"Baby Lainey"

Mt friend, Abby, and her almost 10 month old daughter, Lainey, came over today to play. For the most part, Tate was pretty good with her. He had a great time showing her all of his boy toys and made sure to show off his"wipe-out" skills right when she arrived.

The two kids played together a lot despite the big age difference. Lainey's a tough little cookie, so she had no problem when Tate almost ran her over with his scooter or chucked a ball inches from her sweet little head. He even let her try on his hat - which most of you know, is probably his most prized possession.

At one point Tate got tired of me trying to take his picture, so he turned into a little paparazzi himself. Here are some of his best shots...

Nice, huh?

And just a quick update for those of you that read the last post about Tate's infection in his eye... the follow-up check yesterday went perfect - his eye looks cleared up. And his pediatrician called last night to say that the preliminary check of his bloodwork looked good... nothing abnormal and no indication that we need to be worried. We'll get the final results in a few days or so.

Thank you to all of you who sent us your prayers on Tuesday. I know that my reaction was not the same as it would have been if this would have happened a year ago. And I guess I didn't really even realize how much anxiety and fear I hold inside all of the time. But it all came rushing out of me that day and I'm grateful that I have so many amazing people in my life to hold me up when I can't do it by myself. Thank you, thank you.

Love to y'all,

Tracy

Here's Tate on Tuesday night after his ordeal at the doctor - his left eye is still a little swollen and he's showing off where he had his "owie." (And no, we don't usually let him have suckers in the bathtub, but it'd been a tough day!)