More on our Little Lou

Yes, I believe in the Christan doctrine of original sin. I agree with my pastor that our children are fighting for control of our homes the minute they are brought home from the hospital. The thing is, until this last month, I kind of suspected that Adeline did not share the rest of humanity's fallen nature. Ooooh she's just so cute and sweet and, sure, she cries and doesn't want to be with anyone but me, but can you blame her? And yes, she never took a bottle, but, hey, is it really sinful? Like I said. . . until, this last month.


The girl is showin' her wild side. Her stubborn side. Her "I want it now" side. Our dinner struggles in that high chair have worn me out! She will climb out of every strap and stand up over, and over, and over again--one time I counted 20minutes straight of standing in the high chair and being corrected every 6 seconds.

But oh, she is fun to be around. She won't stop for a second, even trying to "eat and run"- not real pleasant for Mom. She bobs her head to the music and has HUGE grins for her siblings when they say hello. She waves and points and gives "high fives". Oh! And she has mastered the sippy cup! A light at the end of the tunnel! I've enjoyed seeing her attachment to her "lovey"--a little blanket. And her fun crawling around our bed. The nursery workers have discovered her love for Cheerios--she eats all day long on Sunday, but it keeps her happy.

So I guess a lot has happened this month for Addie. We treasure these days, while praying that our sweet baby (and all our sweet children) will see their sinful heart subdued by sovereign grace early in their lives.--

see how I tied that in with the beginning? Even though I've written this post on and off all day. . .

Happy Birthday, Sweet Adeline!

PS. I think these pictures from tonight show a little of her feistiness. I originally wanted to take her picture in this sweet vintage dress of my mother's, but she wouldn't hold still for a minute, hence the half-clothed shots above. She wants to eat my camera. This is all I got of that pretty little dress: