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Well, athough it was difficult, I was able to board the plane and fly around the world yesterday. I only cried 3 times! Now I find myself completely jet-lagged in Seoul, South Korea as we spend the night before flying the last 7 hours to Jakarta tomorrow morning. I was able to drop Nash off in West Virginia with my wonderful sister Olivia and brother-in-law Adam. I spent a few days there with Nash getting him acclimated to his new surroundings… and getting Livvy acclimated to caring for 2 baby boys! Olivia and Adam’s little boy, Xavier, is just 6 weeks older than Nash and I am happy to report that the 2 boys REALLY enjoy each other! Spending a few days with Livvy, Adam, and Xavier made my heart much more at ease about leaving him during my trip.

I will post pictures (sent to me daily from Livvy!) of the boys and their grand adventures while mama is on the other side of the world.

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We are convinced these little cousins will be friends for life…

Olivia is already a super-mom!!

I try to show livvy how to hold both boys…they are heavy!

Xavier hopes for some of Nash’s crumbs…

Play time is always more fun with two…

Three is fun as well! Adalyn visits the boys…

Sharing is on the “to do list” for the week…

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Xavier tries his best to share with Nash…

Uncle Adam makes Nash laugh…

Play, play, play…that’s what they do all day! Pray for livvy…she is exhausted!

Oh how I desperately miss my little boy!

A few more Easter pictures for you to enjoy…

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Nash looks like a handsome little man in his easter outfit…

His first easter basket…he loved the eggs!

And really really loved (and is STILL enjoying the card.)

Dad got a little carried away and “filled” Nash up with Easter eggs…

Yup, still enjoying the card.

What do you get when you have 20,000 Easter eggs dropped out of a helicopter…the in-laws moving to town…and a mama that is brokenhearted that she has to leave her little one as she travels around the globe for almost 2 weeks? Quite a weekend!

Its Easter weekend and Bryson’s folks have begun moving to Athens. They wont be here full time yet (retirement isnt for a few more years) but it will be a good to have family close by for part of the year!

Bryson and I are heading to Jakarta, Indonesia on Tuesday for our role with Passion Conferences World Tour. Pray for us (especially me) as we travel to Indonesia…even though I am leaving Nash in good hands (my sister Olivia + Adam and their son Xavier) I am going to need a lot of strength to do make it through!

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Mama loves on her baby…How am I going to be able to get on that plane and leave him!

(PS: that’s not my mini van in the background…I still refuse to drive a minivan!

No offense to those of you who do…i know my days are numbered! )

Mimi and Grandpa Roy go shopping with Nash…

Nash meets the Chick-fil-a cow at the Athens Egg Drop. Nash is

very well acquainted with Chick-fil-a…while in the womb, Emily

practically lived on their waffle fries, so this child knows them well!

Nash and Mimi watch the helicopter drop eggs on the field

while kids wait to collect them…crazy fun!

Nash found his Easter basket a little early… and enjoyed it thoroughly!

Sometimes (when mom isn’t looking) dad likes to make

sure Nash learns what it means to be “wild at heart”…

(*Note, bryson is always safe and never lets go! He is an

excellent dad!)

Nash LOVES mama’s cell phone…he really enjoys texting…

He is just too sweet…

It was hot yesterday…in the 70’s! Nash was stripped down to his onsie, and mom

thought it was so cute we decided to have a little photo shoot…

But Nash got tired of getting his picture taken…

so we moved to a new location…

He was much happier to have his clothes on and just play with his toys…

While Dad was away on his retreat this week, Emily and Nash headed to North Georgia to

hang out with the Gaileys and lil’ Hayden…

Nash was happy to have dad home…

It’s a rainy, gloomy day in Athens today…the kind of day you just want to

hide under your covers until noon. But I guess Nash didn’t get the memo because,

like clock-work, he was up talking and playing at 7am waiting for mama to pull

herself out of her cozy bed and rescue him from his crib. Nash has been on a schedule from

the day we brought him home from the hospital and we have LOVED it! But there have

been a few days…like today…where I wished that maybe he would just decide to sleep

in a little later than usual. The great thing about Nash is that he is very patient in the mornings

and rarely wakes up crying but will just play in his crib…as if he knows I will be

coming through the door any moment and greets me with a massive smile! It surprises me every morning!

