9 Months

I can't believe our little angel is already 9 months old! She is such a delightful baby. This past month she learned to crawl, clap, dance, and pull up on everything. She likes to stand by herself and she has one tooth on the top and 4 on the bottom. It's SO CUTE!

She loves table food....has NEVER liked baby food! She prefers to drink from a cup or a sippy cup with a straw! She is 18.4 lbs and 26inches. We are just so in love with our little lady.

It seems like she does something new every day. We think she's super smart (maybe a little biased).

We took a few "Fall" pics last weekend.....

Tickets On Sale TODAY!

I'm really excited about the Choose Joy conference coming up. Tickets went on sale today! There are women coming from all over the country...so don't let that get in your way of attending. You never know how God will speak to you through this event unless you GO!

Tickets will be $65 through November 8th, then Earlybird Registration will be over and prices will go up to $75. There will be a BIG CASH RAFFLE at the end of the conference to help one attendee grow their family!

Go to www.choosejoyevent.com to register!

Go.
Now.
:)

Choose Joy Event- speaking about fundraising

I was excited to here from Emmy today on what topic she would like for me to talk about at the Choose Joy Event in February. I will be leading a breakout group on Fundraising for Adoption! Oh do I know the ups/downs/ins-outs of that! I am exciting that I can now start to pray specifically for what God would have me share on this topic and that he place on my heart the words that will hopefully encourage families that are financially frustrated. Been there!

If you are walking the painful and often lonely road of infertility, or even if you have never experienced infertility but still have a desire to grow your family through adoption, I would love for you to attend this event!  Registration will open Wednesday, October 9th. Just go to the Choose Joy Event website to read more about it and register!

8 months, wha????

Seriously, can you believe it's been 8 months since we were blessed with this angel? It seems like yesterday that I was writing this post about "the call". The one that would change our lives forever.

Lyla turned 8 months on the 16th of September. She is still the happiest, easiest baby I have ever met...and she's my daughter!! She has two teeth on the bottom and 3 that have decided to pop through all at once this week!! She loves eating table food (girl will have nothing to do with baby food!) and drinking out of a cup (she doesn't want a sippy....how will I cope??). She is starting to pull up on stuff and would rather stand then sit. She is slowly attempting to crawl, but again...would rather you stand her up! She LOVES her Daddy. He can make her smile more than anyone!
She got her first sleep cap this week and kept it on last night until about 3am! She has SO much hair that we either needed a sleep cap or satin sheets. So we started with the cap. It's pretty adorable on her!

I have yet to master a hairstyle that can "go the distance"... but I'll learn. For now the fro is what we love the best.
Laynie and Blake have been great with their little sister. Blake makes her laugh and scream and she lights up when Laynie comes in the room. It's really precious!

Our lives are hectic with 3 kiddos, but we wouldn't change a thing!