Well, it's only almost three years later! Reading the previous entry has sparked my guilt feelings for not being more diligent with my journal. The kids, as usual, are filing our lives with wonderful memories. We've been greatly blessed by the addition of child #5, Abby Kay Christensen, born on July 23rd, 1996.
Abby has been a source of wonder for all of us. Steven is perhaps the best representative of the family to give voice to this experience. He seems to possess a remarkable grasp of the baby raising business.
"Mommy feeds the baby because her milk belly buttons are bigger than Daddy's."
And "Quiet, Mommy's upstairs milking the baby!"
Needless to say, there is rarely a dull moment in the Christensen home.
JC
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Thursday, September 26, 1996
Sunday, January 23, 1994
Jamie's IQ & A Bathtub Swimming Pool
Quick notes: Karen came in and took me up to see Mike and Steven. Mike had climbed into Steven's crib and the two of them were sleeping together like two peas in a pod. They could be closer to each other than Jamie and Sarah, and they were close.
Jamie was tested last week by a doctorate student who does IQ testing for a side income. He was very amazed at Jamie. He said he needed to compile the numbers but he guessed that she was around an IQ of 140. He also asked if he could share the results of his testing with a professor at BYU who is an expert in the field of studying gifted children. He said that Jamie's reading comprehension was incredible.
We've had an unusually warm January. Apparently it is starting to get to Mike. Karen told me that he followed her around all afternoon demanding to go swimming. He begged her to put water into the wading pool so he could swim. When she refused he climbed up in his dresser and got his swimming suit on and then followed her around again. Apparently the swimming fever was contagious because Sarah shortly appeared outside with her suit on - backwards. Karen wisely extricated herself from this predicament by channeling their enthusiasm into the bathtub which seemed to provide the required release of energy.
It has been a long time since I have written in a journal. I used the computer but it never became a nighttime habit. There does seem to be something soothing about pen and ink that isn't as easily duplicated by electronics. Perhaps this is the start of something very good.
JC
Jamie was tested last week by a doctorate student who does IQ testing for a side income. He was very amazed at Jamie. He said he needed to compile the numbers but he guessed that she was around an IQ of 140. He also asked if he could share the results of his testing with a professor at BYU who is an expert in the field of studying gifted children. He said that Jamie's reading comprehension was incredible.
We've had an unusually warm January. Apparently it is starting to get to Mike. Karen told me that he followed her around all afternoon demanding to go swimming. He begged her to put water into the wading pool so he could swim. When she refused he climbed up in his dresser and got his swimming suit on and then followed her around again. Apparently the swimming fever was contagious because Sarah shortly appeared outside with her suit on - backwards. Karen wisely extricated herself from this predicament by channeling their enthusiasm into the bathtub which seemed to provide the required release of energy.
It has been a long time since I have written in a journal. I used the computer but it never became a nighttime habit. There does seem to be something soothing about pen and ink that isn't as easily duplicated by electronics. Perhaps this is the start of something very good.
JC
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