Progress

Serena is growing and learning in leaps and bounds. In the past weeks since we blogged, she has cut her 7th tooth, can stand on her own without falling down to hurt herself, she topped 16 lbs and while she is still below the growth charts she is perfectly healthy. She also beat her first major virus last week and is eating more than her body weight every couple of days. It is highly impressive. And while just like her mother she has taken no affection for beans, she did eat a small pickle today, so there is still hope.



Amy and I have discovered that we really need to curb on our ability to ignore small inconviences. As we walk up our stairs six or more times a day ignoring the things we have piled there to carry the rest of the way, having to walk in a tight line up the right hand side as not to trip. As we pile dishes in our kitchen thinking we will get to it later soaking them in the sink, having to push them aside to fill our glasses with water. As we walk carefully through our room stepping over and around shoes and clothes, having to search through our suitcases from the recent trip for clean socks. The answer to this problem seems to be to get more annoyed, to be more easily put out by such things. So, from now on, watch out household items that stand in our way, for you are going to get on our nerves much too easily and we are going to put you in your places. Watch out you food spotted dishes, for we will not put up with your rubbish nearly as long and you will be made clean. Watch out you clothes that form the challenging obstacle course in our bedroom, for our closests and drawers will be made full and you will not see the light of day until you are upon our backs or backsides. We will not be overrun, for we are the HUMANS!



Joshua