God's Divine Blessings...

It's a........

2011-02-07T18:31:00.002-06:00

After months of watching princess/Barbie movies, playing dolls, and dressing up, Jimmy will finally have a little more testosterone around here. We had our ultrasound today, and we're so excited to announce that we are having a baby boy!!! More importantly, he is looking very healthy and growing normally. Corrina is not too sure yet about having a baby boy around, but I know she's going to be a fantastic big sister (although maybe just a little bossy...but as the oldest, isn't she supposed to be? haha)

We would like to thank all those who have been praying for us over these long months. Our cups over-floweth.

Girlie Girl

2010-09-24T16:21:00.005-05:00

Jimmy and I have a girlie girl. Not sure where this came from since I am not really a girlie person, but alas, I am surround by a lot of pink, frills, princesses, Barbies, and lots of other cutesy girl things. Before Corrina was born, Jimmy and I adamantly stated that we would not get into the princess scene; we would not call her princess nor would we buy any princess stuff. Ha! Goes to show, you should never say never. Case in point...last Saturday, I took my little "Ariel" to the Disney on Ice Princess show. What!!???

She has watched almost every princess movie; she wears princess shirts, and she plays with princess dolls. She is all about the Disney princesses, especially Ariel. She names all her Barbies and dolls Ariel. Yes, I am definitely eating my words, but they actually don't taste too bad. It's fun to hear her play so imaginatively, and the look on her face as we watched the princesses skate across the ice made my heart melt. I can't even taste those words anymore. All I see is her excited, wide eyes and beautiful smile and how cute she looked in her in her little Ariel costume. (Thanks, KP and AP, for letting Corrina borrow it!) Here are some pics from the show.

Hello Kitty!

2010-08-28T21:14:00.009-05:00

A couple of weeks ago we took Corrina to the mall to see Hello Kitty. She was soooo excited, as you can see by the look on her face when she first spotted Hello Kitty. Then she said, "Momma, is Hello Kitty real? Is that Hello Kitty really real, not pretend?" It was just too precious. Oh the heart of a child, so innocent and sweet. I just love my sweet girl! Later, we found her reading to Hello Kitty before bed. Too cute!

Six Flags

2010-06-27T15:44:00.006-05:00

We were invited to go to Six Flags this past Thursday by our good friends the Pickers, who kindly gave us their guest passes. We had so much fun! KP was such a great friend to Corrina. She showed her how to be brave on all the rides. Corrina enjoyed the rides immensely, as you can see by her face in these pics. She couldn't stop smiling. Her favorite ride was the airplane. We were surprised that she wasn't scared; i think we have a thrill-seeker on our hands. Oh dear...

Papa's Surprise Graduation Party

2010-06-26T21:09:00.007-05:00

This evening we went to a surprise graduation party for Papa. for the last year and a half, he has been taking accounting classes online through Phoenix, and now he has finished. We are so proud of you, Papa! You worked very hard. And way to go, Mimi, for pulling off the surprise!

Everyone Poops

2010-06-19T09:06:00.008-05:00

"Everyone Poops" a classic in our house. Wish I had pics to post but I still haven't figured it out how to download them from our camera. Maybe it's time to finally ask J to help. Anyway, I just wanted to share with everyone how exciting our household has been in the last few days. We just decided one night to let Corrina sleep in just her big girl panties and no diaper. Big deal because she usually waits until nap and nighttime when she's wearing a diaper to poo. But we thought we'd give it a go. Well, she did it!!! She stayed dry all night for 3 nights in a row. And she has pooed in the potty 3 days in a row now. Can it be? Are we done with diapers?

Back in the Saddle (kinda)

2010-06-15T13:00:00.005-05:00

Ok, I'm back, ready to blog about my amazing family again. J has started his new position as Maryland Heights Church of Christ minister, and he is doing an incredible job. God has blessed him with many gifts that he is able to use in service to the Kingdom, and we are indebted to the MH church family for their compassionate hearts and willingness to allow J to grow as a minister with them. They are so supportive and encouraging as he is learning his new role. Thank you, our MH family.

We now also have use of a computer at home, so I am able to write more often. Now all I need to do is figure out how to download pictures from my camera to the new computer. Hmmm....I haven't figured out how, but I have figured out that pressing the same button a million times doesn't really work. So, no pics with this post...sorry.

You're not going to believe how much Corrina has grown though. She's a little girl now, not a baby. She is sleeping in a big girl bed and doing pretty well with staying in it. Although every now and again I feel a little tug on my sheet and a little whisper saying, "Mommy, it's time to wake up now?" We have also found her lying on the floor in her bedroom door, peeking out around the corner at us watching TV when she's supposed to be in bed. Hard to be mad though when she looks so cute lying on her tummy, her hands framing her face, and smiling up at you.

She's also now into princesses!?? How did this happen?!!! How do I, tomboy extraordinaire, end up with a girly girl? It is pretty cute though when she asks us to call her Ariel and when she pretends she has lost her glass slipper. J is now Sebastian and the Prince, and I am Flounder. (Guess that's better than Ursula the evil sea witch)

My favorite moments are her prayers. She won't let anyone else pray at mealtime or bedtime; she has to say it. It's so adorable. She thanks God for different things that made her day, but she always ends it with, "Thank you for your love. In Jesus Name, Amen." So precious. What sweet words from her innocent child mouth. I love it.

I hope to have figured out the pictures for my next post so y'all can see how much Corrina has grown. She's sooooo tall!

New Adventure

2010-05-06T12:55:00.002-05:00

I know I don't write that often anyway, but just wanted everyone to know that I probably won't write much over the next month or so because we no longer have a computer. Reason being...Jimmy has accepted a position as pulpit minister at the Maryland Heights Church of Christ! Hooray!!!! The computer belongs to McKnight, so right now we have very limited internet access.

Anyway, we're sad to be seeing less of our McKnight family but really super excited about getting to know our Maryland Heights brothers and sisters. We feel so welcome already and can't wait to start worshiping and serving with them. With that, I'll say toodles for a short time and get back to writing (hopefully more often) as soon as we get a new computer. love y'all.

Our Little Singer

2010-03-13T19:35:00.006-06:00

Music is a big part of our household. Jimmy is constantly making up songs and raps and walks around the house singing them. I just love him for that! Now, Corrina is making up her own songs and just loves to sing. She especially likes to perform for the camera. Hopefully, she'll take after her Daddy and have a voice like him. He can really sing. Here are some videos of Corrina singing some of her favorite songs.

