First Day of School

Yesterday was Addison’s first day at the Little Light House, and she had a blast. As I dropped her off, we met several people along the way, and they all seemed to know her already. I have quickly learned to answer to “Addison’s mom.” She jumped right in and started playing with her new friends, hardly noticing when I left. When I picked her up, I was getting her stuff together, and one of the little boys in her class came over and gave her a hug! It was the cutest thing ever. We are so thankful for the Little Light House, all of the staff and volunteers and for the opportunity for Addison to grow and learn there.

Messy Faces

I promise I won't post pictures every time we start a new food, but I thought it was time for some new pictures on here. Austin loved his carrots and cereal (turns out that stuff does has nutritional value). He got so excited for every bite.

And Addison enjoyed her pizza.... How can she be so cute, even with food all over her face?

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Happy Half-Birthday, Austin!

The boy is now 6 months old! He is pretty much sitting up on his own, with only an occasional spill. Grammy and Bop-Bop watched the kids while I worked the other day, and when I got home they said, “He crawled!” Upon further review, the move was more of a lunge than a crawl, but he did move to get a tag that was out of his reach. Other than that, he enjoys the usual 6-month-old interests: sucking on his toes & fingers, laughing at the dog and “playing” with (a.k.a. defending himself against) his sister. We have noticed lately that he is becoming more interested in his surroundings and developing more of a personality.

(think he's outgrowing his pants, maybe?)

Today he got his first haircut. He did well and thoroughly enjoyed chewing on the cape. We realized tonight that we took pictures, but don’t have any of the finished product. Suffice it to say, he looks sharp. We’ll try to post some pictures soon.

Avocado, Anyone?

Austin had his first bites of “real” food today. I’ve been thinking it’s about time to start him on solids. That was confirmed today while I was working and Grammy watched Addison & Austin. She said when she gave Addison lunch Austin was about ready to leap across the table to get her food. We had some avocados in the house, so I thought that would be a good first food. (I’ve always thought rice cereal was a little too much like wallpaper paste, anyway. Can that stuff really have any nutritional value?)

He was pretty eager to get that first bite in his mouth, but once he did, he wasn’t really sure about it.

But playing with it more than made up for that.

Also, look how well he’s sitting up !

So, we knew the Little Light House was amazing, but check this out. Less than a week since Addison was accepted, and she’s already getting offers from the Wall Street Journal!

LLH, Here We Come!

We got a call yesterday from the Little Light House that there is a spot for Addison to start in April! We are beyond thrilled. She has been on the waiting list since the week after she was born, so we’ve been looking forward to this day for quite some time. She will have an individualized plan and receive the therapies and instruction she needs right there at school. What an incredible place of caring teachers, staff and volunteers! We can’t thank them all enough.

On a separate note, Austin and Daddy are becoming quite good buddies these days. Just had to share these funny pics!

"Which way's the weight room?"

"Whatcha dooooin'?"

Sometimes Pictures Are Better Without Words...