five months

oh my precious Lucy girl. 

You're five months old.

You are just about the sweetest thing.

*So laid back.

*Still such a good sleeper {~8pm-4/5ish-8}

*You're not really a long napper though. 3 or 4 30-45 min naps each day. but i'm sure not complaining bc you sleep so well at night.

*Still breastfeeding and its obviously going well, judging by all your healthy rolls :)

*You just gobble up your rice cereal and are learning how to actually swallow it

*You put EVERYTHING in your mouth and get so frustrated if it doesn't fit or you can't reach it

*LOVE bath time! and Reeser CANNOT wait for you to be able to take a real bath with her.

*If I lay you down to play on your back you pretty much immediately roll onto your tummy but then get a little frustrated if you can't figure out how to roll back over or you can't reach the toy you want

*This week you starting reaching for toys while you're on your tummy

*you are quite the drooler lately!! usually we have to change your clothes several times a day.

*Just found your feet

*You can kind of sit up, with help from lots of pillows

*You love to go on runs/walks outside in the double stroller 

*You just laugh and laugh at your big sister

*You're wearing lots of 6-12mo clothes and size 3 diapers

you're such a joy in our family!!! love you sweet thing.

Lisa Update - Chemo this week!!!

Sweet Lisa starts her big week of chemo tomorrow. She will have five days of treatment and each day she'll get three different chemo drugs. Oh man, this will probably be a very, very tough week. Like i've said before, her body has a tough time handling even the smallest of colds and this intense chemo just wipes her out. Please pray for her body to be strong, for her spirits to be high, that she wouldn't be in too much pain or discomfort and would be able to get around the house or the hospital ok, for her husband, Donny, to be available, for the doctors and nurses to be wise and wonderful to her, for her house to be comfortable and a quiet place of rest, for the chemo to work!!! (that it would knock out all the MS cells before they put the "clean" stem cells back in), and most of all for God to be glorified.

And next Monday (June 10th) is when she'll get the transplant and it will begin the very critical time. We're all a little anxious, but trusting Jesus who has created her perfectly and knows the plan for her life.

We've LOVED being able to facetime with her more lately since she's at home and she sure seems smiley and joyful! She's been able to rest at home the past few weeks and I think it's been a good little break before the next big round starts tomorrow. We feel so blessed in Iowa (and all around the world really) to have so many people praying for her and for the procedure to go well. Thank you. I know God hears and Lisa feels all those prayers. Please stay diligent to pray. Reese has be so precious just randomly during the day to say, "mommy we need to pray for Honey." Love her caring little heart. We sure love our Honey more than words! Stay strong this week, Lisa! We love you!!

I have this verse on the chalkboard in our house this week:

"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction and faithful in prayer" Rom 12:12