6 months...Where did the time go!?

Well hello there! I wish I could blog more often but time is hard to find in our household at the moment. I am working a little more than full time right now trying to get the new Wal-Mart neighborhood Market pharmacy ready to open for its big day on August 29th. Y'all should all come see it & of course me! I am pretty excited about it just not too thrilled about the time I have had to be away from my family. BUT I know all hard work pays off in the end so I can't wait to see the results. Copelyn Reese is growing like a weed. No joke. I promise you she goes to bed and wakes up an inch bigger it seems. She is talking like crazy and truly tries to carry on a conversation with anyone who will listen. She loves to play! And absolutely loves electronics....which is something I said I would never let her hold or use!:) She is eating lots of foods now. We actually are doing a breakfast and dinner accompanied by her normal nursing routine. She loves fruits and some vegetables but she is more like her Daddy in the since she would much rather have fruits than veggies. Last week, I had to work at 1 far away but before I went to work Copelyn and I went to the mall & bought the whole Mickey Mouse Club! Her face was priceless when I started picking up each character and putting them in her arms. She had the biggest smile. Fortunately, at 6 months I don't believe she can be spoiled just yet so I got the biggest satisfaction out of making her day! And it made this working mommy feel a little less guilty about being away so much! lol! That night Scott and Copelyn surprised me with the sweetest note when I got off work and I met them at the Cracker Barrell! During dinner, Scott pulled out a room key and said we were staying the night in Madison, GA! It was so nice not to have to drive all the way home! The next day we explored the town. Such a fun mini vacation and a great reminder of the sweet things in life! Next Sunday we are dedicating Copelyn at our church. We are super excited about it! It is kind of a big deal!! We wrote her a letter (which I will share next week) and have been building it up to her every day. Scott and I pray daily for our Copelyn and we hope that she falls in love with Jesus and chooses to pursue a relationship with him. Before Copelyn was born I feared if I would be an adequate parent to her. I wondered and still wonder about how to do certain things or question myself if I am doing something right. It became clear very fast though that God chose Scott & I to be Copelyn's parents knowing that we weren't perfect and knowing that we would fail her at certain times. God's love for my Copelyn is a perfect love. And God's love for my husband and I is a perfect love. Praise Jesus for that! So I have learned the best way to parent is to pray for your children and keep God at the center of your parenting because without God there is no perfect love. Amen!