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Guess what?! Haley had a GREAT checkup at the doctor today. Her doctor said several times that she was very happy with her growth in the past three months. She’s grown 2.5 inches and gained 2 pounds. While she is still below third percentile in weight, she is up to the 25th percentile in heightContinue reading “Checkup News”

During today’s weather break, we hit the park and had a great time. This morning we had snow, rain, and ice coming down on us, so the high clouds and sun breaks were welcome! Haley decided to ride her bike to the park. She did a great job pushing her bike along, albiet slowly. SheContinue reading “Park Time”

I couldn’t help snapping a shot of Haley sitting at the table coloring the other day. So. Cute. JT is on Bob Book #11. Reading is not his favorite subject (he picks math first when given the choice) but he perseveres and does well if I stay close and give lots of encouragement. I thinkContinue reading “Artful Days”

Our baby girl turned 18 months old today. Her checkup got rescheduled because her doctor is on vacation this week, so I’ll post some stats in a couple of weeks. Meanwhile, we have some pics and some video clips of our big girl! Haley has completely conquered walking and can almost run. She is tryingContinue reading “18 Months Old”

JT is registered for 4-year-old preschool in the fall! That’s right, three days a week. The preschool we decided on is just a little bit popular… we had to get in line at 7:00 AM for a 10:00 registration, and I got the last boys’ spot in a 4s class. Seriously. My friend Jen andContinue reading “Preschool”

This weekend I spent 16 hours at the hospital as I watched my friend lose her baby at 18 weeks gestation. As a friend said, “There are no words.” It was the most heart-wrenching thing I’ve ever been through. Our birth photographer, Sarah Ellen, came and took pictures for the family of little Herja afterContinue reading “Born Sleeping”

This is my 500th blog posting. WOW. I felt like it should be something special. You know, something memorable and wonderful and perfect. It turns out, in the past two weeks we have only had completely normal-type things happening, interspersed with some not-so-great things as well. For example, Jim and I got sick. Really sick. My amazingContinue reading “500”

I do this workout once or twice a week and it is really hard. It’s a combination of P90X and Insanity and Biggest Loser and anything else that Shira Jones comes up with. I have been going since JT was four months old, and I can honestly say that I am stronger than I’ve beenContinue reading “For Shira”

The Bouncy House place near our house closed its doors today, so we went on Friday for one last bounce. We haven’t been in at least six months (maybe that’s why they’re closing…) so Haley had a totally different experience. That is code for “crazy woman.” She went through the obstacle course and down theContinue reading “Goodbye Bounce House”

This is an assortment of little things that have been going on lately. Starting with JT’s new obsession, Trio blocks. This set came as a hand-me-down from our friends Eli and Sadie, and it has gotten a lot of use lately. There are directions to build all sorts of vehicles (you can imagine why JTContinue reading “Assorted”