My "baby" is on the move. Millie is
officially crawling and exploring! She knows now that she can get herself across to the room to get to something she wants which is also known as, won’t stay put! Now it didn't happen overnight, but she is a quick learner and it didn't take her long at all. It all started with her getting up on her knees and rocking back and forth, however when she went to move forward she would just belly flop onto the floor. Then it moved to shuffling forward and then taking a break. Somewhere between the rocking and shuffling and now we have mastered what I call the "Ruawl" the running crawl! She crawls so fast and gets so excited that her arms and legs don't quite coordinate themselves and she ends up belly flopped again. She really is a lot of fun now because she is following you wherever you go and is now able to choose what she wants to play with. It is interesting to see what peaks her interest among the small toy store we have in our house. :)
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| Bath time Fun! |
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| Love these pretty blue eyes! |
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| Sporting my new hat! |
She also has another tooth on the bottom, so that makes two now. She is so cute when she smiles and you see those two little teeth in there. It's really hard to be in a bad mood when she is around, such a ray of sunshine!
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| 2 teeth!!! |
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| Getting some fresh air! |
Spring has Sprung! I love this time of year because we can finally get outside and get to work on all of our projects. Josiah started the deck last fall but with the brutal winter the project was put on hold. We are back on track and having wood delivered this week! I'm super excited! The deck at our house in VA was one of my favorite projects that we did! :) We also spread fertilizer and grass seed in hopes to get our lawn in better shape this year. Green grass is one thing I don't have the patience to wait for! :) I started my vegetable seeds inside last weekend and already have some cucumbers sprouting! Our plan is to make some raised beds since our soil is basically rocks. This way we will have plenty of fertile soil for the veggies this year. My goal is to plant: cucumbers, peppers, green beans, peas, lettuce, broccoli, onions, squash, corn, and maybe some strawberries. :) Wish us luck!
Update on Grammy: It has been about 7 weeks now since her surgery. She is at home with a live in nurse/aide to help her get around and do the things that all of us with two good legs take for granted! She went to the doctor this week and got really good news from the plastic surgeon. He said that the wound is healing nicely and he removed the last of the stitches that were still in there. They had originally thought that they might have to do a skin graft but he thinks after yesterday’s visit there is a good chance that won’t be necessary. (Great news!) She is slowly putting a little more weight on her leg and learning how to get around with a "straight" leg. Her foot and ankle are pretty sore because they have been out of commission for 7 weeks, but the doctor reassured her that this was all normal and will get better with time. She is waiting to hear back from another doctor about the results of her x-ray to see if her broken tibia has healed yet. (Still praying for that one!)
