Here we go again!

Well it looks like you can check back for an update once every THREE months! Can't believe it's been this long.
Sigh - but that's motherhood for ya!
I will write an update now -and then I will hopefully post pics tonight!

Guess what? Natalie got her first black eye! Actually it turned a really pretty pink and lavender instead of black. But she had a nasty scrape beside her eye to go with it!
Here is what happened -
We were at my Aunts house having a small little family gathering. Lots of kids. They have a swing - like those that you see at Wal-Mart made for about 4 grown ups - metal covered in a canvas type material. Kaden, my cousins little boy, was standing on top of the swing holding on to the bar above it and pushing it out with his feet. Well, Natalie walked in front of it and WHAM! It hit her. At first I was just going to pick her up console her a little and then help her brush off - but when I looked at her eye - it looked as if she was bleeding from her eye! So I got pretty upset. - But after looking more closely her eyeball was not bleeding - it was just her eyelid and the skin right beside her eye that was bleeding. DRAMA!
Natalie is doing really good though - she has to count to 12 to get most treats. Next week it will be 13! She loves to dig up earthworms! And she loves to look for bugs with her magnifying glass. I'm downloading all the pics from my camera as I type so I can actually get pictures of her doing this. Potty training - is just that - Training. Its all hit or miss. LOL! I'm as consistant as I can be without pulling out my or her hair. I decided that I will take her as often as I think about it and then let her decide when she wants to stop having pee run down her legs - it just takes time and she is still quite young. So I'm just training.

Elijah is SOOO active! He army crawls all over! He can't stand to be still unless you are up walking! He has to have everything that he can see that is just out of his and his mommies reach! Yesterday I walked in his room in the morning to find him standing up in his crib - hanging on for dear life! He didn't realize that he could sit back down! Nope - didn't get that pic either...I just really need to get more organized and I'm trying my best - starting with my closet.
Back to Elijah. He likes to chase his sister through the house - he will do it army crawling but loves for you to help him run by holding his hands. Natalie zooms by and screams with Elijah following screaming just as loud. He is liking his sippy cup. He doesn't want me to feed him - he wants to do it all himself. At dinner I just rinse all - if any - salt off of our food and give it to him. He loves it. We have a really big backyard - it has a small drainage ditch that runs through it - yesterday Natlaie went out in her rainboots and was splashing around - when I put Elijah on the ground - where I thought he would sit and play with the flowers - he immediately pushed down to his belly and started dragging himself toward the water - he moved so fast - and was screaming with delight! So - I let him go. He loved splashing in the water with his sister! I just need to get him some boots too! Actually I think a rain suit. Nope no picture! - I can't carry my big camera outside by myself with two kids - So i'm working on my little camera - it just doesn't take as good as pics as I want it to. - But I have to stop passing all the memeories!
Elijah's last echo was good I guess - They still can't see where they want to see - but his bloodpressure in his legs is still good so - they don't want to see him for six months.
Praise God!

Steven is working hard and harder. He has decided to take on some extra kids to make some extra money. He is working in Rayville LA today on his dissertation research. He is planning on graduating in December. Then he will be a DR.! Woop Woop! Anyways - he is also getting back into shape - doing tons of pushups and other things. He did have me conned into doing a competition with him on pushups - but I'm having trouble with my right shoulder - I think it's from picking Elijah up in his carseat - it just hurts - has for at least two months now. So we are doing a sit up contest - I can do more!!! But he can do a ton of pushups and I can't get off the floor!