What is that splatter???

Yesterday I noticed a splattering on red on my wall near the table. It hadn't been there when we last are a meal, so I was quite perplexed as to how it got there. I asked Mike and he wasn't sure either. Both kids were asleep at the time. So our day continued on and soon it was supper time and we all gathered around the table to eat chicken sandwiches and salad. At one point in the meal Jesse asked for some tomatoes (he loves tomatoes.) As he reached for one I asked him if he knew what was on the wall, since if did kind of look like tomato juice. Right as the words left my mouth Jesse squeezed his cherry tomato and it exploded juice and seeds all over his chest. Using my CSI knowledge of recreating a 'crime' I found that the tomato splatter on Jesse's chest was almost an exact match to the splatter on the wall. Mystery solved!

On another note, Rebecca learned a new trick...she started clapping yesterday and boy is she proud of herself! Tonite I was singing, "If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands," and she started clapping for me. Almost every time I say, "clap," she does. It's cool to know that she is starting to understand some words. And, I think she may be getting some teeth. I can see some bumps right under the gums. Some days I wonder if she is going to end up getting four all at once! I guess we'll see. We had her at the doctor just this past week...she's doing great, other than her weight. I guess she hasn't been gaining weight fast enough, so I was told to start feeding her solids more. Right now, she weighs just over 17 lbs and is 27.5 inches tall (she's about 9 1/2 months old). I figure she's just burning off a lot of calories crawling around and trying to walk.

Well, I should log off...there is a thunderstorm happening outside right now - with hail. I just looked out the door and there were hail stones bouncing past our door (and it's a good 10 feet from the edge of the overhang).