April 11

Another month of memories that we are lucky to have!  Thankful every day for the smiles of our sweet boy.  Things have gotten a little better since last month and that really means a world of difference around here.

Our month began with Spring Break, which, besides being fun time, also ends up being appointment time for us so that Little Buddy doesn't end up missing a lot of school.  This break it was dentist time!

Teeth are all clean!  But we did find out that his 4 permanent molars are coming in, which explains why he has been more grumpy lately, poor guy!

Super brushers all around!

After the dentist, we got down to the business of having fun.  First up, celebrating Daddy's birthday by going to the rodeo!

We love you, Daddy, but we also really love your cake!

     

Petting the rabbits in the livestock area!

     

Someone still loves Ms. Moo!

Our favorite little cowpoke, taking it all in!

Bouncing around for St. Patrick's Day!

We are still in awe of the weather so far this spring.  It's beautiful and we are really trying to take advantage of it as much as possible by having as much outside time as possible.

     

     

He loves biking...

          

...and swinging...

...and bouncing!

We also got to go strawberry picking for the first time!  We had a lot of fun with our friends.

     

     

     

Little Buddy was also a fan of the delicious strawberry jam we made from our haul!

As always, my favorite moments were the ones that had both halves of my heart loving each other.  God bless Little Sister who has to put up with a lot (a big brother that is more like a little brother that pulls her hair and takes her toys because he can't help it) but still sees the beauty that is in her brother and shows him her love.  

     

     

     

They always find a way to connect.

Height and Weight

Weighing in at 70.6 pounds and 53.75 inches!

Our big, strong, and handsome boy!

Personality

Overall, our boy is much happier and back to himself.  We are going through periods of decent sleep and then periods of bad sleep, nothing is consistent.  But overall we are doing better than last month.  Knowing that his teeth are bothering him have helped us understand at least what part of the problem is.  

Developmental Changes

We are still fighting the good fight!  Actually, we have seen a lot of words from Little Buddy this month, which means the world to us.  We've received lots of interaction and affection too.  We just keep working with him at every chance we can to help him retain as much as possible for as long as possible.  

     

After school OT playtime!  Keeping our skills sharp!

On days where he does have issues sleeping, we come up to find him settle in his nest of books.  As much as I wish he could just sleep soundly, it does warm my heart to see how much he still enjoys looking at books.

My little bookworm.  

Fun Tidbits

Each month, Little Buddy's best friend, J, sends him a card for his month birthday.  It always warms my heart to see that my guy has a friend that cares so much about him.

Intent on this month's letter from J!

Here's hoping to even more improvements next month!

Until then, 

LBM

Little Buddy's Momma

Hoppy Easter!

A lovely Easter all around!  We packed a lot in this Easter weekend and it was worth it!

     

Dying eggs for the big day tomorrow!

Because last week we walked into Saturday afternoon Palm Sunday Mass only to walk straight back out because the cry room was too crowded, we decided to give 7:30 AM Easter Mass a shot.  Surprisingly, we actually made it early, got seats, and Little Buddy and Little Sweetie were pretty well-behaved through the entire service (an Easter miracle on it's own!).  Before heading home to see if the Easter Bunny had stopped by, we made a quick stop to see the bluebonnets in bloom!

Bluebonnet pictures...a Texas family tradition!

     

Easter baskets found!!!

After finding our families' baskets and eggs, it was time to prepare for our friends!  Each year we normally do an Easter egg hunt with our Texas family and reserve a park.  This year, we forgot to plan until late and all the parks were reserved, so we went ahead and just invited everyone to come over to our house to do the hunt in our backyard.  It was so much fun we may have to do it next year!

So much fun with the egg hunt, sprinters and pirate ship water canons, bubbles, and...

The young pup visitors wore out our old man, C, but he had fun!

Love this crew and am grateful for their friendship!

(Even if they are evil and hide gnomes for me to find.)

Thankful for this beautiful day and the beautiful friends we have to celebrate it with, 

LBM

Little Buddy's Momma