Monday, Monday

*Last week Mary Beth had her 4 year appointment. My Little ME Lou has always been a peanut, and usually wore the size down from what her actual age was. Over the past few years, she has been between 30%-40% for height and weight. Given that I am the shortest girl in my family at 5'6", and Bryon is 6'2", this always surprised us! I have noticed that ever since Christmas, she has really filled out and shot up. She was measured at her appt. and was in the 65% for height and weight! Her doctor said that most children who struggle with kidney problems are smaller than average. Since we got her kidney fixed, her body spends less time keeping infection at bay, and more time growing! Her doctor estimates that she will be 5'6", just like her mama!

*My sweet Thomas is more reserved than Matthew, but talks to everyone. It isn't unusual to go places with him, and he runs into people he knows, that I might not know. Bryon said that at the Baylor game on Friday night, he and Thomas passed by Mamadou Diene, Baylor's 7' star basketball player from Africa. He looked down and said, "Hi, Thomas!" He remembered Thomas from basketball camp this summer, and it touched me that he still remembered his name!

*We had a wonderful, quiet weekend at home, although we were anxious to hear how Bryon's parents, grandmother, and sister fared, and wondered the fate of his aunt and uncle's house. Bryon's family lives about an hour north of Galveston, and are still without power. They have been told it could be up to three weeks before it comes back on. We have been thinking of our wonderful visit to Galveston in late June when we spent quite a bit of time at Bryon's aunt and uncle's house. Aunt Lisa, who primarily lives in Dallas, and her sister did a beautiful job of decorating it. Their house is believed to be destroyed as it is situated in the hardest hit part of the island. We are just thankful they are OK. Here are are a few pics from that weekend:




*This looks to be a much quieter week than last week. No PTA meetings!