Dear Ransom,
You're cute. That should just be stated up front because I just went through your three month pictures to remind me just what we did this month, and I was struck yet again by how expressive and fun you are!
This month we saw the end of our Revolving Door Time with visits from "Aunty Lindsay" and "Aunty M" ( plus a little bonus time with Aunty Bethany too!)-it was fun having them here with us and getting to have someone here to share your cute moments with. Its really frustrating when you do something SUPER cute and ONLY your Mommy is there to see it. ;-)
But, probably the best thing that happened to you this month was DADDY CAME HOME!! The Lord was very good to us and he went STRAIGHT through Ranger School, and more importantly straight back to us! The extra added bonus of Daddy graduating was that we got to see Papa for a day plus we got to have a weekend with Nana, Grandpa Bill and Uncle Josh because they all came to celebrate Daddy's success! Of course, I'm pretty sure they were all especially excited to see you too!
Your Daddy has had a lot of fun getting to know you better, you've changed a LOT since you were two weeks old! And he's had fun discovering all your fun quirks. Daddy is better at putting you down for Naps than Mommy ( he's a champion swaddler)...and I also like it that he can sometimes get up during the night and put your paci back in so that I don't have to get up as often! Yay!
And speaking of sleep, I don't want to jinx it or anything but for about a week and a half now you've been sleeping until 4 or 5 and even SIX in the morning before you need to be fed! You have become quite the champion sleeper and Mommy has LOOOOVED you for this! Why don't we make this a trend of ALL your Monthly Letter, ok?!
The other great thing about having your Daddy home is that he and I can sit and discuss how cute and smart you are for hours and neither of us get tired of doing it! In fact, the other night I was holding you and sticking my tongue out at you making a sort of yodeling sound ( this pretty much always makes you smile) and you became very very still and then you did it back! We did it several more times and your Daddy and I were beyond impressed. We were then sure that you were the most genius child we'd ever met.
This past week you also started sitting in your Bumpo Seat. It helps you develop those neck and stomach muscles so that soon you will be sitting up without the help of a seat, but for now you look SO grown up sitting in it! Its hard to believe how far you've come in just three months!
We are also experimenting with taking you out "past your bed time" so that Mommy can go to Bible Study and other evening activities with you in tow. You're not quite sure about the whole idea just yet but we're going to get there! Last night you went with us to a Dinner Party and got to try out your friend Elizabeth's swing. Its different from your swing in that her's goes side to side rather than back and forth. You totally dug it and went straight to sleep when you were in it! Maybe we need one of those at our house! haha!
Above all, when I look back at this month I realize that our love for you has grown even more as your unique personality comes out. I am reminded daily that you are already becoming the person that God thought up before we even had an idea of you...what fun to see you blossom into that person!
I will now go and kiss your very kissable chubby checks!
Mommy
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
Week 8
Dear Ransom,
This weekend you and I crossed an important milestone. We traveled. From Fort Benning Ga to Toccoa Ga ( its about a 3 and a half hour drive...if you don't have a baby...for us it was 4 and half).
But, this trip caused me to fall in love with you even more. ( If that's possible). The love was brought on by how incredibly wonderfully you behaved.
I mean sure, we had to pack practically everything including the kitchen sink to insure that you had all that you would need on this trip-and I found myself wishing that we own a pack mule or donkey or something once we got to Toccoa so that we might get all your stuff up to our room, but all in all traveling with you was a joy. For one thing...you slept. I timed our travel so that you ate before we left and then had about twenty minutes to enjoy life and then I piled you into the car, stuck your bear by your head ( yup! I did!), tucked your blanket around you and you were OUT...for a good two hours. Bless you, child.
This was perfect, because we stopped for an early lunch, you ate and then spent the time that *I* ate getting all your energy out so that once we got back in the car you were ready for another nap.
Bless you, child.
And so it was that we arrived to and fro the Navigator conference with much delight....
