Posts by amanda.forbis:
Slacker Mom
Oh my gosh! I’m such a slacker. No posts in 3 1/2 months. Well, needless to say I’ve been a bit busy. I lead two worship services at church from Labor Day until January 3rd, 2010. I’m so glad Don got better and returned to church. I enjoyed my experience, but it really reminded me that my time needs to be spent focusing on Kate right now. So now I’m a free woman again. Able to decide how Kate and I will spend our days. She’s changed dramatically in the past three months. She can say “mama,” she can walk about 10 steps by herself, she is eating some table foods, she has gained 5 lbs. and now weighs in at a mighty 20 1/2 lbs, and she giggles each time her daddy throws her high into the air. Life is good. Motherhood is the best. I cherish each day and don’t want her to grow up…but I know she will. And my job know is to teach and guide and model the things I want her to learn. Oh my, I’d better grow up and become civilized very quickly! So hopefully my slackerhood has come to an end. I will try to be more diligent with my posts so that one day Kate can look back and see her life through my eyes.
Leading Worship
I never imagined I’d be leading a worship service at First Baptist Church. Years ago I would have told you “that’s just not what I’m good at, I just like to sing…” But it seems God’s current plan for my life includes leading contemporary worship. Through leading I’m becoming closer to and more reliant on [...]
Updated Pics
Just wanted to let everyone know that we’ve posted updated pics of Kate. Make sure and check them out. She’s soooo adorable!!!
Amazing Changes
Each day there is something new. A few weeks ago Kate discovered her hands. Now she chews on them. Last week she started teething. Now her two bottom teeth starting to push through. A few days ago she started cooing “ooo” when she hears music. She literally changes everyday, which keeps me on my toes [...]
“No Soup For You”
“No soup [or milk in this case] for you, [Baby Kate],” as the soup nazi from Seinfeld would say. It seems as though Miss Kate a.k.a. Miss Piggy has been eating a bit too much since she was born. But I guess I can’t blame her since I’m the one supplying the surplus of white [...]
Surprise Blessing
As most of you know by now Matt and I have welcomed our new baby girl into this world. Kate was born on April 6, 2009 – exactly one month before her due date. Who would have known that on that Sunday morning as I performed in church service all day and went to luncheons [...]
The Belly Body
I never thought that a period in my life would revolve around my belly. I swear I can see it growing daily and the more it grows the more it gets in the way. Sleep, definitely less; bending over, much more slowly; hugging my husband, not quite as close. But with all of these inconveniences [...]
Kate’s Nursery
Well, the past month has been filled with time consuming construction of Kate’s nursery. Matt and I have had a blast working on it together. The colors I chose are green, pink, white, and brown. These must be some of my favorite colors because I seem to use them for all major events in [...]
Baby Kate
For all who do not know, Matt and I are having a baby. It’s a girl and we are naming her Katherine Joy Forbis and will be calling her “Kate.” The past five months have been a whirlwind; doctors appointments, ultrasounds, telling the big news, then telling the fam and friends it’s a girl. I’ve [...]