Weight: 12 lbs, 3 ounces (25%) She has almost doubled her birth weight.
Length: 24.25 inches (50%)
Eating: She are considering starting to introduce solid foods in the next month.
Sleeping: She is sleeping great at night. We got a video monitor so we can watch her sleep in the crib. She still gets up once a night to eat but she usually sleeps for 6-8 hours at a time. She has started to give up her day time nap though.
Milestones & Firsts:* She has gotten really good at rolling onto her side. I feel like she will be rolling over in no time.
* We believe she is starting to get a tooth. She has been drooling like crazy.
* She has gotten so much better at tummy time. She is starting to straighten her arms and really getting good at holding her head up. This weekend, she was even rocking on her knees.
* She is starting to sit up more propped up with a Bobby.
* She loves to suck on her toys.
* She "talks" and giggles more and more, especially when she first sees us.
Anne is a popular girl. She had another "play date" last night with her new friend Ben. Ben's parents, Merry and Joseph, are our friends from Bethel college. They are pretty amazing. Ben was born last May really early at just over 2 pounds. He truly is a miracle baby. He is also their beautiful rainbow.
Not only did we drive to Michigan to some friends, but it was also Anne's first time to ride in the truck. I think she was confused by the new environment. When we snapped her in, she just kept looking around, then she looked at Steve, then at me. I think she was wondering why were both in the back seat with her.
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A Message from Bob CresonFrancisco Diaz is one of my heroes. He was the young Cakchiquel believer who worked with Cameron Townsend, Founder of Wycliffe Bible Translators, when he first went to Guatemala to distribute Spanish Bibles and tracts. When he met the young Townsend in late 1917, he’d only been a Christian for a few months, but he willingly spent a year with him, traveling through four Central American countries, sharing the good news.It was Francisco who sparked Townsend's vision for Bible translation. Hugh Steven tells this story: “One night camped out on a cold mountain ridge in Guatemala, a young twenty-two-year-old Cameron Townsend sensed a call by God that would change the entire direction of his life. With Cam on that ridge was his Cakchiquel colporteur companion and friend, Francisco Díaz. As the two men shared a simple meal of dried tortillas and a hard-boiled egg washed down with tepid water, Francisco shared (as he had done on several occasions before) his long-held dream for the Cakchiquels to have the Scriptures in the language of his birth. Francisco shared his puzzlement over why the Scriptures they were selling were only available in Spanish. Surely, he wondered, God could speak his Word to the Cakchiquels just as He had done to Spanish-speaking people.” Townsend took the challenge, and his vision was born. A few months later, Francisco died of malaria at the age of 36. He’d been a Christian only a year and a half and Townsend’s co-worker for only a year, but without question, he was faithful to his call: he was the instrument God used to persuade Uncle Cam to switch from Spanish to Cakchiquel, from distributing an existing translation to translating a new one. The eventual result was the organization we call Wycliffe Bible Translators, and the Bible translation movement worldwide was accelerated in a God-energized way. Francisco was a faithful steward, and his contribution to building the Kingdom, though brief, was huge. Now it’s your period of stewardship, and God is on a mission...will you join him? He’s not waiting around in His office for us to find Him. He’s always moving and acting—searching—and His actions are choreographed for a purpose. That purpose is to send a love letter to each and every person that will receive it. God loved the world so much that He gave His Son, His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will have an abundant and eternal life. But what about those who can't understand the message? Who will help? Who will pray, go and tell, and give financially so that this might be possible? The translation of the Bible gives people from every language community the opportunity to hear this message of love in a language that speaks to the deepest part of their being—a language that speaks to their heart. On this website, you’ll find ways to allow God to move in your heart, speaking to you about the needs of the nearly 200 million people still waiting for one word of Scripture in their language. If you spend some time here, you'll find Him speaking to you through spirited advocates, strategic givers, supportive intercessors, and people who are serving in vital roles contributing to the Bible translation movement worldwide. People like you—families like yours—have found ways to express God's love and concern for those waiting for Scriptures. Finally, this website is about opportunity and invitation to be a part of the team, extending this great love story around the world. Remember: Wycliffe needs teachers, administrators, IT professionals, and others—as well as Bible translators. God placed us here for the sake of those not yet included in the Kingdom. Be a part of extending His invitation to people in the language that they understand best—a language that speaks to their heart. Be involved in Bible translation.  Bob Creson President Wycliffe USA |
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| Anne's first "play date" with TJ Bone. TJ is about 2 months younger than Anne. |
Weight: Before Christmas, she was 10 lbs, 6 ounces, but she is probably over 11 pounds now. She is getting so tall too.
Eating: She still loves to eat every 1 to 2 hours during the day.
Sleeping: We are still working with the same bedtime routine, with a changes now and then if it's not working. She usually sleeps between 3 and 5 hours before waking up again for a new diaper and a snack. Christmas morning, she slept for 8 hours straight. Merry Christmas, mommy!
She will occasionally refuse to nap, but when she does she naps for between 2-4 hours during the day.
Milestones & Firsts: Well, everything is new for her.Some noteworthy things were:* We loves to see her smile. She is definitely recognizing us and will smile when she sees us. It just melts my heart every time.
* I added book time to her morning routine. Her favorite books are My Favorite Bible Promises and Counting with Baby Mickey.
* Her favorite toys are her zebra and the bed box on her play mat. She is also getting used to the exersaucer that we got out on NYE.
* She is still not a big fan of tummy-time, but she is getting better. She can hold her head up while in a seated position.
* She is starting to make more sounds. I swear sometimes she says, "Oh mom" when she needs me. I'm sure it's just my imagination.
* We celebrated her first Christmas last month with the reading of the Christmas story and opening her stocking on Christmas morning.
* Now 25°, Light Snow Feels Like 14°
It's a cold snowy day today. The snow looks so pretty but I'm not looking forwarding to going out in it later. It's been coming down pretty steady all day. The news stations are predicting 4-6 inches before it's done. Anne was just staring out the window earlier in awe.
We bundled her up in her snowsuit to get some pictures of her in First major snowstorm. She was not a fan of the cold. We did not stay out for very long.
