And yet another video :). Sophie had just been dancing. She LOVES to dance. I turned on some Loretta Lynn songs to listen to while I did some things around the house and I look over and Sophie is dancing away to, "You're not woman enough to take my man". She really went to town when "Don't come home a Drinkin' with Lovin' on your mind" came on:). My commentary is OUT OF CONTROL in these videos, haha!! Yesterday Sophie was SO loving! She's always been a loving, cuddly child, but yesterday was different. Several times she would lay her head down on me. One time I was checking my email and she was next to me. All of a sudden I feel the sweetest little hands pulling on my shoulder and then Sophie is laying her head on my shoulder. And another time when she was sitting next to me she actually hugged me and put her head on my shoulder. At the end of the video you see that she is reaching out for me. She ended up laying her head on my lap. Needless to say yesterday was one of the best days :)!

I've gotten Sophie new GAP pjs that are both two piece and the nights that Sophie has worn them she has pulled her pants off. I can't even begin to imagine how she managed to do this as I, myself, have a had time getting her pants off of her - which has become increasingly difficult with her being so wiggly lately. Last night we had our first big boo boo. I don't know who it hurt worse...me or Sophie. I have a basket with lotions, diaper creme, etc on Sophie's changing table. Well, she has start sitting up and reaching for the basket. I have to hold her or she will just tumble on over. Last night when I was putting her pjs on I let go of her to put her arm in and she fell on over and the corner of the basket hit the sensitive corner of her eye. She screamed! I felt HORRIBLE! She was crying, I was crying...it was a mess! I know that boo boos are inevitable, but I still hate it! Especially when I was there to catch it. She just moves so quickly. This morning she had EVERYTHING knocked off her changing table by the time we had her dressed, ha!

You can't really see, but Sophie has enough hair now to have bed head, ha! If Lindsey Lombard Mills sees this she's probably going to fall off her chair laughing :). Her sons have SO much hair! They are both ridiculously adorable!!!

Learning how to use her legs

Ok, I realize that I'm going on video overload here, but I really want my family to see how much Sophie is growing and changing! I love this video because she looks just like a colt learning to use it's legs, ha!! P.S. It looks like she doesn't know how to roll over very well, but she does. I'm not really sure what she was doing! And check out those legs!! Ahh...I just love them :)!

On girl on the move

Sophie has been really getting "mobile" lately! She's crawling - backwards, but still crawling. I tried to catch her doing it, but she wouldn't while the camera was on. The beginning is my favorite!!

Rolling in my pink escalade!!

That's right, folks, this is what I hope to be driving soon!! I have recently become an independent beauty consultant for Mary Kay to help bring in some income since I'm staying home with Sophie. If you do not have a consultant of your own I would be happy to be of service to you! As your beauty consultant you can contact me whenever you need new beauty products or skin care. I am offering 10% off your first order of up to $25, $25-$50 will be 15% discount, and anything over $50 will be 20%. Additionally I can help you host a Mary Kay party with girlfriends.

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'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus

I've mentioned in a previous post that Joe and I have been and are facing some challenging times. Not only with relationships, but other areas as well. One thing that I really struggle with is trusting God. Being the planner that I am I want to know the hows, whens, whats, etc. Well, I think that God is definitely teaching me to trust Him with our future. I know that He has a plan for Joe and I. I know He is able to work it out. The big struggle for me is having to faith to know that He WILL do these things. If that makes sense. One day I was really having a hard time and I heard this on the radio. I've heard it a million times and it's one of my favorite hymns - in fact I sing it to Sophie, but this time one particular verse stood out to me. I've highlighted which one it is.

'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, and to take him at his word; just to rest upon his promise, and to know, "Thus saith the Lord." Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him! How I've proved him o'er and o'er! Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! O for grace to trust him more!

O how sweet to trust in Jesus, just to trust his cleansing blood; and in simple faith to plunge me neath the healing, cleansing flood!

Yes, 'tis sweet to trust in Jesus, just from sin and self to cease; just from Jesus simply taking life and rest, and joy and peace.

I'm so glad I learned to trust thee, precious Jesus, Savior, friend; and I know that thou art with me, wilt be with me to the end.

