Big sis & Lil bro

Just a few more pics from the week. Hunter enjoys his new seat and chew toys and Maddie enjoys climbing all over Charlie!

New Accomplishments

What a month we've had! We left our house with the noisy swamp cooler in June, and came home in July to A/C w/no noisy, flapping vents every time the wind blew. It has been so nice, especially since it has been somewhat humid out here (swamp cooler doesn't work well in humidity). Bill's mom flew back with Shannon and the kids so she wouldn't have to fly w/them both by herself. She then stayed to help unpack the house. I'm happy to say that within 3 or 4 days we had all but a handful of boxes unpacked (most of them books going in the library), and pictures hung back on the wall. While we weren't eager to move out and then back in, I have to admit that it was relatively painless (except for the nights spent in temporary housing w/the mice & roaches).



While Carolyn was here, we decided to try to potty-train Maddie. Carolyn spent a total of about 5 hours in the kitchen working intensively with her on teaching her to use the potty. Unfortunately, at the time, Maddie had just been diagnosed with a UTI, which made it hard to get her excited about going to the potty. Despite that major obstacle, I'm happy to say that she has had great success. She still needs reminders to go, but she is getting better about going every day. She's even had 2 days w/no accidents!



She's also communicating a LOT more. She repeats everything you say (so we really have to watch what we say). The other day she grabbed the squirt bottle, pointed it at Charlie, and said "Enough!". Poor dog, but that's exactly what we say when he barks incessantly. She's enjoying working her puzzles, playing outside in her water table or swimming, and playing with her brother. She can't get enough of that kid! We're very blessed that she loves him so much.



Hunter has become much more active. Since we got home, he has rolled over from his belly to his back and has come very close to rolling completely over from his back to belly. He's grabbing at toys, sitting up in his bumbo seat, putting everything in his mouth, drooling non-stop, and still smiling all the time. He's a very happy baby. As of his appt last week, he was 15lb 6oz!!! So, he's a solid little boy!

Hunter's 1st solid food!

Hunter no longer sleeps through the night since we started traveling a month ago :( Momma is up a couple times a night now. So, we decided to try the old trick of feeding the baby some cereal to fill his belly for the night. Great plan, but it didn't work out so well. He just kicked it all back out! We'll try again soon, though, cuz momma needs some sleep!

Tenn Trip

Well the month-long Tenn. trip has come to an end, so we thought we'd share some photos from our time there. Bill could only stay for a week, but Shannon and the kids got to stay for an extra 2 weeks to catch up with family and friends. We spent some time on the Maples farm, some in the Bell pool, and lots of time seeing folks. Hope you enjoy!

Maddie's new favorite pasttime.

Four generations of Galbraith ladies!!

Maddie got some seat time on Pop Pop's tractor!

Hunter being his usual happy self.