We Have a 4-Year-Old!

Hi,

Remember how in my last post I talked about having several of our friends give birth lately? Isabelle is the newest addition to our church family. She was born 3 weeks ago to our pastor and his wife. They have a 2 and a half year old little girl also. With Isabelle, we have 12 girls under the age of 7 at our church, out of which 10 is 4 and under. Our youngest boy is a teen… Yup, there is a lot of screaming during Children’s Church. 😀

Isabelle has 2 “baby friends” at church under the age of one, one being Haley, who just turned 6 months old today!

It is incredible how fast 6 months can go by. Haley can sit now, she even tried a couple of baby foods, and is working on getting some teeth. : ). She is a happy baby who loves to play. I cannot wait for her to learn to play with Amy, Amy is sooo ready to play with Haley! I think they are going to be best friends. It is so neat to see how much they love each other.

And our Amy is 4 years old! We celebrated her birthday by taking her to Bouncin Barn, then to Steak and Shake, the mall, and to Menchie’s. She chose her own cake, and celebrated with her friends at church as well as with family here, at home. We didn’t have a big party for her yet, because we will have one for her in Hungary in a little over a month from now. I wanted her to be able to celebrate at least one birthday in Hungary. 🙂

We are so proud of Amy! She is an exceptional little girl. We cannot be happier to have her as our daughter.

Here is a funny story of her: We warm up meals in our microwave and a few months ago she started to ask me each time I put the food in the microwave to only make it “one hot.” I thought she meant to put it in for a short time. But a few days ago I finally understood what she really meant. When I took out the food, sometimes I said, “Sorry honey, it is too hot. You have to wait.” So she thought I said, it is “two hot” and she knew if it is “two hot” she will need to wait, so she only wanted it “one hot.” Makes sense… 😀 Looking back, I don’t know how I didn’t get that right away, but I was so happy to solve the “mystery.” I love how her brain works!

Lastly, I had a doctor’s appointment a couple of weeks ago (I had some questions about the medication I have to take), and as a side note I mentioned that my hair started to fall out more “intensely” than “normal.” The doctor ordered some blood tests and it turns out that I have an underactive thyroid problem. So I got some medicine and I am doing so much better! I am myself again! It is amazing how hormones can change a person.

Chris is working hard and has a lot of projects on his plate lately. This is a huge praise! God has provided work for him constantly this past year, and we are really thankful for that! It is such a blessing that he can work from home. We are truly grateful!

That’s it for now! 🙂