Time Change
Daylight Savings Time pre-baby = pure bliss.
vs.
Daylight Savings Time post-baby = baby (WIDE) awake at 6am. mom ready for nap at 6:17am.
oh the subtle joys of motherhood :)
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Matt's New Blog
Matt has decided to enter the blogging world. Check out his new site at www.mattsetliffe.blogspot.com
Matt has decided to enter the blogging world. Check out his new site at www.mattsetliffe.blogspot.com
Friday, October 27, 2006
El Salvador!!!
Hey friends! As most of you know, Matt & I feel very called to adoption & know that God is calling us to enlarge our family in this special way. We have been praying about this for years & feel like God is telling us to "go"....to start the process. We turned in a pre-application with an agency to hopefully adopt from Colombia, but after lots of factors (unrest in the country, 8 weeks of required stay in the country, a waiting list, not hearing back from the agency, etc..) we feel like God is closing that door. So after lots of prayer & talking we still feel like God is calling us to adopt a hispanic child. I have had such a love and passion for hispanic culture for most of my life & have always had a heart for hispanic people. I can't tell you how excited I am that God is leading us in this direction!! Matt is like--I just want a kid--I don't care where they're from :)
So...after doing some more research we have decided to go with America World Adoption Agency. I have been to 2 (or maybe more--I can't remember!!) of their seminars over the last 2 years. I know that they are a godly ministry that reaches out to the orphans of the world, that they have integrity & that people that have used them have great things to say. However, until recently, they only adopted out of China (we're not old enough) and Russia (never have felt led towards that country) and they were very expensive. So I had just kind of discounted them. But the other night I just decided to look at their website again & was so thrilled to see that they had just added a program to El Salvador!!! I was so thrilled, but a little hesitant, b/c I know that they are more expensive than other agencies. But after doing some research I found out that they are actually cheaper than the Colombia program we were looking into. Praise God!! So after prayer & lots of talking we feel confidant that this is what we're supposed to pursue!!
So last night I filled out an application, sent in a picture, sent a letter of intent, and money for the application fee! We will hear back from A.W in the next 10 days to find out if we've been accepted into their program. I can't even tell you how excited we are about this. All we can say is that we know that by pursuing adoption we are in the center of God's will for our family & it feels so refreshing. Does that make sense? We need so much prayer in all of this, so we ask you to add us to your prayer lists!! You are our greatest encouragement & support & we desperately need you during this time. Here are some things that you can begin praying about:
* That if it's God's will to go through El Salvador, that we will be accepted
* That nothing will hinder our acceptance into the program (specifically Matt's crohn's and the length of our marriage)
* That God will begin, even now, to provide the funding that we need to complete this process (around $15,000)
* For the birthmother of our baby. Our baby is probably not even conceived yet, so we know that this woman will be going through difficult times in the coming days. Cover her with prayer that she will have faith to keep this baby & strength to make the most loving decision she could ever make by giving her baby a better life through adoption
* For Matt & I's marriage & communication during this process that it will be strong, edifying and Christ-like.
Thank you so much for your prayers!! We love you all so much & are just so excited about this new door that God is opening! Pray especially for the next 10 days as we wait for word about our acceptance!! We love you!
Hey friends! As most of you know, Matt & I feel very called to adoption & know that God is calling us to enlarge our family in this special way. We have been praying about this for years & feel like God is telling us to "go"....to start the process. We turned in a pre-application with an agency to hopefully adopt from Colombia, but after lots of factors (unrest in the country, 8 weeks of required stay in the country, a waiting list, not hearing back from the agency, etc..) we feel like God is closing that door. So after lots of prayer & talking we still feel like God is calling us to adopt a hispanic child. I have had such a love and passion for hispanic culture for most of my life & have always had a heart for hispanic people. I can't tell you how excited I am that God is leading us in this direction!! Matt is like--I just want a kid--I don't care where they're from :)
So...after doing some more research we have decided to go with America World Adoption Agency. I have been to 2 (or maybe more--I can't remember!!) of their seminars over the last 2 years. I know that they are a godly ministry that reaches out to the orphans of the world, that they have integrity & that people that have used them have great things to say. However, until recently, they only adopted out of China (we're not old enough) and Russia (never have felt led towards that country) and they were very expensive. So I had just kind of discounted them. But the other night I just decided to look at their website again & was so thrilled to see that they had just added a program to El Salvador!!! I was so thrilled, but a little hesitant, b/c I know that they are more expensive than other agencies. But after doing some research I found out that they are actually cheaper than the Colombia program we were looking into. Praise God!! So after prayer & lots of talking we feel confidant that this is what we're supposed to pursue!!
