surprise

i got a wonderful surprise in the mail today. i love my husband. :)

love

just thought i'd post some of my favorite pictures of jenna. i think her second tooth is coming in. she doesn't give me long to look before she gets her tongue in the way or pulls away from me, but i think i got a little glimpse of white just beneath those gums.

chicken and baths

so we tried giving jenna some chicken. every time she took a bite, she made a disgusted face, but she kept opening her mouth up for more. it was really funny. it's been a good week. she's got such a personality, and i see more and more of it every single day. last night cameron put on his trunks and got in the tub with jenna. she had a blast! she loves bath time. it's one of my favorite times of day.

i am israel

i was reading jeremiah yesterday, and i came to the point where israel is pleading for mercy. as i read, i found myself getting extremely frustrated with israel. now, i know it is difficult to sense the tone when reading, and as i read, i started wondering if the tone i picked up was based on my own experience with repentance. i was frustrated with israel because they seemed as if they were reminding god of who he was (as if he didn't know): merciful, loving, faithful, etc. the tone i sensed was not one of true repentance. it felt like they were just words with no intent of change. then i realized... this is me! ha what a revelation, i know. it really made me question my understanding of repentance. i'm not so sure i truly understand what it means to make a complete 180. i know i say a lot of the right things. i even do a lot of the right things, but how often is my motivation sincere? 

anyway... that's really as far as i got with those thoughts. i'm still just kind of letting it soak in. i've always had difficulty reading the old testament because i had such a hard time seeing how it fits my life. i always heard everybody say, "we are israel" blah blah blah. i know all of those things. seeing how i interpret scripture based on my own experiences (subconscious or not) really hit me. it's been a while since i've really felt open to allowing god to speak to me through his word, and as simple as these thoughts may be, god spoke...

miss personality

thought i'd add a few new photos of jenna. i absolutely love seeing her personality shine through. she is getting to be more and more fun each day. it really does seem like each day, she does something new. she definitely keeps me on my toes!

sweet taters

so far we like bananas, sweet potatoes, and pears. yay! my little girl is getting so big. this was a sweet potato day. we tried starting out with rice cereal like everybody and book tells you to do, and she just kept spitting it out. so, of course, i thought she wasn't ready for solids. well, cam had left the cereal at his mom's house, so i decided to just try some stage 1 food (bananas were first). she did great! we're now doing solids 3 times a day, and she gets excited as soon as we go into the kitchen to get her bib on. i can't believe she'll be 5 months old in 2 days.