First Taste

of rice cereal

Teddy Bear Picnic

We heard a book about a teddy bear picnic at library story time this week, so Lily really wanted to have one.

Tummy Time

Click

Yesterday at swimming lessons, something clicked for William. All the sudden, he realized we weren't giving him instructions to keep him from having fun in the water- we were instructing him how to have even more fun by actually swimming in the water, specifically, how to go under water safely. By the end of the lesson, he was excitedly swimming back and forth between the instructor and me over and over again. The instructor had him stop for a second and he emphatically said, "I want swimming!"

That's how it normally is with William. We work and work and fight and fight, and nothing happens. And then one day it clicks. I thought about that last night when William took a Little Einsteins book to bed with him. A year ago he couldn't match photos to their object. But now he recognizes color cartoons and even some simple or familiar line drawings.

So, would you please join me in praying for another area that needs to "click"? It's potty training. We've been working on it for three years now. So often I've felt like we were about to conquer it, only to experience another set back. And now I'm fairly certain that having an older brother that's not potty trained is what is holding Lily back.

I know God cares about these very personal details of our lives, and I know He hears our prayers. He always answers. Thank you for joining me!

Ready for our Morning Walk

Lily got all decked out in her new Kitty Kitty gear for our walk this morning.

Four Month Stats

We finally had Abby's four month well check today. The stats did not surprise me at all. Here they are:

24 inches- 50th percentile for length (same percentile as last time)
15lbs 3oz- 80th percentile for weight (up slightly from last time)
16 in- 90th percentile for head circumference (not measured last time)

She took her shots like a pro and was great while the kids and I played a game of mini golf and got some ice cream before heading home.

She may not be super tall for her age, but she's still getting too big for her bouncy seat.

Bye, Bye Carpet

Our basement flooded Monday night. Grandma and Grandpa B, bless their hearts, came over today in the heat and humidity and helped get the carpet out. We all agreed it wasn't worth saving.

The kids thought it was fun and exciting at the time, although Lily kept asking why we had to throw it away and if we would get new carpet and could she please watch another movie on the computer upstairs.

The word is still out on whether the couch is salvageable. We got the fan running down there trying to dry it and the bookshelves out. This is one of those times I'm glad we don't have expensive furniture.

The water made it over into the other side of the basement, but in God's kindness it did not ruin Eric's guitar. At this point, that side stinks worse than the family room side. I'm not sure if it's the carpet in there or the baskets of wet items waiting to be washed.