The happenings of life!

Life in the Gillis household has been going on much as usual the past week or so. Bruno is adjusting well to his new home, apart from his insatiable urge to chase the poor cat all around the house. Andrew and the other farm men are in a bit of a lull at the moment; they just finished harvesting corn and now they're waiting for the next busy period in which they will plant wheat and cut soybeans.

I had a major farm milestone yesterday:

I finally rode a horse! I had been wanting to ride for a long time, but I my midwife forbade me from riding while I was pregnant, and I haven't had time since Anna was born. Yesterday, the family who cares for the animals on the farm threw a birthday party for their daughter, Katerina. Katerina LOVES horses and goes riding here pretty much every Sunday, so today I asked if I could go along. I fed Anna and left her in Daddy's supervision, and then off we went. We had a bit of a scare when Colonel David (that's the horse's name) got his bridle stuck around his leg and I had to jump off, but after that it was smooth sailing. Well, maybe smooth isn't the word for it. It was so much fun, but it does make your tailbone sore after a while! :)

Anna has been sitting up all by herself lately, and she is so proud of herself! After I dismounted yesterday, I sat her in the grass and let her play. She enjoyed herself a lot!

I still can't get over how beautiful she is. :)

For the past few months, I've been working on trying to get her to drink from a bottle so that Mommy and Daddy could go out for a night. We've tried this before, but it led to much crying, a very frustrated Granddaddy and Grandma, and Mommy and Daddy having to leave the movie right when it was getting to the good part. :P Anna doesn't quite get the concept of a bottle. She loves it, but not for the right reasons. She liked to throw it around, get milk in her hair, and do everything except drink out of it.

Oh, well. Maybe we'll go out after she weans. ;)

That's all for now. In the blink of an eye she'll be crawling and I'll be chasing her all over the place! See you then!

2 Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.