Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Bathtimes with Asa Michael :)
Bathtimes were one of our most difficult times when we first had Asa... but now that he is growing and we are giving him more and more baths... we are becoming pros and he is enjoying splashing around in the tub! Asa gets a regular bath every Wednesday night and Saturday night... and then baths in between after explosive diapers or being held by someone with super strong perfume... you know... times when he just needs to smell like a baby again! Enjoy his bathtime pictures below!! :)
Monday, July 4, 2011
Asa's my child - and I'm God's :)
I'm sitting on the couch in the living room and my heart is overflowing with joy as I watch Asa play on the floor. I love watching him, listening to him, and he makes me laugh and smile so easily. It's crazy how much love I have for this little man... and it fills me with wonder when I think that God made him so intricately and delicately and then entrusted him to me. Wow.
On Sunday nights we have a Bible Study group that meets at our house, and we've been going through the book of 1st John. We've talked several times about the following verse:
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! -1 John 3:1
This morning I was reading in Hebrews because we've talked a lot about Hebrews the past month in Family Experience and I realized that it has been a looong time since I just sat down and read the book of Hebrews. As I'm reading and watching Asa play, I came to these verses:
[Jesus] says, "Here am I, and the children God has given me." Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death - that is, the devil - and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death... because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. -Hebrews 2:13b, 14, 15 & 18
As I sit here overwhelmed with joy and smiles at my little boy, I wonder if that is how God feels about me and my friends. I'm fascinated by the thought that God would call us his "children". And in this verse this morning... that Jesus too calls us his "children"... and that he helps us as I would help my child. I think about our Sunday night group... last night was long and a little rough, maybe rough is not the right word - maybe challenging would be better - but I wonder if the small group of us sitting around talking about how we can better be like Jesus and how we can love deeper and avoid pushing others away from Jesus - I wonder if by our doing that we are making God's heart smile? I wonder if he's like me... sitting on the couch, beaming at my son, watching his every move, and smiling with joy and love at the wonder of him as he grows and learns to do more. I don't know for sure, but I'm pretty sure that's how God feels about us. And that makes my heart overflow with joy!
Click on the link below and check out this video of Asa playing this morning... sorry it's sideways... this is my first video upload. I will get better at it I promise!! :)
Asa Playing
Love you!
-Kara Joy :)
On Sunday nights we have a Bible Study group that meets at our house, and we've been going through the book of 1st John. We've talked several times about the following verse:
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! -1 John 3:1
This morning I was reading in Hebrews because we've talked a lot about Hebrews the past month in Family Experience and I realized that it has been a looong time since I just sat down and read the book of Hebrews. As I'm reading and watching Asa play, I came to these verses:
[Jesus] says, "Here am I, and the children God has given me." Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death - that is, the devil - and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death... because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. -Hebrews 2:13b, 14, 15 & 18
As I sit here overwhelmed with joy and smiles at my little boy, I wonder if that is how God feels about me and my friends. I'm fascinated by the thought that God would call us his "children". And in this verse this morning... that Jesus too calls us his "children"... and that he helps us as I would help my child. I think about our Sunday night group... last night was long and a little rough, maybe rough is not the right word - maybe challenging would be better - but I wonder if the small group of us sitting around talking about how we can better be like Jesus and how we can love deeper and avoid pushing others away from Jesus - I wonder if by our doing that we are making God's heart smile? I wonder if he's like me... sitting on the couch, beaming at my son, watching his every move, and smiling with joy and love at the wonder of him as he grows and learns to do more. I don't know for sure, but I'm pretty sure that's how God feels about us. And that makes my heart overflow with joy!
Click on the link below and check out this video of Asa playing this morning... sorry it's sideways... this is my first video upload. I will get better at it I promise!! :)Asa Playing
Love you!
-Kara Joy :)
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Welcome, Miss Molly!!
Happy One Month Birthday, Molly!
My friend Molly was born on May 30, 2011.
Here's a picture of me on the day she was born...
and here's a picture of Molly.
I can't wait to meet you, Molly! I hope you have fun celebrating 4+ weeks of being alive!
Love, Asa
My friend Molly was born on May 30, 2011.
Here's a picture of me on the day she was born...
and here's a picture of Molly. 
I can't wait to meet you, Molly! I hope you have fun celebrating 4+ weeks of being alive!
Love, Asa
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Turtles & Frogs
Asa has been so much FUN lately! He's very expressive and he's more alert and awake during the daytime. He's also doing amazing when it comes to sleeping! We have him on a schedule (Praise Jesus for Baby Wise!!) and he will eat every 2.5-3 hours during the day and he has been sleeping 10 hours at night for almost a week now, and 9 hours before that! He is 10 weeks old and our goal is 12 hours a night by 12 weeks old... we said that when he was 3 weeks old, but I thought it was impossible... and he's just doing it on his own!! :) He's such a good little man! It's so nice knowing what to expect with him. I have struggled with feeding him... I had to start supplementing with formula on his 2 month old birthday, 2 Saturdays ago... and it was a very rough transition. Currently we're doing every other bottle formula, but I am just not keeping up when it comes to his appetite! It's ok, though. I struggled with that for several weeks but now that we've been supplementing I am not worried and stressed daily about not having enough milk for him to drink. :) It's a relief.
