My BABY is ONE!

It was one year ago, today, that my sweet #3 graced us with her presence in this world.

Meleah Faye Estelle was born at 8:00 am on Wednesday, September 3, 2008. You can read her birth story here (please keep in mind, that it was one of my first posts… lol). Yes, I really had her naturally… without any medication. And, no, it did not hurt. I only had a few painful contractions, and they came about 20 minutes BEFORE she was born.

Children are a priceless treasure. We are so blessed by our three girls.

The history behind the name…

Meleah is a special girl… we named her after my grandmothers, who have lived with Jesus for several years now. I may be sentimental, but I like to think that my Gigi and Mamaw “met” Meleah before we did.

Mildred Faye is my maternal grandmother, Gigi, who went by her middle name: Faye.

Estelle comes from my paternal grandmother, Mamaw, whose full name was Frankie Juanita Estelle.

Meleah is a name we fell in love with, and she shares the name with a girl who went to church camp with us last summer.

Story Time...

The Letter, "b," brought to you by Reese!

Look at my 3-year-old! Isn't she doing a WONDERFUL job writing her letters? I am so proud of her!

Another Day of Homeschool!

Wow! The girls are really loving school. Both are very cooperative, engaged, and excited about their lessons. I am very proud of them. It works well, because Meleah lays down for her morning nap, and gives us quiet time to focus on our lessons. We do our reading and quiet time in the afternoon while Meleah takes her second nap.

Here are a few pictures from our day! Enjoy!

(Home) School has begun!

Our first day of school was a great success, as both girls really enjoyed working and learning. Reese is really in to all of it right now, and I pray that continues. Here are some snaps of our first two days.