We have had a great last couple of weeks here at home. Work officially finished up for me at the end of April so May has somewhat been back to normal. We had a great weekend with Tim's mom (Nina) a few weekends back and then a quick but fun trip to PA to see my family for Mother's Day weekend. We have gone strawberry picking twice because it is such a fun activity for the kids. I love that they can run and play at the farm without me constantly having to yell, "Stay away from the street," or "watch out for that person walking down the sidewalk," or "don't throw your ball in that person's yard." I made jam with the 40 pounds of strawberries we picked. I must say, making jam gave me a new sense of accomplishment. I commented to Tim that I think I am now ready to live on a farm :)
The spring has given us a renewed desire to finish some house projects. We are finally going to brick our backyard, giving up on the hopes of grass and a garden. As one person commented, "your backyard is the Ritz Carlton for mosquitoes." It is true. Our backyard does not drain well and does not get much sun so it is pretty disgusting for most of the summer. We are excited to get it done and "add another room" to our house. We are also working on exposing some of the brick that has been covered up, patching our roof and skylight, and repairing some plumbing issues that come along with having a 1902 house. Lastly, we are going to re-paint our entire house...and by we I mean Isaac the painter. It has been fun picking out paint colors and fixing things up a bit.
Emma went in for her nine month check up last week, but was four weeks late so really I guess it was her 10 month check up. She came in at a whopping 15 pounds, just slightly in the 2nd percentile. She is so tiny we just have to laugh. When she is wearing cloth diapers she is in 6-9 month clothes, but if I put on a disposable diaper she can still wear her 0-3 and 3-6 month clothes. Emma's eye also seems to be doing a bit better. She has had a good eye week and we are hoping that the tear duct is unblocked for good. Our little petite pea continues to amaze us however with her eating ability. Some new foods this past week are eggs, yogurt, strawberries, pumpernickel bread, chicken and black beans.
Ian, or should I say "Ian the builder", has somehow turned our house into a construction zone. He finds a way to make everything a project that needs to be fixed from the couch to his bed, to the stairwell. He has a new found love for string and these days our house usually looks like a scene from Parent Trap. Ian has also had a blast watering our pots every morning and watching his own strawberries grow. We have also been chronicling the growth of our pomegranates, peaches, and grapes. Ian's godfather Nate came to visit this past weekend and I don't think Ian left his side the entire time even waking him up every morning. Sorry Nate!
The kids and I head to the beach this weekend with some friends while Tim goes on his annual golf trip. We are looking forward to some time in the sand.
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Cute baby, thanks for sharing..
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