Quick update

Just wanted to put a quick update on my completely ignored blog. The last 6 months have just flown by. Cora is doing great, and so are the other kids! We have had tons of doctor appointments between the 4 kids...
I got a call from the school nurse last week that Ethan had an accident on the playground, and she thought he needed stitches. We got to visit the lovely staff in the Mercy ER...and sure enough...it did need stitches. 2 layers of stitches in fact to get his forehead back together. He was really quite proud of his stitched up "battle wound," and was very excited the next day to go to school to show it off to all his friends. ;-) Other than the "battle wound," Ethan is doing well. He is excelling at all things 1st grade. He is such a fun and easy kid to be around!

Owen is now potty trained....yeah! It took about a week, and he had it down...we almost never have any accidents now. My baby boy is getting so big! Owen is still obsessed with all things Star Wars, and wants me to watch Star Wars with him on almost a daily basis...fun, fun! He definitely keeps me entertained during the day when the big kids are at school.

Grace is turning into a wonderfully entertaining young lady. She keeps us busy running her to eye therapy appointments (to get her eyes to work together like they should), soccer games and practices, awanas, and church choir. She can be quite sassy and the dramatics are increasing as she gets older. I am getting eyes rolled at me more and more often. And I am also getting that "mom you are so stupid" look from her more and more these days. She is definitely growing up! She is learning to become more responsible these days. I am proud of the young lady she is turning into.

Cora has made amazing progress in the last 6 months. We don't see any of the quirky "orphanage behaviors" anymore. She started walking in July, and is now running, climbing stairs, and getting into everything. She has made huge progress with her oral aversion issues. She finally started eating baby food off a spoon for us in late July. She is now eating small amounts of table food, and does fairly well with that. She is still cautious around some foods, but doesn't seem to have any fear of it anymore. She is still a bit hesitant to actually swallow some foods that have unfamiliar textures....but we are getting there! She is babbling a ton, but the only words we can understand at this point are Mama, and Hi.

I have left a ton out...but that is a very brief update on what we have been up to. Happy Sunday friends!

-katie