So... lately we have been able to play with Asa and he will respond and play back. He still isn't really talking to us, but oh my goodness his smiles and faces are INCREDIBLE and soo so cute! We have a green frog... you can see pictures below... and Asa LOVES his Mr. Froggy. He is captivated by the thing and follows it with his eyes and coos and smiles at it whenever it is in sight. So, sweet. :) Asa also is fun to read to. His eyes watch when you turn the page and he makes faces at the colors... and it seems as if his favorite color these days is green. And... that he likes frogs. :) We have one book that has mirrors on the pages so you can see his face when you read to him... and there are several green pages in the book that you can tell he perks up at and pays attention to... but every time we come to the frog page he is mesmerized! He smiles and laughs at the frogs... Asa likes frogs. :) Check out these pictures... (He still refuses to smile when you put a camera in his face!)
I have always called Asa my "Little Turtle Face"... I can't really describe it, but he just gets this look and he looks like a turtle! :) When we were in Ohio for graduation Ryan saw a turtle in the middle of the road and we stopped and caught it in an Arby's cup. We took it to my parent's house where my little cousins and Asa had fun playing with it and then releasing it in the creek across the street from the house. Ben Thomas & Isaac named the turtle "Biter" because it was a baby snapping turtle. And my little Turtle Face got some pretty cute pictures with the turtle...
So... I'm thinking he's all boy... loves the color green, looks like a turtle, and is fascinated by frogs and turtles. :) Here's one more shot of Asa acting like a little turtle...
Hope you have a wonderful day!
Love,
Kara Joy :)
So... lately we have been able to play with Asa and he will respond and play back. He still isn't really talking to us, but oh my goodness his smiles and faces are INCREDIBLE and soo so cute! We have a green frog... you can see pictures below... and Asa LOVES his Mr. Froggy. He is captivated by the thing and follows it with his eyes and coos and smiles at it whenever it is in sight. So, sweet. :) Asa also is fun to read to. His eyes watch when you turn the page and he makes faces at the colors... and it seems as if his favorite color these days is green. And... that he likes frogs. :) We have one book that has mirrors on the pages so you can see his face when you read to him... and there are several green pages in the book that you can tell he perks up at and pays attention to... but every time we come to the frog page he is mesmerized! He smiles and laughs at the frogs... Asa likes frogs. :) Check out these pictures... (He still refuses to smile when you put a camera in his face!)
I have always called Asa my "Little Turtle Face"... I can't really describe it, but he just gets this look and he looks like a turtle! :) When we were in Ohio for graduation Ryan saw a turtle in the middle of the road and we stopped and caught it in an Arby's cup. We took it to my parent's house where my little cousins and Asa had fun playing with it and then releasing it in the creek across the street from the house. Ben Thomas & Isaac named the turtle "Biter" because it was a baby snapping turtle. And my little Turtle Face got some pretty cute pictures with the turtle...
So... I'm thinking he's all boy... loves the color green, looks like a turtle, and is fascinated by frogs and turtles. :) Here's one more shot of Asa acting like a little turtle... 
Hope you have a wonderful day!Love,
Kara Joy :)
Monday, June 27, 2011
One Month Old...
Since I haven't posted for soooo long... here are a few more shots of Asa as a one month old before I start putting two month old pictures up. It's crazy that Asa is already 10 weeks old... time sure flew by!!
Asa is Growing like the Corn in the Field!! :)
Our baby boy is growing!! Just like the corn in the field!
So... I'm sure you've been wondering how it's been going since I posted last... I have been adjusting to being back at work and it's been pretty good! Asa has had some great babysitters and it's so nice that I only work part time... 2 days one week and 3 another. The internet at the church has not been working, though, for the past 2 weeks... one of the reasons there have been no pictures of Asa to share lately! So here are a few from 2 weeks ago and then today...
We decided that we would take pictures of Asa this summer growing with the corn in the back yard... here's a shot of Asa and Ryan and Claxton with the corn 2 weeks ago... (Notice how Asa stares at Claxton!)
And here's some of Asa and Ryan and Claxton today with the corn...
More pictures soon!
Love you!
-Kara
So... I'm sure you've been wondering how it's been going since I posted last... I have been adjusting to being back at work and it's been pretty good! Asa has had some great babysitters and it's so nice that I only work part time... 2 days one week and 3 another. The internet at the church has not been working, though, for the past 2 weeks... one of the reasons there have been no pictures of Asa to share lately! So here are a few from 2 weeks ago and then today...
We decided that we would take pictures of Asa this summer growing with the corn in the back yard... here's a shot of Asa and Ryan and Claxton with the corn 2 weeks ago... (Notice how Asa stares at Claxton!)
And here's some of Asa and Ryan and Claxton today with the corn...
More pictures soon!Love you!
-Kara
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