Jamie and John's Blog

 On October 30th we found out that we have a little girl on the way!  She should be here around March 15th!  We're very excited to give Leah a sister!  The nursery is ready and now we're playing the waiting game. Leah has fully transitioned into her big girl bed without a hitch!  She can get up and down and doesn't fuss before bed.  She sleeps through the night and we are very blessed to have such an amazing baby girl!  We hope she can teach baby girl #2 the ropes!

Summer 2013 has been full of excitement for the Gillispies!  First,  John played in a golf tournament and shot a hole-in-one!!  This hole was on a prize hole and it was sponsored by Embry's fur coats, so he won a fur coat (for me!) Next, we traveled to Holden Beach with the Baker family and had a blast with Leah!  Leah took her time getting used to the sand and waves but by day two we were having to drag her out of the water!  She really loved it and so did we! Finally, the day we returned home from vacation, we packed a moving truck to move into our new house!  Our house's previous owners were moving out as we were moving in and as our renter was moving into our old house!  It was a stressful day, but with the help of friends and family we moved everything and survived. We are really excited to start a new chapter of our lives in our new house!

Our baby girl Leah Kate is one!  She had fun on her Birthday singing songs, finger painting and of course eating a cupcake!  Thank you to all friends and family who came out and made her Birthday very special! On Saturday, March 30th, we hunted Easter eggs at Gary Elliot's house in Lily.  We had fun, but Leah wasn't very interested!  She picked up a few eggs and we called it a day!  On Easter, we went to church then had dinner and Dana and Chuck's house with a huge turn out of friends and family!  It was a really great Easter!

Leah was past her nap time and this last bottle finally helped her fall asleep...while she drank it.  I LOVE this video!

Leah sat herself in this chair! 

Leah walking at 11 months!  It was 8pm and she was getting tired, but she still takes a few steps!  She loves electronics!  She pretends to talk on the phone, loves the remote, and she plays games on the tablet!  Leah can eat by herself and loves cheese, yogurt, fruit and green beans! Leah loves music and dances!  She will be turning one in just a few weeks!!

Leah loves her new princess ride from Aunt Janus!  She had a lot of fun pushing it around tonight!  She's such a big girl now, it won't be long until she is walking on her own.  We love our sweet Leah!