Our Fuzzy Little Ducky...aka Time with dad

Josh and I spend our time with Rebekah very differently...for example, I spend a lot of time feeding her, holding her, changing her, dressing her up, and posing her for girly pic's, while Josh discovers new things to put in Rebekah's hands and mouth...



Ummm...I was eating a duck and now it's gone...


Story time with the greatest dad ever (excepting mine, of course!).

Rebekah prefers to lie next to us during story time so she can alternate between rapt attention on the unfolding plot line and returning her reader's rapt attention on her!


Seriously, how cute is she? This was yesterday- she barely took any naps at all, so I was expecting a surly attitude, but this is what we got all evening- and tons of gigles at dinner!


A little suspicious glint in her eye, if you ask me...

We dedicate these to the Mortons, who so graciously loaned us Elizabeth's cute outfits...

(not sure what I did that made this so tiny!)


In other news, if you'd like to know why we are shopping for a minivan (and thus negating any cool factor that may have lingered), see Josh's Tuesday blog post for a pretty crazy tale...firsttheology.blogspot.com (it's linked to my blog on the right).

First Snow!!!

We got 4-6 inches of snow last night and today- so pretty! Fortunately, they sand the roads pretty quickly, so it's not so bad once you get off our street.

This is Rebekah's snow outfit- I wasn't sure how she'd feel about the snow, but I should have known that the bulky clothing would be worth her delighted smiles! Can't wait until she can sled!


This was her first outdoor swing experience- we videoed it- she loved it!!

First Squash and Sitting...

Rebekah had her first butternut squash last week...


The long-awaited sitting shots!

This sitting pose inevitably leads to...


My aunt Korrin passed on this jumpy thing for the doorway- since Rebekah is 6 months old today(!), we decided to try it this week- she loved it!


Wow- she LOVES her dad!


Rebekah kickin' it at the mall in the Gap... (notice the wayward foot out of the confines of the stroller- classic Rebekah)...

Back Home...

We are obviously back home here in cold Iowa...we are just now starting to feel colder weather, altho it's not bad because the days are still in the 30's and it's beautiful! The negative temp's and cold winds on dreary days are when I'll need your prayers!

So, Rebekah has started bananas and butternut squash- still taking everything I put in her mouth, altho I realized that she wasn't getting as much of my milk b/c I was feeding her solids first, so we switched the order and the result is that she is eating fewer solids at breakfast, but the same at other times...hmmm...anyway, she is a great eater and getting better at holding the sippy cup (water). No teeth or anything, but she is sitting!! I am not at a point where I can leave her sitting all by herself w/o a protective barrier just so I can snag a pic or I'd have pics...next blog, I promise! Josh and I will work on it together! Other news, she is still getting over a cold- maybe her 3rd or so and has quite a runny nose. She has risen to the challenge of getting her nose sucked in that she doesn't scream in agony every time...what is it with moms so determined in picking their kids' noses?

Here are some good ones I thought you'd enjoy...

Josh gets home at 5:15 or so and he plays with Rebekah while I cook dinner (he gave me awesome knives and cookware for Christmas and his sister, Sarah, gave me a Rachael Ray cookbook, so I am loving cooking even more!). We have been having our first "family" dinners since we got home in that we all eat at the table together. Rebekah is still in shock that she's doesn't get her food shovelled in her mouth as quickly, but I think she'll survive. (fun side note- Rebekah LOVES getting her mouth wiped b/c she delights in licking the paper towel as it swipes by...)

We're still trying to figure her out and how to avoid 5pm fussiness- as you can see, Josh is the master!


Josh also bathes Rebekah while I do dishes (that's the way I like it b/c he gets more time with her, and honestly would I have thought to put a washcloth on her head or make her sit in a tub the day she learned to sit?!)

This was at the grocery store- I couldn't resist! Truly is there a cuter girl in the world? (the answer is no!)

More Xmas Pics

Rebekah's First Christmas!

Josh, Rebekah, and I headed out to TX for almost 2 weeks for Christmas and New Year's. We had a wondeful time with both families and loved showing off our precious little one! Josh says he's bringing a thesaurus next time so we can expand our calling of Bekah "precious" to other descriptive words, too... :) All in all, Rebekah was quite a good traveler and didn't deviate from her normal routine too much! I realized how flexible she was when we got back home and she immediately started sleeping 12 hrs at night again! She did great in Dallas and Victoria, but was awake early to greet everyone with very sweet morning smiles! Both sets of grandparents adore her and took great care of her.

My Family...my brother, Billy, his sweet wife, Becky, my parents Bill and Gayle, and us, of course.


Christmas day with my dad...


Flying in for kisses...


With my lovely mother...

In Victoria with Duncan, my in-laws' dog...


Just playin'...


With my mother-in-law, Phyllis...


With Josh's lil' sis, Sarah...


This is the Christmas dress Josh's parents bought Rebekah the day we found out she was a girl!

Love this expression!!!! (and her enormous headband ears!)

With my wonderful in-laws...