I find myself constantly going back and forth between "I LOVE the stage she is in, I don't want her to get any bigger" and "I can't wait until she..." I probably spend more time loving the stage she is in because, well, I can't imagine any day in the future being better than today...she smiles like crazy, she makes the loudest, happiest noises, she still loves to be held, she seems to know her mom and dad, and well, she is the cutest thing I've ever laid eyes on. I think my favorite part of the day right now is the morning time, when she is her happiest and smiliest. Also in the morning, we take a couple of hours and cuddle up in my bed and fall back asleep, which is some pretty sweet time with my little one...I know this time won't last long so I soak it up every day that I'm at home. Daddy has caught on to the joy of this time and on his day with her, he has started doing it as well...Anniston's schedule is this- Monday's and Thursday's with mom, Tuesday's and Wednesday's with Sara, Friday's with dad, weekends the whole fam is together...not too shabby!
So this was a big week for our family...it was three months for our little Anni...it was 29 years for me...and it was our first week to leave Anniston with Sara. My birthday was Tuesday, the first day I had to go to work and leave her with Sara. To be honest, this wasn't a birthday I was particularly looking forward to- getting up at 5:45 to go to work all day....but it actually turned out to be pretty great. Yes I did go to work all day...but Anniston and Sara had a good day (so thankful for her!), and Jake unexpectedly got off work a little early, so he got to accompany us to the Hartsock's for a birthday dinner with our house church. So that was a fun surprise! We had a delicious dinner and then ice cream for dessert (YUM!) with some friends that dropped by to celebrate...the phone calls, cards, texts, and facebook messages (yes, this is the world we are in) were super thoughtful and encouraging to me. Jake and I celebrated last weekend with a date- dinner and my first movie since Anniston arrived, This Means War. It was fun to get some time with my man.
It is so much fun to think about the fact that a year ago on my birthday we had been waiting a year and a half to get pregnant...that a year ago the Lord told me that next month I would be pregnant and even showed me a rainbow in the sky to confirm His promise...then, just like He always does, he came through and the next month we were pregnant...and here I am a year later, celebrating my birthday with my 3 month old in my arms....the best birthday present I could ask for. Last year on my birthday Jake asked some of my friends to write me letters about the kind of mom I would be- he did that in faith because we believed that soon, a mom I would be. I read back through those letters today and it brought me much joy to remember my friends and family who prayed and believed with us that He would bring a little one. Oh Anniston, may you always know how deeply you were wanted and how extravagantly you are loved.
Another highlight of my birthday- we watched a short clip of testimonies of things God is doing in Nigeria...some highlights- 150,000 people saved, limbs growing back before their eyes, 8 year old girl raised from the dead. Yes Lord! It is always encouraging to hear what God is doing- it builds our faith to believe for the things in our life, to get more excited about- seeing Halle healed, a job for Jake in Norman, the city of Norman transformed. Those things are a-coming!
This is Sara on the first morning I left Anniston with her. She was probably thrilled enough that I was taking her picture at 6:50 in the morning- I won't tell her it's going on my blog. :)
Hey Mom...look at me!
Couldn't decide which of the next two were cuter, so I included them both! Love my happy baby!
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