Look at me, I'm FREE!! My doctor said I could be finished with my oxygen today!! Yippee! I've gotten lots of kisses all over my face this afternoon! I need to wear one of my monitors for a couple of more weeks, but we're praying I'll be "alarm" free so I can be safe to be done with all my cords! Oh, and I was hiding my smiles from the camera, but I started smiling this week too! - Ian

The little growing lady, Danielle, has caught on to the desire to see the picture behind the camera more than posing. So those smiles have been hard to catch (plus my hands have been a little full lately). She is becoming quite adept at all kinds of puzzles and is talking up a storm! She can say all the kids' names (but likes to say Ja-COB best :). Her word of the day was "coop" (for scoop) - this was the word I used to explain how to get baked beans on her spoon. She's loving getting outside now that it's sunny.

Lots of fun, sweet silliness occurs at our house! We are so grateful to see so many smiling faces and to hear so many laughs! Danielle has one of those little infectious laughs, too.