Good Health and Great Weather

It is nice to have both my boys back and feeling much better. The weather has been awesome this week...in the 80s. So nice to have the windows open and be able to outside or run around without roasting. We are excited as some of the neighbors want to start a Friday night dinner at the park tradition. Derick LOVES playing especially if he can make some new friends and have some consistent kids to play with.

We had an interesting week with attitudes. We had our first 'go to bed without dinner' night. He was goofing around at the table and after numerous reminders and corrections he just ran out of chances. Derick cried in his room for quite some time and kept telling me over and over that he was hungry... yet we had to make a point. How heartbreaking to hear. I did give in a little and let him have one string cheese but that was it. These past couple days he has been doing great at eating...finishes most of his food then asks to be done. Hallelujah...that message got thru...at least temporarily!

We are looking forward to hitting the 20 week mark next week and having the ultrasound that will hopefully reveal the gender of this little one so active. I have been feeling this one move around for a few weeks now. It seems this one likes to ball up and press their back out causing my stomach to be lopsided. Funny to feel so early as with Derick it was well over 5 months until I felt anything. Anyway it will be fun to start preparing either way...whether we have more blue or pink in our future. I think it will also help Derick get even more adjusted as we can start talking in a more specific relational sense rather than just 'baby' all the time. So look for the update next week...starting Wednesday or later!