What's in a name?
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Time for a new post!!!
It is September 8th already! I can't believe it! Where did the summer go??
Things have been going well. Emerald is now 3 months old! She is holding her head up very well and has even rolled over about a dozen times. She does not like tummy time, so while it is necessary, I try not to torture her with it for too long. Sam and I are just having so much fun with her and it is so exciting to be a parent and to watch them learn and grow. It's great to see her so amazed and in awe of the littlest things.
We had Emerald dedicated at our church the day she turned 3 months, August 30th. Being a parent is such a daunting task, something we could never do "correctly" without the Lord's help. Hopefully and prayerfully she will be all that she is meant to me and we will be the kind of parents that will encourage her on the right path.
One of the most popular questions we get is, "So what is her name...really?" We don't mind answering it at all, since we DID make it a little confusing. We called her "Emma" most of my pregnancy, but we decided that her name will be Emerald. We also thought we might nickname her, "Emma" but we decided against that too. So Emerald it is. =) I love her name, of course we gave it to her, but I wasn't 100% about it at first. Now, it just seems like that is her name and she grows into it more everyday. PLUS, she has red hair so an "emerald" color will look great on her! =)
Well, Sam is starting his third week in paralegal school at Fort Jackson. I can admittedly say I really hate sleeping alone at night. Granted, I do have Emerald and I am very thankful for that, but you know what I mean. All those years I lived on my own, there wasn't really any fear of being by myself at night, but now I don't know, it just bothers me. I try to stay busy and luckily I am tired enough that usually I'll just go to sleep and TRY not think about the fact that Sam is not next to me. But if you think about it and want to say a prayer for me when you go to bed, I'm sure it could help me with my fear. =)
I started my online classes and while they seem easy enough, it seems like sometimes it's just a bunch of busy work. Some of it is very interesting...I really like Art Appreciation and although I don't know how I'll use that in life, it's fun to learn interesting facts about Art. =) I don't know that I will use these classes for much since what I really want to do doesn't involve these things, but you never know what is down the road and I think it's good for me to discipline myself to learn a little.
That's about all the "new" stuff going on in our lives...until next time...
2 comments:
I'm sorry I can't be there. At least I get to come home on the weekends.
She's too cute! And I love her unique name. Hope to see you guys again soon :)
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