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Fun at the Falls

We spent Friday night and Saturday in Canada at Niagara Falls with the Reardon's. I'm so proud of Howie for his spontaneity in a last minute trip!!!

Summertime Sleepovers

Alex spent the night last night. I love how excited they get about sleepovers!!! When Sue brought her over, I snapped some shots of Cullen. How gorgeous is he???

"Excuse me please, God"

Oh my dear Gabi is at it again. This time her Gabism brought me to tears. Tonight, during our prayers, Gabi says "Excuse me please, God, I'm very sorry but I need to cut in here". After she apologizes to me, she says "Dear God, I'm very sorry I cut in, but this is very important, can you please watch over my friend Tyler until he comes home". I just lost it. I didn't even tell her he was back in the hospital, she must have just heard me talking about it.

Also, one other quick thing- tonight after she called me into her room for the 50th time, I told her she was just stalling. She asked what that meant, so I told her it was when she tried to keep me in her room as long as possible. I kissed her and walked out. She must have been processing that, because she yells out to me down the hall; "Yah, well that's just cause I love you"! Little stinker~ how could I argue that? :)

They're Here!

Thanks to our house dentist, "Dr. Sue" we can now officially declare that Elliana has not one, but TWO teeth!!! :) I wasn't sure if "the tooth" was in yet. Well, apparently not only is it in, but it's neighbor is too! Gooooo Ellie!!!!!

It's NEARLY here!!

Elliana has the start of her first tooth! You can see and feel the itty bitty tip of it. Not counting it as "in" just yet. But it's DEFINITELY there. Bottom center-left tooth. I can't believe it. She's only 4 months old! My friend Jeana's daughter got her teeth at nearly 5 months, and at 5 years- before even starting Kindergarten- she has lost her first tooth and has another loose! That is crazy! Seems so young to me, but I'm wondering if Miss Ellie will be losing hers early as well??

Reglan: Day One

So we decided to put Ellie on the Reglan. She had her first dosage tonight. So far, so good. The only noticeable sign was lethargy. And it's tough to say if that's from not having a proper nap all day, or the meds.