Life's happenings!

I haven't written in a while, but October wasn't really a very eventful month. A couple of things have happened as of late that I wanted to document, though.

The first two are Anna-related (as is all of life nowadays). The first is that my sweet girl turned six months this past week!

Oh how I love her. Watching her learn something new every day is so amazing. She is already learning to pull herself up, and can get all the way to her knees! Before we know it she will be all over the place, and it will be all I can do to keep her out of anything and everything. Even though I love watching her grow, I know these days of being able to cuddle her and call her my sweet little baby won't last forever, and I will miss them so much when they are over. :(

Anna is also getting her first tooth! We were sitting in church the other day and I noticed something sharp on her bottom gum, so I tried for about half an hour to see past her tongue and lip, which is always very difficult. Sure enough, there is a little white point about to break through her gum! It explains why she's been so fussy the past few days, too. I'm still waiting for it to break through the gum, but I'm so excited to see how cute she looks with one little tooth! :)

Finally, the ice cream shop closed for the season! Last Saturday was our last day, and we got to close at 4:00 because we sold out of ice cream early! We've been excited for this day to come, and now we have five months of freedom ahead of us. :) I don't hate work by any means, but it will be very nice to be able to stay home and spend some time with my sweet baby. I definitely don't want to have a mobile baby in the office either, at least until I have time to babyproof it. ;) I'm ready for my winter, especially my baby's first Christmas. :)

Such are the goings-on in the Gillis family. Here is my amazingly cute picture of Anna:

She wants so hard to climb out of her playpen. Thankfully, I think she has a little while to go. :) Till the next time!


  1Thessalonians 5:16-18: Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.