July Update

I know many of you have been checking this blog for information about the baby, so I thought I would give you an update. I had an ultrasound last Monday to check on Liam's size. If he had measured too big they would have induced me, but he is measuring normal. So we are waiting it out! But we did get this cute picture of his hand. Hopefully I will be able to post a picture of his little hands very soon (only taken from the outside of my body!). He is healthy, and they are monitoring him closely because my placenta is starting to deteriorate. But if his daily movements are any measure, he is a very healthy little boy. We are all so excited to share pictures of him with you as soon as we can!

The kids have been keeping busy this summer with all of their activities. This is a picture of Lydia dissecting an owl pellet at the library a few weeks ago. Apparently, owls swallow their prey whole, and then cough up the bones and fur in a tidy little pellet. Then, companies sterilize them and distribute them for people to dissect. This was a Woodsy Owl activity put on by the National Forests. Lydia was the youngest girl to take part in the activity. The other girls her age stuck to the coloring page table. But not our Lydia! She and Braden were also the last ones to finish, and I had a hard time tearing them away. They are now the proud owners of two complete mouse skeletons (kept tightly sealed in plastic bags).

We had a fun and eventful 4th of July. This is a picture of Braden and Morgan riding the Cub Scout Float in our town's 4th of July Parade. Braden is really enjoying Scouts. He attended Cub Scout camp in June, and loved it.