I am so grateful that Nash helps me start the mornings off happy…even on rainy, gloomy days

like today.

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Speaking of Mr. Happy….

Cloud 9…

Nash enjoys time with his Dad…and boy does Nash love his daddy!!

Every kid loves riding the horse (aka: daddy’s bouncing knee)

Nash works on holding his bottle…

Then awaits the rest of his meal…

Nash also enjoys relaxing in his recliner….

Top 5 of the week

5. Nash can drink out of a real cup! It’s a little messy but a whole lot of fun

4. We made a visit to a doctor to see about getting Nash’s tongue clipped. He will have the procedure done in April.

3. Rollin’ rollin…the boy loves to roll and wiggle! He is always on the move…He should be crawling soon!

2. Nash giggles and laughs all the time…it’s hilarious! He really is such a happy baby!

1. We went to the Georgia vs. Florida basketball game

Nash at the Basketball game…he even made it on TV!

UGA couldn’t beat the Gators, but Nash can show them how it’s done!

Nash “hangs out” with dad…

Eating got a little out of hand…

All this fun makes the little guy exhausted…

Is my baby really 6 months old? Time has flown by!

Nash is doing great. He battled a cold this week but is feeling

and sleeping much better again. He had a few “ah-ha!” moments this

week that cracked me up. There is nothing funnier than watching your kid

discover something new like, “Wow, I have TWO hands! AND they both move!”.

Nash also realized he could pick up 2 toys at once and pound them together to

make a wonderful loud sound…that is until he accidently smacks his head

with the toys and then it’s no more fun. Here are some new pictures of my wide-eyed

explorer!

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Nash loves to lean over in his chair and hit his rattle against the floor….

Let me show you how it’s done…

Bath time is super fun…he of course likes to splash!

A big orange fish was on the menu tonight…

I tried to sneak up on Nash to catch a picture of him “discovering his hands” but the boy

always knows where the camera is…

Happy Valentine’s Day! Here are some pictures of our lil’ Valentine…

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Won’t you be my valentine?

Auditioning for Cupid?

Can you do this?

All bundled up…

Cool in camo…can you find me?

Action shot: Dad tries to teach Nash how to “catch”…

Story time with dad…

Well, Bryson isn’t quite “out of Africa” yet, but his trip is winding down

and it wont be long now! Nash and I have missed him ton this week. And

what an eventful week it has been…and it’s only Tuesday! Nash

officially became a bottle-fed only baby this weekend, making mom very excited!

He also got an upgraded car seat with a little more room since his big-little

body was a little to snug in his other one. At his recent doctors visit Nash

weighed in at 18.6lbs (80th percentile) and 28 inches (97th percentile!) so

our little baby…isn’t so little. We will have pictures of our big man later

this week when Bryson gets home with the camera, but until then, here are

a few more shots from Bryson in Swaziland…

Bryson meets our sponsored child through World Vision

pure joy.

The good news is that Bryson is in Africa this week having an amazing

time. The bad news is that he brought the camera with him so I have

no new pictures of Nash to post. So, I dug around in our “archive”

photos and found a funny shot of Bryson and I that we took just after

we found out we were pregnant with Nash! It makes me smile to think

about how our minds were racing with the excitement and fear of “becoming

parents” when we took this picture more than a year ago now. We knew we were

in for the ride of our lives, but we never could have guessed what a fun ride it

would be.

Bryson sends his love from Africa to Nash…

We miss you too, Bryson!

In-N-Out Burger.

Nash gets his first lesson about the best burger in the world. It’s just

a shame he couldn’t taste one for himself…

We are jet-setters once again as we head across country to LA for the

Passion Conferences LA Regional event. We flew out a little early to take a

quick road trip to the San Diego area so Bryson could show us where he grew

up and spent his childhood. Very fun! Plus we got to celebrate my 28th birthday!

The Passion gathering starts tonight so we will post more pictures as we take them,

but here are some pictures of our time driving down the coast…

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My husband…My baby…and the ocean…Could I ask for a better birthday??

