WOW....time flies past!

I must apologize for not updating in a million years. Things have become just overwhelming for me; Drew has therapy 3 times a week, appointments and then Kail cause me to be exhausted. SO much has been going on it is crazy! Drew had a hearing test which he failed because he had an ear infection in both ears and I had no idea! So far his little ears have been good and happy! We have all been sick EVERY month since my last post. I guess we just kept passing it around to each other and finally we have been doing much better, YEAH! Drew and Kail are able to play together for a little bit and coexist which is nice but the watch out because the fighting has already begun. Boys will be boys right? Kail is one and very very mischievous so I tend to stay busy checking his mouth for objects a looking or stolen objects that he has hidden! By stolen I mean things he took from the kitchen pantry or bathroom drawer! Drew is fast approaching three....wow! He will phase out of Early Intervention and the Public School System will begin giving him any services he needs. I believe at this point all that will continue is Vision Therapy which occurs once a week. That will be a change for me and Drew considering we were used to 3 a week! Drew is registered for Preschool in the fall and we are very excited. I think it will be great for him but I know I will be sad! Andy and I are busy running in different directions which is pretty normal! We are excited for the summer to have some fun outside with the boys!

Kail's Baptism

So we got home from London and jumped right into Party mode! Kail was baptized on Saturday so I had to cook and plan lunch for 30 people at our house after the ceremony! Needless to say I pulled it off and it was great! Kail was amazing and did not cry when they were dumping the water on his little head! He was so happy to be the center of attention for a day! We also kinda celebrated his birthday too since it is in 2 weeks...crazy how fast time flies! Kail will be one and Drew will be three!

Drew is doing great and got a tricycle as an early birthday present from Sue Sue! He rade it yesterday and actually even peddled a little bit! It was so adorable! He is getting so big and talking up a storm! I love his little voice...it is so sweet! He says "hi mom" all day and hugs me! It is so fun to talk to him and have him ramble on about stuff to me! He is doing great with his speech therapist and she really enjoys him. He actually finally said "open" today for her rather than his usual "Op". He is just amazing! So while he is getting therapy I am constantly trying to entertain Kail and keep him from distracting Drew plus listen and observe the therapy session. Kail is a very naughty and mischevious kid! Today he got so mad at Drew that he stared yelling and hitting - I was shoked to see his little temper and it is just like me! Drew is so subdued and calm, always sweet with very mild tantrums and then Kail is so so so loud! I think he is already into his terrible twos!

We are doing great and all is well! I think everything is back to normal after the trip, Andy's birthday and then he baptism at least until Kail's Birthday! We send all of our love to everyone!

London and Kail Walking....

Kail's first steps.....
A stop along the route to the pose for a picture!

Almost there.....

Kail wants to keep going!

Paris by sunset!

Andy and I return from London back to NC tomorrow and we are excited to get home! We have had a great time with a 2 day excursion to Paris - amazing! We have missed the kids and so so much has happened with them! Kail began to walk on Sunday - the second day we were away! It is funny since Drew also began to walk at my Parents house with them when we were living there! So it was fitting for Kail to walk for them too! Other than that things are great and we have had a wonderful time with Shannon, Brian, Brad, Ethan and Savannah!

Time Flies by!

Well we are all doing good....Andy is working and in his spare time still trying to finish the shed. It is near completion but time is hard to come by....I wonder why! Drew is in the terrible two's and it is a really trying time for me, since I am with him all the time. He has been throwing tantrum after tantrum....including hitting, kicking, head banging and even biting. So most days when Andy arrives home I am pushed to the limit and it becomes his turn to take care of Drew. I have tried everything, ignoring, talking, time out and even spanking with no luck. So I finally broke down and bought a book about dealing with the Terrible Terrible twos! Other than that he has been fine....and wonderful when not throwing a tantrum. He is talking more and more with the help of his new speech therapist, Natalie. He really likes her and enjoys his sessions with her which is great! He still has vision therapy and developmental therapy - those are going well and he still has good days with them and then some occasional bad days! He loves to watch Noggin and surprisingly learns alot from it....Drew did make the move into a Big boy bed, bunk beds, that Grandma and Grandpa Dudash got for him. He actually does really well with them and has been sleeping great on the bottom bunk. We have not yet explored the top bunk with him as I don't feel he needs to know about it!