This is such a powerful for verse! The writer was praying for grace to trust God more. I realized then that we're not alone in this. God understands the difficulty in trusting Him and He will give us the grace to do it.

Mommy Attire

I'm sure this post is going to cause some people to freak out a bit. I'm just going to be honest though because if we are all honest with ourselves then more than likely you know what I'm talking about. A big fear of mine is to slip into the "mommy attire". Ya know what I'm talking about...where you start wearing tshirts, ratty pants, and clothes from departments that I won't mention in case any one reading this shops there :). Being a mom I can see how most women don't choose to look like a "mom", but somehow through years of sacrificing for the family their own needs/desires are pushed to the back burner. This is where my fear comes in. What if one day I wake up and I AM shopping at those department stores? It's already starting...my closet is A LOT less dressy than it use to be. It has to be though. What I use to wear wouldn't be functional as a mom and who wants to run errands/getting a baby in and out of the car with 4in heels on - I have done that the last two Sundays and it IS NOT fun! I learned all too well on Sophie's dedication when she was two weeks old that some things I wore before were just going to have to go. I had a gorgeous, Banana Republic, fuchsia SILK dress on for her dedication. Well, after leaking through it - sorry if there are any guys are reading this - and Sophie drooling and spitting up I realized that maybe a silk dress isn't functional for me any more. So to the back of the closet it went - after being dry cleaned. I'm sure all of us young girls think that it can never happen to us, but I'm sure that those moms thought the same thing. My attire now consists of jeans, tshirts, and comfy dresses. Of course I try to accessories with jewelry - if I can afford it, ha -but how long will that last? Will I eventually start slipping. I know this is a extremely trivial matter, but I really am concerned. I wondered if I'm going to wake up one morning in and realize I'm totally in the "mommy attire". This is why I make an effort every day to put make up on and get dressed. Even if all I am doing is cleaning. I really hope this doesn't make me sound shallow! It's honestly something that I'm struggling with right now. I think it's because I went through my closet last night for goodwill and realized that I was banking my decisions for rather I kept the clothes or not on 1) how comfy was it 2)was it functional and the BIG 3) did it even fit anymore?!?!?! which leads me to my next point...

WEIGHT, ugh! I was planning on writing about this after I picked up my old size 2 jeans and just about had an emotional break down, and was surprised that my sister had just written about it sometime during the night. My sister and I are so much a like that it's creepy sometimes. You hear about the siblings that have a freakish connection...well, that's us. We once bought the EXACT same eye glasses while she was in London and I was in Cleveland. Anywho...back to our issue of weight. I was very sick of hearing, "once you have a baby your body is never the same." Well, I am now part of the herd. Although I try to refrain from saying that to women who don't have kids or are pregnant. Let them enjoy their innocence I say :) - they'll more than likely have to deal with it sooner or later! At my 6 week check up I was feeling pretty good when the scale said that I was only 3-4 lbs heavier than my SPW - "starting pregnancy weight". Then it all came crashing down or more correctly shooting up like rockets! I'm not even sure what happened. I like to blame it on the pure exhaustion that drove me to eat...and eat....and eat. Basically I ate myself all the way to 10 lbs heavier than my SPW. So now I am on weight watchers trying get it off. But I wonder will it even bring me back to "my normal"? I hear, no. It's like everything seems that it's back it place after having Sophie, but it's not. Ok, this is slightly embarrassing, but too funny not to post :). I was getting ready today and I had Sophie sitting next to me playing with her own make up - not that she wears it she just plays with it while I put mine on. Well, next thing I know I have a sweet little hand grabbing that little roll that has now found it's way over my pants. Thanks, sweetie, for pointing that out. I had to refrain from mentioning to her how I carried her for 9 whole months, had leg cramps, back aches, and now had a little reminder to go with it, ha! So now I am doing yoga at home - because who can afford the Y these days :) - and staying dedicated to weight watchers. And can I just say that I am SO noticing a difference in my joints. I mean I'm only 25...what in the world?! Am I seriously already feeling the effects of aging? No joke I was sitting on the floor working on something and when I got up I could barely stand up. Good grief is all I have to say! I know the mom's that have had multiple children are probably laughing their heads off at me right now, but that's ok...let me live with the comfort that it won't get worse...I'll deal with the reality when it's time :).

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