I'm getting better!

I can walk all over the living room, but I prefer Mommy not film me. If I'd known Mommy had the camera out, I never would have let you see this, but since she got it, enjoy!

The Riverpark Zoo

We took the girls to the zoo today. Here is just a little of our visit.

Taking Steps

Well Anna has taken up to 3 full steps at a time, but this is the best I can get her to do for the camera.

Happy Easter

We hope you all had a blessed Easter. We did.

On the move

I'm as Big as Whitley...really!

Anna is so ready to be as big as her sister. She just thinks Whitley is the last word in cool! Here they are playing on their "rides". I can't wait to have a real yard put in and have the front porch covered and railed. They will have so much fun riding around together outside.

Just some pictures

I thought it was time for some more photos of the girls. Anna has started crinkling up her nose when she smiles...not all the time, but just to be silly. She thinks she's as big as her sister. She is always crawling under things (Whitley never did) and wants to feed herself. Whitley is our "dress up queen". She must dress herself these days. Sometimes she's very coordinated and the other times we take pictures! Also, she had a friend over while her mommy was here taking care of me and Anna. As you can see, Whitley and Grace are both "highly entergetic" little girls.

It's 4:16 am and I'm awake

Well, thanks to pain medication, I've slept enough in the last few days that I'm rested. Unfortunately, my back hurts from so much laying down, so here I am in the middle of the night, relaxing on an ice pack and bored. I've checked out every website I have a remote interest in, managed to buy nothing, and still have about 5 minutes on the ice.

In all reality, I'm doing well. Yes, I have pain, but that happens with abdominal surgery. Doyl has been wonderful through all of this and I am thankful to Anna for allowing him to sleep tonight. He really can be Mr. Mom! We've also had help from some terrific ladies from our church who have either provided meals or come and babysat me and the girls everyday this week to allow Doyl time to work or run errands.

Whitley has been really sweet. She'll crawl up in bed with me and we will read or color. She pretends to have boo-boo on her tummy too. She puts a pillow over her belly and tells us not to touch it because it hurts like Mommy's.

Anna, bless her heart, has an ear infection that just won't go away. She's on her second round of antibiotics. Here she is sick and I can't hold her. She is cruising her way around the furniture. I gave in and had Doyl pull the toddler walker out of storage. She's still figuring it out.

Thanks for the prayers and space to ramble.

Robin

Robin's Surgery

Robin has come out of surgery and is resting in relative comfort. She said that on a scale of 1 - 10 her pain was at a 4. She came through the procedure very well and Dr. Cattie is very pleased with how it all went. I left to have lunch and post this, so I must leave and get back to her.

Thank you all for all of your prayers and support.

In His Grip,
Doyl