So that allowed Kail to move into Drew's old Crib/Toddler bed and he has been fine with it. He had a crib we were borrowing and he was growing out of it! It needed to be lower and it would not go any lower so he was attempting to get out of it! Kail has a very loud voice and spends most of his time making sounds...mama, dada, baba, and loud screeching noises that will drive you mad! His newest sound is a grunt and he even flexes his arms with that noise...very funny! He changes everyday and it amazes me how fast he is becoming a toddler. He can stand by himself but if he realizes he is doing it then he falls down! He has taken about 2-3 steps by himself and is unsure about walking. He will push all the chairs and anything mobile around the house to walk with it...everything except his walker toy! Funny! He is huge...About 20 lbs and just built like Andy where Drew is built more similar to me!

We are coming to a very busy time...Andy and I leave for London to visit my sister next week. We are excited but overwhelmed! We did decide to plan a overnight trip to Paris and have a romantic getaway for a night! I am not sure if we are excited to go on a trip or if we are excited to be kid free for 10 days! Once we get home Kail is getting baptized the following weekend which means house cleaning, making food for the lunch after and cake making! I also decided to cram Kail's birthday into that event since it was only 2 weeks after his baptism.....Shocking he is almost a year old! Like I said time flies by!

Pictures and more videos!

Drew smiles....when he sees the camera he says CHEEEESEEEEEE...it is to funny!

Kail and his silly hat! Drew loved to play with the towels! Kinda makes me think of the seven dwarves!

All the sudden Drew loves to put his face right in the camers. He has amazing blue eyes too!

Drew and I with silly hats made ot of towels...dont we look cute!

Drew eating.... A very rare moment at our house. He is the pickiest eater ever! He eats like me....He prefers cake over vegtables!

Kail's first meatball and spaghettis dinner! He liked it alot! He is getting to eat more and more real food....He actually will eat anything which is funny since Drew eats hardly anything!

My baby boy....I just love those blue eyes....they are so amazing!

This is a video of Drew jumping in his bed....he thinks it is so much fun to jump and fall! Then a video of Drew and his snake. He is so funny!

Silly Boys....

Yestreday the boys were playing together and I managed to record a small clip of it! It seems a little rough but Kail loved it and was laughing so hard!

Other than that, we are all doing well. Drew Speech Eval. was redone and he did much better the second time...Little delay in speech like we thought as opposed to a severe delay. He and Kail are begining to enjoy themselves and find they can play together. Sometimes it is a little rough for me but I understand they are boys! Drew went to the eye doctor over at duke and he is doing great. They did give him a new RX for glasses so we are waiting for those to get made and hopefuly he will want to waer them! I better run and get lunch ready for them! I have some more pictures to post so maybe during naptime I can come back!

The week in review!

Drew had a speech evaluation on Tuesday. I have been having a really hard time with the outcome and needed some time before I posted about it! It was scheduled for 11 and she showed up at 9:30. He was still sleeping since he takes after me! I got him up and he is not nice when woken up or is still waking up. I asked if I could feed him breakfast but she said she had an 11 o'clock appointment and did not think I had time to feed him. So needless to say he wanted NOTHING to do with her and would not cooperate. He was given an age of 1 year 10 months for speech....a severe delay and I was really upset. I took it personal and really had a bad time with the results. They are going to retest him this week after I complained about the test and how awful it was. He will be prepared for this evaluation this time.

Drew also has an eye exam on Tuesday so we are excited to see what they say. I am a little nervous about it, mainly that he will be uncooperative. I pray and will ask God to help him with patience and calmness that day! I will let everyone know what they say when we get back on Tuesday. Say a prayer for us!

Kail is doing great and getting so big! He is in 12 month clothes already. I am excited bc Drew has a lot of 12 months spring and summer clothes so Kail may finally be able to wear his clothes! He is getting teeth like crazy....he has 2 coming on top and 2 on the bottom! He has been eating some real food here and there...he eats everything at this age. I dont want that to change and him become picky like Drew is! I think Kail is on the brink of walking and ready to go!

Today we went to the Train show and Flea Market since it was so nice. The boys enjoyed it and spending time with PapPap and his trains! After that we worked outside for a little bit, Drew was napping but Kail sat outside with us! He was unsure of the grass and just around watching us! He has not really had the luxury of nice weather yet! I think tomorrow is going to be another beautiful day!

I better get off to bed! Have a great night and I will try to upload some pictures this week! Love to all