Books are just as good, even if they are upside down. Part 2

Nostalgic

I was looking through some pictures of last summer and now I feel.....not sad, but teary eyed and proud, at how much my boys have grown in a year.  Bug is not a toddler anymore, but a full fledged kid.  And Bear is no longer....sniff sniff.... a baby.

I have so much love in my heart for these boys and am counting my blessings to be their mom.  What an amazing and crazy adventure the journey of motherhood is. I wouldn't trade it for anything.....even my sanity.

The Cast Signing

The family making their mark on Bear's "bum wing" (as a lady at the zoo called it today.)

More on the accident for those interested:

The boys and I were at the top of the stairs packing a box, when Bear started heading down them.  I accompanied him halfway down and then left him to go down the rest of the way by himself because he has been pretty competent going up and down on his own (in crawling fashion).  But sure enough, as soon as I get to the top, I hear him tumble down to the bottom and find him screaming with his arm under his back.  

He was fussy for the rest of the night and collapsed every time he attempted to crawl.  The next day he refused to crawl at all and I knew I had to face the facts and take him in to the doctor.  Poor kid, but I am grateful he had only started to learn to walk and was still using crawling as his primary means of transportation or else I never would have known his arm was injured.  Nothing else seemed to bother him, except for crawling.   Today marks day 8 of the cast.  One more week on stinkiness and unbalanced walking..which caused his fall onto a stool at the library and therefore, his black eye.  This kid can't win.

The Moving Casualty

Amidst this:

Bear went slightly unattended and managed to accomplish this:

Poor little guy fell down a few stairs while I was at the top of them packing a box. He has a spiral fracture in his wrist but luckily it should heal fast since he is so young.....15 days and its off!

He Did It!

He finally started walking today as we were moving things into the new house!  He is so proud of himself and just kept getting better at it all day.  It is always breathtaking to watch your children learn new things.

(This is his favorite face as of late.)

Big brother is pretty proud too.

Goggles and Bros at the Zoo

Cookies Anyone?

Don't hate me for letting him eat raw eggs.  It doesn't happen very often.