Kiddo Update

Eli is 10 months old today!  Where did the time go?  He is a busy crawler who likes to cruise around the furniture and walk behind something as he pushes it.  HE can stand up unassisted, but is not yet taking steps.  He can hold off for awhile longer!  Yesterday he dropped his cup on the floor and said, "Uh-Oh!"  Can you imagine the excitement at the dinner table!  Hannah and Isaac were so very excited... it kind of scared poor little Eli!  He is such a happy boy.  He has 8 teeth and very swollen gums, so more are on the way soon.  He likes to wave and flirt.  He loves his siblings and is very observant.  He also enjoyed wrestling with Isaac.  Yikes.  He is pooping consistently in the toilet and will pee in the toilet too.  We are teaching him the sign language to let us know when he needs to go.  Amazing.

Isaac is a busy preschooler who is making some wonderful friends!  It is fun to see him mature and make really solid friendships.  He misses Hannah during the day and is always excited when she is done with school.  He love to pray out loud and thank God for the beautiful world.  He also is very excited that he now wears boxer shorts.

Hannah is a wonderful girl who increasingly wants more independence.  Today was the first day I let her walk part of the way to school.  I dropped her off at the path that leads right to the school.  It isn't far for her to walk, but it certainly gives her a sense of pride and bigness.  She loves school and all of the friends she is making.  It sounds like they hunt for bigfoot at recess. 

So that is what these Krantz kids are up to.  Lots of fun.  Hannah and Isaac begin swim lessons on Tuesday next week.  They are very excited about it.  I'm glad they were able to be in separate classes, even though  it takes more work on my part... I think it is better for both of them to be separate!

I'm preparing dry beans today.  I've always used the canned beans, but I thought I would try cooking them myself.  We'll see how this goes.  It can't be that hard.  I did soak them, so hopefully they won't be gassy!  That could be bad.  Do you have a good bean recipe???