iPhone dump

Just posting pictures from the phone. Our summer has been spent in the pool a lot an at the river...

Walker

We officially have a walker...and I'm not sure how excited I am about this. I love that Kinzleigh is walking, but I'm terrified about what's to come.

And I am so addicted to instagram it's ridiculous. It figures, I get off Facebook and find something else to be addicted to. Haha!!

Momma to a baby girl

I have always wanted a boy, but when I was laying on the ultrasound table and I heard the words "looks like a baby girl" I was overjoyed. My husband was crying, I was crying, and our ultrasound tech was crying. We felt so incredibly blessed and were so excited that our life was changing. God always has the best plans. Our Kinzleigh Grace was born 3 weeks early, 6 lbs 7 oz, healthy and beautiful with a head full of black hair. As I sit here typing this, she is now an energetic 18 lb 1 year old with huge blue eyes that you can get lost in and a head full of blond curls. She is my world. My husband and I are so ready for another baby and pray that God blesses us with another baby. But deep down I pray that we have all girls. I love big bows, tutu dresses, and playing with baby dolls. I look forward to sleep overs with friends and getting all dolled up for dances. She makes me the happiest momma on the block. Thanks for stopping by an I look forward to meeting other mommas!!!

Do things that scare you...

This is what I read from a friends blog today. So I did just that...I met a friend for dinner that had hurt me very badly. One that I loved and cared about very deeply. The meeting was scary. I wasn't sure how it would go. It was intimidating putting all of my feelings out on the line to be trampled. And trampled they were. I went over the meeting several times through my head today and it did not go anywhere near where I wanted /expected it to go. But I can say one thing for certain. God showed me tonight the type of person that I never want to be.

Rest

Isn't it funny how we all live in super high speed. Always competing with one another to build something bigger and better, to be a better friend, or parent than someone else. To throw the bigger birthday with better homemade qualities. To be the best friend an always outdoing the friend that you are friends with. I'm sorry...but I am at a point of rest. I refuse to compete and this stupid race anymore. I am finished. I have learned that missing an event, to spend quality time playing with my daughter is more important. Even if that quality time involves us rocking in her room while she flips through the pages of a book over and over. I have learned that sitting on the couch with my husband reading 2 separate books and laughing at our dogs is more important than planning the worlds largest first birthday. I have learned that getting a text from a friend just asking how my day was is way more important than spending the whole day together. It's things like these that have made me who I am. I am a mother, friend, daughter, wife, sister, and child of God. I am not perfect, nor do I want to be considered perfect. I mess up...a lot. But I know at the end of everyday, decisions that I make will be the ones that matter 100 years from now, and things I miss, will probably be forgotten about tomorrow. :) here I to rest! Take the time to rest! It's really with it, I promise!

Lent and Baptist

Ok so I'm not Methodist (anymore) but I still feel the desire to fast during lent...do I am taking a 40 day break from Facebook! What?? I know I can do it, even though it's a bad addiction. So if I do not answer you for oh 40 days..that is why. Text me, or call me, or write me a real letter. I'm excited to do this. Especially since someone's going to have a HUGE birthday very soon. I want to spend as much time with Kinzleigh as possible and often times I am very distracted by the computer or my phone trying to catch up with the world. So now, when I feel the urge to get on fb, I will spend some more time with K or pull out my bible and spend some 1 on 1 time with Jesus.

working momma

Linking up to Kellys Korner today for working mommas.

I work full time outside of the home. I also have an (almost) 11 month old baby girl. I work for a large credit union and am very blessed that I have "banker hours". I work 7:00 - 4:00 Mon- Fri, and never have to work nights or weekends. Also, our company has EXCELLENT benefits AND my husband works there too! (double bonus) But the best thing about my job is that I am 3 minutes away from Kinzleigh during the day. She stays with my MIL who lives right down the road so I see Kinzleigh everyday at lunch. I am very spoiled!

When we found out we were expecting, it was never a thought that I would stay home. Our family works better with both incomes. We enjoy the fun things (traveling, shopping, eating out, etc.) that some families have to sacrifice when there is only 1 income. Plus...I just enjoy working. I love my co-workers, and some have become my best friends. I work with a lot of women who have older children so I can always go to them when I have questions, or when I just want to vent, and they are OK with that. If I were to stay home everyday, I wouldn't get that interaction and I would probably get bored; to be honest. I am a GO person. I am always moving. I am not one to sit around the house and watch TV. The first few months when I was home with Kinzleigh (6 weeks actually), I LOVED it. I could definitely see myself staying home with her everyday. But, since I've been back at work, I know now that I would have gone stir crazy. Good thing my God knows what's best for me and my family!