Wow… been a while since we updated. Sorry for that. I can’t say why we didn’t update in April… but May so far has been the usual fun, yet extremely busy month!
Well on Wednesday, May 20th- our little princess, Mary Elizabeth turned FOUR years old, yep she’s 4!!! We cannot believe how time has flown. She had a great birthday party with all of her friends at a local park with the Disney Princess theme… and yes, she was a true princess herself. It was so much fun!
She is doing great in school- learning lots and loving the socialization. She is doing better with her behavior since we are out of the terrible 2’s and defiant 3’s. But she remains to have that independant and stubborn nature so yes, our little girl can be fresh at times!! She does great with one-on-one things and loves to play games and cards with mom & dad. She, being the girly girl she is- LOVES doing nails together, pretending to do make-up & hair too. She is very into dressing up and pretending, loves pocket books and shoes… she’s just adorable!
ME has tons of fun with her little brother and loves being "mommy" to him. She can be bossy though but Drew handles it pretty well.
We were told recently that if she drinks more milk she can get her gtube out. She eats well and has no problem drinking- I just think she wasn’t as used to drinking as much since she never had a bottle, so she is lazy or forgetful about it. So keep in your prayers that she DRINKS UP so we can get there. We don’t want to remove the gtube and then have her lose weight, she’s a peanut and a little skinny minnie as it is. Her dr appt was today and she’s 28.5 lbs and 37 inches. Growing fine on her own little curve she has been. We just need a little more weight on her!
Drew just turned 18 months old today- yep he’s a year and a half old!! He’s QUITE a handful. Active as can be, a true BOY, climbing and
exploring and getting into all sorts of stuff. He laughs when you tell
him "NO" – even if you are very stern and serious about it! But he’s
fun and adorable too, very affectionate and cuddly. He likes to play
with his toys and is still very inquisitive.
Drew just loves his big
sister and when they aren’t getting into trouble together there’s a lot
of fun and laughter which just really puts the joy in the household.
He
is learning lots and saying lots. He says more words than I can count.
You can tell he really wants to talk, he’ll babble and make arm/hand
gestures while he tells you a whole story. So once he starts talking in
sentences, I don’t think he’ll ever stop. At this point he’s putting a
couple words together here and there which is right where he should be.
Most of the time he’s saying "Get Down" to himself – he says it before
mommy can!!!
Andrew loves to be outside, and will often be upset
when you take him in. He loves his little power wheels and playing in
the sandbox with his sister (or throwing sand on top of his head).
Anyway,
he too had an appointment/checkup this week and he is now 25 lbs 3oz
and 30.9 inches tall. Growing nicely- as we’d expect, since the boy can
eat!!! (Especially if it’s pasta of any sort!)
So all in all we are doing well, have our hands full but are having lots of fun. The kids are enjoying the beautiful weather and being outside. We have some nice summer plans set up and are looking forward to that.
On another note, Mary Elizabeth’s surgery it is this Tuesday May 26th and she is having Sclerotherapy done again. This as you know can be a biggie with swelling issues etc. So keep her in your prayers and of course the Doctor as well who is performing it (Dr. Bernstein).
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