Joanna Clapped

Monday, Joanna clapped for the first time!
We were next door and I was holding her facing away from me. She started putting her hands together over and over.

Rubber Duck With Water Scared Joanna

I gave Joanna a bath last night and I think I may have made her afraid of
her rubber duck. I put the duck under water and let it get water pulled up
inside the squeaker. Then I pulled the duck out of the water and squished
the water out of it. I think it freaked her out and she started squalling.
I reassured her, but didn't get too excited myself. I showed her that the
wash cloth did the same thing and then repeated the trick with the ducky.
She wouldn't grab the duck after that, but she wasn't crying anymore
either. On that note, I ended bath time with a warm towel and letting
Joanna smile at herself in the bathroom mirror.

Buddy came to visit

Audry stopped by and spent the night Thursday on her way to visit Oklahoma with her two children, William Douglas and Adele Jolee (a.k.a. blueberry). We had such a nice visit. I enjoyed seeing Will again and meeting blueberry for the first time.

Chicken Curry

Too much curry is not a good thing. We made some at home according to an "Easy Chicken Curry" recipe we had saved. We evidently liked it before. This time the curry must have been more powerful. Jason fixed it by adding a pat of butter. Go figure.

Joanna was sleeping when I got home from work.

This one was unusual. I got home from work and Joanna was taking a nap. Sheryl practically sent me home to put up my feet. I did the dishes from the night before and got dinner started. Jason had just done a great job cleaning the kitchen so, I kind of felt bad not to.

Dad Brenda and Caronna Visit

Sunday afternoon, Dad Brenda and Caronna came up and spent the afternoon and evening. I'm glad they stayed through to the evening because Joanna was having a rough afternoon and didn't cheer up until after a nap at 3p.m.

She has been having tough times in the church nursery. She cries and cries. It is so sad!

Mother's Day and Parent-Child Dedication Service

My first mother's day was nice. We and several other families had a parent-child dedication service.
We basically stood in front of the congregation and acknowledged our child as a precious gift from God and we understood we have an obligation to raise her according to God's word, etc. We kept her in the service and it was nice. I had to take her out to feed her; we went into a quiet classroom. She wet to sleep and I took her back in the service.

The night before, Jason prepared a roast to go in the crock pot. I helped a little, but it was primarily his endeavor. Rachel, Chris and Tracy joined us for lunch on Mother's Day Sunday. My mom and I talked on the phone a few times. She was not feeling 100% to journey to our house, and it stormed pretty bad that evening which squashed our plans to drive down to see her. Speaking of sqashing, a branch fell out of a tree onto a dead tree and knocked it to the ground.

Jason, Chris and Tracy went to Blockbuster and Jason rented me a chick flick. While they were gone Joanna and I went over to see Sheryl for a few minutes.
Chris and Tracy stayed till like eight or so because they were waiting to hear from someone before they left.