Still waiting for our house to be fixed

Here's the latest update... we're still in our rental house. There's still nothing going on at the house house. However, we think things will soon be moving along. We found out from the foreman that they are waiting for the second run through from the structural engineer. The engineer had to make a second pass at our house to check on the subflooring (second floor/first floor ceiling). Once that is done, then the info will be passed on to the contractor which that in turn will mean that he can go to the city and get permits for the house. Once that happens, then it takes about 2 weeks for the trusses to be ordered and shipped to the house and... here's the critical part... we have to wait for two straight days of no rain. Ha! That will be interesting as we are in the middle of winter and in the PNW. In any case, if they can get two days of no rain, they will fix the hole in the roof and then worry about redoing the rest of the roof when they get more sunshine. So that's what we're waiting for. Amelia's room has no ceiling and part of the room is masked off with plastic. We're trying to save Are You My Mother and Marvin.

On another front, Amelia is nearly 9 months old now. I took her picture in front of the bear shortly after she turned 8 months, but we're on lousy dial up right now, so getting pictures on the blog is a pain in the rear. But I'll post more pictures once we get our DSL back. Amelia is having some trouble going poop. She's eating a lot more solids... and that's what may be backing her up. But she's at least pooping once a week... if you have any remedies, please feel free to kick them my way. Other than that, Amelia is doing well. She's growing... already in her 6-9 month clothes (finally got them back from the cleaner)... and some of those clothes she's almost growing out of them. I can't believe how fast she's growing. She's now quite a talker. It's so nice to wake up in the morning hearing her babble on the baby monitor instead of crying. I hear her talking to herself or the stuffed animals in her crib. It's just great. Amelia is also trying to crawl, however, her mode of transportation is hopping on her butt. It's quite cute. Brad got some video of her doing it across the kitchen floor of the rental. I also put all the unbreakables in the bottom cupboards in the kitchen, so she's enjoying it when I open the cabinet and she can pull out the plastic bowls, measuring cups and spoons. I've got video of that... but since I am dial up, you'll have to wait to see that.

On February 20, Amelia met her BFF (best friend forever), Kendyl. Kendyl was born on Feb. 18 by c-section because she was VERY VERY breech. Her feet were over her head breach and her butt was down. Amelia enjoyed her first "play date" with K. Here's a picture of them together. I can't believe how tiny K was... I forget that they are that small when they come out. :) Congrats to K's mom and dad, Jen & Troy.

After visiting with K, Amelia and I went to the RE's office at the hospital. The staff was so excited to see her... however, there were only two originals. The other three people left to go to other practices. Nevertheless, they were tickled pink to see a product of their doing.

Well, that's about it... until next time...