Just a quick update

I don't have much time tonight to update but wanted to ask for some prayers for Ellie tomorrow. I don't want to go into detail but after a well baby visit with the pediatrician today we have to take Ellie to a specialist tomorrow for a potentially serious issue. I am trying to leave everything in God's hands but for a neurotic mom like me that is no easy task.

In other news Ellie weighed in at 15 pounds 5 ounces - she is gaining weight like crazy and now weighs an enitre pound more than Elizabeth. She is 25 inches long and in the 100% for height and weight - she seems like such a peanut to me! Turns out she is going to be very tall - just like the rest of the kids! She got three shots and her oral polio vaccination. It is absolutely amazing to me the things that they can vaccinate kids for - what a miracle!

Auntie Meg got Annie to push Lizzie in her "flamingo".

My girl has simple tastes! She stayed in the box for several hours playing and watching Dora!

I'm going to need Auntie Meg to explain this one but I suspect it has to do with the "great escape"of her goddaughter!

Everyone once in a while we need free babysitting so Annie fills in - she's actually pretty good at it! She gave each baby a blanket and then sang to them.

Later Annie sat on them, used the babies for pillows and kissed them to the point of suffocation! So she still requires SOME supervision!

Auntie Beth is FINALLY home! She stopped in at Noah Webster and picked up the kids - yes, I let her take the kids out of school early! They thought it was the greatest thing - especially having Auntie Beth come into school and pick them up! Auntie Beth spoiled them with Friendlies and lots of quality time - just what the big kids were in need of. Later on the big kids went up to Auntie Kake's to hang out with all of the aunts and uncles and be further spoiled - what a life! Tomorrow Bob turns 41 - what an old man! We are just having something small because last year's party should last him at least until 50!

GNM - ILY!

Wow, am I getting bad at this! I may resort to just posting pictures to keep everyone up to date - even our weekends get away from me these days! this is such an amazing time in our little family. Annie is talking like crazy and, as everyone knows, when your baby starts talking everything that comes out of their mouth is adorable! Annie is no exception - there were a few days when every sentence ended with "all day", then she entered the "um" phase of imitating Molly by putting um before most words, now we sing everything and, I have to say, this may be my favorite. Of course, now that she is talking, Annie wants to talk on the phone so all of my poor relatives are getting phone calls with a loud Hi and then baby babble for a few minutes followed by a very sweet "bye bye" and the apology from Mommy for making them listen (or not listen)! So that's Annie and the babies are equally as adorable - Lizzie is sitting up and playing all the time while smiling at anyone who makes eye contact and Ellie is almost sitting up and blows rasbperries all the time. Peter is amazingly mature these days - he has long conversations with us about important things and is really interested in hearing what we have to say. Peter is in to Biographies and Autobiographies and he can spend hours telling us about the people he reads about. His teacher is SO cool - she is teaching them about Lou Gehrig and in the process taching the kids about what it would be like to be alive at that time - including all about the cars of the time and all sorts of other stuff. I love hearing Peter's enthusiasm. And Molly did the BEST thing this week - she totally GOT money! Money is terrible to teach kids - my least favorite thing if you ask me - it always seems obvious and easy to me but it takes FOREVER for them to learn it! But my girl has it down cold! Can you say Brilliant? I'm thrilled to be done with trying to act patient!

Ellie had so much fun in the exersaucer that she just got pooped out!How cute is our girl?This is the hat that Annie got in the hospital when she was born - the kids put it on Ellie and it actually looked adorable!Sweet baby girl!She's a thumb sucker - no doubt about it!Molly had a cousins sleepover on Friday night and they all had a blast. Bob went to a movie with Colin so it was just me and the 8 kids - very few pictures!She loves books already!Katie came to visit but didn't get to sleep over - not yet!Molly loving on Katie!Abby and Julia ended up sleeping on the same mattress - Julia was trying to get closer and closer to Abby but Abs kept moving further over - it was very cute! Check out Abby's drool!And then there's the princess all sprawled out! My beautiful goddaughter sleeping!Is there anything better than a toddler with an ice cream cone?Annie wasn't too anxious to leave for the beach with Papa - right?kisses for Mommy and Daddy!Annie and her favorite pal - Papa!Lizzie is sitting up and having a blast!She even looked through the flahscards - brilliant!

What a face - I love the personality on that sweet baby girl! We have a busy weekend - Molly's dance recital, the Memorial Day Parade, memorial Day at the beach house - hint hint, Mom and Dad!

GNM - ILY!