Meghan's Dedication

Our sweet baby girl, Meghan Clare, was dedicated to the Lord at our church on Sunday. It was a very special time for us, and we're so thankful to God for the gift of Meghan. Here are our pictures from Sunday and the wonderful dedication printed in the bulletin so that our church family could be involved intimately.

Pastor Ronnie reading through the dedication litany (see bottom of page) with us and the congregation.

Our pastor introducing Meghan to her church family. He walked her up and down the isles, giving the congregation a chance to touch her precious toes and rub that head full of hair. It was so special.

The welcoming line at the end of the dedication.

Moira loving on her baby sister.

Pastor Ronnie welcoming the newest member of the church.

Our family of five - I love this one.

Meghan with Aunt Dara.

The happy godparents - it was such a blessing that they were able to be with us this day.




All together!



Asleep after the service, with the precious quilt made by Aunt Dara.

Our beautiful little girl.

Dara and I found the perfect little dress from Strasburg Children for this special day, and she looked precious in it!

So sweet. We love you Little One!
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Dedication of Meghan Clare McCann to God's Care

Minister: We are here today to present Meghan McCann to the church for dedication and affirmation. Collin and Janelle, you hold in your arms a marvelous incarnation of love, entrusted to your care, and fully loved by God. Do you promise to bring her up in God's love?

Parents: We do.

Minister (to congregation): What do we affirm about Meghan?

Congregation: She is made in the image of God. God loves her and offers her redemption.

Minister (to Parents): Will you take the primary responsibility in teaching, loving, and training Meghan in the Christian faith?

Parents: We will!

Minister (to congregation): And will you partner with them in telling Meghan about God's love? About her wonderful Savior, Christ the Lord? Will you teach, love and encourage her as she grows?

Congregation: We will!

Minister: God be with us. We commit ourselves to love and care for Meghan.

All: We come together as a community of faith to proclaim: Thanks be to God for the blessing of Meghan!

Godspeed

This weekend was both wonderful and bittersweet at the very same time. Our dear friends, Stephen & Dara, came up for one last visit before they both deploy this month. Stephen will be leaving for Qatar tomorrow and Dara soon after for Afghanistan. It's been so sweet having them close by, a mere 5 hour drive, over the last year. We're going to miss them dearly while they're deployed, which is why this one last trip was so very special. They got to meet our little Meghan for the first time, and witness her dedication to the Lord on Sunday (more on that in the next post). God is so good to have given us these truly amazing people to touch our lives so very much in the last 8 years. Please pray for the health and safety of our dear friends while they're giving up self and home to serve our country in this war.

Meghan with her godmother, Dara.

Meeting 'Uncle' Stephen & 'Aunt' Dara

Hanging out with the godfather.

Enjoying a cozy meal of Sushi and Tepanyaki at Sakura.

Yum.

Meghan with Aunt Dara and the AMAZING quilt she made for her. Such a special gift - sure to be an heirloom!

Saying good-bye.

Godspeed Dara & Stephen! You're so very loved, and will be thought of and prayed for every single day your gone. Thank you for spending your last weekend together with our family!! So much love to you both.

Catching Up...

Ugh! I'm having the hardest time keeping up with this blogging stuff. So, here are a few picture updates from the last few weeks...

Ian started school and loves his new class and teacher.

Ian on the first day with his teacher, Ms. Lynnea.

Meghan's 2 month teddy picture.

At her appt she weighed 15 lbs, 5 oz and was 24.5 inches long. Another chubby McCann baby!

Moira started ballet class this year and looks adorable with all the little dancers in her class.

Meghan's big enough for her Bumbo now (pic taken today) - thanks Grammy Wilhite!

Shared photo book from Janelle

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First day of 1st Grade

Ready to leave...

... but not before one last fashionista pose!

Leaving with daddy

So excited!

In front of her new classroom at her new school

Saying bye to Daddy

Finding her seat with her BF Celeste! :)

Moira had a great first day of school! She likes her new teacher, Mrs. Boston, and is glad that her best friend from Kindergarten made it into her new class at her new school. She's also very excited to be riding the bus home, and Mom will be too, once the route gets established. Ian starts pre-k at our church's preschool next Wednesday, with his open house Monday, so look for pictures of our little man then. We're hoping for another great year of school!

So long, Summer

Grammy Wilhite came to visit...

...and got to meet Meghan for the first time.

There was a bit of this. :)

One last play date with Moira's friends at the Botanical Gardens...

... in which Grammy joined us.

Ian is the proud new owner of a pair of hermit crabs.

Moira had her 1st grade open house to see her new school and meet her teacher.

The tooth fairy visited again, this time for the other wiggly tooth... notice the fairy dust she left behind?

Moira got a big girl hair cut and her ears pierced before the start of school!

And Grammy headed back to Texas right before school started.

six weeks

My June Bug is 6 whole weeks old today! She's really fit in to our family so well, and we all love having a new daughter/sister. Meghan's newest trick is her full face grins! She's been smiling at us since just over 3 weeks old, but I'm finally starting to be able to catch them on camera. These still aren't great shots, but here are a few of her showing off her newest talent.

Smiling at Mama in her arms

It's the sweetest thing when Meghan smiles at her big Sister and Brother!

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She's also growing by leaps and bounds, and is quite the chunk. Here are her newborn and one month teddy pics side-by-side for comparison. She was 9 lbs 6 oz at birth, 9 lbs when we brought her home from the hospital, and 10 lbs 8 oz at her 2 week check up!! Chubby babies are the best. :)

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I don't know if it's that Meghan is our easiest baby yet, or if we're just comfortable as parents now, but I really can't complain about life with a newborn. She's sleeping pretty well and we've just started trying to get her on a schedule this week. Grammy Wilhite comes to visit us next week, and then school starts the week after that, so we'll be ready to get our routine down. All in all, at her best times and her worst times, we love having our little Meghan Clare around. She's a real joy to know and love - all 3 of my kiddos make my Mother's heart feel complete!

Sleeping the hours away... sweet dreams, my love.