Ode to My Sweetheart

2010-02-14T07:29:00.008-06:00

Happy Valentine's Day to my sweet love Jimmy. He is such an amazing father and husband; he takes such good care of us and is very gentle with our hearts. I have heard that your love for your special someone grows deeper as go, but I really thought I couldn't love Jimmy more than on the day we were married. Now, almost 5 years later and my love for him has grown to much more depths and heights. He still makes my heart pitter-patter, but he also continuously acts in a way that I just can't help respecting and trusting him. I love you, Jimmy, and my love continues to get stronger with every passing day as we walk hand in hand towards our Father above. Thank you for walking with me.

Here is a video of my amazing man, playing one of my all-time favorite songs. Isn't he incredible!

Science Center and Sad Day

2010-02-06T15:02:00.008-06:00

This morning we had a blast taking Corrina to the St. Louis Science Center. As we entered the building, we saw our friends who happened to be there on this cold Saturday morning as well, so we joined them for some fun. Here are some pics from earlier today. It's been a while since I posted anything, so prepare to be amazed at how much Corrina has grown (hehe...)

Here we are sitting under the arch we made. She happens to be obsessed with the Arch. She is constantly asking to see it when we're in the car, and every time she sees it on TV or if she's sees anything that even resembles the Arch, she gets really excited. ???

The following pics show us building the arch with our friends. Really what happened was that the daddies were trying to build the arch and the kids thought it was funny to try and knock it over before they could get it all built. It was pretty funny!

Daddy and Corrina standing in the dinosaur paw print. They had a gigantic dinosaur that moved and made sounds on display there, and Corrina was both fascinated and terrified of it, asking to get closer while she had a death grip on my arm.

Playing with the puppets

There's a link from the Science Center to the Planetarium that crosses over the highway, so you can watch the fast cars, clock their speeds, etc. There are also holes in the floor so you can watch them go under you. Pretty cool!

Time to go get some lunch!

And now the sad part of the day....I'm trying to be less of a pack rat and to finally get rid of some things. I have this favorite pair of shoes; I've had them for seriously about 15 years. I LOVE them. They're comfy and classic and they remind me of my great-grandma May Grahn (whom Corrina is named after). She always, always would be wearing shoes exactly like these. I don't ever remember her without them. She was very special to me; I used to ride my bike to her house all the time in the summers. She taught me how to sew quilt blocks, the importance of family, and other great lessons that I won't get into now, but I love her dearly. She was an amazing lady. Anyway, I digress. The point is that I do really need to get rid of these shoes, but it makes me sad because they are my all-time favs. Today, however, they are going in the trash (much to Jimmy's happiness...hehe...), and this picture shows why I finally have agreed to say goodbye.

Goodbye my old friend. We've been through a lot of mud and miles together, and you've kept my feet warm and cushy. Thank you and au revoir!

ABCs, Seriously!!

2009-11-20T17:28:00.004-06:00

Jimmy and I are so blessed to have Corrina in our lives. I talked in my previous post about how God is guiding us through these difficult days, and probably the most helpful thing He's mercifully done is given us Corrina. She has provided us with so much joy and laughter, and she'll never truly know the depth to which she has touched us and raised us (especially me) up from some very sad moments. We love her so much.

And now I just have to brag about her...I just can't help it. I am amazed at this child's memory. She is so smart, just like her daddy. She's not yet 2, almost....but she already knows her ABCs. I know that kids are amazing and their potential to learn and absorb things is massive, but seriously....ABCs and she's not quite 2. People, that's pretty smart, isn't it? And, I promise you, we have not been going over the ABCs every day for long periods of time. She just kinda picked it up. We have a very fast learner on our hands. Here's the video to prove that she knows the ABCs... Oh, and just so her head doesn't get too big, she does still struggle with her colors sometimes....hmmmm, so she might not get any artistic skills...oh well...

Where is my God?

2009-11-03T10:52:00.007-06:00

I have been avoiding posting on my blog for a while now because I just didn't want to write about the everyday happenings in our house without first addressing our recent tragedy. I really, really have not wanted to put this out for all to see, but the more I've talked with God about it, the more I hear Him say that by brushing it under the rug, I would be missing a huge opportunity to give Him glory, praise, and honor and to let Him show His compassion, faithfulness, and love to others.

Many of you may already be aware of our loss, but to share with those who don't, Jimmy and I recently lost our second child. I still feel stinging, sharp pain in my heart to say this. I was 10 weeks pregnant when I had a miscarriage. One of the worst, most helpless and heartbreaking experiences is to see an ultrasound with no signs of life from your child. The silence in that room when you don't hear the heartbeat of your baby is like no silence I've ever experienced--you know when you watch a movie and realize that there's no background music or noise or anything and how noticeably absent and strange it is. Hearing silence from the ultrasound was so much more strange and quiet with some horribly sad, sinking emotions attached.

Even in our helplessness and heartache, God was ever present. In the exam room that day, Jimmy and I saw His love in my doctor and her nurse, who were so kind during and after the ultrasound. Dr. S. delivered the news with so much compassion and shared a few tears with us. She and her nurse allowed us some time in the room to grieve, and again, I felt God's love surround us as we held onto each other. Since then, our family and church family have poured us with His love and strength through prayers, food, hugs, kind words, and support. Unfortunately, I can't deny that I've been angry with God and doubted Him and questioned Him and cried to Him and asked where He is. I continue to fluctuate through a wide range of emotions, but in it all and as an answer to my blog title, I know--beyond my knowledge and with a wisdom only from Him and His Holy Spirit--He has not left me; He gives me hope, and He loves me so much.

I want to say a sincere thanks to all our family and friends for their prayers, hugs, words of encouragement, cards, food, laughs, etc. And I'll just end this post with one of the many verses God has given me to help carry me through this storm.

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows." 2 Corinthians 1:3-5

First Taste of Nutella

2009-09-18T20:03:00.004-05:00

I LOVE Nutella. I practically survived on Nutella and bread when I was living in Austria. So I just had to share this delicious spread with Corrina, and true to her genes, she also LOVED it. Here are the pics of her first Nutella experience. As you can see, she was licking the Nutella off the bread.

