Danika's 6 Month Check Up

Danika went to the check up on the 23rd of January. She weighs 18 lbs 4 oz. She is 27.5 inches long. She is now crawling all over the place and she loves to pull herself up next to things and stand there drooling. She just cut in her left front tooth and there is another one coming in soon. Before her check up and over the Christmas holiday she got sick in Texas on vacation. She had a pneumonia in her right lung. We will go back after February 14th to get another X- ray. Lowell is finally at Fallujah. He says he is living in a tent with 20 - 30 other marines. He isn't at his final destination. When he gives me his address I will give it out. He could use calling cards that go internationally so he doesn't spend so much trying to call here. He is working hard and sleeping fine. He says hi to everyone and that he misses everyone too. The only thing going on is Sara's life is she is getting a crown on a chipped tooth. She chipped it on some stuff that is like Fiddle Faddle over the Christmas holiday.

On the move

Danika is crawling more than she was last week and I have to keep an eye on her a lot more than I used to. She loves to come find mom if she leaves the room for an extended period of time. I am sure that she is looking for dad too, but she won't find him until she is walking. Danika also started cutting in a front tooth last night so neither of us got any sleep. A friend at church told me about the teething tablets so we will see if they work for us. So far so good.

Danika is walking

Danika is totally mobile. I can leave the room for not even a minute and she is somewhere totally different. You were asking about the 2 surgeries that Lowell had. Well he had the first in Okinawa where the original injury took place. He then tried to do his physical therapy the way he was supposed to and it tore out the original screws and holdings. So we had a second surgery done in April and he is now fully recovered and can do anything he could do before. Lowell is finally in Camp Fallujah. Other than that I have no idea maybe tomorrow.

The Bentleys

This Year has been an eventful one for our family. We have added a new person, Danika, and Lowell is fully recovered from his second shoulder surgery. Danika was born on July 7, 2006. She weighed 7 lbs 7 oz and was 21 inches long born in room # 7. She is now crawling on her own and getting into everything she can get her hands on. Sara is a Ward Missionary and a substitute Primary worker. She is a full time mom and wife, no jobs outside of the home for her. Lowell is doing great. He is now in Camp Falujah Iraq for about 1 year. He is also a Ward Missionary and plans on doing as much missionary work while in Iraq that he possibly can. He is a great Daddy and a huge help around the house when he is here. We just recently re-enlisted for another 4 years in the Marine Corps.