So last night I filled out an application, sent in a picture, sent a letter of intent, and money for the application fee! We will hear back from A.W in the next 10 days to find out if we've been accepted into their program. I can't even tell you how excited we are about this. All we can say is that we know that by pursuing adoption we are in the center of God's will for our family & it feels so refreshing. Does that make sense? We need so much prayer in all of this, so we ask you to add us to your prayer lists!! You are our greatest encouragement & support & we desperately need you during this time. Here are some things that you can begin praying about:
* That if it's God's will to go through El Salvador, that we will be accepted
* That nothing will hinder our acceptance into the program (specifically Matt's crohn's and the length of our marriage)
* That God will begin, even now, to provide the funding that we need to complete this process (around $15,000)
* For the birthmother of our baby. Our baby is probably not even conceived yet, so we know that this woman will be going through difficult times in the coming days. Cover her with prayer that she will have faith to keep this baby & strength to make the most loving decision she could ever make by giving her baby a better life through adoption
* For Matt & I's marriage & communication during this process that it will be strong, edifying and Christ-like.
Thank you so much for your prayers!! We love you all so much & are just so excited about this new door that God is opening! Pray especially for the next 10 days as we wait for word about our acceptance!! We love you!
8 Months (and 1 day) Old!!
Ava celebrated 8 months of life yesterday!! I know I say it every month, but I really can't believe she's getting so big! She is more fun every day, so being a Mom becomes more fun every day. I took these pictures last night after she got out of the bath. We finally got a bow in her hair. However, it was hanging on for dear life, so I don't think she'll be able to wear it out yet. But it made for a cute picture!! Here are some things we're doing now:
* Rolling all over the place--front to back & back over
* Growing 2 new teeth that have popped up--the 2 bottom front ones. They are SO CUTE!!
* Eating pieces of banana, veggie puffs, biter biscuits & drinking water from a regular cup when I hold it
* Showing no interest whatsoever in crawling
* Loving Lola (the purple hippo) more and more every day
* Getting very sturdy when we help her stand up. We wouldn't be surpised if she just skipped crawling & went straight to pulling up. She's definitely more interested in it!!
* Making her mommy & daddy love her more every day!!
Ava celebrated 8 months of life yesterday!! I know I say it every month, but I really can't believe she's getting so big! She is more fun every day, so being a Mom becomes more fun every day. I took these pictures last night after she got out of the bath. We finally got a bow in her hair. However, it was hanging on for dear life, so I don't think she'll be able to wear it out yet. But it made for a cute picture!! Here are some things we're doing now:
* Rolling all over the place--front to back & back over
* Growing 2 new teeth that have popped up--the 2 bottom front ones. They are SO CUTE!!
* Eating pieces of banana, veggie puffs, biter biscuits & drinking water from a regular cup when I hold it
* Showing no interest whatsoever in crawling
* Loving Lola (the purple hippo) more and more every day
* Getting very sturdy when we help her stand up. We wouldn't be surpised if she just skipped crawling & went straight to pulling up. She's definitely more interested in it!!
* Making her mommy & daddy love her more every day!!
Discovering Her Twin
Here's Ava playing with her reflection in the mirror. I think it was one of her happiest moments so far!!
