On the Verge...

Well, it's here!  Selah Christine Smith will be 6 months old at 6:31 in the morning.  I remember her birth day  like it was yesterday, but it feels like we've had her forever.  She is such an amazing little addition to our family.  She is so even keel and easy going and she is developing her fun little personality everyday.  Seeing as how it's really been about a month since the last post, this will be a pictureful one.  You may have seen some of these on facebook or instagram, if so... sorry? Date:  October 22, 2012 Weight : I thought that she was over 15 pounds (she hadn't been weighed at the doctor since her 2 month check), but I was wrong.  Last week at the doctor she weighed 14 lbs 9 oz. That's exactly what Abram weighed at 6 months.  And she was 26 inches long. Which is exactly how long Abram was :)  Now, he is a boy and she is a girl, so she's more low/mid range on the growth chart, while he was just low.   ...

We are two weeks out from our departure and have so, so, so much to do.  I realize I haven't blogged in awhile and I apologize (because I know how many of you are just dying to hear more of my ramblings...) Many people have asked me if I will keep the blog going when we move to the Middle East and the answer is yes.  I hope to keep up with it more, actually.  The time difference with our friends and families will be 10 &11 hours, so there will have to be very scheduled skyping time.  So the blog will be the best way to keep everyone updated on the awesome things that I know Abram and Selah will be doing as they continue to grow. Anyway, not much time right now, but I thought I would share a few videos with you... The first one is from this morning.  The wonderful (and when I say wonderful, I mean WONDERFUL) people that we are staying with have a rock yard and a bunch of raised bed gardens.  It's a cool set up.  Abram and their son l...

It feels like its been that long anyway. I can't even believe that there was a time in my life when I had time to blog almost every day and still felt like there was too much to do. I wish I could meet that past Anaka, that one good napping child, settled in my own house with lots of baby entertaining devices Anaka and give her a firm shoulder shaking when I heard her complain about her busyness. "You! You have no idea! Don't complain! Enjoy!" That's what I would tell her. But here I am, sleeping in a cozy bed in house #7 of the past 3 months, about ready to move to house #8 in preparation for the final move to house #9 in less than 4 weeks, overwhelmed by busyness with no time to post. And what do I finally have a bit of time to share with you? Not pictures of my adorable and amazingly adaptable children, or the loads of friends and family we have gotten to see even since the last post. Not that. Celery. That's right. I had Quinn buy celery today, ...