Time flies

I can't believe it has been over a month since my last post. Time has been going too fast!!! James has been busy with his pediatric ER rotation and studying for Step 2 of the board exams. He is scheduled to take it on July 9 in Taylorsville, UT. Jay has been spending as much time as possible outside with friends, and we all have nice tans to prove it. On a good day, he will spend up to 4 hours outside. Leslie also loves to be outside. Every time I feed her, she points to the swings outside our window. She has also figured out how to climb the stairs at the playground and make her way to the slide. With a little help getting into the slide, she goes down and starts over. Monday, a few weeks ago, completely out of the blue, she walked 5 steps from the kitchen table to the sink. The day before, she wouldn't even do one. Ever since then, she has decided that walking is the way to go, and has been improving every day. She also likes to maneuver stairs, but she doesn't like to crawl down them. She hangs on to the railing with both hands while getting her feet to go to the next step. It is more than a little scary to watch, but she refuses any help, so I just hover. So far there haven't been any accidents, but she is not good enough at it for me to be completely comfortable yet. I have been doing very well with my pregnancy. I was sick for a few weeks, but decided it was due to the prenatal vitamin. I have stopped taking it, and am doing good again. The only side affect is that I am tired all the time now, but that is a trade I am willing to make.

Yesterday, June 23, the kids and I had a flight to Salt Lake with a 30 min. layover in Cincinnati. We got to the airport in plenty of time and went right through security, so we had an hour and a half to kill before we could board. I was walking around with the kids, killing time before heading to the gate. We got to the gate about 30 minutes before boarding, and I noticed that the flight was going to be 3 hours late, thus stranding us in Cincinnati. I got into line (there were 5 or 6 people ahead of me), but the line wasn't moving. All of a sudden, the gate next to us announced boarding on a flight to Salt Lake. I waited in my line for a few more minutes before deciding that I wouldn't make it on that flight unless I got into a different line. I went straight to the other counter, and they were able to get us on the direct flight to Salt Lake. Only one bag made it with us, but I am grateful we were able to get on at all. Leslie was a bit of a pill for a while, but Jay was great, and the man sitting next to me was a big help, and was constantly telling me not to worry about it. Long story short, we did make it to Salt Lake, and are enjoying our visit. I will add more posts and pictures as time and activities permit.