Lily's new bedding

Easter Weekend

Happy Easter!  We hope everyone enjoyed their Easter weekend!  We did!  Thanks to the Katstra's offering to watch Matthew, Ryan and I were able to enjoy a very nice dinner at Bonefish alone :)  We were able to enjoy our great meal and have conversations!  We really appreciated Dirk, Michelle, Austin, Ryleigh and Ryan all taking such great care of Matthew.  He loved all of them and really did not want to leave.  We really appreciated all their help!  Then Sunday morning, the Easter bunny did make his arrival for Matthew and he was able to pick up eggs in the backyard and he got a special Easter basket treat at his door too! Hope you all enjoy the pictures!

Matthew eating his cereal before Church

Matthew collecting eggs from our mini egg hunt in the backyard

Matthew loving his new basketball hoop from the Katstra's

Matthew at the City Egg Hunt for ages 1-3 at CHS

Matthew enjoyed his time and was happy to have a lolipop

Matthew talking to girls again :)

He had his first Easter Egg hunt and he did well.  He enjoys chatting it up with the girls too :)

34 Weeks - hopefully not too much longer before we get to meet Lily!

Me Pregnant with Lily at 32 Weeks!

A couple pictures of Matthew and Abby

Matthew enjoying his snacks at the kid table - Penn Park

Matthew eating his snacks with other kids he doesn't know at Penn Park

Abby enjoying Matthew's chair after he is in bed and her showing off her new bark collar

Abby's bark collar has done wonders and she likes cuddling with Matthew's stuffed schnauzer!

I cannot believe Matthew will be 20 Months on Saturday!  April is just about already here! 

Here are a couple more pictures of him at the park. 

Also, we have been trying to keep track of his vocabulary.  He is talking so much more now!  Here are just a few common everyday words he uses :)

To the right is his pronunciation if he doesn’t say it properly. 

Pizza – Piya

Milk – Mil

Water - Wawa

Cereal – eol

Apple

Stinky – and he grabs his diaper (usually doesn’t like sitting in it) – well sometimes, this has seemed to subside :(

Gold Fish – Fishies

Blankies – Beashies

Paci – Saci/Thassy

Night Night – nigh nigh

Beans (for green beans or black beans – he likes most all beans)

Cheese

Cookie

Alligator

Froggy

He can make Animal Sounds

Elmo

Abby

Football -

Basketball – Bball

Golf – Foff

Soccer -

Wolfy – Foolfy

30 Weeks!

Playdates with Matthew

A few highlights and then slideshow

Matthew playing with the kids at Penn Park

Matthew at the discovery Museum

Matthew at playdate at Ophelia's home

Ophelia grabbed Matthew's hand and then took him away.  Matthew just went along with it - first time him holding a girl's hand :)

Matthew with Poppie at the ACC Tournament

Poor Matthew did get sick while we were away, but here are some pics.