Family of Bo-Bos

I'm not sure how, but Bo-Bo has become a term of endearment in our house, courtesy of William.  We love our Bo-Bos!

The Big O-N-E!!!

STATS:

Weight: 25 lbs 15 oz (75%-90%)

Length: 30" (50%-75%)

I have put off updating on Matthew's birthday, in part because I don't want to acknowledge that my not-so-little baby is no longer a baby.  There's no doubt that this kid has been passing his developmental milestones ahead of when other babies typically do.

This kid, decided he wanted to walk before he turned 1.  So, exactly one week before his birthday, on September 14th, he took his first steps.  And since then, well, let's just say he's really getting around now.

This kid still has 8 teeth, but according to Dr. Shifrin, there are molars that are making their way out.  Apparently 8 teeth before you're one is a big deal.  Well, we've had 8 teeth for months now.

This kid loves food.  Especially gold fish!  He goes nuts for gold fish!

We are finally only getting up 1 to 2 times in the middle of the night.  Huge improvement from the 3 to 4 times we were doing!

This kid naps like a rockstar in the mornings.  His afternoon nap is hit or miss, depending largely on whether or not William will take his nap.

This kid LOVES his brother and LOVES to play with his brother's toys.  He particularly LOVES balls.  He LOVES snuggling.  He LOVES smiling.  He LOVES to clap and wave "hi" and "bye." And just recently, he LOVES to feed Bailee.  And Bailee is finally taking advantage of whatever food is tossed her way.

On September 22nd we had a huge (40+ people) first birthday for Matthew.  This kid is definitely well loved!  Circus was the theme and all the kids and adults too had a blast.  Owen could be heard running through the hall saying "This is the best birthday ever!" which just warms my heart!  All the kids were busy digging in the dirt, playing baseball, swinging and sliding down the slide, riding Thomas the Train, driving the John Deere, driving the Little Tikes cars, playing in the tent, and running around.  Thank goodness for the good weather.  I'm not sure how we would have all fit inside otherwise.

On the menu were hotdogs, roasted chickpeas, pizza bites, bite size apple pies, popcorn, goldfish, fruit skewers, and of course cake!

After everyone had left, and Matthew was playing with some of his new toys, he managed to fall and hit the inside of his mouth just right.  There was so much blood!  Luckily, we avoided a trip to the emergency room.  But, what a way to end your first year buddy!  As William would say, "we love our Bo-Bo."

Are you ready for some Football!?

My boys were suited up and ready to cheer on the Hawks last Sunday!

My Little Griffey!

Watching the M's.  It's hard to believe William was just wearing this shirt!

And of course, big brother was watching the baseball game too!

Fun Day at the Zoo!

It's that time of year where we don't really know how many more "summer-like" days we have remaining.  So, Jon and I both took Friday off and joined the Adams Family for a day at the zoo.  Both boys were in heaven, well William was in heaven.  I'm not sure Matthew really knew what was going on other than he was awoken from his morning nap after just 30 minutes.  But, both boys were rockstars and we spent nearly 4 hours roaming the zoo.  Pretty sure that is the longest we've ever been there  Plus, it was so fun to see Bri and Chris' newest addition, Liam!

1st Day of Preschool!

How can it be that our little boy just had his first day of preschool?!  We've been building this day up for quite a while now, driving him by Bellevue Montessori, talking about his teacher, and all the fun that he'd have working, playing, and making friends.  Well, I guess it paid off.  The kid loves school!  When he arrived in the morning, he got out of the car with no hesitation, said goodbye and was on his way.  When I picked him up, he looked exhausted and the teacher said he did great.  He traced shapes, played outside, and most importantly, didn't cry!

Well, today was his second day.  He was so excited, when we pulled up to the school, he demanded "I want to go in there, I want to go in there now."  Well, if there was any doubt as to whether or not he loved school, that pretty much did away with it.  I love that my son loves school so much.  I don't know what I would do if he cried and didn't want to go.

Garbage Trucks!

William is obsessed with garbage trucks.  Whenever we are out driving, he wants to see one.  Once he sees one, he wants to see another.  At home he wants to draw garbage trucks.  Well, it turns out watching Mommy and Daddy draw thousands of garbage trucks has rubbed off on him.  This is the garbage truck he drew all on his own!