Dear Blog Buddies,

I recently wrote about not having anything in my life interesting enough to blog about.   Life still seems rather ordinary and uninteresting from a blogging perspective,  but it all seems to add up, piece by piece.  I’ve been so busy the last little while that I had to create space just to do this little catch-up post.  I’ve missed all my regular reading at other blogs, and I hope to catch-up on that soon.  Meanwhile, here’s what has been happening in my world. 

We’ll start with Superbaby.  My little man is now off oxygen all the time!  How great is that?  He has gotten much more active and does a little bit of scooting and wiggling to get to where he wants to go, but mostly he is working hard at learning how to stand and walk.  We’ve been having issues with him losing weight though,  and are trying hard to push the food and calories.  He’s not terribly interested in eating however, so we’ve gotten rather creative in our attempts to get enough calories into him.  We mix his pablum with cream, and I make him soups which I then puree and freeze.  Usually I take the congealed fat off the broth before I use it for soup, but not for him!  Full fat all the way!  When we can only get ½ tbsp of food into him at  one sitting, we need all the calories we can get.  He has started gaining again recently, so I just have to keep a good eye on his weight and get him weighed on a more regular basis.  He is also working hard on getting his first tooth.  What a drawn out process that is turning into!

 Colds, colds, colds!  I can’t believe the sickies around here!  It seems as though I am the only person in this house still feeling completely healthy.  Almost makes me want to move out!  Even Superbaby has been coughing and needing his sidestream medications again.  It seems like it is just one after another.  I have two of the older kids home from school today over coughs, ear aches, and sore tummies.  As long as they don’t breath on me…….

 I’ve started a job.  An actual paid position!  Don’t get too excited though, it isn’t much.  I’m now working as secretary for our church.  A bit of typing and proof reading for the pastor and the board.  Just a few hours a week and it can just about all be done at home.  Perfect for my family, which always comes first, and wonderfully flexible.  A little bit of pocket change will be nice as well, but that is likely all the wage will amount to.  I told you, it’s nothing too amazing, but it will help keep me out of trouble.  J 

We have another check-up trip with the Dr’s in the city next week.  I’ll be disappearing again for awhile over it, but have no fear, I will always return.

 So now you know what is going on here.  I’m hoping to get to visiting everyone else this week so that I will also know what is going on there. 

 Blessings,

Jennifer