May Madness

Whew...it's May 28th...and this month has not been very forgiving for us. The month started with a vacation to Cincinnati which was only partly good. We went because Josh's Dad was very sick with brain cancer and we wanted him to see the boys one last time. We also did our annual March of Dimes walk for Henri. We had a fantastic year and raised almost three hundred bucks. We arrived back in St. Louis on a Friday night so that I could work the weekend. Josh then got a call that Tuesday that his dad had been admitted to the hospital and was on a breathing machine. He was very ill so Josh headed right back to Cincinnati. Josh came home that Friday and then I worked the weekend. That Wednesday brought us to May 4th. His surgery went well and we had my Mom out here helping us, thank goodness. That Saturday we got the call that his Dad would not make it through the day and unfortunately the doctors were right. We then headed right back to Cincinnati for his Dad's funeral. We have been in a whirlwind since we arrived home. I have since come off of working every weekend and Graham has since started school. He is doing fantastic, although he goes on milk strike when he is there. His teachers are only able to get him to take about 3 ounces each school day and then when momma arrives home....baby is VERY hungry. Henri and Graham are having frequent playdates and outings now that the weather is nicer and RSV season has waned. Henri is growing like a weed, and for that matter, Graham is almost outdoing him. Henri is saying more words everyday and is speaking sentences. He can count to three and has learned several letters. We are working on colors and he loves his new swing set outside. He is becoming more loving and empathetic toward Gam (Graham) and continues to make Josh and I laugh everyday and look on in utter amazement. Graham has plenty of great things going on as well. He is in the early stages of learning how to roll over and is the happiest guy on the block. He loves to coo and watch Henri do anything. He is eating every solid we introduce and with zeal. He loves to be outside, especially on a blanket watching Henri play. Graham just had his six month check up and he is HUGE! He weighed in at over 15 pounds. That places him just at the 10th percentile, but we are so happy to be there. We are hoping that June will be a
"boring" month around here and filled with lots of outside fun for the boys. I am going to upload several new pictures of the boys from that past several weeks. We hope everyone is well.




While home for vacation we obtained the rare photo with all four grandkids. Anna will be three in December, Henri and Emma are both going to be two in August (five days apart), Graham is five months here, and grandbaby number five will arrive sometime next month!



Here is our MOD team! That is Henri there under the polka dot blanket in the baby bjorn carrier. He slept almost the entire walk..several hours while I carried him.



A beautiful moment here with our little miracles.



A VERY rare visit with my Dad's mom. This is only the second time she had seen Graham and Henri. That is my Dad in the picture as well.