8 months...

8 months. Wow, each month it's getting harder and harder for me to believe that Sydney is growing SO fast. She's now pulling herself up on anything she can, doing a little dance move which is basically just shaking her head (but it's the cutest thing ever), and squealing in a high pitched tone. I'm trying to get video of stuff, but uh, I'm a little preoccupied at the moment...those to come later :) Poor Syd has been sick the last couple days...we're hoping we can get rid of the nasty cold before we hit the road.

8 months old!!

Syd in motion...
Syd probably trying to tell us that she's sick and doesn't want her picture taken....
...but she was a good sport anyway
this is the poor Syd we've seen the last couple days...if she's not crying, she's been totally zoned out
she LOVES all the boxes to pull up on...

And Josh and I...well, we're spending our time packing, packing, and more packing. I've never minded packing and last week I felt pretty confident about the progress we were making. Yesterday the stress hit me and all I want to do is sleep. Aren't there little fairies that can come pack up all my things, fly them to Clinton, SC, and then unpack them?? I can only dream. We head out on Wednesday early in the morning and will make it to Clinton sometime Thursday evening. I'm excited, but still a bit nervous. And sad...leaving Siloam is going to be hard. I've already shed a lot of tears and I'm sure there will be a lot more to come. BUT...in all of this I do know that God is directing our path right now, I feel confident in that. So that makes all the stress, anxiety, and exhaustion a little easier to bear :)