G is three months old!

Wow! For some reason this seems impossible to me that our little baby is alredy 3 months old today. Maybe time could slow down just a little... I would sure appreciate that!

Weight 15lb. 4oz.

Height 23.5in

Diaper size 2 for disposable and we have had to adjust his snap settings again for cloth diapers 

Clothing size: all 3-6 month or 6 month clothing

Eating: status quo for eating every 2.5-3hrs. I think he would be happy to stretch to 3 hours every time if it weren't so hot! I think he likes to nurse to comfort to compensate for the heat. He still is a spitter so we always need to have a burp cloth ready.

Sleeping: we have a bedtime routine nailed down and he and is big brother H are both in bed by 7:30pm! Glory glory hallelujah!! On average he is only waking once a night to feed now and waking around 6 am.

Likes: giggling at his silly daddy. Bath time. Rolling over. Chewing on his hands. 

Milestones: this past month Grayson has started rolling over from back to belly. Nearly every time we lay him on his activity mat he now rolls over within a couple of minutes. He is doing a great job of holding his head up while on his stomach. He also has started to give us baby giggles. They are so cute and make me look forward to hearing his full laugh someday (hopefully soon). We have continued to work on being worn on mommy's so back in a chitinje and he is slowly liking it better. 

We are absolutely in love with this little guy and so happy to have him in our family.

Wrapping up Literacy Class

Last week I had the opportunity to attend the last literacy class of the year. My colleague who taught the class was finishing up so I wanted to have a chance to go and say goodbye to the ladies out in the village that I had the privilege of getting to know.

This was the second time I had been back to class since having Grayson. This time since he was now 2 months old, I offered to the ladies to hold him. Oh what a sweet sight! He was passed all around the ladies in the class and the children from the village that normally hang around the class were thoroughly enjoying checking him out. It was so sweet to be able to share him with the ladies and to see their love and joy for him. I only was slightly concerned at one point when he started rooting at one of the women and she made eye contact with me...and it was as if she was asking me with her eyes if she wanted me to have her nurse him. I can't be 100% sure that was her intention since she didn't verbally communicate that, but I did immediately get up from my chair and take him back to nurse him myself!

It was so wonderful to see all the women and one gentleman who had been so faithful to come to class. My colleague had worked out a deal with the class that if they could learn 4 different passage of scripture and recite them from memory that they would receive a Bible at the conclusion of the class. And you want to know what....all of the women did it! They all received a Bible, Amen! It was so great to hear them all in unison reciting the verses aloud. 

It was wonderful to see all of them receive their certificate of completion as well as Bibles. All of those women took a lot of time and effort to come to class every Monday and Wednesday. What a privilege to see all their hard work rewarded.

It was also so great to see their generosity towards my colleague. A couple of the women stood up and thanked her for doing the class. And then all of the women started coming forward and giving Mary their gifts of thanks. It was so humbling to watch them give her what they could as a thank you, especially knowing how little they have.

I will miss the time spent and shared with these wonderful women. I am so glad to see and hear them hiding the Word in their hearts. Pray with me that those who still are not attending church will start attending the Baptist church in the village. And finally rejoice with me for the women who are now faithfully coming to church and those who have started attending the Baptist church. 

G. hanging out with a mom who has 7 of her own kiddos!

G.  being admired

Mary and Amai K. Handing out the certificates and Bibles

Mary receiving her gifts from the class