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Here's Ava playing with her reflection in the mirror. I think it was one of her happiest moments so far!!
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Dancing With Daddy
This was SO CUTE!! Ava was dancing with Daddy in front of the tv screen. The music was so fun!
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This was SO CUTE!! Ava was dancing with Daddy in front of the tv screen. The music was so fun!
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Chicks
Here is Ava having SO much fun with the baby chicks being hatched at the Children's Museum. She was having such a great time watching them!!
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Here is Ava having SO much fun with the baby chicks being hatched at the Children's Museum. She was having such a great time watching them!!
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Pictures
Here are some pictures from the last couple of weeks. Enjoy!
Ava chauffeuring Daddy
First time behind the wheel...watch out world!!
Discovering her "twin"
So sweet
I think I'm mooning the mirror :) Gotta love low-rise jeans
She looks so much like him!
At the park listening to Victoria
All dressed up & looking oh so cute!!
Here are some pictures from the last couple of weeks. Enjoy!
Ava chauffeuring Daddy
First time behind the wheel...watch out world!!
Discovering her "twin"
So sweet
I think I'm mooning the mirror :) Gotta love low-rise jeans
She looks so much like him!
At the park listening to Victoria
All dressed up & looking oh so cute!!
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Our Little Goldfish
Hey friends :) My friend Cristi told me about this great website to find kid's costumes for halloween. It's called babystyle and they have the cutest costumes. We just ordered a goldfish costume for Ava. Isn't it cute?? We can't wait to dress her up!! Love you all!!
Hey friends :) My friend Cristi told me about this great website to find kid's costumes for halloween. It's called babystyle and they have the cutest costumes. We just ordered a goldfish costume for Ava. Isn't it cute?? We can't wait to dress her up!! Love you all!!
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
spur58's SLEEPWALKERS releases TODAY!!!!!
Hey friends!Just wanted to let you know that spur's cd releases TODAY, so go buy it!!!! It is such a great cd--you won't want to miss it. These guys are our best friends & we are so proud of them. Today is the most important day to buy it, so go out there & get it!! Here's where you can find it:
lifeway
family christian
any other christian bookstore
itunes.com
amazon.com
spur58.com
or you can find more info on their myspace (www.myspace.com/spur58) Love you all--thanks for supporting spur. These guys love God and are passionate about leading people into intimate relationships with Him through worship. We need to support them!!! SO......GO BUY SLEEPWALKERS!!!!!!
Hey friends!Just wanted to let you know that spur's cd releases TODAY, so go buy it!!!! It is such a great cd--you won't want to miss it. These guys are our best friends & we are so proud of them. Today is the most important day to buy it, so go out there & get it!! Here's where you can find it:
lifeway
family christian
any other christian bookstore
itunes.com
amazon.com
spur58.com
or you can find more info on their myspace (www.myspace.com/spur58) Love you all--thanks for supporting spur. These guys love God and are passionate about leading people into intimate relationships with Him through worship. We need to support them!!! SO......GO BUY SLEEPWALKERS!!!!!!
Saturday, October 07, 2006
Yet Another Survey....
Ok, I love reading & doing these things a little too much :) Thanks for the idea Jamie & Ginger!!
1. Whats your name spelled backwards? lehcar
2. What did you do last night? stayed home with my fussy bebe
3. The last thing you downloaded onto your computer?pictures that the amazing Glenna took of Ava
4. Have you ever licked a 9 volt battery? I don't even understand this question. Are you supposed to lick them?
5. Last time you swam in a pool? many moons ago
6. What are you wearing? green converse & yard workin' clothes
7. How many cars have you owned? personally, only 1 (my Dad took care of the rest!!)
8. Type of music you dislike most? heavy metal
9. Are you registered to vote? yes, but still in NC--I've lived in way too many states in the last year!!
10. Do you have cable? yes, for at least 6 months while we have a great deal :)
11. What kind of computer do you use? we just refer to it as old
12. Ever made a prank phone call? I was too much of a rule follower, and I always got so scared I'd almost pee my pants
13. You like anyone right now? yes, this very cute boy!!
14. Ever done any shrooms? I don't understand drug lingo, but no
15. Furthest place you ever traveled? Germany--LOVE IT!!
16. Do you have a garden? yes, of the flower variety--no veggies though
17. What's your favorite comic strip? garfield. I kind of relate to that lazy moody cat
18. Do you know all the words to the national anthem? yes
19. Shower, morning or night? shower??? Are you kidding me? These days it's about 2 minutes long whenever Ava is snoozing.
