Can you tell?

A few days ago, I pulled up a bunch of the girls' photos from birth to two months and asked B to tell me which girl it was. He only got 2 right. So...I'm going to see if you can do better.

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1. Iz 2. E 3. E 4. Iz 5 E 6. Iz 7. Iz 8.E 9. Iz 10. E

Emma's visit to Scottish Rite

We had a very pleasant visit today at TSRHC. E was very sleepy, but did a great job. It is heartbreaking to walk around that hospital. A large number of the patients you see are crippled. Babies are being pulled around in wagons with casts and braces on. Older children are being wheeled around in wheelchairs. It's a wake-up call for us parents of healthy children as to how lucky we are. I know B and I could be much more thankful...especially on those days our children push us to our limits.

About the appointment:

Her X-ray was completely normal. PRAISE GOD! Two different Dr's also did physical exams of the joint. One of them was Dr. Birch who remembered us from last time. He said her hips are absolutely perfect. I mentioned that we had another breech baby in the time since we had seen him last and he asked our permission to examine Isabel. Of course we said, please do! It seems that this tends to run in families, so he wanted to make sure both girls have healthy hips. And they do! Such a wonderful answer to many prayers.

Apparently E's hip click is being caused by a ligament and not a joint issue. He said a lot of children have pops every now and then, just like adults. It will go away in it's own time. We also asked about the funny walking she is doing. Dr. B said children often walk funny when they are learning, just give her some time to get used to it. The good news is, we don't have to worry about her hips anymore...ever. Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers!

Daddy and E getting ready for the Xray

E playing in the exam room
Mommy and E on the see saw outside the hospital
Daddy and E playing on the toys

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Big dude on campus

Well, J had a great day at school. Apparently 2nd grade is "so much funner" than 1st. He loves his teacher, Mrs. Anderson, and said the aide is nice too but he can't remember her name. He was so excited about all the new privileges they get now. "Mommy, we get to eat our dessert first now!" and "we have lunch and recess with the 3rd graders". Terribly exciting, no?
Also, he was impressed that they don't even have to ask to use the restroom anymore. They just put a picture of a boy on their desk and go. Wow, it just seems like they're asking for trouble with all this new found freedom in the halls.
Good times. Now if I can just get him ready for soccer, feed all three kids, find the missing school supplies and make it to the fields by 6:45.....we'll have an even better day.

First day of school

Well, I just sent my oldest baby off to 2nd grade. It sounds so grown up. I walked him to school and into his classroom to help him carry all the school supplies. He didn't seem as clingy this year. Just said Hi to the teacher and walked on in by himself. I dropped his school supplies at his desk, leaned over to hug him and walked away without him even noticing much. He was much more interested in which of his friends were in his class again. I hope he is enjoying himself!

What's up?

This last week of summer vacation has been a bustle of activity at Casa Bennight. We (I) have been running around trying to get things organized and ready for next week. Sadly...I look at my house today and it doesn't seem any cleaner, nor more organized. Hmmm.

Here's what else has been going on:

• Isabel smiled at me for the first time! Yes, in direct response to something I was doing. E and I were cooing over her bassinet and talking to her and she just started grinning ear to ear. I love it! A little personality is beginning to emerge. I also heard her belly laughing in her crib this morning after I put her down to change E. I had the mobile going and she was cracking herself up. SOOOOO cute!
• Jacob started soccer practices. Games won't start for another week or so. His team disbanded after last year so the remaining players were joined with another team called the Titans. Their coach is awesome. He has played professional soccer and coaches at the select level. He charges $100 per lesson. We are lucky enough to have his son on our team so we are basically getting 22 "lessons" for the bargain price of $40 plus a new uniform. You can't beat that!
• We are in the process of moving Iz's crib into our bedroom. I'm not really thrilled with the idea, however, she is outgrowing the bassinet and she is not anywhere near ready to be moved into the room with E. Well, it's more the fact that I just am not ready to deal with her waking up a soundly sleeping babe in the middle of the night. Hopefully in the next few months she will start sleeping even more and she can move in with big sis.
• B has been recording a demo all week with a new group he is involved with. It has kept him super busy, but hopefully it will get them noticed. He also had a deadline yesterday to get his doctoral paper topic approved. *Fingers crossed*

So...what's up with you?

Because it has been entirely too long...

Since I posted pictures of my beautiful, sweet Isabel.
She is 7 weeks old now and starting to notice the world around her. She regularly sleeps about a five hour stretch every night, nurses, then goes back to sleep for another 3-4. It's a nice change! Despite having colic episodes every night from 6:30-9:30 (ugh), she is very a very pleasant, quiet, and sweet-natured baby. We love her very much!

Look at me, I'm cute!

I'm not so sure about these crazy people I live with Notice E's foot in the picture, she was trying to get Iz to play with her...she didn't cooperate too well Just chillin'