April 11

We've had a wonderful month filled with fun!  Besides celebrating Daddy's birthday, we also had a visit from Mamaw and Papaw to celebrate Sister's Baptism and got spring pictures taken.  Never a dull moment around here!

     

First up for the month, singing happy birthday to Daddy for the big 3-0!  Little Buddy was very excited to write his card and help bake the cake.

I love how excited he gets to celebrate birthdays, and especially Daddy's.  It's no surprise, though, since he is Daddy's Little Buddy in every way.  He, and Little Sister, are so lucky to have such an amazing Daddy who is so involved with them every day!

     

Lego time with Daddy when he is home and FaceTime breakfast with Daddy when he is at work!

     

Checking out Daddy's new office in the new tower!

Our school days are going well (as long as Momma can remember to prep the lessons the night before!).  Lots of time for learning, picnic lunches, and creativity, such as guitar time and robot making!

     

     

The best way to spend my day!

 Height and Weight

As of tonight, 51.5 pounds and 43 1/4 inches tall.  So, so big!  And I should probably add in another physical change we've noticed...his eyes!  His baby blues had slowly changed to a slate grey over time and now we've noticed they've taken on a hazel hue.  Not too much of a surprise since Daddy and I both have hazel eyes and it was such a general transition, but comparing his eyes to the blue of his sister's really shows the change.  He's still very handsome though, and has eyelashes most girls would kill for!

Personality

Definitely becoming more sure of himself and more conversational with others.  In fact, he had a great time playing with his friend, C, when she came over for a playdate.  The other things we've noticed is his high energy!  If you looked up the phrase "ants in your pants", I'm sure his picture would accompany the description!  Just a happy, wonderful, but very active little boy!

     

Backyard fun and picnics with C!

Developmental Milestones

Still growing by leaps and bounds in expressing himself, but we've had some setbacks in the potty area since we had visitors in to see us.  Hoping to get him back on track!  We've added some chocolate chips in as incentives; normally he doesn't care for treats as rewards and I am not a fan of using food as a reward tactic in general, but I'm willing to try some small sugary positive reinforcement if necessary.  

Fun Tidbits

Did a great job at spring pictures (I still have upload the session here) and with the Easter Bunny!  He's still pretty stoic in pictures, but I think he's a handsome guy nonetheless.  

     

Too cool to smile!

He is definitely a Lego kid.  He plays with them everyday and continually surprises me with his creativity.  His big project this month was making his own My Gym out of his Duplo blocks!

Tada!  My Gym!

And still a wonderful big brother.  His love for sister warms my heart every day.  So blessed to have my Little Buddy!

I love you, Sister.

Good night, 

LBM

Little Buddy's Momma

Spring Pictures

Since having two kiddos, we haven't been very good about scheduling pictures, especially for Little Sister's milestones, so we decided to get some spring pictures in with our photographer.  We're so happy with how they came out!

     

Our Little Sweetie is growing up so fast!  She's just over 5 months in these pictures.

     

Mr. "Too Cool" is much too grown-up looking as well, but thankfully our photographer was able to coax out some of his silliness and smiles.

This one...oh this picture just makes my heart fly.  Love these two so much!

May they always be friends.

These pictures are just physical proof that all my dreams have come true.

Wishing you dream fulfillment of your own, 

LBM

Little Buddy's Momma

My Lucky Charms

So happy to share St. Patrick's Day with my Little Leprechauns!  Little Buddy was particularly excited over his Shamrock bow tie.

We celebrated the day by wearing our green and by making green shamrock cookies.

"Look, cut outs!"

Hope everyone enjoyed their day!

LBM

Little Buddy's Momma

March 11

What a fun month we've had!  We've already noticed a big jump in Little Buddy's verbal ability, potty skills, and concentration since he's been out of school.  I think the consistency and routine of every day has been very helpful to him, and there's lots of learning to be had at home!

Working on letters and spelling

Drawing and writing on the new outdoor chalkboard Daddy made

Helping Daddy outside with flower planting and patio furniture assembling.  Safety first!

     

Baking is still one of our favorite activities.  He really likes his new jobs of sifting flour and breaking eggs!

The best part is watching him start to teach things to Little Sister.  It's beyond sweet!

 

Reading Sister his current favorite book, Nighttime Ninja.  "Let me read you, sister!"

Shapes lesson!

Another big part of this past month was cheering on Momma during my half marathon.  This was the third annual one I've done and his third time as my cheerleader.  His smiles give me the strength to keep going!

     

Cheering me on and congratulating me (while also pilfering my medal)!  

He even earned his own "medal" sticker and ribbon at My Gym this month.  He was pretty proud!

My strong guy!

We also got our ashes this month.  We're still working on sitting down and listening through all of Church, but he is getting more patient and interested.

Height and Weight 

Jumped up to 52 lbs. and now just a hair over 43 in.

Personality

Becoming more and more adventurous, but only really with Daddy and I.  He still prefers to play with us or by himself, but we are working on getting out and seeing our friends more so that he can have more social play.  The weather has not been helpful on that end.  He also continues to be quieter in big groups, though he is rarely quiet at home!

Developmental Milestones

Doing a great job expressing himself, uses a big cup with no problems (except when his arms flail, and is starting to report more about his feelings, likes, and dislikes.  It's so funny to hear how many things he "loves."  "We're going to Chuy's today?  It's good.  I LOVE quesadillas!"

We've also been having great success with the potty and are down to about one accident per week.  That's huge for us!  I think his new chart system helped, as well as his rewards of watching Charlie Brown before bed and getting to go to Mellow Mushroom Pizza to see Mushroom Man if he goes 7 days without an accident (we've actually streaked to 11 days once!).  Still working on encouraging him to go independently and to tell us instead of us having to prompt him, but it is very reassuring that he just needed some extra attention and routine to be successful. 

So proud!

Fun Tidbits

We took him to see his second movie, The Lego Movie.  It was a huge hit with him (and pretty enjoyable for us too)!  He is pretty obsessed with it now, but it is fun seeing how much he enjoyed it.  He has now named his Lego people after the characters in the movie and creates different stories with them daily.  It wasn't hard to guess he would love the movie since he already loved his Legos so much!

Lego Movie time!

Making a diving board for "WyldStyle"!

We actually caught him in the act of instructing Sister in the way of the Lego blocks!  She was riveted.  

He's still a loving big brother and interacts with his sister more every day.  I love how he includes her!

They started a band!

A tiger photo shoot! 

But no matter what, he is still my sweet, silly, crazy boy.

     

Love this kid!

I'm so thankful that I have been able to have the extra time with him now that he is out of school.  It's been so much fun spending every day with him.  He's just growing up too fast!

Good night, 

LBM

Little Buddy's Momma