Abby has been practicing putting her own shoes on all week. She is getting pretty good with most of her pairs. But, sometimes this new found skill creates extra headaches trying to get out the door - like yesterday when she switched shoes 4 times before we could finally leave.
Week two of swim class was about the same as week one, except with extra fun created by the addition of Daddy and AJ and family to the swimming crew. Abby had a great time - she even asked multiple times to go underwater. She is going to become quite a fish. She is really enjoying her time in the pool. It's just too bad that we have such a short summer season this far north.
I learned a valuable lesson about living this far north - the sticker for your license plate will not stick in sub-freezing weather. I finally had to bring the plate in off the car, let it warm up, and use glue to get the sticker to freeze. But at least this way I will not be pulled over for having expired plates.
Still no progress on the baby naming front. I believe we are back to square one at this point. We were fairly certain that we were going to use Elizabeth Claire, but with the loss of dear sweet Ella shortly after her birth, we wanted to use a name that would be distinctly different so it wouldn't seem like a constant reminder of the loss our family will be dealing with for days, and weeks, and years to come. Our broken hearts are praying without ceasing for Laura, Marty, and their families. I can imagine nothing more heartbreaking than the loss of a child, especially after the 21 months of enjoying our sweet Abigail.
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Jen, I love the name Elizabeth Claire, and I know one person who would be estatic over the use of her name! But you choose. Little Ella was a dear sweet baby, and we too have broken hearts for Marty and Laura. I know that she won't mind Elizabeth, Liz or whatever for your dear little girl.
Abby is so sweet!!!
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