Matthew is growing like a weed! Haven't weighed him recently, but at 15 weeks, 6-month clothes are about to be packed away. He's such a sweetie! He has a smile to melt your heart, and he's becoming much more interested in toys and "playing."
We need to give him more opportunities for "tummy time." He does fantastic sitting up in his Bumbo seat or exersaucer, but isn't quite as strong yet at pushing up on his tummy.
Lots of drool and lots of funny faces these days!
We're still trying to find the right combination of lotions, etc., to help his dry skin. His scalp especially is quite dry and he tends to rub it vigorously, so we keep "mittens" (AKA "socks") on his hands when he's sleeping or just "sitting." Thankfully it hasn't deterred his cheerful spirit! :o)
We're having fun exploring new textures together!
Hannah and Peter are still best buds ...
and partners in crime! ;o) 
Umm, is that what the sandbox lid is for???
Hannah was privileged to hand out bubbles at one of her Sunday School teacher's wedding recently.
And she's as into crafts as ever! We've also been working through the book Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons. It's been GREAT! I only wish we had started it about a year ago. She's been "reading" lots of words for quite a while (couple years?), but it was sight reading--she'd memorize words and was able to pick them out wherever she saw them. If she didn't know it by sight, she'd guess based on the first letter. This book is helping me teach her how to sound words out. It's really exciting! :o) Classic comment though: "My head knows the sounds, but sometimes my mouth gets confused."
She continues to be a big helper with Matthew, and recently made a quite perceptive observation: "Matthew likes me more than his paci, and he likes feeding more than me." :o)
Umm, is that what the sandbox lid is for???
Hannah was privileged to hand out bubbles at one of her Sunday School teacher's wedding recently.
And she's as into crafts as ever! We've also been working through the book Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons. It's been GREAT! I only wish we had started it about a year ago. She's been "reading" lots of words for quite a while (couple years?), but it was sight reading--she'd memorize words and was able to pick them out wherever she saw them. If she didn't know it by sight, she'd guess based on the first letter. This book is helping me teach her how to sound words out. It's really exciting! :o) Classic comment though: "My head knows the sounds, but sometimes my mouth gets confused."
She continues to be a big helper with Matthew, and recently made a quite perceptive observation: "Matthew likes me more than his paci, and he likes feeding more than me." :o)This particular afternoon, she pawned an old cooking magazine off of me so she could do a craft. As she was working on it, she commented, "I love glue and paper." Yes, Hannah, we've all figured that out by now! :o)
Here's her masterpiece--all of her favorite food pictures:
Peter has grown and matured a lot in the last couple months. He is talking. He's counting. He's helping and obeying.
Being outside with Daddy, using tools, cutting down trees ... these are all of his favorite things. The afternoon that Hannah did her collage, Peter claimed the emptied box from a package we'd received so that he could use his drill:
And was quite pleased to get real wood from Daddy later that evening ...
HUGE praise! We found a set of solid wood bunk beds for $200 on Craig's List!! They're unfinished, so we'll be able to stain them to match the kids' dresser. What a blessing!
We heard a loud crack in one of our recent summer storms ... the next day we noticed one of our neighbor's trees leaning at quite the angle over our driveway. Peter was very glad to assist Daddy in using the tractor to pull it down! :o)
Thanks again for loaning us your tractor, Grandpa! We've used it lots and lots!
And that's about where things are at for now ... many many blessings in the midst of some unmentioned challenges ... we're learning much!
Here's her masterpiece--all of her favorite food pictures:
Peter has grown and matured a lot in the last couple months. He is talking. He's counting. He's helping and obeying.We finally crossed the PT hurdle! Praise the Lord!!!! :o) When all's said and done, he was actually faster and easier than Hannah, but he still gave his Mommy some rather stressful days.
Being outside with Daddy, using tools, cutting down trees ... these are all of his favorite things. The afternoon that Hannah did her collage, Peter claimed the emptied box from a package we'd received so that he could use his drill:
And was quite pleased to get real wood from Daddy later that evening ...
HUGE praise! We found a set of solid wood bunk beds for $200 on Craig's List!! They're unfinished, so we'll be able to stain them to match the kids' dresser. What a blessing!
We heard a loud crack in one of our recent summer storms ... the next day we noticed one of our neighbor's trees leaning at quite the angle over our driveway. Peter was very glad to assist Daddy in using the tractor to pull it down! :o)
Mommy supervised ... ;o)
Thanks again for loaning us your tractor, Grandpa! We've used it lots and lots!
And that's about where things are at for now ... many many blessings in the midst of some unmentioned challenges ... we're learning much!:::
"In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."
1 Thess. 5:18
:o)
4 comments:
Crazy, busy, wonderful life! We need to meet up one of these days...there are so many similarities between David-Peter and Abigail-Hannah...a cardboard box is still one of David's favorite things! :)
Happy summer days!
They all are getting so big! Jack has very sensitive skin also. When he was born we used California Baby Calendula Cream and it healed his eczema. It is expensive but was worth it to us. We got ours at Target but you can find it online too. I also found that Lansinoh has been a great healer for drool rash! The more natural the ingredients the better especially for sensitive baby skin! I hope this helps! You are doing a great job raising your 3 little ones! :-)
@Marsel - Definitely! I think we'd all have a blast together!
@Bethany - thanks for the tip! I'll look for the lotion--if it helps, it'll be more than worth whatever it costs! The frustrating thing is spending a good sum on something that doesn't work, so recommendations are always a blessing!
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