Back to the Blog.........

Well, the last time I blogged, it was the last day of my pregnancy before Nathan was born.
It is now 7 months later..........wow!!!! Life moves fast! Since Nathan was born, here is a quick run down of "A Day in Our Life".....
Nathan was born on March 11th,the same day as Mark's birthday. He weighed 9.75 pounds and spent the first two days of his life in the NICU due to low glucose levels. He rebounded quickly and has continued to grow leaps and bounds. He currently weighs 19.4 pounds!!! He is also known as Nate the Great! He is such a sweet natured and happy baby. What a blessing he has been to our family. I can't imagine life without him!!!
We had a great summer with swim team, trips to Ohio and North Carolina, and a fun filled fourth of July complete with backyard fireworks and great friends.
Olivia started high school at Eureka High this past August and has adjusted very well to public school. She is very smart and has a kind and discerning heart. We still pray every day that she is confident in who she is in the Lord, as she is in a place that is filled with peers of all walks of life. Her grades are really good and she has made some new friends as well as keeping the ones that she has had for the last 5 years at Living Water Academy. She went to Homecoming with a group of those friends. She looked so pretty and grown up. We are so proud of her.
Caroline is in 6th grade now and just had her 12th birthday. She is growing into a beautiful young lady right before our eyes. She loves her teachers this year and is doing great in school. She is taking singing lessons again and is also doing volleyball at the YMCA this fall. She really likes the volleyball and is very good at it. She is proving to be quite an amazing writer, and loves to read us her new stories. She loves to make us all laugh.
Andrew is almost 9 and played baseball this fall.(Dad coached his team again) He is a really good hitter, but has really found his nitch in being catcher. He has also started taking Tai Kwon Do this fall. He absolutely loves that!! He has done really well in school so far this year and has been getting 100's on all of his spelling tests. He has made huge strides in math this year as well. We are so proud of him.
Elizabeth is now 6 years old and is in 1st grade. She loves her teacher and has turned out to be quite an excellent reader. She loves to play outside every day that she can riding her bike and playing with her sisters and brother and her neighborhood friends. She is a great big sister to Hannah and Nathan. She has started playing soccer this fall and is a little firecracker on the field. She is outgoing and fun loving and loves to perform for us and she always has a smile on her face.
Hannah is going to be 4 next month and has grown so much over the past year. She is learning to write her name and is awesome at coloring. She stays in the lines so well. We made the big transition from pull ups to underwear at night this past summer!!Yea!!! She loves school and her teachers and loves to play with her little friends from church and school. She loves her baby brother and is learning how to be a big sister to him. She is a passionate and lively little girl and always keeps us on our toes!She loves her books and will sit up in her room for hours reading them to herself. We love her so much.
And last but not least, Mark and I got away two weekends ago for my 42nd birthday. We went away just for the night to a bed and breakfast in Elsah, Illinois. We went apple picking the next morning and had a great time. We don't get away very often, and even just one night is a little treat.
So, that is a quick update on the last 7 months. Life is good and God is good all the time. We are so blessed and every day in our life is an adventure with these amazing children that God has given us. I will attempt to keep up with this blog and keep you all posted of what a day in the Thom family is like. God bless.
Kim