tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12880498872085706692024-03-12T21:48:15.739-07:00The Garlich LifeA newlywed learning what it means to live in light of God's unfailing grace.Audrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811170695495589333noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288049887208570669.post-60484684270021104212015-05-12T13:02:00.003-07:002015-05-12T13:02:44.734-07:00I've gotta lot of explainin to do....<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I thought that was an appropriate title considering its been over a year since my last post. I find it pretty ironic that I left off with saying I would blog more. ;) EPIC EPIC EPIC fail. I think I've learned my lesson never to say that AGAIN as long as I live. The past year has brought some pretty awesome changes in my life. I was kept pretty stinkin busy with my Grayson Patrick who grew in leaps and bounds. He was just starting to talk last year and now he is singing the ABC's, Jesus Loves Me, Twinkle Twinkle, and All About that Base. ;) He is now 2 1/2 and has some serious spunk but is also one of the sweetest and most encouraging 2 year olds I know. And I'm not just saying that because he's mine. I plan on doing a big update about little Mr. Grayson but there is some other HUGE news that is the main reason I am blogging again. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This year, on January 29, 2015 we welcomed our precious Brady Matthew Garlich into the world. And he has been the sweetest little addition to our family. It's so amazing how you have no idea that your family was missing someone until that someone appears. It's also amazing how your heart literally just GROWS and your love just multiplies for this new little person. But I'm getting ahead of myself...I am going to write out his birth story just like I did Grayson's because I would be really sad when looking back on this later in life if I failed to document one of the best days of my life & the precious days following. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span>Audrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811170695495589333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288049887208570669.post-4935918690016702662014-03-01T07:29:00.000-08:002014-03-01T07:29:03.515-08:00Back in the Saddle Again...I think. <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I love looking back and reading about certain things since I started this blog in 2009. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I LOVE reading my birth story with Grayson. It's probably my favorite post ever written.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I love reading about what Matt and I did when it was just the two of us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I love reading the updates when I was pregnant. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I love reading Gray's monthly update posts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I love reading about times I have shared my heart on here & the people who have read and felt encouraged. I LOVE encouraging people. LOVE it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I love reading others blogs & feeling like you truly know them and want to be updated on what's going on in their lives. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I love it when I connect so deeply to someone's post and I know that the Lord meant for me to read it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I love reading friends and families blogs because you get a different perspective on certain things that are happening with them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I love finding a new recipe or learning something new from blog posts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I <i>dislike </i>the comparison that comes along with blogs (just like all of social media) and "keeping up with the Joneses" if you will. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I dislike the fact that I am not very disciplined when it comes to keeping up with this blog. I guess sometimes I feel like I don't have much to write about that people will care about. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">On the flip side, I dislike feeling like I HAVE to blog, therefore a lot of times I just don't. For a long time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I dislike the fact that I feel like what I put on here has to be perfect. My pictures are taken from my iphone, not some amazing camera and I think that holds me back a lot of times.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm sure there is more that I can't think of but that is all for now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">With all of that said, I think I want to get back in the saddle again. I have been missing it. I just had to put my reasons for loving and hating it out there. If for nothing else, I will blog to look back on when I'm crying and trying to hold it together when Grayson has left for college. ;)</span></div>
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Audrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811170695495589333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288049887208570669.post-86968067044408130222013-11-06T12:02:00.001-08:002013-11-06T12:04:55.278-08:0012 Months - My Baby is A YEAR OLD!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">{So the "be back soon" wasn't quite as soon as it should have been. :) Sorry about that but we've been busy.}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">{Also...the video on the last post was not the video that I thought it was and didn't actually include our Happy Birthday song and cake smash. I tried to upload the real one but it was too long and wouldn't work. I might put it on facebook because it's too precious not to share.}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Height: 30" {50th Percentile}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Weight: 19 lbs 10 oz {25th Percentile}- such a little peanut :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Grayson Patrick Garlich turned one year old on October 4th! He is the sweetest little one year old and I absolutely adore being his mom. This past year has been the hardest but best year of my entire life- I can say that without a doubt and I just thank JESUS for blessing Matt and I with this little muffin of a boy. I love him SO MUCH!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Okay, so let's get to it! I think this will be the last monthly post I will do for little man and just do maybe quarterly or random updates on him. I don't have anymore monthly stickers and it's getting pretty hard <strike>impossible</strike> to keep him still. :) Our sweet little buddy's schedule is pretty much the same but with much more flexibility. Typically, he wakes up between 7- 8, his first nap is about 2 hours after he wakes up, his second nap is about 2 1/2 hours after he wakes up, and then bedtime is between 7-8. He's SUCH a good sleeper now (praise the good Lord above) and always sleeps 12 hours but lately has been even sleeping 13 hours at night. I'll take it. :) I'm not such a nazi about exact nap and bedtimes because he's much more flexible and doesn't get as fussy if its not exact. My mom and dad came and visited us for his first birthday and weren't getting in until 8:30. We decided to keep him up so Nana and Poppy could see him on his actual birthday, and he did SO great. He was a little wired, played with them for a little bit, and then fell asleep as soon as his little head hit the pillow. Such a sweet boy. He does miss his morning nap on Sundays because of church and takes a great 3 hour nap on Sunday afternoons. I think I'm going to love going down to one nap but I won't rush it. :) He's not ready for that yet because he sleeps so good for both naps and at night, but when it comes I'll be ready. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Little buddy is now fully on table food except for his morning oatmeal, pureed fruit, and yogurt which is his staple breakfast. He no longer gags at all and is a mostly good eater. I can tell he is going to be kind of a picky eater though because he doesn't just shove everything into his mouth all the time. If a put a new food down on his tray, he examines it and if he likes it he will slowly keep eating but if he doesn't, he turns his head and spits it out. I always feel like he should eat more than he does, but he eats until he's full and then lets you know when he's done. He can sign all done now and it's pretty precious. If he's hungry and its something he loves, though, he shoves it in like no tomorrow. I can pretty much count on him eating all of his fruit- and fast. He is obsessed with fruit but we're still working on the veggies. His very favorite foods are blueberries, macaroni and cheese, and frozen peas (I know! Don't judge :)). Grayson is eating strawberries, green and red grapes, plums, watermelon, pears, grilled cheese, meatballs, chicken, avocados, greek yogurt, broccoli, carrots, green beans, sweet potatoes, and squash. Sometimes he really eats his veggies well and other times he acts like they are out to get him</span>. <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">He loves eating with his little fork (it hasn't been mastered at all but he thinks he's a big boy with it and it helps him to eat his veggies so we are still going to use it. :)) He is now strictly on whole milk and has about 5 oz 4 times a day and water in between when he's thirsty. It was such an easy transition to whole milk and I think he really likes it but he's not a big drinker. Sometimes he only drinks a little bit and other times he guzzles it down. He's such a little baby conundrum. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Grayson has four precious teeth and is in the process of cutting the two on either sides of his front teeth. He is wearing all 12 month clothes and a size 4 diaper. He's a tiny little thing and when people see him walking so well (pretty much running now) they always say "How OLD is he??" He hasn't gained as much weight as his usual pattern but thankfully his doctor wasn't concerned because he was an early walker and literally doesn't stop moving. He literally RUNS now- no joke. He loves to be chased and to chase us- it's the cutest thing ever. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This month Grayson was able to understand us a lot more. We ask him to bring us things like his blue ball, puppy, trucks, and he happily goes and gets the items and prances right over to us with them. It's SO cute and I'm so proud of his little brain at work. His favorite word is dada and if you ask him to say mama he proudly looks at you and says "dada"....Daddy pretty much loves this but mama, not so much. :) He sure DOES love his daddy though so it's fitting that he loves that word so much. He started signing "all done" and is so precious when you ask him if he's all done he starts waving his little hands in the air with a big smile on his face. He also signed "dog" for the first time and pats his little leg or next to his heart when you ask him what the sign for dog is. He is going to be a typical boy because he loves trucks, balls, and the basketball hoop</span>. <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">His favorite animal for sure is a dog because he got a little puppy for his birthday and carries that thing all around the house. He's still OVER THE MOON OBSESSED with his furry sister, Lucy, and still <strike>torments</strike></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">loves on her all times of the day. ;) He loves to put things into containers and move them from one to the next. That is pretty much the only thing that will keep him still and entertained for more than .2 seconds. As much as he loves his daddy, he's a mama's boy which I pretty much love. He wants me right next to him when he's playing and doesn't like it when I am occupied with things like dinner or something else. If I'm on the floor with him but not right next to him, sometimes he will stop what he's doing and run right up to me and put his little head on my chest for .1 seconds. It's my favorite thing ever. Little man has an enormous amount of energy and after dinner time he gets crazy cray. He will get SO SILLY and run around and start laughing and want us to chase him. This stage is SO FUN but I'm pretty sure its just going to keep getting better and better.