Cash started swim lessons today...

He took them last year also but I think he was a little too young to really catch on. He has been "swimming" in my grandmother's pool for few weeks now and he has become more comfortable with going under water and he loves to kick around using one of those really big pool noodles. If nothing else I want him to be able to get out of the pool, or at least get to the side, if he were to fall in. That is my biggest concern right now. His two cousins and one of his friends from MDO are also taking lessons with him. Hopefully they will be able to pay attention long enough to learn something.

Colt is growing like a weed and weighs about 12 lbs. Of course we started at 9 1/2 lbs so that might be about average. I have stopped nursing because I couldn't keep up with him. He is always hungry and with a three year old around I needed some help. I have to admit it has really been nice. Eddie can help at night and someone else can feed him if I want to play with Cash or go run an errand. You also don't have to excuse yourself and go feed the baby when you have company over. He is holding his head up really well and starting to smile and "talk". He loved the attention he got on Sunday at Aunt Julie's house and really put on a show a couple of times. He is sleeping more like 3 to 3 1/2 hours at a time. Before we were lucky to get 2 hours in before he was wanting to eat again. Nap time has also been an issue but today I finally found somewhere he seems to really be comfortable...on our bed. I have him propped up on our bed facing the window and he just loves it. He laid there for the longest time looking outside or at the ceiling fan before he fell asleep. Whatever works is fine with me!

Yesterday our friends Andy and Amanda came over. We got to meet their daughter Addie for the first time and they got to meet Cash and Colt for the first time. We love and miss all of our Tarleton friends so much so we are thrilled to have Andy and Amanda so close now. You always know who your true friends are when you can pick up right where you left off no matter how long it has been since you last talked. We promised each other yesterday to really try to see each other once a month. I hope we can follow through with it. Our wedding anniversaries are also only two weeks apart. Maybe we can start a tradition and get together to celebrate our anniversaries each year...