6 months old

Lainey just turned 6 months old! It's hard to believe that she's already half a year old! Time has flown by!

Lainey is starting to sit up on her own now! She still needs a little assistance every now and then, but she's almost got it! She's happy all the time also. She loves to laugh, but only at her big sister! It's so cute to see how they have bonded. Lainey is also getting up on all fours and is so close to crawling. It's only a matter of time! She wants to keep up with her big sister for sure!

At her 6 month check-up, she weighed in at 16 lbs 10 oz, which is in the 78%, and her height was 25 inches, which is in the 40%.

She's eating LOTS of fruit and some veggies...she doesn't really like green beans, but everything else she enjoys. Fruits are definitely her favorite though!

She has been such a joy and Kaylea has been such a great big sister. Before you know we'll be planning her first birthday!

First Day of School

Today was the first day of school at Second Baptist. Kaylea is in Soaring Eagles. She has a wonderful teacher, Mrs. Jobe. I am so excited for her this year and can't wait to see what she's going to learn.


Kaylea's cousin, Caroline, also started Kindergarten today!



When Kaylea got home, she wanted to share with us what she learned today at school.

I'm so proud of her! She's going to have the best year!

Laughing Lainey

Just thought you all may enjoy this!

For My Daddy

So...many of my posts will probably have song lyrics in them. That because I LOVE music! I hear songs and they make me remember the things I was doing when I heard them or they remind me of someone special. Usually, I'll remember songs from my past while I'm putting Lainey down because I love singing her to sleep. This song is a song that I haven't sung in a while, but it's one that my Dad used to sing to me. It's called "Goodnight Kiss" by Steve and Annie Chapman.

Goodnight Kiss

I count it as a privilege
I count it cause for praise
to kiss my children goodnight
at the close of everyday
for I know too soon they're off and gone
and walkin' out the door
and I'll never have a child to kiss
goodnight anymore

It's very strange how times have changed
from the present to the past
when did they grow so quickly
the time has flown so fast
for it seems that only yesterday
I helped him with his shirt
or pat my baby on the back
or kissed away a hurt

tell the story read a book
wipe a nose or tie a shoe
they never ask me to rub their back
the way they used to do
once it was a bother
just a troublesome kind of chore
now I would give anything
to do it just once more

mommy bounce me on your knee
daddy flip me in the air
throw a rubber ball to me
and help me comb my hair
mommy tickle my tummy
daddy hold me high
let's go outside for awhile
or make a kite to fly

I count it as a privilege
I count it cause for praise
to kiss my children goodnight
at the close of everyday
for I know too soon they're off and gone
and walkin' out the door
and I'll never have a child to kiss
goodnight anymore

It's amazing how fast kids grow up! Now, with two of my own, this song takes on a whole new meaning. I am blessed everyday by my girls and can't thank God enough for them.

The Float Test

Kaylea has been taking swim lessons this summer at Houston Swim Club. (If you want your child to learn how to be safe in the water and learn to swim, this is the place to go!) There are different levels and each session is 2 weeks long. She went from a Guppy to a Goldfish and is now a Dolphin. Usually, before they move on to Dolphin, they have to take a float test. It is a three day test where she is basically thrown into the water and has to float to the side of the pool or for 5 minutes, whichever happens first, without assistance. Each day she had to wear regular clothing. The purpose of this test is to make sure that if she were to accidentally fall into water, she would know what to do and how to be safe.

The first day it was just a t-shirt and shorts with tennis shoes.



The second day was cotton pants, t-shirt and tennis shoes.



The last day she had to wear jeans, long sleeves, sock and tennis shoes.

(At the beginning of this video, it looks like Kaylea is struggling. She was actually trying to give her teacher her"chip." Before she goes into the pool area every day she has to get a "chip" that tells the lifeguards what teacher she's supposed to be with. Each chip is a different color. When they get to their teacher, they usually put their chip in a little bucket and get in the water. This day, she forgot to put it in the bucket and still had it when she started the float test. She wanted to make sure Mr. Alex got her chip before she started floating.)



Kaylea did a great job!! At the end of the test, she got a certificate, a bell (because every time she completed a test, they would ring a bell and all the instructors would cheer) and a t-shirt.

I am so proud of how brave she was!