One & Fifteen

Blake is walking! He took his first steps several weeks ago, yet he didn't progress like I thought he would. We found out he had an ear infection, so I thought after we got rid of it, and his balance was back to normal, he would take off walking. Nope. Well, I don't know, maybe. But he finished his meds a couple weeks ago and it was just this last week that he really started walking. It's So cute. Any milestone like this is always bittersweet...amazing to see him grow, sad that it happens so incredibly fast! This next week, he will be turning a year old. It seems like all the drama of finding out I was pregnant after my husband had a vasectomy was just a few weeks ago. Yet, I've already gone through 9 months of pregnancy, given birth and now that baby, my precious Blake, is turning ONE YEAR OLD. Even crazier, this next week, my first born, is turning 15. Andrew is such an amazing kid, minus the teen attitude. He is in accelerated classes and makes good grades. He does sports. He could be nicer to Joseph and Isabel, for sure, but he is SUPER sweet with Blake. Being a parent is for sure the toughest job I have ever had in my whole life, but it's also the most rewarding.

Andrew's birthverse:
Psalm 9:10 NIV
Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.




Blake's birthverse:
2 Corinthians 9:8 NIV
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.



Precious Father, thank you for my two of my most amazing blessings, Andrew and Blake. Thank you for equiping me with what I need to be their Mom. Please protect them and guide them always. Please let them always know how much they are loved by their parents and by You. In the Holy Name of Jesus, Amen.