...of real communication

Both my children are making strides in their communication abilities recently. Abram is getting a better and bigger vocabulary everyday. His sentences are more coherent and we have less instances of just not knowing what he's talking about now. He still has things that he says strangely. Like he can't say his "L"s. So Selah's name is still "Sey-ah". Also "R"s are hard. Or, should I say "hawd". And he still can't say "sp" (comes out as an f sound) or "oi" (boy and toy sound like "bee-oh" and "tee-oh"...?...) But overall he is fully comprehending almost everything we say to him and able to tell us what he wants and needs rather than throwing fits. He never was a big temper tantrum kid, but they do happen and it's nice to be able to use the "I'm sorry, I can't understand what you are saying when you talk like that" tactic and have him be able to respond by calmly saying whatever he had previously been whining or crying about. He's two, though, so our expectations can't be too high.

Selah has understood the word "clap" for about a month now - clapping when we just say the word and not having to see someone doing it. This made me think that she would pick up on sign language if we started trying it with her. With Abram, I diligently did more, all done, and please from four months old. Not surprisingly, it wasn't until about 10 or 11 months that he picked it up. With Selah, I didn't bother with it early and just started it recently and she's already starting to get the hang of it. Just yesterday she started using the "more" sign! Pretty big news! It's always awesome when your kids can start to let you know what they want, rather than you having to guess what they need or how much they want of something. The thing that got her going was hummus (over here it's said more like "hummos") on bread. She was a big fan and chowed down a whole slice of bread. I got a few videos of her saying more. This one she only really does it once, but it was the one with the least focus problems.
They are growing up so fast! I can't believe it! Selah is slowly but surely heading out of baby-dom and soon we will have a toddler and a full-on kid running around our house. I'm trying to savor it instead of hurrying her through it. Her 45 minute naps have made that savoring a little difficult, but I know for a fact that this too shall pass.

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...of a name

If you've been tracking with us for awhile now, you may remember that when we were pregnant with Selah, we had a boy name chosen . This time, we had a few boy options, but the old standby won out, because we really do like it a lot. But just like two years ago, we still can't quite agree on a middle name for this kid. That's where you can help. His name is Simon. After Simon Peter, the apostle. It's five letters and it's Hebrew (like the other kids) and we like it. But, here's the thing: We have four options for middle names. The two that Quinn really like, I have been vehemently opposed to. I will share them with you in the most unbiased (yeah, right) way possible and you can tell me if I'm wrong. For real. I won't be mad. He likes Simon Quinn and Simon Peter. Now, you may be thinking "Wait a minute... isn't Quinn Abram's middle name?" Why yes, yes it is. Much to the credit of his beloved parents, Quinn likes his na...

...of three

So we are having another baby. Whew. There, I said it. No creative lead up and stunning reveal. Just there . Baby. Bam. That's a little what it felt like to find out that a third child would be joining our ranks a bit short of 3.5 years after our first child was born. We were content with our two. A boy and a girl. Who could ask for anything more, right? Also, Quinn and I each have just one sister, so it seemed natural for us to stop at two. So that's what we were working to do. I won't go into the details of it all with you in this forum, but we really were attempting to avoid pregnancy. So this wasn't a "woops" moment. This was a "many things happening coincidentally" moment. And so when we confirmed that we were, indeed, expecting another baby, there was a bit of shock (of course), but also peace and assurance in knowing that God definitely showed us His hand in it. We told Abram pretty early on and he...

... of a patent

... or maybe, just maybe , I'm jumping the gun :) A good friend told me the other day that she and her husband have been leaving church after the worship because she can't sit for an extended time in the folding chairs. Our church did a great thing and bought inexpensive folding chairs for our sanctuary in order to 1)save money and 2)be able to use the empty room for community type events in the neighborhood during the week. This is awesome. I support their decision and so does my friend who is leaving after the worship (and watching the previous week's sermon from home). But she is pregnant. She already had back problems and now (of course!) they are worse. My back is just starting to bother me and I know that there are many pregnant women with back problems and normal people with back problems who whimper inside a little every time they enter a room and see folding chairs. Until now, I had just sort of reconciled myself to the fact that sitting in a folding chair was ...

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