News update

1. Jude is fully recovered from his appendix episode. Last week I took him for a follow-up visit with the surgeon, and the doctor advised me to "forget this ever happened. It's just a blip on his chart, and he'll never have appendicitis again!" Jude has three tiny scars on his lower abdomen to show for it, and he is proud to show them off.
2. Owen has moved up to the toddler bed. It's a modified crib, so it still had three-and-a-half raised sides, but he can get in and out by himself. Last night he was not happy about bedtime and after several short conversations with me ("Owen, why are you crying?" "Because.... because.... because I want to wake up!"), he got out of bed, turned on the light, and sat by the door.
3. Sam has some important questions. Last night: "Why did God make us, Mom?" and "Why does the earth go around the sun?"