Edy is standing...

...on solid ground!

Yep, she is pulling herself up and moving her feet just a little bit!

"A" is for AVA!

For about a month, I have been working with Ava on the letter "A". Yes, she knows her alphabet, but she can't recognize or write any letters. We have practiced writing some letters to no avail. I finally gave up and thought we would try later. A couple of days ago, as I was cleaning off the back porch, I spotted an "A" that AG had written in sidewalk chalk. I thought it was a fluke until I spotted a lot more.  You may also notice that she is learning to write her name. The "V" is upside down, but it's a start!

Moving out!

I still don't have Internet! UGH! 

I am working from Graham's office trying to catch up on some things.

Here are some pics from our final night in Fort Smith.  We all crowded in our master bedroom...

I am getting adjusted to our new life in Texas.  It's gonna be great, but moving isn't easy and change is tough at first. 

It has been one of those weeks!

Well, we are here--in Texas.  It has been a crazy week! 

The guys loaded our moving truck all day on Monday.  I am so glad we hired people to load our things.  They did a good job!  Tuesday was moving day.  We woke up, finished cleaning our empty house, and headed to Jacksonville.  It was very sad to leave our home.  I couldn't believe that I got so emotional--but I did.  I walked back to the nursery and cried.  Both of my babies came home to that room.  It was tough.  We pulled out of Fort Smith at 9:30am and made it to Bullard, Texas around 5:15pm.  It was a long ride.  When we got to our new place, lots of church guys were there to help us unload.  They were quick.  The rest of this week, I have been working on unpacking.  I feel like I have moved a mountain.

On another note...how bad is our health care?  SO BAD!  Since I am not teaching right now, we have a private health care plan.  Guess what? They denied any treatment for kidney stones AND Graham's back issue.  WHAT?  Kidney stones aren't preexisting.  Plus, Graham has not had surgery for his back in almost ten years AND he doesn't take any meds for his condition.  UGH!!!! I could just scream!  When Graham questioned the kidney stone exemption, the representative said that they denied it because it was reoccurring.  Really?  We get colds each year, too.  What's next?  Are you gonna deny treatment of colds, too?

By the way, since we are living in the country, we have little to no cell service and no Internet.  We are working on the Internet thing, so I will be away from the computer for a bit.  I ran up to the church to catch up on emails, etc. 

Sorry for the ramblings, I gotta get to Walmart and then we are headed to Tyler to look for a new couch!  I'll blog when I can. 

Edy Grows - 8 months

Edy is eight months old today. She is just as happy and healthy as ever.

Here's the latest:

• says mama, dada, nana, gaga
• eats five times a day (breast milk)
• eats veggies, fruits, rice cereal, Mum Mum crackers, puffs, etc.
• has one tooth (and one coming in)
• crawls
• can sit up on her own
• trying to pull up on things
• gets really mad when you take a toy from her
• starting to understand "no"
• responds to her name
• sits in shopping cart and restaurant high chairs
• can write her name (just seeing if you are paying attention)
• loves playing with her big sister
• still doesn't have enough hair for a bow
• sleeps 12 hours at night
• wears 9 month clothing
• wears size 3 diapers