Alex and Ella are speaking so well now, saying 4 to 5 words in a sentence, it amazes me how much they know! We are working on letters and colors and that is coming along slowly. Ella is loving her little brother, Austin... and Alex is just getting use to the idea that he is staying for good! It was tough for him at first, but I thnik he has decided it's cool being a big brother. We need to start potty training but I am putting it off as long as I can. We do have potty's upstairs and down, so they are trying and sitting. Again, I am putting it off. uugh
Austin is a very happy little baby, we've settled in with him quite nicely and are really enjoying his personality seeking through now as he tries to sound syllables and roll everywhere, he is so strong! and SO big! He is a whopper in weight, nearly 20 pounds, but his height is way up there too. We started him on rice cereal and fruit and trying to give him puree veggies...he is learning to eat and coming along nicely. So much more to report on Austin since there is so many changes going on with him.
Ella told me this morning that she wants to go to church. I've been doing a bible study on Tuesday mornings, then Wed night church, then every other thursday we go to MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) and church on Sunday of course! So they get real excted about going to church, I'm glad they enjoy it as much as we do.
Friday, I threw my back out while I was picking Austin up out of his crib, thankfully he went back into his crib as I fell to the floor and could not move at all. At first I kept saying - this is horrible, this is horrible. I just do not like the feeling of being completely helpless, I guess who would like that? My chiropractor came to the house and did some massage and brought a brace, later in the afternoon Tina brought me to my appointment with the chiropractor, then stayed with me until Mike woke up from his nap before he had to work. I relied on my neighbor Sally and her kiddos. Sally was so sweet and came over at 630am to feed Austin, what a gem she is. Then on Saturday Catherine, a friend from church came to help and she brought dinner....she ended up staying overnight because she said she would have worried all night if she hadnt. It was such a nice feeling to know we had people who cared and were going out of their way to help us. Then some meals came from church friends and now tonight Mike has to go back to work for one night and another dear friend from church, Teri is coming to bring dinner and get the kids to bed. I told her I would be fine by then, but she insisted on helping and I sure do appreciate her for that. I praise God for showing me once gain that we do have people we can depend on when we are in a pinch. I even got a card in the mail from some MOPS gals who said they were praying for a quick recovery. I'm just so thankful to be reminded of the kindness we have all around us. I look forward to the time I can help someone else out in their time of need.
Today we went to a gym that had all sorts of mats and trampolines and toys for the kids to play with. They had a blast, they will have a nice long nap today! This weekend I hope we can make it to a pumpkin patch, there are so many around...we just dont have enough time to get to them all. This is such a lovely time of year. Its cooling down, the leaves are changing and before we know it there will be Thanksgiving, then my favorite - Christmas!
