How Times Have Changed...

Shelby and I were talking earlier about how times have changed...

We had the supper & the dishes done last night and tonight by 6:00 and our nightly activities included filling & washing bottles, changing diapers, giving baths, watching NickJr, and rocking babies. Times have definitely changed in the Braman household and we wouldn't have it any other way. We had to go shopping today to get Shelby another suit for a meeting next week and it basically took us all day to get it done. The girls did great...it just takes twice as long (or longer) to do things! Ivy Jane slept A LOT and Georgia Claire took a short nap and ate lots of snacks to keep her going.

Sisters...Georgia is SO curious about Ivy but she does REALLY well with her. She usually just touches her with one finger and then goes on about her business!

Crazy Friday night at our house...hanging out with Momma...
Laughing at Daddy...
Sweet cuddle time for both of us with Ivy Jane...

Playing with Daddy...
Ivy sleeping through play time...
Sweet baby...look at those blue eyes!
Ivy Jane is now 6 weeks old and is getting chunky!
Georgia helped me some bills. She was obviously in charge of addressing the envelopes!
A couple of prayer requests to report about...my last blog entry was about our friend Jimi. He is improving daily and should be moved to a rehabilitation hospital in Houston next week. His pneumonia is almost gone and he is doing some exercises with his arms...still no feeling below his hips. The prayers are working though...keep 'em coming!

The other prayer request is for my precious nephew Will. He is scheduled to have his lung removed on October 5th. My sister Angie, her husband Joe, and Dr. Cass (Will's surgeon) all feel that this is the best thing for Will. Of course, they are anxious but they know that he is the strongest he has ever been and this is the time to do it. They don't want another winter with a sick little boy. I am excited for them because slowly but surely Will's little body is being healed. I talked to Angie today and she said that when they told Will about his surgery he was excited to hear that it meant he would not have to do any more breathing treatments. He then asked when he could get his Scooby Doo sticker! WOW! He is one amazing little guy. When he got home he told his nurse Kathy that he would be in the hospital for a week or two and wanted to make sure that she was going to be OK without him...he didn't want her to miss him too much!

God is good. I can see his hand at work in our life in the placement of Georgia with us, in the birth of Ivy, in the improvement of Jimi, and in the healing of Will! Thank you God for the miracles that you have blessed us with...I hope that I am always mindful of them!