Progeny

I'm back. Reeling at all the changes Blogger has made in my absence, however. But enough about me, let me update you a bit on those who matter most.

One

Ethan's recent school assignment was to research the life of someone famous. He chose George Washington. He worked hard on the various assignments that followed, including an oral report given in full costume.

I was in the throws of feeling so sick and had checked myself out of most of the kids' needs thanks to Randal picking up nearly everything without a single word of complaint. But when it came to a costume I could see the panic in Randal's poor, tired eyes. So I mustered. And this is what Ethan and I came up with. 

Ethan was responsible for the shoes, pants and the vision for the head of white hair. I came up with my green jacket (which he did not want to wear because it's owner is a girl), my granny compression socks (again in his estimation meant for girls (until we convinced him GW wore them)), a ruffled collar (refused on the grounds it was only for girls (until we again referred to GW's pic)), and a black ribbon for the wig (again, girly).  

All in all, it turned out pretty good. Ethan was proud of himself. And I was too as crawled back in bed to rest another month or two.

Two

Adelaide is now six. And counting down the days until she is seven.  

This kid is delightful. We love having her around. She has such a funny mind and is quite a loving, little girl. She loves to read and is such an early bird (around 5 am, we're guessing) she finds plenty of time for it. Of course, this means she becomes a little less delightful around 6 pm every evening, but we never have to fight this one to go to bed so we'll keep her!

Adelaide is finishing up a season of T-ball. Due to a mix-up with team rosters, she was last to receive her uniform for the season. The only shirt left for her team of 5 and 6-year-olds was an adult small, a size even larger than the one her brother was issued. It has been rather funny watching her run the bases with the neck hanging off her shoulder and with a generous amount of padding tucked in her pants. 

Two and a Half

At 22 weeks we now know whether it is pink or blue.

And it's blue! 

We do have some pics from his first few photo shoots, but the most recognizable one would make both you and him blush. We'll leave it that this is pretty much what he looks like.

Ethan was thrilled of course. Mainly because it has been his dream for a long time to sleep in bunk beds. He may not be so thrilled when this little guy is finally ready to share his room.

Addie is very happy too. She announced her excitement for her new baby brother in her first Sacrament meeting testimony today. She's grieving her loss on the whole bunk bed thing though.




I am now feeling much better and hope to update y'all again soon.

And I'm using "y'all" in preparation for our move to Kentucky.