1 Month Old!!!

I cannot believe it but today my baby girl is one month old!!! It’s hard for me to believe it! I never even thought I’d have a baby, but to now have one that is one month old is crazy to me!!!

It’s been quite an adventure this last month. From learning how to bathe a newborn to dress them when they are wiggle worms! I know that I love having a sweet girl take a nap on me and love having her look at me with those big eyes!

I can’t wait til she starts to smile and laugh and play with toys. Now believe me, I don’t want her to grow up any faster than she already is, but I do look forward to having her hug me and all those other fun things!!!

I am eating up every moment with this sweet little girl and look forward to reporting each month all the ways that she changes! Now I know she has gotten bigger, but she is still wearing newborn size clothes (which is crazy to me!) and it is really hard to tell how much bigger she has gotten since I see her every day.

We are looking forward to going home next week so that our families can see Haddie again and so she can meet her great grandma’s. I’m sure it will be an adventure traveling home with her 🙂 Anyways…needless to say, I love being a mom and can’t wait (but I can at the same time) to see the person that she will grow up to be!

I do promise to post a picture of her that I took today later once I get them downloaded!

 

I have been remiss!

My blogging hasn’t been very consistent. Well that only makes since because I’m not that great of a journaler either. I guess I will just tell you a few things that have been going on lately for the Sligh’s.

Last night we went to see the King’s Speech, which I really enjoyed! I feel more educated about British history and about King George VI. I thoroughly recommend it though you do have to remember there are a couple of times in the movie that the “F” word is used quite a bit. I just found the movie quite fascinating.

The baby and I are doing well. Haddie has consistently been measuring bigger, which to me is no surprise since both Trent and I were bigger babies at 8 lbs 8 oz (me) and 8 lbs 8 1/2 oz (Trent). So, I think it is probably safe to say that Haddie will be a bigger baby. We cannot wait for her to make her debut (though we are totally fine waiting on her to finish growing like she needs to!) We definitely don’t want her to get here too early though. Today we will be doing a little bit of work on the Nursery…just some simple organizing and all that fun stuff! I think both Trent and myself are just quite excited and looking forward to becoming parents!

Trent is in search of a second part time job so if all our friends would please pray for him and his search. And that he will be able to find one soon! Also, if you will please pray for my friend Jamie who is pregnant with Jacey. Jacey has spinabifida. They will soon have to go back to San Fransisco for her to deliver and for Jacey to have surgery. So please be in prayer for them as they travel and for their son who will have to stay with family. You can also pray for Haddie that when she arrives she will come here healthy and that the delivery will be easy for me 🙂

Well I think this might be all the goings on in the Sligh family. I know, it isn’t very much but what can I say. I like to read and I like to visit with friends. And soon I will be a mom! I think that’s the best part of it all. When God answers the cry of our heart, that is the best part.

We love all of you and miss you all! Keep in touch with us please!!!

 

Pappy

My grandfather (my mom’s dad) passed away Friday Night/Saturday Morning (or not too long before I wrote this). I just wanted to say a few things about the man that was beloved by so many people.

He was a man unlike any other. I know many people may feel this way about their grandpa’s (and maybe you don’t), but I know for a fact he wasn’t like any other man. He was the kindest man and most gentle man. Everyone who knew him, loved him and everyone that met him probably called him Pappy. He was the kind of man that made you feel special and that you were his favorite (though he had quite a few children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren).

He was a believer and lived out his faith. He is now in a FAR better place and feeling FAR better than he has in the last few years. He loved the Father and loved church more than your average person. He was a plumber by occupation, but when he plumbed, he plumbed for the Father. He loved to sing gospel music and one of his favorite songs was “Serenaded by Angels.” He could play the guitar and loved to sit around and strum out his favorite gospel music and for anyone around him to sing right along with him.

He loved his family more than he loved himself. He was a giver and a wonderful listener. He loved to regail you though with stories from his life. He sure did tell a lot of stories. I will miss this about him. There are many things I will miss about him. One of the main ones is the way he greeted you with a smile. When I was a kid and would sometimes go in the summer to spend a week with him and my Meme, he would take me fishing or push me for hours in the tire swing that was outside the house. He loved to spend time with you. I will miss spending time with him. I am sad that Haddie will never get to meet her great-grandfather. She will surely miss knowing a great man. Though, believe me, she will hear all about him from everyone who knows and loves him.

We will all surely miss him, but the Father has received one of His own and the Angels in Heaven are celebrating his homecoming. Even more than this, he was met by my dad who preceded him. I know they are enjoying singing and praising the Father together. What better thing in the world is there to do than praise our Heavenly Father and the source of our salvation. Praise be the One who created us and sustains us. Praise be to the Father that Pappy isn’t suffering anymore.

I figured I would share some photos with you of the man that we all loved and is affectionately known as Pappy, Daddy, Cliff (and many other names). Clifton Jennings was his name.

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Hmmmm….

