Bears Bears

Caleb is enjoying a new CD by Andrew Peterson called Slugs & Bugs & Lullabies. Actually the CD was a gift I gave Rachel for her birthday (she asked for it at some point in the past).

The songs are glue for the brain...impossible to remove from your mind throughout the day. Like "You better eat them beans, boy" and "Tractor, Tractor, harvesting the wheat."

Caleb dances to a lot of the songs, but there is one that he sings along too (which is amazing since he has a vocabulary of about 20 words or so). The song is Bears.

He sings:

Bears, bears, they got no cares

Bears don’t drink from a cup

Sharp teeth and claws and furry paws

To catch you and eat you up

No, grizzly bears don’t wear underwear

Socks, or jammies, or gloves

No baby bears, don’t wear diapers

No Pampers, no Huggies, no Luvs

Of course we recommend the CD. But at the top of our recommendation list right now...

That's right, the Pumpkin Spice Latte. At your local Starbucks beginning tomorrow (Sept 1). I have waited months for this flavor that tickles my taste buds like no other taste on earth. So if you're wondering where I will be tomorrow morning...IN LINE AT STARBUCKS!

written by: wes (da-da)

29 and holding

August 24, 1980 a precious and beautiful baby was brought into this world...ME!

Monday I celebrated my 29th birthday. The day began with Caleb bringing me a card and a gift card to Target (how thoughtful Caleb). Followed by a low-key, no plans day. These days are few and far between, so it was the perfect birthday gift.

That evening we went to Zorba's (yummy Greek food) for dinner.

It was a blast! Thanks Wes, Kristin and everyone else for making it such a special evening!

I have decided that I will stay at 29! So no more birthdays for me!

To see the rest of the pictures from the festivities, click here: http://picasaweb.google.com/rachelreddchurch/RachelS29thBirthday?authkey=Gv1sRgCKPs0fKioq-xTA&feat=directlink

I'm a big kid now

Caleb is growing up so fast. He is 14 months and into EVERYTHING. He has been walking for most of the summer, but he really seems to have it down now. Which means his new venture is CLIMBING! Up the stairs, onto the couch, on top of his slide. He keeps me busy!

One of the new things he just started doing is giving "real kisses". He even makes the sound "mmmm-wah" when he does it. Melts my heart!

He is still a pretty small kid. He probably weighs around 20 lbs and most of his clothes are still size 9 months. He is getting taller and thinner and more hair. He is becoming a toddler for sure.

He has almost gotten all 4 of his molars which gives him a mouth full of 12 teeth! This is a great thing because it really expands his menu options. His current favorites are bananas, blueberries, cheese and of course french fries!

We can't wait for him to have a little brother to play with. I can only imagine how crazy our house is going to be Christmas of 2010. I will have two wild boys, a 1 year old and a 2 1/2 year old. Fun!

Speaking of baby boy #2. Things are going well. I am 21 weeks which means this baby could be here in less than 19 weeks--wow!

Caleb is keeping all of his nursey decor, so I picked out a fun new pattern for little brother.

I wish I had some updated pictures of Caleb, but my battteries in my camera are dead-- I know terrible excuse. I will post some soon.

Pink or Blue?

Well...Caleb is going to have a little BROTHER!

We are not one bit surprised. He will be the 4th grandSON and the 7th great grandSON on Wes' side! I told you that Churches only make boys!

We are thrilled! I love that Caleb will have a brother close in age. I pray that they will be best friends.

Everything looks great. Heart, kidneys, spine, measurements, all 10 fingers and all 10 toes, etc! Praise the Lord!

i'll take a break

i guess i will take a break from reading everyone else's blog and actually write on my own. do you ever look at your last post thinking you wrote it a few days ago yet the date reveals its been a good two weeks?? whoops!

this week has been busy. i have some serious respect for all those single moms out there (wes is in europe)...you women are amazing. for real.

"single mom" + teething, irratable toddler+ pregnancy + just getting home from a week of travel = me... pooped

what gets me through- the Lord, counting down to seeing Wes, waiting for Monday at 2pm to find out what gender baby #2 is, caleb's laugh, my wonderful, helpful sister and of course brand new jewelry!!!

Can you hold me now?

So yes, I am a Kirk Franklin fan and I just discovered this old song of his. I have listened to it every day since I first heard it.

I wanted to share it because I think many people are going through tough times right now and I hope it ministers to you like it does me... If you can download it and hear the song, it is beautiful (I did add it to my blog playlist).

Kirk Franklin - Hold me now

The spring of April's gone
The leaves have all turned brown
The children are all grown up
And there's no one around
I'm looking over my life
And all the mistakes I made
And I'm afraid
Afraid
Somebody told me that you would wash all my sins
And cleanse me for the scars that are so deep within
So I'm calling to you
If you can hear me I don't know how
I was wondering can you hold me now?


You are the only one
That's patient when I fall
Your angel's come to save me
Everytime I call
You don't laugh at me
When I make mistakes and cry
You're not like man
You understand me
See people change
One day they don't like you
The next they do
I wish that everyone
Could love me just like you
So here I am
This sinful man
Peace won't allow
I was wondering can you hold me now

To every broken person
That may hear this song
To every boy or girl
That feels his smile is gone
I know exactly how it feels
To lay in the bed at night
And cry, And cry

Don't you worry
God is patient and he cares
About the tears you drop
And the pain you feel he's there
When you are weak
That's when he's strong
Even though you don't know how

God can, and he will hold you now
God can, and he will hold you now
Don't you worry, he can hold you now

Vacation Week 2

Our second week of vacation was spent at Cherry Grove (N. Myrtle Beach). This was with Wes' family. 35+ people in an 8 bedroom house! It was craziness, but belive it or not, still relaxing. Caleb loves the beach! He loves to dig in the sand, eat the sand and splash in the ocean!
While we were gone, we also celebrated our 4 year wedding anniversary. We went to a really neat restaurant in Little River, SC called The Parson's Table. It was a very special and fun outing just the two of us!