Haleigh leaving us for 4 days

Today the girls finished up cheer camp much to my dismay.  However they loved it.  We finished camp at 11:30 and I worked in my classroom for about 30 more minutes.  At 12:15 we stopped by Dairy Queen to pick up lunch and then headed towards Clarkesville to the church.  Haleigh had to be at church at 1:00 to leave for her Junior Drama Mission Trip.  On the way Haleigh asked had she ever been away from us this long before?  The answer is no.  Scott and I have been away from her for this long or longer but she was always with family or at least in her own home.  I think she was a little anxious.  She has been preparing for this trip for a long time.  In the fall, she joined Juinor Drama.  They had a competition in South Carolina and spent one night, a sleepover at church, helped out with VBS, and now to conclude the year with their mission trip.  I think she is super excited but a tad bit nervous.  I know she will have a blast.  I reminded her today of the main purpose for her going.  It is to teach others about Jesus.  She has done so good with hiding His word in her heart.  Now it is time to make Him shine to others.  I know that He has prepared her for this task.  I pray that all three of my girls will continue to hide His word in their heart and tell others all about Jesus.

McKinley at 4 months

Happy 4 months old McKinley

I cannot believe it has been four months already.  Where has the time gone?  You have changed so much in just this little bit of time here on earth.  At 2 months you weighed 12 lbs 5 oz. and at 3 months you weighed around 14 lbs.  Here what you are doing:  You are eating every 4 hours.  If you take a bottle then you drink between 4.5 and 5 ounces at a time.   Your last feeding at night is around 8 and you are ready to be laid down between 8:30 and 9:00.  You will then usually sleep until 3 in the morning and then go back to sleep until 8:30 or so.  For the month of May you stayed with Mrs. April during the day.  We are forever grateful that she decided to take you in.  I am sure between you and her boys you were a handful.  Now it is summertime.  You are beginning to coo and make noises.  You also like to drool.  I think you soak at least two outfits a day.  You love to smile at the people you love.  Your sisters like to read to you and talk to you and sing to you.  You just smile and smile at them.  You do not like to lie down.  You are trying your best to pull yourself up.

 

You have already been on your first road trip.  At the end of May we took a trip to South GA to visit Mama.  It is hard to believe that Statesboro is not where you were born.  Both of your sisters were born there.  Mama was so excited to hold you and see you.  You did great in the car for such a long ride.  While there you had some visitors: Mrs. Pete who is Mama’s best friend, our cousin Keri, Aunt Latrelle, and Uncle Joey.  Of course they thought you were cute. 

In June, you attended your first VBS.  I have to say between the many Mrs. Lynns, Mrs. Sharon, and Mrs. Pam you were spoiled like crazy.  You also attended Mosaic Art camp.  You stayed in the nursery while I helped Mrs. Lindsay teach the God Rods.  Two sweet ladies spoiled you that week.  Two week in a row of being held whenever you wanted can we say rotten?  You had your first visit in the swimming pool at Mrs. Amy’s.  You did great and fell asleep in your float.  At the end of June we headed to Cape San Blas, Florida for your first beach trip.  We were in the car for 9 hours and you did great coming and going.  You loved the pool and played in your bumbo while at the beach.  You even went snorkeling with the crew. 

On Monday we went for your 4 month checkup.  You weighed 15 lbs and 10 oz. and stretched to 25 inches and some in length.  You are in the 90^th percentile for both weight and height.  You are growing.  Within the last week we started you on cereal and have tried carrots.  You loved the rice cereal but not a big fan of carrots.  I know in the next few weeks you will change so much.  I pray that time does not fly by and that I will relish my time with you.