San Antonio visit

Last week we drove out to Texas to visit our good friends, the Whithaus' and the Turmans. We had a great time just hanging out and doing some sightseeing as well.

Maggie and Will at the Riverwalk in San Antonio

Us and The Turmans

To view the full web album of pics, click here.

There is also a short video I shot at Ken and Joy's showing some interactions with the kids....click on the link at the right.

Six months old!

Abby had her 6 month check up today. She was 75% for height and weight. That's actually down a little on her weight. She was 26.5 inches tall and 17 lbs 13 oz.

The biggest surprise was that the ped told us to start practicing using a cup with her. I couldn't believe we're already to that stage. He said the goal is to get her off the bottle by 10 months. I asked him if that had changed because I thought it was a year. He replied "No, you just didn't listen to me last time." hehe. Well, I couldn't argue with that.

So Abby had her first experience with a cup this afternoon.... She ended up wearing most of it of course but was very interested and quickly caught onto the concept that yummy stuff comes from the cup and started trying to "hold" it. :-)

The pediatrician also laughed at me when I told him was was going to "try" to take a picture of her today. He said "That's just sad." ouch. Second child syndrome indeed! So here is Abby's 6 month photo! Many Kudos to Maggie for getting such wonderful smiles from her.

God Will Lift Up Your Head

Make sure your speakers are on!

I added a new song to my playlist and I wanted to mention why. This was a song that God gave to me when I was first dealing with infertility, before we had Maggie. When I was at my lowest point, I was listening to Jars of Clay's CD "Redemption Songs" and when "God Will Lift Up Your Head" came on, it was like God tapped me on the shoulder and said to me "Listen carefully, this one is for you."

There is a line at the end that says "Wait 'cause in His time so shall this night soon end in joy... soon end in joy. .. soon end in joy.... soon end in JOY". And I knew that was His promise to me. I didn't know that God was promising me a baby, but I knew he was promising me Joy - with or without a child. I am very thankful that he chose to to give me both.

When we faced secondary infertility, this song again brought comfort to my heart and reminded me of His promises. We chose Abby's name for many reasons, but one of most important was it's meaning "Source of Joy".

Frequently when friends and family are going through hard times, this song comes to my mind and so I added it to my playlist for you. If you are experiencing a "night" right now, I hope this can encourage you as well.

(For lyrics, click here)