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It's been two weeks since Lucas started on the doctor's allergy control regimen. I thought it would be a good idea to post an update. His appetite has become insatiable. He will eat his meal and then a couple hours later be hungry again. A few times he has even asked for seconds at mealtime. Those close to us know our struggles with Lucas and food. He was never hungry and at mealtime had to be forced to eat (most of the time this involved Jason actually feeding him!). So it really is amazing to see him with this huge appetite. And this is just part of it! He is sleeping so much better, too. Not only is he sleeping more soundly during the night, but he is also sleeping later in the mornings. I wish that I could say that all this resting and eating has given him more energy, but I honestly wouldn't know... he still prefers playing on the computer to running around outside. He is supposed to see the doctor for a follow-up visit (to check his ears) and I have to say... I'm anxious to see how much he weighs.

Ironically, I was just writing about how Eli's teeth have been super slow about breaking through, and then all of a sudden this past week... two new teeth have popped out. I'm wondering if more are on their way.

Last week Clara started Little Vikings, which is the junior swim team at our neighborhood pool. It's really more of an intense swim lesson. The hope is that the kids who are on the Little Vikings swim team will graduate and become Vikings, which is the competitive swim team. It's quite a commitment for both Clara and me. It's every day through July 17. Clara is loving it right now. For the first two weeks, it's all about the coaches getting familiar with the skills of each child, then the kids will get divided up into smaller groups with similar swimming abilities. Today, she was so excited that even after all the kids were dismissed, she continued practicing. She even jumped into the pool all by herself... multiple times!!

This evening we had quite a thunderstorm. After I coaxed Clara and Lucas out of their "safety room" (the library where they were hunkered down with their lantern in case the power went out), we stood at the glass door just watching the sheets of rain pour down. What the kids liked most was watching the hail (yes.. hail!) bounce around on the ground. They would scream and then laugh each time the hail bounced off the ground and hit the glass.