I'm a Believer

So I admit it, I was a Milkworks sceptic. (Milkworks is a breastfeeding center where they have classes and consultants to help moms and babies with nursing.) I took a breastfeeding class there when I was pregnant with Samuel and it was okay but really how much can you learn about breastfeeding until you have a baby to nurse? And they're into wearing your baby and cloth diapers and organic, not-so-mainstream stuff. So I avoided going there, preferring to figure out breastfeeding on my own. Which I did. Until Philip. He didn't nurse well and lost weight and lost weight but still, I put off going. Having to pay to have someone tell me how to do something I'd already figured out three times annoyed me. But we couldn't figure it out. Obviously. We ended up in the hospital partly because of my pride. So we went and they were pretty helpful, mostly just with knowledge and encouragement though. Until today. Today at 10:30 am or so Dr. L clipped his tongue (the little flap of skin underneath that was too far forward to be precise). And he hasn't had a bottle since.

Praise the Lord! I promise not to doubt Milkworks again.

Mary's Month

The kids gave Mary these flowers from the yard. Hopefully we'll have a real May crowning before the month is over!

Kristi, You'll Like this one

I made this Tea Wreath for my mom for Mother's Day. I didn't let the kids help on this one because I wanted it to turn out really nice. I like tea too but I think I'd like to make one for myself and clip pictures to it. You could clip lots of different things to it, there's lots of fun potential I think. It was pretty easy to make, the instructions are here.

Happy Mother's Day!

Sometimes it's easier to get your picture with each kid separately! That's Lynn's MIL holding Philip in the grandma picture- her grandson is still in the womb, which makes it difficult for her to hold him!

We All Look Okay...

Whole family photos are hard to get- here's my latest attempt. Not as good as the one of just the kids but okay...

PreK Graduation

Thomas had his PreK graduation last night. They don't get done with school until the 14th but I think PreK graduation is pretty low on the list of things that need the gym at the end of the school year so they do it early.

The Happy Graduate
Our Family

His class sang Jesus Loves me and Have you Ever Gone a-Fishin' very enthusiastically if not very musically. His bow will make Aunt Lynn proud (notice it at the end of the song in the video). He got his diploma and now he is ready for kindergarten!

May Day

Since Jeremy had to work late Friday night and most of the day Saturday we made Marian themed May Day baskets to keep us busy. Delivering them isn't quite the same when you have to drive though. It's hard to hide a car. We got caught at 2 out of the 3 places where our friends were home when we delivered them. Oh well, we still had fun.

Happy May, the Month of Mary!