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Sarah's rash finally cleared up. Praise God!! This rash didn't seem to bother her but was a stubborn and persistent nuisance!! Because of her rash, we were using disposable diapers. To be honest, I LIKED EM'!! I liked throwing out the mess. What I didn't like was the cost...and I didn't like how they felt when they were wet. I could feel the mushy gel-like substance. I found that I was changing her more often. I was going to continue to use the disposables. Only because of the convenience...not for any other reason. Because my reason was out of laziness, I decided to go back to cloth. I'm glad I did!! I forgot how big their bums look in em'. They are too cute!! So, i'm back to stuffing pockets every morning. It's nice getting the colors to match her outfits.

Sarah is starting to use sign language. She signed the word, "More". This may not sound like a great feat to anyone , but for me...it made my heart dance!! She signed it and then while watching "Baby Signing Time" I watched her as she signed the word to the song. Again I was so elated words cannot describe my joy. I don't think she knows how to use the word in context. When I feed her, I'll aks, "More?" and sign it but she just looks at me and smiles. The next mile-stone will be for her to use the sign in it's proper context.

I love teaching my children. That is, after all why I choose to home school. With the arrival of Sarah, starts this whole process over again. To be honest...I LOVE IT!! I love watching her face as she realizes what she's looking at or at the marvel when she sees the birds fly. This age is so very easy to teach. Everything is a lesson. Walking, talking, shopping, swimming,....and the list goes on and on. Here is what we've been working on lately: Listening to mama, (ok, this one is vague). I've been trying to teach her to come to "mama" when I call her. I hate having to run after them. we've been focusing on our sign language. She loves these dvd's and hasn't started signing,but has started saying the words. Her vocabulary is big, her eye/hand coordination...not so good. LOL Whenever I can ,I use the signs or see items that we've learned the sign to, I focus on those. We're woking on "Bird" these days. Sarah loves the pool. She has no ...

Off and running. It's official. Sarah is now walking. It actually looks funny. She's not even 10 months. She has tiny feet for her size, she's only a size 2. When she walks, It's doesn't look right because she's so small. Either way...she's walking and it's adorable to me. She likes to be near me, so it's working out quite nicely. She plays and then comes to find me. If I don't see her, then I go and find her. I caught her in the bathroom, because I heard the toilette flush. I walked in to see a huge grin on her face as if to say, " Look what neat thing I did". She still isn't the greatest at taking naps. She cat naps..that's just the way she is. She sleeps great at night, so I can't complain. Another good thing about her is that if we're out late, She doesn't get cranky. She'll sleep on me in the Ergo carrier or stay awake and socialize. This has actually worked out well because Rob and I are taking an evangeli...

I'm watching Sarah grow and i'm amazed at every turn. Not that she's doing anything special...at least not to anyone else but me. She went from barely crawling to crawling and standing up in less then two weeks. Now she's cruising around and starting to really get the hang of walking. She'll reach out for me to take her hand so that she can walk without falling. She's not doing anything amazing or out of the ordinary but for me...I'm amazed by it all. I watch in awe as I see the Lord's work in action. The love I feel for her is only a small portion of what the Lord feels for her, or me for that matter. She loves to sleep on me and I love when she sleeps on me. I love when she puts her head down and I listen to her rythmic breathing. Does the Lord love when we rest in Him? When we lay our heads down on Him? Does he listen to our breathing, knowing that He is our Breath of Life, and enjoy it? I know He Does and I'm awed by His love for me.

I've been so busy since Sarah was born. I'm having a hard time staying on top of the house. I think I've figured out my problem....it's the TV. Not that i'm against TV. I think if you can find some nice wholesome tv..then have fun. It's just that i'm too busy and once that tv is put on, I find it eats more time then I intended. So my plan is limit my tv. If I can't do that...then i'm going to cut it out completely!!

How does Sarah go from Starting to crawl to starting to stand in one week? It seems to be happening so quickly. She went from barely crawling. I thought to myself that she'd be an average to late walker. She started crawling and going from crawling to a sitting up position about two weeks ago. Just short of being 8 months. Now, she's crawling..sitting up and pulling herself up to her knees. She's trying to go to her feet but hasn't been too successful unless she's leaning on something beneath her. Tonight I laid her down for bed and she started crying. She usually goes down, so I let her cry a few minutes. When I went back up, there she was kneeling at the side of her crib. Crying and looking pathetic. Most moms would be happy about their baby learning to walk. I'm not...it means she's growing up. In His Love,