Talking to daddy

Shelby (although camera shy) loves hearing daddy talk to her. She will just stop everything she is doing (moving around) and listen and smile. It is very sweet!

We miss you daddy! And we are so excited to see you next weekend!

Toes!!!

Shelby has discovered her toes!  I love it!!!  And she just woke up from a nap and is having some tummy time and not crying.  So many great things today!
We continue to work on rolling over - she is getting better - I am sure she'll have that down in no time.  :)

Laundry Baby

This is Shelby helping me do the laundry the other day. :) Shelby is getting so big! She is a good smile'r but she is camera shy.

And she has turned over a new leaf! Or on a growth-spurt...she is taking naps longer than 20 to 30 minutes. Yippee! Right now she is going on 2 hours, which means that I got a nap, too. Now...if I can just motivate myself to clean the house. :)

We have had 3 showings on our condo. Please pray with us that it will sell by the end of October. Thank you!!!

Cute hat and playing

I put this hat on Shelby today for our walk because it was cool and windy. She looked so cute I had to share it!

Shelby is starting to meaningfully grab at and play with toys! Yeah! I am actually glad she isn't staying an infant. :) We are working on rolling over and I'll let you know when she's a pro.

Holding her head up

Shelby is doing much better at holding her head up! Yeah! I don't think we'll get a "c for concern" at our next doctor appointment. :) However she still does not like tummy time very much. Any suggestions?

We are praying that our condo will sell soon - by the end of September would be great! If you know anyone who is looking share these websites with them:

• Virtual Tour
• Realtor.com listing with lots of photos

So many people in our church have offered to help and I am looking forward to that when we are ready to pack this place up!

Josh is doing well. We sure do miss seeing daddy every day. We are making plans to see each other in October over the 3-day weekend. And then it will probably be the week of Thanksgiving before we see him again. We praise the Lord for such great answers to prayer - He provided this job for Josh at the perfect time! I am very glad that I am able to stay at home with Shelby. She is so precious and this is such a special time for us. God is good and we are constantly grateful that He is in control!

Down and back in six days

We made it! Shelby and I went to Artesia over this past weekend to visit Josh. It was a wonderful trip ~ so good to see Josh!!! We drove down to Los Alamos on Thursday and stayed the night, then drove to Artesia Friday. Friday night, Saturday and Sunday we spent with Josh. Then Monday we drove back to Los Alamos and Tuesday came home. THANK YOU GRANDPA AND GRANDMOTHER FOR LETTING US STAY AT YOUR HOME!!! And it was good to see you guys!

Shelby and I had a really good time visiting Josh. He is doing well! You are not allowed to take any pictures while on the base, so we don't have any pictures this time around. We enjoyed great meals with Josh, we did some laundry, Josh did some studying, and we met a few of his classmates. Saturday Josh showed us around the base - it is pretty neat! It was a lot of driving and Shelby did very well in her car seat, but she was definitely sick of it at the end. We are looking forward to the next time we can see him, which will probably be Columbus Day weekend in October...also our 6th Wedding Anniversary!

Thank you all for your prayers! God is good and we are so grateful for a wonderful trip and weekend.

Shelby is 3 months old today

At three months old ...

• I like to sleep all night, eating maybe once around 4 am.
• I like to take walks with mommy in the mornings while it is still cool outside. I usually sleep, but sometimes it is fun to just talk with mommy on our walks.
• I like to eat about every 2 hours during the day.
• I have a hard time taking naps during the day sometimes, but mommy says it's ok since I sleep all night.
• I love to suck on my fingers and my thumbs!
• I am learning to play on my own.
• I miss my daddy!!!

Here is a picture of me, taken today.

Mommy and I are planning to go to NM this weekend to see daddy!!! I can hardly wait!