5 months and a family update!!

On March 13, Micah turned 5 months old. We have not been to the doctor yet, so I don't have any stats. We go next Monday, so I'll update after that. But, we do have some news about him that has been very exciting. On March 8, Micah began to eat cereal. He did really well right from the start. Each day we worked on him not putting his hands in his mouth while eating and now almost 2 1/2 weeks later, he is doing a great job! He is opening his mouth for the food and his hands are staying away from his mouth through most of the meal. He loves eating his cereal. On March 21, Micah began to sit up on his own. For several months, he has been wanting to sit up and he finally did it on Saturday! He is sitting for quite awhile before he begins to fall over. We are still amazed at how quickly he did it. Of course, he has yet to roll over, which usually comes first. Hopefully, he'll do it soon. We have a feeling he will go straight to walking next. Having been through physical therapy with Ethan, we know how important crawling will be for him, so we are going to work hard to get him to crawl first (I remember Jen!!). Overall, he is doing so great and is really getting quite the personality. We are loving watching him grow and change.

Ethan has been doing really great too! He went to the dentist this week and has no cavities! He was amazing at the dentist, the hygenist said that she would love to have Ethan as a patient all day! Ethan does so great everytime we go to a doctor or the dentist and he never ceases to amaze me with his behavior. We have also been getting him ready for kindergarten. We went to visit his future kindergarten classes today and we are getting more and more excited about it. As scary as it is to send him to kindergarten, we think he will really enjoy it and get a lot from it. He has been working on writing his name and has improved so much. He is even drawing pictures of people really well. His coloring has also improved greatly. He still colors in one color, but he is staying in the lines really well. Ethan is a determined little boy and he works hard at everything he tries to do. His vocabulary is growing so much each day and we have loved hearing how much he tries to use his new words.

Matt and I have been really busy lately. It has been a pretty crazy life. Between work and other committments, we have both been pretty bogged down at times. Being back at work has been overwhelming at times. It is really hard to come in halfway through the year. I feel at times as if I'm just swimming along and hoping not to drown. Catching up on things I have missed, learning all of the new things that have been implemented, and keeping up with daily lessons and routines has been difficult. The actual teaching has been great. We have a good group of students, so that part is fine. It is just all of the other stuff that adds up. The second semester of the year is always very busy and difficult, but it is even harder when you are also trying to get back into the swing of things. I'm really looking forward to next year and being able to start fresh at the beginning of the year, especially with routines that I have established. Like I said, luckily I have a good group of students, so that has really helped me to get through things a little easier. Every day gets better and each week gets a little easier. I am finally getting to the point where I feel a little ahead at times on my lesson planning, so everything else will begin to fall into place.

Here are some pictures of our little guys...

5 months! The bear is getting smaller!

My boys and Me!

The brothers at their monthly picture.

Lounging in his bath robe.

Look at all those rolls! And he is sitting up by himself!

Enjoying the weather at the park.