Long time, old friend

Well, I have fallen into a blogging lull, it seems.  Why?  Well, I could blame it on multiple things.  Being a mother and a pastor does not allow for much time to do anything.  Also, I feel like I haven't had anything blog worthy to write about recently...  If I do, I usually can tweet about it in 140 characters, so what's the point of writing a whole blog.  Sad, but true.

Life seems anything but dull, but I hate to bore you all with tale after tale about Aubrey.  Then again, she is my life right now. 

What else is new?  Well, let's see:

• Had a great time on vacation.  It was very relaxing and just what we needed - family time with just the three of us.  Spent a lot of time sleeping and watching tv.  Ahhh.
• This weekend I have the annual Fall Retreat with the youthies.  Excited to spend time with them.  Not excited to leave my baby girl for three days...
• I have been the solo pastor at Main Street for two weeks now.  So far, nothing has burned down, but there is a very funky skunk smelling coming from the kitchen.  I maintain that it would be there whether Jame had left or not.
• I am really struggling with finding time to do much of anything around the house.  There seems to be no time to clean, cook, read, or even catch up on TiVo.  Between work and having an infant, my time is strapped.  And on the weekends, I am usually consumed with work stuff, or we are trying to see one of our families so that they can spend time with Aubrey.  Oy.  It is just nuts.  Seriously - the cleaning thing is going to have to happen soon...
• We had our annual pet blessing last weekend.  This is one of my favorite parts of being a pastor.  I love celebrating our pet companions and it's always exciting to meet them.  To date, I have blessed: dogs, cats, rabbits, a mouse, and a chicken name Peewee. 
• Aubrey turned 6 months old today.  I cannot believe it.

I think that's about it for now.  Told you - nothing too exciting around here.

Aubrey Update

Little Miss Aubrey has been up to a lot lately.  Here's the latest:

• She has been sleeping 12-13 hours straight every night.
• This morning, I went in to check on her (she had been sleeping for 14 hours) and I found her with her thumb in her mouth, smiling at the ceiling.  It was SO cute.
• Whenever Steve plays smoochy monster (kisses her all over her face), she giggles.  She won't do this for me, which makes me think it is because his beard feels funny to her face.
• Every time Aubrey falls asleep on me, I'm afraid it may be the last time, so I spend a few extra minutes snuggling with her before I put her into her crib.
• She is loving her exersaucer.
• She loves music.  Last night I was watching Glee and every time they started singing, she would stop playing and watch the tv until the music ended.  She is her father's daughter.
• She often tries to suck her thumb while she is eating.
• She is a very happy and smiley baby!  We are so blessed!

Aubrey's First Soccer Game!

Aubrey went to her first soccer game last week.  We went to see a couple of youth play.  She loved it!  She loves being outside.  So cute!

Cereal!

Last week we had our 4 month check up with our doctor.  She said we can start Aubrey on cereal.  I was quite apprehensive about it, not because I was worried about how she would do with it, but because it made me realize exactly how fast my little girl is growing up. 

Last Saturday, though, we began our journey towards solid food.  Here's what we captured:





she didn't quite get the spoon thing, but she loved sucking it off her fingers:

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