After Gabe hit six months I wasn’t sure what to expect for month seven. Six months is a big mile stone because a lot of developmental stuff happens around that time. Turns out seven months is just as interesting. While things may have started at six months the volume sure was turned up for month…
Gabriel’s Six Months Photos
It is kind of amazing to look back and see how much Gabe has grown in the last six months. Even though it is happening before your very eyes, it isn’t until a onesie no longer fits or he can reach something he couldn’t before do you notice the growth. So we decided we wanted…
Six Months: Movement, Touch, & Exploration
Six months is here! It has been a fascinating month seeing his growth expressed. He has gone from fragile baby to sturdy strong and eager to explore. When I hold him he now has this compulsion to look around the room, lock eyes on an item and reach out for said item. And then we…
Scripture Songs
Early on in my pregnancy I realized that every time I sang to God I was given a gift. While praising God I was at the same time singing over Gabe. Gabe heard every word I sang out. Same for when we would meet for prayer before church. Every word I spoke was spoken over…
Five Months: Leaps, Bounds, & Turned Upside Down
What can I say about five months? Leaps, bounds and a sleep schedule that got turned upside down. After the last update we really started finding a groove but right when things were good there was this slow progression into upside down. I’m learning that transitions are the things that throw me off. When things…
Gabriel’s Newborn Photos Pt.2
For the first set of photos click here. The second set of newborn photos is from Stephanie Morgan. Stephanie was our birth photographer and how can you not have the person who documented the birth of your child do his newborn photos as well? Despite being quite aways away from us she was more than…
Gabriel’s Newborn Photos Pt.1
Now that the little guy is 4 months old, it is due time to share his newborn photos. Will shared some on his site but I would like to post some here for posterity’s sake. Having newborn photos done was never a question. Given how brief that stage of life is we thought it was…
Three Months: Patience, Grace, & Falling Into Place
This post was supposed to be a 2 month update and then a 2 ½ month update and then I said forget it and have been focusing on getting things together for a 3 month update. There just isn’t much free time to go around these days and I am still slowly learning to steal…
Meet Gabriel
Now that the “newborn haze” has faded a bit and we’ve navigated through a few challenges, I thought it was due time to formally introduce you to Gabriel… or informally, Gabe. He made his entrance into this world four weeks ago today. He is an even tempered little guy. Generally calm and laid back. So…
2015 Theme Word: Feel
It is a new year. 2015 is here for the next 361 days. In keeping with tradition, I selected a theme word to guide, direct, and set the tone for this year. I briefly considered not doing it… but why not? I’ve done it this many years, why not another? I kind of like not…
Roast Pork
Will and I went down to Southern California to visit my parents for Thanksgiving. Over dinner one night I was telling them about a few upcoming events that I need to plan some dishes for. One of which is the recipe I am sharing with you today, Roast Pork. In telling them about the dish…
Not So Serendipitous 