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />Oh, sweet boy...I can't believe you are A YEAR OLD! I vividly remember <a href="http://garlichgirl.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-story-of-sweet-grayson-arrival-my.html" target="_blank">when you were finally placed in my arms after your scary start</a>. I was busting at the seems to hold you and look at you and that moment will forever be etched in my mind. I was holding your precious swaddled self, taking in your delicious newborn scent, and our eyes met for the first time. Oh, my sweet one...those eyes. That first look has changed my world..my life, my priorities, my everything. You knew me instantly....you felt loved and safe and warm and I loved making you feel loved and safe and warm. Being a mom, your mom, has shaped me more than anything else ever has. Loving you is such a different kind of love from any other and one that came so instantly. Just one look and I was overcome & bursting with love. I want to protect you from everything but know that's not possible, and honestly, it's not what the Lord wants. I want your daddy and I to raise you in a home where you know how much you're loved and because of that, you want to show that same love to others. I want you to know just how much Jesus loves you...that he formed you SO PERFECTLY and WONDERFULLY. I want you to come to saving faith in HIM and share HIM with others. I want you to be BRAVE, KIND, GENEROUS, HUMBLE, LOVING, CONFIDENT IN THE LORD, STRONG, GENTLE, and a LEADER. I want you to defend the defenseless and love the unlovable. I want you to use your life to SERVE the Lord and others. I want you to have friends who influence and encourage you in your walk with Christ and I desire for you to have a sweet, beautiful, godly wife someday. These are prayers that your dad and I have poured over you and continue to do every day. Right now you are such a sweet and spunky little thing and I don't ever want to forget how you are right now. I know the memories will fade, but I am so thankful that I have you right now. You are SUCH A GIFT and I am so grateful to be your mom every single day. I love you to the moon and back and back again a million times. </span><br />
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Audrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811170695495589333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288049887208570669.post-74169229099303423602013-10-10T07:38:00.001-07:002013-10-10T07:44:00.847-07:00Cake Smash & pictures when my baby was more squishy...<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Well, little man turned 1 last week. And we celebrated and had the sweetest puppy party I've ever been to. And he loved being the center of attention. I've got to do his 1 year recap and a post about his party, but in the meantime here's everyone singing "Happy Birthday" and some of his cake smash. I mean, if he's not the most precious 1 year old you've ever seen ;)....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">When Nana and Poppy were in town to celebrate Gray's birthday, I downloaded all of my mom's pictures from her camera, some of which I haven't even seen. These were taken about 3 months ago when my mom and dad stopped by and had lunch with us on their way back home from North Carolina. Oh my squish. I could just eat him. Since he's started walking, he has thinned out so much because he doesn't ever stop moving and he is just looking so much older to me. In these pictures had been crawling for a couple of weeks but was still SO squishy and ADORABLE.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Be back soon to post all about our precious muffin's birthday shenanigans. :) </span></div>
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Audrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811170695495589333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288049887208570669.post-37243231097520533572013-09-06T11:16:00.001-07:002013-09-06T12:52:35.995-07:0011 Months- 1 Away from ONE YEAR!!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">How is it that the precious, tiny little baby that was placed in my arms is now one month away from being a year old? And he is spunky, precious, dramatic, and ALL BOY! Grayson turned 11 months on September 4th so this post is a recap from August 4- September 4. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Gray is wearing mostly 12 month clothes and is now wearing a size 4 diaper. I finally had to put away all of the 9 month clothes because they were all pretty snug. He's such a sweet little size & becoming more of a little boy and losing his baby chub. His legs are getting longer (but they are still pretty short...look at his parents ;)) and they definitely aren't as chunky.</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I know it's because he is CONSTANTLY MOVING...he's getting an all day long baby workout. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">At the end of the last month, little man was nursing 4 times a day and had yet to bite his mama with his four cute little teeth. Well, he turned 10 months and decided to not only bite his mama multiple times (can we all say a collective OUCH!), but that he was pretty much done with nursing. At first I thought it was just a strike, but I continued to try and he turned away every time. He had already been using his sippy cup with water for several months so when he threw me for a loop and decided he was done with nursing, the transition to his cup was amazing. I started putting breast milk in his cup and transitioned to formula because trying to pump while a little monster is pulling at it got a little complicated. :) I also was pretty ready to be able to enjoy coffee & chocolate again and kind of have my body back. I was a little torn at first because I didn't think it would end so suddenly (I had our weaning process all planned out- start at 11 months and cut away one nursing session each week until we were done by a year) but overall, I am so glad that it wasn't a traumatic process for Gray. He was pretty obsessed with nursing for his whole entire life (little man never took a bottle) and I was kind of worried he wouldn't do well with weaning but it turns out I had nothing to worry about. It was a little sad thinking I would never nurse him again, but then I was very thankful that I was able to exclusively breastfeed him for 10 whole months. It was one of the hardest but most rewarding things I have accomplished. I have a post in the works about it because I want to remember our journey. Anyways, besides drinking formula from his sippy cup, our little man got a little more adventurous with his food this month (aka mama started trying to give him more foods). He still had a bit of a gag reflux with real food (non pureed foods) at the beginning of the month but towards the end, he was munching on bread, grapes, blueberries, meatballs, chicken, and green beans. His diet still mostly consists of pureed fruits and veggies but we are definitely introducing more "real food". We realized he is an Italian food lover just like his daddy when we went out to eat and let little man "try" some of his daddy's pizza. Well that turned into him clutching onto a piece of pizza and savoring it like it was heaven in his mouth. We tried to take it away and he wasn't having it. Should I be worried?!? :) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Grayson is still on the same schedule of two naps- a morning one and afternoon one. Typically they are at 9 AM and 1 PM and bedtime is 7-7:30. I'm so blessed by our routine because it really helps him SO much. He knows when it's playtime/awake time and when its naptime and there is no fussing. He happily goes down for naps and bedtime and it makes our life SO easy! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So a pretty HUGE milestone occurred this month that I wasn't really prepared for quite so soon....we have a WALKER!!! He took his first "steps" on Sunday, August 18 and pretty much started walking for real on my birthday - August 28. He still crawls some and is learning how to get up without holding onto something (he can get up on his own mostly but still prefers pulling up and then walking) but he prefers walking and is SO CUTE doing it. I feel like he's so tiny to be walking but I knew that when he started standing all the time it wouldn't be too long. He pretty much used crawling as a means to get somewhere to pull up and stand ever since he started crawling. I still haven't bought his first pair of shoes but we are going THIS weekend to get his sweet little feet measured so he can start walking outside of our house! I'm so proud of my cute little walker. Here's a video of his very first steps. (Excuse his little diaper clad self- it was right after dinner and before bath time :))</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Gray is definitely communicating more and I can see his little brain making connections to new things every day! He can totally say "vroom vroom" in his own little way when you ask him what sound a car makes (after we say vroom vroom of course), he can point to his toes when you ask him where they are (so cute- his Nonna taught him this the other day), he said mama for the first time (on his mama's birthday), and he can point to mama and dada in a picture when you ask him</span>. <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We watch his signing time video every day and he finally signed his first sign- "milk" the other day and I think he also signed "eat". I know he understands so much because I can just see his little brain at work, so I feel like when he's ready to talk more, he will. He totally understands that Lucy is our dog and I feel like that might be his next sign because as always, he is obsessed with her. So much so that I decided his first birthday theme HAS to be a puppy pawty. :) More details to share about this later but I am in planning mode now!</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Every single day with you is SUCH A JOY. Most days after I put you to bed I lay down on the couch exhausted because you flat wear me out, but I wouldn't trade a single solitary minute. Being your mom is my greatest accomplishment and whenever we go places together, I am so proud of you I just want everyone to know how precious you are. As happy and silly and sweet as you are, we also are seeing you have a flair for the dramatic. :) If mommy or daddy aren't paying attention to you when you want us to, you don't like that at all and let us know. I am trying to implement independent playtime with you so you can and know it's okay to play by yourself. Sometimes you do very well with this and other times you just want us to play with you. It's super cute because I will catch you playing and then look over at me just to make sure I'm looking at you. Oh, my sweet angel, I can't believe you will be a year old in a month. Why is time going so FAST??? I plan on fully enjoying every single day of your little life this next month because before I know it you will be a full on toddler. :( But for now, you are definitely still my baby and I plan on keeping you that way as long as I can. :) I love you sweet one!