The Start of Summer

Well we have quite a few interesting days to kick off our summer. As I mentioned in the previous entry about Mia turning 6 months, Dr. White recommended that we start Mia on thicker foods. I love giving baby food, so I am very glad to start this. We started by giving Mia peas. She loves them! Look how happy she is...



The first day we gave them to her, she had some problems keeping the peas in her mouth. See?
But, from the second day on, she has done great and manages to swallow almost all of it. As I said, she loves the peas. She gets frustrated when she sees me put the lid back on the jar after she has eaten the whole thing. I'm excited about having her try new foods now! In case you are wondering, sweet potatoes are next on the list.
Lily finished up her first "school" year last Wednesday. She gave Ms. Delta a big hug before leaving and told her thank you which I thought was sweet. We are so appreciative for Bethany United Methodist where Lily went this year. She had a rocky start, but the teachers were so patient and have really helped Lily grow so much this year. She is already excited about returning in the fall. We are so proud of our little girl!
Lily has grown quite fond of "lipstick" over the last few days too. Her lipstick is actually chap stick, but she loves putting it on. She watches herself intensely in the mirror as she carefully applies it to her lips; it's pretty cute to watch. She likes to carry the chap stick around with her too. This evening, I had stepped into our room while she was playing in the playroom and Mia was playing in the den; Lily came in a few minutes later carrying her chap stick and said "Now Mia have lipstick too." I tried explaining to her that since Mia is a baby, she shouldn't wear lipstick; we'll see how long it takes before it gets on her again.
Memorial Day weekend is when I consider the start of summer though I know that's not technically correct. We had a great weekend. The girls went to Birmingham while Ryan and I stayed home all weekend. We had a wonderful dinner at Marlow's Tavern, and then we caught up on a lot of our Tivo Friday night and went to bed about midnight. We both took two Tylenol PM before bed; Ryan slept until 10 Saturday morning and I didn't get up until noon...it was fantastic! We then spent the afternoon cleaning the house. Saturday night we went to Neil and Kate Wisdom's house for a little get-together which was fun. It was so nice to just enjoy time with friends and not worry what the girls were getting into! We watched Miracle At Santa Anna Saturday night which was interesting, but really long. Sunday morning we went to church. That afternoon we went to see Angels and Demons which was really good. After the movie we went to Nava which is one of our very favorite restaurants; it was delicious again! That is where we go almost anytime we get a babysitter because we love it so much. Since Monday was Memorial Day, we were able to just hang around the house and relax; we had forgotten how nice it was to just watch tv or read and not think about when the girls would be up. That afternoon, Ryan went to pick up the girls at the state line while I went to my mom and dad's for a little bit. It was a great weekend!
Lily has actually had a little head cold for several days. Last night, she was so tired but she was having a hard time staying asleep. I took her back to bed in the middle of the night twice; she rarely gets out of bed anymore so I knew something was up. When she came in a third time, I realized staying in her bed just wasn't going to happen. She put her pillow up on our bed and I helped her climb in. She went right to sleep leaning right up against me. At some point though, she moved over, and when I woke up this morning, this is what I found...


As for other things going on in our lives right now...Ryan quit his job as a mortgage loan officer last Thursday, so he can come work with me at my expanded CPA firm. His first day was today. We are both so excited about this new opportunity! He has a lot to learn about the accounting world, but he is already working on it, and I have full confidence that he will pick it up quickly. This new arrangement will also allow Ryan to be with the girls more which is great. We truly think this will be a great set-up for our family.
I received a call last week from the oncology surgeon at Emory that I had met with about my shoulder. He reviewed my second MRI and said that the lesion that was sitting like a golf ball on my shoulder has definitely shrunk in size, but it is still there. However, it is currently not entangled with any veins, arteries, etc, so he is recommending that I have it removed before it grows and attaches to anything. We have scheduled the procedure for next Monday at 7:30 AM. I am nervous because they are going to put me to sleep for it, but it is an outpatient procedure that should take about 2 hours to perform. They will send it for a biopsy afterward, but the doctor feels very confident that it is benign. I certainly appreciate any prayers that are offered for this procedure, recovery and biopsy. After everything is cleared up with this lesion, he is going to refer me to an endocrinologist because both MRIs picked up on something small on my thyroid that he wants me to check on though he said typically, they would not even worry about something this small. I like a doctor who is cautious and wants to check everything out.
So, that's where we are now. Looks like we have an exciting summer ahead of us!