The Ricklefsens

Hello again. Well a lot has changed since I typed last. We had two "Sip and See" showers thrown for baby Joel. One was in Houston at Troy's cousins apartment clubhouse and the other was in Sun City and Troy's parents' house. The one in Houston was hosted by Kristin, Tia (Troy's cousins) and my girlfriend Mel. It was a "Cirque du Bebe" theme complete with popcorn and cotton candy! It was a lot of fun and quite a success. Several of our friends were able to come out for some fun and meet Joel.

The shower in Sun City was hosted by my amazing sister Lee Ann, mother-in-law, and mom. It was a lovely Sunday brunch theme complete with mimosas! Again, several friends and family members were able to make it.
 Here is a family picture taken at one of the showers.  Turned out to be a framer!  Baby Joel looks like he's smiling, but really hadn't started doing so at this point...is probably just gas..lol!

Baby Joel is now two months old and is exceeding his milestones! A few weeks ago he started smiling and is now laughing too (they call it 'smile laughing'). He is cooing all of the time which really doesn't surprise me since I'm constantly talking to him in baby code :) He can roll over and is holding his head up much better than before. He can even straighten his long legs and support his weight (albeit just for a few seconds). We continue to give the Lord thanks for blessing us with this miracle. We are amazed at how each day he develops more and more into a fine young man! Thank you Jesus!
XOXO

Here are a few recent pics of baby Joel:
 getting his first bath...he hated it!  I've since then started bathing him in the sink and he LOVES (is a bath baby just like his daddy :).
 He's growing up fast!