We can't believe that Olivia will be six weeks old on Friday. Time is going by too fast. She is already laying on her tummy, holding her head up, smiling, and trying to roll over. She stays awake for several hours a day and on most nights will sleep from midnight to 6 am (if she wakes up in the middle she lays there nicely and goes back to sleep!).
You'll notice from some of her comments that she is already developing a mixed accent of Kiwi and American. There is even a little Texan thrown in for good measure!
We are all doing well. Both Andy and I are completely swamped in school, but Andy loves every minute of his studies! The youth group is going well and keeps growing. He had five new kids come on Sunday night, friends of youth members and some said they would like to join the church. That makes his Sunday night group consistent between 45 and 50. He has about 20 middle school kids who come to "Merge" on Wednesday nights and two Senior High small groups that meet on Wednesday nights. All and all things are going really well here. The church wants Andy to preach every quarter or so. And there will be youth led worship on the Sunday after Thanksgiving.
I completed my first newsletter this week, after lots of tears. I am thinking about not attempting to do it, but am really praying about it. The pastor has been so sweet and helpful (imagine that). He has made every possible concession, because he really wants to get us the extra income, encourage my creative side, and have a great product! He has offered to let me do just the two newsletters from home and the secretary will do all the printing and bulletins in the office. It is a sweet deal if I think I can handle it without going crazy. This morning I was ready to quit all together. We'll see!
Enjoy the pictures and know that we love and miss you all!
Daddy does the easy shots of her sleeping!You'll notice from some of her comments that she is already developing a mixed accent of Kiwi and American. There is even a little Texan thrown in for good measure!
We are all doing well. Both Andy and I are completely swamped in school, but Andy loves every minute of his studies! The youth group is going well and keeps growing. He had five new kids come on Sunday night, friends of youth members and some said they would like to join the church. That makes his Sunday night group consistent between 45 and 50. He has about 20 middle school kids who come to "Merge" on Wednesday nights and two Senior High small groups that meet on Wednesday nights. All and all things are going really well here. The church wants Andy to preach every quarter or so. And there will be youth led worship on the Sunday after Thanksgiving.
I completed my first newsletter this week, after lots of tears. I am thinking about not attempting to do it, but am really praying about it. The pastor has been so sweet and helpful (imagine that). He has made every possible concession, because he really wants to get us the extra income, encourage my creative side, and have a great product! He has offered to let me do just the two newsletters from home and the secretary will do all the printing and bulletins in the office. It is a sweet deal if I think I can handle it without going crazy. This morning I was ready to quit all together. We'll see!
Enjoy the pictures and know that we love and miss you all!
After hours of trying to get a picture of her holding her head up--
she finally did it! Now we just to need to get one of her smiling!
she finally did it! Now we just to need to get one of her smiling!
"Ya'll, someone should really tell her that she can't sing,
but I love her anyway!"
but I love her anyway!"
"Mum wants me to hold my head up for a picture...nah."
Olivia loves her froggy mat! "Hey, wow, there's my hand! Sweet as!"
"Did that binky fall out again?"
Olivia loves tummy time!
She's working on it--she's lifting her head up!
See-she can hold her head up for a few seconds!
Daddy thinks she is THE most advanced baby, isn't that sweet!
Daddy thinks she is THE most advanced baby, isn't that sweet!
