I can't believe another year has flown by. Christmas really snuck up on me this year. I almost forgot to write the newsletter! Here's the rundown...
Our Family: On May 11, 2008 we welcomed David Bowen Shoemaker. He weighed in at a whopping 8 lbs. 15 ozs.! The joke was that if he hadn't pooped on the Dr., he would have weighed 9lbs even. We were so glad that Matt was able to be there for the delivery. He had arrived two days before David was born. It was a rough trip to Missouri from Arizona since we left when David was 2 weeks old, but we made it and are glad to be home.
We are back in good old Parnell, MO and enjoying our house. We've even knocked down the other house on our property. It was a sire sight to the community so we got a lot of thanks for getting rid of it.
Matt: He graduated with honors in A.I.T. and is very relieved that it is all done and he gets to be home. He is currently going to school to get his Cisco Certification in Networking. He took his finals the other day and passed! 1 semester down, 3 more to go. He's been very busy this semester so he is looking forward to next semester where he won't be going to classes all week. He also turned the big 3-0 this year.
Matthew: He is now 8 years old and I wish he would stop growing. He has made a new best friend with the neighbors little girl. They play outside everyday and he insists that they are just friends. He came home from her house one day and told me that her mom had asked him if he was her boyfriend and he told me "Isn't that the craziest thing you've ever heard!?"
So we're not worried...yet.
He's been the best big brother we could ever have imagined. He gets the baby when he cries and plays with him if I'm busy. One of the first things he does when he comes home from school is go over and say hi to David. He makes us very proud.
David: He is now 7 months old and I wish he would also stop growing. I can't believe it's already been 7 months. Time has flown by so quickly. He can roll over and that's usually his preferred mode of transportation. He smiles and giggles quite often and he usually has quite the captive audience when he does. His tongue is his indication of happiness, meaning he always has it out. It's really cute and always cracks us up. He's working on sitting up but still gets a little top heavy and falls over, much to his aggravation. At his last Dr. appointment he weighed exactly 18 lbs. this little boy loves to eat! I haven't had any problem getting him to try different things. He loves it all!
Amber: I've been staying home since the baby was born, so most of my day is filled with housework and David. But I'm not complaining. I'm actually getting used to being a stay at home momma. I've just been enjoying being back at home and having my family back together again.
Stay safe, happy and healthy.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
The Shoemakers
Matt
Amber
Matthew
David
