A message was passed down to me that Wade's grandma Betty asked why the blog isn't updated anymore. I just assumed that people weren't looking at the blog... so now I'm motivated once again to keep this thing going!

Let's see, Reed is now 21 months old and starting to say new words daily now. I just asked his doctor about his progress because I was a little concerned, but then the rest of the day I worked on writing down all the words he knows so I can really add them up and I figured out he knows more than 40 words! So I think we are ok for now... I'm just so busy it didn't seem like much or maybe in comparison to Ian. But at that rate he is on track with his speech. And then over the next couple of days he said new words - like he heard me talking about it and is trying to prove he can talk ;) He said buckle, cracker, and glasses! All new words since yesterday! (although the words sound more like bucka, caca, and gaga.... ha!)

I'll say it again - THEY ARE SO CUTE TOGETHER I JUST LOVE THEM TO PIECES! See images below to see what I am talking about. <3 These boys just are so sweet together, it makes my heart so happy. The other day Ian's preschool director saw how sweet Ian was to Reed giving him a caring hug and she was so impressed and made sure to tell me I'm lucky. (I know, I know I'm lucky... I thank my lucky stars everyday for the life I have and my sweet boys. BUT the days can be hard and it's nice to hear - especially from a woman who cares for kids all day!)

Ian is becoming SUCH a big kid! His thoughts are becoming more advanced. Yesterday I asked him which he thought was further away from us, the moon or a hot air balloon. And he knew the answer and explained it pretty well, saying the hot air balloon was in the sky on Earth. He broke his arm last month, slipping on hardwood floor in his socks. But it was just a small fracture. He had to wear a brace for 4 weeks and it's already healed. He was a really a good sport about the entire thing.

The other day Reed wanted to wear his toy backpack (that we keep in the car) to preschool drop off and it was so freaking cute. He just wants to be like Ian. He pats his shoulder and says "backback" (aka backpack). Summer is around the corner and you can start to feel it in the weather and the longer days and I just know this is going to be such a fun summer in our new home/neighborhood with our friends and my parents so close now. I'm really looking forward to all the fun times ahead for us.

We are going to Florida in April and Palm Springs in May so I hope to update after those trips! Thanks for reading, and if you do, don't be afraid to mention it to me! Sometimes it feels like I'm just updating this for myself (and now I know my mom and Grandma Betty - woohoo!) so it's nice to know that people enjoy the updates! xo