Spring Fever

There is sun in Iowa! I was worried we would never see it again. It has been sunny and above freezing all week!! Cole begged to go for a walk outside, and I was all for it as well. We still had to wear our coats, but it was a really nice walk. We were just glad to be outside without the risk of frostbite. Now, if only the snow would melt.

"Can we go down the slide?" Cole asked

Maybe next time.

Physical Therapy

Cole started PT for his knees, and he loves it! He asks to go play with Ann, his physical therapist, but I think he really means her toys. He doesn't usually notice what she's doing because he's too busy playing. She always says how compliant he is...and what a chatterbox he is :) Once again he was rated best patient of the day. What I want to know is, how come he's not compliant with me?

All Tuckered Out

Poor Ellie. She was being her usual angel self and I didn't even realize how tired she was. One day she will learn that the squeaky wheel gets the grease, a fact that her brother constantly takes advantage of. In the meantime...she gets naps in her jumper.

Cereal

Ellie has been very interested in food lately. She watches us intently when we eat, and if she can reach it she grabs it and takes it straight to her mouth. I've been letting her chew on spoons, and today there was something on her spoon...her first taste of rice cereal! I figured she would end up spitting most of it out because she is still young and isn't supposed to be able to swallow well, but surprisingly she ate it all!! We all know she loves to eat so I guess I shouldn't have been surprised. My baby is growing up way too fast. As usual we took a million pictures:

Notice the clean bib!

Patient of the Day

Guess who was in the hospital, again? Cole is getting pretty comfortable there. He went under anesthesia today for the fourth time in his 2 1/2 yrs of life...and he did awesome! He was such a good boy the whole time. As usual, he was a big goofball and entertained the nurses and other patients in the recovery room. Cole was the best patient there! Everything went really smoothly and Cole was happy the whole time, but we are sure glad it's over. Hopefully this will be the last time we have to do this.

We didn't get any pics in the hospital, but here is an after shot showing the damage: a green "bandaid" on his elbow from the IV, neon bandaids on his knees from the joint injections, and his 4th popsicle of the day. Bandaids and popsicles...what more could a little boy want?

Perfect end to a Horrible day

Yes, that is puke. The cherry on top of a full day of cleaning up vomit, a bajillion baths, and continuous loads of laundry. I was putting clean sheets on his bed, again, so Cole could go to bed, and he decided to rock on the horse while he waited. Unfortunately for Ellie she was lying on the blanket you see in the picture. Cole managed to cover himself, the horse, my legs, and Ellie's face in vomit. It has been a long day.

Four Months of Sweetness

Look at those cheeks!

Ellie loves to smile :) She is such a happy baby...Mommy's angel!

My little angel is 4 months old! She has gotten big way too fast. She weighs 17.2 lbs and is 25 1/2 in long. She has lots of chubbers that I just can't get enough of! She is so much fun to play with right now, always cooing and giggling. I love to walk in her room right after she's woken up and see her face light up and her excitement to see me...it melts my heart! Ben and Cole are smitten as well. We all love her so much! Ellie is such a sweet angel and we are so blessed to have her in our family!!