Husband and Daddy

I am not writing this for any special occasion...just because I want to express how wonderful my husband truly is! Griffin and I have been married for almost 3 years (December 30th)! We started dating my senior year and his junior year of high school. He is absolutely the love of my life! God definitely picked him out for me because he truly makes me a better person. He pushes me to a be a better Christian...gaining a deeper knowledge of who Christ really is. He has so much Biblical knowledge that I am often amazed. He is one of the most intelligent people that I know...graduating from Auburn with a 4.0 in Biomedical Sciences and going on to Medical School at UAB. He is probably very uncomfortable reading this right now because he DOES NOT like attention/praise...He is one of the most humble people that I know (a quality I adore about him). We have walked through the past 3 years of life as a newly married couple. Through some of the trials of life that have surfaced over the past few years, Griffin has been my rock...He knows when I need him to pray with me, love me, hold me, or even just sit there quietly with me.

Now, we are walking through life as new parents! God has blessed us with a beautiful baby girl for whom we prayed for many months! I have seen how great of a husband Griffin is, and I am now seeing how great of a daddy he is! The way he looks at Mary Lee each and every moment he is with her simply brings me to tears. It makes me have just a small understanding of the way God looks at us and how much He loves us. When she is fussy, he holds her, plays worship songs on iTunes, and sings to her...She just gazes into her daddy's eyes as he sings...talk about bringing tears to your eyes! Griffin is in his Pediatrics rotation right now...I know he is exhausted, but every day, as soon as he walks in the door, he gets Mary Lee from me and just loves on her! He texts me all day wondering how his girls are...We miss him all day but look forward to the moment he walks through the door from the hospital every night.

I could go on and on, but I will close with this...Griffin, you are truly my best friend. I thank God every single day for your life and for bringing us together! I have so much respect for you, and I admire so many of your attributes. You make me a better person. Thank you for being the best husband and daddy! I love you!

1 Month and GO SAINTS!

Mary Lee turned 1 month old on Thursday, October 29th! We went for her 1 month check up today. Dr. Redmond said that Mary Lee was very healthy! She got her heel pricked and a Hepatitis B shot :-(. She was pretty upset but quickly got over it! If you will remember, Mary Lee was 7 lbs, 7 oz and 20 inches long at birth. She is now 10 lbs, 5 oz and 21 3/4 inches long! She has gained almost 3 pounds! We thank God every day that we have a healthy, beautiful baby girl! She is such a blessing!

As most of you know, we are HUGE New Orleans Saints fans! I should mention that the Saints are UNDEFEATED so far this season...I am not saying that will last, but we are enjoying it as long as we can! Griffin is on call at Children's Hospital tonight, so Mary Lee and I are going to my parents house to watch Monday Night Football as the Saints take on the Atlanta Falcons! Mary Lee is ready to cheer on the Saints in her new attire!

A SMILE!!

Mary Lee has smiled some, but it is usually in her sleep or more of an involuntary smile. Occasionally, here lately we have been able to actually get her to smile. Today, we got her to smile on camera! Enjoy the video of Mary Lee smiling!

UNASHAMED

At the young age of 2 weeks and 2 days old, Mary Lee Guice made her first debut at UnAshamed! For those of you who do not know what UnAshamed is, it is a ministry for college students in Tuscaloosa. Griffin's brothers, Taylor and Tyler, help run UnAshamed. Each week, hundreds of college students gather together to worship, hear the Word, and spread the gospel! Griffin and I are so proud of Tay and Ty and the way God is using them to touch lives in Tuscaloosa and around the world! Tyler spoke this week at UnAshamed, and he used Mary Lee in his message. He talked about the love of the Father and how if we will let God hold us in his arms, he will never leave us, nor forsake us...He will never let go of us...He will never stop loving us. In other words, just like an infant trusts us to take care of them, hold them, love them, etc...we should trust God to do the same! WOW! What a powerful message! Before we took Mary Lee to Tyler on stage, Griffin and I prayed over her...we prayed that God would use her at such a young age to touch lives just like we hope He does as she grows up! We also prayed that she would not wake up screaming on stage :-)! Our prayers were heard and answered because Mary Lee did touch lives and she did not cry or scream on stage! We are so proud of our baby girl!

Mary Lee gets the hiccups A LOT!! Check out this sweet video of her with the hiccups!

I also posted a new entry below.

Quick Update on Mary Lee

Mary Lee has brought so much joy to our lives in just the almost 2 short weeks she has been with us! Griffin and I just cannot get enough of our baby girl! She is so amazingly beautiful and such a good baby! She would be an even better baby if she slept better at night :-)! Oh well, Amy keeps telling me that the sleep/schedule will come with time. I am holding onto that right now during our sleepless nights!

Speaking of Amy, she brought lunch over Friday...a much needed good lunch! It was kind of strange with us both trying to eat lunch and taking care of our daughters! It is hard to believe we have been best friends for sooooo long and now we both have little girls...such a blessing! I look forward to our little girls growing up together!

Mary Lee loves her swing! She often even sleeps in it at night (Probably not the best habit to form, but some nights we will put her anywhere just to get some SLEEP!)

Mary Lee has arrived!

I obviously have not had much time to update the Blog since Mary Lee was born. She was born Tuesday, September 29, 2009, at 7:36 a.m. She weighed 7 lbs 7 oz and was 20 inches long. She is just absolutely beautiful! Griffin and I often just stare at her and say, "Where did she come from?" She is just perfect! I will write more about her later but wanted to at least post a few pictures! Enjoy!