Copelyn is 9 months!

Each month goes by faster and faster! This becomes so real to me when I sit down weekly to do Copelyn's baby book. She is doing something new every single day it seems! I wish she would just slow down a bit because my heart can't handle her growing up so fast! Let's see just this month she has started to wave to people hi and bye (except she waves backwards and instead of bye says die lol), she got her two top front teeth, she loves to fake cough, she points at things she wants, and she shakes her head no when she doesn't want something. I am sure I am leaving something out! It is so much fun! On my off days I try to play with Copelyn all day and generally she won't nap on these days! haha! It is like she knows when Mommy is home it is a fun day! Scott is awesome! With my schedule I work every other weekend. It stinks but works great for our schedule! Scott gets to be home with Copelyn every other weekend by himself. He amazes me! Some times I just sit back and watch in awe that he can do all he does. Usually he is the one telling me that she needs to take a nap and stay on a schedule haha! I guess he is the enforcer and I am the non-enforcer of the parents! They have the best time together. Generally, the house is a tornado by the time I get home on the weekends I work but I have learned quickly better the house a disaster than the child a disaster:) We have already started to put up Christmas decorations in this household. We still have allowed the turkeys and pilgrims to stay out a little longer but we hope they don't mind the little bit of Christmas cheer we have added as well! Normally, I am not like this and I can contain myself until Thanksgiving but for whatever reason I want to get into the Christmas shindig a little early! Maybe it is the fact that at Wal-Mart they started putting Christmas out the day after halloween and the decorations sit right in front of the pharmacy! We are busy planning Copelyn's first birthday party as well! We are going for an Elmo themed party. They sell the cutest decorations! We are very excited. Someone asked me the other day if I was planning the party for me or for Copelyn. LOL! I had to stop a second and laugh because I know she will probably not remember it but hey at least we are having fun planning it! So that is about it for this month! Nothing too exciting! I'll leave you with one last little note. With this Christmas season coming up and as we all start to get wrapped up in buying gifts for each other I encourage you to find a cause or someone to give to if you can this holiday! I heard in a sermon this morning that the average median income in the USA is 50,000. Of those median income families they give on average to the church and elsewhere about 6% of their income. When you get to 200,000 a year income the percentage drops to 4%. This is sad to me. Why is it that the more money we have the harder it is to give? Andy Stanley said in his sermon today, "Jesus said he is not impressed by the number of dollars; he is impressed with the percentage you give." So I pray that if you are able this holiday season you are able to find generosity in your heart to give to someone else. There is a great sermon on this if you are interested. Go to northpoint.org and click on messages. Listen to the sermon titled "Good for Nothing" in the Be Rich series. Have a good week!!! 1 Timothy 6:17-18 17 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. 18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.