I feel like we’ve been going non-stop all week. Josh continued intense work on his dissertation while the kiddos and I are in the midst of Christmas celebrations. Thursday morning we delivered Christmas cookies to our doctors. Thursday evening I decided to take the kids up to Plano to see Gordon Lights. The traffic turned a 45 minute drive into a 1.5 hour drive…Isaiah made a huge messy diaper and wailed through the first few minutes of the show. Becca loved it – so it was worth it.

Friday Becca and Isaiah had check-ups. Both got glowing reports. Becca told Dr. Raine that she didn’t want to hear Isaiah cry when he got his shots, so Dr. Raine took Becca to his office to play while Isaiah had his shots. Dr. Raine has framed the card Becca (and I) made for him to thank him for helping find her tumor – it’s a hand-print painting and photo of Becca. Becca weighs 27.5lbs (17th percentile for her age) and is 35.75 inches tall (19th percentile). The doctor predicts that she will be 5’2″. Isaiah weighs 17 lbs 11 oz (47th percentile for his age) and his height is 26.5 in (33rd percentile for his age).

Friday evening we had dinner with the Rylands. We enjoyed singing Christmas carols with them after our meal. Saturday we went to the children’s Christmas party at our church. Sunday evening our pastor had a open house. Monday we went to Anna’s for lunch and then I surprised Josh with an evening out – thank you Meridith for watching our kids. (Picture on the left is Becca’s gift from my piano students. Pictures to the right show Becca climbing “The Daddy Mountain.”)

In other exciting news, Isaiah has had 4 successful potty experiences. It’s been nice, since it saves me from having to clean a very messy diaper.

I’ll close with two pictures of one of my favorite activities…. I have the most wonderful husband in the world!