family day

tuesday chad was off of work so i decided to take off too and we went to eat lunch at cheeburger cheeburger, got graham's hair cut again at pigtails and crewcuts and then went to the zoo. we had a blast even though graham was a lil crabby all day. we thought it was because he has his 6th tooth coming in but it was probably because he was getting sick and feeling bad. :(

A Soldier Comes Home

Friday evening my brother Steven came home to Texarkana from Iraq. He is a Captain in the Army and was on his second tour in Iraq. We are so proud of him and thank God for watching over him and keeping him safe! He said that he got really lucky because one day he and his troops came across a propane bomb and if there would have been an Iraqi watching them, all the Iraqi would have had to do was make a call on a cell phone or have a hand denonator and they would have all been dead.

He will be in Texarkana til the end of February and then he will go back to Korea for at least 2 years.

Mom and I both said we wouldn't cry (we knew it would probably embarrass Steven but we couldn't help it). The moment we saw him walk through the doors, we broke down! I miss my brother so much!

And he finally got to meet his nephew. :)

They were having some serious conversations going on! ;)

Sweet Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes...

look at graham holding my arm with his feet!! so funny!!!

....yum yum yum.

Sweet Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes

Gimme Gimme Some.

That's the song I sang when I started Graham on his FIRST veggie. Yep, we started with sweet potatoes and my lil oinker LOVED them. I thought he would give me a funny look as soon as I put it in his mouth, but nope. nothing. nada. just gobble gobble gobble. it was so incredibly adorable to watch him eat them because he was seriously smacking like crazy!

I don't know if you can tell in the video but he was holding my hand and the spoon trying to direct it into his mouth. so cute!! it was really hard trying to feed and video at the same time.

Well, my first night without my lil boy went pretty well despite the fact that I called mom just about every hour just to ask what he was doing. Chad and I missed him sooooo much and we were so happy to have him back home with us Sunday evening. I honestly don't know how much I am going to be able to do that. It was just too hard. My brother told me that I would do fine and that I will get to the point to where I am calling mom all of the time asking for her to take him when he gets into his terrible twos. I said, "Obviously we are talking about two different babies because my son is an angel and always will be." haha! Let's just hope he doesn't turn out to be like me. HELL ON WHEELS! ha!

I am so excited because Steven (my brother) is on his way home from Iraq. Oh, I am so stinkin happy!! He hasn't met his nephew yet and I just KNOW they are going to love each other so much! He has to go to Kansas for a week for his out-processing and then he will head down to Texarkana. I am going to go to Texarkana for about 5 days in early February to see him. He and Graham have a lot of catching up to do.

Until next time, lots of love from The Neipling's.

What an INCREDIBLE year!

As I sit here and think about everything that has happened in our lives throughout the year, I can't help but get absolutely giddy.

2008 has been such an amazing year and I am sad to see it go, but so excited to see what 2009 has in store for us.

This year started when we found out that we were pregnant after being told the week before we found out that we probably wouldn't be able to have children (long story but if you want to know, just ask.); I married the man of my dreams; I got an incredible raise at work; our prayers were answered and Chad got the job he's been waiting for; and I delivered the most beautiful person I have ever laid eyes on.

I have to say, it's been such an incredible year and we are so blessed to share it with all of our wonderful family and friends. Chad and I thank God everyday for everything in our lives. We often wonder what we did to deserve so much good fortune.

I can't wait to share all of Graham's milestones with you all throughout the year and I hope you all enjoy reading about them as much as I enjoy writing about them. :)

Happy New Year and God Bless!

January 18th, 2008

Our Wedding Day

The Old Mill, NLR

I surprised all of the girls with a game to annouce my pregnancy

At Rachel's wedding. I was 10 wks pregnant.
I was a bridesmaid in Shauntel's wedding. I was 12 weeks along.
Tabatha's baby shower...everyone in the front row was pregnant.

9 week ultrasound

19 week profile of Graham...this is when we found out it was a HE! :)

30 week 4D ultrasound

Getting ready for Jenn's wedding and 34 weeks pregnant

September 5, 2008 Graham's first few hours in this world.
This is what life is really all about.

One month old

2 months old

3 months old

Christmas Pictures

We hope all of our family and friends had a wonderful Christmas and had lots of fun celebrating Jesus' birthday! From our family to yours, we wish you the best for 2009! Happy New Year!!

Mommy was talking to Graham on the phone...How cute is he?!?!

As you can see, Graham was not happy at all about opening presents. Poor baby didn't get much of a nap all day and was exhausted. So daddy had to hold Graham while Mommy opened all of his presents. Mommy sure had fun!! :)

Pictures from Texarkana

Graham and I went to Texarkana this past weekend to see his Mimi and to also see his Aunt Shana...we had a wonderful weekend and a great visit!

I love my silly momma!

Graham was pooped from our trip...he passed out as soon as I put him on the floor.

Playing with daddy

Mommy is caught taking pictures again and Graham was giving me "the look."