Levi's Dedication & Blessing

This past Sunday we dedicated Levi to the Lord at Rockland UMC. Aaron's dad is the pastor there, and we wanted to include his congregation in the dedication since we are there from time to time. Aaron's sisters and nieces were able to be there as well as my parents. It was a special time. Aaron's dad did a great job explaining the orgin of Levi's name and giving the blessing over him as we dedicated him to the Lord's work. We are so thankful for our little guy, and know the Lord has put a huge blessing in our lives by giving us Levi.

Just To See You Smile

Levi's smile is one of the best things on earth!

I'm Gonna Be A Cowboy!

Well, as many of you know Aaron is a big rodeo fan, so he is already talking about Levi riding sheep and all. The other day we were hanging out and next thing I know Aaron has Levi riding through the livingroom on Dodger. I had to gt a video clip of it for you all. Below is a picture of Levi's first pair of chaps. I had seen a pair just like them before, but they were $50. Luckily, I got this pair for FREE from a family friend getting rid of a bunch of clothes. I knew Aaron would love them, and I'm sure Levi will be in them all the time once he is old enough.

Weighing In

So earlier I posted that I thought Levi might be pushing 14 pounds. Well, I'm here to say that I officially have no idea how much the kid weighs except to say that he is getting heavier by the day. I was so skeptical about the 14 pounds that I decided to give it another try. I enlisted mom and dad to help. Each of us weighed ourselves with and without Levi. The verdict: This method is completely unreliable. Each time the weight of Levi was different from 10 - 14 pounds. I did place him on the scale by himself and he measured 12.2. pounds, so I guess you can just say he weighs more than he did at birth. We'll have some official measurements when we go back to the doctor for his 2 month check up in about two weeks. Until then I'll just keep guessing. My guess right now is somewhere between Baby Jesus and Gizmo.

6 weeks

Levi is 6 weeks old. I can't believe how fast he is growing. Amy and I attempted to weigh him yesterday, and you won't believe what the scale said...14 pounds! I'm still a little skeptical myself, but we both weighed him and got the same thing. Fourteen pounds or not, here are some recent pictures of our little guy.

Kayaking - Our Version

So our friend Samuel recently bought a kayak. Most of us have already taken it out for a spin on the lake, and we all love it. I was pregnant when he bought it and was afraid to get into it at 9 months along thinking I might not be able to get out of it; therefore yesterday was my first spin in the kayak. It was lots of fun, and now I'm wanting one myself. Every Sunday we get together to hang out. Yesterday we all hung out at Hick's Lake playing ultimate frisbee, cards, and cooking out. Of course, Samuel brought his kayak and we took turns taking it for a drive. Well, riding one at a time was obviously not good enough for us, so we decided to pile on the people and see how far we could get. Enjoy the clip.

4th of July

Aaron and I decided to celebrate the 4th of July by going to watch the Church of Covington's firework display. We loaded up Levi and Dodger and headed out. We were a little concerned that Levi may not like the fireworks, so we were ready to leave if he got fussy. Well, the fireworks didn't bother him, but Dodger was terrified by them. We were all sitting in the back of the truck, and as soon as the first one popped, Dodger was hiding under our chairs. As the show went on he got a little braver, but never left our side. Afterwards we picked up a quick dinner at Sonic, and tried their new banana split blast for dessert.