Slowly but Surely plus some pictures

Life is slowly getting to a new normal for us. Emma Kate is beginning to get on the schedule and is sleeping through the night sometimes. I really feel like we have turned the corner and will have much more sleep for all of us. She had one great nights sleep and then the next day we went to the pediatrician and had to have some shots. Sh was fussy the rest of the day and slept very little that night. Since then, I think we are back on track. The pediatrician said that she looked great and did not see anything of concern.

New things Emma Kate is doing this week. She is babbling much more. I am trying to get her to say "dada" since Calvin's birthday is next week. She is not really mimicking my sounds yet but she does make lots of her own sounds. She is also getting on her hands and knees now and rocking back and forth. She will be crawling soon! Watch out! Calvin did teach her how to shake her head "no" which she loves to do when she is eating a meal.

I wanted to post some pictures from China of various street scenes. It is just amazing to see what some people there were able to strap to scooters or bicycles and transport. I don't know how they could do that! Hope you enjoy the pictures.

The little girl was talking on a cell phone; she was too cute!

Blocking traffic

Bamboo scafolding

Live moving scorpians; they would cook or fry them for you! No, we did not try them.