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Andy's getting so big!

Andy is growing up so fast it's crazy. He sits up on his own all the time. He usually keeps one hand down, but not always. And he is definitely mobile. He doesn't crawl per se, but he scoots around like a frog or some…
Long Break

I know - it's been forever since I posted anything. And it'll probably be an even longer time before I post again. We've been pretty busy with the packing and it's only going to get worse. The kids are doing great! T…
No.

Olivia's vocabulary has been expanding rapidly. She's added lots of new words although I'm the only one who can understand most of them! We have words like "cookie," "cracker," "zebra," "turtle," "bird," "hippo," "rhin…
Quack, Quack, Meow, Meow

This morning I woke up to Livvy standing by my bed (Steve let her in) saying, "Quack, quack." "Quack, quack." "Quack, quack." "Quack, quack." With each progressive quack, quack getting louder. I finally sat up said qua…
Learning to Talk

Since I gave an update on Andy yesterday, I thought I'd give an Olivia update today. The big thing Livvy is going through is learning to talk. She can say a few more things now: "mama," "dada," ah ee" (andy) "hi," "hi …
Back to Work (Again)

Well, it's back to work for the Graves family. Classes started last week and Steve and I are getting back in the groove. Steve is team-teaching a course this semester. Basically, he has to teach 4 (or 5?) large lectur…
Talking

I kept thinking that Olivia should have begun "talking" by now. It's not that I thought there was some special age for talking, but Olivia just wouldn't make consonant sounds. I think it's because she like to open her …