Well,
I can't believe Josiah is almost 3 months old. Where has the time gone?
The next few weeks are going to go by even faster. I finish working at
EWE on Friday! Praise the Lord! God has finally released me to be a stay
at home mom. On Sunday, Chris will drive us half way to Georgia. I will
be spending 2 weeks in GA with my family before we make the big trip up
to Virginia. Chris will start his position at the church on October
6th. He will start his ESL classes at the Christian school on October
14th. We can move into our apartment on October 11th. We have been
waiting so long for this day to come and now everything seems to be
moving so fast that we aren't capable of enjoying this time as much as
we would like. Please continue to pray for us as we make these transitions--Chris going from a stay at home dad to having two part
time positions. Sara going from a full time teacher to a stay at home
mom. Josiah going from the comforts of the only home he has known to
moving to "his home." It will be so nice to FINALLY have a nursery for
him with a real crib!
Josiah
has learned to do many new things over the last few weeks. He can roll
on to his side. He smiles when he sees his Mommy and Daddy. He laughs
at his toys. He has better control of his head. When we put him in his
bed, he falls asleep on his own. We try to rock him, but he wants
nothing to do with it. He wants the comfort of his own bed. He already
knows what he wants and doesn't want and that included not wanting to
take a bottle anymore! A week ago Wednesday, he stopped taking his
bottle. I've been pumping milk for him while I am at work, and he will
not drink it. Chris has been bringing him to work during my lunch and
specials so I can feed him. Yesterday, we made some formula and put it
in the bottle. He drank 3 oz. rather quickly. Chris is going to try my
milk again to see if he is taking the bottle again or if he can really
tell the difference between my milk and formula. With all the eating he
has been doing, he is now 26 inches long and 12 1/2 lbs.! Three month
pants fit him in the waist, but he needs six month pants to fit him in
the legs! Josiah LOVES his bath time! He doesn't mind having water on
his face, which is a good thing because we want him to like the pool.
He is now riding in the stroller like a big boy--there are pictures in
his album!
We will continue to post pictures and journal entries, but it might be a few weeks as we go through all these transitions.
We love you all and thanks for all the many prayers lifted on our behalf!
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Well,
I am officially a month old today. Where has the time gone? I've been
busy...eating, eating and more eating. Sometimes it's in the
dark---according to Uncle Toadie! : ) I've been peeing in a lot in my
diapers and Mommy or Daddy will change me. Then 5 minutes later I leave
them a present. I've been busy meeting Mommy and Daddy's friends and
being held by them. I've also enjoyed meeting my family. I've gotten
my Mommy and Daddy a few times by peeing or pooping on them and then
I've got to be changed. Daddy has been busy doing LOTS of laundry.
He's still trying to figure out if Mommy or I have more laundry. I've
gone to Atlanta for a memorial service for my Great Granddad Freddie.
I've had lots of books read to me and enjoy listening to music during my
wake time. I'm still trying to get used to liking tummy time. I've
been to Charleston, SC to meet my Auntie Sue, Uncle Toadie and Cousin
Tay-Tay. I'm learning how to "talk" with Mommy and Daddy. I'm
beginning to "smile"--okay, so I've got a little gas or I'm having a
good dream, but don't tell Mommy and Daddy. I lost my umbilical cord
which meant I was ready for a real bath. Mimi gave me my first bottle.
I had my feet pricked more times than I can count--okay, so I can't
count very high--it still hurt!! I spent two days on a bilirubin
blanket. I helped Mommy and Daddy celebrate their 6th anniversary! I
went to church. I went to an aquarium and slept through it all. I've
gone on a few lunch dates with Mommy and Daddy. I've gone to Daddy's
work, which often led to Mommy doing some shopping. I've also gone to
Mommy's work to meet the ladies in the front office. I've had LOTS of
pictures taken of me---I know how Brittany Spears feels like! I visited
Papa T at his work. I've talked with Papa and Mimi over the computer.
I still fight Mommy and Daddy about going to sleep at night. I'm only a
month old and my life has been pretty busy. I have a feeling it is
going to continue to be busy because the next two weekends Mommy and
Daddy are taking me to St. Matthews, SC and Reston, VA. Daddy is being
interviewed for possible positions at these churches. Please say a
prayer that Daddy gets a position, so my Mommy doesn't have to go back
to work in a few weeks. I want to say thank you for all the prayers
that have been said on my behalf. Mommy and Daddy keep saying that they
are so thankful for me and how good of a baby I am. I'm going to keep
trying to be a better sleeper, but until I get it worked out say some
prayers for my Mommy and Daddy.
We've
made it official and many of you are reading these entries for the
first time. We want you to know how excited we are to share this journey
with you all. We hope this journal helps you feel like a part of this
time in our life as we wait for the arrival of Baby Greenwood. These
entries are written at the beginning so you will learn as we learn.
Well,
we just got back from a marriage conference called Weekend to Remember
in Raleigh. This conference was a tremendous blessing and it helped us
reaffirm our commitment and love as God's perfect gift to each other. We
left early Friday morning and headed to the NC State Fair. It was our
first State Fair, and we were excited to see what it would be like. We
walked around enjoying the sites and the FOOD! :) Chris even agreed to
ride on a Ferris Wheel for the first time! He had some trouble at first,
but he made it through. We left after a few hours and couldn't quite
beat the rain back to our car. Have you ever seen the rain coming and
not been able to do anything about it? After getting soaking wet, we
headed to the hotel. When we got to our hotel room, we decided to go
ahead a take a pregnancy test we had picked up earlier that day. Within 3
minutes, we saw 2 lines saying that I am pregnant!! This helped explain
why I was too queasy to go on any other rides at the fair. I will be
making a doctor's appointment to confirm the test before we tell any of
our family members and friends. We plan on telling people around
Thanksgiving. It was so hard this weekend not to tell anyone our good
news--especially, Jared and Amanda! : ) Amanda's cross-examinations
almost got the best of us, but we stood firm! Not only has this weekend
been a weekend to remember because we got to spend time as a married
couple, but it will be a weekend to remember because it is when we found
out we are going to be parents. We'll write more after the doctor has
confirmed the news. Until next time!
"Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it."
*Psalm 127:1
