Two Months

Dear Ransom,
You are two months old today! How can that be possible!? Time has flown by and its hard to believe you've been on this earth for eight whole weeks!

This last month has been full of all kinds of firsts for both of us! You moved into your very own room and you learned how to sleep through the night ( maybe not consistently but you've done it enough that you CAN'T FOOL ME!!! I know you can do it more!) and you've learned how to put yourself to sleep at nap time...this was a BIG LESSON that required a lot of crying on your part and a lot of crying on your Mommy's party. Boy howdy! But, we both knew it was worth it because when you WEREN'T complaining about going to sleep, you were the smileiest, happiest baby on the block! You have really found your smile and you use it all the time to make my heart swoon. You've also found your hands which you like to stick in your mouth while still in a fist. Nice.
You also found your voice which you use to babble and have very engaging conversations with those around you. This came in VERY useful when your Daddy got to call us for 5 whole minutes when he finished the Mountain Phase of Ranger School....Luckily you were in one of your babble moods at the time and he got to hear you talking! I know that meant a lot to him. He misses you terribly.

We had more guests this month, starting with Mommy's dear friend Carmi. She loved you even though she wasn't a "baby person"-so we'll take that as a very high compliment! It was also a special visit because Mommy got to have several long prayer times with Carmi and you got to listen in....one of your Mommy's earliest memories from her childhood is listening to her Parents  ( Spicy and Papa) and Grand Billie and Great Steve talk about Jesus...so now that is my wish for you too. May your earliest memories be about Christ's love for you!

We also had fun visits from Aunt Donnave and then Chuck and Bethany! It was fun getting to share you with all of them and continue to watch you grow. Its amazing how much you are looking like your Daddy and I can't wait for him to see you in about two weeks!! We continue to pray that he will make it straight through Ranger School!

We've had quite a lot of Autumn weather the last few weeks and I've enjoyed taking you for walks in the afternoon. Its fun to see how wide your eyes get as you take in the big world around you! I hope that you'll learn to love this world and to live your life to serve those around you!
Today we are going on your VERY FIRST trip! So, I'll have some stories to share from that very soon...
until then, know that you are much loved!

Your Mommy