Five Things Friday

5 Things That Have Made Me Smile In the Last Week

1. Sarah is continuing to do VERY well on thin liquids. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! We're going on 2 months now without having to put any Thick-It (food starch) in Sarah's sippy cups, and we're also going on 2 weeks without having to put any baby rice cereal in Sarah's afternoon and nighttime bottles. We're just SO excited about this new accomplishment. Sarah's surgeon told us back in January 2009 that Sarah would eventually outgrow this, but of course it seemed so overwhelming and such a long time to wait for this day. It was a good feeling to send an email to Sarah's specialist/surgeon to share the good news. We just ask for continued prayers for our little monkey :)
2. I've really had a great week with the Madore-ables. We've certainly had a lot of fun adventures. Samantha is at a great age right now where her imagination is running wild and she's catching on to so many things. Sarah is just eager to learn and certainly learns a lot from her big sister, Samantha.
3. So much baby news this past week...not for me, but for former classmates, relatives and friends. Congratulations to Stacy & Bruno, John & Lucie, Ryan & Rachel for your new little arrivals. Congratulations to Christian & Kate, Jon & Catherine, and Will & Nicole for their their soon to be arrivals. HOORAY FOR BABIES!!!
4. Jeremy and I will be celebrating our 6 year anniversary tomorrow. I can't believe where the time has gone, and how far we've come. Nanny will be babysitting the Madore-ables for a few hours so Jere and I can go out to dinner. Jeremy & I don't get too many dates these days, so we're very excited about dinner tomorrow.
5. I recently got my hands on a Rachael Ray magazine and have been drooling over yummy recipes inside. I'm halfway through a project that I started working on forever ago: a schedule for meals. I have so many recipes I want to try, and if I know ahead of time what's going to be cooked during the week, it'll help me prepare and know what to buy at the grocery store. After all, I'm a busy mom these days, so any simplicity would be fabulous in my life.