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If you haven't checked out FBC Lockport's website, you should! My hubby is sort of a blogger now! He does weekly devotionals that go along with his Sunday messages. And if you're looking for a home church and you're in the Lockport (or surrounding) area, come and visit us sometime!  

Those Videos I Promised!

Has it really been over 3 weeks??

Wow, I'm a slacker =) I'll try to redeem myself by including LOTS of pictures. So where do I begin? Let's go ahead and start with Oct. 23rd, the first day that Silas stood up by himslf without pulling up on anything. Auntie Jess A. was here for a visit when it happened and she quickly asked, "Has he done that before??" To which I responded (quite shocked, I might add), "Never!" Wow, another milestone reached! And now, almost one month later, he's beginning to take steps! (The first of which Kevin and I personally witnessed last night.) Two steps to be exact. And one thing with Silas, he catches on to things very quickly so we could very well have a 9-month-old walker. Wow. Does anyone have a leash I can borrow?? (hehe). Another milestone occurred on Oct. 28th, the day I discovered Silas' first tooth. He fell while practicing his standing skills and got a bloody mouth (due to the toy he was chewing on when he fell). Suprisingly, I didn't panic TOO much :) While trying to make sure we didn't have a major injury on our hands I noticed his first tooth had surfaced. A few days later the second popped out. Both teeth on the bottom. He's the cutest little teethy baby I've ever seen *smile*

Moving on to Halloweeen. My entire family came over (including close friends that we consider family :) to have lunch with us and participate in our annual pumpkin carving event.

We had lots-o-fun. Silas wanted to carve one too, but couldn't quite get those pumpkin carving tools to work.

I had fun carving my fleur de lis pumpkin.

I also enjoyed visiting with my great friend Dawn and her beautiful baby girl, Belen. Silas and Belen don't really care much about each other right now, but we're hoping that one day they'll be really good friends.

Halloween night we enjoyed Harvest Fest at FBC Lockport. Silas was a ball of energy.

Thankfully, Mimi and Pop were there to offer extra hands :)

Silas loved the hay and the hay RIDE later that evening.

This may be a little off topic, but is it weird that I use duct tape in this way?

It's to keep Silas from slipping on the kitchen floor! Anyway...
 Back to business.

The first weekend in Nov. Silas and I spent a few days with my parents while Kevin went on a men's retreat with FBC. Silas tried out his new swing for the first time that wekeend. He loved it. And, as you'll see, he's the king of funny faces.

I have a video of Silas swinging that I'll post soon!

Something else a little off topic- GO SAINTS!

This is what Silas does while we watch the Saints game...

He's quite the climber now. Poor CD player.

I'm sure this next picture looks familiar to many moms:

Solid foods=messy poops (sorry if you're grossed out :)

Speaking of solid foods, Silas has a new favorite one: Cheerios (or the cheaper Wal-Mart version of them :)

Well, that's all I got for now. I hope this LONG post filled with LOTS of pictures made up for my lack of regular posting. I really need to work on that, huh? 

Until next time,

Beth, what do you do all day?

1. Remove Silas from top of dishwasher door.

2. Hold my breath as Silas climbs on top and over stool, nearly breaking his neck (he's on the way down in this pic).

3. Have a panic attack when I realize that Silas is climbing on shelving.

4. Attemp household chores while Silas tries his best to climb my leg

5. And last but not least, make sure nothing dangerous is in the way when Silas attemps his newest skill- STANDING ON HIS OWN!

Any quesions?? *smile*

Breakfast with Silas

Hope you enjoy this little video of Silas and I's breakfast time this morning. You'll notice he's quite skilled at feeding himself finger foods. You'll also notice that he's learning how to wave bye-bye.

He's growing so fast!

P.S. Please ignore the overflowing trash can in the background! Its since been taken to the dumpster!

Hope you're as inspired as I was...

Song for a Fifth Child

by Ruth Hulburt Hamilton

(written in 1958)

Mother, O Mother, come shake out your cloth,

Empty the dustpan, poison the moth,

Hang out the washing, make up the bed,

Sew on a button and butter the bread.

