Up and Moving!

James pulled up on the couch today and took 2 steps! Just cruising along the couch steps, but actual feet movement. Then he plopped himself down and gave me the biggest grin and giggle! He was so happy with himself.

The kids are still not 100% well. They are both in good spirits, which is wonderful! We did visit the doctor again today. Jemma no longer has the croupy cough, but she has a deep wet cough instead. The doctor said it is a sinus infection, so she is on an antibiotic. Where do kids get all these germs?!? And James has mild croup. I agreed with the doctor to wait on medication and see if it gets better with time. She believes that he is getting good anitbodies through breastmilk... I'm hoping that they keep him well!! :)

I pulled out the finger paints for Jemma today. She wanted to use a brush instead of her hands, so she finger painted with a brush! Later she used some little Halloween stamps AND her fingers! James was waiting for his dinner... he has some little internal clock that says "5:00 is food time" and he doesn't want to wait much longer to eat!

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Fridays are no uniform days for Jemma. She chose to wear her dress on Friday and it was in the 80's, so I agreed that it was a good choice! Friday night was very relaxing. We had dinner, then took a walk around the neighborhood. It was a perfect evening with great weather... wonderful family time.






Here is our little man happily crawling.

Saturday: We took the kids to the Harvest Festival at the Farmer's Market. I love the Farmer's Market. We got acorn squash, green beans and tomatoes. For the Festival, they had several bouncy houses, a little hay maze, tractor displays, hay rides (we skipped that since we had just done one on Thursday), and food (we ate lunch at home so we skipped eating, but it smelled like a fair). Jemma loves bouncy houses, so she was just thrilled to jump! And Jemma rode a pony, Batman. It was a cute little pony and Jemma was so happy to do it "All by myself!" James loved looking at the 2 geese in the pen. He just looked at them and giggled and bounced up and down in the stroller like he wanted to get down and pet one! What a fun little afternoon.

Sunday: We went for a morning walk, then went to the park. It was so nice! Jemma and her daddy sat on the tennis court and watched 4 men play for a while. Apparently, one of the men thought she was "cute" so he gave her a tennis ball. She has been carrying around the tennis ball for days because she thinks it is special! We went out for dinner to Red Robin. It was the first time that we have been there and I was pleasantly surprised. The kids both did really well... there was so much to look at (TVs, balloons, bright colors, toy horses, etc.) and the food came out quickly. Our waitress was very polite and we all really enjoyed it! I took Jemma potty while we were at the restaurant and while I was away, Jim gave James a french fry! I could not believe it... we haven't even introduced white potatoes to him yet... nevermind that Jim was completely against giving Jemma a french fry ever... I was the one to finally let Jemma have a FF when she was over a year old, and Jim gives James one at 7 months! James loved it... he cried when I took it away, so Jim gave him another. After our little adventure out, we had time to go for a quick walk before dark. It was a great day!! :)

Now, it is 10 and bedtime! James only woke once last night, but Jemma was up before 6:30 this morning... and we have been moving and going all day! I even washed the minivan while Jemma napped this afternoon. Today is our last 80+ degree day forecasted... I think Fall weather may be coming...