Sand and Army Trips

Ladybug and Granddaddy


Ladybug and Daddy


I'm not so sure about this!

We all were invited to a wedding in Norfolk this past weekend so we decided to take advantage of the trip and take Ladybug to Virginia Beach. This wasn’t her first beach experience but it was Chris’ first time to see her on the beach. Granddaddy met up with us and was there to witness her first step! As for Ladybug’s impression of the beach and ocean; she wasn’t too excited about the water but boy did she love the sand! You would have thought it was the best tasting stuff on earth!

We’ll be headed to Florida tomorrow to attend one of Chris’ friends wedding. Chris only gets to see his friends from the Army about once a year so Ladybug and I are just along for the ride.

We’ll be flying into Orlando where we’ll meet up with Chris’ friend Allen and his wife Michelle. I’ll be staying with Michelle while Chris and Allen head down to Ft. Meyer to meet up with the rest of the guys (I foresee no sleep for them). Michelle and I will head down later in the week and then we’ll all travel to Sarasota where the wedding will be held. Then it’s back to Orlando and home to Virginia.

It’s going to be a quick trip but should be fun and Ladybug’s first plane ride!

Ear Infections and Vacations

Ladybug had her first ear infection in April, on our way home from Florida. It cleared up with out a problem. Then in June she developed another one. Well here we are two weeks later and at Patient First on a Sunday afternoon with, guess what, another ear infection. Hopefully this round of antibiotics will knock it out.

Other than having a not feeling well child Fourth of July was fun, we spent some time at the lake with Chris’ brother and his family. No fireworks this year since we were on our way back home the night of the Fourth.

With this track record we’re worried about our trip back to Florida at the end of the month, especially since it will be on a plane!

Why my house is always a mess

I found this poem a few weeks ago and thought that it fit my attitude and a good explanation as to why my house is never clean!

Babies Don't Keep by Ruth Hulburt Hamilton

Mother, O Mother, come shake out your cloth, Empty the dustpan, poison
the moth, Hang out the washing, make up the bed, Sew on a button and butter the
bread.

Where is the mother whose house is so shocking? She’s up in the
nursery, blissfully rocking.
Oh, I’ve grown as shiftless as Little Boy
Blue,Lullabye, rockabye, lullabye loo. Dishes are waiting and bills are past
due Pat-a-cake, darling, and peek, peekaboo

The shopping’s not done and there’s nothing for stew And out in the
yard there’s a hullabaloo But I’m playing Kanga and this is my Roo Look! Aren’t
her eyes the most wonderful hue?Lullabye, rockaby lullabye loo.

The cleaning and scrubbing can wait till tomorrow But children grow up
as I’ve learned to my sorrow. So quiet down cobwebs; Dust go to sleep!I’m rocking
my baby and babies don’t keep.

So how do you feel about the way this mom views her baby, does your child come before everything else? Or do you worry about appearances before your child's feelings?

Nine Month Visit

We saw Dr. S today for Ladybug's nine month check. Boy is she growing! She’s now 17 pounds 12 ounces, 27 ¾ inches long and everything looked good. They checked to make sure that her iron levels were within range so they had to prick her finger. She was so fascinated by the whole process that she forgot to get upset, she also had to get her first polio vaccine* but it didn’t bother her either. She’s such a brave little one!

*for those of you wondering why she was getting a vaccine at her nine month visit we are following an alternative vaccination schedule. She will receive a maximum of two shots at any given time. For more information see: The Vaccine Book by Dr. Sears. I would highly recommend any parent read this even if you plan on following the “normal” vaccine schedule.

No more visits until she’s a year old, can you believe that’s only 2 months away?

Memorial Day Weekend May 23-24, 2009

Wow we had a lot packed into a little weekend! We all went to visit Maamaa and Papa at Lake Gaston. (Yes, Chase went to) I had the privilege of riding in the backseat of the truck with Ladybug on the trip down. Why, you ask, well Chase got the front seat! Chris decided that he would let me drive on the way home, I don’t think he liked the comment from the man at the car wash – “dog in the front, wife in the back, that’s what I’m talkin’ ‘bout.”

Ladybug got to go on her first boat ride, we were worried that she would really fight the lifejacket but she seemed to not mind it. Just fell right asleep. We now know a quick way to get in nap time! She also had her first ice cream cone from Ebony General (a Wade family tradition). Once she figured out that she could eat it, look out! She also had her first taste of homemade ice cream, Papa’s favorite. So much for only healthy foods, I guess everything in moderation will have to be our motto!








Chris and I were also spoiled while we were there. Maamaa and Papa were more than happy to watch Ladybug sleep while we went and played golf (my first time!) and took a nap ourselves! Who knew sleep could be so wonderful?

Mother's Day May 10, 2009

How blessed I was to have Ladybug dedicated on my first mother’s day. It is such an honor for Chris and I to be able to stand in front of our family and friends and God to proclaim our intent to raise her in His glorious way and love. We picked a life verse for Ladybug and feel that it really is a wonderful verse not only for her to grow by but for all of us to live and learn. Colossians 1: 9-12:

9For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped
praying
for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will
through all
spiritual wisdom and understanding. 10And we pray this in order
that you may
live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way:
bearing fruit in
every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, 11being
strengthened with all
power according to his glorious might so that you may
have great endurance and
patience, and joyfully 12giving thanks to the
Father, who has qualified you[d]
to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. 13For he
has
rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom
of the
Son he loves, 14in whom we have redemption,[e]
the forgiveness of sins.

Our adventure into Baby Led Weaning has really picked up as Ladybug has really started eating anything and everything put in front of her! She still prefers meat over anything else but I think fruit may be coming in a close second. Her two new teeth don’t seem to be helping the process yet. It is so wonderful to watch her happily munching away on whatever Chris and I are having for dinner and then sneakily try to feed it to the dog! We are trying to stop this cute behavior much to the disappointment of Chase.