Emmie turned two months this past weekend and we celebrated with a trip to the pool and a date night. Then the next day we did this:
I love my kids creativity. This slide is from our old play fort. They have also rigged a swing on the inside of the dome. I know. It looks dangerous but they have made sure it was sturdy and Mark checked it as well.
Herein lies my photojournal of what we did to keep busy while waiting on Emmie.
Park Day
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| Note construction hat in hand. |
Our last appointment with Dr. J had a longer wait time due to babies being born. Like a two plus hour wait time. Once we realized that he had not one but two deliveries, Mark offered to make a mocha frappe run. Only one other person in the waiting room went for it besides us. It was truly yummy though.
Our homeschool care group end of year party was at the local Kroc Center which just so happens to have an indoor water park. Yes, it was a bit o’ fun!
And two days before Emmie arrived we attended our annual Pops Under the Stars concert by the local symphony. This is a family tradition now. We were expecting rain. And we got it. It rained a bit before the concert and right before the fireworks were supposed to go at the 1812 Overture. No fireworks and no overture but the rest of concert was a hit.
We weren’t sure that we would be able to have Awana this year. Our church property is being renovated to work for our church so we have been meeting on Sunday mornings in homes and just were not sure how it would work out. Finally, by October, Mark and I couldn’t stand it and offered up our home as a solution to Awana meetings. Our pastor agreed and Wednesday night activities have taken over our home every week. We, again, are very grateful that we have a home large enough to accommodate meetings and neighbors who have yet to complain about the Wednesday night traffic.
Even though we had a late start and two “weather” days, the kids all worked super hard and so did the leaders.
Our kids were able to finish their books this year with a big push at the end!
One of our illustrious leaders brought her camera and got these awesome pictures.
That’s not a boogie (just need to clarify). He banged his lip on something or other.
This was before he realized he was having his picture taken.
Liam finished his third Sparks book and next year I will have THREE T&Ters (or Boom Bangers as Mark calls them). I feel old.
Malachi was pretty much just a Cubbie mascot this year. We considered him a fourth of a cubbie. But he did everything the Cubbies did and by the end of the year was able to quote verses with a bit of help.
So, this is our ninth year of Awana and our ninth year volunteering. We have truly been blessed and have learned right along with our kids. I love seeing our kids hide God’s Word in their hearts and we know that these words will be with them for the rest of their lives. We’re looking forward to many more years of Awana to come.
Miss Emmie is now pushing 4 weeks and growing very well. Late last week I started getting breathing counts in the 40s to 50s. I was super excited. She has had a couple in the lower 60s but nothing in the 90s or 100s since Thursday. I contacted Dr. B and she agreed that if her numbers were staying most consistently in normal range, then there was no need to do the modified barium swallow. They are cancelling the test for us. It’s been so nice to see her breathing long slow breaths. Thank you to every one who has been praying for her. We have all felt your prayers.
Now for some adorably cute baby pics:
Twice this week, I have been told that Emmie looks like me. One day soon I’ll put up a picture of me as a babe. Either way, she does bare a striking resemblance to Granddaddy. He was a high school football coach for over 40 years. Some of his players may remember this face.
Our new niece, A! Isn’t she a cutie?! Every time Malachi looks at her picture he says, “Emmie?” We’re working on learning to say her name and he’s almost there.
We are so excited the Lord has blessed Uncle B & Aunt B with a beautiful new gift. We can’t wait to meet her in person!