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We had a great labor day weekend! Little man was pretty much showered with love, stories read to him, presents (of the toys and clothes variety), hugs, kisses, and attention. It was wonderful to spend time with my sweet in-laws and Grayson LOVED spending time with his family. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Today's topic is Kid Style. Having a little boy is pretty fun to dress (even though I still believe that there are WAY more options for little girls). Most of his clothes come from Carter's, Gap, Old Navy, Gymboree, and Target. The main things I look for when buying clothes for him are comfort, affordability, and cuteness. I realize that he isn't going to be wearing things for very long (and his clothes budget isn't very large :)) so I don't want to spend a lot of money but I still want him to look adorable. (Well, that's not hard because he IS adorable. :)) Anyway, here are a few outfits that showcase the little man's style.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So today is my 26th Birthday!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Grayson is pretty much all better except for a few sniffles but the hubs is sick (and he doesn't really do sick well if you know what I mean.....love you babe ;)) so we will probably have to postpone celebrating until the weekend. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am so blessed by all the love I have already received through texts, calls, Facebook messages, cards, and presents in the mail. Birthdays are pretty wonderful but I was telling my mom on the phone earlier that since becoming a mom, it really changes everything. It's no longer just about me- I have this little person who is a joy to take care of. The Lord shows me 5 million times a day through Gray that it's not an option to be selfish anymore because his needs HAVE to come before mine. I am still very sinful and a lot of times choose myself over others, but I am so thankful that God has blessed me with a precious little reminder that my life is not about me- its all about Jesus and serving him through honoring and respecting my husband, taking care of my baby, and serving others.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Good morning! Can you believe that I am blogging AGAIN after just blogging a couple of days ago? I can't but I'm not going to let it stop me....I think I <i>might </i>just be getting excited about blogging again. ;) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> How was your weekend? Ours was pretty low key but we had some high points and a pretty low one as well.</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Friday night was pretty normal- we did have some plans with friends but they got postponed for another weekend. Saturday was fun because we got to hang out with a pretty precious little 5 month old. Sawyer is my <a href="http://southerngracelife.blogspot.com/">sweet friend's</a> little baby girl and we hardly ever get to see her so this was a special treat. Grayson decided he wanted to take her to his favorite restaurant- Chic-fil-A of course. :) She came over to our house afterwards but little man missed out on the fun because of his afternoon nap. I was blown away by this little cutie's personality- she is SO happy, sweet, content, and literally can sleep wherever! She was getting a little fussy and Cacey put her in her carseat in my living room, rocked it for .2 seconds, and she was fast asleep and slept that way until they left. Meanwhile my little man pretty much loves his crib, with his black out curtains, fan, and noise machine. At least he is pretty amazing at putting himself to sleep and doesn't need help. (Well, at least he didn't until what happened the remainder of the weekend...)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Saturday night before bed Grayson started acting fussy and not like himself. I laid him down in his crib and usually he will fuss for maybe .2 seconds, and then roll around, stand, and play with his blankie for a few minutes before settling down and falling asleep and then sleeping 12 (or more) glorious hours. Well, little buddy pretty much was crying the ugly cry when </span>I <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">laid him down, so I rocked him for a little bit and laid him down. He woke up an hour later crying so I knew something was up. I gave him some tylenol and rocked him a bit more and laid him back down. Then I think 3 more times he woke up during the night except when I tried to rock him and sing for a little bit, then lay him down, he SCREAMED. :( It was SO sad and it resulted in me getting pretty much no sleep whatsoever. He had a 101.6 fever when I checked it in the morning and had a really stuffy nose and a little cough. We had to skip church and pretty much did a lot of snacking on puffs, cuddling, and watching tv. (Grayson hardly ever watches tv except for our signing time video so this was a rare treat and daddy and I were kind of loving the snuggles because usually he won't sit still for more than 5 seconds.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Praise the Lord, buddy slept 12 glorious hours all last night and woke up mostly happy with a stuffy nose and little cough still, and a very low grade fever- no longer high. He seems to be more like himself and not quite so pitiful but we will still be laying low on this Monday. It was 65 degrees out this morning so I took him on a short little jog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Oh, I almost forgot- the bread that changed my life. Don't you love the dramatic flair? It didn't really change my life, but oh my gosh is it good. I'm not talking like homemade baked bread, but just simple everyday sandwich and toast bread. Publix had a BOGO free sale on Rudi's gluten free bread so I thought I would try some because usually it's kind of expensive. It's the kind thats in the freezer aisle. I tried some yesterday and made some cinnamon toast and WOW- it was SOOO good. I think I may have to make the switch- plus you can actually pronounce every single ingredient in it! </span></div>
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Audrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811170695495589333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288049887208570669.post-40803524746631983442013-08-23T07:52:00.000-07:002013-08-23T07:59:09.417-07:00Five on Friday!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm really excited to be participating today in this fun blog link up. I want to start doing more of these because they are an easy and fun way to blog about the little things going on in the Garlich life as of late. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1. I am in the middle of turning our hot mess of a bonus room into a playroom for G. I have been pinning like mad and have just started decorating a bit. We already have the white expedit shelf from Ikea (see below) and I just bought this really cute duvet from Target to go on our double bed in there. I have started making a fun little pennant banner and am planning to diy something chalkboard-y and maybe even make him a little tepee. I just want it to be a cute (in a little boy way), colorful and whimsical space that's all his. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> 2. Some of my best girl friends have started a small accountability group and we are doing this study. It's been so refreshing for my soul to have time away from our families (we meet in Dunkin Donuts so that's not so refreshing for my body but it is pretty delicious :)) and just talk about what we are struggling with, pray for each other, and dig into God's word together. I am so thankful for my sweet girls and I know the Lord is using this time to sharpen me as a daughter of him, wife, and mom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">4. My birthday is NEXT WEEK! It's kind of crazy this year because now that I'm a mom, I really haven't thought about it as much as I usually do. I've actually been thinking way more about Grayson's 1st birthday (which is in a little over a month!!! Ahh!!) than my own. I'll be 26 and am pretty excited about it. I feel like it's going to be a pretty great year.</span><br />
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Audrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811170695495589333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288049887208570669.post-65671119348474663552013-08-23T07:24:00.001-07:002013-08-23T07:26:50.311-07:00Holy Cow...We're 10 Months!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Our little buddy is 10 months old...we are in the double digits!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">He turned 10 months old on August 4th...just 2 days after his daddy and I's 5th Anniversary! Life is speeding past us at record speed. I am realizing the saying is true that the days are long but the years are short because we are really close to one entire year that our sweet angel has been here, and that just seems impossible to me. Before I start to lose it, let's get on with our sweet little man's 10 month post which covers from July 5th to August 4th. (Disclaimer: these pictures are a bit of a hot mess because it is pretty <strike>darn near impossible</strike> hard to get a good picture of little G lately. If they seem fuzzy to you, they are because is is moving constantly and it's hard for my iphone to get a quality picture. He is all boy and SO VERY ACTIVE. This is pretty much how he feels about staying still for more than .2 seconds lately ;): </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Grayson is mostly wearing 9 month and 6-12 month clothes. He is wearing a size 3 diaper. Little buddy has been eating and sleeping like a little buddy pro. When we came home from Pensacola, his little teeth finally had broken through all the way and were growing so cutely. By the end of this month, he had four teeth (his top front two and bottom front two). His medicine for his tummy was working so well and I really feel like something just finally switched and life got SO much better. Gray has been eating and loving the following foods (in pureed form still): apples, blueberries, bananas, oatmeal, spinach, peas, carrots, squash, sweet potatoes, corn, potatoes, and green beans. This month he finally wasn't waking up with tummy issues, hunger, or teething probs and slept 12 hours almost every single night. Hallelujah thank you Jesus. He still loved nursing this month but because he was eating so many more solids, we finally went down to four liquid feedings each day. He has been using his sippy cup for water, though, and loves it! Usually during dinner time he lets us know when he would like to have some water out of his sippy. He is OBSESSED with his puffs. I think he would eat a million if I let him. I bought organic cheese puffs for the first time this month and oh my goodness, he devours those things like he's never eaten...it's hilarious. We have to make sure he only puts one in at a time because he tries to fit like six in his mouth at once. He Our schedule has been SO glorious and I am so thankful that he is healthy and oh so precious. