Stitches

Well, five years and three kids later, we finally fell prey to needing stitches. Our girls are pretty darn active and I've been surprised that we have made it this far. Abbie once fell and bit her tongue pretty deep and we went to the ER but they said we could squeak by - more trouble than it was worth, I guess. Tonight Isabel wasn't looking where she was going and ran into a corner on the stairs and split her chin open. Big huge gaping cut...so I took her to the pediatric ER and they were fantastic. Not a tear was shed!! Oh, except for me ;) They actually did say she was really brave and she got a popsicle...so...all was good. Four neat stitches in her little chinny chin chin. Oh baby girl....

Another chair at the table...

Well folks, in true spirit of the third child (never wants to be left behind, always wants to be doing everything her sisters are doing!) Emelia refuses her high chair and insists on sitting at the big table. So, for the past two weeks, we have had a new chair with a very little person around the table. Isabel kindly passed down her booster chair and graduated to a cushion. Emelia goes over to her chair when I tell her it's time to eat and waits (not always patiently!) for a pair of hands to help her up!

Oh, and she also insists on her own bowl, spoon and cup too...here is evidence of how THAT is going!

Peek

I put on Sesame Street so I could quick get a few things done around the house when everyone was cranky one night and here is how I found them watching! Betcha it doesn't take Emelia long to find a spot in that snuggle...she seems to be taking notes!

Katherine Anne Fletcher M., IBCLC

Congrats to our Mamalou, now an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant!! 3 months we've waited patiently for the test results and today we find that (as we all predicted) she passed with flying colors! Nice work Mama.