This week Alex turned 17 months old! He's made some huge leaps forward this past week. He now pulls himself up unassisted and also drinks from a sippy cup! He doesn't hold onto it himself yet, and we're still working on teaching him to feed himself, but he sure has come a long way from 6 weeks ago when we brought him home!

His surgery is scheduled for May 24th. He has to have 3 testosterone booster shots before the surgery (which have to be spaced at 3-4 week intervals) so that is why the surgery isn't until then. He gets his first shot next Monday.

Today was beautiful outside and we spent most of the day outdoors. We went to 2 parks and Alex took his first wagon ride! He wasn't too sure of it at first, but after he got use to it I think he enjoyed it (except for the few times Sam tried laying on him)! I'm exhausted tonight after basically holding Alex all day. I know you're not suppose to wish things to come too early for your kids..but it will be so much easier when Alex walks! I caried him all over today while pushing Sam on his tricycle, pushing Sam on the swing, playing with Sam at the playgound, etc... I'm worn out!

Here are a few pictures from the past few we

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First Family Vacation

We took our first family vacation as a family of 4 this weekend. Doug had bought a Wisconsin Dells weekend away last June (before Alex was even in the picture) so we spent Sat-Monday there. The boys had a blast. The first day of the trip was rough (Alex crying a good chunk of the 3 1/2 hour drive, wrong room accomodation when we got there, Alex waking up in the middle of the night crying) - but after all that, the last day was alot of fun. Sam couldn't get enough of the big water slides with his daddy. They must have gone down them 20 times before we left. Alex also just loves the water! He should fit right in this summer on the boat! He went down the little slides with mommy and spent alot of time hanging out with me on the lazy river. It was a nice little getaway.

The doctor called and all test results were great news for Alex. He is all boy and just has external problems that can be fixed with his surgeries. So, we are now in the process of getting the first one booked. We're hoping it will happen in March before I go back to work part time.

Pictures of our time in the Dells coming soon!