Healthy and Happy
Posted by Jeri on January 27, 2010
We are so happy that Caleb is up and running (and jumping) again. He was really sick with malaria a couple of weeks ago. While his immune system was weak, he ended up with an awful tropical ulcer on his leg. After 10 days of amoxicillin and a round of malaria treatment, he seems to be doing great. We thank God for healing him, and for the good health we generally have in our family.
He is enjoying being a big and little brother. Stuck in the middle of two sisters is a special thing. He and Hannah are quite good playmates. Caleb also loves playing with Elizabeth. Here he is putting Daddy’s hat on her.
Elizabeth doesn’t seem to mind too much. She continues to be such a good-natured baby. Since she’s very attached to me, it’s been hard to leave her with a sitter, however. She is definitely more content in our own home with her own family than when we leave her with someone else.
At just seven months old, she can already wear ponytails! That is simply amazing, especially considering her big bro and sis were basically bald for their first few months of life.
Here she is sporting her first set of ponytails! Caleb’s first reaction was, “She looks like a rabbit!” But later he said, “She looks cute, Mommy!”
Hannah is such an incredible helper around the house. She can entertain her little brother and sister easily when I’m trying to get something done. Her energy and excitement is contagious. When Caleb was sick, she was especially helpful. I even caught her doing dishes for me at one point. When I told her I’d probably have to hold Caleb a lot one day, she was so worried and wondered how I would get everything done. What a responsible 4 1/2 year old!
Hannah will start school in August. It’s so hard to believe. Just today she was reading and creating all kinds of “at” words for me with our alphabet magnets. She’ll be reading everything before we know it.
Aren’t children such a blessing to have? What do your children do that makes you smile?
Loved your post, Jeri. Just the past couple of days I thought about how “perfect” it is to have an 18 month and a 3 month old in the house together. Ella is SO full of life and joy that we have way more laughs than we thought we could manage at this point in our life! God is good! Ella is really affectionate and that just fills my heart. I love it. And Noah (and Ella, too) lights up when I sing to them. There isn’t much greater. Those are just a couple of things. Thanks for asking.
It is wonderful to see your little beauties!! They clearly have some great personality going on…and hair! I love hearing how helpful Hannah wants to be and how good you are at letting her be. Sometimes the help of little ones makes more work for mom and dad (and I can imagine a 4 year old doing dishes may be one of those times), but it means more than we can really comprehend to those who love us more than they can comprehend and express it through their helping. Kind of like the way our attempts to “help” must seem to God.
Thank you for sharing all of this…I love reading about you and your kids!!
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@ Nicole, I think you definitely have a wonderful perspective. Even though the babies are demanding right now, I know we’ll miss so many things in a few years.
@ Christine – Thanks for your encouragement. I always love hearing from you!
In my post, I forgot to add something else that makes me smile. When I ask Elizabeth to give me kisses, she leans forward, opens her mouth as wide as possible, and basically eats my face. But someday I’ll miss those slobbery kisses and wish I could just hold her a little longer. I also love how when I bumped my head on the wall yesterday (I was trying to get something from under the bed…) Caleb asked me, “Do you need a hug?”