stephen came home saturday night with these pretty roses. he said that addison had wanted him to pick some flowers up for me for mother's day :) addison is already talking, can ya'll believe it ? :)
here is me and my baby girl on mother's day. it's amazing how much i love this girl. so often i just hold her during the day whispering in her ear that i love her. she fills my heart. a friend wrote on her blog about how thankful she was that God gave her one of His children to raise, and i feel the exact same. no matter what is going on in stephen and i's life, i know God will take care of us. God blesses us everyday (and i know i don't deserve it), and he has a love for us that surpasses our understanding...and for that i'm thankful. so thank you God for your blessings, and i pray that i give addison a glimpse of that kind of love everyday!
i took these two pictures last night before addison's last meal of the day. stephen and i love the cuddle time we get with her when she dozes off in our arms :) the last picture is of her sucking that thumb. when it's time for sleep time, that thumb finds it's way to her mouth.
on a side note, i was driving into dallas (at least a 30 minute drive)to take a meal to some friends of ours who just had a baby. and guess who cried her eyes out (real tears and all) most of the way there and back??? no it wasn't stephen, it was my sweet little addison :) i know you are all jealous ya'll couldn't have been in the car with me, but i'm sure most of you have had similar experiences...what can ya do?!
hope everyone is having a great week!
Aww...Happy First Mother's Day, Courtney! Glad you had a great one! As for the crying in the car.... I just pray real hard that they get so tired of crying that they finally go to sleep! :) I've also grabbed a bottle, strategically placed it in her mouth with the help of the baby mirro(while driving I might add), and held it there until they go to sleep. I've learned I can do lots of things while driving all at the same time.
ReplyDeletehaha - laughing at your car story. hope you don't have any long trips by car this summer! ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat post!! All I have to say is get a TV in the car and those days of listening to crying decrease majorly:)
ReplyDeleteYou said it exactly right...we are so blessed to be raising these sweet babies! Oh, and the crying in the car. I discovered the magic of the Prestoncrest Nursery CD when we were stuck in traffic for a whole hour on the way home from Dallas the other day. Ranger completely chilled out as soon as I turned it on!
ReplyDeleteSo is so precious. I know Mother's Day was really special for you this year!
ReplyDeleteoh man, I know about the crying jags in the car!!! i used to just try to sing to Julie and get her through it or roll the window down! the best thing i did was get a praise baby CD, worked like a charm ;0) so glad you had a wonderful first mother's day!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your first mother's day! she is just so precious! hope to see ya'll in a couple of weeks!
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