looking back.....

My friend Marybeth who was due 1 month ahead of me

Painting my toes 4 weeks before due date thinking Jake would be a little early?!!!!.....didn't happen. PARRTTYYY TIME! This was right after my epidurel and i am eating my 4th popsicle. Feelin pretttyy good right about now :)
A little scared of the oxygen mask since the only other time i've seen this thing is on medical shows when the patient is about to DIE!



In light of no new news in the Hasty house and Jake's upcoming birthday, I thought it would be fun to document Jake's first year with pictures!
Hope you all enjoy!

HOORAY FOR JAKOB!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jake has started to get up on his knees and rock back and forth and then hop both his knees forward! he gets whatever he wants but it takes time. He thinks he's hotstuff now! It is so much fun watching him do this. the other pic is him shimmying to get a toy. I love my crazy little man!!!!!

When Daddy's Bathe...............

This is a result of Jake's bathtime with daddy. He loves when james baths him! Last night in the bath i heard him singing/rapping a variety of songs from christian rap to the sunshine song . Jake hes been bouncing his head and moving to the beat. He already has better moves then me!

For July 4th we went to the Harrisburg carnival with some friends. It was very hot! Here is Jake with his buddy Isaiah Hartness. They are only a month apart. Isaiah already has really good posture!

Little man

Not much new around here lately. Some great news though, I am having way more ''good'' days with my back pain! I really feel like the Lord is giving me so much grace in this area and alleviating a lot of the pain. Some days are worse than others but the worst pain is NOTHING to what it was. Even on those bad days I have to remind myself again and again that even those times are ordained by the Lord for MY GOOD! Oh and how good it can be to know that my father DESIRES to have me run to him when I am broken and tempted to despair! That he CARES about something really so small as one of his children's hurt back! It is often through trials that I grow so much in my faith. But this is a reminder as well that I still have a lot of growing to do in how fervently i pursue him in the quiet, happy...no trials seasons of life.

Jake is 10 months old now! I can't believe it! 4 teeth and some more cutting through. We have been going to a lot of pools lately and he loves it! I used to take the kids i nannied for to mommy/baby swim classes so i do a lot of that with Jake. i have been putting him under the water and praising him a lot when he comes up. The teacher showed us how to do it with minimal water in the nose. He seems a little shocked at first and then smiles.! It is still hard to believe that I get to play with him everyday and go do fun things like the pool and not have to give him back at 6:00! I've nannied for seven years so everyday STILL feels like a huge blessing to have my very own little boy!Yet I might say that the romanticized ideas of cleaning my house everyday has faded quickly!

pictures

jake and his big boy kicks
jake fell asleep on me after a day at the pool...I SO enjoyed it!