Micah Crawled!!!

Halloween Fun

We had a lot of fun this past week preparing for and enjoying Micah's first Halloween. We started the week by carving our first pumpkin. It turned out pretty cute, and even Micah got his hands in the mess. However, we learned that pumpkins rot quickly, so next year we will use an artificial pumpkin instead.

Earlier in the month, I found the cutest costume for Micah, but I couldn't justify the cost. But this week, I went back to the store and found it on sale for $5. Score!!! So Micah was a cute little giraffe for Halloween. In our opinion, the cutest boy in the world!

We went over to Charlie and Laurie's to go Trick or Treating with Hovey and Hayden. They were both Gator football players. Hovey was Tebow, and Hayden was a linebacker. They were both so cute. Micah was quite tired and eventually fell asleep in the stroller, but not until he had claimed his first piece of candy. As we were walking down the street, Micah was holding on to his bucket, and then all of a sudden he dropped it. When we stopped to investigate, I found a Reese's cup in his tight little fist. He held onto that candy for the rest of that night, even when he fell asleep.

A Busy October

It's been a busy month, and I'm gonna do my best to get you caught up with us. The first weekend of October was my Dad's birthday (Oct. 3). Happy Birthday, Dad!

We met up with Dad, Mom, and Hovey in St. Augustine for a movie and dinner. We went to see Toy Story 1 & 2 in 3D. I hadn't watched those movies in so long, and I didn't even remember some of it. Of course, going to a movie with a baby and a 3 year old is always interesting. We did our best to keep Micah quiet and happy, and we took lots of trips to the bathroom and went on a few walks to keep Hovey quiet during a 3 hour movie marathon.

The following week, I kept Hovey along with both babies while he stayed away from the swine flu at his school. We painted, walked down to the park, and played Halloween dress up. Hovey is going to be a gator football man (Tebow) this year, but he wanted to dress up the babies. That was fun, and Micah and Hayden cooperated pretty well with us.

Our next big event was Marine Corps Bootcamp graduation for Thomas (one of our former youth) in Parris Island, SC. Over the last couple of years, we have gotten really close to Thomas, and so we wanted to be there for his graduation. This was the longest trip we had taken with Micah so far, and he did great. He slept all the way to Beaufort (3 hours). That night he stayed up a little later since he had such a great nap, and he rolled and rolled and rolled in our great big king size bed. He loved it!

The next day we headed to Parris Island. Being there was really neat for me since my dad had been stationed there while he was in the Marines School of Field Music. I had never been there, but remember dad always talking about being there every time we passed the exit on I95.

When the Marine Corps band started playing during the ceremony, I felt such pride, and tried to imagine my dad out there. Dad, I wish you could have been there; I know you would have enjoyed it very much.

The ceremony was really neat for a non-military person. We were so proud of Thomas, and scanned his platoon very carefully to find his face. Fortunately, he was the only Philipino face in his platoon. Afterward, we caught up with him for some pictures and some lunch. Congratulations, Thomas! We knew you could do it!

Finally, a picture for Aunt Traci, Aunt La and Uncle Charlie.

We put his jersey on the other night during the Gator game. But just to let you know, this little boy is a future Liberty grad! Go LU!

Happy Fall Y'all

Yeaaaa!!! It's fall! This is my favorite time of year, except for Christmas. When we lived in Virginia, I fell in love with fall. I never experienced fall as a kid, being a Florida girl, so every year at this time I put up as many fall decorations in my house as I can and cherish the memories of green leaves turning to beautiful reds, yellows and oranges. One fall thing we can experience is going to the pumpkin patch (although the pumpkin patch is on the side of one of our busiest roads with no beautiful fall trees in the background). So today we went as a family to pick out our first pumpkin. I have never carved a pumpkin before so this year we decided to start the tradition, so stay tuned for pics of our first jack 0'lantern. You can see our pumpkin sitting next to our other sweet little pumpkin. Micah wasn't so sure what to think about all of it, but in the end he even gave our pumpkin a nice big kiss.

To celebrate the beginning of fall, Micah painted a picture of a fall tree with a little help from me.

I love doing art projects with the boys, and this was his first of many to come. He didn't seem to mind his hand being dipped into the paint at all.

In other Micah news, he is beginning to pull up now onto his knees. He even made it onto all fours the other day. It won't be long until he is crawling all over the place.

Food, Teeth, and Deeper Still

Since I last blogged, Micah turned 6 months old. At his 6 month check-up, he weighed 17 lbs and was 27 inches. He is getting so big. He is eating well these days. He loves his baby food, especially fruit. Applesauce of any kind seems to be his favorite. He is even beginning to like green beans and peas. We started giving him a sippie cup, but he mainly just chews on it like everything else these days. He is teething, and we can't wait for those little teeth to pop through.

Last weekend, I took Micah to his first women's conference. We went with Mom and several thousand other women. The conference featured Beth Moore, Kay Arthur, and Priscilla Shirer, the 3 top women's speakers. It was incredible. Travis Cottrell lead the worship, and as always it was wonderful. It is so awesome to be in a worship service like that. I felt like I had had a spiritual workout after the first few songs. I loved it! The theme of the conference was Deeper Still, and I walked away knowing that I need to be continually going deeper in my relationship with God.

Check out the pics of our last few weeks. I take so many pictures of Micah that he has started smiling as soon as I point the camera at him. He is so cute! The other cute boy is my nephew Hayden. The Creeches are so lucky to have such cute boys!!!

A Few More Firsts

This week Micah started sitting by himself. It has been amazing to watch him develop this skill. He started just sitting between our legs or sitting up on our laps. He has been sitting up in the high chair quite well, but still wasn't able to balance himself enough to sit up on the floor by himself, until this week. I kept telling Wes that he was close to being able to do it, but he didn't believe me. So Wednesday, I was sitting on the floor in the youth room with Micah and Sasha, one of our youth. I wanted to show Sasha how close he was to doing it by himself, and then he sat there all by himself. I couldn't get Wesley's attention fast enough for him to see it, so he missed it. We have been practicing everyday, and everyday his balance gets better and better.

Another first, Micah drank out of a cup for the first time. Of course it was sweet tea, he is a southern boy after all. I have been giving him a few drinks of sweet tea with a straw. But last night he grabbed for my glass, so I let him have it. It was so cute, and he didn't want to let go.

Other Micah updates: He is a growing boy, around 16 lbs and 26 inches. He is outgrowing his carseat and is ready for the next size clothes, at least in his pajamas. He seems to get longer everyday and his feet are growing so much that the footed pajamas squish his toes. He has also learned to roll from his tummy back to his back, which helps him during the night to sleep more comfortably, resulting in sleeping through the night (Yea!!!!!!). I also think I may see some teeth down in his gums, so that toothless grin may not last much longer. He will be 6 months this Friday. Where has the time gone? He is such a wonderful boy. He is playful and fun, loves his Mommy and Daddy, and is so cute (everyone thinks so). We love our little boy, and thank God everyday for our very special gift. We love being Micah's parents!

Playtime in the bathtub

Micah has just recently found out that the bathtub isn't just for getting clean.