Dentist

Yesterday, I had an appointment to get my teeth cleaned.... and Grace had an unexpected day off school because of a water pipe bursting, so I took her in with me for her very first visit with the dentist. She did so well! She sat and watched while Dr. Sparkman cleaned my teeth. (Tiffany, Elaine and Charmaine were all out and are going to DIE when they find out I was in with both girls and we're moving!!! This is only relevant to the one blog reader who actually knows these guys...)

Anywho, Dr. Sparkman has this cool camera he uses to look at my teeth on a flat screen, so he was showing Grace my teeth, and then asked if she wanted to see her teeth on TV. Bingo. She jumped up into my lap and let him explore away. Everything looks great. No cavities, and all 4 molars are working there way in. During xrays, Dr. Sparkman lured Grace away with some evil stickers. She had two huge stickers on each arm and one on her shirt. The stickers are evil because whoever made them should sell their secret adhesive recipe to band aid makers. Those suckers will not come off without a fight. Grace still has one on because the others hurt so bad coming off they left marks!!

After my xrays, Dr. Sparkman asked if Grace wanted her teeth cleaned too. She reluctantly agreed, and sat in my lap as he showed her the tickly brush. She opened wide, and let him tickle almost all her teeth. If her tongue hadn't been in the way, he probably would have gotten all of them.

As a reward, she got a new toothbrush and TWO tubes of toothpaste. She was happy as a clam and so proud! Mommy, too. I took her to Chikfila on our way home, and THAT is a story for another day, and probably not cyber space. :)

Overdue

I have been so bad about keeping the blog updated, and I promise this is not a sign of things to come. Just way too much going on right now! Things will settle down eventually...

But I did capture this video today of two things.

1. Audrey in the Rainforest....happy. This actually happened twice today. For almost 10 minutes each time. YAY Audrey. Girlfriend is not fond of much. So we are happy to find something other then our arms that she will 'deal' with for at least a few minutes.

2. Twirling. Graces loves this dress from Aunt Jenny. Loves. It may never see a hanger in the closet again. She loves twirling around and around in it. And then falling down dizzy. :)

Audrey's Smiley Face

Contest

We're going to need a new blog name soon!! I don't really have any prizes, but if you have a suggestion, and it 'wins', your prize will be to see it every day at the top of the screen when you log in to see what we're up to in Belgium!!!

Please put all suggestions in comments for consideration!!

We Have a House!!!!

Technically, we have two now. But this is the new one in Brussels. It's in an area of town called Audergehm. The landlord is in the midst of renovations. The oven can fit TWO American turkey's!!!

Google Map
Link to Matt's pictures:
House Hunting


More pics to come with installed appliances....

Audrey is One Month Old

Day late and a dollar short, but we were busy with doctor appointments, house showings, and oil changes and didn't get a good picture before fussy time set in.

Weight: 9lb. 12 oz.
Height: 22 inches
Head: 38 cm

All in the 75th percentile.

Some things about Audrey...

Has smiled when falling asleep since birth, but lately is smiling more when she's awake. And is awake more often during the day.
Wearing mainly 3 month clothes, and stage 1 diapers.
Really good eater.
Very fussy in the evenings, around dinner, bath and bedtime for Grace. Very fussy. Grace is extremely patient and largely unphased. Thankfully. (Wish I could say the same!)
Trying to start a routine to help with fussy time and give attention to Grace, so the girls are bathing together most nights. Grace is such a good helper, and Audrey enjoys her bath. However, it doesn't do much in the 'calming down' department afterwards.
Still sporting a wild and crazy 'do - almost as long as her sisters! Her hair doesn't look as dark as it did at birth, and her eyes are still blue.
Can sleep 4-5 hours at night, but usually starts her long stretch before I've gone to bed (fussy time wears her out apparently), so I only get a little bit of sleep before she's up every 3 hours or so through the night.

My post from when Grace was one month old - I don't think they look that much alike, but you tell me: Grace One Month Post

Days

We are 8 days into our 20 days without Daddy, and the next 12 days can't go fast enough.... and speaking of days, Audrey is 28 days old today. I can't believe it has been 4 weeks, already. Wednesday will officially be one month, and we have a doctor's appointment, so I'll be sure to do a full post with pictures and stats of the big occasion. Another noteworthy item in terms of days, the house has been on the market for 5 days, and has shown 3 times, twice to the same couple. They may be interested, so an extra prayer or two may be in order!!

My camera and video camera are on a house hunting journey across the pond, and I'm still learning how to use my new fancy camera, so I don't have the best pictures to include.... but here's something to tide our audience over till I get the hang of things.

We see a lot of this face.



Thankfully, it sometimes turn to this face.



New 3D Bubble glasses - who knew you could see bubbles in 3D.



Look at those curls!



On the run, as always.