Palestine

2009-09-18T19:54:00.009-05:00

For those of ya'll who don't know, the Grahn side of the family has a fun family tradition every year. We go to a rodeo in a small town near the Illinois-Indiana border every Labor Day Weekend. We camp for the weekend, and on Friday night the little cousins ride some rides at a small carnival on the campground. Saturday morning we eat pancakes downtown, then spend the rest of the morning going to rummage sales. Jimmy has added a great addition to the rummage sales; we now have a contest for the sales---this year the contest was who could find the funniest thing that you could attach some marital advice to. The object was to be given, along with the advice, to my cousin MG and his new bride JG. We had some pretty good laughs when everyone showed their items and gave their advice. Saturday night, we go to the rodeo, and the rest of the weekend is filled with all the little cousins running around playing together, while the adults get pretty competitive in cards, washers, wacky ball, and oh yeah, of course there's lots of great food. Here are a few pics from the weekend.

Corrina on the train. She thinks it's Thomas the Train (she's really into Thomas for some reason, although we're not sure why b/c she's never seen the show....anyhoo, she thinks all trains are Thomas.)

Picking frogs to win a prize, and the prize is....

a dolphin!

Riding the race cars with cousin PH.

Riding "Thomas" again, this time with cousin AS.

"Driving" the firetruck with cousins AS and PH.

Daddy and Corrina on another Thomas.

Corrina and Auntie Em in their matching jackets.

Eating pancakes with Pawpaw, Deedaw, and Auntie Anne.

Cousin ZH with his crazy hair!
Side view...very nice!!

Playing ball at the campsite

Cousin PH in her lawn chair.

Cousin ZH after his mommy fixed his hair...hehe...

playing tickle monster with cousin CS.

Miss Independent

2009-09-11T21:59:00.004-05:00

Corrina's new thing now is to dress and undress herself. Really, it's to do EVERYTHING herself. She says, "Nina do it; Nina do it." (Her nickname is Nina.) or "Self. Self." I believe we have Pawpaw to thank for that, as he has tried to teach her, "I do it myself." He'll tell you that she gets it from me, though, because apparently that was my favorite saying. He's just returning the favor. Thanks Pawpaw! Seriously though, it's pretty cute (except when we're in a hurry). These are pics of her trying to dress and undress herself.

She picked this outfit out herself. It is a onsie then a skirt over top of the onsie. We let her wear it out; I thought it was pretty cute. I look forward to when she really picks out some funny outfits. I'm going to let her where them and just laugh. It's just too cute!

Here she's trying to take off her jammies. She likes to get behind her rocking chair in front of her mirror and check herself out. She thinks we can't see her back behind that chair. She'll just stand there and giggle.

In this pic, she is trying on Momma's dress. She even put it on herself.

And this was her attempt to take off her nightgown. As you can see by the finger up in the air, she's telling me, "No, no, no, Momma."

Fourth of July...hmmm

2009-09-11T15:58:00.007-05:00

Wow! I didn't realize I was this far behind on my blogging. On the Fourth of July weekend, we stayed at our friends' lake cabin. We had a great time swimming in the lake; Corrina just loved it! She laughed and splashed the whole time. We had some really tasty food and enjoyed fun games and conversations with our friends. The entire weekend was just really wonderful. Thanks LK and NK for sharing your house with us. Sadly though, we had a small going away party for our dear friends SB and MB, who just recently moved to Wisconsin so he could go back to school. But just to lighten the spirits a little, we got them a cake that was supposed to say "We'll miss you" but instead it said "Will Miss You". That gave us all a little laugh despite the sad occasion.

Corrina eating corn on the cob for the first time with Daddy and Momma. There's some speculation that she had already eaten it with Pawpaw and Deedaw though..hehe..

Wiping butter in Daddy's hair. Ewww...

First experience with sparklers. She was fascinated.

Our friends SB and MB who just moved away. We soooooo sad to see them leave.

The infamous cake...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

2009-07-23T15:15:00.003-05:00

To my sweetest sweetheart...Happy Birthday! Tomorrow is Jimmy's birthday, and I look forward to celebrating so many more with him and to seeing him get old and wrinkly and white-headed with me. I wanted to post some fun pics of him but unfortunately our internet is out so no pics yet. Anyway, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LOVE!

The Best Daddies...

2009-07-06T20:45:00.007-05:00

I know it's late, but oh well...you can honor the fathers in your life any time. So, here's to my dad, my father-in-law, my grandpas, and my wonderful, amazing husband. Happy Father's Day!

I love to watch Jimmy with Corrina. He just amazes me with his love and patience for her. I have learned so much from him. She can be doing something so frustrating, and he continues to show patience towards her. His gentleness with her gives me warm and fuzzies inside, and I can't stop laughing and smiling as he wrestles on the floor with her, tickling and zerberting and dog-piling. Corrina just adores her daddy...she walks around the house saying, "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, Daddy..." while he's at work. And the most amazing part is watching him teach her about God through his words and his example. Jimmy, thank you for being such a godly, loving, gentle, patient, amazing, fun daddy. I love you, my man! Here are some pics of my two favorite people!

Sunny, Slightly Chilly San Diego

2009-06-18T20:42:00.009-05:00

A few weeks ago, Jimmy and I went to San Diego. I had a PA conference, and Jimmy was sweet enough to come with me. We sent Corrina to her Pawpaw and Deedaw's for the week. Although we missed her so much (watching her videos on our digital camera every night), we had a wonderful time with each other. Jimmy geocached for most of the week while I was in the conference, but we had the evenings to enjoy the beauty of San Diego. We rode bikes along the coast, ate in many restaurants around Seaport Village, went to a Padres v. Cubs game, strolled along Mission Beach, explored the downtown and Gaslamp District, stared in awe at the ocean from clifftops, visited a lighthouse, got removed from a bus because we didn't have military IDs (oops), said hi to the Midway and the kissing couple statue, and had a wonderful time in Balboa Park, and so on... Here are some pics from the trip.

Our view from the hotel

Me at my first Major League baseball game outside of Busch Stadium.

My man at the game

On the ferry to Coronado Island with downtown San Diego behind me.

Sea lions enjoying the sun; how cute!

My view on the bike ride...best view of the week.

The kissing couple statue with the Midway in the background

Okay, so one of my favorite movies growing up was Top Gun. My best friend Jennifer and I must have watched that movie a million times. Well, I'm sitting at the piano that Goose played in one of the scenes...remember the "Great Balls of Fire" scene. It was filmed at this BBQ restaurant called Kansas City BBQ in downtown San Diego. How fun is that!

