One Month Down, Many More To Go

Savannah passed the 1 month milestone on Monday.  I guess we passed that milestone as new parents too.    We are all doing really well.  We’ve had tons of visitors both in town and out of town and it has definitely kept us going both on adrenaline and excitement.  It is fun to celebrate with people we love.  Here is a quick run down of the highlights on the last month: Savannah has found her hands, smiled, had her first snow, skyped, had her facebook debut, been to Target, Hobby Lobby, Blue Coast Burrito, Radnor Lake, Publix, Fellowship, Martin’s BBQ…wow this list is longer than I thought…I’ll stop there

I seem to have a lot of major minor things going on and simply adjusting to this new season of life.  I’ve been excited about what I am able to still do and am honestly very anxious to get into a normal rhythm of life.  My parents are coming to help out while Daniel has a very busy week at work next week and then we will be truly on our own for the first time….no visitors, no meals, no help.  We’ll see how we do!

I finished Deuteronomy last week and was really impressed with God’s justice and mercy going hand in hand with the final words he gave to Moses to share with the Israelites before giving them the Promised Land and then showing Moses the land but now allowing him to enter it before he died.  You can read Deut 32-34 to get a really good grasp of all that happened from the Exodus out of Egypt to finally reaching the Promise Land.  God keeps his promise and gives Israel the gift they have been waiting for but at the same time promising his justice for when they disobey his commands.  It is an incredible picture of how God can be so gracious, giving and merciful yet not yield his righteousness and justice.  I think this is something very difficult for our human brains to grasp.  I still think it is so amazing that God buried Moses, too. (Deut 34:5-6).

A few other noteworthy yet minor things…I am back into a pair of my pre-pregnancy jeans.  I’m way pumped about that but have a few more I’d like to be able to wear.  It means a lot to me because I really worked hard at eating nutritious things and not buying into the “because I’m pregnant, I can eat whatever I want” mentality.  I might be buying into the “because I’m breastfeeding, I can eat whatever I want” mentality though!  I’m anxious for the weather to stay warm so I can get out and walk and figure out how to get back on my bike.  I miss cycling!  I also haven’t taken a nap since the first two weeks.  I have managed to sleep in until 11 AM (that does include waking up at 5 & 8 am though).  I’m just not a napper.  I’d love to learn so feel free to share your napping advice if you have some.  And I promise it’s not that I am pushing myself too hard.  I’m just not that sleepy or tired during the day.  I’d rather go to bed earlier.  And lastly, my cloth diaper shipment should be arriving today!  We received several as gifts over the last few months but since she arrived early, I had not placed my final order to get everything I needed to start out with cloth diapers.  So…that is the next big project to tackle.

Ok, that’s about all for now.