Bumbo blessings

So, I feel like crying looking at this picture and realizing how big my baby is getting. It seems like only yesterday I was going through the torture of labor and staying up countless hours at night with her trying to get her to latch on and eat. Now she's sleeping great, eating great and even able to sit in her little bumbo chair and hold her head up! Yesterday marked Molly's 11th week of life. She is able to push up and sit with her head only wobbling minimally. She smiles at Bryon and I and sometimes even has a little squeal when we talk to her first thing in the morning or when Bryon gets home from work. She loves taking naps in her swing and listening to Mozart and Christmas Carols of course (she is her mommy's baby). She hates tummy time but has to do it several times a day whether she wants to or not (yes i'm a mean mommy).

As I'm sitting here typing this, I'm staring at our beautiful Christmas tree, looking at the beautiful handmade stockings hanging over our fireplace, watching my sweet husband burp Molly and hearing our dryer finish up our sheets and I realize how very blessed I am this holiday season. To have a nice apartment, more possessions than we could ever desire and a healthy loving family.. truly I am the most blessed woman. I received the Hands On Missions newsletter this week and read about the conditions in Malawi this Christmas. The missionaries there described it as the hungry time of the year and how most poeple are living on mangos. I hope we all realize how incredibly fortunate we ALL are, regardless of how you compare to the average American family. We ALL are rich in the grand scheme of the world. I challenge us all this season to do something for someone less fortuante... give to the Salvation army bell ringer everytime you leave Walmart, donate to St. Jude's the 5.00 they ask at Kmart EVERY time you go.. yes, this is a challenge my husband made to me, it's easy to give once, but giving every time is much more challenging. And ultimately remember the most incredible Blessing we have received this year, the promise of eternal life through Christ Jesus.. and that gift is completely free for the taking.

Me, I'm thankful for my baby in her bumbo chair...