Moriah is a roller, as of yesterday. I can no longer set her in a spot on the floor and expect her to be exactly there when i get back. Its exciting to watch her grow and move...but I was hoping for her to remain "infant-like" longer. Three months has flown by, and it makes me realize that crawling and walking aren't that far off! Ahhhhhhh!
Shadrach is learning his letters and counts to about 15. I say "about" b/c sometimes he skips 14 and goes to 18...but usually its every number to 15. Although I do spell things with him and point out letters often, I think watching Word World and Super Why every morning has helped too. Yay PBS Kids!
He also sleeps in his new "Cars" big boy bed. I was hesitant to make the move b/c he hadn't ever tried to get out of his crib. But 3 weeks ago mommy decided she was ready to let her little boy grow up some. The first couple of nights were a little rough, since he thought remaining in bed was optional now that he was able to crawl out. But now he loves it, and he proudly shows everyone who comes over that he doesn't sleep in a crib any more.
Mark is busy as ever with church stuff. We had our official "Launch Sunday" on November 2nd and we had over 100 people there! Our Pastor is preaching a great marriage series, based on the movie that recently came out, Fireproof. We have already seen many people make commitments to loving their spouse in a deeper, more selfless way, and we are so excited to see how God works in their marriages.
If you'd like to pray for us...here are some things we need prayer for:
-Time management with all the church stuff and family. Its so easy to get overwhelmed.
-Wisdom and guidance in disciplining Shadrach, he definitely has a strong will! :-)
-Protection from sickness this flu season, especially for the kids.
-Finances...we are seeing God provide for us in amazing ways, and we are trying to be faithful with all he gives us. We want to be out of debt by the end of next year!
Pictures!
Happy at 3 months!
Don't I look like my daddy???
The kids' "dress up day" costumes. We have so far decided not celebrate Halloween, but we got costumes for our church's Fall Festival. Shadrach loved being a doctor.
We went to our pastor's sons' pop warner football game. Shadrach enjoy watching the cheerleaders, and playing baseball on the field at halftime.
I've decided that getting them both to look in a picture is impossible.
These are my favorite kind of pictures. I think Mark is glad we had a girl!
Daddy is so much fun!
This is what we do during Shadrach's naptime. I've become one of those people who takes lots of pictures of themselves. Who would have guessed?
When I'm wearing a hat you can't tell I'm balding!
More daddy time. This time for a nap!
This is a picture of Moriah and Sophie, who is about 3 weeks younger. Sophie is our good friends'Neal and Charity's daughter. This is what Neal and Mark would looked like if they were baby girls. These girls both look so much like their daddies!
