The most important thing that happened this last month is Emily turned 1 year old. She is doing well and is healthy. Still has her milk allergy, but has been able to tolerate most other foods.
At her doctor's checkup her stats were:
Length 29.6 inches
Weight 21 lbs. 3 oz.
Head Circ. 46 cm
So, she is about the 50th percentile and is now one of the smaller kids. Caleb has always been in the 90th or higher. Jacob and Michaela were around the 75th I think.
Over the last few months we have enjoyed getting to see her personality more. For example, she is very sensitive to pain, but is so quick to giggle. She loves to move! She has been walking since about 10 months and has been on the go ever since. Being confined is her least favorite thing. In fact, she does not like to snuggle anymore, ever. She likes to give kisses and high fives and loves to be chased. Another thing she loves to do is blow raspberries. Her two words she speaks are "Nigh Nigh" which usually means her blankie and "Ma Ma." We are not sure if that means "Mommy" or she wants something to eat. Silly, I know! But she seems to use them for both.
Emily continues to be the sunshine in our household. It is such fun to watch all the other children shower her with love.
On to other news. Mike injured his back working out about two weeks ago and has been off work. He has tried to be really good and not doing anything to aggravate it. The doctor prescribed physical therapy and that seemed to really help. An xray was taken, and nothing out of the ordinary was apparent--wich the doctor thinks it's a muscle sprain of sorts. Mike is off for the next week to give it a little more time to heal and he hopes to return to work. I have LOVED having him around. It's nice to have an extra set of hands (not to lift) but to help with homework and just supervising kids. Besides the extra help, it's always nice to just be together. Mike makes me laugh more than anyone I know. It's been nice to wake up next to him every morning. Sigh...I will miss that when he goes back to work. But I shall enjoy it for one more week at least.
Caleb's second trimester just came to a close and he is doing well. We are so very proud of how hard he has worked this year with this new Spanish program. Both teachers have said he's a great student and well behaved. He has made good friends and has settled in nicely to the increased academic rigor.
Jacob has started preschool. And loves it. We love his teacher, too. She is a licensed teacher and used to teach elementary school. Her curriculum is geared towards preparing them for kindergarten.
Michaela is growing into such a little lady. She's a tough nut--lots of sass and lots of personality. But she is learning more and more how to control her emotions and use her words instead of her hands and feet to get what she wants. Jacob still gets beat up by her every now and then, but this is happening less and less! :-)
I am enjoying my calling teaching the 15 and 16 year olds in Sunday School. They are such great kids--so strong and want to do what is right and make good decisions.
