Baptism

What a beautiful day for a baptism!  We are truly blessed to have such a wonderful church family.  It is amazing to see God's love for us each and every day when we look at our baby girl.

With the baptism approaching, I spent some time reflecting on the meaning.  It is so awe-inspiring that God loves us like He does.  Only now, that I know the amount of love that I feel for my child, can I imagine the amount of love our father feels for us. 

It is so amazing that my baby girl has now been baptized and will be raised in God's love.

Chatter

Kaitlyn has begun to chatter!!!  There is nothing greater (in my world anyway) then getting to sit down and just talk to her, see her smile and hear her reply. I love to sit and listen to her discover new sounds that she can make.

Yesterday, hubby and I got to wake up to her happily squealing!  When I went into her room to get her, she was just kicking and moving all over and having a ball.  Nothing better than a happy baby in the mornings!

I'm so excited to continue to see her grow and change.  We are truly loved to have been blessed with such a wonderful little girl.  God is good!!

Sick little girl

No one warned me of the many heart-breaking moments of being a mommy.  I didn't realize that it would hurt me so much when my little girl was hurting.

Kaitlyn hasn't been feeling well and we ended up going to the pediatrician on Wednesday. She was running a fever, coughing, stuffed up, and had diarrhea. I was worried that she would have RSV. Thank goodness she doesn't!!!!  The doctor says she's just suffering from a cold.

It just breaks my heart to see her hurting and in pain.  She's so tired, but wakes herself up by coughing.  Needless to say, we've gotten a lot of snuggle time in the past few days and will probably get quite a bit more as she gets back to feeling well.

Going to work with an infant....

I work as an administrative assistant at our church.  I absolutely LOVE my job.  The people are wonderful, the work is fulfilling, and my schedule is super flexible!  It's a perfect fit for me, especially now that we have Kaitlyn!

I'm very blessed because the SPRC committee is allowing me to bring Kaitlyn with me to work for the first few months.  I really wanted to take 3 months off for maternity leave, but since I'm the only employee it just wasn't going to work.  Being able to bring Kaitlyn with me is much better than having to put her in daycare at such a young age.

That being said......I miss being productive!  It is so hard to concentrate and get something done!  My office isn't super busy and I don't need a lot of uninterrupted time to do what I need to get done.  But sometimes, I really need to!  Thank goodness Mitch is willing to hang out with her for a few hours while I run to the church to get a few things done! :)

As she grows, I'm reminded that I need to relish in these moments and enjoy every second....even if it means getting nothing done!