20. Best movie you've seen in the past month? Amelie'
21. Favorite pizza toppings? bacon & pineapple
22. Chips or popcorn? chips are the thorn in my flesh
23. What cell phone provider do you have? I'm stealing Ginger's answer b/c it made me laugh out loud: suckular
24. Have you ever sucked peanut shells? only boiled ones
25. Have you ever been in a beauty pageant? I would have to say no, Bob. But I still want world peace.
26. Orange Juice or apple? fresh squeezed Florida orange juice made by my Grandma. Apple juice gives me the stomach nasties!!
27. Who were the last people you sat at lunch with? my Bible study ladies
28. Favorite chocolate bar? I could live on snickers alone.
29. Who is your longest friend and how long? Aprile & Erin since 8th grade
30. Last time you ate a homegrown tomato? about a year ago & that makes me sad. There is nothing better!
31. Have you ever won a trophy? oh yes. Most Improved Golfer 1998
32. What do you drink in your coffee? a side of acid reflux
33. Favorite computer game? mahjong or however you spell it. You know--that tile game
34. Ever ordered from an infomercial? yes. Proactive b/c Jessica Simpson sure can sell a product! But then I got hives and that was not fun. Thanks alot Jessica...
35. Sprite or 7-UP? sprite when I have a belly ache
36. Have you ever had to wear a uniform to school/work? do khakis and polo shirts count?
37. Last thing you bought at Walgreens? $200 worth of worthless prescriptions a few weeks ago
38. Ever thrown trash or emptied ashtray out in a public place? no. that is one of my soapboxes.
39. Would you prefer being a millionaire or finding true love? I've already found true love, so I'd have to go with the $ :)
40. Do you believe in love at first sight? I fell in love with Matt at first sight before I even met him, so yes!!
41. Can exes just be friends? they can be civil but that's about it.
42. Who was the last person you visited in the hospital? Ben & Kristin when Cru was born
43. Did you have long hair as a young kid? yes and crispy 80's bangs :)
44. What message is on your voicemail machine? my squeaky minnie mouse voice in all it's glory
45. Where would you like to go right now? to Highlands, NC to see everything beautiful about fall. This will be our first year to not go & we are VERY SAD!!
46. What was the name of your first pet? Mocha the cat. More lovingly referred to as spawn of satan
47. Do you decorate your lawn for holidays? no, but the inside is a christmas wonderland
48. Last incoming/outgoing call on your phone? incoming: matt outgoing: umm that would also be Matt
49. What is one thing you are grateful for today? my husband that has worked so hard all week & then got up early to help me do yard work.
50. What do you think about most? our adoption
Ok, I love reading & doing these things a little too much :) Thanks for the idea Jamie & Ginger!!
