3 months

3 months.  when people say "don't blink," they aren't kidding.  since we arrived home from the hospital, i feel like the time has flown.  our lives picked back up where they left off, we just added a munchkin into the mix. 

what has been happening this last month?  a lot!  kirk has begun the deacon process at GCC.  that means that he is coaching eight people thru this season.  i have begun my full schedule back at the salon.  i am working three days a week, while other people get to love on lydia.  kirk stays home with her on tuesday evenings.  hannah gets to cuddle her on thursdays. my mom (nonnie) and kirk's mom (granny) switch off every other saturday.  we are blessed to have people that love her and are itching to keep her for a little bit. 

what advances has lydia made this month?  she is smiling, cooing, and her dad is proud to say she passes gas like a man.  however, the passing gas equals a tummy ache. which is so sad.  the tummy aches bring out my emotions and kirk's patience.  he is so patient...with both of us.  i love that man!

here is a photo collage of some of the pictures taken this last month.  enjoy!

  

first day - august

a fellow blogger that i follow has started a photo blog post on the first of every month.  it sounded like a lot of fun, so i joined in this month.  hopefully, i can continue in the months to come.  hope you enjoy our "first day" this month!

2 months

what a big weekend we had!!  last friday, our peanut was 2 months old.  if she could talk, she would tell you that getting shots is no way to celebrate.  her and i both are thankful for kirk.  he comforted her while getting the shots, so i could sit in the corner and tear up a bit.  such is motherhood, i guess.  

then, saturday was my first day back to work.  what i expected to be a 4-6 week maternity leave turned into a 10 week leave.  the Lord likes to remind me that i am not in control, He is.  being back in the salon (studio red) was a good feeling.  i am blessed with fabulous coworkers and clients.  so thankful for the support that they showed to our family through this season of our lives.  very excited to be back into the swing of things.


keep growing, sweet lydia!

a mother's prayer

i think upon having a child, you immediately become more weepy about things.  while we were at the hospital with lydia, one of my amazing coworkers sent up the christy nockels album.  i love her voice, but most of all, i love the God that she sings of and to. upon hearing a specific track on her album, the tears began to flow as i thought of the small child that God had just blessed us with. this has become my prayer for lydia...and honestly for myself.

For Your Splendor:

I’m so concerned with what I look like from the outside. Will I blossom into what You hope I’ll be. Yet You’re so patient just to help me see. The blooms come from a deeper seed that You planted in me. Sometimes it’s hard to grow when everybody’s watching. To have your heart pruned by the one who knows best. And though I’m bare and cold. I know my season’s coming. And I’ll spring up in Your endless faithfulness. With my roots deep in You. I’ll grow the branch that bears the fruit. And though I’m small, I’ll still be standing in the storm. ‘Cause I am planted by the river by Your streams of living water. And I’ll grow up strong and beautiful, all for Your splendor, Lord. So with my arms stretched out, I’m swaying to Your heartbeat. I’m growing with the sound of Your voice calling. You’re bringing out the beauty that You have put in me. For Your joy and for Your glory falling. With my roots deep in You. I’ll grow the branch that bears the fruit. And though I’m small, I’ll still be standing in the storm. ‘Cause I am planted by the river by Your streams of living water. And I’ll grow up strong and beautiful, all for Your splendor, Lord.

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listen to what this song means to christy nockels here. i love that the same song can touch someones' life in different ways.

Father, i pray that lydia will "grow up strong and beautiful, all for Your splendor, Lord!" Amen!!

 

due date

yesterday was july 1st. that was the day that she was due to enter this world.  the Lord had a different plan. He gave me another reason to be thankful for that plan this past weekend. to be 39 weeks pregnant in the kind of heat we had here in georgia would not have been fun.

as i look at our daughter, who has been in our lives for six weeks now, i think...

blessed.  we are blessed.