in the 70's - low 80's and we can enjoy being outside!!

All Flushed from the heat
But still happy to be at the park=)

Big kisses for Memaw

Eliza is also really starting to figure out that she is in control...of moving around on the ground that is=) She will go from Sitting to her stomach and then scoot around...mostly backwards, but she now loves being on her stomach whereas before, not so much because she didn't like being stationary. She turns herself around and rolls over (alot more stomach to back than back to stomack) And then all of a sudden this week even being sick she started pushing up on her hands and tippy toes! Her cousin Codi has been doing this for a few months incredibly and we were all in such awe...and thinking "poor Eliza, with all that chubb its going to be a while before she can lift it off the ground", but she showed us!! She has even gotten up on her knees a few times=) Look out world...Eliza's movin OUT!! She continues to love dancing!! Anytime a good beat comes on she cant help but move....and its gone from flailing arms and legs to bouncing up and down with the head bobbing...sooo adorable!! We couldn't love her more!