A look back

As September continues on, I look back fondly on the many wonderful things that the children and I (am sometimes with daddy) were able to do the past few months.
We spent days at the zoo with wonderful friends, met some family members at our family reunion in Iowa, made quite a few trips to Biggby Coffee on Plymouth Rd., and headed to Elkhart, IN to visit with my family.

We have had some great loss, but have also had great joy with my sisters wedding/reception and the birth of my nephew Vinny.

Both of the children are doing well! John has been filling out and actually has a chubby look to his face (so cute). We are not sure what the situation is with his injured tooth, but it looks like it might be coming in more (which would be a good sign). We go back to the dentist on October 1st and will update you all then. He now has his top 4 teeth, his bottom 4 teeth, and 4 molars. He is not a great teether and we had some tense days when all 4 molars were coming in at once, but he made it through by biting on everything he could get his hands on. He is very interested in jumping and has been trying to do so for a few weeks now. It is very cute to see him attempt it over and over again. There are a few occasions where he has actually done it and he gets so excited. He has a new found infatuation with airplanes. He hears them and will point in the sky and watch them as they go by. He loves them! He also has begun to play with a new type of toy...CARS!!! Can't get enough of them. I guess that we are getting out of the soft cuddly toys and moving into the big boy items. His personality continues to blossom and he makes me laugh constantly!

Megan is still pretty tiny, but is keeping up with her brother as he gets into mischief. She is completely in love with music and will dance and sing whenever she hears it. She is really vocal, but is not forming many words on her own..she will repeat words though. Megan is a magnet for mosquitos. I can't believe how often she gets bit and how large the bites become as well as how long they stay. I am wondering if it is because of her histamine clustering. Something to ask the doctor next time we see him. I got her a dolly last week and she loved it so much that she would sleep with it. I was hearing a strange banging sound during nap a few days ago and peeked my head into the room. Megan was banging the dolls head on the rails of the crib. I let it go and walked away. At the end of nap the dolls arm was broken off...probably not a good idea to let Megan play with any newborn babies by herself. Megan has her top 4 teeth, but only two on the bottom. She also has 3 of her 4 molars in with the fourth one working its way through. Megan has figured out how to open the pantry and get her favorite cereal out. She will pull out the box, take it to her favorite seat, open it, smile, and eat it piece by piece.

Tim is continuing to be busy with work and spending time with the kids and I. I have been training for a 5k (I am planning on signing up for one in October) and spending a lot of time with the kids and friends. It feels a bit strange not to be in the classroom right not, but am so happy that I am able to stay home and raise our kids!

We are looking forward to a wonderful fall. We will be trick or treating for the first time as well as heading to the pumpkin patch! Any suggestions for costumes???