Living a Blessed Life

Tobiah is THE happiest baby ever! He smiles a lot now, and loves having conversations during his awake time. I have a feeling he will rival his mom with his talking once he learns words. :-) He is SO cute!! I can't help but sit and stare at him when I'm home. (I stare at his pictures when I'm at work). Tobiah meeting Great Grandma Margie  Last weekend we took our first 'road trip' to Albert Lea for our friend, Jaycie's 2nd birthday party. We had a great time and Tobiah slept a good portion of the time. The rest of the time he pretty much hung out and cuddled with David and Laura. It was great spending time with some of our closest friends, and all of the adorable kids there! After watching them all interact, I really look forward to watching Toby grow and develop. He is a very smart boy, and will continue to learn all sorts of new things as Grandpa Dana continues to teach him something fun and new every day. Jack Turner (Laura Davis & D...

I can hardly believe that Tobiah is already 5 weeks old!! I catch myself thinking of some things we were told about newborns, and then telling myself "he's not a newborn anymore" so that no longer applies. It's a bittersweet process as our little miracle continues to grow and develop. We are SO happy that he is growing into a strong, healthy little boy but we keep reminding him not to grow up too fast! (Not a 5 week picture, but I love this one and HAD to add it) What's New: Toby is outgrowing his reflux issues, which means he's doing a much better job keeping his milk down, and has very few extreme gas issues. PRAISE THE LORD!! We purchased a bottle of Colic Calm, which is a homeopathic treatment for gas, reflux and colic. I have only had to use it a handful of times, and lately just once / week (if that). It helps settle his tummy, and get rid of the gas bubbles to relieve the pain. I have heard that a little water will do the same thing, and help...