Walking along the cliffs of the coast

Balboa Park

The lighthouse at Point Loma

The following are some of my artsy attempts:

This last picture was taken by Jimmy and I think it is a beautiful, insightful picture. Good eye, my love!

18 months already!

2009-06-13T22:58:00.003-05:00

So, our little baby is no longer a little baby, I guess. She's now 18 months and as you can see from the pics, she no longer really looks like a baby either. Nor does she sound like one. She has been talking sooooo much; she repeats everything we say. It's pretty cute. Also cute is the fact that we just got her 2 fish after doctor's appointment, and she chose the names...Odie and Mike. We're not really sure where Odie came from but Mike might be named after one of friends from church. The fish are for Corrina, but I have to say that I really enjoy having them around. Everytime I go into the kitchen, I stop to say hi and watch them for a little while.

Anyway, here some recent pics of Corrina. As of her 18-month doc's appointment, she weighs 25 lbs. 14.2 oz. (75th %) and is 34" tall (>95th %).

Easter Egg Hunt

2009-04-06T20:57:00.008-05:00

This past Saturday, we went to the Easter Egg Hunt in Tilles Park. Corrina looked adorable in her Easter dress and bonnet; she actually kept it on but only after I wore mine too. We only had to show her once what to do with the eggs, and soon she was running around grabbing eggs everywhere (and they were everywhere!). She threw them in her basket, and once it was full, she promptly took the eggs out and threw them back on the ground so she could do it again. Then, she discovered the candy inside and for the rest of the day she was saying, "Cay, cay", trying to get us to give her more candy. She is most definitely her mother's child. Anyway, here are some of my favorite pics from the day!

Some of our friends with the Easter bunny. When we first got there, Corrina ran up to the bunny, saying, "Hop, hop, hop!". Then he stood up, and she saw he was BIG (taller than Daddy). She started shaking, pointing, and saying, "Oooo..." (as in, "Oooo, get away from me; you're scary.")

This is Corrina's pic from the day. She found the camera and started snapping shots. Needless to say, we have about 12 pics of her diaper bag, but I thought this one was pretty artistic (haha..).

Birthday Parties...

2009-03-21T16:21:00.009-05:00

First bday: A few weeks ago, we celebrated Papa's birthday. Aunt JK and cousins BK and LK came up to visit. The first 2 pics show us singing Happy Birthday to Papa.

Corrina and Papa

Corrina giving Papa his bday card

Next bday: MC's bday party at the Zoo. Here Corrina's looking at mice in the petting zoo.

In Zoomagination (which is a really fun center in the zoo that has lots of stations for the kids to learn about and play in different countries, animals, ecosystems, etc.), Corrina found this big stuffed elephant, and she carried it by the trunk behind her around the room. It was pretty cute!

Here she was crawling through this little colorful tunnel and kept trying to stand up in the middle, but she finally got the hang of it.

On the train with Daddy

MC opening presents. (We're sad to say that MC and her mommy and daddy moved to North Carolina; we'll miss them but look forward to visiting them!!!)

Final bday party: GG's first bday party today. There was a townhome full of little ones running (or crawling) around; it was too cute! In this pic, JDT was pushing Corrina around on the train (they were learning to share), then in the next pic, they switched. It was so adorable!

This is little LH, who just loved the red chair. Actually, that little red chair was a huge hit with the kiddos.
Here's the birthday boy with his first bite of cake! Then, he rubbed it all over his face. Happy Birthday, GG!

Stay tuned for another post tomorrow with pics of Corrina in the Easter Egg Hunt!

By The Way...

2009-03-14T22:56:00.003-05:00

It's March Madness time; hence, the new blog background. Also, please notice Corrina's shirt in the new pic at the top. Go Wake Forest!!! Although, now we're just hoping for a bid since they lost in the ACC tourney. Boo.

We Have Survived...

2009-03-14T21:51:00.012-05:00

Phew...this last month and a half have been pretty rough for the Teigen household. Poor Jimmy has been sick for about 6 weeks now--first the flu, then PNEUMONIA?!!!, then a stomach virus. But finally, Corrina and I have our man back. HOOORAY!! A big thank you to Mimi, Deedaw, and Papaw for helping out while Jimmy and I were both sick. Couldn't have survived without you! Love ya'll!

Now on to more exciting things...pics of Corrina's first haircut! Her hair was crazy long; her bangs were down in her eyes all the time, so we thought it time to get her hair cut. She did okay; there were a few seconds of tears but the stylist pulled out some bubbles and they were soon best friends. (It made me think of that smoking commercial where everyone is blowing bubbles instead of blowing smoke...love that commercial!) Anyway, now she has a big girl hairdo, but to be totally honest, it doesn't look too much different than before. But at least it's not in her face...

The after pics...she had ladybug clips in her hair; they were soooo cute!

Weeee! fun with daddy after the haircut.

After the new do, we went to the zoo. Here's a video of Corrina with the penguin. I love how she says, "Hi!"

Is It Spring?

2009-01-22T18:41:00.011-06:00

Wow!! Today was so beautiful; it was almost 60 degrees here!!! In January!! We just had to get out and enjoy God's awesome creation. We went hiking and geocaching along this trail that led us by the Meramec River; it also took us up some pretty steep hills to some little cliffs overlooking the area. It was so exhilarating; we could tell Corrina was just loving being outside. Also, it was a fantastic workout carrying her and the stroller up these really steep hills. Look out, Mimi! We've already started our grueling weight loss program...hehe.

This was my view along the trail...I enjoyed it!!! Hehe!

I just LOVE Corrina's face in this pic...she's giggling. If you need a good laugh, zoom in on her face

In this pic, a dog had just passed us on the trail, and Corrina loves dogs. She likes to pant like one. Then in the pic below, I guess she thought she'd see a monkey or an owl.

This is an aerial view of Corrina trying to walk on ice. It was pretty cute...

Corrina and Daddy looking at the ice.

Playing with the rock on the ice.

God has given us the gift of children for many reasons, but one is so we may see his Creation again, a refreshing reminder of His hidden secrets under a rock or the thrill of walking across slippery ice. I'm so thankful for His gift to see anew His Creation.

Christmas in January

2009-01-22T17:06:00.009-06:00

I know, I know...Christmas was a while ago, but I'm just now getting pics up. We had a wonderful Christmas. It was sooo much fun this year because Corrina actually was able to open presents and react to them. She was adorable; everything she opened made her say, "OOOOO..." (just like her bday presents.) Anyway, here are a few pics....