It was windy and a bit cold, but Nash enjoyed the beach…

Feeling sand for the first time…

A highlight for mom…we visited Laguna Beach!

Nash…you are my best birthday gift ever! What a great year…

Life in the new house is great! We are SLOWLY getting unpacked and

moved in and really enjoying our new house…that is becoming our home.

We will post some pictures of the house once we are moved in a bit more but

until then, here are some pictures from our week so far…

My new throw pillow really looks good, don’t you think?…

Nash enjoys a lunch date with his friend Ella…

Nash helps fold some laundry…

And then finishes his day by sending some emails…

Thanks for stopping by! We are trying to keep warm as winter has finally come south. The cold air gives Nash the sweetest rosey red cheecks.

Here are some more pictures of our sweet boy Nash and the TOP 5 moments of our week…

5. Going to Waumba Land at church for the first time. (this was a BIG moment for mom!)

4. Sleeping in our new house and living out of boxes…okay it’s not a “highlight” of the week but it’s definitely been a big part of our week! Unpacking seems to take 10 times longer with a baby.

3. Amoxicillin… it apparently taste GREAT! Nash fought through his first ear infection this week like a champ and really enjoyed taking medicine.

2. Feeling snow on his face for the first time (and the extreme cold that literally takes his breath away when we step outside!)

1. Officially sitting up like a big boy…at least for a minute or two until he gets tired and tips over.

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Bright eyes…

Relaxing for moment after a long stint of sitting up…

Reaching and grabbing for whatever is close by…

Finding comfort…

Pondering deep thoughts as he stares out the window…what could he possibly be thinking

about?

Oh yes, I am a big boy!

“Look what I found… my pant leg…has this been here the whole time?”

Sitting up is overated…this is still my preferred method of chillin’

I charm all the ladies with my sweet smile and melt my mama’s heart!

It’s been a hectic week! We are moving to a new house

just a few miles down the road so it has been a week of packing.

We are sad to leave our friends in Oak Grove, but excited to

move into our new house! More pictures next week once we’ve gotten

settled in!

Some new things about our man Nash…

1. Nash survived his first Christmas and the 10 hour drive to WV.

2. Nash “talks” constantly. He is always making new noises and has gotten very loud!

3. Nash loves his hands and likes to go crossed looking at them. He also loves sucking

his fingers so much that his hand is becoming chapped in the winter air!

4. Nash sleeps from 7 to 7 making mom and dad very happy.

5. Nash enjoys a good meal! He is weighing in over 17lbs already!!

6. Nash sat up by himself for a whole 10 seconds this week!

Thanks for my Swiss hat KG!

Christmas brought a very bright colorful baby toy that Nash LOVES and mom

is still getting used to having in her very neutral colored home. Here Nash

tries it out for the first time…and isnt so sure about what he is supposed to do…

But over time he has made a new friend…

That he likes to kiss and chew on…

Showing off his Rollin’ skills…

…and just chillin on his side…

Our friends Kris O + Jeff from South Africa meet Nash for the first time. (Kris…looks like

Nash is as big as you are! )

As I was changing Nash today, a perfect ray of light came through the

window, so I snapped a few pictures to capture the moment…

Christmas came and went all too fast this year.

We have had a fun time in WV with family and friends and

head home to Georgia (where it is warm) tomorrow.

Here are some pictures from our week in WV…

Livvy and I hang out with our boys…

Nash and I on Christmas morning…still waking up.

Marmi holds Nash during the Christmas Eve service…

Seth loves the babies! He was so sweet to Nash…

Nash flashes a side smile during breakfast…

Nash + Xavier are buddies…although Xavier likes to try to eat Nash’s feet…

The boys show off in matching shirts…

smile, family photo time…

Nash snuggles with our good friends Christopher + Alice King.

That’s right, Christmas came early this year! Since we are

headed to WV tomorrow we opened the gifts under our

tree to kick off the holiday festivities!

Nash enjoyed his stocking…although he was more interested in chewing on it

than the actual gifts inside it!

Mimi and Grandpa Roy spoiled him with lots of Christmas treasures…

The government even sent us gift in the mail…Nash’s Social Security card…

He is finally official!

And, well, I just like this picture of us…

Merry Christmas!