Dear Friends and family,
I know it has been quite a while, but there has been a lot going on over the last several months! Allie was born July 30 at 12:35 A.M and is such a wonderful addition to our family. She has really grown since birth, doubling her weight and adding 7 inches in length! Her favorite toy right now is the ceiling fan, she hates bottles of all different varieties, and she loves smiling at Nick at the table! Her favorite time of day is bath time, she has learned to kick and splash the water and she babbles at her reflection in the mirror.
Nick is doing well in school, with the exception of his talking. We have tried moving his seat, but this boy talks to everyone! Today he got a blue (above green woohoo!!) for not talking and completing his homework last night. I am not sure why completing homework gets you to blue on some days and not on others, as he completes his homework nightly. Sometimes I think his teacher gets overwhelmed with the kids and is a little more testy… she also suffers from migraines and I wonder if this has anything to do with some of the reasons Nick is moved down on the color chart.
Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner! I cannot believe how incredibly quick this year has gone. It has been super eventful, and I wouldn't change much of it, except the whole bed rest thing. That sort of limited our summertime fun, but at least Allie was born healthy! We put our tree up this past week, and I know many of you thought, 'What in the world?!" But, Becca, Lauren and Nick will be here for Thanksgiving, and with their dad for Christmas, so we will celebrate both at Thanksgiving. As we were hanging ornaments on the tree, I came across the ornament I bought in remembrance of "Henry", who would have been 1 year old this month. Time does help heal the pain, but it's not easy to forget. Allyson has another brother or sister she will get to meet one day, and I am very thankful for the little girl God has blessed us with in our little Allie Bear.
