7 & 8 Months

i'm a little behind the game but i like the idea of a monthly pic and post of my little carter bean. esp for those who dont get to see him often. so, carters 7th month and 8th month are together...


7 months

6 month check up stats

16 lbs, 9 oz
27 in

this month carter started to get up on his knees and mini scoot. he also started sitting up by himself. his favorite foods were sweet potatoes and peas. the cutest thing is that he moves his arms and hands constantly! its non stop waving. we have heard that he is going to be a...swimmer, drummer, paino player, lead an orchestra, etc.


8 months


this month carter began to get even more verbal and smiley. now does he not only move his hands all the time, but also his feet :) he's just a mover! he also started crawling. well not the real crawl but the drag my belly on the ground crawl, but he's getting around. whats neat is he started crawling a year later to the day of the first time i felt him move in my tummy :)

be near

You are all
big and small
beautiful and wonderful
to trust in grace through faith
but i'm asking to taste...

for dark is light to You
depths are height to You
far is near, but Lord
i need to hear from You

be near, oh God
be near, oh God of us
Your nearness is to us our good
be near, oh God
be near, oh God of us
Your nearness is to us our good, our good

Your fullness is mine
revelation divine
but, o, to taste
to know much more than a page
to feel Your embrace...

for dark is light to You
the depths are height to You
far is near, but Lord
i need to hear from You

I just love these song lyrics by Shane and Shane. Oh how I long for God's nearness. And oh how I have needed His nearness lately. His touch. His embrace.

Last night the Lord gave me a word from Him to share. Unfortunately that hasn't happened in a while, and I haven't felt that type of urgency from the Holy Spirit lately. But it was without a doubt from Him last night. I shared my "word" that He gave me, which was related to what I have been going through this year and how the Lord is freeing me. I was able to pray with several people to recieve their freedom.

BUT....what AMAZES me is how God used those people I prayed with to continue to free me and continue to lift my burden! Being able to minister to them, drew me even closer to Him. Being able to pray for them, through His Spirit drew me even closer. I love how God works, thank you for being near to me Lord. Always. No matter what. No matter what life throws at me. No matter how tired I feel. No matter what. Thank you for never leaving but for being near.

i think i need to change my contacts...

my grandma passed away a month ago. it was pretty much, horrible. i have so much in my heart, so many emotions when i think of her. i thought here would be a good place share. my grandma was so dear to me, dear to her family and dear to everyone around her. she raised me and my sister for a while when i was young while my mom was battling with cancer. she has always had a special place in my heart, and i always had a special place in hers. i loved her. i loved her so. life is so hard without her, but i thank the Lord that she is happy, that she is whole, that she is with her sisters, and that i will see her again.

the week she was in the hospital and passed away was one of the hardest weeks of my life, ever. it was hard to spend days knowing it may be her last. it was hard hearing her tell us to be safe and lock the back door. it was hard to hear her say this might be the last time we are all together and that she wants to see us in heaven one day. it was hard to kiss her sweet face that night knowing she might not be there in the morning.

it hurt to see her lifeless body. it hurt to see my family cry. it hurt to walk into a house where she no longer sat in her rocking chair. it hurt to find the bedroom slippers that were keeping her feet warm a few days prior. it hurt to stand beside that casket. it hurt to tell her goodbye. and it still hurts.

i called my grandpa yesterday. my address book says, "grandma jumper". i think i need to change my contacts.

inspired by friends.

yesterday a friend approached me and said, "oh i see you have a blog". she had found it through another friends blog. hmm, how do i answer that statement. yes, i have a blog. but i also have hand weights, wii fit, tennis shoes but that doesn't mean i'm using them. so, since inspired by friends, lets try this again. i'm not committing to too much blogging. but i will do better.

our boy

well, well, well. obviously this post is loooooong overdue. a lot has happened since my last post.


we found out it was a boy.
we had the boy.
we named him carter.
we brought him home.
we started to figure out this parenting thing.


since you have missed the first few months of carters life i will fill you in on a few things we love about him.

we love that he is a snuggle bunny.
we love when he learned to coo.
we love that he is so happy in the mornings.
we love when he smiles.
we love his dimple.
we love that he is a blankey boy.
we love his baby talk.
we love that he recognizes us.
we love his sensitive spirit.
we love that he plays with his toys and everything goes straight to his mouth.
we love that he screams in delight.
we love that he is rolling over bc that helps him sleep (sometimes).
we love that after a few tough weeks he has learned to take a bottle again.

carter has changed our lives forever. he is a true blessing!

carter at 8 weeks.