Hi everybody. It's Tiff. Now that we finally got some photos posted, I thought it might be time for an update on Rose's goings-on.

Lately, Rose's big love is going out. What can I say? The girl loves shopping. After all this time she can still stop people in their tracks, and she LOVES the attention. She loves to go out and flirt with people. She also loves to look at stuff in stores, especially the signs that hang from the ceiling in some shops. She loves the colors and sparkle in stores.

Yesterday, Rose and I went out to lunch with Auntie Kehau and Kaleinani, who is almost old enough to babysit. We sat and gabbed for hours, and Rose played with Kaleinani virtually the entire time! She had NO interest in Mum, and I don't think she took her eyes off of her young friend for a second. It was really adorable (and really nice for me to get to eat a meal with the use of BOTH hands!). I think we may have found a good future babysitter!

Ben and I have decided that Rose must be on the front end of a HUGE growth spurt because for the last four days she has been eating nearly double the amount that she usually eats. Yes, DOUBLE! She normally sleeps right through the night, but she's been waking up two or three times for a bottle, and having big ones at that. She might finally start outgrowing a few things. If she's anything like her big brother was, she's going to wake up one morning and suddenly be three sizes bigger. I'm looking forward to her fitting into some of the beautiful clothes she's been given that have been just hanging there, waiting for her to grow. She mostly still wears the three month size, and she's nearly seven months. I guess that really isn't too bad, considering she started out in doll's clothes.

Speaking of the beautiful gifts that Rose has recieved.... I want to deeply thank each of you who have given her such amazing gifts. Never has a baby been given so many incredible things, and we appreciate each and every one of them, and each and every one of YOU. But... she has enough now! We gave her the middle name Providence because we felt like the universe provided for her needs (and ours) through the very difficult pregnancy. Well, Rose has still got it. Money is incredibly tight, and it HAS to be to stay qualified for the medical coverage to get her cochlear implant, and that's OK. It's a choice we knowingly made. But this week alone Rose has recieved the following; two crib sheets, four pretty baby washcloths, a lovely pink cover for the pad on the changing table, an incredibly cool handmade quilt with all kinds of Kiwiana on it, a cute pair of buckskin shoes that she just loves, a T-shirt with an otter on it, a coloring book, three story books, an adorable sun dress from Hawaii, and a jade bracelet! She's SO SPOILED! Everything is just lovely, but truly, she has enough! She has a bicycle, for pete's sake, and she just learned to sit up on her own! Please know that we cherish each gift, and we know that she will, too, but that she is well set and has want for nothing.

We love you all so very much. Will post again soon, I promise