Elliana is 8 Months old as of the 2nd and she has become a doll when she is at home with just us, but nobody else would know this because if she even thinks about someone other than mommy holding her she starts crying and clawing at me. I pray she grows out of this fast!!! She pulls up now and has started to step while holding on to stuff. She doesn't really craw yet, she inch worms. She says bye, bye and has said bu, bu for Andrew. She is and always has been a night person. Her happiest time of day has always been after the boys go to bed. If I put her to bed earlier she wakes up and then stays up ever later. I'm trying to move her to going down at 9 and sleeping till 9 but she likes 10 to 10. Her hair is getting so long, I have to do all the time or she can't see. She has never complained about having her hair fixed or messed with, I'm so glad! She eats well and most everything I give her. Last night she fed her self her whole meal of sweet potato cubes, rice and lima beans. She loves the dogs, climbs all over then and puts up with Cowboy licking her and bumping her around. She can get off the couch by her self, feet first. I'm not sure how she learned this one.
This morning I remembered that Peter was about this age when I started Xanga, I went back and read about him, "Sweet Pete" (a name he only lets Aunt Bonnie call him)! He has continued to surprise us over and over with his abilities in spite of his eye problems. He rides his bike and Andrews bike with no training wheels even while he wears his patch. He looks so cute on Andrew's bike because he is so small. He does have a harder time catching and hitting balls than Andrew did at his age but I don't think he is far behind average. Peter has a funny side that keeps us laughing. He loves to give people nick names and can see the humor in the funniest stuff. He gets this sparkle in his eye and what he says can be so funny!

Andrew is growing up so fast! He is more help than work most of the time now. Andrew is good at most stuff he tries physically but he is careful and hates to get hurt so something’s he could do but he won’t try. He has learned to sound out words and read some. We will continue kindergarten work this summer and will see when he will be ready for 1^st grade He is not old enough to start 1^st until Sep 2010 because of his Sep 3^rd birthday so there is no hurry. Andrew is very good with Elli, he really watches out for her and helps with her. He is everything I could ask for as a big brother to Peter and to Elliana. He keeps Peter out of all sorts of trouble.