Good Grief! It's Almost Christmas!

OK, so it's not technically almost Christmas, but September is GONE!!!! And I am still in panic mode!

We are celebrating Christmas with Jason's family at Thanksgiving, so we only have to travel to one family for the actual week of Christmas. (Thank you, thank you Bennett family!!!) But thank means that I have to have all of the Christmas gifts for that family ready by November! YIKES!

I am fairly certain what we're getting for everyone (at least most everyone) but the trick is managing to get it all bought and finished with a sweet darling that doesn't always like to nap!

That's my sweet baby James! I cannot believe how big he's getting! The problem, however, is that he is the king of the cat naps! I never know when he dozes off if it's going to be 15 minutes or 2 hours. Luckily, he'll nap just about anywhere if he's really ready to nap. Last week, he napped for about an hour and a half in his sling carrier while Rebecca and I shopped at the mall! I guess he'll start settling into a routine pretty soon.

James turned 3 months old yesterday. In my morning Bible study we are studying the life of Moses, and last week we were studying about Moses' mother hiding him until he was 3 months old, then putting him in a basket in the Nile to protect him. I cannot, for the life of me, imagine trying to hide a baby that age- James is so vocal right now! But to trust God enough to put that sweet baby in a river, and know that He will protect him- I have to admit that I don't think I could do it. Such a well known passage of Scripture- but I was really convicted, and challenged!

Since this post has become ridiculously random, here are a few random pics of my wonderful, handsome little man! (And my wonderful, handsome hubby!)

I can hardly believe that James is almost 3 months old. He is growing so fast- he loves to sit up in his Bumbo, and tries really hard to sit up alone!

We had his baby dedication at church this weekend. It was really sweet- all of his grandparents were able to come to Mobile. It really makes you realize the responsibility we have raising him. His eternal future is, in a large part, up to the example that Jason and I set for him. I find myself questioning all the time if I am doing enough to lead him to Christ.