Corrina and cousin LK playing with toys

Trying on her new sunglasses

Aunt JK, cousin BK, cousin LK, and Uncle SK

Mimi and Papa opening their joint present, and Mimi peaked too early!!

Daddy and Corrina looking at Christmas pics...

Reading her new book

Playing with her new cleaning set; we like that her vacuum cleaner actually cleans...

Her new coat...soooo cute!!!
Pawpaw, Deedaw, and Corrina

Auntie Anne and Corrina in their matching jackets

Playing in her new kitchen

Riding on her new Dora car...I love that face!

Pawpaw helping Corrina open gifts

All tuckered out from opening all those presents!

Her First Year

2008-12-20T22:51:00.005-06:00

I thought it would be fun to show a picture from each month of her first year. Oh, and here are her stats...she's growing so fast. In her 12th month, she weighs 21 lbs. 14 oz. (50-75th%) and is 31" long (95%th), so she long and lean(ish). Anyway, here's our sweet little Angel:

This last pic is from her 12 month pics. I had a really hard time trying to pick just one picture; they were all so cute!!!! My cousin AC took them; she really is talented. Thanks, AC! The pictures are ADORABLE!!!!

Family Birthday Party

2008-12-20T22:37:00.003-06:00

And the celebrating continued. After her mini party with Momma and Daddy, she had a family bday on Saturday. Auntie Em was so very sweet and made the cutest duck cake and duck candies. Thanks so much Auntie Em! Auntie Anne was soooo helpful that day because Momma and Emmie had a lot to do before the party and Auntie Anne helped keep Corrina entertained. Corrina had such a wonderful time seeing all her family who came so far to celebrate with her (especially Grandpa Bob, because they share a birthday!) and opening presents and eating more cake and sweets. She sure enjoyed the attention and thought she'd keep all eyes on her by taking her first couple of steps all by herself! We are so proud of you baby girl! Here are some pics from the party. As you can see, she didn't care much for her bday hat, but she loved the sweets and riding with her wagon with her new toys.

Happy 1st Birthday, Little Angel

2008-12-20T21:57:00.008-06:00

Okay, I know it's late, but December bdays are tough. Talk about ridiculously busy. But finally, I'm posting some pics from Corrina's first bday. Her actual bday was last week, Thursday. Unfortunately, I left for work early, early, early, so I didn't get to make her a fun bday breakfast, but Jimmy and I were both able to be home from work at around noon, so the rest of the day was all about Corrina. We took her to Chucky Cheese to get some lunch and play games. She just LOVED Chucky. She sat there and laughed at that mouse and wanted to touch him. Then back home for a nice nap, and when she woke up, we gave her some cake. She really tried to blow out the candle; it was sooo cute! She loved the cake, of course. Then, we went swimming because Corrina just loves to swim. She sits in the water then lets herself fall back into the water, covering her face and everything. She comes up, laughs, and falls back again. She definitely enjoys being in the water. By then, she was exhausted but had just enough energy to open her present from Momma and Daddy. I can't believe she's one! My little sweet pea is growing too fast.

Here are some pics from Chucky Cheese:

Corrina with her bday cake.

Sharing cake with Momma. And, here's Corrina's reaction to opening her Curious George doll. I just LOVE the expression on her face, but if you coulda heard her...she just said, "OOOO..."

What a fun bday! I think she had a great time, and she was certainly tired at the end of the day. Happy Birthday, sweet love. You brought so much joy and laughter into our lives and we LOVE you soooo much!

Where does the time go...

2008-12-14T21:12:00.007-06:00

I'm just trying to do a little catch-up. I haven't posted in so long (been incredibly busy), and our little girl just keeps growing like crazy, doing new things every day, always making us laugh. Since I don't have all night to recap the last few weeks, I'll just post some Thanksgiving pics to show Corrina's first Thanksgiving meal. We went to Pawpaw Dave's and Grandma Dee's house for the weekend and ate lots of food. We ate our first big meal at Grandpa and Grandma Cox's and played with lots of cousins. Then, we rested our tummies for the next big meal at Aunt DC's and Uncle FC's. After that meal, more playing with lots of cousins. We LOVE our Family!!!

Here's Pawpaw and Corrina

Eating first Thanksgiving meal

Daddy and Corrina resting their tummies
Playing with Auntie Anne and Uncle JC

And now to Aunt DC's and Uncle FC's for more food and playing

Corrina and cousin BC

Corrina and cousin AC playing with Aunt DC's Santas

Playing under table with cousins CS and AS (helping clean up crumbs? haha!)

Daddy, Momma, and Corrina

Corrina just loves to dance. Aunt DC had a Santa that played music and danced, as well as Snowmen that did the same, so of course, Corrina had to dance with them!

Cousin BC getting so big!

More pics from the weekend. Corrina was obsessed with the fire. She kept wanting to climb up on the bricks to get closer. She'd reach for the fire then say, "Ha.." (translation "hot")

Reading books with Pawpaw and Deedaw

Helping Deedaw wash dishes; she really likes to help with the dishes (hope that lasts a long time)

Thought this pic was cute!

Our Little Ladybug

2008-10-28T22:15:00.008-05:00

We celebrated Halloween a little early this year, first at Grandma Dee and Papaw Dave's then Trunk-or-Treat at church on Sunday. Corrina laughed through the whole evening on Sunday, seeing all her buddies in fun costumes. She was such a trooper that day because after church we went with the teens to the pumpkin patch, then on to the corn maze, and finally back to the church for Trunk-or-Treat. She enjoyed the whole day and wasn't grumpy at all. Here's our little lady bug:

Pics from the pumpkin patch and corn maze:

At Trunk-or-Treat

Pebbles and Bam-Bam

LH the Owl

JT the Monkey

The Daddies and their Halloweeners

GG the giraffe with his Daddy

AT the Puppy

Birthdays

2008-10-18T17:11:00.010-05:00

Before I say anything, I want to say thank you to everyone who voted for Corrina in the Baby Idol contest. Even though she didn't win, wasn't it fun looking at all those cute babies?

I know it's late, but here are some pics from Auntie Em's birthday back in September. We LOVE YOU, AUNTIE EM!

The next party was a couple of Saturdays ago; we went to the first of the 1st birthdays. JT had the first birthday party of all those babies at church who were born around the same time. Can't believe it's been a year already! Here are some cute pics from the party. Corrina spent most of the time trying to figure out how the pumpkin lit up.

