Bittersweet Milestone

Because this is our third baby, I can share the excitement over this latest milestone with a bittersweet taste in my mouth....Hope is pulling to stand!! I cannot believe it, but she definitely has that "let me at it" kind of personality and she was after a granola bar wrapper! It is so bittersweet because I know that is the beginning of a different stage of her babyhood.

I love Kyle's protective big brother hand on her back. May he always be so protective...



Just had to end with a pretty snow picture looking over our back deck. This is the snowiest (is that a real word) winter I can remember:)

Big Fun

What is super big fun for a 7 month old baby girl? A big game of peek-a-boo with Daddy! This is Hope's latest and greatest trick and we are all enjoying the fun. She covers herself with a blanket and then belly laughs when we all yell peek-a-boo:)







Who says parenthood is boring?!!

On another note, Kyle was diagnosed with bronchitis and is hanging in there thanks to his Advair. Can we just call that a miracle drug? Hope is not doing so well this morning so I will be taking her in to the doctor later today. She is coughing and gagging again. It is also pouring snow here again this morning. I can definitely attest to the fact that we have had lots and lots of quality family time lately:)

What to do

What to do when you have ANOTHER big snowstorm hit the area over a weekend. Well, if you are Hope and David you play a big game of tag in the kitchen! Hope in her walker and David chasing her and squealing like a pig. This is how they entertained themselves this weekend:)

It was really a great, relaxing weekend. Have I said lately that I love snow on a weekend?! Snow is great but during the week it creates a lot of stress for Mike having to make a snow call. He spends hours checking the weather, talking to his spotters, and then when he makes a decision he has to call a bazillion radio stations. Utterly exhausting.

So here are some pictures from the weekend-a BIG game of tag! I really think these walkers are outlawed and dangerous, but for our house it is awesome!





This sweet big boy did not join in the tag fun. He got a sore throat Friday night and spiked a fever. We waited patiently and watched him closely over the weekend until the doctor's office opened. We were there bright and early this morning and sure enough he has bronchitis. Bronchitis for an asthmatic is hard, but the miracle drug called Advair has protected his lungs and as of this morning he is sick, but his asthma is staying in check. God bless the makers of Advair:)