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Wake up: 7:00 AM</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Nap: 9- 10:30 AM</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Nap: 1:00- 3:00 PM</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Bedtime: 7:00 PM</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Little man has been constantly on the move this month- never stopping. He crawls ridiculously fast but he LOVES to stand. Usually every time he crawls he goes over to something just to pull himself up and stand. He has started getting braver and taking one hand off, then the other and standing for several seconds at a time. He looks over at us like the proudest little thing and it's SO CUTE. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Speaking of cute, the obsession and love for Lucy just continues to grow every month. She is the one constant that can make the little man laugh like no other. I was getting his food ready a little while ago and heard him cackling up a storm while he was sitting in his highchair. I looked over to see him teasing her with a puff. He would put it up to her and she would almost take it and then he would take his hand away, cracking up each time thinking it was the most hilarious thing he'd ever seen. He tries to climb up, pull on, you name it on poor sweet Lucy girl 5 million times a day. She loves to be in the action and is such a sweet girl but really doesn't love to be pulled on all the time, so if she sees G making a bee line for her, she'll just get up and move to another part of the floor. The funny thing is is that she will usually only move just a few feet away from where she was, so the cycle of him chasing her & her moving lasts about a billion times every day. I love watching their interaction..it's so cute.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Grayson still wasn't a huge talker this month, but definitely started to talk a little bit more. I have tried to get him to say mama so many times, but I think he will say it in his own timing. :) The closest he has gotten is "ma"....I've decided I will take it. :) He has said dada just a few times and loves making the "bahhh" sound. He loves to say "Aghhhh" in this cute little raspy voice almost like he's grunting but he really is more of a mover than a talker right now. His motor skills are pretty impressive...even his fine ones. He can pick up such small things with his sweet little chubby hands, turn pages of books, open flaps, crawl under, over, around...just all like he's been doing it his whole little life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Likes:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Baby animals touch book</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">LUCY!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">When daddy comes home from work- his whole face LIGHTS up</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">When mommy and daddy run around the house with him and Lucy chases us</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Crawling around in only your diaper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Giving us high fives </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Dislikes:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Being taken away from the dvd player/cable box in the entertainment center</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Diaper changes- its getting SO hard for him to remain still</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Oh my little munchkin,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You are so very dear. I love you to the moon and back. We read that book together a lot and I can SO relate to Big Nutbrown Hare. ;) Every day with you is so fun. I really, really like this stage because I feel like we are seeing so much of your personality blossom. We took you to your very first Cardinals game this month and you were SO good. You loved it because you could socialize and get everyone's attention around us (that sounds much more like mommy than daddy but I know eventually you will care less about that and pay attention to the game :)). After the game you were SO silly on the way home...just thinking everything I did was hilarious. My heart pretty much was close to bursting and I told your dad how much I love you just how you are now. But I know that you are going to continue to grow, bigger and stronger which is wonderful, but a piece of my heart gets a little sad because I'm afraid I won't remember you just how you are now. I try SO hard to just etch it in my mind but I know that time goes on and memories fade. I am so thankful for your life and couldn't be more filled with joy that you and not anyone else were the baby that the Lord has for us. You are the most perfect addition to our family and your daddy and I couldn't be prouder of you. You are my little lovey!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Love,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mommy and Daddy </span></div>
Audrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811170695495589333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288049887208570669.post-55882072949370092322013-07-31T07:41:00.001-07:002013-07-31T08:36:54.203-07:009 Wonderful Months :)<div> Weight: 19 lbs 3 oz (50%)</div><div> Height: 29" (75%) </div><div><br></div>Grayson Patrick turned 9 months old on the 4th of July. This month was another rough one for my poor sweet baby boy with his first real sickness and cutting 3 teeth at one time for several weeks! However, it was also a fun one with his first trip to the beach, having his cousins come and visit us, traveling to Pensacola to be with more cousins and family, his first 4th of July, and a pretty big milestone happening- crawling!!!<div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7h1OPsIqRBaxEAQTOgOSocFh5c-2X5cvALwEWYFCcwQyZl8TfPFavQCRhEIRB6wUwXUwU7-LZlh3GcO1F7gIaZ1MN2T7W4VQlx7MIDNyIPfZKPjuFMSbPxrCxIM3pCx4YiFmXQr0JTGQ/s640/blogger-image--67529690.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7h1OPsIqRBaxEAQTOgOSocFh5c-2X5cvALwEWYFCcwQyZl8TfPFavQCRhEIRB6wUwXUwU7-LZlh3GcO1F7gIaZ1MN2T7W4VQlx7MIDNyIPfZKPjuFMSbPxrCxIM3pCx4YiFmXQr0JTGQ/s640/blogger-image--67529690.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My sweet lovie was wearing mostly 9 month and 6-12 month clothes. He was still wearing a size 3 diaper. He started doing much better with eating solids after being on his medicine until he got sick for the first time. We were on vacation in Destin with my in laws and the last night we were there he woke up sounding like a little seal and like he was having trouble breathing because he was coughing. Poor little buddy had croup. He was pretty miserable for several days and when we took him to the dr she said he was also cutting 3 teeth at once! His first tooth finally officially was in and was so cute but needed the others to balance it out. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUVhn9l3gP038c1k8qfSlkvNZP8-NDsgPjAubI79tYUa5UXPGV2m_NXLSH2q8G5dpU8FSXE0FHxdv7sMcvBwf9Y9HgOB-rcNqdZQ_-1m3s8RvoYHodyCVmILHQTC6PvDeCorrqCbTWbM/s640/blogger-image--394444789.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUVhn9l3gP038c1k8qfSlkvNZP8-NDsgPjAubI79tYUa5UXPGV2m_NXLSH2q8G5dpU8FSXE0FHxdv7sMcvBwf9Y9HgOB-rcNqdZQ_-1m3s8RvoYHodyCVmILHQTC6PvDeCorrqCbTWbM/s640/blogger-image--394444789.jpg"></a></div>This precious little muffin started doing several new things in a matter of days and weeks despite feeling so crummy. He started "high fiving" us when we put our hand towards his, he started being able to go from the laying down to sitting position on his own, then he waved for the first time to his Aunt Kelly (while on his first boat ride! So many firsts!! :)), then he started crawling!!! We came home from the beach and Gray and I were having a rough day because he was sick and I had a cold too. Daddy had just left to go out of town for work and we were pitiful sickies all by ourselves. I had to set G down to go get something and he started fussing and looked up at me with a pitiful face and started crawling to me and wrapped his little self around my leg. I was kind of in shock so I walked a little further and he did it again. Then later on after he was feeling better he crawled to Lucy! I was pretty sad that daddy wasn't here to see it for the first time but we sent him a video. He really didn't gradually start crawling- he pretty much just jumped in and was pretty fast from the get go. I think that reveals a little bit of what his personality is like and I think I am in trouble. :) He now is constantly moving and usually never stops. He is still such a sweet happy baby but I am seeing a little fiery stubborn dramatic spitball side too. At least we know he has parts of his mommy and daddy. ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUuhYSffHQpN9Wv4eEdnUWRykk_xlZKDOV7iIvrCKruGYcJfnnOYZFEhkfrOWafpFWMk3esrDtdGrM9vZKvswaec3m6YfwxlkmUQZMPqiW5_lytT2gguPIQHdrEOEc-x_qM9jx-boeu8/s640/blogger-image--1352479825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUuhYSffHQpN9Wv4eEdnUWRykk_xlZKDOV7iIvrCKruGYcJfnnOYZFEhkfrOWafpFWMk3esrDtdGrM9vZKvswaec3m6YfwxlkmUQZMPqiW5_lytT2gguPIQHdrEOEc-x_qM9jx-boeu8/s640/blogger-image--1352479825.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">He hasn't really said his first word yet and isn't really babbling all that much. I think because he was focusing on so many big motor skills he wasnt too focused on talking. He has said na-na (sounds like Nonna), ma, da, and his infamous ahhhh. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Likes: </div>The beach/waves- he was so precious and loved it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Being tossed in the air </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Crawling to Lucy </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The wheels on the bus song (his favorite line is where the mommies go shh shh sh) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When daddy comes home from work </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Goodnight moon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The cow sound "mooooo" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Dislikes:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Getting teeth</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Being sick with croup </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My little love, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This month showed me more of your personality- sweet and happy, stubborn and dramatic, and a true boy-active! I love seeing more of who you will become because I am watching you grow into the person The Lord knit together inside of me. I am so thankful that you (if you don't feel good or are very sleepy) will still cuddle up on my chest. Every time you do I try to remember what it feels like because you won't be this little forever. There is a line in a song that I love that goes "Oh, darlin don't you ever grow up...just stay this little. Oh darlin don't you ever grow up...it could stay this simple." Part of me wants to keep you this little forever but I know you have a lot more growing and changing to do. And that's a good thing...mommy just needs to be okay with it. :) I love you so much it hurts. You are SUCH a precious treasure and my sweet baby boy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Love, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Your mama and daddy </div>Audrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811170695495589333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288049887208570669.post-46321045515623318812013-07-16T12:03:00.001-07:002013-07-16T12:03:25.387-07:008 Months OldI need to play catch up a little bit because my sweet muffin is actually 9 months now and I have yet to write out his 8 month post. He turned 8 months old on June 4th so this is recapping from May 4- June 4. This was a very challenging month for our sweet little man but despite everything, he still continued to light up our lives with his happy little temperament. