A letter to my baby boy

My dearest Turner, it is hard to fathom that 8 months ago on Saturday, we laid eyes on you for the very first time. I remember it like it was yesterday. Every second of that week from the Thursday we got the call that "C" had chosen us to be your forever mommy and daddy, to our crazy shopping spree on Friday and Saturday to get your room ready, to the drive to the hospital where I kept wiping tears from my eyes just so I could see the road, to the smell of your sweet little face. I even remember the song that was playing and how those words were just what I needed to hear. "Lord here we are bringing praises unto you, you are the one who is holy and we sing to delight you are King, you alone are God." Turner, you are everything we ever prayed for and so much more. We love every single inch of you from your gorgeous head of curls, to those long lavish eye lashes, to your big brown eyes, to your bright smile, to your hands that clap every time you hear music, to your chubby brown legs, to your little toes and everything in between. You are a constant reminder of God's love. My heart over flows with joy that I was chosen to be your mommy. I love you my precious little baby boy.

Can you tell I'm madly in love with my son?

Saturday we decided it was a perfect day to go to the zoo despite the 30 mile an hour wind! Believe it or not, once we got inside, the zoo it was awesome! Just enough of a breeze to keep it cool and the bugs off. Here are a few (ok several) pictures from our zoo visit. John got a hold of the camera this time, and I have to say, I think he is worse than me when it comes to taking a million pictures!

Here are only some of the animals we saw....

one HUGE rhino

and one long giraffe. The giraffes were our favorite!

and a pair of zebras

and a funny looking ostrich

not sure what these were but they look pretty cool!

and a Gorrilla

and a crocodile. Looks at those mean eyes!

and a Elk trying to stay out of the heat

Mommy & Turner in front of the Turner Falls replica

At the OKC zoo they have the coolest exhibit featuring animals found in Oklahoma..and believe it or not in Oklahoma you can find a big brown bear

and Bambi

and a Momma lion

and a Sleepy fox

and the BIG daddy lion

Hurry Mommy & Papa, lets go in the zoo !!

Turner has started eating solid foods now and loves to mash bananas in hands...not sure how much actually goes into his mouth. He has also tried strawberries, cheese, crackers, and cereal. So far so good. He has almost out grown his 6-9 months outfits. He weighs 20 lbs and 2 oz and 29 inches long. He is a busy little boy. He is crawling every where and trying so hard to walk by himself. He can take several steps if we hold onto is hands. He even stood all my him elf the other day without holding on to my finger. As each day comes and goes, it seems like he is doing something else new. It's so much fun :)

Here's a funny video of Turner playing with his sissy, Lexus! Enjoy