Friday!

There has been so many things going on in our house that I don't feel like any of us have a chance to sit still!

First up..Monster Mash went from dabbling in walking to full on walking in a matter of days.  Earlier in the week he crawled and walked on his knees most of the time but now he mainly walks and will occassionally (once he falls) continue on his knees. He has also gotten super, duper vocal the past couple of weeks. Most of what he says is not comprehesible but he is totally trying to have a conversation with whoever will listen...usually it's Charlie Cakes! He is just at a super fun age....he is interested in everything, finds a lot of things funny and is just so stinking cute!!

Let me tell you why Miss Nina is awesome and we love her! I had gotten this idea from a friend of mine who made an ABC book for her daughter that had all the things in her daughters day to day life...people, objects, animals, etc.  I really wanted to do it for Jackson and Charlie Claire and while I  hate to admit this...I just don't always have enough time to do all the things I want to do.  I started the book and it was super time consuming but I was sticking with it because I don't like to give up. Then Nina came last week and suggested we make a book for C (and of course Jax!), I mentioned that I had started to make one but had not had time to finish it up.  Nina told me to email her the pictures and she would make it for us. We sent her pictures of me, Jason, J & C, all the grandparents, aunts, Uncle Jason, certain toys, the dogs, etc. and look what showed up with Miss Nina this morning...

Nina, we love you! You ROCK THE HOUSE!!! Thank you so much for being you and being awesome!!!

We have also been working hard on Cakes feeding herself...she is totally getting the concept down and is super proud of herself when she does it. We have been experimenting with different stick shaped foods and other things that she is able to hold...so far ritz crackers, graham crackers and cheerios are the winners!

This week C has officially mastered the art of sitting up from her stomach AND her back! Here is a quick video of her getting up from her belly...she can do it without the pillow but some of her therapy homework is done using the pillow!

There is not a day that goes by that we are not grateful for how well Charlie Claire is doing despite the fact that she is still having seizures. She is totally going to show these seizures who is boss! :)