Good News for our Family

As a parent of a child with Celiac disease, some of the painful things to deal with including worry about malnutrition in the years before diagnosis. I have shed a few tears over the signs of that and any suffering my sweet girl went through before we solved the mystery. I'm so grateful it was only 4 years of her life (since one was breastfeeding) of suffering, and not more. I'm grateful it was caught when it was. Because it is genetic I've allowed myself moments of sadness that unknown to us a recessive trait we both carried led to this. But no sooner than allowing that thought the Spirit brings to mind gratefulness that we live at this time with advanced medicine and wonderful foods and resources to effectively cure it through (admittedly a difficult) diet. I'm so grateful we've been spared the suffering of watching her starve--which would have happened if she had not been born in this time. It is all a blessing!

What I wanted to share is that at her last Dr's visit I found out she had grown 5 inches since December! That's a lot for 1/2 of a year! I wanted to share the excitement. Good health is a wonderful blessing.

A Tale of Two Crazy Skirts

Yesterday and today's naptime (for Jr.) yielded these cuuuhrazy numbers! They were ideas that had been dancing around in my head for a few days, and all that was used is quilting fat quarters. No pattern. Very simple.

She even helped with hers. The other girl did too. I just forgot to take a picture.

Dang, We're Feeling so Urban and Earth Friendly

This is Mr. Warmth this morning at 8:20 heading to his supa-hip law job on the 26th floor of a high rise. Underdressed, you say? His backpack is loaded with his fancy clothes and toiletries (there's a gym with showers, etc. in his building, did you doubt?).

Last year he biked to the campus for school which was a farther ride, so he seemed unfazed by it when he got home at 5:30 tonight. Since I rarely drive anywhere during the day, we have two cars that sit parked. I love it when we do that though. I've noticed that a lot of things that are frugal are earth friendly and health-promoting and vise versa.

Kudos, honey! Ride safe.

4th of July with Friends

The guys with their "mini-me's"

Well, the kids think it is family. This is the first visit in which our oldest asked, "Why is Uncle B our uncle? Whose brother is he?

We're grateful we got to see Mr. Warmth's BFF (I don't know if men like that acronym), because otherwise our holiday could've been a little depressing. Girl #1 developed an instant super-high fever the morning of the 4th and was sick all day. We didn't go anywhere, but of course living where we live the rest of us could still step out the door and socialize with neighbors. It also rocks that from our front porch we can see the stadium's fireworks display. Just another perk of living in the city!

Traveling Down Memory Lane

Looking at pictures today I am realizing how much I need to scrapbook. We've made SO many memories just in the 2 years Mr. Warmth has been in Law School.

I keep putting off making photo books or scrapbooks just because of the sheer amount of stuff I need to go through! I think I need several blocks of 5 or so hours to get it done. Thankfully, I got completely caught up on family scrapbooks thanks to my nesting hormones before Jr. was born. Even with just two years of stuff to catch up on, it's kind of overwhelming. Digital pictures are great, but I think even more overwhelming because I can take so many pictures and then I need to sort through and delete them but I'm afraid to....thus thousands of pictures to deal with.

Baby Sewing

No, this is not for myself...

But I really do enjoy sewing baby stuff.

Okay, this one's mine...

Finally I found the design and colors that are me. Yay. I've already worn this apron almost all day today (and I just made it yesterday!). Once I put the pictures here on the computer I realized it is bright and maybe almost clown looking? But I picked these fabrics to match my kitchen and my personality. I love it. If you are my neighbor get used to seeing it every day!

***Thanks go out to my girl #1 for taking the picture.