1. Whats your name spelled backwards? lehcar
2. What did you do last night? stayed home with my fussy bebe
3. The last thing you downloaded onto your computer?pictures that the amazing Glenna took of Ava
4. Have you ever licked a 9 volt battery? I don't even understand this question. Are you supposed to lick them?
5. Last time you swam in a pool? many moons ago
6. What are you wearing? green converse & yard workin' clothes
7. How many cars have you owned? personally, only 1 (my Dad took care of the rest!!)
8. Type of music you dislike most? heavy metal
9. Are you registered to vote? yes, but still in NC--I've lived in way too many states in the last year!!
10. Do you have cable? yes, for at least 6 months while we have a great deal :)
11. What kind of computer do you use? we just refer to it as old
12. Ever made a prank phone call? I was too much of a rule follower, and I always got so scared I'd almost pee my pants
13. You like anyone right now? yes, this very cute boy!!
14. Ever done any shrooms? I don't understand drug lingo, but no
15. Furthest place you ever traveled? Germany--LOVE IT!!
16. Do you have a garden? yes, of the flower variety--no veggies though
17. What's your favorite comic strip? garfield. I kind of relate to that lazy moody cat
18. Do you know all the words to the national anthem? yes
19. Shower, morning or night? shower??? Are you kidding me? These days it's about 2 minutes long whenever Ava is snoozing.
20. Best movie you've seen in the past month? Amelie'
21. Favorite pizza toppings? bacon & pineapple
22. Chips or popcorn? chips are the thorn in my flesh
23. What cell phone provider do you have? I'm stealing Ginger's answer b/c it made me laugh out loud: suckular
24. Have you ever sucked peanut shells? only boiled ones
25. Have you ever been in a beauty pageant? I would have to say no, Bob. But I still want world peace.
26. Orange Juice or apple? fresh squeezed Florida orange juice made by my Grandma. Apple juice gives me the stomach nasties!!
27. Who were the last people you sat at lunch with? my Bible study ladies
28. Favorite chocolate bar? I could live on snickers alone.
29. Who is your longest friend and how long? Aprile & Erin since 8th grade
30. Last time you ate a homegrown tomato? about a year ago & that makes me sad. There is nothing better!
31. Have you ever won a trophy? oh yes. Most Improved Golfer 1998
32. What do you drink in your coffee? a side of acid reflux
33. Favorite computer game? mahjong or however you spell it. You know--that tile game
34. Ever ordered from an infomercial? yes. Proactive b/c Jessica Simpson sure can sell a product! But then I got hives and that was not fun. Thanks alot Jessica...
35. Sprite or 7-UP? sprite when I have a belly ache
36. Have you ever had to wear a uniform to school/work? do khakis and polo shirts count?
37. Last thing you bought at Walgreens? $200 worth of worthless prescriptions a few weeks ago
38. Ever thrown trash or emptied ashtray out in a public place? no. that is one of my soapboxes.
39. Would you prefer being a millionaire or finding true love? I've already found true love, so I'd have to go with the $ :)
40. Do you believe in love at first sight? I fell in love with Matt at first sight before I even met him, so yes!!
41. Can exes just be friends? they can be civil but that's about it.
42. Who was the last person you visited in the hospital? Ben & Kristin when Cru was born
43. Did you have long hair as a young kid? yes and crispy 80's bangs :)
44. What message is on your voicemail machine? my squeaky minnie mouse voice in all it's glory
45. Where would you like to go right now? to Highlands, NC to see everything beautiful about fall. This will be our first year to not go & we are VERY SAD!!
46. What was the name of your first pet? Mocha the cat. More lovingly referred to as spawn of satan
47. Do you decorate your lawn for holidays? no, but the inside is a christmas wonderland
48. Last incoming/outgoing call on your phone? incoming: matt outgoing: umm that would also be Matt
49. What is one thing you are grateful for today? my husband that has worked so hard all week & then got up early to help me do yard work.
50. What do you think about most? our adoption
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Trying Out Video
Hey friends :) I'm trying to figure out how to post video on here, b/c I got the cutest video of Ava trying chicken & vegetable baby food for the first time & it was SO FUNNY!! Hope this works :) If not, I'll keep trying!! Enjoy (hopefully!!) This is already my second try, so it might be on here twice!
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Hey friends :) I'm trying to figure out how to post video on here, b/c I got the cutest video of Ava trying chicken & vegetable baby food for the first time & it was SO FUNNY!! Hope this works :) If not, I'll keep trying!! Enjoy (hopefully!!) This is already my second try, so it might be on here twice!
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