As for the conference, I learned that you have changed my life-for now anyway- and while that means I don't get to do normal conferenc-y things...I do get to have the joy of raising you! And so while the Navigators have the habit of asking "Who's your man/woman?" ( meaning, who is it that you're pouring your life into and helping in their walk with Christ...) I would have to answer that question now with..."You mean who's my Baby?!"
And believe me son, there is no one else I'd rather put my time and energy into!
All my love,
Your Mommy
In this picture, we had just driven almost two hours and you had woken up from your nap...I stopped and was getting you out of your car seat and instead of fussing because I wasn't doing it fast enough, you SMILED. So to reward you're good attitude I made the process EVEN LONGER by stopping to take this picture. You'll thank me later, promise.
This weekend you and I crossed an important milestone. We traveled. From Fort Benning Ga to Toccoa Ga ( its about a 3 and a half hour drive...if you don't have a baby...for us it was 4 and half).
But, this trip caused me to fall in love with you even more. ( If that's possible). The love was brought on by how incredibly wonderfully you behaved.
I mean sure, we had to pack practically everything including the kitchen sink to insure that you had all that you would need on this trip-and I found myself wishing that we own a pack mule or donkey or something once we got to Toccoa so that we might get all your stuff up to our room, but all in all traveling with you was a joy. For one thing...you slept. I timed our travel so that you ate before we left and then had about twenty minutes to enjoy life and then I piled you into the car, stuck your bear by your head ( yup! I did!), tucked your blanket around you and you were OUT...for a good two hours. Bless you, child.
This was perfect, because we stopped for an early lunch, you ate and then spent the time that *I* ate getting all your energy out so that once we got back in the car you were ready for another nap.
Bless you, child.
And so it was that we arrived to and fro the Navigator conference with much delight....
As for the conference, I learned that you have changed my life-for now anyway- and while that means I don't get to do normal conferenc-y things...I do get to have the joy of raising you! And so while the Navigators have the habit of asking "Who's your man/woman?" ( meaning, who is it that you're pouring your life into and helping in their walk with Christ...) I would have to answer that question now with..."You mean who's my Baby?!"
And believe me son, there is no one else I'd rather put my time and energy into!
All my love,
Your Mommy
In this picture, we had just driven almost two hours and you had woken up from your nap...I stopped and was getting you out of your car seat and instead of fussing because I wasn't doing it fast enough, you SMILED. So to reward you're good attitude I made the process EVEN LONGER by stopping to take this picture. You'll thank me later, promise.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
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
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
Saturday, October 2, 2010
7 Weeks
Dear Ransom,
One of our feeding rituals is not what you would expect! You see, as much as you are becoming more mobile and enjoying flailing your arms and legs about when your on your play mat or in your bouncy chair, your little hands always stay in very tight little fists ( usually with your thumbs tucked inside)....So, you are SUCH a fan of the fist, I must pry them open one finger at a time. And why do I pry them open? Because youve developed hand lint!!
Much like belly button lint just tucked into the little folds of your hands!
I pray one day you hold on to the Gospel with that same tight grip!
Love,
Your Mommy
Much like belly button lint just tucked into the little folds of your hands!
I pray one day you hold on to the Gospel with that same tight grip!
Love,
Your Mommy
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Month One
Dear Ransom:
You're a month old! Well, actually you're close to two months old now-but hopefully you'll forgive me for being a bit behind with these letters! A LOT has happened since you've been born!
First of all, once your Daddy and I got you home from the hospital we could hardly believe you were ours! We spend days just staring at you. This is how our days went: Feed you, stare at you, try to sleep for a minute, repeat.
This worked well, especially since you were super cute to stare at and seemed to be changing before our very eyes!
Your Daddy had to leave for Ranger School when you were only two weeks old-but Spicy came to stay with us so we wouldn't get lonely. And before Daddy left you decided to give all three of us a good laugh by dirtying up THREE diapers while still on the changing table, we couldn't get a new one on you fast enough before you were pooping away! And then, before we could even congratulate ourselves on saving your clothes from ruin you proceeded to pee all over yourself and all that was around you! Pretty impressive with those bodily functions!
