Well finally I am sitting down to give the latest information on Josie. After Jay's mom left we had two weeks to hang out just the three of us. Things went well, some nights were longer than others and some days showers happened later in the day but we figured it out. Josie had her first doctor's appointment and she was 1/2 inch longer and 1.5 pounds heavier. The doctor said she was doing great.

Uncle Dave came out for a few days to visit and he and Josie had a great time together. He was all about holding her until she got too fussy and then he said that it was time for me to take her back.

My mom and dad and David were all for the Pear Fair together. Dad worked most of the day in the Information Booth selling things and giving some information. We don't have much information to give so it really is not an information booth.

It was very windy and cold the morning of the Pear Fair so Josie did not wear the dress. :( Additionally, it is way too big for her. We will take a picture of her in it so we can have pictures of both she and Avari in the dress.

Mom and dad were here for a week and tahnks to them the house is cleaner and our yard does not look so bad any longer.

Mom brought this baby carrier from Guatemala. She got it at the weaving cooperative. It is what all the women use to carry their babies on their backs. As you can see we tried it with Josie and she was not interested. Partly she can't hold herself up enough so we will try again when she is older. We had a riot, at her expense, trying to make it work. Mom and I were hysterical, dad was telling jokes that were less than politically correct, and Jay was speaking in Spanish.

We are now on our own again and so far so good. Josie is beginning to notice things around her and is doing better at night. We have had trips out places, including dinner with friends in a restaurant and afew hours at a training with me. She really is a laid back kid for the most part.

I'll try to be better about keeping this up to date.

Love to all.