talking

Click play for a video of Ellie "talking"... with a surprise ending!

Ellie is asleep, tentatively, in her baby seat for the moment so I'm taking advantage Iof the time. The speed with which she is growing and changing just floors me. This week she's been "talking" to us... babbling and making the cutest sounds back and forth. As soon as I get a good video I will post it. She's also a lot more interested in her toys and is awake for longer periods.

I'm starting to gear up for the inevitabe return to work. I go back July 2 and will fortunately be able to start back at half time, at least for a week or two. That will help me ease back in to the swing of things. I have such a strong peace from God about going back... He knows that I need that or else I would be even more of a mess than I already am. :-) He keeps reminding me that His hand is all over me having my job. It's so obvious that He wants me there and has continued to provide so many opportunities for me, both personally and to do well at my profession, not to mention giving me a job that I enjoy so much. Believe me, if I wasn't absolutely sure that God wanted me there, I would be going down to the welfare office in a heartbeat and gleefully signing us up for food stamps in order to stay home with Ellie! I am really coming to know Him more as my Rock that I hold on to during this time. I'm so thankful that Justin is going to be able to take care of her when I'm at work. He may need some help, but we'll know that soon, and we trust that God will provide.

In other news... we had Teen VBS last week, and had a teenager come to Christ on Sunday night! Praise God for that one! Please keep him in your prayers as our kids from this neighborhood face huge obstacles to their growth. We're gearing up for regular VBS next week. We had an awesome turnout last summer and are hoping to build on that.

Ellie Live...

Ellie loves to have her diaper changed... you can see her smile at the thought of it!

how time flies...

Yesterday, if you can believe it, Ellie turned 8 weeks old. She is just now starting to do well if i put her down in her bouncer or bassinet for a nap so I can get a few things accomplished, hence the lack of blog postings and the poor correspondence with many of you. She is finally beginning to act a bit more like a normal baby! Her reflux is much more under control, and she is having much longer periods of alertness. She's starting to be fascinated by her toys, our ceiling fans, and anything with a high contrast. She is just about the cutest thing I have ever seen.

We have had a parade of family for the last month. It's been great to see everyone. This weekend my dad and Lynne are here, hence the pic of Ellie and her Poppy. The last visitors were Mom and Richard two weeks ago, and the Millers came out two weeks before that. Next on the list are the aunties... Alison and Deena. We hope to see them this month sometime.

I have been keeping my Flickr site updated at the very least. For pics of Ellie, you can click here. Until I go back to work, large chunks of time are rare for me to post (Ellie is asleep in her bouncer right now, hand up in the air) but I will try and get as much up as possible.