Micah finally said MAMA

Not only did he say mama, but he showed me his first wave. I got so excited that I scared him a little. I couldn't believe what I was hearing and seeing, because I have been trying to get this boy to say mama for a while.

Micah is 9 months old

Sorry it took so long to get this posted for the faithful viewers. At his 9 month Well Baby exam he weighed 20 lbs. 7 oz. and he is 28 in.

Micah is growing up so fast. It seems like he is learning how to do many things all at once. Just before turning 9 months on the 15th of April he started crawling, as if he has been crawling forever. So now his new thing is to crawl over to whatever he can hold on to and pull up. He has been scaring the mess out of us, because he is bold and will let go. Micah has good balance, but it is thrown off because he wants to do everything so fast. He now says Dada, Mama, hey, hi and no no no. When we laugh or make a noise he tries to mimic us. It is hilarious to watch him groove to a beat. Every now and then I can get him to wave.

Doggy boys go to the park

Doggy boys have not gone to the dog park for a while now since Micah was born so we decided to treat them today. To our surprise they had made some upgrades to the park since our last visit. Prince seemed to love some of the upgrades. Micah liked seeing all of the different dogs. He especially seemed amused by the ones that ran around a lot.

Saturday at the lake

Here we are at one of our family hangouts enjoying the great outdoors.

Night out for pizza

On a whim we decided to go out to eat tonight. We had a taste for Mexican food, but ended up at this new pizza place. We had so much fun with the little guy here. Seeing Micah have fun at Incredible Pizza gives us so much more to look forward to as he gets older and can play the arcade games and ride on the rides. He had a blast, and so did we!

Virginia Tech

Our thoughts and prayers go out to all individuals effected by today's horrible events at Virginia Tech. This is a terrible day for America.

We too are stunned as I prepare to embark on my next collegiate endeavor.



Inspirational Christian Poems - Moment by Moment with Him


Sometimes we so easily forget,
How unpredictable our lives may be,
We make plans for our tomorrows and our futures,
Not realizing they could change instantly,

Then one day, you wake up, and it happens,
Something occurs that's not at all like you've planned,
Your life has now taken a new direction,
And it may be difficult for you to understand.

God never promised that we'd never have struggles,
That there would always be sunshine and not rain,
But He said He'd never leave nor forsake us,
And with His presence we will forever be sustained.

When God takes us from the height of the mountain,
And then places us in the valley of despair,
It's here we can learn total dependence,
Upon the One who will always be there.

Oftentimes it's only through the midst of the trials,
We see God works in ways we'd never have dreamed,
He accomplishes so much beyond our understanding,
And now things may not be at all what they'd seemed.

We may not know why God allowed such a hardship,
We must learn to trust in the One who knows best,
For our future is seen by Him only,
And in Him we can confidently rest.

So when the unexpected may arise in our lifetime,
And the way God is leading seems dim,
May we face it not ONE DAY at a time,
But instead, MOMENT BY MOMENT with Him.

Micah crawled today

I had a feeling that he could crawl, and he proved it today. I was playing on the floor with Micah and he just started crawling like he was a little pro. This boy just keeps on amazing us.

Now that he is crawling he wants to crawl to anything he can to pull up on it. He has us very nervous pulling up on things without good balance. It is like a game to him pulling up and then trying to reach out and take steps to other objects.

Happy Easter

Hanging out

We decided to go to Southlake to Barnes & Noble to study and hangout. I did quite a bit of studying. It was so nice outside we spent the rest of the afternoon out there.

Micah went with his Dad in Barnes & Noble to play with the train. Then while outside he wanted to walk even though he does not know how.