Steve and Jenny Valentine

FOUR MONTHS: Not a fan of tummy time Finding her voice and enjoys hearing herself make noises Responds to her name Smiles and coos when you say "I love you" Beginning to grab at toys STATS: 11 lbs 7.5 oz (for the win of littlest baby at 4 months that we've had!) 23.75 inches long I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking :) I came home from being out and she had been giving daddy fits, finally falling asleep on him. Cutest thing ever! still wanted to be swaddled, but began getting out of the swaddle. We were able to have her not swaddled at bedtime during month four. And when she gets enough rest, yes she does wake up like this! first father's day with Olivia in the bunch and all smiles! she could sit like this if we propped her against the arm of the couch and apparently happy about it! sitting with assistance enjoying the play yard and hitting the toys The day she turned four months old... ...

I have had the thought, "this {raising support} would be easier if we didn't have three small littles underfoot"...but then I hear Karis from the other room singing, " Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus, oh for grace to trust Him more ".  What a great reminder, yes 'tis so Sweet to trust in Jesus! Her sweet little voice just singing away, all Glory to God, and my heart once again is reminded to be thankful. To trust Jesus in this entire process of raising support. To lean on the only One who is capable to sustain us, provide for us and give us the grace to {continue} to trust Him more. If I didn't have Karis, Isaac and Olivia around, I might possibly miss out on some pretty good lessons the Lord is teaching me. We read them devotional stories from a great children's book, Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing and just recently I read them the story about the mustard seed (as mentioned in the Bible in Luke 17). The words in the devotional pierced my heart.....