Christmas Tree "Hunting"

 

Well...you only think you know the story about this Christmas tree hunt!  We bundled up (although it wasn't really that cold) and piled in the truck.  This is quite a feat because to fit Amelia in the car seat in the truck, the passenger seat has to be tilted forward, which means I have to practically hug Josh from the middle bench seat while he drives.  Amelia wasn't real fond of her snow suit so by the time we got to the farm she was crying and sweaty, hah.  We had only taken out $60 from the bank, thinking this would be more than enough.  When we got to the farm, the trees were $70!!  For one short little tree!  So in order to pretend like we were good parents, we took a picture with the tree and turned right around.  We ended up "hunting" for our tree at Lowes and it was only $26!  Then we went out to dinner with some of the money we saved, haha!  Well at least we had the tree cutting experience, we just didn't end up with a tree (from there anyway!).  Our cheap Lowes tree looks pretty good in our living room!  Sorry Amelia, you have two frugal parents...

2 months old!

Can't believe that Amelia is already 2 months old!  I was just thinking today that it seems like so long ago that we brought her home from the hospital and swaddled her every night.  From the time she was born she can now:

Smile when you talk to her
Grab your finger (my hair!)
Hold her head up almost all on her own
Sleep 6 hours at a time (most nights)
She notices and smiles at Jumanji, our dog
She is up to 5 oz. of milk at feeding time
Look at the pictures when Daddy reads to her
Loves bath time!

She's been going to physical therapy for her neck because one side of her neck was stronger than the other and this was causing her to look more frequently to one side.  We've been doing lots of stretches and she's not that fond of stretching out her neck.

She also has been having so much gas, that causes her pain after she eats.  The doctor says we may need to switch formula again since the gentle kind didn't help her.  It's hard to watch her be in pain and not be able to help.

Tonight all the neighbors are coming over for our Michigan Blvd Bash :)  We're having a potluck at our house to get everyone together.  We have an awesome neighborhood!  Of course they all want to see and hold Amelia.  We think of her as our little ministry.  We are praying for more and more opportunities for her and us to share Jesus with our community.

 Here she was at 5 days old

 Amelia was Wonder Woman for Halloween! -7 Weeks old