May

Today was the last day of school and summer break is officially here. I feel like I forget to take pictures a lot, but here are some things that happened in May.

Lydia hit her 15 month mark. We had her well check and here are the stats:

Weight: 20 lbs 9 oz  (40%tile)

Height: 29 in. (8%tile)

Head Cir: 18 in. (50%tile)

Lydia has made a lot of progress over the last couple of months. I officially stopped nursing her this month and have kept her on a pretty strict diet without eggs, milk, wheat, or peppers. What does she eat then? Well, it's been tricky to figure it out....oatmeal, rice, chicken, green beans, and lots of fruit. She drinks a blend of coconut and almond milk and seems to do well with that too. With a consistent diet she has felt a lot better and slept a lot better, finally being able to sleep from about 8:00pm to 7:00am on her own. Part of this was helped this month by having Jason help her during the night if she needed it so it would reinforce that she wouldn't get milk. She of course hated the new nightly helper and would throw herself on her bed as soon as he entered the room, but I think she's finally accepted it and we're all getting a lot more sleep around here. It's not perfect, but much improved!!

Lydia isn't one much for words yet, but she is definitely mastering her large and small motor skills. She can walk fast, climb, balance, and can walk up small steps, and putting together duplo legos. She is also handling slopes, uneven ground, and grass better and better. She imitates Ethan a lot, much to his chagrin, and she can play independently for quite a while if she isn't bothered or has her toys stolen. It's cute to see Ethan and Lydia play a little more together. Lydia loves to be chased, she has started to try to dance to music like Ethan, and she of course loves to climb on everything she possibly can. I have to watch her at the library because she quickly climbs from the chair to the table and will try to stand up on the table. We're all glad that she is eating, sleeping, and feeling better and better!

14 1/2 months

I couldn't pick between these pictures, she has the cutest smiles

Ethan lining up his cars and racing them down the tracks

One day Dad helped Ethan time the cars and then line them up on a large graph to see which one was the fastest

Ethan pretty consistently finds rocks to add to his collection

Lydia loves walking around the playground and exploring

Learning to step up

A rare picture of her sleeping. I love how she cuddles her lamb as she sleeps.

Ethan loves to go with our neighbor Pete to this pond across the street from us and behind Pete's yard. Pete lets him use his net to fish "treasures" out of the pond where the overflow water empties.

Lydia has now joined the Junior Mowers Club and loves to push the lawn mower when Daddy is out.

I delivered a Mother's Day treat to some friends...a yummy yogurt parfait. I wish I did stuff like this more often...

One night we went to the library for a fun MadCap Puppet presentation about monsters playing baseball. Both Ethan and Lydia enjoyed it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mother's Day

 We had to get our pictures separately since it was pretty impossible to get both Lydia and Ethan to sit still, look at the camera, and smile at even close to the same time.

Ethan 3 1/2 years old

We love our trips to the zoo. The hippos were fascinating to watch on this particular trip.

Walking and exploring every time I set her down

The meerkats were also really active. Ethan was in the bubble and they were climbing all over it.

Ethan with ears like the African painted dogs

Our old microwave died so we bought a new one. We are very grateful for it and really missed it when it was broken.

One afternoon we had fun making names with our sugar cookies and then decorating them

I love Lydia's cute face. She makes me smile....

Especially when she eats black beans and look like this! :)

Lydia loves being pushed around on this car. Ethan and Daddy were taking turns racing her around the kitchen table.

One day at work Jason did an escape room with some coworkers and they made it out before the one hour time limit.