Ah the Sweet Days of Summer

Pretty in Pink

Trying out the new Bumbo seat!

Our day at the pool...Lainey spent most of it asleep

Sweet Julsey in her duckie hat

Little Miss Maddie

Dressin' up for grandma's birthday at a place called "Girlfriend's Let's Do Lunch"

Ridiculous glasses I know...but a fun day! We missed Jen, Julsey and Ava...Jen I have a hat picked out for you next time!

Smiley Girl

One of Lainey's many new expressions

Smiling for Mommy

My favorite picture of her sweet grin. Lainey greets me with this smile every morning.

It's my favorite time of the day!

A new talent...blowing bubbles

Peaceful, sweet, sweet baby

Our trip to Powell Gardens...again...Lainey slept most of the day

With Uncle Chad just before their move to Georgia

Our trip to youth camp in Jefferson City, Tennessee. Lainey came along for the ride and was the

center of attention the entire week.

Uncle Seth and Lainey at youth camp. He carried her around the campus hoping to attract some extra attention from the Ladies! It worked too...even with that awful haircut his youth pastor (jamie) gave him just before leaving for camp. Some of the guys got mohawks...so I guess I should be thankful for the bowl cut!

More Lainey Fun!

Lainey and her cousin Silas...a rare moment when they were both awake.

Another day with the girls...they had quite a time watching their parents jump around in hopes of catching some smiles! No such luck!


What a little heart breaker...we are beginning to notice maybe just a little bit of dramatic behavior from our little sweetheart! Fun years ahead!

Watch Me Grow

Pretty Lainey

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

An Afternoon with my Cousins

My First Theological Discussion

Mommy's Girl

Lainey all smiles!

Where Did May Go???

My hope was not that each entry would be begin with "I'm sorry for not updating sooner", but I am sorry for not updating sooner. Seminary workload = lots of sleepless nights. Anyway, everything is going exceptionally well. Lainey is continuing to grow and develop. Nikki is doing great, and I'm enjoying spending time with my girls. May has quickly come and will be gone very quickly, it is amazing and frustrating all at the same time to see how fast time flies.

My understanding that those who view this post, are not really interested in what I have to say, so I'll leave you with the good stuff....pictures of the cutest girl in the world.

Precious, Sweet, Content, Graceful

I love my mommy!

Home Sweet Home

I apologize for not updating everyone recently. The days and hours pass so quickly. The family and I came home on Tuesday afternoon. Lainey received a good report on Tuesday and we made the trip from the hospital to the homestead. Everything is going exceptionally well, minus the little sleep that Nikki and I are getting. Nevertheless, it is good to be home and sleep in our own bed and begin to regain some sort of normalcy in our lives. Knowing that "normal" will now take on a whole different meaning. Lainey is doing so good with feeding and sleeping. She has got to be the most beautiful girl in the world, next to Nikki of course. On Thursday we had our first doctors visit and everything again, checked out well. Thank you for everyone's prayers and support and our little Lainey will be excited to meet all of you in person soon.

Free at Last, Free at Last, Thank God Almighty she's Free at Last!

Breaking News.... At 1:00pm Lainey ventured out of the dark, warm ICU Nursery into her Mommy and Daddy's room. They finally weaned her off the IV drip and is spending her time with us. We are getting adjusted to her cries and cute little sounds. She is doing extremely well, nursing well, sleeping well and we are hoping for a good report tomorrow morning from her doctor. Still no indication of when we might be taking that large step in packing up the car and heading home, but we are hoping for Tuesday. Nikki and I are so relieved to finally have her in our care. Definitely an Easter to remember. Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter Sunday and we hope to see more of everyone when we get home. Thank you again for every one's prayers and support.

Lainey Update

Our bundle of joy continues show signs of improvement. She continued the IV today but is gradually coming off of it while she continues to nurse better each time. The doctor today, seemed to think that she would continue the antibiotics until at least Monday. Then they will re-evaluate and go from there. Today we were able to see more of her personality and she is quite the princess. She spent a good portion of time today in her mother's arms, and to say she was very content is an understatement. They released Nikki today, but we are able to stay in our room indefinitely and remain as close to Lainey as possible. We appreciate all of your prayers and support, but continue to pray that she will continue to gain strength and that we can make it home soon. Hope everyone has a Blessed and Happy Easter. May we never lose sight of our God who conquered the grave.

Although my job has been more of a support role thus far I had my first "burping experience" (no babies were harmed during this photograph)