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All better

My munchkin is all better....100%
I wonder if the fever was not from the 4 new teeth (2 being molars) we have coming in.

First Fever

So I consider 15 months without a fever pretty good. Emma got her first fever yesterday. After the 20 minutes of trying to figure out her thermometer...I got 100 in the under arm--add a degree since I took it in the under arm...and we have 101. She was in very good spirits...just very pitiful looking. The red/glassy eyes, runny nose and extra lovey (which I loved!). She still has a low grade fever this moring but I think we are going to pull through this one. Her little body is fighting hard against something--but building up those immunities which is a good thing.

Have a happy Tuesday everyone!

silly emma

so last night tim or i said "hi" to emma and this is how she responded....i don't know where she got this from...she cracks me up!
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Tooth shot

OK...so it is not an inside-the-mouth shot..but I snapped a picture of her and her mouth was wide open...if you look very closely, you can see the monster molar....I think you can click on the picture to see a blow up of it...YAY for molars!

Emma standing...by herself!

Here is a short video of Emma standing by herself. She is starting to take her hands off things when she is standing...and stand by herself for several seconds. I think walking is right around the corner. I will keep you posted!

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Some of my friends

Here are a few pictures I captured the other day....just some of my backyard friends :)

Can you spy the dove...all puffed up? SO cute!

We've got molars!

Finally!! Two on the bottom.

I will try to get a picture later (I think it will be a two man job).

Emma's 15 Month Appt.

So Emma and I headed in for her 15 month well baby visit this morning. She HATES the doctor! Poor thing. Ever since she was teeny tiny she has cried from the moment we walk in to the moment we walk out.

Here are her stats:

@ 15 months
weight: 27 lbs 15 oz (95th percentile)
height: 31 inches (75th percentile)
head circ: 46.4 cm (50th to 75th percentile

Compared to 12 months
weight: 27 lbs 1 oz (97th percentile)
height: 29.5 inches (75th percentile)
head circ: 45.7 cm (50th to 75th percentile)

Emma's doc was very impressed with Emma's vocabulary so far (I brought in a list of the words she is saying)...it is fun to brag sometimes. He was also impressed that she could point to so many parts of her body....That's My Girl! She did get two shots today too...but she did get some pretty band-aids because of that. Everything checks out good with my baby. She is just growing up too fast! It seems like yesterday we were going almost every week for weight/jaundice checks.

We were sad to learn earlier in the week that Emma's doctor, Dr. Auman, is retiring. I am SO sad to see him go...but he has worked for a long time...he deserves this. Tim and I can't decide how old he is...but he is old. I really wanted to get a picture of Emma with Dr. Auman...this is the best I could get. Haha :)

I thought I needed a Mountain Top Experience

...but I got this instead. It was somewhat of a mountain top experience.....I consider a mountain top experience similar to the day I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior.....I would call this a "hill top experience" :) Here I go putting my heart on my sleve again.....If you make it all the way through this blog, more power to you!

So lately I have been struggling with:

keeping my house clean
keeping my car clean
doing laundry
what food I feed Tim and Emma
cooking meals
my BSF leadership responsibilities
having my daily quite time
worrying when I hear Emma on the monitor in the middle of the night if she is sick
worrying about Emma getting sick (I think I have a phobia)
feeling like I am being selfish–I am being selfish
my responsibilities at work while I am at work
prioritizing things
making sure I give 110% to my marriage
motivating myself to do all of the above (the ones that require "doing")
knowing I want/need to change but don’t do it

So I sort of had two "come to Jesus" moments last night. One during the lecture in BSF and the other on the way home....and they sort of go together. All of the above I think about at least 2 times a day....they are things that just pop into my mind and I think about how I will fix them...and then they are gone. We are in the book of Leviticus in BSF right now and last night we were in Chapters 25-27. One of the things I got from the lecture is EVERYTHING IS GOD’S....everything...that means my house, my car, my BODY, Tim and Emma’s bodies, my MARRIAGE....EVERYTHING...so I need to look at it as I am leasing these things from God. If I were leasing an apartment, wouldn’t I make it immaculate the day I move out to get my security deposit back? Why yes I would. So, really, if I am leasing all of the above from God...I need to maintain it as if God is going to just drop by my house any day and "check in"...right? YES! I think the condition of my house, body, marriage, etc., needs to reflect my relationship with God. Right now if an outsider was looking in, and using the above statement as a "scale"...they would probably think I had NO relationship with God when in reality I do. So sad. The second "come to Jesus" moment I had last night was in the car on the way home from BSF. I always listen to Dr. James Dobson Focus on the Family. It was on finding the right mate, etc. He made one statement that really spoke to my heart. He said, "if you are right with Jesus, everything else will fall into place". Ah ha!! This totally applies to everything for me right now. If I re-devote all my time and energy to loving, worshiping, getting to know Jesus...that list above will work itself out. If Jesus is #1 in my life He will take care of everything else. He will give me the motivation I need. He will give me the time I need. He will give me everything I need. Really, He has given me so much already...but the more I give to Him, the more I will get from Him. And I would say I am giving Him maybe 25% right now....I need to be giving Him 110% (just like my marriage).

Oh the places you’ll go (I read this book to Emma).....Kid you’ll move mountains! So, today is the day, you’re off to great places you’re off and away...your mountain is waiting. So get on your way....and you will succeed! Yes you will indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed).....

Jesus is my mountain...He is my rock. I will put Him first and He will work everything else out.
Thank you, Jesus~I love you.

Daddy's teaching her early :)

Gotta love this face!

New Background

SO cool!!! What do you think?

My sister

Here is a picture of my older sister, Jessica. She is due in April with a little girl. She and her husband took some pictures the other night at their home and they turned out amazing!! Here is my favorite picture of Jess. I think she looks beautiful. She definately has that pregnant mama "glow".

Emma pics

So it was really pretty the other day so I took Emma outside for a few photos. I have several favorites out of this group. I especially like the extreme close ups of her face. My little girl is growing up so fast. Enjoy the pictures :)