Miscellany Monday

{ONE} ready, aim...

over new years eve weekend the mcleod boys went out with some guns and shot clay and did manly things or something like that...  i did take a turn and shot about 4/25 and I think that is AWESOME! (and before you send me an email in worried shock -- No.  Magnolia was never out with the guns.  She was up in the house)

{two} special sauce

I kinda felt like a genius chef when i came up with the perfect "special sauce" for my turkey lettuce wraps... packet of chic fil a sauce mixed with a couple spoons of light sour cream. oh my scrumptious.

{three}pie in the face

Did I mention that i'm a youth leader?... pies in the face (and on your head) are just happy consequences...

{four} double function assumption

In college we had something called the double function assumption -- if you were seen out twice with the same boy... it pretty much meant you were a couple.  Now, I'm not assuming anything, but M has been on a date (chaperoned of course) with the same cute little red head twice this month...

half birthday

wait... WHAT? um... i'm the mom of a 6 month old!!! holy-stinkin-awesome-cow!!

i'm more in love with her every day.  i love being a mom more and more every day.  I am constantly being knocked to my knees in amazement by how much my God loves me through this child.  I could stare at her for hours on end.  She makes my heart quite literally explode.  

6 months! SIX months!! Can't believe how big she is!  She is sleeping through the night again (so thankful) -- just last night she slept 11 hours.  We are still breastfeeding full time and have added in a morning and evening meal... oatmeal and fruits in the morning & veggies at night.  This kid loves eating!  

In the last month she has had her first fever (scary - 102.7... i called the doc late one night at his house freaking out) and how been nursing a cold for a good while.  Boogers are NOT her friend.  However the plus side of her illness is that we got to get an official weigh in at the doctor last week -- 18lbs 4oz!  Heavy Weight!  

As of last week she is quite an accomplished army crawler both backwards and forwards.  She also loves walking... yes, walking! -- of course she has to hold on to your hands, but she is so tickled with herself when she puts one foot in front of the other.  

She is such a talker!  She inadvertently says "da da" all the time... but i'm still convinced "Ma Ma" will be her first real word.  In addition to her chit chat, she is a giggle monster.  She finds Oscar (our pooch) especially hilarious.  

Oh - i could go on and on... but i'll stop.  I am just really loving 6 months.  Every day I just want to engulf her with every part of me -- i can't cuddle her close enough.  Just like the day she was born, my senses fail me.  Man! -- if I can't handle her now, how much more will I fall to my knees in the light of God's glory!!! Wow.  What a blessing! 

Food for Thought

This stirs my soul in a thirst quenching and happy conviction kind of way.  What about you?  Would LOVE to know your thoughts.  

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