Happy Half Birthday Lincoln!

I may be biased, but even if I wasn't, I would have to say Lincoln is THE cutest baby ever.  In some aspects it feels like time has flown by, but in others it's as if I've known this little boy my whole life.  I was looking at him today as he was moving about and I stared in wonder because there's little I don't know about him ( I mean I've practically been with him for almost every moment of everyday minus only a few ), but at the same time there's the mystery of who he's going to grow up to be, what he's going to act like, what he's going to think, etc.  It's an amazing journey that I'm looking forward to live through.

So about Lincoln... Here's what our little boy's been up to...

• MOVING! He's this >< close to crawling.  He wants to SO badly it frustrates him.  But he can turn 360 degrees and roll.  So he's practically mobile and has attacked me while I was working on the computer (because he loves the mouse).
• Sitting! His balance has gotten a lot better and can sit for extended periods of time, but he's still sometimes sloppy and falls over... 
• Moving (different than the above)! He always is moving.  He flaps his arms up and down (sometimes hitting Andy or I- Andy got smacked right in the eye this morning).  He kicks his feet incessantly. Changing has become a sport because you have to wrangle him down and if you try to straighten something out he could already be on his tummy rolling away...
• Giggling, smiling, laughing, etc.  Unbelievably cute.  Absolutely. 
• Has tried to hold on to things while standing.  He has lingered for a few seconds while mommy or daddy's hands are close by, but nothing real to report just yet.
• Tried food this month.  His first food was avocado and we dabbled in some banana.  No real interest and nothing actually getting into his system.  I take back the interest part.  He's interested.  He likes the spoon and I think the idea part, but definitely LOVES milk and would doesn't feel it's necessary to have solids quite yet.  Mommy's okay with it.  Daddy's okay with it.  So we'll keep tasting, but nothing serious.
• Loves going to the library's story time.  Laughs and watches the other kids very intently.

Now roll the pictures... (out of order... was lazy and didn't feel like fixing!)

Just a bunny and some cute chicks. 

Buckley Bunny

"Okay... this is strange, but I'll try it..."

"EHH! That ain't milk!"

"Alright, let's try this again, but I'll hold the spoon."

"This moving around this will only bring you and I closer Buckley!"

"Destroyed! Ha!" 

"Muahahaha! I ruined your photo shoot!" (even though mommy ruined it by having the light on and the wrong settings on her camera!)

Haha! I had to put this one in!

Easter Outfit- Best Dressed.

Nap time- love afternoon snuggles

#blessed

I'm sitting here while Lincoln is taking his morning nap (or what I like to call his extended sleep) and I'm in a state of somewhat disbelief.  I can't believe this Sunday he will be 6 months old... For part of me it feels like it was only yesterday that I was lying in bed downplaying the tightness I was feeling in my belly as just stronger Braxton Hicks and part of me feels like that was 5 years ago!  People will always tell you when you get pregnant to cherish every minute because they grow up so quickly and I was one to always down play that and shrugged it off, "yeah, yeah, whatever".  But it's true!  Until you're watching your own child grow up in front of your eyes- you never realized how quickly time flies!  My little helpless babe has grown in six short months to a little baby boy with more personality than he can handle! Another thing people will say is that it's unbelievable how much you will get to know your child and how you couldn't imagine what your life was like before him.  It's so true.  I love this little boy more than I ever thought was possible and I truly cannot imagine what my life would be like without him.  I just want to wrap him up and keep him with me forever and ever.  (You know the phrase "I love my baby so much I worry I might eat him"- I worry that I just might... =-) )

I was talking with a few ladies from church and I was talking about my tendency to worry and have anxiety and my jealousy that tends to run rampant... A dear friend brought up when I would express that I didn't understand why Andy and I weren't pregnant and how I didn't know God's plan for my life because I felt such a strong desire to be a mom and why He wasn't allowing us to get pregnant (we tried for about 6-7 months).  I remember they said that it would come and that God wouldn't let those desires go unanswered... That happened on a Wednesday and a few short days later was when I found out I was pregnant with Lincoln... I've been constantly reminded that God is so faithful and loves His children and how amazingly blessed I am by Him.  I thank God for Lincoln everyday- what a true gift Lincoln is.

Having a baby does come with its challenges of course.  Some days I feel like a sponge... I begin the day feeling full and slowly through the day the water gets squeezed out of me slowly until I'm all dried up and feel as if I have nothing more to give.  Having a baby and being a SAHM is a full time job and a demanding one at that!  (Especially when your little one is just like his father and needs to be constantly moving and can't slow down enough to take a nap!)  But that being said I wouldn't change it for the world!  I'm so thankful for a wonderful husband and beautiful son (& a furry one too- can't forget Buck).

(succumbing to today's new trends, if I were to post this correctly, I'd do so with... #blessed.