slowly, but surely

well, it's been almost 1 month since we got the keys to our home. before i even had a chance to take a before picture (besides on my phone), the kitchen was a construction site. Tim has been watching DIY channel non stop since we started looking at homes to buy. the refrigerator we bought when we first got married didn't fit in the allotted (1956) space. needless to say, he was anxious to demolish something. but our fridge is in, with a tasteful vintage wallpaper peeking through in the background. i love it. we are making it our own.

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we still have quite a bit of our things in storage. we had some electrical to update before anything could be done. it rained one weekend. we are trying to embrace the fact that we will be here for a long time and there's no rush. it's ours. we can do whatever we want, whenever we want. as long as it's ready for a first birthday party that will be here far too quickly...

8 months

our little bundle of joy turned 8 months old on May 27

at the moment she:

     is crawling everywhere. really fast

     loves chasing our cat

     is pulling up on everything

     can find the smallest pieces of lint. i have a hard time seeing them with my glasses on.

     LOVES the water

     is scared of the vacuum

     weighs 15 pounds

     is 26 3/4" tall

     has tiny feet. none of her cute sandals fit her yet

     giggles at anything and everything her daddy does

     has gone from sleeping 12 hours at night to 8.... sunlight later and earlier??

     still takes two 1 1/2 hour naps during the day

     does great in the nursery at church with the other little ones

     loves bananas and strawberries

     can throw an adorable fit only a mother could love when she is tired

    

this adorable little girl has got her mommy and daddy wrapped around her dainty little finger. she lights up our world with her contagious grin and sweet spirit. we are blessed. truly and deeply blessed.