I finally met my Uncle Dusty!

I was so excited for Rachel to finally get to meet her Uncle Dusty. He had been deployed to Guam since June and was dying to see her. He drove into town today with his girlfriend, Janelle. It was so good to see Dusty and to finally meet Janelle! Rachel did not greet him with lots of smiles, (if you know what I mean), but she did finally warm up to them! She would look at Janelle and smile at her everytime she saw her! It was so cute! Rachel also giggled for the first time today! Mrs. Colette said she did it this morning when she was looking at herself in the mirror, but I did not get to see it. Dad was playing with her and she giggled at him! So cute!

Christmas Pictures!

Mike and I took Rachel to Ocala for Christmas pictures this evening! She was so adorable! We wanted to go ahead and get them done so we could send them out with the Christmas cards. Check out the photobucket website for today to see a few. We will post the rest when we get them! ADORABLE!

Weight Check!

I took Rachel for her monthly weight check today... SHE WAS 11 POUNDS!!! It is hard to believe how much she has grown since she was a tiny baby only 4 months ago! She has more than doubled her weight in 4 months... 5 lb 3.5 oz to 11 lbs!

4 Months Old!

Rachel is 4 months old today! We took her to get her pictures at Sears. She has gotten really good at holding herself up on her belly. So... we wanted to get her picture doing that, because Mike has one doing that! She looks so precious!

Grab It!

This morning, Mike, Sam, Mr. Rodney, and Willie left early to go to the FSU/Clemson game for Willie's birthday. I stayed here and went to my parents house, because my Aunt Jan and Uncle Mike were coming into town to meet Rachel! It was a really fun time and they seemed to really enjoy meeting Rachel. While they were there, Rachel was laying on her activity gym and we were playing with her. She reached out and grabbed her toy! That was the first time that she had done that! She has been accomplishing so much so fast! :) Oh! She also saw her first dog today! :) She liked her!

She did it!!!

I was folding laundry today, on the bed, and had Rachel laying on the bed too. She was just looking around, making noises, and moving her legs and arms, when all of the sudden, SHE ROLLED OVER!!! I know that she has rolled over before, but this was different! She rolled over from her back to her belly this time! I just got done reading in my baby book that babies don't usually do that until they are about 6 months!

We are so happy! She is such a smart and active little girl! She loves to move and to be in on the action! We are so proud of our precious baby angel!

It's Election Day!

Today was election day...

Rachel Got To Vote! :)

Needless to say... it did not turn out the way we wanted it to! Most of our local candidates we voted for won, and Amendment 2 passed (YAY*Says marriage is one man and one woman*)...

However... Barack Obama beat John McCain for president.

We are not looking forward to what the next 4 years holds.... we just have to give it to God... Pray for our country and our military!