A Busy Start to the Year
I can’t believe it’s almost June and Matthew is about to turn one! I’m not sure what happened to the year, especially the past few months. Well, I guess I kind of know what has been going on, but hard to believe that 6 months got away from us just like that…poof…gone! The beginning of the year was a mad rush to get our house prepared to be put on the market. I think Ben and I worked around the clock for weeks or even months to get things in order. Now we are on the market and it seems like we are following the kids around with a Clorox Wipe and the Dyson.
Just when we thought things were calming a bit, we discovered that Nathan has a blood disorder. Poor kid was covered in unexplained bruises for weeks before I took him to his pediatrician. I was horrified of taking him to the doctor because I thought they would think I was beating him! He was diagnosed with ITP; a low platelet count. Thank God it’s a blood disorder that usually goes away in about 6 months. In the meantime, we have to treat him like a toddler and keep him away from any dangerous activities that would result in any sort of trauma to the head. It has been tough on all of us, but we know that he will be fine because God looks after all of his little angels!
Matthew opted to keep things interesting too. At almost a year old, the little guy is reluctant to eat solid foods. He just wants the boobs! No bottle, not sippy cup, and nothing on a spoon except yogurt maybe. Lately has been trying the sippy cup so I guess that is progress. We also learned that while he really dislikes baby food, he will try our food! We discovered that he is especially fond of meat! My guess is that he just doesn’t like flavorless food. I can’t say that I blame him.
We had a rare visit from Uncle Jeremy at Easter! Both of the boys enjoyed the visit (and so did we), but Nathan especially got a kick out of hanging with his uncle and talking his head off. I think Nathan had the most fun coloring Easter eggs and playing frisbee in the back yard with his uncle. Matthew loved hanging with Uncle Jeremy too, as long as mommy wasn’t around…then it was another story.
Matthew is starting to stand up on his own and has even taken a few steps, but shows no signs of wanting to get anywhere on his feet. He crawls faster than lightening so why would he right? He has taken to climbing steps and would you believe going down them just as well??!! Shocking! He’s also trying to say a few words. We can sort of make out; dog, mama, dada, nay nay (Nathan), cat, car, and ball. In many cases we actually think he says full sentences, we just don’t have a clue what exactly it is he’s trying to say. Matthew enjoys playing with balls, cars, trucks and trains just like big brother, but most of all he loves following Nathan around..both giggling like crazy. They are two little peas in a pod. I love to watch them play together. It reminds me of playing with my little brother only Nathan isn’t playing tea party and feeding Matthew dirt (pretend cake). Yeah, I was a naughty little girl.
Since we let the past few months get away from us, we plan on having a fun summer together. Nathan told his preschool teacher that he wanted to go to the beach so I’m putting down the Clorox Wipes to book a few short family vacations. Don’t be surprised if we are headed your way!
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