It's been 3 weeks since Andrew surgery. He has been hearing so much and grown by leaps and bounds as a result. He is talking more, sleeping better, crawling more, eating more, exploring instead of being solely attached to mommy and has even taken his first steps!
Easter camping was a huge success. We made it in time to have dinner with everyone on Friday and attend the Good Friday service on the lake. Robert received his first real Bible for graduating Kindergarten and being a reader. This has become a tradition after we did it for William 2 years ago and Robert was anticipating the moment of getting his own Bible ever since. His face beamed as he sat down after receiving it, and I teared up at how proud he was to own it.
The weather all weekend was perfect and we had a group egg hunt, family egg hunt, Timothy and Gideon's first birthday party, eye dyeing, treats, wonderful food and family time. Andrew did well for his first time camping and the other three slept hard as ricks when their heads hit the pillow. There's nothing like non-stop outdoor fun to tire you out. Sunday morning we had our "sunrise" service on the lake with my parents' Sunday school class and company (we had around 100 there) befor catching lunch on the way out of town and heading home.
The day was not over though. When we got home and unpacked, I noticed Andrew was standing and much more balanced than he had been even a few days before. After a few tries, he took his first STEPS from Francis to myself before taking a step here and there between other items. It's crazy how fast things change in less than a week!
That Monday Andrew Turned 10 months old. He is smart, inquisitive, funny (he even laughs at our jokes), and wants to know everything. I cannot believe he will be one in a few short weeks. His favorite thing is crawling like a spider (feet and hands on ground) super fast to keep up with my walking. It's impressive. He is loved and loving. and I'm so glad God knew we needed him.
Francis has been gone a lot the past couple of weeks (two separate trips to El Paso and Austin), and I have had to be in two places as one two Tuesdays in a row. Thankfully I made it and with people watching my kids one either end (soccer and dance practice), we survived. I'm so glad to not have to do it again though. Francis starts his new position on Monday (he's moving to a more permanent position within ARL doing the same job). I'm so proud he was able to do it so quickly, and I look forward to seeing what this new chapter holds.
We've been doing school "lite" here. The kids picked out their summer workbooks and we have been spending only 10-15 minutes max on school things.If we don't keep some routine, we have a hard time, so this is a good compromise. We'll start back up school in a couple of weeks but take it easy during the summer since we have so many other fun things to do too. The last Bible Study is tomorrow and I am sad to see the year end. It's really the final thing that's still going on. After that, we have a couple of quiet weeks with just soccer and dance before they finish and Summer activities begin!
Yesterday we had our CC Field Day. Thankfully the weather held off (it's been a little unpredictable around here), and we hung out with over 100 other CC kiddos doing games at 18 different stations. Hannah got a first, second and third place ribbon at different events, William got second at the sack race and Robert got third at the same event. They were all in different groups so I couldn't see them all compete all the time, but what I did see made me smile. They tried hard, played well and were good sports. It was a good day.
Yesterday evening was less enjoyable. After Hannah's dance class, we were getting ready to go to bed, when I picked up an oscillating fan and gave it to Francis to move out of the boys' room. The large round base of the fan suddenly detached and hit Andrew in the head. There was immediately blood everywhere. We all rushed to the ER and after an hour of "your next", we went to a different ER and were seen right away. Andrew has a gash in his forehead that required a steri strip to close it and finally stop the bleeding. He has a long cut under his right eye and a small cut on the eye itself. With some eye drops and time, he will be fine, but he looks pretty beat up.
Well, an hour has passed between the last sentence and this because the kids and I just spent it in the bathroom. Why? We were under a tornado warning. We are ok, but it got pretty loud and the rain is still really coming down. We'll have to see if there is any damage after the storm has passed, but we are thankful to be safe, warm and dry. It's no small task to hang out in a bathtub with 4 kids for an hour watching a storm get ever closer on the news on your phone, but the kids were amazing. The dogs too were with us and very nervous, but they finally managed to settle even if they were stressed. Hoping that is the end of excitement for today!
Till next time!
