New Jumpster

This hilarious video is of little Molly having a blast on her jumpster. We put her in one the first time at my friend Allison's house this past week and she was kinda suspicious of it. We decided she was big enough to start using one so now, after 2 days of getting used to it, this is the result. Thanks Allison for the idea, best purchase ever!

First Cereal!!!

We finally figured out how to work the new camera we got from Bryon's parents for Christmas and just in time! Yesterday we gave Molly her first taste of cereal. She turns 5 months old this week and has started acting like she may be ready for solid food, so we decided to give it a-go! Up until now she has been great with her breastfeeding and formula and just this past week she started waking up in the night, chewing on her hands constantly, watching every bite of food we take, etc. So we sat her in the bumbo chair and taped her first cereal eating experience for your viewing pleasure. Now that we've figured this cool camera out, stay tuned for many more videos!

Molly Crackin Up

I took this video today when Bryon and Molly were playing on the changing table. You will probably have to turn your volume up all the way to hear it. She was cracking up at the faces he was making. There's just nothing better than seeing a child laugh :)

Misc 2008 Pictures

Cartoon from Baby Center

Shelby Visit

4 months

Sorry this is a few weeks late. We have had quite the eventful month of January. Molly turned 4 months on the 26th of January and is doing great! We had her 4 month well visit this past Monday and she is checking out perfectly. She is 14ib 4oz (50%) and 23inches (20%). The doctor said it looks like she is going to be a petite little girl like her mommy. Being short isn't all that bad though, at least you can wear heels without feeling taller than everyone! She is very healthy and didn't cry once during the exam. The doctors commented that they have never seen such a happy content baby. She also got two shots, DTaP and Hib. She of course didn't like those but was fine once she received some comfort food after wards. Tylenol beforehand is also great, however, the doctor said you shouldn't give Tylenol before shots because it can mask a temperature that could come as a side effect of the shot, oh well. Next month we're going for two more shots and then the last DTap and Hib at her 6 month visit. What we're doing is giving her DTaP and Hib on schedule at her 2,4 and 6 month visits and in between doing Prevnir and Polio. We're not doing Rotavirus and not giving Hep B or Hep A until she's older.

Then after her appointment, Molly and I went to Shelby from Monday-Thursday. We haven't been home since Christmas and don't know when we will be able to go back so we decided to make the trip. Bryon was terribly lonely here in Fayetteville by himself but managed. The picture above is from Wednesday night when we were gone. Bryon made himself a pizza and put my portion on a plate beside him and had Molly's chair on the other side of him playing because he was so lonely. haha, I have the sweetest husband in the world.

While we were in Shelby, Molly of course picked up a bug. Everytime we've been there since her birth she has picked up some type of bug. Last time we ended up in the ER and this time it was a stomach flu. If that is the trade in for spending time with my nephews, it is well worth it. One day she'll be the one giving other kids bugs, haha. She isn't over it yet but we're making progress. She wasn't able to keep down anything but Pedialyte yesterday but today she ate her usual meal and handled it well. So we're keeping our fingers crossed. It is so sad when your little baby is vomiting and has diarrhea! Especially when they are so little, you feel so helpless!

Well that's it for now. Have a great weekend everyone!

25 Things

Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, thoughts, or goals about yourself. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.


