Dear Parenthood... I love you.

First and foremost, I am sorry that I haven't written in FOREVER. Being a mommy is more than a full-time job, meaning I'm busy 100% of the time. 

Alexis is 5 weeks and 3 days old. She is smiling more often than not, and is starting to reach out to grab objects now. She loves studying your face, and if you stick your tongue out at her, she tries to mock you. It is the cutest thing ever. As of yesterday, she weighed 10lbs and 1 oz, and was 22.5 inches long. She's growing and gaining weight appropriately. We found out yesterday that she has a heart murmur, which is most likely inherited from her daddy, so we are getting that checked out on Monday. Other than that she is 110% healthy, and 2 million % beautiful. We are absolutely in love with our baby girl, and wouldn't trade her or this experience for anything. 

Eric deploys in X weeks, so it's coming up really fast... faster than I would prefer. Please keep us, especially him, in your prayers and thoughts over the next 8 months until he comes home.

We get to travel home to Missouri in 12 days, for his pre-deployment leave. There we will get to go hunting, spend time with family and we even get to spend Thanksgiving there, which is a blessing. We will also be getting Alexis baptized on the 28th =) I can not wait. It will be a very emotional day. 

This concludes my post for now, so have a wonderful evening!