9 month check-up and more

Unfortunately, our week didn't get much better after our last post.

First, please pray for the Thiel/Headly/Word family.  They have suffered a tragic loss, and need all of the prayers and positive thoughts possible sent their way. 
Please also consider being an organ donor, if you are not already.  Organ donation is a tremendous gift that saves lives and provides hope for so many people in this world.

So, what were we up to last week?
Jackson's pink eye cleared up, and he returned to daycare on Wednesday.
The boys had their 9 month check-up on Thursday.  They also received the second part of their flu shot.  Hopefully they are all set for winter.  Both boys are doing great - no concerns from the doctor at all.

• Lincoln is 29 1/2 inches long, and weighs 21 pounds and 1 ounce.
• Jackson is 30 1/2 inches long, and weights 21 pounds even.  (We don't believe Lincoln weighs more, but that's what the scale said!)

Friday, Jackson had physical therapy for his neck.  He's really improved holding his head up straight.  We need to continue stretching and strengthening.  Not wearing that helmet all the time should help tremendously!

The pink eye struck again!  When we picked the boys up from daycare on Friday, Lincoln's right eye looked terrible.  We started using Jackson's drops on him right away.  However, this had some pretty big ramifications on our weekend.

• We stayed home Friday night instead of heading to Toledo.
• We took Lincoln back to the doctor Saturday morning as he wasn't healing from his pink eye like Jackson did.  They gave us some different drops, which are helping greatly. 
• We finally made it to Toledo Saturday afternoon for Knox's first birthday party - and we had a great time!  The boys slept nearly the whole way to Toledo. 
• Saturday evening was fun celebrating RJ's 30th birthday with his family, friends, and neighbors.
• Unfortunately, the trip home Sunday wasn't as good as the drive Saturday.  The boys slept part of the way, but were fussy the rest of the time.  I rode in the back with the boys for about half of the trip - and ended up extremely car sick.  We were all glad to be home Sunday night!

Sunday night and Monday night were productive evenings:  We've been working on cleaning out the kitchen cupboards to make room for more and more of the boys things.  We've moved some things to the basement for storage, and have finally been able to put sippy cups and bowls in the cupboard - which makes more counter space.  We did a bit of shopping at Costco last night to restock on some necessary items.  Working on getting laundry caught up from the weekend
The rest of this week we are continuing to clean out/organize cupboards, dressers/closets, the laundry room, and the office.  Hopefully we can determine the best place to put a freezer, and also get the house cleaned up for our guests coming next week to celebrate turkey day!  It's going to be a busy 8 days, but we are so looking forward to having company again!

Hope everyone has a great week!
Love,
Kate, Brian, Lincoln, and Jackson

Food update:
A few more new foods the boys have tried:

• chicken fried rice
• grilled cheese
• lasagna
• blueberries, melon
• artichoke dip
• shredded turkey
• meat balls
• birthday cake (YUM! YUM!  Carrott and Lemon Poppyseed)
• ice cream cake (thanks Daddy)
• stuffed pepper soup