standing on the promises!

Miss E standing on Daddy's Bible!

Enjoying her treasures. Or rather, enjoying destruction... She ripped up a paper towel and was trying to tear the granola bar wrapper up as well. They were left on the dining table just within the reach of little hands.

Such a happy girl! And proud of herself too it looks like.

If you read this today...

Please pray for Madison. She is the niece of one of my friends. Madison is 13 years old and having brain surgery today.

You can read more about it over at Allison's blog A Few Sprinkles Short of a Sundae.

UPDATE: AFTER OVER 10 HOURS, THEY ARE FINALLY FINISHING THE SURGERY. I WILL UPDATE AGAIN WHEN MY FRIEND UPDATES EVERYONE.

Allison's update:
Dr thinks he got 75-95% of tumor. She did good. Dr feels positive about it, but there's a chance her eyesight will be compromised. Mom, Dad & Grandma are with her now. They won't know about her vision until she wakes up.

Praise God!!

3 days

Miss E's 12 month well check

Miss E is following in Miss A's footsteps.

She has gained just under 3 pounds since May and only an inch an a quarter in length. But her doctor in North Carolina, and the new doctor here, agree that with her mobility increasing steadily, she is burning the calories more and more quickly.

Miss E's doctor in North Carolina also heard a heart murmur at her last well check. Both he & another doctor were concerned. But, the doctor here took a good long listen and said she did not hear anything! Praise God!

I really like the doctor here. She did a through exam and answered all of my questions without making me feel rushed. She even anticipated some of my questions and gave me the answers before I could ask.

Otherwise, Miss E is still pulling up on the furniture and walking quite well as long as she has a good grip on things. She hasn't decided to let go quite yet. She is talking more every day. She knows her mama (me), her da (Daddy), and her ba (bottle/cup). She also responds with yeah and hey. And she is also learning manners. I gave her some Cheerios yesterday. As she took them out of my hand it sounded as though she said, "Thank you." Another time, I gave her some of a sandwich and told her not to make a mess. Her response? "Ok."

Our little girl is growing up so quickly. Once I get the pictures off the camera and onto the computer, I will post some more pictures of the girls.

Wiggly girl = Tired Mama

Miss E decided that last night was a party night!

Well, let me back up to an event earlier in the evening.

One of the ladies at church, Jessica, came up to me after the activities were done. While Miss E was with the kids, she got ahold of a sugar cookie. When the Jessica noticed, she asked our big girls if we let Miss E have cookies. The girls said that she has had a cupcake and that is it. So, Jessica took as much of the cookie away as she could. But Miss E still had a few bites.

Now, I don't have a problem with a little sweet now and then, but I don't think an almost 14 month old needs soda and cookies on a regular basis.

Fast forward to 10 pm. I settle down in bed and begin the nightly journey of attempting to go to sleep in a reasonable amount of time.

10:45 pm. Miss A starts whimpering. She needs to go to the bathroom, but she isn't awake enough to really remember that she needs to get out of bed to go. I help her to the bathroom, but she is almost completely disoriented. 15 minutes later both of us are back in bed.

About 11:15, Michael turns off his computer and we both settle in. A few minutes later Miss E starts fussing. I decide to let her fuss for a little while to see if she will go back to sleep.

11:30pm. I get up because it has gone from fussing to full blown screaming. I sit with her in a chair in the living room. She wiggles and squirms in my lap. I try to doze, but her movements keep me awake. I finally decide to put her back in bed. It has only been about 20 minutes. She fusses but I think she is going to settle.

Midnight. The fussing continues and I realize that Michael is awake because of it. I get up again. Same chair, more wiggling and squirming. At least she is quiet. I drift in and out of sleep. Each time I look at her, she turns those big eyes toward my face.

Finally, I wake from dozing realizing that her squirming has stopped and she is sweating all over my arm. I gently stand up and walk to her room. I place her quietly in her crib, hold my breath and tiptoe away. I make it to my bedroom door before the fussing starts again. This time it is over quickly. I lay down and sigh. Maybe, just maybe, she will sleep.

I roll over. It is 2:30 am.

5:30 am. Time to get up and start the day. Miss E is already moving around in her crib and fussing for someone to come pick her up.

Boys, girls, and baseball games

Miguel was crushed that his mom would buy Daivd a drink but she would not buy him anything to eat. Of course, David was the one on the field sweating...

Miss A, playing with Miguel in the bleachers.

Miss N, just before she saw the camera and smiled. I like the candid shots.

Miss E did well at the games. She enjoyed going from one person to another. She was VERY tired though.

David during a break. He sat out an inning after playing catcher for the several innings before. His team was behind by 3 points when we arrived and slid 2 more points behind shortly after we arrived. But, they ended up winning by one point! I think the score was 8 to 7.

Alex, before his game. He and Miss A had a good time playing together.

Miguel again. He was saying something, but I couldn't understand. This may have been the time he was singing or it could have been when he was complaining that his mom wouldn't get him anything to eat.

David at the catcher's position. Look at that posture! Any ballet teacher would be proud!

Alex with a pretty good swing to my untrained eye! He missed, but that is okay.