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Happy 10 Months!

Kendall turned 10 months old on May 8th. It's possible I've said this for the past several months, but I'm not exaggerating when I say that this month was the most fun month so far! My goodness, we have such a fun, silly, smart girl. But no bias, right? She has learned SO much this month and is such a joy. She loves to laugh and will start giggling whenever she hears me and Ryan laughing. The best is when we're riding in the car and Ryan and I start laughing about something. She'll just start cracking up like she knows what we're talking about. It's so cute! So I know these details may not be interesting to everyone, but it's mostly so that I can recall the little (and big) milestones later on down the road. So here are a few of the things Kendall started doing this month. - Pulling up to her knees while holding onto furniture - Sitting up from a crawling position - Learned how to give a "high-five" - Learned how to do "touchdown...

Baby Dedication

Our church has a wonderful program called Baby Dedication. It's not intended to be a baby baptism or christening, but instead, it's a special time with family where we commit to raising Kendall in a Christian home where she learns about God's love. It's also a time to ask our family to come alongside us in this and keep us accountable in our actions and in our walks with the Lord. We could only invite immediate family because of space constraints, but it was such a great time of asking our parents, siblings, and their significant others to come around us and hold us accountable as we raise Kendall. Before the dedication, we had to do a little bit of "homework". There were several messages we listened to about parenting, marriage, and raising little ones to know Christ. We were then asked us to come up with five values and two habits that we want to make a priority in our home. Ryan and I really enjoyed completing this task. In fact, I think we're go...