The Baskins Family: September 2011

Well, I can't believe 2 months have gone by and I completely forgot to write for her 9 month! So sorry! Kate is 10 month's old now and we CANNOT believe how much she has grown! Since turning 9 month's old, she has started crawling, clapping, pulling up (not well), and now has 4 teeth! She has completely surpassed all of our expectations for a 10 month old! She understands when we don't want her to touch something, she squeals in excitement when we get her out of her crib from naps or in the mornings, she laughs when we do silly things, she loves to look at books, and she is crawling and exploring like crazy! I've offered her plenty of real food cut up into small pieces, but she doesn't want to have anything to do with that chewing business! She'd much rather have everything fed to her on a silver spoon and pureed! :) Right now, I don't mind it, but we will continue to work on it for sure. We are so proud of the little person she's turning into! She's absolutely precious! I can't believe we are already starting to plan her 1st birthday! I'm not sharing any hints about the theme yet, but don't worry, you'll know soon!

I know some of you are wondering what is going with us as far as Hank's job situation and him looking for a church to serve. Over the past 2 months A LOT has changed. The Lord has really tested our faith and reliance on Him. We don't know how we are making it on such a small budget, but the Lord is providing ways for it to happen! We are so grateful! So the update as of now is just simply we are staying put. Hank is going to start his Masters in January and hopefully the Lord will provide the finances for us to be able to work that out. In December/January I'm going to start watching a newborn for about 6 months! It is a friends baby girl and I'm really excited about it! I'm also going to start back teaching for MOPS (mothers of preschoolers) twice a month, and I'm excited about that as well! We are praying about what to do for Hank's job situation because if he could just have a few more hours with UPS, it'd be fine for him to stay there. Ideally, he should stay there because they provide such amazing benefits for the whole family, it pays pretty good, and the longer he stays the better his retirement would be. So as much as he'd like a change in scenery (I can't imagine seeing box after box every night of the week), it may be that the Lord is wanting him to stay put there. So please continue to pray for us as we seek the Lord's plan for us. The one thing we do have peace about is Hank starting on his Masters, so that is very exciting! The Lord is control and we are very grateful for that!

I will leave you with some pics!