Friday Rainbow Baby Blog Rodeo for July 22

Today I am participating in a very cool blog weekly gathering. We update each other with our Rainbows.

This week has been extremely hot to say the least. Everyone everywhere seems to be in extreme heat advisories. So, as a SAHM, I stayed at home as much as I could. I did go out one day for some short errands but oh my goodness it was hot. I felt so bad for you as you still cannot drink water. I kept you cool by rubbing you with a wet towel. You didn't seem to mind.

As for what you are doing this week, well, you have discovered that you are very flexible and can make your feet reach her mouth. So it has been a foot in mouth week. Sometimes it is one and sometimes it is both feet that you are trying to put in your mouth. You could have your pacifier in her mouth and you  still try to insert your foot/feet in there. I think this is a cute stage that babies go through. I remember when your cousin went through this stage. I took a picture of him and of course, I have taken a couple of you. So here are some of you caught in the act.

Foot in Mouth

I have no idea why but momma loves to take pictures of babies with their foot in their mouth. I think it is so cute. I guess because it is a new discovery. So, when momma saw you do this, she just had to take the picture. How could I not?

Mommy and Daddy's first movie.

About six years ago, Mommy and Papa sat down and watched the movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. It started a huge obsession with us. We became instant fans. Mommy read all the books and eventually Papa began to read the series. We went to every movie once they came out and we bought the movies once they came out on DVD. We can't wait for you to experience the Harry Potter series.

The final movie in the series finally had an opening date. I was excited. But, when it was announced I knew you were going to still be little. 

We are so very lucky that your personality is a happy and loving one. Everyone loves to be around you and always offer to babysit. We took the offer of Auntie Joyce. It was a very heart wrenching moment. Even though you are really good, I was still nervous that you would wake up in a "strange" place and not see us there. 


The movie was as good as we had expected and are very eager for the DVD. I will admit that even though I was enjoying the movie, I looked at my watch and phone multiple times just in case there was a call asking how soon we would be home. But when we came back, Auntie Joyce said that you hadn't even noticed we were gone. You hadn't even made a peep. You were just calm the whole time.

There was a visit also from your Floridian family. I only had the chance to take one picture. Hopefully, I can get some from your Auntie Carolyn and update this post. 

With Wubba's Wings

This is the link to a blog I started for Lukas. I am struggling with the fact that I have not posted much here. I had hoped that, in his name by now, I would have figured out a way to give back, help other parents of loss in the healing process or something. But, I do not give up hope that with our loss, I will one day find my purpose, find my reason for having such an amazing gift from God taken away.

Watch Me Grow

NINE MONTHS

EIGHT MONTHS

SEVEN MONTHS

SIX MONTHS

FIVE MONTHS

FOUR MONTHS

THREE MONTHS

TWO MONTHS

ONE MONTH

First Flight

When traveling, I feel like I have become an expert at packing for two people. I am patting my back a little. But, when I had to pack for you little girl, I had a little more stress. Airlines today charge for everything. So, a cheap trip can become not so cheap if you have a ton of bags. How would I pack all of your stuff without it looking like its everything you own plus the kitchen sink?

For your first flight, we headed down to New Orleans to visit the Bingmons. It would be a quick two hour flight. I will admit the fact that we would be enclosed in a tube with potential germs freaked me out. But, God heard my concerns and no sick people around us. Yay!

Another stressful thought was that you would cry with the pressure change in the cabin. I was told to make sure that you are either on the bottle or with the pacifier. Luckily, your feeding schedule allowed for us to feed you just as we took off. I am so grateful for that tidbit. You did great. Once we were well into the flight, you wanted to people watch. Your big eyes were busy. You looked everywhere that you could. Eventually, you did take a short nap.


Here you are after our landing in New Orleans. There was a man from our flight that said he couldn't tell there was a baby on the plane even though he knew you were on there. 

The temp in New Orleans was HOT, HOT, HOT!! We spent the days inside and snuck out when we could in the afternoon. We got to spend the weekend on the Gulf of Mexico in a beach house that was offered to Uncle Jarvain by one of his friends. It was so very nice of them.

We were right off the beach so that was an extra bonus. It was nice to look out on the beautiful water.

With all the heat and being on a beach, Papa bought you your first bathing suit. It was a Dora the Explorer bathing suit. Auntie Gloria and I took you out onto the beach in the afternoon because it was "cooler". You weren't phased by heat. It was cute to see you put your toes in the sand and in the gulf. This was your first time doing this.

 You spent some cuddle time with Auntie Gloria which was cute to see.

It was on this trip that you started to sit up on your own. You were a little wobbly but you were on your way to sitting up like a big girl.

On the flight back, we apologized to a man who sat next to us just in case you did cry. He was very understanding and said that he had a kid too. When we landed he said he was amazed that you hadn't made a peep especially since we didn't have anything to distract you with like a toy. And as we were talking, a couple of ladies who coincidentally were on the flight to New Orleans said that you were a good baby on the way in too.

All in all the trip was short but nice. Your first flight was a great success.