She's growing too fast!!

 

And she's developing her little personality. You often hear advice to let your child hold a spoon while you feed her. Well, our beloved Lu took both spoons and then the whole bloomin' jar. And proceeded to drink her baby food to the last drop. She seems quite proud of herself, doesn't she? Now, she holds one spoon and the bowl and I attempt to shovel as much food in as I can before the bowl gets dropped on the floor or gets used as a shampoo dispenser. They also tell you not to compare your kids...but Moo ALWAYS sat still for his meals at this age.

Didn't he?

Gifts

Lu has discovered presents. And she loves them. Unwrapping, playing, and even sharing. Well maybe not sharing. Hopefully someday sharing. No really, she does like sharing. Sometimes.

But it's really fun to play when Moo is asleep.

 

Beautiful

The heavens declare the glory of God;


the skies proclaim the work of his hands. - Psalm 19:1

Visit with Grandpa!

We were so glad that Papa could come visit us in our new house and see all of our favorite places. We were treated to special meals out, loads of fun play time, and many great adventures. Papa was especially patient with our newly trained 'big boy' who got to try out his mad skills in new locations. Thanks for a fantastic visit!

Lu's first first birthday

The beautiful thing of having family visit at different times is that we get to celebrate birthdays many times. Lu handled her first cupcake with much finesse. She was indeed a star. And Moo was pretty ecstatic to have more than one occasion for cake! Lu's actually birthday is in a couple more weeks. Though she is already acting like she's 3. Stay tuned for why. :)

And from Moo...

Well, these are just funny and sweet things 3 year old Moo has said recently.

-          Praise the Lord for evre-one! Praise the Lord for no one! (with hands raised in the air)

-          Praise the Lord for _________ (whatever we happen to be eating)

-          Did Lu come out of you, Mom? 

-         (On the digestive tract -while drinking juice). It is going down my shirt and into my belly button!

-          Have a nice day! Have fun at work! (When Dad leaves in the morning or when Koko is talking to Wilson when Moo is driving his chugger trains.)

-          Sleep dog is my best friend in the whole world. that I ever seen.

-      Did you have a nice day, Dad? Did you ride the bus home? (When Dad comes home)

-          Is Lu standin’? (Asked whenever Lu is crying in bed, because she used to stand up and not be able to sit back down (and thus cry). Now she must be standin’ if she’s cryin’ in her bed.) 

  

And the realization that we have passed on our Midwest accents to our son because all his “-ing”s have become “-in”s.  "I love swingin' at the park! We're ridin' the bus!"

Funny things people say

I seem to be a magnet for people to say funny things to. These are my interpretations of what I think random people have said to me this month on the street, in the post office, and on the bus. They may or may not have lost something in the translation.

-          Is you sister alive? (about Lydia in the carrier-once to Micah, once to me: twice I was asked if my daughter was living!) Two interpretations given by locals: a joke because she is so sweet looking. iow – is she real? and secondly, she is so still, is she a baby doll?

-        Are you watching them? Are their parents Turkish? At the park I was mistaken for being the  nanny. My tutor claims it is because I look so young. I wonder if it’s because no moms are in the park with their kids…it is only grandmas and nannies. Where are all the moms?

-       So sweet! May God protect him from evil. How old is he?  This is often the chorus when strangers come upon children. When I turned around to look, I was surprised to see two dog owners having the conversation!

-         (regarding my kids) What brand? Upon many bewildered looks and much asking for clarification, I learned this woman was asking what country we were from!

-          Don’t even try! (to tell me your child is 10 months old. She has teeth! And she’s so active/attentive…her eyes are following the conversation. Whoever is talking, she is looking at them.) When do their kids get teeth?? 

-         He, Lydia, must be a boy. She has no hair. Is this a joke or are they serious? When I tried responding with the smiling comment, “yes she is growing teeth, but she’s not growing hair” I didn’t get any laughs. I guess I need to still work on my bilingual sense of humor.