1. I am very emotional and impatient. I sob in movies, get frustrated in traffic, stuff like that.
2. My favorite food is lasagna. So much that I could eat it every night and never get tired of it.
3. I am very independent.
4. I would move to Alaska or Ireland in a heartbeat
5. I adore Christmas more than you can imagine.
6. Giving gifts is important to me. I start thinking about Christmas presents in January and work on them all year.
7. I hate wearing glasses but can't seem to find any contacts that don't kill my eyes
8. I am the devil if I don't get enough sleep
9. I am definitely a hard core republican, granted I may be for legalizing medicinal marijuana and decreasing the drinking age but other than that, I basically walk the republican line.
10. Universal healthcare is ridiculous and anyone who thinks its the way to go needs to join the army and see it in action.
11.I love ranch dressing and Diet Mountain Dew, I mean I could eat it on/with anything
12. My husband is my perfect match. Even after being together three years, I get tingles when I see his name on my phone.
13. I dont care a lot for animals, yes I am sure everything thinks I am cold and heartless but I really dont. I like dogs well enough but I would be fine never having one. Bryon, on the otherhand, adores dogs so I'm sure we'll have a lovely little lab one day.
14. I like reading romance novels and watching lifetime movies. I felt convicted a few years back about reading the trashy ones, so now I stick to Christian ones and they are just as good, if not better!
15. I think I was born in the wrong era. I should have been born back during WWII, my heart is definitely there.
16. I love being a mom. I was really nervous about it, mostly related to the lack of sleep part, but I never knew just how much you can love someone until you have a child.
17. Spit up actually smells good, at least when it's on your baby or your nephews :)
18. I relax by taking baths, If I dont take a bath one day, I feel stressed and anxious
19. My favorite thing to do on a Saturday is to take a nap with Bryon and Molly and just do nothing.
20. I miss my nephews terribly. I also miss my sisters and parents, but not in the way I miss my nephews. Seeing even a picture of them makes me cry, I can't imagine this world without them.
21. Fall is my favorite season, drinking cider, driving through the parkway, watching the leaves change colors and camping is ideal for me.
22. One of the highlights of my day is talking walks. That is when I feel closest to the Lord and really get some quality prayer time in. I think it is being outside, but regardless, something about the fresh air is exhilarating. Only Molly doesn't like sunshine or the cold, so that's always an adventure :)
23. I am extremely thankful for my education. My parents paid my way through both of my degrees, I have no debt and the job I always dreamed of. I don't think they will ever know how much that means to me.
24. I have a deep burden in my heart for the people of Africa. I carry the images that I saw during my trips over there with me daily.
25. Last but most importantly, Christ is my everything. I so desperately wish that everyone could know how amazing being a Christian is. I wish the world didn't make living Godly so hard and skew the truth so easily. Most of all, I look forward to the day when we are all called to heaven to live with the Lord forever.

I am getting big!

4 months old!

On January 26th Molly turne2d 4 months! It is so hard to believe she is 4 months old already. It really seems like yesterday I was wobbling around pregnant with her, missing Bryon while he was deployed, living with my parents and waking up every morning to my sweet nephew Casey yelling, "HA HAAA" up the stairs as my alarm clock. (HaHa is what he calls me). Now my family is together, Molly is growing and we are about to make a huge decision about our future. Bryon has one more class before he is finished with his masters degree in internaitonal relations, i'm all done with school and will be looking for a part time job here shortly. All I can say, is God is good. He has been our provider, sustainer and we give Him all the praise.

So an update on little miss Molly. She is now very verbal and a lot of fun. Gone are the days of staring blankly into space. She knows Bryon and I and smiles and laughs whenever she sees us. She is an extremely happy baby, hardly ever cries and sleeps 7-10 hours a night. She is a good traveler, loves playing with her hands and catching glimpses of her feet. She talks non-stop, sucks her thumb occasionally, and loves her bouncer, activity center and activity mat. She has disliked her bumbo chair up until lately, now she sits in it and looks like a little person! I think she just had a growth spurt last week. She ate constantly and woke up during the night to eat for about 4-5 days. Now she is too big for her 0-3 month clothes and is wearing a 3-6 month size. She's wearing a size 2 diaper now, well she will be when we use up the few size 1's we still have left. Her favorite thing to do though is to snuggle with me and Bryon and look at the paintings we have on the wall. More than anything we show her, she absolutely loves wall hangings. She could stare at them for hours.

We go on Monday for her 4 month well visit and to get 2 shots. We are giving her shots slower than the standard schedule recommends. She is getting the second DTaP and Hib at this visit. I'll post an update after I find out her height and weight. I weighed her here at the house and it said 13ibs and 13oz so we'll see!

So happy 4 month birthday little girl!