Please pray

Well friends, it is with a very heavy heart that I come to you today. I have a sweet friend who NEEDS your prayers. Jessica has a little boy named Cameron. He turned one on August 26th. He has been going for tons and tons of tests to figure out why he's not developmentally growing, why his head isn't growing and why he's not meeting normal milestones. A sad situation. After many many opinions it seems they have reached a diagnosis, yesterday. Leukodystrophy. Fatal. No cure or treatment. His doctor is running more tests to see which type he has, as there are 34 different ones. He suspects Metachromatic Leukodystrophy or MLD.

I know by myself I can do nothing to help this family but I do know that with an army of prayer warriors we can do a lot. This family needs a miracle. This family needs peace as they walk this very difficult journey ahead of them. If you feel led please commit to praying for this family. If you feel FURTHER led please spread the word about this precious baby boy's condition. You can follow their story here. Grab his button, blog about it, PRAY. Please do something.

They need us. I cannot even begin to imagine the road ahead.

Thanks friends.

Happy Fall Y'all

Yay for a change in seasons. I love fall! Cooler weather and prettier colors. Not that Texas really has a fall or anything but I love the "warmness" of browns, oranges, reds and such. I also love scenting my house up with the smell of delicious fall-like smells, you know, with candles. YUM! Oh fall, how I love you!

I don't, however, love that my girls and I have been sick for going on three weeks now. It started out with both girls coughing and sneezing. Then Isabelle got a runny nose. Then I started coughing. And that's been the story of our lives the past three weeks. Except last Friday I inherited a stuffy head, runny nose (off and on), bad headaches and all around feeling pretty crummy. All that on TOP of my cough. Soooo, yeah, I haven't been all that much fun I don't think. I'm just ready to paaartaaaay with my fam at the park. Like I did this day...


I love me some outdoor family time when it's not miserably hot and humid.

Anyhoo, that's all we've been up to lately. Nottawholotta. Just sitting around, munchin on grass. Trying to get well.

Just Between Friends

I went to a huge children's consignment sale yesterday that hops around Texas every spring and fall. Just Between Friends. It's a great way to stock up on clothes for the season for a good price. Two weekends ago I went to the one in Waco with my mom. Then, my mother-in-law asked me to go with her to the one in Georgetown this weekend. There was no way I was going to refuse that request. We seriously hit the jackpot. I made out like bandit. It was CA-RAZY! I got AK three full set Gymboree outfits-full set meaning a long sleeved shirt and the pants, one Gymboree shirt, one Children's Place dress, one Target brand dress, a Target brand zip up jacket and a GAP set of kitty jammies :-).



For Issy I walked out with two full set Gymboree outfits, one Gymboree shirt, two full set Carter's outfits and one Carter's 'little sis' three piece jammie set. Foreals, that's crazy. All that for $65! I'm not sure if you're following me here but three of those Gymboree outfits alone would've probably been that much had I bought them brand new. I also got AK a pair of brown Stride Rite shoes for $3!!! Wowzers.


Okay cool weather. You come stay now :-D. Pleeeease.

EIGHT months old :(

A sweet little girl turns 8 months old today-at 4:14 pm.


I know baby girl, it's so sad isn't it?!

How is it, that in only FOUR months, my BABY is going to be ONE?? Anyone gotta answer for this madness?


Isabelle Grace, Bizzy, Issybelle, Gracie, Bug, ISAbeeellleeee-

As you can see, darling child, you have many many endearing names. We all love to call you something different. I call you Isabelle Grace when I'm trying to get your attention, Bizzy when we're being playful and Gracie when you're in "trouble". AK calls you Issybelle and ISAbeeellle with a southern twang...in which Daddy has picked up and calls you as well. What can we say, we LOVE you!!!

At 8 months old, you are approximately 19 lbs of baby goodness. You turn heads no matter where we are and you land us a good extra five minutes in any store due to your cuteness. People just HAVE to get up close and personal. And most times a little too close for momma's comfort.


You only have two teeth but are teething like CRAZY.

You are still nursing regularly and eat baby food very inconsistently. You rarely finish a whole jar in one sitting. You may not put away the baby food but you put away the Gerber Puffs and MumMums like nobodies business.

You get up on your knees and rock back and forth but mainly get where you want to go by rolling there. It's so cute :-).

You go to bed at 8 PM and are usually awake by 7 or 8. You take a morning nap at 10:30, and another nap around 3 or 4.

I've been letting you cry the past week or so when it's nap or bedtime and you've actually been doing okay with that. I nurse you and then lay you down in your own bed (because you fell off our bed the other day). Sometimes you cry for 20 minutes and sometimes it's just 2. Either way I think you like this method better because you roll over on your tummy and pass out. It's how you like to sleep now.


Every single day when Daddy walks in the door you shoot him the BIGGEST grin ever. It's so sweet.

You are such a content little girl. Lately your favorite thing to do is sit on the floor surrounded by toys. You could just sit for an hour straight-happy as can be.

You love bath time with your big sister. You like that you are in your big girl seat now and can sit up like her.

You finally have your own lovey. It's a fuzzy little blanket thing with a bunny head attached to the top. When we're laying down and you're nursing you usually always have it's ears in your little hands and you rub them between your finger and thumb or rub it on your eye. It's so precious.


You are growing so fast Isabelle Grace. When I look at you I can't believe it...you're really not eight months old are you?? Nooooo.

I love you so much little girl. Thank you for being such an amazing addition to our family. You belong right here with us. Nowhere else. I LOVE YOU!

Momma

canvas painting

This post is WAY past due.

I have this friend... this amazing, talented, God-fearing woman of a friend who can paint like nobody's business.

A while back I won a contest on her blog. The prize was a painting of my choice. I knew I wanted something for the girls room so I sent her a picture of AK's bed skirt so she'd have something to go off of.


I chose to have a verse incorporated. I chose

'May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you oh Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.'
Psalm 18:14

I want my girls to know this verse by heart. I want the things they say and the meditations of their hearts to be pleasing to God. I want them to have a spirit that longs to please the Lord and no one else...gulp...not even me.


ANYWAYS, here it is in it's new home. I say new home because before I FINALLY got it hung up it just sat chillin' out on top of the tv. HA!

If you love what you see you should check out her etsy. You won't be disappointed.