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Pnxr29gM_LY6UAQC2TJk7BrAQuol727FiyPMTQwbdA13KlJy8_oTkhNkfYVnBVt0isYShZ5L6J3KXfZ35g24rC7k_dvnukBDdfCfA_twyGxdWtk1xeQ2iQtc9rI_PLDVR0YPZObYxlE/s640/blogger-image-206114534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Pnxr29gM_LY6UAQC2TJk7BrAQuol727FiyPMTQwbdA13KlJy8_oTkhNkfYVnBVt0isYShZ5L6J3KXfZ35g24rC7k_dvnukBDdfCfA_twyGxdWtk1xeQ2iQtc9rI_PLDVR0YPZObYxlE/s640/blogger-image-206114534.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Grayson is wearing mostly 9 month clothes but can still wear some 6 month onesies and pajamas. He is still wearing a size 3 diaper. He was doing pretty well with solids until about halfway through this month and then he started cutting his first tooth (which didn't actually pop through until next month). Feeding time went from a normal experience to a very hard one- he would cry after one bite and acted like he was in pain. He pretty much didn't want to have anything to do with solids which meant I went back to having a newborn again- he was hungry all the time and was waking me up at night to nurse multiple times. I was exhausted and it was hard. We went to the Dr. (Unfortunately Grayson's normal pediatrician was off the day we went and I will never do that again...we love Dr. Khan :)) and pretty much they said he looked fine and just keep offering solids. Well, during this time (and many months prior) I had also been trying to get baby boy to take a bottle because my mom and sisters and I had been planning for over a year to take a trip to New York City for my sister Emily's 30th birthday. Grayson's Nonna and Papa were coming up to help daddy and plans had been made. My mom offered to come and help him take a bottle but we realized my little mister is a stubborn little guy and only took it once but never again. So, Grayson Patrick went with 4 women to the Big Apple and it was SO much fun! He did amazing on his first flight and while we were there and I was SO thankful for my little traveler! His aunts and Nana doted on him and it was a really fun trip. I want to make a special shout out to my sweet husband who let his 7 month old baby go to one of the biggest cities in the world. 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He hadn't gained any weight in a month and hearing that made my heart sink. 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He would get up on all fours, move a leg and plop down on his tummy. I knew it wouldn't be long before he would be officially mobile. He started pulling up a couple days before his 8 month birthday and once he did it the first time, he did it again and again. :) He still is a little people person and when we went to New York, smiled and squealed to complete random strangers on the plane, on the subway, at restaurants and while we were walking around. I really don't ever get tired of people saying "That baby is SO cute!" His schedule remained mostly the same as last month except the not eating solids made it a little off at times. 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I hated seeing you in pain knowing there wasn't anything I could do. I know there will be more boo boos and times when you are sick or hurting and I hope you always know I will be there for you. I will be there to kiss a knee, hug you tight, and tell you I love you. I hope you know just how much you are loved and how much your daddy and I will always be there for you, no matter what happens. We are so blessed by your little life and are so thankful to Jesus for loaning you to us. We know ultimately you are his and he has entrusted you to us. We pray that we will honor and glorify him as we parent you. You are SO loved and cherished, angel! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Love, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mommy and daddy </div></div>Audrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811170695495589333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288049887208570669.post-17133536827560372202013-05-20T16:46:00.000-07:002013-05-20T16:46:28.184-07:00Comparison Crazytown<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Seriously, Audra, look at your heart. It's pretty ugly. You are jealous. You are coveting. You are greedy. You lack contentment. You are selfish. You don't even see how MUCH The Lord has blessed you. You don't see how The Lord has not only provided for every single stinkin one of your solitary needs, but he has given you more than you could ever ask or imagine. You have been given grace, which if you never had anything else, would be SO much more than you deserve. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Why do I get caught in this trap? Why can't I just peruse my friends' lives and be happy for them without feeling sorry for myself? I'm pretty sure the answer lies in spending time with Jesus and where my priorities lie. Some days are good. I wake up and read the word, pray to him and pour out my heart, and ask that I would glorify him with my life that day. Other days, not so much. Other days I wake up and immediately go to Facebook or check blogs or look at Instagram. I get caught in the trap of seeing what others post and think that their life is perfect and mine is far from it. None of our lives are perfect. I have to realize that what I see is just a glimmer of what others choose to post about their lives, it's not the real every dayness. I am guilty of it myself...only putting the flattering pictures, the sweet status' where my baby did something sweet or my husband did/said something kind and thoughtful. Never do I post about a bad fight we had or a picture where I'm not looking so good. But as women, we need to free ourselves from the comparison trap and know that we are far from perfect, we all have messy lives, but for those in Christ we are loved, redeemed and treasured by the king of kings. He didn't die on the cross so that we would live our lives in constant comparison and covetousness. He died so that we could have LIFE and have it more abundantly. So we could live real, refreshing, this is my mess and I want you to see it so you know how small/sinful I am and how forgiving and amazing and big God is. I need to wake up every single day and cry out to The Lord to help me see just how blessed I am and never flaunt that in front of others, but always point it to Jesus. Not by anything that I deserve do I have a husband that loves me and works hard at a job to provide for my family, a precious baby boy that was such an easy, perfect, healthy, happy blessing (how have I hardly thanked God that Grayson was literally conceived the very first time we started trying? This alone makes me nauseas bc I know so many precious, beautiful women that are struggling with infertility), a warm, inviting home, a fridge full of food and a closet full of clothes, a really nice used SUV that I love, play dates with friends, FaceTime with family...I could go on but I won't because that would be the opposite of what I want to convey. Every single gift in my life is given to me by the father of lights and it's only by his grace that I have anything because I don't deserve any of it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Thank you Lord for opening my eyes today. Help me to see how you see and to always have a thankful content heart, giving you praise. Thank you for your never ending grace that covers my life and for loving me in spite of my sinful, wandering heart. Thank you for choosing me to die on the cross for when I have done nothing to deserve it. I love you! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Moving on to something totally random, I have been loving the Ryan Gosling Hey Girl pictures. I know that this probably has been a trend for a long time, but I am just now really paying attention to them and they crack me up. These are some of my favs: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Happy Monday and here's to a hopefully teething free week! :)</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Seven months. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Closer to a year old than birth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Honestly, as sad as I am that my baby is getting older, I adore the changes happening. He can do more and is so much more engaging and fun. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">He is wearing mostly size 6-9 months and still wearing size 3 diaper. He can still wear some of his 3-6 month things, but mostly we have moved on to 9 months (and 6-12 months sizes depending on the brand). This month we officially started solids and Gray has tried a lot more foods. I have been mostly making his food with my baby bullet and it's pretty fun. We've done apples (which he is obsessed with), pears (he also loves), sweet potatoes (hit or miss- sometimes he likes and sometimes he doesn't), oatmeal (likes with mommy's milk and fruit mixed in), zucchini (he tolerates), peas (not a fan), green beans (not a fan), squash (hit or miss), prunes (likes), and peaches (likes). He eats oatmeal with fruit for breakfast and has a fruit/veggie combo for dinner. As you can see, he's not a huge fan of vegetables but I'm just going to keep working on it and hopefully he won't be too picky. He loves most every fruit he tries, though. I have found a brand of baby food called Peter Rabbit Organics that he LOVES and his favorite kind is Spinach Apple Peas (crazy, but he downs this like nobody's business.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Praise the Lord above, my sweet little angel started sleeping 12 hours at the beginning of his 6th month. With more solids in his tummy, he finally enjoys a full night of sleep as does his mommy. :) He still nurses 5 times a day because I don't think he's quite ready to drop to 4 just yet. I have dropped his last nap of the day. In the previous month, he would sometimes take a 45 minute catnap at the end of the day, but as time goes on he just doesn't want to take it. Some days he will wake up earlier in the morning (like 6:30 AM), not take as long of a first nap, and will be up from his second nap by 1:15- 1:30 and that is a LONG time to try and make it until 7 for bed. But if I try to lay him down for a nap, the little one just isn't feeling it. Our schedule is mostly this (although some days are not quite this predictable :)):</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I love to watch him when he's playing with his toys. I will put his toy basket in the middle of the floor and he will dig and pull out the toys one at a time and immediately put everything in his little mouth. He sees it, picks it up, and puts it in his mouth. It's amazing to watch his little brain at work. He has a toy that has six different shapes that can come out and when he's playing with it his mission in life is to get every single one of those shapes out. He does it in record time now. He loves to roll and roll on the floor and loves it when Lucy lays next to him. They are becoming best buds these days and when he wakes up from his nap we go downstairs and look for her. A lot of times he will grin when he sees her walk by. Poor Lucy girl, she gets beat up on when buddy is close by. He pulls her ears, her hair, hits her nose, and she takes it all. If she's had enough she'll just get up and walk away but I am so thankful she's sweet with him. I'm pretty sure our little man will have NO fear of dogs because his best furry buddy is 80 pounds. :) Grayson is still a social little butterfly. He likes it when people pay attention to him- even strangers. The other day we were in Target and he saw this lady looking at items on a shelf. He started babbling and was looking at her and started getting louder. Once she looked at him he gave her the biggest grin. It was almost like he was saying "thank you for finally paying attention to me!" ;)....he's such a little ham and I love his outgoing people person personality. I wonder where he gets that from? ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Thank you for being YOU! I adore you for who you are and who the Lord made you to be. My very favorite part of the day is at the end of the day after bath time. Daddy will sit in mommy's chair in your room, scoop you up, and read you a bible story out of your Jesus Storybook Bible. Mommy sits and watches as daddy tells you about Jesus. I am so thankful for your daddy. He may not always show it and he can be a stubborn little booger, but your daddy has one of the softest and kindest hearts I know. I know he loves you and I SO much and I know it is his desire to provide for our family. I hope you get the best of both your daddy and I and not our bad traits (although I am sure there will be some mixed in :)). My prayer for you every day is that you will come to know the Lord and seek after him with your whole heart. I pray that you know that he is the ONLY one who can satisfy your heart's desires. I pray that you would know that He is the center of our lives and our home and you would know all about grace because your daddy and I would display that on a daily basis. You are such a treasure and SO loved by our Heavenly Father. I love you, my sweet angel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Weight: 17 lbs 2 oz. (50%)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Our sweet little buddy bear is 6 months old!! He's such a little love bug and it's so fun watching him grow and do more fun things every day. This past month was full of several firsts for our little man. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We slowly started introducing solids this month and Grayson tried rice cereal, bananas, and avocados. Here's a video of the very first time he tried rice cereal. His little tongue wasn't quite sure what to do but eventually got the hang of it. His little face was pretty priceless when I gave him avocados- he wasn't a fan at all. I couldn't stop laughing because it was HILarious. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Grayson is wearing mostly size 3-6 months clothes. He is wearing size 3 diapers. Our buddy finally was swaddle free when sleeping this month. I was getting a little nervous like we would have to swaddle him forever (and Matt even joked that his college room mate would have to put him in his swaddle :)) but every time I tried he just wasn't ready. He started getting his arms out every single time he went down for a nap or for bedtime, but was not happy with them out so I kept putting them back in. It got a little ridiculous and most mornings his arms would be out so we just went for it. I started with one arm out and pretty soon we went to both arms out. It was a fairly seamless transition and I was so thankful for that. He still wore his little sleep sack for a while after he was arms free but not for long. It was so cute because when I would put him down on his back, I started noticing that every time he would just roll on over to his tummy, get comfortable, and fall asleep. He also started rolling around quite a bit in his crib and was hitting his little head on the crib slats so we decided to put the bumpers up. He LOVES sleeping on his tummy though and he is sleeping much better. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Little man still can't quite make it a full 12 hours (thankfully because I'm writing this from the future ;) he does soon :)) and I stopped doing the dream feed a while ago because it was interfering with his sleep, but he usually will sleep from 7 PM - 4 AM, go right back to sleep and then gets up at 7 AM. I'm glad to be over the sleeping issues hump we had last month and honestly I think it was due to not starting solids sooner. I think his little tummy wanted more and he would wake up hungry in the middle of the night. This month was MUCH better because we tried solids, but next month we plan on going all in with solids. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We bought Gray a jumper/excersaucer and he LOVES it. Jumping is his favorite thing to do and he is as happy as a little clam in that thing....until he's over jumping and then he lets us know he wants out. It's usually when I'm right in the middle of making dinner. :) He started saying "ma" this month and I kept trying to get him to say it again but it was really random and never "mama"....I know I will melt when I hear that for the first time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Still obsessed with his daddy- he comes home and gets the best smiles</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You are such a little love. Mommy is so thankful that I get to stay at home with you during the day and that I don't have to miss a single thing that you do. You truly fill your daddy and I's lives with joy. Sometimes after you go to bed we will talk about you and something cute you did that day and your daddy or I will say, "Oh, I just want to go pick him up"...but we don't. :) I can tell you are going to be an active little muffin but for now I am enjoying the days that you still can fall asleep on me. Oh, every time you do, I just want to freeze time and remember you that way forever. Your sweet little freshly bathed, pajama clad self who smells amazing and breathing slow little breaths. Your long eyelashes and your sweet little hand resting on my heart. Oh, Grayson Patrick, you are my heart. I love you so much it aches.</span><br />
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Audrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811170695495589333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288049887208570669.post-1634901816943335382013-03-14T17:40:00.000-07:002013-03-14T17:40:13.056-07:00Five Months!!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Our angel Grayson turned 5 months old on March 4th. This month was full of fun times, still some sleep struggles :(, and several firsts for our little man. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This month was pretty special because it was Gray's first wedding. It wasn't just any wedding, though- it was his Uncle Gregory and Aunt Hope's wedding! Because I was focusing so much on Grayson and Matt was the best man, sadly we don't have ANY pictures on our camera BUT the professional photographer got some of our whole family on Matt's side and also some of just our little family of 3. (Sorry Lucy ;)) I can't wait to see these and hopefully they are good because Grayson looked ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE. (No bias here whatsoever. ;)) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The wedding was about an hour from Orlando (8 hours away from us) and was Grayson's first road trip longer than the 5 1/2 hours it takes to get to Pensacola. Let's just say from now on 5 1/2 hours may be our max. Just kidding of course Nonna and Papa- we will be coming to your house again I promise! :) Baby G did amazing for the first 6 hours, the 7th was touch and go and the last hour was pretty much horrendous. He was SO overtired and SO wanting to be out of his seat that he was so miserable he made me cry too. Matt joked that he wasn't sure who was crying worse- he or I. I just HATED seeing my little man cry like that because it hardly ever happens. But, we made it and once we got there, little angel lived up to his angelic nick named self and all of Matt's family pretty much wanted to take him home. He did SO well the entire weekend with short naps, missing naps, and late bedtimes. I am so thankful that we have an easy going baby. Everyone made sure to tell us that we are blessed and we know that for sure! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This month our sweet boy got even sweeter if possible. He truly lights up and smiles with his WHOLE face. I love that we have the same smile because both of our eyes get really squinty when we smile. He has started laughing with a real belly laugh instead of his cute little laugh sounding noise. A precious thing that Grayson has started doing is now in the morning and after
almost every nap he wakes up SO VERY HAPPY. He smiles so big when he
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We have an official roller in both directions on our hands and a STRONG baby boy. He rolled over from his back to his belly for the first time at the beginning of this month and I am a little scared that he may start crawling or walking early because ALL he wants to do is move and stand. I forgot to make note of it on the last post, but at our four month checkup, the doctor pulled him up using his hands from the laying down position and then he stood straight up as she was holding onto his hands. He had been doing that since 3 1/2 months and she was impressed and said that is usually something that doesn't happen until 6 months! He loves to "jump" when we are holding him as he stands on our lap or the floor. He also has super duper strong ab muscles and can "sit" with little or no assistance for very short periods of time. I will sit on the floor and he will be sitting in front of me and he uses his abs to lunge forward. Sometimes he stays there and can support his body on his hands and sometimes when he lunges forward he acts like he is going to start crawling right then and there. Crazyness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Waking up in the morning- you are so happy you do a little "dance" in your crib </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> What a fun month, my precious one. Mommy and daddy loved showing you off to your extended family and having everyone dote on you and say how good of a baby you are! Sometimes when I look at you I can't get over how much you've grown in just 5 short months. It makes me want to stop time because I know the next 5 months are going to go just as fast and then we will be nearing your first birthday. Oh, goodness my heart can't handle that. You have the sweetest and happiest temperament and if all of your needs are met, you will just smile and laugh and LOVE to be around people. I love that sometimes you still fall asleep while nursing right before bed. It doesn't happen many nights but I love it when it does. It's our little time together and you are so cuddly and warm and precious I just can't handle it. Your daddy loves coming home and hanging out with you, little one. He is the best dad to you- just adores being with you and talking to you. Part of me is so excited for the day that he comes home from work and you go running to the door saying "Daddy's home!" but part of me gets so very sad thinking about that because then you won't be my baby anymore. Well, you'll always be my first baby. You will always hold such a special place in my heart, even when you are a grown man with a wife and children of your own. I pray that you will be a man who loves the Lord with all of his heart, soul, mind, and strength and strive to put God first in all that you do. I pray you won't be ashamed of the gospel but tell others about Jesus with boldness and without hesitation. You are my sweet, sweet baby boy and I just can't get enough of you. </span></div>
