Happy 5 Months Kerrington!!

Friday was Kerrington's 5 month birthday! She's already 5 months....I'll blink and she'll be 5 years! Yikes! The pics of her 5 months are a little rushed because we were trying to get out the door to go to Drew's hometown to say goodbye and unfortunately the babe was ready for a nap! That's okay though, we got em!

Let's see what the girl has been up to lately:

• Well, still the cutest lil baby I've ever seen (I'm not being partial at all!)

• Everyone, and I mean everyone that sees her says at least one comment on her rolls... I keep telling her that has a baby, everyone thinks it's cute. I don't think she takes offense to it!

• She's discovered her voice, and I'm not sure if it's fortunately, or unfortunately, but I think she's gonna be like her dad. She's not afraid to be heard. She'll scream, for no good reason, just to hear herself I think. I told Drew there was no turning back after she started one day.

• She's been successfully eating rice cereal, and loving it! We started after her 4 month check-up and she has fully gotten the idea now. She knows exactly what to do when that spoon comes close to her mouth. I can't wait to start some other foods soon!
  
  
• She just recently found out she has feet! I had her in her bumbo the other day and all the sudden she was trying to grab at her feet! It's so fun to watch her discover new things!



• She also has recently discovered Ollie! (I'm not sure how happy he is about it though) She will see him coming and get a huge smile on her face!



• She's rolling from her belly to back, only when she wants though, and not often...too much work for her :)



• No more sleeping through the night. I'm not sure what happened. I was hoping with the cereal that she would be filled the whole night. She will wake up between 4 and 5 in the morning, and usually just want some lovin... which of course I'd be more than willing to give out!



• I think her eyes are going to be brown. Her left is totally brown, but the right still has some blue in a corner of it. The verdict is still out, but looking like it might be brown.



• She's looking more and more like her daddy. She was a spitting image of me when I was born, but as she's growing, she's turning into a little Drew!

She's amazing...everyday is something new. I look forward to all the new discoveries she'll make in the next few months. I'm still telling her to stop growing, but she isn't listening. I guess I'll just have to settle with watching her grow!

Next Friday she'll have her 4th plane ride! This girl is becoming a world traveler (I guess just to Savannah and back, but at 5 months! That's quite an accomplishment!)

Kerrington, we love you! I hope that you'll enjoy your new surroundings down in Savannah!!!

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The Zoo

Yesterday I took Kerrington to the zoo for the first time! I wanted to take her there and a couple of other places before we left Cincinnati because I have memories of these places when I was younger. Looks like the zoo will be the only place we'll get to go to, but maybe we'll have a chance to go when she's a bit older and we come back to visit.

I met a few friends from work there and we walked around and saw all the animals! With Kerrington only being 5 months (tomorrow), I'm sure she just saw funny looking things she's never seen before, but we snapped a few pics for memories!

I think her favorite part was the manatees. It's inside and you get to see them and other fish in a huge tank. I put Kerrington next to the tank and she just watched the fish as they swam by. I bet she wanted to get in the water!!!

We had a good time, we only wish that daddy could have been there. He was in Savannah trying to find us a place to live. I bought Kerrington a book as a souvenir and taped her ticket to the back. I thought I should get a book to read instead of a stuffed animal until she's old enough to ask for those!

Savannah here we come!

As many of you know by now, Drew, Kerrington, Ollie and I are moving to Savannah, Georgia. Although the time between our announcement and departure was very short, we've known this could be a possibility since the beginning of June.

We're very excited for the possibilities ahead, although the journey has been hard. I guess that's how it should be though right? I think that even though I've known that this could be a possibility since June, I have really processed deeply the impact that it will have on our lives. Since it's been official (about 2 weeks now), Drew and I have packed up the house, and started saying goodbye to friends and family. As I say goodbye, I don't think my mind is letting my heart realize that we're leaving, not on a vacation, but leaving, to go live somewhere else. I think I've also been distracted with all it takes to move. I've never moved 12 hours away before, and never have I moved with a 5 month old baby, or moved out of a house I've owned! I've never quit a job that I chose as my career, I've never held my own yard sale.... I could go on, but I think you get my point. This is all totally new to me. And I must get something stated right now. Drew has been incredible throughout this all. Without him, I would be hiding in a corner. He has pulled much of this off, and been cool, calm, and collected through most of it. I think we make a good team, and balance each other out well.

Like I said, this hasn't been easy for us, but who said it would be? We've both tried to remind each other through this that we are trying our best to follow God's will and trust Him with our lives. Sometimes that's easier said than done, especially when it seems that everything is going wrong like our house not selling, for instance. At the beginning of this journey, a friend of Drew's said to rest in Him, to have peace with the situation and if so, it will work out. Everyday we try to do that. I hope God is honored in this, I hope He is glorified and that we can rely on Him to pull us through. I know He will.

So, we leave next week. Drew leaves after the moving truck comes on Monday, and Kerrington and I fly down on Friday to meet Drew and his mom in our new apartment (which Drew is currently trying to find as I type)!

I hope to post a couple more blogs before we leave, I need to catch up on some things. With all this going on, our Internet hasn't been cooperating either. I'm lucky if I get five minutes before it goes out. I'll try my best though. Pics of the girl are coming!