Happy Birthday Nana!

Today is my mother's birthday! Hope you're having a great day!

We spent some time today getting Libby ready for our trip. She got her shots today so that we can board her while we are in Atlanta. Cassie came along with me and had fun watching the dogs come in. Libby has a bit of an ear infection so its always a scene trying to treat her for that! It usually takes both Ryan and I. One of us holds her while the other one sticks the solution/ointment in her ear. We also dropped her off this morning to get her summer haircut! We are awaiting the call to tell us that we can go pick her up. I will have to post before and after pics when she is home!

Cassie's cold has turned from hoarse to wet. I'm so nervous she will get an ear infection just in time for the trip. Poor thing was having a time in the bed this morning. She's in good spirits though! Poor girl is still having poop issues. I guess we need to give her prunes on a regular basis. I had some cheese in my diet Sunday night. I did keep it minimal but she seems to have done fine. I hope this means maybe she's growing out of it! Please let it be so! I would love to have something covered in cheese! Thats the one thing I miss!

So a couple things I want to remember down the road. As many of you know, Campbell is a little cautious when it comes to things. It takes him a while to try new things and he gets scared easily. So I want to remember some new things he has tried in the last couple weeks.

The pool....He has been terrified of the pool. A couple weeks ago, I got us all packed up and took Cassie and Campbell with me to the pool. So we get there and I go to the kiddie pool b/c there's no way I'm going to brave the big pool my first time alone with both kids at the pool. So we get there and for an hour or so, Campbell just walks around the outside of the pool putting his feet or arms in but won't stand even though I have shown him he can stand. At least an hour later he decides he's ready to hold my hand and walk in the water! 30 minutes later he is putting his head under!! Now he is all about going under and he is so proud of himself. Last weekend I picked him up some goggles and he is dunking his head under nonstop. Now he still won't get in the big pool but thats a feat for when daddy can go with us!

His bike...Last Christmas, Nana and Papa Sullivan got Campbell a bike with training wheels. Well, this bike has been sitting in the garage b/c he is too scared to ride it. Last weekend he was ready to give it a try. He has had a time pushing the pedals but he is getting it. Tuesday night, we took it over to the park and he rode it around the track. He is doing great! I guess the key for us in these stories, is that we need to just let him do these things in his own time!