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Audrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811170695495589333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288049887208570669.post-30439054788799293302013-03-08T11:18:00.005-08:002013-03-08T11:20:51.008-08:00Four Months!!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I think every month just gets more and more fun as we see our sweet G's personality shine through. He is a people person (just like his mama :)) and loves it when we go out to dinner because he can do some major people watching. Grayson loves to smile and pretty much all you have to do is smile at him and say hi and his whole precious face lights up. :) He absolutely LOVES his daddy and as soon as he hears his deep voice say "Hey Dude" or "Hey Buddy Buddy Buddy" :) you can count on some big toothless grins coming from our munchkin. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">During his third month, Grayson really became much more adept at pulling on toys, sitting in his bumbo with his head held great, grasping toys, and he started rolling over a little more from his belly to his back. He started using his vocal cords a little more and talking to us. His little voice is the cutest ever and I could hear it all day long. He started doing some serious baby crunches when you lay him down on his back & he is looking like he wants to sit up so badly already. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The very end of this month we started to have some nighttime sleep issues which I attributed to the "wonder weeks" and also a four month sleep regression. The Wonder Weeks is a book that explains the developmental leaps that infants make at different weeks during their first several years of life. The book calls them "leaps" and sometimes they can affect eating and sleeping habits, and also just make babies a tad more fussy because of all the new things their brains are learning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Grayson Patrick Garlich you are SO STINKIN PRECIOUS. Sometimes I will look at you and just stare in amazement that you are mine! Thank you for being such a good baby- your daddy is a little nervous that our other children might be little hoodlums because you are SO GOOD. I just assure him that hopefully they all will be like you. :) You have such a happy little personality and also very observant. You love to watch the world around you and just take it all in. I can't wait to see how each of these things plays into your personality as you grow. Your daddy and I are so in love with you and if it's possible, fall harder for your every day. We are praying for you every day. We pray for your future friends, your future spouse (even though some days I say you aren't allowed to get married ;)), your heart and that the Lord would pursue it, your health, and we PRAISE the Lord for you. Time is FLYING by and some days I get sad when I think about you growing so quickly but it's those days that I try really hard to not complain about certain things like you not napping well and just soak you up- take a mental picture and ask the Lord to really help me remember everything about you at this age. I know it will go by so fast so I really try to just treasure every day. We love you more than anything in the world, sweet angel, and you are the best thing that has EVER happened to your daddy and I. Thank you for being YOU. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">In the meantime, I 'd thought I would post what has been going on with us lately so I think I'll do a little random bullet point post today. It's pretty much going to be all over the place so if you can't handle that I completely understand.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">*We've been going through a bit of a sleep regression (or growth spurt...I have no idea) around these parts. My sweet baby boy had previously been sleeping through the night (from 10 PM - 7 AM) since he was 7 1/2 weeks old. He turned four months old last week and <strike>for kicks</strike> wants to start waking up in the middle of the night again. His naps have been a little rough too. Not so sure what to think about this and I'm hoping and praying we'll be back to his regularly scheduled sleeping soon. Please baby boy- mama needs her sleep or I might just start looking like this soon. ;)</span></div>
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*<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is kind of something I feel like the Lord has put on my heart but I'm kind of still processing it. F</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">or the longest time I couldn't WAIT until I could stay at home with my boy. And it is a BLESSING. I know that so many moms wish that they were able to stay at home with their littles. I am so very thankful that I don't have to miss anything and am really trying to soak up every second and remember every little thing about Grayson right now. Being his mom is wonderful. The housewife part though is not my favorite. When Grayson goes down for a nap I think, <em>I should go get dressed. Well, I'm not really going anywhere so I don't really NEED to. Plus I need to vacuum even though I just vacuumed two days ago and clean the bathrooms so really it would be silly to get dressed and ready if I'm just going to get dirty again. Before I do that I'm just going to sit down for a second and look at blogs and instagram and facebook and then I'll get up and be productive. </em>The next thing I know, it's two hours later and he's getting up from his nap. MAJOR FAIL. Then at the end of the day I'm wondering other than feeding and playing with my boy, what did I accomplish? I feel super unproductive and also sometimes feel like I am lacking my purpose in this season. I know that my main purpose in life is to glorify God through being a wife and mom and that God calls me to do that in the mundane things like cleaning, but I feel like He might be pricking my heart to serve him in a specific way during this time. I'm not quite sure how it looks with G, but I know that if this is something God wants me to do, he will make everything work and I just need to trust him. What is it, you ask, that I think he might be calling me to do? There is a Christian non-profit pregnancy center close to our house and they are always looking for volunteers to counsel and talk to newly pregnant women who are confused, feeling alone, and not sure what to do. I feel Him calling me to be a volunteer. Part of me feels inadequate, too young, like I'm not able to relate or understand to them, but part of me feels SO very excited about the possibility and what God can do. When I have the feelings of doubt and if I should even call and apply to be a volunteer, I think about Moses and how he was a man with a speach problem, and the Lord used him to deliver His people out of Egypt. Moses was obedient, and I want to be obedient. So I'm still praying through this, but felt like I needed to get it off my heart today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We had a low key relaxing weekend. I love having Matt home on the weekends and not having anywhere to be or anywhere to go. I also love watching my boys be together. My husband is SUCH a good dad and loves his son so much! It's so precious because on the weekends Matt just can't hold him enough, play with him enough, or kiss his little head enough. I know it's hard because he really doesn't see Grayson much during the week because of work, so we just treasure the weekends. On Saturday, it took Gray a little while to settle down for his nap and after a while it was quiet so I looked on the monitor and he wasn't in his crib. I went upstairs to see this and it melted my heart. :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My sweet blue eyed boy...looking just like his daddy :)</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Gray loves to stand now and "walks" with our help. It's pretty precious.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> My sweet boy and I after church on Sunday...he was a little sleepy :)</span><br />
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Audrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811170695495589333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288049887208570669.post-20119554247469781862013-01-23T11:56:00.001-08:002013-01-23T12:00:04.518-08:00I'm Back In Action<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I know I have never been a super regular blogger but I love that I can look back on events that have happened over the last several years and read about things we did or just what life was like. I'm so happy I created this little blog and for the sake of baby Gray and our future kiddos, I really want to do a better job of recapping our lives, even just the every day routine that we are in now. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My day pretty much consists of feeding, putting down for naps, playing with, and loving on my precious angel (with a little bit of cleaning, laundry, errand running, and hanging with my hubby too) but I LOVE it. I am so blessed to be able to stay at home and so thankful for this stage of life we're in. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPu1YtJY_pxSuyVrell6VlosYtGZWKSl1ZgqajbRG_8m5xsjHQLIHdJoQ1GdbAa7zNR0QL6Z8DdA0B9ZMiKoDJcIrbrAbRYqNQUdtaOPNgTBV9bE7kNgnVN0b-rGwo1FcYHw5SOj98sE/s640/blogger-image-1115792561.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPu1YtJY_pxSuyVrell6VlosYtGZWKSl1ZgqajbRG_8m5xsjHQLIHdJoQ1GdbAa7zNR0QL6Z8DdA0B9ZMiKoDJcIrbrAbRYqNQUdtaOPNgTBV9bE7kNgnVN0b-rGwo1FcYHw5SOj98sE/s640/blogger-image-1115792561.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Oh my goodness.....it's pretty much ridiculous that Grayson's monthly birthday was on the 4th and I am just now publishing this on the 22nd. Absolute travesty. In my defense, I have had it written for several weeks now but our computer is in the middle of dying a slow death and I tried to post via the blogger app on my phone and the iPad but it just was only messing it up. Much to my surprise, I turned on our computer today and it worked! Anyways....here's our sweet baby's 3 month post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Three Months :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">No height and weight stats because we didn't have a monthly check up this month...he's still a precious chunker though. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I will probably say this every month, but I can't believe my little tiny is 3 months old! I just read my birth story the other day and it seems like that was just yesterday. Life is speeding by like a bullet and I'm just trying to soak up every day with my sweet baby Gray. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Life with this little one is SO FUN! He is learning and growing every day and it's so fun to watch his little brain work hard to understand every thing around him. This month he celebrated his first Christmas, New Years, he went to Gigi & Papa's house for the first time (my grandparents), he started doing little mini baby pushups and liked tummy time a little more, he rolled over for the first time! (well, 5 days after his 3 month birthday but since I hadn't finished the post yet I'm counting it towards 3 months. :)), he started batting at toys and "tried" to put them in his mouth, and he found his hands and LOVES putting them in his mouth</span>. <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This was a pretty big month for my little angel!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Grayson is eating about every 3 - 3.5 hours during the day. He is starting to be awake for a little bit longer periods. Instead of just an hour, he is awake between 60-80 minutes at at time</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and then goes down for a nap. Now instead of him not being able to sleep in his crib between 5 & 7, he sleeps great! I think the "witching hour" is officially over. This little man is thriving with his schedule but does so good when we have to run errands, hang out </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sucking on his hands- ALL the time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Trying to sit up- he feels like such a big boy</span>
