Will is 4 months old!

Well the past 2 weeks have been busy. Sept 13th- Sept 16th I was in D.C. for work. Mrs. Saint came down and stayed with Brian and Will. They had a great time and no one got sick this visit :) Will is such a good baby and so much fun! The bottom picture is one that Brian sent me while I was in DC. I missed them SOOO much. During that week- Miss Mamie, Will's daycare teacher, was let go. Brian text me while I was at the conference and I about lost it. I went upstairs and called the daycare to find out what was going on. I LOVED Miss Mamie and so did Will. She took such great care of him. Everytime he saw her he would smile so big. She was like another grandmother to him. She would give me pointers and she would say all kinds of things that would remind me of Ma-Ma. The Director could not tell me any specifics about why the let her go, but she said that she had been reprimanded before about violating some policies and continued to do it and had to be let go. I really don't know but I miss her. The new teacher is okay so far. The first day of course I DID not like her. I wanted Mamie back. But- she is okay. Maybe I'm starting to warm up to her? She's very sweet, but more quiet than Mamie. She's younger so doesn't have that Grandmother feel to me. She didn't talk much either- but this morning she talked to me for a while and got down and talked with Will. She had much more personality this morning than I've seen before so that made me feel better. She said Will was a wonderful baby and so easy. She told me that he talks and talks to her- so that's good. I want someone who'll talk to him :) I'll let you know more about that.

Last Friday we went for Will's 4 month Dr appt. He weighted 15.8 lbs and was 26 1/4 inches long. He's a big un :) He was so good and smiled and laughed for Dr. Harmon. But then it was time for shots- he screamed and cried bloody murder. I did everything I could to hold back the tears too, but it's just so hard. Once they were over I picked him up and he was good in seconds. I was trying to cuddle him, but he just pushed against me and stared at the nurse. He wouldn't take his eyes off of her until she left the room. It was hilarous- it was like..."Who are you? and WHY did you do that to me?" I was laughing and told her he was not happy with her. She hurried on out of the room. As soon as she left he laid his head on my shoulder and just let out a big sigh. Oh I love that boy! He's too precious.

We tried cereal with a spoon for the first time last night. He did pretty good although most of it ended up on his bib instead of in his mouth. By the end he was opening wide, trying to eat it, then smiling and laughing. We'll try again tonight and hopefully get a few pictures. Once he masters the cereal he can go to baby food :) Should be fun...he's growing up so fast!! Love to all!

Prayers

Tonight as I was saying my prayers with Will, he opened his eyes (he was falling asleep before) and just smiled so big and babbled along with me. When I said "Amen" he closed his eyes again and went right back to sleep. I thank God every day for this gift he's given me. I know this baby is a blessing and is on loan from him, so I hope to make every day with him count.

I usually keep my prayers private, but there is so much going on right now that I am asking you to add these things to your prayer lists:
1) Pray that Dwight has a safe deployment. Let him know we are all proud of him and keep him safe in his travels.
2) Pray for Dwight, Lillie, and John as they are apart from each other for the first time (other than basic).
3) Pray for my Aunt Bettye- she has received great news regarding her cancer (thanks be to God), but is still currently going through chemo- give her strength Lord.
4) Pray for a few friends and family who are trying so hard to have a baby. Please be with them through their journey.
5) Pray that all my family and friends stay safe and healthy and know God.

I also thank God for the wonderful things in my life....Will, Brian, and my family and friends.

Good night and sleep tight! Love to all!

Sweet Dreams

My little Mister is getting so big! He'll be 4 months old on the 19th of September. He's still such a good baby....he's laid back, very attentive, loves to talk & kick, and his favorite thing is still standing. Wednesday night this week my fabulous friend Michele kept Will while I was at a recuriting event and until Brian got home from a meeting. She took the following pictures of him...I thought they were precious. Her kids are Trey and Claire and they are sooo great with Will. Will's getting so big- you almost can't see Claire behind him now :) Will is SO long. He's going to be tall like his Daddy. He looks just like Brian, but has my eyes and thighs :) HA!