Updates!

We have decided it's the "year of the yard." Every year since we've moved in, we seem to focus on making a different part of our house better. We've put in all new windows, new carpet, new doors, put in some laminate floor downstairs, painted all the walls, etc. The yard has never been that great, so this year we're going to put in a lot of effort to make it as soft and green as possible! We've been out there quite a bit this spring thatching and Jeremy has been making it look nice. We're going to try to water more to get some better roots growing.

A few weekends ago, we helped my sister Laura move into her brand new house in Liberty Lake! She works out in the Valley and really wanted to buy a new house out there. It's beautiful and just the right size.

I also did Bloomsday about 3 weeks ago. It was my first ever Bloomsday. It was great! I hope to make it a yearly event if I can.

Other then that, nothing too exciting is going on. Jeremy continues to work nights and weekends, but we're used to that. It's actually nice having days off during the workweek as there is never any traffic in town and the stores are never crowded.

Nathan continues to learn and have lots of fun! He still isn't talking though. He had a speech assessment last week and is way behind. Kids his age should be saying at least 50 words. He has about 5. They would like to see him twice a week for speech therapy, but it's so expensive and our insurance wouldn't cover it. It would be over $100 a week. This may be something we just aren't able to do for him. I've talked to MANY other Moms who've said their children (always boys) didn't talk at all until they were 2 and sometimes 3. They were all freaked out, but the boys eventually started talking and doing fine. In a few cases, I've had women tell me the boys didn't talk at all and around 2 1/2 or 3 started speaking in full sentences, so who knows? Nathan for sure KNOWS at least 150 words and can point to anything you ask him! His main method of communication is pointing and grunting. Those pointers are out all day long! Now that it's nice out, we spend a good part of the day outside on his swing, in the sandbox, playing in the yard, and going on walks in the stroller where he likes to point at everything.

He's also beginning to do some imaginative play. Pushing around cars making vrooming noises, pretending to drive the car, feeding his stuffed animals. It's cute.