Photo Shoot with Grammy & Grampy

This photo shoot was a long time coming. Kerry and I wanted to get a professional photo with our parents and the boys, so we finally picked a weekend. It was a gorgeous fall day and the boys were as cooperative as boys ages 1, 2, 3, and 4 will get. Our photographer, Cara, is a friend of my sister's from high school and she was great with the boys and super fast which you have to be when dealing with these attention spans. We got some great pics.

Surgery day

Liam had his ear tubes put in today. He was a trooper and did great. The whole procedure was only 10 minutes. The worst part was for mommy when I had to leave him in the OR after they put him to sleep. Here he is pre-op and post-op.

Liam @ 16 Months

My little man is 16 months, how did that happen? He's at that stage where developmental milestones seem to happen overnight. One day he is running unsteadily, the next day he is in a full sprint. One day he has a few words, the next day 4 more out of the blue. I love this age where you really start to see their personalities come out. He is a very easy going, happy guy, most of the time. However, he does not like to be told "No" and will cry instantly and often throw himself down on the floor. He loves Kellen and thinks he is the funniest kid around, so do we most of the time. He's got the best smile, that lights up the room. He is very friendly and likes to say "hi" to strangers when we are out and about. He loves to play outside and really enjoys balls, trucks and books. He definitely has favorite books and will shake his head no if he doesn't like one I pick out to read. He loves tubby time and enjoys laying on his belly. He can pick out most of his body parts but likes his belly the best. He loves the Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes song. He is into animals and animal sounds - one of his first words was Quack. He also says meow, roar, moo. Other words include: mommy, daddy, didi, yeah, hi, bubble, pop, top, cup, car, more. He is very good at following directions, even more complex ones. He's an ok eater, some days are good, others he can be very picky. He LOVES his milk though, as soon as he sees his cup he freaks out. We had his 16 month appt today - he hated the doctor, everytime she came near him he cried. He was 22.5 pounds, 25th percentile, 75th percentile for height and 90th for head. Staying right on all his growth curves so she was pleased with his progress. No shots because he is getting tubes in his ears next week.

Big Shoes to Fill

Couldn't resist this photo op - Kellen in superhero underwear with his super skinny, white legs, wearing Daddy's dress shoes.

Dance Party

Liam is at that stage where he loves to dance. Anytime he hears music - in the car, on the tv, from a toy, etc. He has an old clock radio of Greg's in his bedroom and he loves to turn it on and have his own little dance party. A few times he will walk down the hall into his room and we'll find him in there dancing away. We finally caught him on video.

Happy Halloween

Halloween is such a fun holiday for kids - Kellen really got into it this year. We decorated the house with spiderwebs and spiders and bats. He was so excited to dress-up and go trick or treating. We had 3 Halloween outings - one in West Hartford Center where all the shops participated and handed out candy, a fun football party at my friend Kim's that the kids wore costumes to and then their actual party/parade at school on Halloween. Kellen was a knight and Liam was his dragon sidekick.