"We're in the army now."

Emmy has begun the army crawl. It makes my day a little more interesting to say the least. You can't take your eyes off the little stinker or you'll lose her in a matter of seconds! She attempts to get up on her hands and knees, but always reverts back to the belly rub.

We did the "Keep Austin Weird 5K" this past weekend. Wow. Talk about a feast for the eyes... Here is a tame sampling of what we saw.

After the race, Emmy played with her friend Bailey as we cooled off from a very HOT day.

Here are some random pics of Emmy's nursery. I finally painted her room and finished some homemade decorations.

That rocker is the one my mom used to rock me in!!

Joel and I continually pray for direction as we seek to raise Emmy up to be a woman who loves the Lord. We recently attended a funeral for an old Young Life kiddo from Midlothian. His death has shaken me to the core. I was hit with the fear of losing our little baby. One night, as I lay in bed trying to go to sleep I tearfully told Joel, "I just have to remember that God loves Emmy as much as we do." Always the patient and kind one, Joel lovingly reproved me by saying, "You know He loves her MORE than us. He has her life in His hands." Our pastor had the congregation sing that age-old Sunday school song "He's got the whole world in His hands." He stopped us mid-chorus and asked, "Do you really believe these simple yet profound words?" Pray for me as I grapple with doing just that on a daily basis.