2 months an counting

Well, Ian is 2 months old and he's still alive. We definitely love our little guy, but he's been a challenge lately. For the past few weeks he's been crying every time he's awake. The doctor said he has colic, which basically the catch-all diagnosis for babies who cry all the time without a reason. We've tried just about everything, but nothing helps. We'll just have to survive the next month or so, as colic usually subsides around 3 months. Needless to say, we're pretty exhausted, but we're hanging in there. There are some good moments, though I wish they would last longer.






































Ian chillin' with second cousin, Keaton, who was born 9 days after him.




























Ian usually loves the Baby Bjorn.


On a happier note, we're very thankful for Troy's job. AU has been making some cutbacks lately. Out of the 4 HVAC techs employed, one of them was let go yesterday. We're so thankful that Troy still has his job. He is the newest of the 4 guys, but the hardest worker. It's scary to think about what we would have done had it been Troy!















My fam came for memorial day!!

And on a not so happier note, we ask for your prayers for Mission Year. We spent a year in Atlanta with the organization last year. There is a new team staying in our exact apartment this year, and over the weekend, one of the girls was stabbed. Apparently, someone came in the back door when she was sitting in the living room and stabbed her in the neck. The police think it may have been a gang initiation. Miraculously, the girl will be okay, but it really could have been fatal. It's scary for something like this to hit so close to home. I wonder about how many times I or one of my teammates was sitting in the living room alone, and how we probably took our safety for granted. Many of our former neighbors are scared, so please keep them in your prayers, as well as the Mission Year team.