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Having his cheeks squeezed or kissed (this is easy for mommy to do :))</span><br />
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Mommy singing to him</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> The "hands hands feet feet cheek cheek" song that daddy has made up</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Daddy moving his little arms and singing "Keep rollin rollin rollin"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Putting up his hand to his cheek while saying "Why are you hitting yourself?" over and over </span><br />
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Eating from a bottle (Oh no- we've got to work on this one! We hadn't used a bottle in a while and Matt tried to feed him the other night when I went to go see a movie and he wasn't feeling it and hardly ate anything. We've got to work on this!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Grayson Patrick,</span><br />
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Oh my sweet sweet sweet angel baby how your daddy and I love you so! I love watching you learn something new it seems like every day! Your precious smile warms my heart and your sweet little body is so wonderful to have right next to me! You are such a gift and I never want you to forget that! I am so thankful you are a healthy boy and that you have such a sweet little personality. Life with you is so blessed and your dad and I thank the Lord for you every day. I am so excited to watch you grow and see what new fun things you'll do next month! We love you!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">-Mommy and daddy :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Happy New Year! So far 2013 has been pretty sweet even though it's only the 4th. :) I'm so blessed to spend my days with our precious baby boy and I know that 2013 is going to be a special year because I get to watch him grow!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We had a wonderful Christmas celebrating the birth of our Savior! Matt's sweet family came to our house this year and we had a great time! Grayson's Nonna and Papa, Uncle Gregory and Aunt Hope, and Aunt Kelly and Uncle John were here and he pretty much was held the entire time. It was great to get to share his sweet self with family and just relax and eat, play games, watch movies, and be together. </span><br />
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Audrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811170695495589333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288049887208570669.post-64369503633325315662012-12-17T07:11:00.001-08:002012-12-17T07:34:03.396-08:00True Hope<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This morning it all feels so much more real. Watching the beautiful tiny faces and hearing their names...it's just so incomprehensible to actually fathom. I am sobbing thinking about the reality of waking up this morning and instead of getting your son or daughter ready for school, you pass by their empty room. I posted this video on Facebook yesterday not really thinking about that reality. I watched it again this morning just sobbing over it because even though my son is a 2 1/2 month baby, he is already so ingrained in our family. His presence brings such joy and we are so incredibly in love with him. It's hard to imagine him not being with us and a part of our family. We dream about his life and have been since we first knew we were having him- what will he look like when he's a toddler, what will his favorite subjects and sports be while he is in school, what will he be like as a teenager, where will he go to college, who he will marry and so many more things. I think about these things with hope, excitement, and anticipation and not once with the thought that they won't happen. Even as a Christian and knowing we aren't promised tomorrow, I don't think that way with my son, my nieces, my nephew, my cousins children, our friends sweet kids. But then horrifying tragedies happen like what happened at Sandy Hook, and you realize it isn't far from any of us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is displayed in all of scripture and is true today. Knowing that such a disgusting act is even possible we know that evil is very real. But because we know that evil is real, good must be real. There must be a moral author who has established what is good and what is evil. God is this author and has written the ultimate story on each of our hearts. And the truth is, we have evil in all of our hearts. That is why we need a perfect Savior who took upon every dispicable sin for us. He bore the weight of the black, ugly, hideous evil ever committed. He took it to the grave and rose again so someday we get to live with him in perfect peace. He did all of that because he loves us- so much. He knows our hearts- even the ugly parts- and he intimately passionately loves us and pursues us. He wants to wrap his loving arms around us and give us true peace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So it's in times we must cling to Jesus because its in Him true hope is found. It's not found in more funding for mental health programs, increased gun laws, better security for schools...although those things must be discussed and aren't bad ideas, they aren't the answer. Jesus is the answer and until he comes back to restore true peace to the world, nothing can come close to solving problems that we have.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you are reading and you have never known true peace that only Christ brings, please know that God longs to give you that perfect peace through Jesus. He wants to be the comforter to your heart. All you have to do is ask him...</span></div>
Audrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811170695495589333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288049887208570669.post-40189251228483636482012-12-06T06:05:00.001-08:002012-12-14T09:55:40.490-08:00Two Months- Finished Post! :)<div align="center">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am sorry that this post has been unfinished for over a week! The blogger app on my phone won't let you save a post- it has to be published and I started this one and didn't want to lose it so I "published" it unfinished thinking I would get right back to it and that didn't happen. Thankfully Gray can't read yet so he won't be able to be mad at me for not finishing his 2 month post. ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I can't believe my sweet little butterball is 2 months already. I love this boy so much it makes my heart ache sometimes. His sweet little smile and happy demeanor bring such joy to our lives and our family is so enriched by his little life. The second month of G's life was a great one! He had his first smile fest, his first playdate with friends, his first road trip, he started sleeping through the night (hallelujah!), he met his cousins for the first time, celebrated his first Thanksgiving, and we started getting in a good little groove. (Haha- well, as much of a groove you can be in with a baby. I was just telling my sister the other day that as soon as you feel like you are in a good groove, things change. That is just life with a sweet little bundle.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am sure many moms say this, but he is THE BEST BABY! He is such a happy little guy and rarely cries. We figured out last month that my eating chocolate was upsetting his little tummy so I cut that out of my diet and since that change Grayson seems much happier and I feel much better to not be causing a hurt tummy. My sweet little angel really only has one time of day that he doesn't nap well in his crib which is from 5-7 PM but is content on mommy and daddy's chest, in his bouncer (we are borrowing a swing soon from one of my friends and I am hoping he loves this too), and in the carrier on me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Grayson eats 6 times a day- 7, 10, 1, 4, 7, and a dreamfeed at 10 PM. He is a little champion eater and can pretty much be done in 10-15 minutes. Including eating time, he is awake for about an hour and then takes a two hour nap. Sometimes he wakes up early from the naps and either has a burp that needs to be released or just has a little trouble going from one sleep cycle to the next. I absolutely LOVE waking up now because one of my favorite things in this whole world is going in his room, taking off his sleep sack, watching him stretch his sweet little body, and then looking up at me and smiling the sweetest smile when I tell him good morning. This literally happens almost every single morning. It's almost like he's telling me, "It's so good to see you mom after sleeping 11 hours."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Yes, I am super blessed. Grayson is sleeping through the night and has been since we got back from our Thanksgiving vacation at my parents house when he was about 7 1/2 weeks old. After he eats at 7, we hang out with the little man until 8, sometimes reading from the bible and then put him to sleep. I then go in at 10 and do a dream feed which he is pretty much asleep during and put him right back to bed. Matt is amazed that he can be sleeping and eating at the same time, but it's this last feeding that makes it so that his little tummy gets just enough to then make it until 7. I am a Babywise believer because I do think that the pattern of eat, wake, sleep during the day helps make it so that he sleeps through the night. It's crazy because sometimes I think he is sleeping too much during the day but then he goes all night long too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Oh Grayson, my sweet boy, YOU are loved beyond measure. I can't fathom you not being in our lives and just thank the Lord so much because he gave us YOU. It's amazing to me that God knew exactly who needed to be in our family and gave us you as that gift. Always know how much your Heavenly Father loves you and has a purpose for your life. Also know how much we love you and treasure you as our greatest earthly gift. Your dad and I just said the other night if we knew that all of our children were going to be like you, we'd have 10 more. (Although not really because mommy isn't cut out to be Michelle Duggar. ;)) You are mommy's precious angel and I am so thankful for you. It's so fun to watch you grow and watch your little personality develop. I am trying to treasure each day and soak it up because time is already going by so fast. So keep growing but try not to let it happen at lightening speed, okay? Mommy and daddy love you, angel bear.</span></div>
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