Pool Day!

The past few days have been hot and humid and Addie has loved hanging out in her baby pool. I'm pretty sure that she would stay in there all day long if we let her! The big pool at my parents should be swimable this weekend and I'm sure that will be a huge attraction as well. We're very excited for a swimming filled summer!

Ready to play in the water

Putting one toe in...


Two feet in


Splashing!

Yay for Summer!

Reading Time

Addie has been paying much more attention to Luke recently and it's been fun to watch them interact. Here she is "reading" Luke a story...

At first Luke pretends not to be interested


But he soon became quite intrigued


Such a good big sister!

Just Because...

Here are some recent pictures of the Big Man. There's no story to go along with them...he's just such a cutie!

Bright Eyed Boy

Posing with Luna

All Smiles!

Bird Watching

Addie loves to take her "noculars" outside and look for birds. She listens for birds tweeting, then looks into the nearby trees to see if she can catch a glimpse. I'm pretty sure that she doesn't see much, seeing as she tends to close her eyes when she's looking through the binoculars, but she definitely has a good time.

Pre-bird watching photo op (pay no attention to the dead plant next to her)

Ready to go!


Trying to spot a few birds


The chair makes for more comfortable bird viewing




Searching for ants in the grass

Loving life...and birds!

4 Months Old!

It's hard to believe that Luke is already 4 months old! It seems like time has flown, but at the same time it's hard to remember life without him. We went to the doctor today for his 4 month well visit. He weighed in at 16 pounds 8 ounces and is 26 inches long. It's crazy how fast the Big Man is growing up!

At 4 months we also got the go ahead to give Luke cereal. Here are a few pictures of his first experience...

Excited for the first bite


Not so much when it actually made it to his mouth


Seriously? What is this stuff?


All done! I think he'll give it a try again.

Graduation Day!

After two years of being monitored by the Pediatric Stroke Team at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Addie officially graduated today!
We had her two year appointment where she was evaluated by her neurologist, speech pathologist, physical therapist, and occupational therapist. No one had any concerns about Addie's development at all. Everyone was thrilled with how our little lady is progressing and they see no reason to see her again! We are so thankful for everyone at CHOP and the Stroke Program. They not only provided extraordinary care to Addie, but Keith and I felt supported by them as well.

In hindsight, it has been incredible to see how God had an amazing plan for Addie since before she was born. He timed my pregnancy and her birth perfectly so that we could be close to the only pediatric stroke program in the entire country. Although she had a rough start and Keith and I were catapulted into high stress parenting from Day 1, the Lord has held our sweet girl in His hands and orchestrated every perfect detail of her story. Happy Graduation Day Addie girl!

Buddies

Last week we went to the Doylestown Airport with some friends to watch the planes come in and out and have a picnic dinner. It got a little chilly towards the end of the night, so Luke and his friend Ryan enjoyed some time snuggled under a blanket. It will be so fun to watch these little guys grow up together!

Something intriguing must have been happening to their left

Best buds already!