My First Mother's Day and Caroline's Dedication

This post is going to be very out of order because I am still trying to catch up on Caroline's weekly posts, but I wanted to post about my First Mother's Day with Caroline.

Mother's Day was so wonderful! I am so glad that this day has finally arrived for me! It is such an amazing thing to be a mother and to be Caroline's mother! She is so wonderful and sweet!

For Mother's Day weekend, my parents and David's grandparents, parents and brother all came up to be with us so we could celebrate Caroline's dedication! We had a wonderful weekend visiting with everyone! On Saturday, we went to the hotel where the Stanfords were staying and enjoyed the pool there. It was Caroline's first time in a pool and she absolutely LOVED it!

On Sunday, it was Mother’s Day and time for Caroline’s dedication. Many people don’t really understand what it means to dedicate your child to the Lord, so here is an explanation: Dedication is not so much about Caroline as it is about us as parents and our church. It is a commitment by us to recognize that Caroline is a gift from God that He can use as He wills, and that we as parents will raise Caroline in the fear and the admonition of the Lord and that the Church will provide an environment where she can grow in the knowledge of Christ.

The dedication service was wonderful. We all went back to our house for a steak lunch after the dedication. It was very good!

I have to say that it is so much fun being a Mommy! I love my sweet Caroline and am so happy she is in our lives!

Here are pictures from Caroline's first time in the pool!

Here are some pictures from the dedication.

When I look at this picture, I can just hear my thoughts:

"It's finally my turn! I'm finally a mom!"

Caroline enjoying her first Bible!

David's Papa, David's brother (Josh), David's Granny, David and Caroline

Papa, Josh, Granny, David, Caroline & me

Me, Caroline & Granny

My Dad (Curtis), My Mom (Diane), Caroline, me and David

Josh, David's Mom (June), David's Dad (Steve), Caroline, me & David

This is later on that afternoon. We were exhausted!

What I Love About You...34 Weeks

34 Weeks

March 25, 2010

I Love...

-going to the park with you and how you just LOVED playing in the pine straw. I brought several toys with us and you played with a few of them, but you just couldn't help yourself in the pine straw. You loved playing in it and with it!

-seeing you watch the ducks for the first time. You really didn't pay too much attention to them, but I caught you staring at them in this picture. I'm positive that you will come to love visiting the ducks very soon!

-picnicking with you and Daddy! This was our first trip to the church's playground with you. Below are pictures of your first slides.

I love the sweet flower Daddy put in your hair!

This is your first time in a swing! You really loved it! We had so much fun with you!

This is my first time sliding with you.

-how you discovered that you can flip your toy basked over and get all of the toys out of it. You were SO cute when you took them all out one by one.

Here is the second time you emptied it. So cute!

-going to the lake with you and Daddy for a picnic. This was our second trip to the park where we sat and just played and enjoyed God's creation and this time Daddy was able to come!

You and Daddy watching the fishes!

You loved the pine straw in the trees too!

You love the wind!

You loved it when Daddy put you HIGH up in the air!

Here is our view from our little picnic spot.

-watching you holding your self up standing. There is a video below of you holding yourself up and opening and closing the door on your toy too.

-how you are so easily entertained. I was cleaning out my coupon folder and I just kept throwing coupons at you on the floor and you loved playing in them!

I hope you guys enjoy the video below. Caroline laughs hysterically when David and I throw the ball back and forth.