Thursday, April 11, 2019

April 11

It's time for Spring Break!  We had so many adventures.  First up was our first trip ever to the aquarium, made even more special by the fact Ms. A got to come with us!



     

Little Buddy loved checking out the fish, the white tiger, and petting the rays!






We finally took a spin on the ferris wheel we always see from the highway!




     

There were more rides and activities at the Aquarium than we were aware of; we'll definitely be back!




My favorite picture of the day!




Daddy's birthday falls during Spring Break, so we were happy to be able to celebrate with him!



     

The day after birthday cake, it was time for pie!  Little Buddy loves pie, so of course we had to take him on his first trip to the newly opened Pie Town to celebrate Pi Day in Pi themed outfits (because we're nerds)!


Spring Break also means our annual rodeo trip to the Houston Live Stock Show and Rodeo!  The kids look forward to it each year and this trip was no exception.

     

     

     

Sadly, Little Buddy is too big for the pony rides now, but playing on the tractors still makes him smile.




     

Petting a the bunny!




The rain was coming in so we sadly didn't get to take Little Buddy to the big kid section of the amusement park to see if their were rides he could ride, but he enjoyed watching Little Sister on the little kid activities!



     

Our favorite cowpokes!


One of our big highlights of Spring Break was getting to go see Paw Patrol Live: Pirate Adventure!  Little Buddy actually did wonderfully at the show and was mesmerized by the pups!

        

Excited for Paw Patrol!



Is it starting soon Momma?




Ready for the show!



Paw Patrol is on a roll!




Loving it!




What a great show!




     

Spring Break finished up with St. Patrick's Day and our guy looking very happy in his green.



Even though Spring Break was done, our adventures were not!  We were able to attend our first Astros game of the season and Little Buddy really enjoyed it (and enjoyed the popcorn and ice cream as well)!





Cheering on the Astros with Daddy!




Discussing the highlights of the game.



     

All smiles after a great day at the ball field!


Our next big adventure was another first...Little Buddy's first trip to Space Center Houston!  He had a school field trip and Momma was able to go with him as his aide.  There was a lot there that he enjoyed and we hope we can go back as a family this summer!


So excited when I told him it was field trip day!




Ready to start the day!





Just chilling with the astronauts.




Engineering a Mars Rover model with his classmates!





He loved looking at all the badge insignias from the different space missions.



      

Checking out the moon landing and then pretending to be an astronaut too!





Enjoying the science demonstration!




Space shuttle!





     

He got to touch both a moon rock and a Mars rock!





Working on docking his rocket at a space station!




Loved having this special time together today!




Height and Weight
We've been worried he has been growing and at 80.4 pounds this month and just under 55 inches, it seems like we might be right!

Personality
We've been having a good month!  He's been very happy and has been having a lot of good sleep, which I think really helps keep him calm and less agitated.



Our favorite superhero.


Developmental Changes
Thankfully, not much too report.  Stable is good in our world!  He's been doing well with speech therapy, occupational therapy, equine therapy, and we have FINALLY been able to get a physical therapist!  Very excited to have have someone else on our team helping to keep our boy strong.



Doing fantastic on Rony the pony!



Fun Tidbits
It's no surprise that my favorite special moments of the month included the love between these two siblings. Little Sister works really hard to find a way for them to play together and they are so happy when they spend that time together.  

       


     

Just joy on their faces makes my heart sing.





Sleepy cuddles and so much love.



Let's see what fun next month brings!

LMB

Little Buddy's Momma