Mar 29

We have a praise for this week. Hope has begun to feed herself regularly. I try to give her something at each meal and at snacks that she can pick up. This is major! We are so excited to see her progressing. Also, she will hold her cup more. It will not be long before she walks on her own. I am just amazed at how much she is growing. She is now 32 inches long. That is 2 inches of growth since we have been home. She is hanging around 20.5 lbs, but that is half a pound up from last month. Her 12 month pants are too short, but the 18 month pants are too big in the waist. She will be 17 months old tomorrow - hard to believe.

Happy Birthday Steph!

Our friends, Stephanie and Caleb came to have lunch with Hope and me on Tuesday. Hope loves Caleb and he plays so well with her. Hope's favorite thing is for Caleb to kiss her hand and he is such a good sport because she wants him to do it over and over and over. We had a fun time and here are some great pictures.

Hearing Evaluation

We went for Hope's hearing test today and thankfully her left ear has normal hearing. The right ear is the one that did not form all the way, but there was also a question about her left ear. This was good news. The right ear did not give a clear reading due to her ear canal being so narrow. We will have to continue annual testing until we can get a clear reading from the right ear. We are thankful for the good news about her left ear.

Resurrection Day

Our first Easter with Hope was a special day. We were able to all go to church together and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Many people responded to the invitation and made life changing decisions. Being a parent and loving Hope so much has opened my eyes to the way God sees me as His child. I am so thankful for His unconditional love. We are also blessed to have sweet friends. The pictures are from church this morning.

Easter pictures

My friend Robin and I took Hope and Robin's girls, Baylee and Carly to have pictures taken for Easter. Hope was a little stinker and did not want to sit still or smile much. Here are a few of the shots. We chose the one with Hope crawling away - that was her mission for the day.

Daddy's little helper

Tonight Scott was putting together a walker that Hope was given by some friends at church. She loves to help, so here they are working together.

Hope's hair cut

Here are sweet pictures of my friend Bettina trimming Hope's hair. Bettina and I sat on the floor while Hope "admired" herself as she stood in front of the mirror. The girl loves a mirror!