It's Been So Long

Hello my friends!

I am very sorry I have not written since Easter. Life has been quite a whirlwind of craziness and change. I have been taking the time off of writing to make sure that Mommy and Daddy are taken care of during the hard times of change. It was hard enough with me going through my days at the See-Eye-See-You, but with those times behind us we had many new challenges.

Just to keep you in the loop of what kind of craziness is going on here is a small summary...with the downturn of events Daddy was released from his job at OC. Not to worry though because he recently got a new job at WIU. A real upgrade to what he was doing here in GA but we'll have to move again. I hear that IL is not that bad, Mommy and Daddy are originally from there so it can't be that bad. The house is on the market to sell and we continue to pray for it to go smoothly (please keep that in your prayers). Daddy took a group of people to Mexico to go scuba diving (I can't wait to learn that). He got another eye issue but it was not as bad as last time. The trip was really good even though Mommy and I missed him a lot. We did try the cool technology of Skype and saw each other...now that was really cool. Upon return Daddy went to the doctors and got some medicine that he reacted to and put him out of commission for a week. This was a bummer but Mommy took good care of Daddy and me during this time. Most recently Daddy went to IL to finish up some paperwork and look for houses for us. He ended up with an ear issue so he could not fly home. This being the case he ended up taking trains and cars to make it home after a few extra days on the trip. Totally crazy, right!

Anyhoo...I want you to know that I am doing extremely well. As you can see my one of my most resent pictures I am a happy little girl :) I am around 12 pounds now and am growing every day. I like eating my rice cereal and have had some other foods too like green bean, pears, apples and sweet peas. Some of the new foods taste funny at first and I might make a funny face but then I get used to it. The cereal seems to have helped me gain some weight. I even have some dimples on my legs and arms. I roll all over the place and I am working on getting on my hands and knees to prepare to crawl. I am getting pretty good at getting my knees up under me. I love talking to Mommy and Daddy, but what makes me smile most are Taag and Ripley. I laugh and smile every time they come by and say hello...actually all they have to do is be within eyesight and I am as thrilled as a firecracker on the 4th of July. I also have really learned to love bath time. I kick and splash and have all kinds of fun in the water. I am looking forward to getting into a big bath with Daddy some time soon. Mommy even bought a special suit for this.

Today was really neat. Not only was it Daddy's first Father's Day but it was my Baby Dedication at Church. Mommy and Daddy held me up in front of the whole church and promised do their part to raise me to be a Godly lady. Many people came to see. Grandma and Grandpa were there as well as Auntie T and Uncle A. The small group that Mommy and Daddy were in were there too. I can't forget the Hutcholo's and Fisch face, they came to support me, Mommy and Daddy too! The everyone came over here for some lunch. It was fun but I did miss some of the time due to a much needed nap.

I'm planning on keeping you informed much better that I have :)

Talk soon,
Carlee