Mother's Day and Parent-Child Dedication Service

My first mother's day was nice. We and several other families had a parent-child dedication service.
We basically stood in front of the congregation and acknowledged our child as a precious gift from God and we understood we have an obligation to raise her according to God's word, etc. We kept her in the service and it was nice. I had to take her out to feed her; we went into a quiet classroom. She wet to sleep and I took her back in the service.

The night before, Jason prepared a roast to go in the crock pot. I helped a little, but it was primarily his endeavor. Rachel, Chris and Tracy joined us for lunch on Mother's Day Sunday. My mom and I talked on the phone a few times. She was not feeling 100% to journey to our house, and it stormed pretty bad that evening which squashed our plans to drive down to see her. Speaking of sqashing, a branch fell out of a tree onto a dead tree and knocked it to the ground.

Jason, Chris and Tracy went to Blockbuster and Jason rented me a chick flick. While they were gone Joanna and I went over to see Sheryl for a few minutes.
Chris and Tracy stayed till like eight or so because they were waiting to hear from someone before they left.

Visit with John and Barbara

We journeyed up to visit Jon and Barbara and had a great time.
We visited the Louisville Zoo, played Settlers of Cataan, ate Ice cream and talked. Oh, and we played the wii. We stayed in a hotel on campus which turned out well. We were concerned that the cat may be too much for Jason's allergies. As it turned out, the cat didn't bother Jason as much as some others do. So we could stay with them next time!
Traveling with Joanna wasn't as bad as we thought. On this 4-hour trip, we stopped about every hour and got her out of the carseat to nurse, eat, or just look around.

Happy 6 Months Birthday Joanna!

Today Joanna is 6 months old. She is growing and changing so much now!

She has been rolling over for a while now. Her newest achievement is being able to stay sitting up a few moments when placed in a sitting position before flopping over. She surprised me when she simply rolled over and worked back to the toy she was playing with.

She loves to go stay with Nana while I'm at work. They both have a lot of fun. Yesterday, Nana had Joanna close to my work, so I was able to leave work and go visit at lunch, which made it a wonderful day!

Our Day in the Nursery and a Visit with Cousins

Sunday was my appointed day in the nursery. Jason stayed with me and the other couple as we took care of four babies. It is always an interesting time. This Sunday was a good day for the babies, though, there wasn't too much crying and there were a few naps involved (for the babies, not us).

It had been almost 4 months since I saw my cousin, so on Sunday, after church, when Jason decided to go work on Granny's shed with his brother, I called her up and took off for a visit. We all enjoyed the afternoon and evening. I enjoy watching her children interact with Joanna. They seem to like each other and I'm glad. I ate the best ribs I think I have ever had, too. We got back late, but it may have been worth it for those ribs.

Going through a car wash

Yesterday, shortly after I got home from work and Joanna ate, we went out to the store. It rained while we were inside so we took our time and looked around. Joanna was in the baby carrier on my chest facing outward and she got all sorts of attention. She was smiling at strangers and kicking her feet. Many people stopped to say "Hi" or just smiled at her as we passed.

Jason made it home before we returned so he started dinner and suggested that I take the car through the wash since it was pretty dirty. I took the car through the car wash at BP when Joanna was with me. I turned around so I could see her expression as the green scrubbers went by. She just watched the window with amazement.

I remembered that as a child I loved riding in the car when it was raining because I liked to contemplate the windshield wipers and watch the interesting way water would travel across the window.

Professional Photos

Go to https://www.smilesbywire.com/home.asp?AC=LTP66501095005JCP and enter the name "Amy Kidd" to see Joanna's photos. Note: The link expires on 6/21/2008.

I took Joanna for her Easter/5 month birthday photos at JCPenney. She had a good time and was very patient through the whole experience. We'll need to go back soon to get a family photo.

Joanna's First Solid Meal

Watch as Joanna is fed her first solid meal of Rice Cereal. The mixture is really runny and appears to be a liquid, but there really is rice in there. Jason and I took turns feeding her. Joanna thoroughly enjoyed this event, banging her hand on the high chair tray, grabbing at the bowl, and eventually handling the spoon and sending it overboard.