Love those

baby blues.

Easter

I wasn't sure if I wanted to do the whole coloring Easter eggs thing with him this year.  But I am an art teacher after all.  I can't ever pass up an opportunity to experiment with colors.

 He really loved it.

Next year I'll teach him all about

primary and secondary colors.

And now for my attempt at an "Easter Portrait"

This is the best I could do 

to get a smile out of him.

At least he sort of looked at the camera.

Such a big boy!

After church we went to my mom's for dinner.

 Ryan got to hold baby Zach for the first time,

We scored an okay family portrait,

And hung out with family.
Awesome day!

That's right

My little man loves to cook!

Ryan found this play kitchen for $20.

It's actually quite cheap.

You get what you pay for, I guess.

We are going to get him a bigger one for his birthday

since he loved this one so much.

Easter fun

Welcome, baby

On March 18th, my sister and her husband welcomed a beautiful baby boy.  Unfortunately it was overlooked during my blogging sabbatical.

Welcome, baby Zachary

Nate got a chance to hold his baby cousin.

He wasn't thrilled.

Wouldn't look at him for the first few minutes.

Didn't want to touch him.

I believe he actually tried 

to push him off his lap at one point.

This should be interesting come October.

Getting closer

 

Nate can't decide

 if he wants a little brother

or sister

we'll find out in a few weeks

18 weeks and feeling great!

Today

Nathan dealt with terrible, itchy heat rash.

Today, Nathan had back to back speech and physical therapy.

Today, he spent 2 1/2 hours in the car commuting to and from an appointment.
(stupid Chicago traffic)

Today, he had two CMG tests done.  Two.  Lasted through the entire Toy Story movie. 
(And they weren't happy with the second one and wanted us to stay for a third.  Um, no thanks.)

Today, Nate had an enema to get things moving again.

This is why my son is so special.  Because he dealt with all this better than I ever could.  I wish I had half the patience, courage and strength that he does.  He is such a wonderful little boy and makes me  proud to be his momma everyday!