5 months!

Hadley how is it even possible that you are 5 months old?! Time is FLYING by! I feel like we just came home from the hospital with you a few weeks ago! You are growing and changing so fast!

Here is what you are up to at 5 months old:

- You sleep consistently from 8PM-7AM on the dot. Not a minute past or a minute before 7AM. Its hilarious. No need for me to set an alarm clock anymore!

- You weigh 17 pounds!!! You don't miss a meal.

- You are wearing 6 month clothes.

- You wear size 2-3 diapers.

- You are still nursing exclusively 5 times per day, but this month we will start you on some rice cereal! Can't wait to see what your reaction is the first time you taste that!

- You still have not cut your first tooth!!! Its been a LONG month of chewing, drooling, and fussing. I am SO ready for you to be out of pain!

- You have started to notice Bear, and you always smile when you see him. He makes you laugh when you watch him play with his toys.

- You still love your swing, and bumbo seat. You like your Johnny Jumper but have not quite figured out how to jump in it yet. I don't think it will be long though before you figure it out.

- You take 3 naps during the day from about 1-1.5 hours each.

- You like your car seat a whole lot better recently than you have in the past. It makes riding in the car so much more enjoyable!

- You have started 'singing'. Its HILARIOUS. You have this HIGH pitch squeal/scream that you do about 1000 times a day. I laugh every time. You especially like to do it when you are watching TV. I wake up to you singing through the monitor every morning. I love it.

- You can sit up alone for bout 30 seconds. Your a little hunched forward but still your muscles are getting so strong!!!

- You have rolled over once or twice but not consistently. You are not a huge fan of being on your tummy.

- You are such a happy, easy baby! We are so thankful! You are such a joy to be around! Everyone comments on how good you are!

We love you SO much Hadley and can't wait to see what the Lord does with you!

Life

"Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth; all the stages of my life were spread out before you, the days of my life all prepared before I'd even lived one day."

Psalm 39:5-16 The Message

January is National Sanctity of Life month. Every year in America 1.3 MILLION babies are aborted. That is unbelievable. There is no doubt in my mind that abortion is murder. There is also no doubt that life begins at the moment of conception. Unborn fetus' are humans just like you and I. I saw this video here on abortion. The video is really graphic, but really important to see. It shook me to my core to see the reality of what abortion really is.

A fetus has a heartbeat at just 18 days after conception. So before a woman even knows she is pregnant, the fetus has a beating heart.

I know this is a really heavy subject matter, but I just feel obligated to share. Abortion is a heinous and evil thing that is sweeping our world. It is so easy to turn a blind eye to it and not think about the 3,562 babies being aborted EVERY single day in our country. After seeing this video, my eyes have been opened. I can no longer turn a blind eye and pretend it doesn't really happen. Every single child, born and unborn, are precious gifts from God.

I know women get pregnant in non-ideal situations-rape, incest, young girls, etc. BUT that is no excuse to have an abortion. There are thousands of people that would LOVE to have a baby of thier own and would be overjoyed to adopt a precious baby from a woman who couldn't care for it.

I am praying that in my lifetime I will see the END of abortions.

"If my people, who are called by name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face, and turn from thier wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land."

2 Chronicles 7:14 NKJV