So I am currently sitting in my living room and I got to thinking about whether or not I wanted to blog. It has been quite a while since I shared any thoughts with the world of my few friends that read my blog. I don’t have much to say at all. Something that I do have to say is that I’m super pumped. I have been working on building up my knee so that I could hopefully run again (I have something known as softening of the cartilage behind the patella and haven’t been able to run in years). Well a PT guy at my church has been helping me know what to do to help my knee. I have taken steps, I have walked and I have lunged. Finally I will get to start running. Now mind you not very much. I get to run for two minutes and walk for a minute followed by running for two minutes and walking for a minute and followed again by running for two minutes and walking for 11 minutes to complete a 20 minute set. I am so pumped about this. I have been wanting to run for a while. Now I am just hoping that I can actually handle this and that my knee will be able to handle this. So hopefully one day in the future I will be able to RUN!!!! When my friend told me I could start running for two minutes at a time I think I could’ve broken out in a dance!! Anyways, I will be praying that my knee can handle this and that I will be committed to it. I really, really, really want to run and I’m not sure why. I just know that I want to. Anyways I am going to sign off now. Pray for my sanity and my knees strength! Love and miss you all!!!

 

Text “Talk”

So have you ever wondered what happened to us? For some reason, our culture feels the need to talk in letters. Now I am young enough that I text, but it runs me crazy when people say “ty” for thank you. I like words. Words are wonderful and they complete thoughts. I was playing a game tonight at Pogo and everyone that said anything (for the most part, there were a few that spoke in complete sentences) said nothing but letters. There was one person that said a whole sentence that had about 8 words in WITH NOTHING BUT LETTERS!!!! I just don’t understand. Yet again I would like to say that I love words. I love reading and I don’t like having to be a mind reader to figure out what the heck you are trying to say!!! Anyways dear friends…if you have any input on this topic leave me a comment. I love you all and miss you all like crazy!!!

 

Fall in Kentucky…

So driving to work the other day, I was thinking about fall. I was looking at the trees as I drove (which mind you, I have a 35 minute commute) and they are absolutely beautiful! They are full of blazing reds, firey oranges and golden yellows. I am always amazed at what God does this time of year. I know that Kentucky and Indiana are two of the most colorful states in the fall. I never saw trees quite as beautiful in Mississippi. And please note that I love Mississippi and every green tree there. But there is something awe inspiring about every tree being a different color. They are so rich and it is exactly what I always pictured fall as. It’s been quite chilly here lately, but so beautiful. If you ever have the opportunity to visit Kentucky in the fall, please do so. I think you will agree how beautiful it is. Isn’t it wonderful that we serve a God who can create the human body and all it’s parts and then still create something as beautiful as the trees changing color. I am so thankful for my creator and what He has done for me and what He shows me when I take the time to look.

If any of my friends out there want to share with me what their fall looks like, please make a comment and tell me. I love to hear about these things. Remember friends we love you all very much and miss you even more. Keep the faith!!

 

Books, Books and more Books

So I started another blog. Now this may be crazy considering I don’t update this blog like all my friends do with theirs! My new blog is about books. What I’m reading, what I think about them, etc. There is a link on the side of this page that says “Sligh Reader.” Well this is my new blog about books. I haven’t started writing about a book I am reading yet, since I just started the blog last night. However, there is a post on it so if you feel like looking at it be my guest. Anyways, love you all and miss you all like crazy!!!

 

My Job Thus Far…

Well I just have to say, I am totally loving working at the bookstore. I know that I have only worked there for two days, but it is wonderful!! I am surrounded by one of the most wonderful thing in the word (books!!) and it is a Christian environment. I get to listen to Christian music the entire time that I am there and can talk freely about my Savior all day long! This is wonderful. The only down side is that I have been so used to a desk job. Getting used to standing all day is taking some time. My feet have been yelling at me lately. But hey it’s totally worth it!!! Anyways, keep praying for me that I will continue to enjoy my job and that I can serve God faithfully at the bookstore. Thanks for all your prayers so far. We serve a wonderful God. He is always so faithful!!

To all my friends I love you all and miss you all very much!! Have a great week!!

 

My Papaw Cockrell

Well my mom called this afternoon to let me know that my grandfather Cockrell passed away this afternoon. He has been ill since March (as you can see from earlier posts this year). He isn’t supposed to be mowing the lawn or driving or anything like that, however, he has been mowing the grass. Recently he feel off the mower (he has a riding mower) and the tire ran over his leg and cut it. He was going to wound care at the hospital and while there he was talking out of his head (ever since March, he’s had lots of memory problems and isn’t always aware). The decided to put him observation and while he was there, he decided to tie his shoes. Now as he is in the hospital, he didn’t have on shoes. Well he fell of the bed and busted his head open. He had to have 11 staples put in and then was put into ICU. Well this afternoon he passed away at the hospital.

Please be in prayer for my family as not all of my family on my dad’s side are believers. Pray that they will find God during this time. Thanks everyone for you thoughts and prayers during this time. Love you all and miss you!!!!

 

My Pappy…

Well it seems that my Pappy isn’t doing well. This isn’t the grandfather who I went home to see in April. This is my mom’s dad. It seems that since Wednesday his health has gone down. He is weak and they say that he has lost about 15 pounds since Wednesday. Please be in prayer for him. Pappy has been close to death several times, but he has always pulled through. He is getting older though and we just never know. I am so thankful that Trent and I went home last weekend for his family reunion. We got to see Pappy and Meme and they both looked so good. I am so thankful that I have this memory. I know that if God chooses to take Pappy home that it’s ok because he will be going to a much MUCH better place. Please pray for our family as this will be a hard time no matter what God chooses. Love you all and miss all my friends!!