getting back

so chris left, yiayia left, and now thalia and i are trying to get back into the swing of living in north carolina by ourselves. so far so good though i must say. we went back to church for the first time in over a month. since everyone left, thalia has been pretty clingy and cuddly...i was concerned she wouldn't go to the nursery during service. actually, in the bigger picture, i was super worried she would throw a fit when i tried to take her to day care tomorrow. but she saw a toy she wanted to play with and off she went! i was really relieved and am hopeful that tomorrow should be okay. i am definitely going to leave a little early though, just in case. it will be interesting to see who will be her teacher in the morning. i'm not sure if i told you but her usual morning teacher put in her resignation just before christmas. another lady had taken over temporarily, but she isn't my favorite. that was a month ago though, so who knows. i'll keep you posted.
i had forgotten to give you thalia's stats from her 9 (10) month checkup. she weighed just over 17 lbs putting her in the 16th percentile!! poor little peanut! her length was 28 inches or something like that. that puts her in the 70th percentile. so she is a little bean pole! the doctor wasn't very concerned but said that if her weigth at her one year checkup doesn't move her up in the chart, we would have to work out a feeding plan. and of course with all the travelling and different beds and houses and babysitters the poor thing has had, she hasn't hardly been eating any solids lately. but she has been drinking plenty of formula, so that is good. i gave up nursing after christmas...with all the travelling, it was hard to keep up anyway. but i did it for 10 solid months so i am really proud of myself for that!
yiayia had a lot of fun playing with thalia all week. she taught thalia how to dance...thalia got this music box that plays nursery rhymes and whenever she hits the button, thalia will sit and twist her torso back and forth! it is the funniest thing! now thalia even knows the word "dance", so if you say "dance, thalia" she'll dance!! i am trying to get it on video but every time i get the camera out, she stops. yiayia also taught thalia "up". "out", and "off". such a smart daughter we have!!
our good friend martha had knee surgery early last week. my mom took thalia over to her house a few times to keep her company and help up around the house. not sure if yiayia did much of the second part ;o) thalia definitely enjoyed martha's walker. i have a video of her walking around with it. i still have to put it on my computer. i'll try to do that tomorrow. thalia will probably be walking before her first birthday.
please continue to keep us in your prayers as we adjust to life by ourselves down here. and throw up a prayer for something that is on my heart...i really appreciate it!
we love you all so much and really miss you. hope to see you sometime soon!
much love and a bit more sleep,
c, c, and t