ABCDEFG......

Ok, for starters Russie Clark and I were standing in the kitchen this afternoon...he loves to play with the magnets on the refrigerator...and he starts singing the ABC song. He has a Leap Frog ABC magnet set that sings the song and says each letter...anyway, guess the little guy was paying attention. It blew my socks off. Then, as I am typing this he is in the tub and he started counting (in English)...so he went from 1-4 and then skipped to 7...but it's a start. He has the cutest little voice...we want to capture his voice on video, but haven't been successful.

Let me see what I can tell you...he had his first dr. visit the other day. Everything went well except that the dr. is a little concerned about his small size. He isn't even on the chart...except for the 1% in either height or weight (can't remember which one). She told me to give him Pediasure once or twice a day. She said she would like to see him on the chart very soon. He is 1/4 of an inch taller than Ali was at 18 months...if you can believe that. (she has always been TALL though)But that is amazing to me. He weighed 27 lbs. and is 34 1/2 inches tall. He wore a size 2T shorts today and they came to his mid calf...man capris(as T.C. calls them), if you will. :) He fits best into 12 months shorts. (and he is 3 1/2!!!)Anyway, I know he will start growing with more protein and vitamins. He is doing better with eating...which is a relief.

We ventured out to the beach yesterday for the first time with him. He LOVED it. He played in the sand and T.C. took him to wade in the water. I think he would have stayed for hours! The boy was covered from head to toe with sand by the time we left.

This weekend he will get to attend his first birthday party with Ali. After the party, we are meeting my brother and his family half way between here and Lake Charles (only about an hour and a half away) so that they can meet Mr. Russie!

Well, summer is officially over for Ali. We will begin school on Monday morning. (about 3 weeks later than we usually start) It will be interesting to see how that goes with a toddler under foot. Ummm...might be interesting. We will probably try to cram a lot in during his nap times.

Ali has decided to do year around swimming starting this fall. Registration is this Sat. Her best friend, Sierra, is joining also...so I think they REALLY like the idea of seeing each other several times a week. :) She is excited to get back in the water. She absolutely loved swim team this summer.

Our church is giving us a baby shower on Sun. We can't believe they are doing that for us, since we have only been there a few months. It is a huge blessing, though! With he and Ali so far apart...well, we are basically starting over.

I am posting some pictures from the last couple of days. He also has become quite fond of his Little Tikes car...as you can see from the photos.

Life with Russie...