And finally, this past weekend we celebrated my bday with my parents. I had so much fun trying to get Corrina to blow out the candles. I also had a blast listening to my grandparents talk about their high school days and explaining to me what rumble seats and fender skirts and stuff are. Here are some pics from the bday party.

We also went to Louisville's Fall Festival last weekend. We ate pancakes Saturday morning; Corrina got a specially made Mickey Mouse pancake from her Papaw Dave. Later that day, we went to the parade, and Corrina had so much fun picking up the candy and putting it in her pumpkin bucket. (And Momma had so much fun eating the candy..hehe!)

VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!!!

2008-10-06T21:20:00.001-05:00

Hey everyone! Just wanted to thank those who have voted for Corrina and ask that those who haven't yet, please go to www.thebullrocks.com and vote for her! Voting goes until Oct. 16, so there's still plenty of time.

ROCK THE BABY IDOL VOTE!!

2008-10-04T18:55:00.005-05:00

Before I explain the title, I just have to say that I LOVE October. It is by far my favorite month...the weather, the changing leaves, the tricks and treats, the costumes, the apple cider, Trunk-Or-Treat...I could go on. Instead, I'll explain what I meant by my post title.

I have to preface it by saying that I really can't believe I did this, because I never thought I would, but we just have the cutest pic of Corrina in her cowgirl hat, so I had to enter the pic in a contest. It's a Baby Idol contest, put on by 93.7 The Bull (the country radio station I listen to). Corrina's pic is on the website (http://www.thebullrocks.com/), and the voting starts on Monday, Oct. 6. So, please, please, please everyone go to the website and vote for Corrina T. Again, can't believe I entered her, but the pic is just TOO CUTE! I know I already posted it, but here it is again. Please go vote on Monday!! Thanks!

Growing like a weed

2008-09-17T21:50:00.003-05:00

Today was Corrina's 9-month Dr's appt. She continues to grow fast, although she's slowing down on weight gain. Goodbye chunky thighs...boohoo. Here are her measurements:

Weight: 20 lbs 9 oz (75-90th%)

Height: 29" (90th%)

Head: 17.5" (50-75th%)

She also got 2 shots today, but she was very brave and only cried for about 30 secs.

We have the sweetest little girl ever! Thank you, God!

Nine months!!

2008-09-16T17:35:00.007-05:00

I truly can't believe Corrina is 9 months old. My little girl has her 2 front upper teeth now. She actually looks more like a little girl and less like a baby. Where is time going? She also seems to be a lot like her momma in that she gets frustrated when something doesn't come easy (i.e. getting from one place to another for her or golf for momma). She is still trying to crawl but prefers instead to lie on her stomach and whine or yelp until we move her. It's been tough to get her to crawl because even if we think we've placed a toy just beyond her reach, she has this amazing arm span and reach and is able to grab those toys pretty easily. I think she has "go-go-gadget" arms. Anyhoo, here's some new pics. These first 2 pics show one of her upper teeth fairly well.

This next pic is her new face. Now that she has her upper teeth, she has been grinding her teeth together, hence the face. Jimmy is hating this sound; drives him nuts!

Our little chunky monkey! Tomorrow she has her 9-month appt with Mr. John. We'll let you know how much she's grown.

My Summer

2008-09-04T18:09:00.014-05:00

I have to apologize for my mom. She was such a slacker this summer with keeping up on my blog. I've grown so much since the last time she's written; you won't even recognize me. I even have my 3rd tooth (just came in this past tues.) So, here are some fun things I did this summer:

First, I got my first 3 teeth this summer...if you look close in this pic, you can see my bottom 2. I was very brave and barely fussed when they came in! Now, I like to play with them with my tongue.

I played with Grandma Dee's horses and even tried to ride Maggie. Soon, Grandma will take me on a ride, when I'm a little bigger. I can't wait because I love horses!

I rode in my Uncle Paul's wheelchair, and it was sooo fun. But, ooops, my hiney came out the back. Haha! (My Uncle Paul is now up in heaven with my Grandma May...I was named after her...May is my middle name.)

I went on the mission trip with the teens. We went to Squaw Creek National Wildlife Reserve near KC, MO. The teens worked really hard and built a fence and a 300 ft. boardwalk. Mommy and I made lunches and dinners for them. I was a really good girl and had so much fun with the teens.

I also learned to drink from a straw. I'm very good at it now, and I love to drink water. You know what else I like to do? I like to squeeze water bottles because they make some pretty funny noises. My mommy also makes a very funny face when she says, "Squeeze!" It looks a little bit like this:

I also think I might start crawling soon, although I may wait just a little bit longer so Mommy and Daddy have time to baby-proof the house. They're definitely not ready yet; there's sooo much I can get into!!

We celebrated Papaw Dave's birthday too. I enjoyed sitting on his lap and helping him open his presents.

I helped Daddy with the TV remote on his vacation. (He also did a ton of work around the house, but I'm too little to do that stuff yet, but someday I'll help him. )

These pics are from Baby Dedication Sunday at church. I'm so thankful to my Mommy and Daddy and church family who have dedicated their time, love, encouragement, and wisdom to help me continue to come to know and love my God, my Heavenly Father. (Also, please notice the dress I'm wearing. Even though it's about 2x too big, my Mommy made it, so I had to wear it. It wasn't so bad.) Thanks also to Mimi, Papa, Grandma Dee, Papaw Dave, Auntie Em, and Auntie Anne for coming and celebrating this special day with me.

I also got to meet my new cousin, ZH, and see my older cousin, PH. She lets me borrow her clothes (or else I'd be wearing lots of clothes that my mom made that are uneven and too big...hehe.)

Finally, to end our crazy busy summer, we went camping and to the rodeo in Palastine, IL with my Grandma Dee and Papaw Dave. My aunties were also there, along with my Grandma Mary, Grandpa Bob, lots of great aunts, uncles, and tons of cousins! As you can see, we had soooo much FUN! This first pic shows us going to rummage sales. My Mommy got this great lion hat for me. It makes her laugh, so I put up with it. In the next pic, I'm hugging my cousin, PH.

Here's me riding a tricycle for the first time. Whee! Then, I'm riding in the wagon with my cousin CS.

Swimmin in the pool with my cousins, tryin to stay cool. Geocaching with Daddy and Mommy. I like to hold his GPS even though I have no idea what it does.

I also got to see all the rodeo animals. I just love animals. Here we're looking at the bulls, and I also got to pet one of the horses.

