Precious Parts

This guy has the cutest squishy parts!  I just had to snap a few photos before, during, and after the bath today…




 


 




 

My Little Cheese Ball

Right before nap today…









 

Sweet dreams little man.

15 month measurements

Reid went in to see Dr. G today for a 15 month check up, measurements, and the dreaded shot!  Dr. G was very pleased with how well he looked and even more pleased with the way he sounded.  A couple of weeks ago, Reid had what appeared to be a cold/cough/wheezing phase beginning.  We gave many breathing treatments on the nebulizer and prayed that it wouldn’t turn into our third pneumonia episode.  Prayers answered!  He began getting over all of that junk and it’s so nice to hear that he sounds clear now.
Reid’s measurements plotted on the achondroplasia growth charts…

weight

head circumference

 

height

32

I’m 32 years young today and holding…

I’m still trying to get used to that first digit!  Today was a pretty low key birthday with work, kids, working out, running errands, etc…  Hey, that’s life!  However, I do have winter break coming up in Charleston and a mani/pedi planned with Mom.  I’m feeling very alive these days and starting to feel more like myself than I have in a long time.  Yay!

15 Months

Someone is 15 months old!  I am really enjoying his royal cuteness lately because his personality is really starting to remind me of a little boy.  He is always laughing at the big brothers these days.  He also gets all revved up when Spencer and Briggs start running around here.  It’s like he just wants to jump up and join in on the fun!  He’s really perfected his crawling and can get from one place to another in no time flat especially wearing pants with no socks on the hardwood floors.  We are now able to use a restaurant highchair when we go out!!! This is a whole new freedom for this momma!!!  I finished my meal at the same time as the rest of the family yesterday! What!! One thing that really surprises me is how much he still likes baby food.  Spencer and Briggs seemed like they were trying to eat of my plate from about 9 months on.  Reid will eat table food cut up small but does like Gerber fruits and veggies still.  Go figure! I believe we have a bit of a sweet tooth on our hands.  Chocolate chip cookies, donuts, and honey buns are major favorite with our guy!  He is loving peaches, Texas toast, french fries, and sweet potatoes lately and tolerates avocado, eggs, bananas, oatmeal, and ravioli.  Chicken is ehhhhhhh and butter on anything is YAY!!!  Haha!  Reid is also starting to pull up on things (us or objects) so that is definitely exciting and also means that I should have put that baby gait on the stairs up already!!  Going to do that now so I’ll leave you with a few pictures of my littlest love!
   
 

So, I’m a little behind in laundry and we had to pull out the Halloween pants…

He doesn’t seem to mind.

 
 

I love this picture of him blowing bubbles.  It seems to have started a couple of weeks ago when he was trying to cut 4 new teeth (here come the molars!).  He will do it so much that it will look like he’s foaming at the mouth!  Crazy guy!

 
I think NanaBug was trying to prove to GrandDadE that she could still ride a bike!  Here’s the proof GrandDadE!

Reading Bowl

Spencer and seven other 5th grade LPE students competed in the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl at Valdosta State University this Saturday.  They have been working very hard to prepare, some reading as many as 16 books!  There were 6 intense rounds of questioning where teams competed to earn 10 points per question.  At the end of the day LPE received a trophy for participation.  Special thanks to our media specialist, Brenda Humphrey!!! She dedicated many after school hours helping our kiddos prepare.

 

We went outside to grab some fresh air with Reid and Briggs during one of the rounds.  Briggs enjoyed the little creek near the education center.  We saw a few fish and spotted a baby turtle.
 

 

Very proud of LPE!