Ummm...Lincoln...

So...tonight when I came home from working with the Jr. High group at church April told me a funny story I thought you might get a laugh out of. Apparently Lincoln is getting a little more mobile, as well as more comfortable at attempting to play with our dog Belle. While Lincoln was playing on his own on a blanket in the living room, April went into the kitchen for something. When she came back into the living room, she saw that Lincoln had managed to move himself off the blanket and April said something she never thought she'd say, "Lincoln don't eat the rug!" Yes, you read that correctly, our soon-to-be 9 month old was laying on the ground trying to eat the corner of our living room rug. Are we not feeding him enough or something?

As I mentioned earlier, Lincoln is also starting to try and play with our 2 year old Boston Terrier. The amazing thing to us is that our dog, Belle, has been completely gentle (well except for the time yesterday when she attempted to jump over him but landed a few inches short :-). If Belle is playing with a dog toy near Lincoln, you can pretty much guarantee that Lincoln will be doing everything possible to grab onto the other end of the toy. In fact, after the whole rug eating "incident" Lincoln also attempted to chew on one of Belle's toys. Trust me, I realize it's totally gross but I don't think we're going to be able to stop the two of them from playing with eachother, especially as Lincoln gets older.

Getting older is also something that we're realizing we're not going to be able to stop him from doing. A few weeks ago we attended a reunion for all of the preemies from the NICU at John Muir Walnut Creek. It was a lot of fun to catch up with our nurses and doctors and to see other babies that were born around the same time as Lincoln...but it just reminded us of how fast he is growing. We're so thankful that God has grown our little boy from the tiny baby he was during his time in the NICU.

Since our last update we also had the chance to spend time with one of my sisters, some nieces, and a nephew who were visiting some relatives in the area. Lincoln had a great time playing with cousins Megan, Molly, and Luke, and Aunt Jodi.

We also had time to hang out in Modesto and play with Grandma and Grandpa (aka April's parents).

It's been quite a busy summer, and Lincoln is growing and changing before our eyes. We are trying to savor every moment. Before we know it we'll be running after Lincoln. "No Lincoln you can't eat that. Leave the dog alone. Wait...where's Lincoln?"