Siete Meses - Seven Months

SEVEN months today! In the recent days of his 215 days of life, this little buddy has a new tooth, begun to eat a variety of solid foods, and has started mumbling mama and dada! He has also become incredibly observant of sounds and lights. While eating at his high chair he is often distracted by the birds outside the window that are eating from the feeder. His fine motor skills continue to impress his parents as he reaches for small and big things and is able to pick them up. Rolling from the living room to the kitchen (about 50 feet) has become new pastime for baby J (yes I am still supervising him...). Favorite toys include mama's sweatshirt strings, his red binky, and an old computer key board that his grandma gave him. New nicknames...peanut and nugget. I am so very grateful for each day I get to love on and watch this boy grow!





This kid also loves books!!

Dear Restless Heart. Words from Edith Willis Linn

Dear restless heart, be brave; don't fret and worry so;
God has a thousand ways His love and help to show;
Just trust, and trust, and trust, until His will you know;

Dear restless heart, be still, for peace is God's own smile,
His love can every wrong and sorrow reconcile;
Just love, and love, and love, and calmly wait awhile.

Dear restless heart, be brave; don't moan and sorrow so,
He has a meaning kind in chilly winds that blow;
Just hope, and hope, and hope, until you braver grow.

Dear restless heart, recline upon His breast this hour,
His grace is strength and life, His love is bloom and flower;
Just rest, and rest, and rest, within His tender power.

Dear restless heart, be still! Don't struggle to be free;
God's life is in your life, from Him you may not flee;
Just pray, and pray, and pray, till you have faith to see.

~Edith Willis Linn

Half a Year Later

It is a quiet night. James is out playing poker with the guys and lil' buddy is snoozing away in his crib. It has been awhile since I have felt reflective AND by myself to give time to these thoughts. So after gobbling down some peanut butter waffles for dinner, I am able to sit and soak it all in. Well first off, Jamison is 6 months old today. I think I say this everyday but he continues to amaze me with how quickly he is learning things. He now sees something he wants and reaches out to grab it. He has also ventured into the world of food, as he has now tried rice cereal and sweet potatoes. Our favorite game is who can make the silliest sound which ends up in laughter. James has proved himself to be the winner so far. Although Jamison makes some interesting sounds these days...especially out of his rear end :) His latest sound is kind of like a gurgle in the back of his throat. Almost as if he is learning to speak French. Every day is met with new things. I am trying my best to enjoy the adventure. I feel like I spend too much time and energy toward the "perfect" schedule or all the other things that I pretend I have control over but really don't. I am not sure why I think that control=peace or contentment. I think I am on to something about embracing the chaos and COMPLETELY relinquishing this perception of order. I used to think that I had a go with the flow personality. Ever since having a baby, perhaps when I got married, I have been noticing this tendency to want things how I think they should be. What kind of adventure is that? I know I want to continually learn so why am I trying to make things the same. I know that I have been able to be present and enjoy lots in the last 6 months but I also know that there is more that I am to enjoy. I am tired. Tired of putting so much effort in making things "right" or even comfortable. Today I have made a commitment to being more aware of these tendencies and I am looking forward to embracing the chaos, the adventure, the unexpected. There is something beautiful waiting for us when we can let go and just be.

Jamison's first experience in the snow...snowman and sledding!


We got these amazing alphabet cards from our housemate Liane. Jamison loves them!!


First sweet potato experience!! Can you tell if he likes it or not?!!