The Year of Nurture

 Our winter wonderland because I don't like posts with no pictures :)

For the past few years I have picked, rather what God has given me to focus on, live and strive toward for that year. With a new year comes a new word, but last years word and the year before are still something I want to focus on. This years word is a bit different in relation to the past years. As I was thinking about the upcoming months the word that I was continually prompted on was nurture. The obvious direction this word takes me is to Micah and Jane. But to me this year it is much more, probably even more as the year progresses. I see it as nurturing Micah and Jane, to bring up, train, and protect them. It is also applies to all relationships in my life, I want to nurture, grow, support, and encourage these people and our relationship. This word can apply to me inwardly as well, to develop and foster a greater dependence on the Lord. To grow more deeply in love with Him, to know even more His strength and my weakness. To nurture a greater confidence in myself and contentment to were God has me now. This year I focus on nurturing, growing and developing all areas of my life. 

Three Months

 Another month has gone by and Jane seems to be growing by leaps and bounds. She rolls over from tummy to back, the first time she did that was December 13th. There has been a few times that it seems she was about to roll from back to tummy. Jane has really begun to and enjoy playing with toys. She especially likes rattles and toys that make noise. We have been on a fairly predictable schedule for awhile now. I wake her up at 7:30 to nurse, goes to sleep at 9/9:30, she'll sleep to about 10:30 or 11, nurse at 11, sleep at 12:30/1:00, awake to nurse at 3:00/3:30, sleep at 5:00, nurse at 6:00, we have now been keeping her up until the next feeding which we moved up to 8:00/8:30 and then we put her to sleep once she is done, sometimes it takes a little bit to settle in to sleep but once she is out she is a sleep until the next morning. What a blessing to have a full night sleep. She is such a joy. Both she and Micah are/were happy babies. Though it is even easier to get her to smile. Just look at her and talk to her and she'll smile. Her smiles fill her whole face. She is precious little girl.
 

Micah wanted to get in on the pictures too. Playing his guitar of course. :)

Asleep in the Car

Micah hasn't slept in the car for somewhere around a year and a half now. Earlier this week we were driving back to my parents house from Salem and he was asleep before we even made it to the freeway. The Farmer and I were blown away. We even voluntarily drove through Portland just to have him sleep longer. We even tried to get him to sleep on our way home that night. It took much longer but Micah did fall asleep. He even stayed asleep as a carried him to bed. Perhaps we have turned a corner?! Wishful thinking I'm sure, but one can hope.