Daddy was SO sad to leave you and he knew he was going to miss so much these first few weeks! And what exactly did he miss? Crying....After Spicy left you and I were alone for a whole week and boy did you take advantage of that time to work on your lung capacity! Luckily your Mom has some fabulous friends who came to our aid and took you for some much needed 'away from Mommy' time so she could take a few naps! However, it was during these visits from friends that I started to see one of your wonderful gifts. People feel special around you.
It seemed that there were two things in common that just about everyone feels about you: One, you've got great hair ( you can think your Daddy for that thick bunch of black hair!) and that you "love them!" that's right! It seems everyone that spends time with you seems to think that they have a "special connection" with you! This is great for Mommy because it means people want to spend time with you-but its also something that we hope you continue to keep as part of your character....to make others feel loved and special. That's a wonderful gift and I hope that one day its something that you work at doing for the benefit of Christ.
So, after our week "bounding just the two of us" we had Aunt Amy come visit us from Mississippi and Nana come visit us from Texas. Amy was with us just for the weekend but she got to come see Daddy jump out of an Airplane with us-which was fun! It was great to see your Daddy, even for a brief few minutes and he got to see just how much you'd changed!
Then at the end of your Nana's visit, your Daddy passed the first phase of Ranger School and got an eight hour pass to come home and see us! He was SO happy to see you and was so amazed at how you'd grown! He missed you so very much and cried to have to leave you again.
It is amazing how much you change and grow with each passing day, and with each passing day our love for you grows!
Until next month,
Love your Mommy
You're a month old! Well, actually you're close to two months old now-but hopefully you'll forgive me for being a bit behind with these letters! A LOT has happened since you've been born!
First of all, once your Daddy and I got you home from the hospital we could hardly believe you were ours! We spend days just staring at you. This is how our days went: Feed you, stare at you, try to sleep for a minute, repeat.
This worked well, especially since you were super cute to stare at and seemed to be changing before our very eyes!
Your Daddy had to leave for Ranger School when you were only two weeks old-but Spicy came to stay with us so we wouldn't get lonely. And before Daddy left you decided to give all three of us a good laugh by dirtying up THREE diapers while still on the changing table, we couldn't get a new one on you fast enough before you were pooping away! And then, before we could even congratulate ourselves on saving your clothes from ruin you proceeded to pee all over yourself and all that was around you! Pretty impressive with those bodily functions!
Daddy was SO sad to leave you and he knew he was going to miss so much these first few weeks! And what exactly did he miss? Crying....After Spicy left you and I were alone for a whole week and boy did you take advantage of that time to work on your lung capacity! Luckily your Mom has some fabulous friends who came to our aid and took you for some much needed 'away from Mommy' time so she could take a few naps! However, it was during these visits from friends that I started to see one of your wonderful gifts. People feel special around you.
It seemed that there were two things in common that just about everyone feels about you: One, you've got great hair ( you can think your Daddy for that thick bunch of black hair!) and that you "love them!" that's right! It seems everyone that spends time with you seems to think that they have a "special connection" with you! This is great for Mommy because it means people want to spend time with you-but its also something that we hope you continue to keep as part of your character....to make others feel loved and special. That's a wonderful gift and I hope that one day its something that you work at doing for the benefit of Christ.
So, after our week "bounding just the two of us" we had Aunt Amy come visit us from Mississippi and Nana come visit us from Texas. Amy was with us just for the weekend but she got to come see Daddy jump out of an Airplane with us-which was fun! It was great to see your Daddy, even for a brief few minutes and he got to see just how much you'd changed!
Then at the end of your Nana's visit, your Daddy passed the first phase of Ranger School and got an eight hour pass to come home and see us! He was SO happy to see you and was so amazed at how you'd grown! He missed you so very much and cried to have to leave you again.
It is amazing how much you change and grow with each passing day, and with each passing day our love for you grows!
Until next month,
Love your Mommy
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