Where is the mother whose house is so shocking?

She's up in the nursery, blissfully rocking.

Oh, I've grown as shiftless as Little Boy Blue,

Lullabye, rockabye, lullabye loo.

Dishes are waiting and bills are past due

Pat-a-cake, darling, and peek, peekaboo

The shopping's not done and there's nothing for stew

And out in the yard there's a hullabaloo

But I'm playing Kanga and this is my Roo

Look! Aren't his eyes the most wonderful hue?

Lullabye, rockaby lullabye loo.

The cleaning and scrubbing can wait till tomorrow

But children grow up as I've learned to my sorrow.

So quiet down cobwebs; Dust go to sleep!

I'm rocking my baby and babies don't keep.

P.S. If you haven't read about Silas' 8 month birthday, keep reading... =)

Happy 8 Months, Silas!

Well, the 20th has rolled around again, which means that my little pumpkin is yet ANOTHER month old! When did the time start flying by so fast?! It's been amazing to see Silas grow and develop over the past 8 months. These days, each new day brings a new skill or a new funny face or a new awareness, and the list goes on. I wouldn't trade anything for the opportunity that the Lord has given me to be with Silas everyday watching him grow and learn. Praise you, Jesus, for Your mercy and grace!

So, I asked Silas to write a little something about his 8 Month Birthday for the blog...

Dear Mama's blog readers,
Today was a great day. In fact, my Mama would call it a BEST day. Papa took the day off and we spent the whole day together as a family. When I got up (after a FULL night's sleep, which I'm getting better at!) I went to Mama and Papa's room to play in their big bed. They always let me play in their bed in the morning. It is our special time. After we played upstairs for about an hour we came downstairs to eat breakfast and to do some more playing. Mama opened up all the windows and let the fresh cool air fill the house. It felt so good. My breakfast was fruit and bread. I prefer eating with my fingers so Mama is finding creative ways to feed me. This morning she put applesauce on lightly toasted bread and broke it up into big pieces so that I could feed myself. I really enjoyed that meal, and I hope Mama makes it again. After breakfast I played on the floor with Mama and Papa.  We read books, played pee-a-boo, and played with my toys. My nap was a little later than usual, but we were having so much fun together as a family that I didn't want to sleep. I finally took a nap though- a 2 1/2 hour one. Mama was proud. After my nap we decided to have a late lunch at Olive Garden. I enjoy going to restaurants a little more now than I did when I was a tiny baby. We had a really fun time today. Here are some pictures from our lunch at Olive Garden...

I like chewing on straws

I think Papa does to

We had a straw fight

This is what I had to eat... peaches (from Mama and Papa's peach tea), breadsticks (only the soft inside though, not the salty outside), and my new favorite food-Little Puffs that disolve in my mouth). Most of the food made it into my mouth, but there were a few leftovers on the floor. Mama told Papa that my pincer grasp is developing really well. I think that means that I'm good at picking things up between by forefinger and thumb. Mama also said that she thinks she feels some teeth coming in. I wonder what it will feel like to have teeth?

I wanted dessert, but Mama and Papa didn't let me have any sugar. It looked like they really enjoyed the Zeppoli though. I can't wait to try that some day.

Here's Mama enjoying dessert and coffee.

Here's my family. I love spending time with them.

We had SUCH a fun day. In fact, all the fun wore me out. On the way home I fell asleep so hard that Mama and Papa could hear my little snores from the front seat. I didn't even wake up when they brought me into the house. I took a nice little afternoon nap in my car seat. Mama was scared to wake me.

Tonight I spent time with Papa while Mama went to Bible study. She really likes her Bible study. She always sings to me about Jesus. Do you know that He made me and loves me? I am glad that Mama and Papa teach me about Jesus even though I don't really understand everything right now.

Well, I hope you enjoyed hearing about my day! It's so fun being 8 months old!

~Silas