a little of everyday

And now, after all of those exciting posts, I bring you a little bit of our everyday life. Here is Charlie, chomping on my finger. It has come to my attention recently that BOTH of my children are teething. Lucy is getting her bottom molars (I noticed this when she was screaming full force at me). And Mr. Charlie's bottom two front teeth are just barely visible (not yet poking through). Here he is sucking/biting on my finger.

I know my pictures are fuzzy most of the time-- I can't help it! Basement lighting...

Lucy's book obsession continues. Recently, she woke up from a nap and found me reading a parenting book on the couch. She asked me to read it to her. I thought maybe I would read a paragraph out loud and she would get bored and demand another book, but no. We read that discipline book together for about 45 minutes. And then she wanted to read it again the next day! I wonder if what I learned will have any effect, because now she knows exactly what I'm trying to do! Anyway, here we are, reading. I think we were actually reading a book meant for children here.

Remember the shoe obsession? Here are some of my favorite pictures.

On another "daily life" note: please keep our Charlie in your thoughts and prayers. At his two month check-up, his pediatrician had some concern about his rapid breathing. She sent us to a specialist, who found several more things that concerned her. She sent us to more specialists, and since then he's had blood taken, x-rays taken, and an echo-cardiogram. We have several more appointments on the horizon, another echo, and a possible MRI. Overall, in the last month, we have spent over 13 hours in doctors' offices-- too much! Poor Lucy finally just lost it in the last one and went on a rampage, pushing computer buttons, pulling cords, and finding her way into a doctor's personal office where I found her using the telephone. Oh my. Anyway, please keep us in your prayers as we try to patiently make our way through all of this. We trust that all will be well.