The picture of me in my cowgirl hat (thanks Auntie Em!) is my Daddy's and Mommy's favorite pic. I guess they think I'm pretty cute or something...

Here's me with my Daddy at the rodeo. I just LOVE my Daddy; he's the best Daddy ever. I especially love to touch his hair on his face; it's tickly.

Here are some of my cousins in our rodeo outfits. Aren't we cute!

Hanging out in a lawn chair by the campfire.

Here I am at the carnival. I picked up a duck (which I can say now), and look what I got...a horn!!!

I also got to ride on a merry-go-round. Mommy and Daddy were a little nervous that I'd fall off or be scared, but I'm very strong, very brave, and I like adventures! The other pic is Mommy taking me down the big slide. I think she liked it more than I did. Personally, I liked the merry-go-round a little more; it was faster and it had horses!

Whew! What a FUN SUMMER!

Going to Grant's Farm

2008-07-05T21:46:00.006-05:00

Today was such a beatiful day, spring in July. We decided we couldn't just sit around the house, so we called up our friends and went to Grant's Farm. Jimmy and I and MC and MC really enjoyed the tram ride and seeing all the animals, but here's how Corrina spent most of the time at the farm.

Here are some fun pics from the day. How beautifully colorful are those birds! They sing God's praises not only in song but in how they show his wonderfully creative, artistic side. This picture doesn't come close to showing the rich colors in their feathers. (Guess ya'll will just have to come visit and we'll go see them together.)

Corrina finally decided to wake up so she did get to see a few animals--a donkey, horses, a camel, who by the way tried to bite my face off...I was standing there talking to the camel, and suddenly he came at my face with his mouth open. He was very fast. Made me scream and jump back...I'm just waiting for someone's random video of it to show up on UTube. hehe...

Corrina was a bit unsure about the camel, as you can see, but she did end up petting him.

Here are some more of my fav pics of the day.

My First 4th

2008-07-05T21:27:00.008-05:00

Yesterday was my first 4th of July, and I had a great 4th of July dress from my Meemaw and Papaw and Aunties! We had so much fun hanging out with our friends. We went to L and NK's family lake house and spent the day enjoying the gorgeous weather by riding on a boat, playing on the beach, swimming in the lake, and eating lots of food (well, Daddy and Mommy ate lots of food). Here is a pic of me on my first boat ride! I loved it; it was so fun being on the water and watching the waves from the boat.

I love to swim and here are pics of my first time swimming in a lake! I'm so glad no fish came and nibbled my toes, and Mommy was soooo glad we didn't see any snakes.

Too bad I fell asleep before the fireworks, but I was so tuckered out. Oh well, maybe next year. Thank you so much LK and NK for inviting us to celebrate with you!

Father's Day and Family Weekend

2008-06-20T21:09:00.016-05:00

We had so much fun last weekend for Father's Day! We went to Grandma Dee and Papaw Dave's for most of the weekend, and on Friday night, we had supper with Dad's side. Unbelievable, but ALL of us were there, kids, grandkids, great-grandkids. How wonderful for our grandparents to see their family all together. Here's a great pic of all the grandkids and great-grandkids:

Way to go K! You were able to get Corrina to laugh so hard, and very rarely does anyone, including her Daddy, get her to laugh so much!

Here's Corrina making cupcakes for Daddy and Papaw Dave with her Auntie Em.

Oops! She got some on her foot. Oh well, good thing she can get them to her mouth! Hehe.

Auntie Anne's birthday was also this weekend. Corrina loves giving gifts and opening them to, so here's pics of Corrina "helping" Auntie Anne.

Here's Corrina giving Papaw Dave his card, then Corrina with Daddy and Papaw Dave and their specially made cupcakes. We love you Papaw Dave!!

Corrina swinging on the swing with Grandma Dee; she LOVES to swing! (Notice the rubbery spoon in her mouth. She chewed on that thing all weekend, and come to find out....drum roll....her first tooth finally peeked through on Monday!)

Here's Corrina with her Aunties and Mommy! Love her face!

Here's Daddy's girl with her Daddy on Father's Day. Happy First Father's Day, Daddy! We LOVE YOU!!!

Corrina, Daddy, and Papa. Happy Father's Day Papa! We love you!!!

And finally, Corrina all tuckered out from the festivities.

Six Months and Look At All I Can Do!

2008-06-20T09:05:00.008-05:00

Look at me now! I'm 6 monts old, so I went to Dr. John's the other day and found out I weigh 19 lbs. 10 oz. and am 27 1/2" long. I'm a big girl!

As a big girl, I can do lots of things now! First, I make brand new faces and noises.

I can take a nap on my Daddy! (Really, I pretend to sleep until he's asleep, then I play and make faces at him and drool on him....Hehe)

I can read my book and feel the duck feathers.

I can swim in the pool with my buddies Lenora and Grady.

I can play music on my piano and with my finger food container.

And, Finally......

I can suck on my toes. How about that; I'm a big girl!

Lions and Tigers and Bears...and Tornadoes, Oh My!

2008-06-09T21:03:00.005-05:00

Corrina's first trip to the zoo on Sunday, June 8. We had so much fun with the girls! The bears were out in full force, roaming and swimming. Corrina loved watching the animals. She was especially fascinated with the sea lions...I think because she likes to swim, and they were swimming. Who knows...

Here she is watching the bears.

(See the bear posing in the background...hehe!)

And the fun sea lions.

Tornado Day! We were supposed to go swimming, but instead we spent the afternoon hanging out in the basement trying to avoid being swept away by tornadoes. Crazy! Even though we didn't get to swim, we still had a lot of fun with our buddies!

Just a Swingin'

2008-05-28T23:10:00.004-05:00

Look at that happy face. Remember childhood when one of the best feelings was your feet pumping, propelling the swing higher and higher, thinking you were so close to flying. Corrina experienced swinging for the first time today, and she loved it! She was so cute as she made smiley faces at her Daddy while she held on with both hands for dear life. We had a fun day in the park!

"She Was a Day Tripper, Yeah..."

2008-05-28T22:42:00.006-05:00

Corrina and Mommy went on their first roadtrip together. Grandma Dee also went with us and was a huge help. We drove 6.5 hours down to Huntsville, Alabama to a wedding. Corrina did so well. We left at 3:00p on Friday, stayed overnight in a hotel, went to the wedding at 6:00p Saturday, then drove all night Saturday night back to Papaw Dave and Grandma Dee's house. Corrina slept most of the way. Thanks to Grandma Dee, who kept her entertained in the few waking moments. We had a wonderful time visiting with old friends. I miss my girls! Here's a few pics.
This is Mommy, Corrina, and Mommy's good friend and college roommate Kelley.

