My little girl took four, that's right, four shots in the thigh yesterday!
They hurt. She took them gracefully, tears, bottom lip poking out, eyes looking up at me saying..."How could you Daddy?"
She was a little sick the rest of the day, but got a bundle of roses and a balloon that afternoon. And a bunch of hugs and kisses..
I hate shots.
Yesterday I was about to start feeding Elizabeth Anne and accidently poked her in the eye! (I know....how could you Dad!)
I poked.
She hesitated. Looked up at me. Pushed her bottom lip out. Turned her mouth into an upside-down U. Pushed her lip out further. Turned Red. And allowed Daddy to soak in what he did.
Then after about 20-30 seconds let out a big cry, tears and all.
I held her and she was ok after a little bit of crying. Daddy felt terrible.
Needless to say, there is more pain on the way for my little girl. She has shots on Tuesday. I am prepared for more of the bottom lip and tears. And more of the feeling terrible!
Elizabeth Anne got some new toys the other day. These things just happen....
Here she is in her new "exersaucer". 
As you can tell, she loves this one.
Here she is in her new doorway bouncer. Smiling or screaming???
She may have to grow into this one....
New toys are always fun.
I am having small panic attacks these days. Here is an example of one:
Yesterday I was playing with Elizabeth Anne. She was lying on our bed, and I was bouncing her up and down. The faster I would bounce, the more she would giggle.
Lauran was watching. Elizabeth Anne was giggling. I was bouncing harder and faster.
Then Lauran says to me cautiously, "Don't let her shake too much".
My thoughts turned to...What if I over did it? Does she have a concussion? What if she has brain damage? Have I ruined my baby!?!
I stopped bouncing. She looked up at me with big blue eyes, smiled, and kicked her arms and legs as if to say, "Do it again daddy!"
Whew..I haven't destroyed her yet.
That was the question this morning..and the topic of our lesson. How do we know if we are saved? How do we know if we have eternal life?
Jesus talks about this with a man named Nicodemus in John 3:1-21
First, we must be "born of water". (v. 5) Or basically a human being, who has a set period of time on earth to receive eternal life. Our problem is that we think we will be a living human being forever and have plenty of time to work this out. I wish that was reality. Reality is that we have no clue when our time is up. Why not explore if there is an eternity, a God, and a way to Him?
Second, we must be "born of the Spirit". (v.5) Jesus states that "the Holy Spirit gives new life from heaven", and compares this to the wind. Have you ever seen the wind? No. You see and feel the effects of the wind, but not the wind. Wind is invisible. Now, when God is working to bring you to him, you won't actually see Him. You will see and feel the effects of Him as he moves in your life. Take a second... What "coincidences" are going on in your life? Are people just showing up, talking to you about God? Do you have a pull deep down inside to go to Church or ask someone about Christ? Hmmmm...
Third, Jesus said, "everyone who believes in me will have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God did not send his Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it." OK, believe what exactly? That Jesus existed? Yes. That Jesus died for my mistakes, rebellion, wrongs...so I don't have to? Yes. That the only way to get right with God and live forever is through that death? Yes.
Finally, is there any evidence at all that you believe? Did you just say the words or do you really believe? Do you have any attitude changes? Do you love others? Do you have compassion for others where you may not have in the past? Do you want to give? Do you want to serve? You see, this kind of love that God gives us will compel you to change your ways. You can't help it, you just want to change. Not a process that happens overnight for most, but a lifechange should occur.
So, that's how to know.
Are you alive? Do you recognize your rebellion against God? Are you trusting the right one to deal with your rebellion? Is there any evidence of change?
This is pretty cool. 100 quotes, 100 numbers...
See how many movies you recognize!
Last night we had TWO...count them...TWO big firsts!!
We had our first all out belly laugh and squeal! Elizabeth Anne and I were chasing our dog. She squealed with delight and laughter. We are going to try and video it and have it up here soon.
She had so much fun that she decided to sleep compeletely through the night for the first time!! Woohoo!
You know you are offically a DAD when these two events are THE most incredible things that happen to you and are all you can talk about to your co-workers the next day.
But you know...watching this little girl grow up and develop is absolutely remarkable.
I was feeding Elizabeth Anne yesterday. After she finished, it was burping time.
She let out a HUGE burp and spat up along with it. Pretty disgusting actually. But for some reason I giggled.
She noticed that and gave me a big smile, spit up and all.
I started laughing, and the more I laughed, the bigger she smiled.
We cracked ourselves up seriously.
