I have created a new blog.

http://annehess.wordpress.com

I will still keep CaringBridge site active for a while though. I'm new to wordpress and still trying to figure it all out. I have managed to set it up with a link for e-mail subscription. This should work much like CaringBridge. Although the CaringBridge notification is pretty much instantaneous. From what I gather, the e-mail subscription service that I have installed on my new blog sends out notifications once a day. So, not as instantaneous as CaringBridge, but you'll still get notified. The new blog is a work in progress but it's up and running.

The e-mail subscription link is pasted into a green box on the right side bar.

And for one more way to communicate, I'm on Facebook.

The boys both had well visit check-ups today. Both are at the very top of the growth chart for their height. Caleb weighs 38lbs and Noah 24lbs. They were both very brave for their shots. They do really well at the doctors. Caleb was excited to go because of the binoculars in the toy room that he remembers and wears around his neck while he's there. The doctor was a little stunned to hear that Noah speaks a few sentences...I'm a little stunned by it too, actually. In the last three weeks or so I have heard him say "I want that" (that's his most popular phrase) and "I want to go down". (For the record that one sounds like "I na go dow" all mushed into one long word...but there's really no mistaking it.) He has also said "I want juice" "I want fish" (that would be goldfish crackers). It's pretty amazing for 15 months.

We are back to school and all is well on that front. Monday morning was a little frantic. Throughout the whole break Noah felt it necessary to wake up between 5-6 am. On Monday, when my alarm didn't go off (or maybe I turned it off in my sleep...it's across the room mind you), he decided to sleep in until 7:10! We're all usually dressed and downstairs and thinking about heading out by then. But, we made it and last night I turned my alarm clock up louder and was up at 6am today.

Well, I'm trying to get to bed fairly early this week. Noah may be starting to sleep a little better (two days in a row of a 1am-7am stretch)...we'll see if it continues.

Good night.