Hi Everyone! Sorry that I have not been keeping up with the blog lately! I am going to try to find time later this weekend to back track with some birthday/Christmas photos. In the meantime, here a few snapshots from recently. Bethany has been trying out a new hair straightener, and she really likes "taming the frizz," but it takes a lot of time, so she doesn't get it done very often. Of course, when she did, she had to take several photos of herself! Mia is doing really well, although this has been one long week. Mia has been sick with a TERRIBLE cold all week, so she (and I) hardly sleep at all. It is really catching up with me, and I've had a dizzy day, I assume due to lack of sleep. I would really appreciate prayers for this to pass soon, so we can catch up on sleep. Not sure how long a little one this age can go on with so little sleep. I'm also not sure that her lack of sleep is due completely to this sickness. She may be developing some sleep issues, which would not be all that unusual at this point in her adjustment/attachment with us. She sleeps soundly if we hold her all the time, but as soon as we lay her down, she starts to fuss and "growl." This eventually escalates to a total meltdown if we don't pick her up right away. She sleeps in our room, so we hear everything she does, and she has no desire to sleep with us, just wants to be held and/or rocked all night long! Ugh! I love the snuggle time, but we both need to sleep more soundly than 20 interruptions every night. So, we're praying that this phase passes quickly, and that we are in tune to what she needs from us. Well, I've babbled, and there is much housework to catch up on now that the weekend is here. I'll try to download some more photos later this weekend.
