The Mixed-Up Adventures of the Merry Mederich's.

***Posting this late because I had issues with pictures loading properly again.  Written on March 5 and posted on March 16.*** Yesterday Via was 2 years and 4 months old.  She is truly a treat to be around.  She asks so many questions.  She loves to wear dresses.  She closes her eyes so tight when we pray before meals and at bedtime.  Via likes to put things on the table at meal times. She is sometimes mean to her younger brother, but mostly she is a good big sister.  Physical Milestones:  Via can jump!  She can get both feet off the ground and loves to prove it.  Via is potty-trained!  We are a cloth-diapering family and it's great to be back to only laundering for one baby. Eating:  3 meals and 2 snacks.  Lots of fruits and veggies, but much like her parents she has a major sweet tooth.  We are all trying to be more self-controlled.  She loves veggies and hummus! Sleep:  We put the kids to bed by 7...

February 21 marked Soren's 9 month "birthday."  I'm only a little behind on this update which is not all that bad.  If I get my life together I might even actually get Via's update blog out on March 3! Hard to believe that's only one month shy of my 28 year update.  Oofta.   Yesterday Justin and I went on a date.  We had a cute little high school junior watch our kids while we ran out for just under 3 hours. We love dates! It's always nice to be away for just a bit to refocus on each other.  As we were walking out to the garage Justin commented on how old we are.  I mean - we are many moons away from stepping into retirement, but we are getting to the place where it feels like leaving our kids with a junior in high school is a little unnerving.  She's just a kid for crying out loud, and we are entrusting our kids to her care? We usually have family babysit, so this truly was a new experience for us. And obviously she did great. The goal is alwa...