Gabi's Gone Bananas!

Mike, Can Gabi join your soccer team if you go back to coaching?

Gabi's Room and then some

I still have to make some curtains for the windows. It's low on the priority list at this point. I have to get the bathroom painted so that it is functional again. I also have to find the fabric I'm looking for. Then her room will be complete.

New Accomplishment for Little Miss...

I'm not sure if this is even a big deal, but I thought I'd put it down just to remember. Gabi stood from a sitting position completely independently tonight. We were wondering if it was something she would just figure out or what. She always needed to use some support to get up. We've been trying to show her she could do it for a couple of days. Tonight we caught her trying on her own. After a little verbal encouragement, she DID IT!!! She was so proud of herself that she almost fell over. She is the stinkin' funniest kid ever. Now, if I could just get her to stop putting things in the toilet and the Diaper Champ, we'd be all set. Oy!

Logan P. Arrives Early

My friend, Jill, had her little boy on July 4th! Unfortunately, he was born at just 26 weeks. It seems as though he was quite the bruiser. He was 14 inches long and over 2 lbs. Still, little guys like this struggle so much with lung development, possible brain bleeds, holes in their hearts, and a whole host of other things. At just over a week old, Logan appears to be out of the woods for brain bleeds and the hole that was initially seen in his heart valve. He's a tough little guy and they're starting to wean him from his ventilator and decrease the settings.

This has been an incredibly scary experience for Jill, her husband, Danny and the rest of their families. Logan is in the NICU in Springfield and they expect he will remain there for at least another 8 weeks. So far there have been many answers to prayer and we know that will continue to be the case. Please pray for little Logan and the peace of his family as they deal with the ups and downs of this difficult time.

My Little Ladybug

I hope I'm earning points on the blogging front for posting so much over the last week. I'm trying very hard to keep from being verbally assaulted any more than necessary.

Isn't my little ladybug the cutest bug you've ever seen?

Stairclimber

I've been wanting to get a video of Gabi climbing the stairs. Usually she goes up as fast as she can manage... and that's pretty fast. But my camera battery died, so this is as good as it gets.

New Pics to Follow...

My friend, Robin, has requested pics of the Gabi's new room. I promise to post them after this weekend when everything gets hung up. We painted the stripes in green and the two pieces of furniture-- the dresser and bookshelf-- in red. It turned out so well and I'm really thrilled about it. The changing table and crib are in a normal wood finish. Gabi's bedding is white with a green border and ladybugs on it. I think it all ties together pretty well.

Anywho... I'll post pics of the new bedroom and the ORANGE living room after this weekend when we've gotten some things on the walls.

More Pics from GG and Grumps' visits

Another Video... Our Little Furniture Mover

Work, Work, Work

My parents are here. So I am taking advantage of the ability to complete some projects. I painted Gabi's dresser again and painted a mirror frame and bookshelf. The mirror and bookshelf were mine and my sister's. To be fair, they were Paige's first since she was first. I digress. The point is-- I've been painting like a lunatic. Furniture and our living room. The living room is orange. It's one of the most glorious colors I've ever had on a wall. Nope-- the MOST glorious.

Today, Mom, Gabi and I ran several errands. The biggest accomplishment was getting about 8 big picture frames to frame some of the watercolors that we've collected in Europe, Africa and Mexico. We've been carrying these prints around for years and we finally have permanent walls to put them on. Unfortunately, most of them are from street vendors from places that use the metric system. It is not easy to find frames that will work on our English measurement systems. So we decided on floating frames that eliminated the need for custom matting and framing. That would have been way too costly. I'm quite pleased with the results.

The video below is of Gabi at the restaurant tonight. The purpose is to show how she says "down" and "up." "Down" requires the puckering of lips and comes out as "nooowwwwn". "Up" has no sound. It looks like a guppie. It's very funny.