WOW!!! Where have I been????

I realized today that I have not been tending to my blog so I wanted to update a bit.
I had a revelation today. A friend from high school and I were chatting today on facebook, she just found out she is pregnant with her 4th child and is having a hard time coming to terms with her pregnancy. Not that she doesn't want her child, or doesn't believe that a child is a pure blessing, just that her youngest is about to start school and she thought she was ready to have a "side life" other than being mommy! She told me she feels guilty because of her feelings since she knows so many couples who desperately want children and can't have any and she has now been blessed with 4 miracles. This made me realize that we, humans on earth, really have no control of our lives, only God does. Who knows how are little lives would be if it weren't for Him? He knows what we need, what we are, who we are, and what we can handle. And He will never give us any more or any less.
I know that Chuck and I have truly been blessed with our little girl. We were chosen for her and she for us. I hear other mommies stories of how their baby cried incessently, colic tales, earrache horrors, etc. We've been extremely lucky in that the only times Maleigha has seen her doctor in almost 9 months have been well baby checkups. She had her first prescription filled this past week, for a cream for a heat rash, and frankly, it's 100 degrees outside, I'm not shocked she needs it!
Milestones in the past couple of months have been many. She crawled, or at least her version of it, July 5. She gets up on her hands/arms, rocks a bit and then just kinda slides her legs. She doesn't quite get the motion of pulling her legs up under her and crawling. But, it gets her where she wants to go. And she gets just so excited when she gets there! Her face just lights up. She is also standing and walking with help. She has stood a couple of times unassisted, after someone has helped her balance. But, only a second or so. Then she plops on her bottom! She pulls herself up if she is sitting next to something. Her booty does not like to sit! She wants to be standing or walking. She has started saying "mama" some. Chuck and my mom both say she is saying momma for me, but she only does it when she wants a bottle or is mad. But if I get within her sight when she says it, she stops and smiles, so maybe she is saying it. I really hope so! She also cut her first tooth July 27 (Aunt Sue's Bday). It's on the bottom. Just a little sliver of white. She loves rubbing her tongue across it. She is developing her own personality. We've learned things she likes and dislikes. Likes--Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, being naked, bathtime, Bella, riding on the lawnmower with Pawpaw, cantelope and watermelon, and bread, dancing, singing You are My Sunshine (with Mommy only) and Daddy singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Dislikes--glasses or hats (take 'em off if you want to talk or hold her!), going to sleep without cuddling with Daddy, being hot, putting clothes on, mashed potatoes. We're working on the mashed potatoes part, sometimes she likes them, most of the time, not so much!
I was lucky enough to spend the last 3 solid days with Maleigha, and these have been 3 of the greatest days of my life. I love being with her and experiencing life with her. Can't wait to see what each day holds!