It's big brother!

I just could not let Abbie have ALL the picture time on the blog now, could I? For anyone who does not know, this is Abbie's big brother. His name is Little Al and he is a 6 year old 105 pound baby of a pit bull. Yes he is a pit bull and yes we are fine with having him around Abbie, so do not even go there. He loves his little sister and she loves him even more. She will follow him all over the place just to be around him. Speaking of Abbie following, it is so cool when I go into another room and she makes a bee line in her fastest crawl to follow me. She is starting to give hugs, too. It is the coolest thing in the world to see her light up and show affection. I forgot, this one is about big brother. Little Al shows affection, too. Unfortunately, you have to wipe the saliva off after he has kissed you. I wish he was younger, I hope he lives a long time and Abbie can grow up with him but I am afraid he will not get to be with her for a long time. He is still healthy, but he is getting older for a large dog. Amber and I will have a very tough time when he dies. He really has been like a child for us. I am sure some people think that is nuts, but they have never had a dog like Al. I just hope that Abbie will have the same love of animals (dogs in particular) that Amber and I have. There is nothing like a dog waiting for you with tail wagging every time (and I mean EVERY time) you come in the door. I have a hard time remembering that when I walk in and see Abbie smiling, too. It is hard not to pass over Little Al and grab Abbie up and love on her. Amber is good about reminding me to show Al some affection, too. Well, that is a little about Little Al, he is a wonderful dog and I am grateful to have him.

Time just flies by

As you can see, Abbie now has the run of the house, at a crawling speed of course. I can not believe how fast she is growing. I have told myself a number of times to remember these moments because they are vanishing quickly. Even now it is hard to remember a time when I could put Abbie down to change her and she didn't instantly roll over and try to get away. She had a doctor's appointment this week and her doctor asked if she was pulling up to furniture by herself yet. "Oh yes," I replied, and he said with a chuckle that she would be walking before I knew it. He even said I would wish for these times much more when she starts walking.
Her appointment was good, her weight was in the 90th percentile (just over 22 pounds) and her height was over the 100th percentile! Lets hope she continues that trend, I would love for her to be tall, say 6'6"? Everything else checked out alright and she seems to be on the downhill side of this cold. Unfortunately, Mommy has a sinus infection now. Amber has had a rough few months. If one thing starts to ease up, something else seems to go wrong. I just wish we could all be feeling good at the same time for a long time. But, as I think about it, God has blessed us with good health among many, many other things. It is so easy to get wrapped up in small problems so that we don't see the big picture of what God continues to do.

"May the Lord answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion. May he remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings. May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. We will shout for joy when you are victorious and will lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the Lord grant all your requests. Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed; he answers him from his holy heaven with the saving power of his right hand. Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm. O Lord, save the king! Answer us when we call!" PSALM 20

2 in 1 day!

This is unprecedented, another blog so soon! I have been looking at some recent pictures of Abbie and I wish I could put more of them here. I realize everyone who looks at my blog is looking to see what I say and not to see the pictures of my little girl, right? Speaking of Abbie Kay, she is having a hard time shaking this cold. Sometimes she seems to be breathing clearer and then before we know it she is almost completely plugged up. She has been in pretty good spirits except for waking up here and there all congested.

Last week I was able to take off and be at home. I really did not feel like I was on vacation, there were things going on each day I was off. Friday we went to OKC to stay with Amber's sister and her family. They are fun to be with and Abbie loves her cousins. I got to go to the Hornets final home game on Friday. It was a very good game, and fun atmosphere, even though they lost at the end. We had a picnic with more of Amber's family on Easter Sunday. That was fun, too. But by then I was ready to be home to try and relax for a little while before going back to work on Monday. It took me some time to get back into the groove at work, my feet reminded me I had not been standing like that in over a week.

I have a bunch of pictures to sort through so I am going to wrap this up, let me know if this is too boring and whether I should change to putting more pictures of Abbie and less writing from Daddy. Thanks.

Grandmas are Great!

Well, once again I have taken an unexpected hiatus from blogging. Sorry to have been gone so long, but it has been hard to find the time recently. I have been wanting to put a big thank you in for some time now to Abbie's Grandmas. Amber and I are so blessed by God with the families he has given us. Mom and Janice have been so giving of their time to help take care of Abbie while Amber has been sick. It has been a load off of my mind knowing that Abbie was taken care of and Amber was able to rest and recuperate. Abbie has the greatest Grandmas ever! Thanks again to Mom and Mom-in-Law, we love you very much.
I also want to thank Tracy and Dannielle for bringing over food for us and to everyone who was praying for Amber. She is doing better, although the healing process looks to be a long one. But it seems more tolerable since we know what is going on now. I will try to put some more info up as soon as I can. For now, thanks again to everyone.