As I’m sure I’ve mentioned before, Jeremy has provided our family with quite the adventure. As he experiences his milestones, Jeff and I are not only able to delight in them ourselves, but we are also able to see them through the amazed eyes of our older two kids. Just Friday evening, Charlotte actually got to see Jeremy walk on his own for the very first time, even before we did!
Charlotte was playing with Jeremy in his room, when we suddenly heard her holler, “Mom! Jeremy just walked all by himself!”
And, sure enough, just like that, Jeremy has begun walking. Of course, he is not going fast or far yet…a few steps to somebody is the most he’s willing to try…but he is, indeed, walking. He really likes it when we clap for him, so, for the time being, that is motivation enough to give it a whirl.
A friend helped me figure out today that Jeremy is most likely suffering from the rotavirus. Although he’s been vaccinated against it, he has the classic symptoms: two days of vomiting followed by four to eight days of “profuse” diarrhea. Yep, that’s where we are. Amazingly enough, we’ve managed to keep him hydrated, but we are certainly tired of washing his crib sheet and liner every morning.
Oh, well, this, too, shall pass.
While we’re waiting, here are some “naughty baby” pictures, just for fun.
In other news, Elijah finally was awarded his black top at tae kwon do on Saturday. As I probably explained when Charlotte got hers, receiving a black top and earning the right to wear an all-black uniform are the result of working on a 100-day leadership/self-improvement project. Elijah chose to learn how to play the guitar for his and actually took his guitar into his tae kwon do class and played “Amazing Grace” and “Louie, Louie” for Master and Mrs. Kurtz. Elijah is now officially a full leader and will be able to lead the class in warm-ups and other things, as Master Kurtz sees fit.
Elijah admitted to being a little nervous, but his voice was strong and clear as he led the group in some exercises for the very first time. We are very proud of his hard work to achieve this!
Charlotte had another basketball game this weekend, and she played her best game ever. She’s been practicing dribbling and has worked on being more aggressive, and she actually put up four or five shots during this game, after having taken maybe one shot in all of the previous games combined. She now needs to work a bit on accuracy!
Charlotte told her dad at one point that she was afraid of having the whistle blown on her, but Jeff told her she had to get over that if she had any hope of making a middle school team. Well, she took the advice to heart and is slowly turning into a pretty decent basketball player! She was actually tired and sweaty at the end of the game, also a first for her, so maybe she’s getting the idea. Plus, her team won, which always makes watching more enjoyable!
Today was the first open-to-the-public service of Richwood Christian Church’s new multi-site in East Peoria, which was exciting. Enough people came that additional chairs were set up, the local news station shot some footage, and we are off and running. Jeff stayed home with the baby, and I was working back in children’s worship, so we both missed the actual worship service. But it was very encouraging to see all of the hard work come to fruition, and we’re excited to see how the Lord is going to work on the east side of the river. Off to the races!
And that’s been life lately here at Chez Wilkes. I hope that all is well where you are!
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