Since I last sat down to write to you, we've acquired a new family member. Kian Tobias was born February 23rd, 2008. He was 11 days late. In addition to him being the child that got baked the longest, he has also been my hardest child to nurse. After he finally figured out nursing, he started cutting teeth. Kian is now 7 months old and has 4 teeth. My older children, on the other hand, cut their first teeth at seven months. This has been a little stressful. However, Kian is also a little joy. He is very snuggly, has a beautiful smile and a wonderful giggle. He loves his siblings, even when they carry him around like a doll. Kian is also very strong. He can sit up, rolls all over the place and really likes to eat his sister's crafts. She does not appreciate this.
Aris is now in senior kindergarten. Once again, she has a wonderful teacher. We so appreciate her teacher's love for her pupils. I was concerned this year as the school board has switched from half day kindergarten to full day, alternate day classes. Thankfully Aris adapted much better than last year. She is enjoying being back in the classroom and seeing her friends again. This fall, we started Aris in dance again. We took last year off and she missed it immensely. One of her best friends is in her class and she is enjoying that as well. With her we never quite know, so we were relieved when Aris took that well. Aris is becoming a big girl. She can do up her zippers, set the table, and is very good at helping her parents and siblings when she wants to. She is also becoming much calmer than she has been. Not only that, but she has a tender heart towards God. This summer Aris got a "big girl" Bible. She loves hearing God's word. I rejoice to see God answer our prayers for her!
This summer Zane turned three. I think I got off fairly easily last year in comparison to now. At the moment, Zane is wearing my makeup because he got into it when he was supposed to be using the bathroom. At lunch he knocked over his juice because he was trying to pick it up while wearing an oven mitt. Shortly before sitting down to write this, I stopped him just as he was about to climb a stool that he had placed on a folding chair. Not surprisingly, Zane has many bumps and bruises. Zane is also becoming a big boy. He finally potty trained this summer. He has been fairly resistant to this and when i tried to train him, he started waking up screaming in the middle of the night. We gave up and soon after he trained of his own accord. We are very proud of his diaperless status. Zane's favourite things are superheros, cars and pirates. He has a very good imagination and loves playing pretend with his big sister. Even in the midst of his temper tantrums and crazy stunts, Zane is living up to his name: God's gracious gift.
Since I last sat down to write to you, we've acquired a new family member. Kian Tobias was born February 23rd, 2008. He was 11 days late. In addition to him being the child that got baked the longest, he has also been my hardest child to nurse. After he finally figured out nursing, he started cutting teeth. Kian is now 7 months old and has 4 teeth. My older children, on the other hand, cut their first teeth at seven months. This has been a little stressful. However, Kian is also a little joy. He is very snuggly, has a beautiful smile and a wonderful giggle. He loves his siblings, even when they carry him around like a doll. Kian is also very strong. He can sit up, rolls all over the place and really likes to eat his sister's crafts. She does not appreciate this.
Aris is now in senior kindergarten. Once again, she has a wonderful teacher. We so appreciate her teacher's love for her pupils. I was concerned this year as the school board has switched from half day kindergarten to full day, alternate day classes. Thankfully Aris adapted much better than last year. She is enjoying being back in the classroom and seeing her friends again. This fall, we started Aris in dance again. We took last year off and she missed it immensely. One of her best friends is in her class and she is enjoying that as well. With her we never quite know, so we were relieved when Aris took that well. Aris is becoming a big girl. She can do up her zippers, set the table, and is very good at helping her parents and siblings when she wants to. She is also becoming much calmer than she has been. Not only that, but she has a tender heart towards God. This summer Aris got a "big girl" Bible. She loves hearing God's word. I rejoice to see God answer our prayers for her!
This summer Zane turned three. I think I got off fairly easily last year in comparison to now. At the moment, Zane is wearing my makeup because he got into it when he was supposed to be using the bathroom. At lunch he knocked over his juice because he was trying to pick it up while wearing an oven mitt. Shortly before sitting down to write this, I stopped him just as he was about to climb a stool that he had placed on a folding chair. Not surprisingly, Zane has many bumps and bruises. Zane is also becoming a big boy. He finally potty trained this summer. He has been fairly resistant to this and when i tried to train him, he started waking up screaming in the middle of the night. We gave up and soon after he trained of his own accord. We are very proud of his diaperless status. Zane's favourite things are superheros, cars and pirates. He has a very good imagination and loves playing pretend with his big sister. Even in the midst of his temper tantrums and crazy stunts, Zane is living up to his name: God's gracious gift.
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