Psalm 23

¹The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

²He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

³He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

⁴Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

⁵Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

⁶Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

Stuart's New Playpen

Stuart got a new playpen the other day. Janna informs me it's called a 'pack and play.' I'm here to tell you when I was a kid this was called a playpen and I will continue to call it as such.
Stuart enjoys his playpen quite a bit. It affords him an opportunity to play with his toys without the dogs attempting to steal everything and it gives us the ability to confine him when we need to do something else. All in all, it works out for everyone's benefit.
We don't really let Stuart watch television but if there's one show he's allowed to watch it's Barefoot Contessa. He's always excited to hear Ina's theme music and he turns around to see what she's making. Today she's making chocolate truffles, which I must say are very good as Janna has made them before.
Stuart enjoys the instruction Ina gives us, he has vowed that one day he'll live an elegant life with food, flowers and a well set table.

Stuart Stands

Stuart has decided it might be a good idea to start standing. Unfortunately for him, he thinks trying to stand over Deirbhile is a good idea.
He finally gets himself up and hangs onto the chair for dear life.
Later he decides to move over to the couch, which is just as good a place to stand as the chair. Perhaps more so as his old man and old lady are often there.
Balancing between the coffee table and couch makes standing even easier, so Stuart seems to think.
We're glad that Stuart is beginning to stand as it puts him one step closer to walking. The sooner he's independent the better. The last thing we need is for him to be completely dependent on Janna when his brother or sister arrives in August. We want Stuart to be an independent little child, independent enough to be able to walk on his own without one of us carrying him everywhere. And so we're on our way to this goal, by August it will be reached.