Jack's 9 Month Appointment

Jack had his 9 month check up this past Thursday morning.  Our big boy now weighs in at 22 pounds, 13 ounces!  We had a great appointment.  Our pediatrician has a lactation specialist on staff and she was doing appointments with him this particular day- I was able to get some help with the sleep/ night nursing issues we are currently experiencing. Hopefully with the info she gave me we will all be sleeping through the night again sometime soon.  

Maggie and Lydia are keeping busy these days.  They seem to have become such good friends and playmates this summer.  It certainly is fun for us to see them make up little games and scenarios to play out.  :::Whispering- I think Lydia *might* be officially potty trained.  It's been a long time coming and the experience has been a lesson in parenting for us.  (ie:  the strategy used for one child will *probably* not work for another)  We started the process back in early spring and she was not having it.  She has basically done it herself off and on over the past few months and we have just been following her lead... :::

This week promises to be pretty busy for us.  Tomorrow is Maggie's Ice Cream Party pottery workshop and on Wednesday both girls will go for a story time pottery workshop.  Brian's grandmother is coming up to Memphis from Florida for a 5 day visit with all of us.  This will be her first time meeting Jack so we are really looking forward to her visit.  

2 weeks from tomorrow Maggie will officially be a kindergartner!  We went out on Saturday to pick up her saddle shoes and now her school uniform is complete.  I can hardly believe how quickly time has passed;  now that she is starting school I suspect time will move even quicker and it won't be long until Jack starts kindergarten.  

More later...