Ants and Things

Some say that Ants are the hardest working of all creatures. They symbolize Diligence, Industry, Community, Remarkable Strength, and Success. An Ant can lift objects 5-10 times it's weight. What an incredible feat! However, this incredible feat is no greater or more awe inspiring than the strength of a mother, wife, and friend. I see a diligence in God, Family, and Love. I see industry in the way she Conceives, Envisions, and Imagines. I see community in her wilingness and desire to Give, Assist, and Uplift. I see remarkable strength in her Marriage, and Will to Live. Success can be found in all aspects of her life. Though they may not be seen at first or perhaps not seen at all by her or others, there are successes that follow her through all. She is the hardest working creature. It is not the Ant, but my Wife.

Let the Good Times Roll

Big News This last week Dempsey Rae took her FIRST steps!
We wondered if her tiny feet would ever be able to hold up that chubby body,
and apparently it can.
She is walking at 9 months!

2nd big news

She got her first toofy {that's what we call it}

She is taking such great care of it

everyday by sucking on it with her KISS toothbrush.

It's a pretty cute little toofy.

9 mo. stats;

18.2 lbs

40th percentile for weight

20th for height
25th for brain size

A very proportionate little girl

Matching Converse

{Demps and Dad}

I've decided there is nothing sweeter

than
little girls patten leather sunday shoes

and
little girls running around in their slips

after church


This face

Says it all

Happy V-Day

Happy Late Valentines Day!

The Other day
I went into the Kitchen to find this peeking out from under the table

But at least

she found something healthy to eat while she was down there
And then she found something unhealthy{chocolate chip}

But at least she was having fun

ps I really do clean my floor at least once a day

We have been practicing using the sippy cup

we don't really drink out of it

We just chew on the spout

This is Dempsey's favorite spot in the house

She loves loves loves to suck on the glass...

and to see what's going on outside

This is a new trick she is working on

Standing on objects

She's getting pretty good at it
And I'm afraid she is taking after her father with this next one

She loves to be NAKIE

Everynight before bed we let her run wild in the birthday suit,

it's pretty much her favorite time of day..... I'm a tad bit worried for when

she figures out how to undress herself..

Nakie standing on something= Heaven

oh how I love those chubby toes

Oh how we love our Sweet Dempsey Rae

Bangs

Yes, it's time for Dempsey's first bangs. Kinda. She came to the salon with chris while he a haircut, and I decided she needed a bang trim. ( When straight they are down past her eyes)

However

Chris informed me that we did not have our camera

and we would not be giving Dempsey her first "haircut" without it,

So I curled them instead

I think she looks pretty darn cute with curled bangs.
Yes I know they are alittle poofy and 80's flashbackish but still......

Dempsey always trys to eat everthing she can get get her little hands on,

apparently even me!

This

is all I have been doing for the past week:Chris finally converted me over to the Cosby Show. I feel like I am part of the huxtable family because I love it so much! My mother in law gave us 7 of the seasons for Christmas and I am obsessed! I can't get enough of the Cosby show!

I can't get enough of THIS either:

THIS is how we spend friday nights at our house:

We pull Dempsey around in her sled. You see, she doesn't really like going sledding outside, so much; so we improvise. And it works out great. She loves it.

I love THIS picture

She looks like a queen riding in her chariot.

And THIS

is how sweet life is!

As I rock my sweet baby to sleep tonight
I cry
My heart aches
For another mother
Who Rocked her sweet baby for the last time today

He is perfect,
happy, and in a better place
Free
from sorrow and pain
He has wings
to FLY

Still
It doesn't seem fair
So for now
I cry and Ache for his mother

Our thoughts and Prayers are with you
Katie and Jason
We love you.