Ten Months

Laughing or crying, he is so cute!

Surprise Shower

I have a best friend. She's having a baby. But her baby tried to come 8 weeks early. So now she's in the hospital on bed-rest, trying to get him to cook a little longer.

Since she can't come to a shower, we brought the shower to her. The whole thing was her sweet husband's idea. You can tell he loves her a lot.

He talked to the nurses and got permission from her doctor, then put me in charge of the rest. I gathered some friends, who all responded with amazing enthusiasm and we pulled together one of the best baby showers of all time. The nurses let us use a small sitting room in the hospital wing with huge windows and lots of natural light (just what Katy needed). Everyone contributed some sort of food or decoration and it was perfect!

I had a lot of fun making another diaper cake. I really like how this one turned out. The folded up socks and mittens almost look like flowers:

I have been so impressed with Katy's strength and courage in enduring this trial. She looks at the positives and is constantly saying how blessed she is. I feel so blessed to be her friend and I am so glad Micah gave me this opportunity to show Katy how much I love her. I will be praying for her and Baby during the upcoming C-section and the ensuing weeks in the NICU.
Thank you to all of these wonderful ladies for making the night so special for our beautiful guest of honor!

Nine Months

Rockin' the Jean Diapers!

At his nine-month check-up with the pediatrician,
weight: 19 lb 5 oz
height: 28 in
head circumference: 17.5 in
He is in the 25th percentile for all three.

Shock

My reaction to the news of the death of Osama bin Laden.

I agree with Kathie Lee in this clip:

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He is Risen

He is Risen! He is Risen! Tell it out with joyful voice.
He has burst his three days' prison; Let the whole wide earth rejoice.
Death is conquered; man is free. Christ has won the victory.


He lives to grant me rich supply. He lives to guide me with his eye.

He lives to comfort me when faint. He lives to hear my soul's complaint.
He lives to silence all my fears. He lives to wipe away my tears.
He lives to calm my troubled heart. He lives all blessings to impart.

Oh, sweet the joy this sentence gives: "I KNOW that my Redeemer lives!"

Dear Jillian,

We've spent the last 30 days together and although I don't feel totally shredded, I can say that your training has definitely helped me out.

I followed Anita for all of the workouts and modified all of the moves, but I DID make it to Level 3. Wow, you really know how to design a workout!

After 30 days here are my stats:
chest -- lost 1.5 inches
waist -- lost 3 inches
hips -- lost 2.25 inches
weight -- lost 0.5 pounds

These measurements teeter-tottered throughout the month, but I'm glad that the overall change resulted in a loss of inches.

I think I'm going to start back at Level 1 and do another 30 days but see if I can follow Natalie and stick with the harder movements. We'll see what happens.

See ya tomorrow!

Eight Months

Our Super Baby!