Little bit of life.

I once read that a successful blogger posts a minimum of 3 times a week. Three times a week. 

I also read that black is a slimming color on women in their third trimester.

We're off to Ohio today, spending the weekend with dear friends and family. It's out last trip down, and bittersweet, to be sure. We haven't been able to see everyone we wanted to see, and have really made a small dent in the long list. Life can be difficult like that sometimes.

Sebastian and Katharina are quite good at keeping us on our toes. They are 10 months now. Don't blink.

10 months. . . that sounds so much

 older than 9 did.

Sebastian loves stealing food from his sister, eating tiny things, and chewing forks and knives. (See the trend?) He loves to dance. He can climb stairs, stand in his high chair, and feed himself two fistfuls of peas at once. He gives delicious kisses, will snuggle any time of day, and finds nap-time an important part of his routine. 

Grocery shopping suddenly got a whole lot better.

Katharina's mobility level went from 4 to 10 in a matter of weeks. She's a stair-climbing pro, and rolling-off-the-bed master. She's taken several steps in the front yard, unaided, then promptly falls to the grass. She's a girl of many gifts, quite the performer, and Grammy recently taught her to say "uh-oh", and in the proper context! She has different hand motions for different songs and will repeat letter sounds back to Mama. Perhaps her most-loved trick is her "scary face" (will try to post a video later). She dances to anything that sounds the slightest bit like a beat, and likes to read stories, eat, and eat.

They are part Willeke, after all.

Peter recently started work at a golf course, which, on top of his cabinet work, gives him 13-15+ hour work days, which we are thankful for. His skin has turned a handsome red-brown, and his hands are rough and blistered. He rises before the sun, and goes down long after it's set. He's a hard-working man. 

I am so much better than I deserve. This pregnancy has been great, and we can't even believe we have just 11 weeks left. I'm savoring this time with family, and surprisingly, keeping just busy enough.

Life is good, God is great. We have much to be thankful for.