I saw the cutest little boy today named Asher around the same age our son Asher would be now. I love that while these crazy babies of mine keep me tethered to the reality of the everyday, the hurting, the needy, the hungry, the searching, the dying, the crazy ones and where I find myself […]
I don’t really know how to start this post because this kid’s story starts way before his sweet parents found out they were expecting him. Waiting. Enduring. Being still. Remaining Steady. Pleading but never demanding. Those are the things that my brother John and his wife Sarah have shown and taught me the past few […]
Well, I normally like saving these for fun random lists… but life is soooo random right now I thought it would be perfect! 1. Zoe is pretty much potty trained. She just started coming to me and letting me know when she had to go and wa-la! the girl is going most all the time. […]
If I had a nickel for every time someone said "you are just like your dad" I'd probably be one rich gal. :o) Growing up I remember him apologizing to me for that, I guess because some of the reasons that would get me in trouble or some of the crazy things I would do […]
Happy Half Birthday Little Man Jack!! If you remember, We Chappell's like to celebrate the very first 1/2 Birthday of someone's. Here are some sweet pics of Jack's 1/2 cake and present!! I can't believe he's 6 months old!! He's sitting up on his own and almost crawling. He's almost in sz 4 […]
I'm soooo glad tot be home sweet home. I missed Dan and Jack bunches and bunches. But it's just been a day and already I miss this sweet family. I LOVE my lil' niece. She's oh so presh!! (as you can see. :o) I can't wait to see them next month. […]
Jack is staying with my parents this weekend while I'm gone so even though I didn't fly out last night he stayed with them since I'll be flying out super early tomorrow. So Zoe and I have had a mommy-and-me day today. It's been so much fun. The other day Zoe spent the night with Dan's […]
I can't believe it but he is already 3 months old. And it seems like he's getting bigger by the day. He's eating wonderfully and LOVES to be talked to. He's a great sleeper and sleeps through the night all the time now. I'm really glad the newborn weeks are behind us and I […]
That's right, she's off and walking! She loves it. She follows me around all day and it's really so cute. She loves to haul toys around that are really too big for her to carry but she likes to drag them around anyways. :o) And she learned to sign "more" in sign language. That might […]
I've been wanting to share on here some of my mind's thoughts this past week but just haven't had the time or the words to put it in. So when I found myself being able to put it into sentences for a dear friend today I thought that it pretty much summed up the past […]
I love all his little newborn baby parts. :o) Jack is such a good baby…… he Sleeps ALL THE TIME! which is great seeing as how he wasn't supposed to be born for another two weeks. He's eating okay but still needs to develop more in that area, we do a lot of coaxing for […]
Jack… it means God is Gracious. And indeed He is and undoubtably will prove so in the months to come as we parent this little one and watch where the Lord places him long term. This is a special name that we named him. We choose a different name than what's on his birth certificate […]
I'm coming to get you today!! You just got out of the hospital yesterday, Grandma Joy came to pick you up and she spent the day and last night with you. Her voice was full of that "newborn giddiness" that just happens when you have a baby around you for any length of time. Yesterday […]
Well, I think this baby was more premature than everyone thought. I think the Doctors said that they thought that he might have been about 6 weeks premature. So that being said, he is still in the hospital learning how to be a newborn. We don't have much more information than that and I'm learning […]
I haven't even met this baby yet and already he fills my thoughts. But then I can't think about him too much because I'm trying to fit three weeks of work into this one week. And so in a way it's good that I'm occupied… but I'm also a stress ball. I think hours of […]
Last month God brought my parents together with some long time family friends for a sweet time of fellowship. During that time they found out that their granddaughter was about to give birth to a baby boy and needed a home for him because of some choices she had made and she was serving time […]
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