The wedding was so lovely; it was at a country club up on a cliff above Huntsville. The ceremony was behind the clubhouse with a backdrop of the ledges overlooking the valley...picture perfect with the light from the setting sun adding a romantic touch. I really enjoyed the boy who ran down the isle just before Margaret came down the staircase; he was ringing a bell, shouting, "The bride is comin'; the bride is comin'." Very charming. So glad we were able to be there.

Isn't the bride beautiful! Congrats to Margaret and Jeremy.

Happy Mother's Day (a little late...)

2008-05-19T22:35:00.004-05:00

I felt a little weird as people wished me a Happy Mother's Day and realized that this DID include me. Weird but wonderful! We had my parents and sisters and Jimmy's parents over for dinner (a.k.a. lunch); one of my first big family meals...and let me tell you, it was not pretty. I guess the food tasted okay, but I did have quite a time trying to make it. First, I made a spinach dish, and I halved the recipe, but I forgot to cut the salt and pepper in half. So, the dish was extra salty and peppery. It's a good thing my mom likes salty. Plus, she's my mom, so she has to say that she likes it. Then, I stayed up super late on Sat. night making the oreo cheesecake for dessert, and wouldn't ya know, I forgot to mix in the sour cream. So, the cheesecake tasted like oreos mixed in cream cheese. Guess I shoulda bought bagels. Finally, I baked ham, and I thought I had taken off all the outer plastic, but of course, I missed some. Luckily, it was salvageable! Anyway, I guess the meal turned out ok, or else everyone was trying to be super nice to me since it was my first mother's day. All in all, it was a pretty fun day, and here are some pics of the mom's and their babies:

Quick on the Draw

2008-05-03T21:32:00.012-05:00

Corrina's trying to sit up, but inevitably, she either falls to the side or ends up halving herself by folding her upper body over her legs. She's very flexible. Hehe. Here's the best pic I have of her sitting up. This lasted all of about 2 seconds, but after several attempts, I finally learned to quick-draw the camera and was able to capture the moment. I have found that I need to improve on this skill, as I have missed several cute things because they only last seconds and I never seem to have the camera ready. How am I supposed to prove that my baby has these amazing skills if I don't have them on film? (Haha).

I just thought this pic was funny...look at that expression on her face. I can just hear her thoughts...."Man, Mom, I am soooo sick of tummy time. Can we do something else, please?"

Below are pics of her first attempt at eating cereal. She actually did very well and enjoyed the taste (I think), although most of the cereal ended up on her chin and the bib. She also discovered that she could make the cereal fly if she did a raspberry while the spoon was in her mouth. Tonight, she really thought that was fun and even more cereal went flying all over the table. It is too cute though! Please note 2 things, (1) the "I Love Grandma" bib, and (2) it took both Jimmy and me to feed her...how do people do these things on their own and still survive? Thank God for my husband!! (And an extra spoon to keep her occupied because she kept wanting to grab the bowl and the spoon with the cereal on it.)

Dear Ed Tritschler - One of Our Heroes

2008-04-28T22:38:00.009-05:00

Ed Tritschler is a dear man who has allowed us to tag along on some of his adventures during his 70th year of life. Some of you know Ed, but for those who don't, he is doing 70 things he has never done before in his 70th year of life. What a brilliant idea! He certainly knows how to take advantage of the life given him by God. We've enjoyed hearing of his adventures, but even more, we've enjoyed partaking in a couple.

Saturday morning, we gathered on the Missouri side of the Eads Bridge and walked across to the Illinois side. This was so much better than wasting the morning by sleeping in! Thank you, Ed, for inviting us on your adventure. We are so happy to be able to participate, as well as bring Corrina along. I think she'll have an adventurous spirit some day (since we drag her along everywhere...poor kid.).

After walking to Illinois and back, enjoying the fabulous view of the skyline of St. Louis, we decided that it was a beautiful day, and we weren't ready to return home to our cleaning. So, we headed to Laclede's Landing for some geocaching and found that the river is up over the road that parallels the river. We also had to laugh as you can see the pic of the statue that is just barely treading water. We had such a wonderful time exploring St. Louis. Here are some pics of the day:

Okay, now here are just some funny pics of our little sweetpea. She has moved on from Bunny Bear and Eddie, and her new favorite toy is Mr. Monkey. We think she really likes him because, as you can see, she can fit the tail in her mouth. Anyway, just thought they were cute.

Expecting Trumpets

2008-04-18T11:51:00.005-05:00

Okay, this is my first blogging attempt. I've had this blog site for a while but never brought myself to write on it because I had rebelled against this blogging thing. But it's amazing how kids will change your life. I now think this is a great way for family and friends to be informed of Corrina's progress. (and just another avenue to glorify our Father.) So, just for their sake (haha) I have broken down and started posting. Admittedly, I do enjoy this.

Before I write about my precious little girl, did anyone else think they'd see our Lord return last night? Actually, we thought someone was breaking into our house at first. We heard our bedroom window rattling, and Jimmy, in his brave protective husband fashion, dove over me to protect me while we stared with uncertainty at the window. But, when the whole house started moving, we thought it was some crazy strong wind. Jimmy got out of bed--again being very brave--and reported that there really wasn't any wind. He finally deduced that it must've been an earthquake. Being satisfied that no one was trying to get us and corrina was still tucked safely away, sleeping through it all, I was able to drift back to sleep, but not before I listened for the trumpets. Imagine if our Lord had returned last night!

And now...in the far corner, we have the sweet, the adorable, the strong, the drooling, 4-month-old Corrina May, weighing in at 17 lbs. 4 oz at a height of 26". I'm pretty sure she is in the heavyweight category but at least she is proportionate, being at the top of the charts in both weight and height. She continues to sleep all night for which we are grateful. She has rolled over a few times but her new thing is trying to pull herself up off the ground into sitting position using the bird hanging from her playmat. It's really cute! She tries to put him in her mouth but gets frustrated because she can't quite get up there. She also really likes her jumperoo. (Thanks Aunt Darla and Cousin Angie!) She tries to sing now too; I say it's singing even though it really sounds like high pitched squealing...okay, maybe she's just doing her pig impression.

Ok, I think I've written enough for my first post. I should ease into it, right? Until next post, peace to you from the Lord above.