Lillian Love Cowart

Our sweet friends Britney and Dave Cowart welcomed Miss Lillian Love Cowart into the world back in March. Since then, Josh and I have loved watching her grow and develop, as well as how Britney and Dave grow and develop as parents. She is the SWEETEST baby and looks just like her daddy... minus the beard, of course. Lillian is so smart and alert! Sunday, August 24th, Lillian Love Cowart was dedicated at Dawson Baptist Church. She looked lovely in a family christening gown. I'm such a proud "aunt" that, of course, I took pictures... although Joshy G gave strict orders of "Ok, but no flash!" haha...

Something in the water....

It is crazy how many pregnant women I know right now.... well, it's more like the past year has been a year of knowing lots of pregnant women. Ha ha. I know that it's definitely my age and the stage of life we're in, but it seems surreal sometimes. Just about every week, I hear about another friend...or friend of a friend who is pregnant, and the thing is, not all of them are first babies! lol. It blows my mind. When did we all grow up? Some ladies I went to high school with are on their 2nd and 3rd babies! Seriously, these babies will practically be able to babysit the Gamble babies when they come! Ha ha. But, I'm not complaining...just reeling a bit from reality :) I could not be happier for my friends...and friends of friends...and the beautiful ways God is blessing their lives! I'm very grateful for the opportunity to learn from their experiences in the future. Plus, I adore being able to go love on all of these new babies being born! :)
(Um.... that is one fat baby.)
One thing that I like is that you can also rest assured that I don't let all of the other babies being born put pressure on Josh and my (God willing) time line. We know that we absolutely need to do what is best for us and are praying for God to show us His perfect will in all areas, particularly this one. He is so good to us and I want His timing for our lives, because it is PERFECT. I am SO excited... elated even, for our future and all the babies to come. Josh is going to be the most precious father and we will love those babies like crazy. Right now, I'm relishing in the present: Josh, Miley, and me. I cherish this time that we have together before babies come. Being happy where I am in life right now is a comforting feeling. Thank you for that peace, Lord.

On a side note...

For those of you in Birmingham, (or who would like to come to B'ham) my sister, Grace, and her Berry College volleyball team will be in town this Friday, August 29th to play at Birmingham Southern College. We'd love for you to come watch her! Let me know if you're interested and I'll get you more details :)
Come on.-All the cool kids will be there!

Home from Dr. and lake pics...

Well, our little Miley girl is home from the Vet and very lathargic. Which, sad to say, it's kinda nice for now, after how puppy-wild she's been lately haha. Geez, I'm horrible! I hope she feels better and gets back to herself soon though! I can't imagine I'd be too chipper after having the same procedure done! lol.

Ok. I've been promising lake pics for a while now... here they are! It was lots of fun and I can't wait to watch as Miley develops more and more into our lake-lovin' dog! :)First swim at the lake!
She's a fast swimmer!
All about those goats!
She found a nice perch at the beginning of the lake trip. haha
Playin' with Dad.
Nappin'
The rug at the lake is GREAT for napping :)
Come on, Barney! Let's play!Playing with her lake friend, Barney!Playing with lake friend, Barney! He even got her to walk into the water on her own!

Napping in Aunt Paige's arms
She swam out to Josh on her own- he was particularly excited :)
Playin' with Dad.
Riding in the boat with my sweet girl :)
Exhausted from playing with Barney!
Clearly she is not stressed by riding in the boat haha.
The lake will wear you out!
So pretty.
Look at my handsome hubby!
Love this one :)


"I'm all over this boat thing, Mom." I promise that is what she said.

Miley Update...

Ok... so either it was explained to me incorrectly, or I misunderstood... either way, Miley's tee-tee problem is apparently not due to her early spaying, according to Dr. Okin when I asked him to clarify the procedure for me. Also, it is not surgery, thank goodness. From what I understand... It seems that there is some narrowing or something, which can cause some tee-tee to pool inside her and bacteria to grow-causing infection. This narrowing is apparently very common. However, some Dr.'s will go in while they are spaying them and fix the narrowing, which was not the case with Miss Miley. They will fix the narrow area with a little "balloon" procedure in the lady region. Details aside, she's at the Dr. with Joshy right now. Hopefully the procedure will help her not get infections anymore-that's got to be miserable! (and expensive haha)

I will update soon with pics from the lake, but I'm trying to get ready for class right now, so I'm going to scoot. Have a beautiful day!

It's a (play) date!

Before we left for the Lake last Monday, Miley had a play date with Macy, my cousin Laura's Golden Retriever at our house. They had such a fun time chasing the tennis ball... running the back yard...and wrestling in the kitchen. Apparently Miley doesn't just have a thing for her own tail, b/c she was all about Macy's tail! Bless Macy's heart, she was SO patient and indulgent of Miley biting her tail and climbing all over her. I definitely thing big dogs know when they are playing with puppies vs. just a little dog, b/c so far, all of the big dogs Miley has played with have been so indulgent and gentle with her, which has really impressed me. Here are pics of Miley and Macy playing!







Katie Byington: To answer your question... you collect dog tee-tee by quickly shoving a small tupperware container under the dog when they squat. haha.

When in Rome...

Well, Miley is proving to be an excellent traveling dog! Praise the Lord. She slept the entire trip over to Rome. (Such a lady, crossing her legs...haha) We got over to Rome about 7pm, when we met Gracie for a quick dinner at a place with outdoor seating so Miley could come. After dinner, we checked into the hotel with my parents and then Josh, Daddy, Grace, Miley, and I went to the storage unit. Unfortunately, they had changed the code, so we were unable to get in and had to wait until the AM to unload Gracie's stuff. Miley spent the night with Grace Friday and Saturday night since the hotel was not pet friendly. Grace loved the snuggle buddy, but did not appreciate the poop under her bed (new place, gotta poop lol) nor the 1am wake up call. Apparently Miley woke her up to go outside, they walked around for a while and no potty. The minute Miley got back to Grace's room- she peed on the floor. hahaha. Saturday morning, we got Grace's stuff from storage and went to town unpacking boxes, organizing, etc. Grace somehow lucked out and got a double as a single room, so she has the hook up! With her bed lofted, she has enough room for a futon and "office nook." Quite the setup. Miley spent most of the unpacking time sleeping, drinking water, and stealing parts from one of the storage racks lol. . It was a fun weekend and I always enjoy going over to Berry College. Such a beautiful campus and cute town. Here are some pics from the weekend.