Rockin' & Rollin' & High Chair Sittin'

In order to get from point A to point B, Sydney uses the "roll" technique. She has perfected it so that she can roll continuously across the room. The bad part is when she has a tragic intersection with a wall or other hard surface. She says, "Ohhhhh" when she finds an obstacle and then gets on her hands and knees to "rock" away from it.

I...

can roll...

over...

Cheese!

Sydney graduated to the BIG chair this week. She is outgrowing the bumbo (her thunder thighs get stuck in it) and I thought it was time to take the high chair out for a spin.

6 Months

I love my Aunt Gina!

Your Baby Can Read

Daddy, are you sure about this?

Notice the two spoon approach used by Mr. Chambers

Is this how this thing works?

I don't need no stinkin handles...

This thing's empty!

What a big girl you are, Sydney! We can't believe that it has been 6 months since you arrived and changed our world forever.

S - So happy all of the time! You never meet a stranger and smile at everyone (well almost everyone) you meet. People stop us in the store and say, "Her smile just made my day!" I am so blessed to have such a cheerful, pleasant baby that is a joy to be around. I have heard that some babies are just down right cranky all the time. I love it when our eyes meet from across the room and you smile at me spontaneously. It's more than I can take!

Y - You are weighing in at approximately 16 pounds and have almost outgrown your size 2 diapers. You are wearing 6 months sized clothing and can't STAND to wear shoes or headbands. No big bows for you, baby. Only small clippies that barely hang on to your few hairs. You have a little curl right in the middle of your forehead, and when you are good, you are very, very good, which is MOST of the time.

D - Doing things yourself is the name of the game. You try to grab the spoon to feed yourself, you hold on to the couch and stand unassisted, you are ALMOST crawling (in the rocking stage), and you grab everything out of my hands.

N - Never boring. Life with you is never dull and I can't wait to wake up each day to see what new thing you do, "say", or accomplish. Just when I think my heart is full to bursting, I find room to love you even more.

E - Everything deserves to be "talked" to. You "talk" to every toy, bib, burp cloth, blanket, pacifier, and even the cat. You are always "talking" and it makes your daddy so happy to hear you chatting away. When he comes home, you always have a "hi" for him and it makes his day.

Y - Yummies! You have eaten EVERYTHING I have put in front you. Your faves are green peas (mama's fave too) and bananas. Prunes are last on your list, but like a trooper, you swallow them down. You love to listen to Lindell Cooley or Australia Hillsongs music when you eat and you can't eat for smiling sometimes. You raise up your arms like you are flying away, but personally, I think you are just a charismatic, pentecostal baby and are practicing for the future.

Glory Baby

I sent this song to a friend a few months back to comfort her when she miscarried. I never thought I would be singing it for myself. My pastor said this morning, "Even though we experience times of heartache in our life, God's wonderful plans for us do not change."
God, I trust your judgment and your will for our life. We love you sweet baby and Sydney, Mom, and Dad, will see you in heaven.

Glory baby you slipped away as fast as we could say baby…baby..
You were growing, what happened dear? You disappeared on us baby…baby..
Heaven will hold you before we do, Heaven will keep you safe until we’re home with you…
Until we’re home with you…

Miss you everyday Miss you in every way But we know there’s a day when we will hold you
We will hold you
You’ll kiss our tears away, When we’re home to stay, Can’t wait for the day when we will see you We will see you
But baby let sweet Jesus hold you‘till mom and dad can hold you…
You’ll just have heaven before we do, You’ll just have heaven before we do

Sweet little babies, it’s hard to understand it ‘cause we’re hurting, We are hurting
But there is healing And we know we’re stronger people through the growing, And in knowing- That all things work together for our good And God works His purposes just like He said He would… Just like He said He would…

I can’t imagine heaven’s lullabies and what they must sound like
But I will rest in knowing, heaven is your home And it’s all you’ll ever know…all you’ll ever know…

She's Got the Victory

Everytime I play the song, "Victory" by Yolonda Adams, Sydney starts to jump like crazy. I guess she gets it in her bones. It just cracks me up! I had to post a clip of her feeling the spirit.

I listened to this song a lot when I was pregnant because I loved the "groove." My favorite line is: "I'm not worried about the material things I don’t have, I'm just blessed cause I’m sure I'm in my Savior’s care, 'cause I know that my blessing is on the way, I can't see it right now but I stand by faith." Amen!

The Baby with a Thousand Faces

As I was downloading the pics off of my phone, I realized that my little girl can make some crazy faces. She is very expressive and you can tell EXACTLY what she is thinking based on her face.