And updates on this blog! Things that are long overdue. I cannot believe it has taken me a month to get a post up. Actually, I can. The past month has been a blur. My head is foggy and my speech has literally started to slur a little. Meh. Lets get this party started! First, let me note that it is 10:00pm. I am watching a commercial for the cremation society and there is a group discussing what they are going to do with their savings over dinner with jazzy music in the background. One is vacationing in Hawaii. They are all just a little TOO excited to be saving this much money by choosing cremation. Creepy. I haven't been up this late in a while. This is my disclaimer, you have been warned - back to business.
Delia: Delia is six months now and is 18lbs 8oz. No joke. She is 88% for weight but is slowly catching up for height... I think it was closer to 20% now. Her head is off the chart still, just like her brother. She is a big girl! She is so happy though, shoving anything and everything in her mouth, babbling like crazy, and winding her body around like the hands of a clock. She is starting to sit up on her own, but not really into rolling yet (its a lot to roll!). She is eating like crazy now! She started off with cereal pretty tentatively, but once I gave her actual veggies, she just loved it! She has tried all kinds of things now and seems to love all of them. Her current obsessions are food, fists, and really anything in her mouth!
Eden: Eden is 18 months now and 22lbs. She is 10% for weight - she made the chart :) She is ridiculously smart - we just continue to be in awe of how smart she is! She loves to read I Spy books. She will point at items on one page and find them on the opposite page with no help. She is walking everywhere, getting into everything and thinks she runs the show. When daddy is home, she probably does :) She has become much more interested in her little sister and likes to sit by her and "play with her" now which is fun to watch. Her stubbornness and attitude is still very present. She still isn't talking so we continue to work with a speech therapist... Her current obsessions: Socks (she finds socks anywhere and will hold on to them for an entire day!), books and blankets (will walk/trip around the house with one for long periods of time).
Josiah: Just turned 5! Crazy! He is in 90% for height and weight! The doctor looked at him yesterday and said he must just be pure muscle because as much as he weighs there is no fat on him! Crazy. We had his teacher conferences tonight and she was so impressed with his sight words. He is reading his Spiderman books and he is just so proud! I am ready for more variety, but I can't complain ;) He just finished swimming lessons and got bumped up a level - he has become quite a fish in the water, which is so fun. We are definitely eager for spring to get him outside to burn off more of his crazy energy :) His current obsessions: Trains! Legos! Trains! Legos! Trains!
We sold our house as of today!! Praise God for that! It is such a sad thing - or mixed feelings I suppose would be a better way to say it. Our first house, and we LOVED that house. But its also such a bummer to give up something you really had such feelings for in a housing market such as this one :( In the end, we are selling the house for less than what it is worth. The sale price is more than what we owe, thankfully, but with fees and closing costs, we won't come out ahead by any means - and it just stinks that we have to end our time with this cherished home on a sour note. I think thats what it is that is making it hard..
We are moving this week! Our cousins have been completely renovating a house in Fergus Falls and we've been helping with the finishing touches and will be moving in and renting from them. SOO excited to finally be able to move in and have a space to ourselves and get settled! I think it will be great for the kids - Josiah in particular - to have that as well. Anyways, there are a million reasons why it will be wonderful to be settling in. We plan on renting for about a year I think... we'll see what God has in store ;)
Also - medical update! I have switched medicines and I have not had a crazy headache episode for about a month or so now! I am able to drive again! Praise God for that! It has some odd side effects, but so far, the trade off seems to be worth it. Thank you all so much for your prayers!
Steve is still loving his job. He enjoys the commute for the most part, though it makes for longer days on the homefront. We'll rent for this year and see what we think about the commute after that - then decide if we want to live a little closer to his job...
The internet is crazy slow tonight out here, so I will have to try adding pictures tomorrow - sorry! And wow. Its almost eleven now. I can't believe my eyes are still open ;)
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