Let's see, I'm just gonna start with the end of July and try my best to share all that God has brought our way.
July 18th- Austin was Sir Lancelot in King Arthur's Quest presented by Missoula Children's Theater Group. The group travels as teams of two adults from place to place putting on plays. They hold auditions, cast the show, and hold their first rehearsal on Monday; rehearsals are Tuesday thru Friday; then they have two shows on Saturday. This is the second time Austin has worked with them.
(Sir Lancelot & Lady Guinevere)
"My Lady!"
(Raven, Talisin, Merlin, Lancelot, Guinevere and King Arthur)
(Arthur, Dragon, Guinevere, and Lancelot)
August was a very eventful month.
It started out simple enough, with David meeting Maddie.
As always Maddie is a great big sister who loves her little brothers and is loved in return.
Maddie with her very "serious" baby brother.
Maddie and David playing at the commissary. Maddie had him so happy that he laughed, out loud, for the first time.
We also took the kids to Six Flags while Maddie was here. We all went to Hurricane Harbor, the water park at Six Flags New England, the first day. I realized after that first day that David was really not ready for theme parks. So he and I stayed behind at the hotel the second day. I had my new laptop so I was good to go. It was very relaxing for me and David, yet Jeremy and the kids were able to go and have fun without us holding them back.
Here I am with my boys at the water park. (Isn't David's little swimsuit adorable. Although he didn't actually get wet he was dressed for it.)
Here are Daddy and David with Marvin the Martian. David's first character greeting.
Jeremy and Maddie were thrilled to finally meet Yosemite Sam.
Jeremy had a busy month. After we took the kids to Six Flags, had family pictures taken, and reluctantly sent our daughter back home, Jeremy also had the Med Group Picnic for work and then he was able to finally see one of his dreams come to life. He has wanted to put together a wrestling show for the troops on the base for years. He was finally able to see that happen. With the help of Chaotic Wrestling, Hanscom Air Force Base hosted The Minuteman Brawl .
Here are my boys at the Med Group Picnic.
Jeremy was one of the med group members voted to receive a pie in the face and I paid $50 for Austin to be able to do it. (Don't worry, the money went to a good cause, the med group booster club.)
At the Minuteman Brawl, Jeremy ended up in the ring partnered with Chaotic wrestler, Rick Fuller. They defended the honor of the men and women of the United States Air Force, which had been attacked by The Golden Greek Alex Arion and The Real Deal Brandon Locke.
Jeremy and Rick get ready to do business.
Jeremy manages to slow down Locke with an arm wringer.
Fuller paces the apron waiting for an opportunity to help Jeremy, as Arion drives his knee into Jeremy's back.
Jeremy and Rick Fuller finally have their hands raised in victory after Col Mac counted the pin because the ref was injured.
We finished off the month with a family outing, with our church, to a Lowell Spinners game. The Spinners are a minor league baseball team here in Massachusetts. In spite of the rain at the beginning of the game, we had a great time.
Here's David all snuggled up in his new blanket and under his Spinners rain poncho.
Our family at the game.
Random pictures from the last couple months.
"Wait a minute! Didn't we lay him down on his tummy?"
"You come to me with this on the day of my only daughter's wedding?"
I didn't know The Godfather wore pooh bear diapers.
"Since I can't eat popcorn yet, this is the next best thing!"
David also had his 2mo checkup back in August. When he went for his 2 week checkup he was in the 25th percentile for weight, however at the 2mo. checkup he had dropped to the 2nd percentile. He had only gained a couple of pounds. So I had to quit nursing him, pump & measure, and supplement with formula. After lots of prayer & many weight checks David's weight has been on a steady climb. He was up to 12 lbs 7 oz at his last weight check, so the Dr said he was doing fine and we could follow up with his 4mo check up.
At the 2wk checkup the Dr had ordered a hip ultrasound because David was breech in utero. We did not get the appointment before the weight issues began. At the 2mo checkup the Dr thought she heard a slight heart murmur. So she ordered an echo-cardiogram to find out. We had them both done Sept 24th.
David may have a career in medicine some day. He insisted on helping the ultrasound tech and did not want to watch the Baby Einstein video she put on for him. Instead he watched the ultrasound machine.
By the time we got to the hip ultrasound, David was tired and hungry, but he still managed to hold his own bottle for a minute or so.
Well, since this is so long I will stop here and I'll post again in a day or two about what has already happened in Oct.
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