New Today....

We were playing a game of where's mommy's nose, where's Drew's nose this morning.  When I clapped for Drew finding my nose, he started clapping too. SO CUTE!  He's been practicing just for today...he said it was my birthday present.  :)

Standing

When Drew went to physical therapy this past week,  his therapist was quite impressed that he could stand for a few seconds on his own. This was my attempt of trying to capture this...not a great pic. We are so proud of all the ground Drew has covered the past few months. His PT sessions are quickly coming to an end because of his great progress. These sessions came out of the NICU where he was born. I sure wish we had these wonderful services for Sam as he came out of the NICU.

Craft Time

Sam and I hit Dollar General yesterday and picked up supplies for his arts and crafts room...aka the dining room. This is where his easel is set up and where he works on all sorts of masterpieces.  Sam has grown into quite a creative little guy.  We bought tubs and crates to help keep his chaos somewhat in order. He wanted a big tub to keep boxes, cardboard, and other recyclable treasures.  While at the store,  we found these really cool art kits. They each have 2 projects.  We had so much fun working on crafts yesterday.  We did mosaics, scratch art, and sequin kits. I even enjoyed completing these kits. We will definitely be picking up some more soon.

Big Boy

Does Drew look big or what! Nick and I have noticed that he is starting to take on a new look...not so baby, baby anymore. :( Thank goodness he's not too big to snuggle anymore. 

Shadow

These days, Sam has an "extra" shadow. His little bro is always right beside him. Drew wants to do what Sam is doing, be where Sam is, etc. For the most part, big brother likes this...there are times that we have to play referee.

Cute Pics from this Week

We got a bunch of hand me downs for Drew and he has enjoyed wearing them throughout the week. Thanks Uncle Steve and Aunt Laura! We've gotten almost a picture each day from Drew's school. His teacher said he is really blossoming and into everything.  Ha! He's an explorer for sure. Check out the last pic...Drew doing yoga with hus teacher...star pose.

MLK Break

We thoroughly enjoyed our MLK break today. Nick and I woke up to Drew playing with the video monitor. This is a new thing for him. We will be getting a cord cover and mounting it high on his wall asap. Big brother isn't the only one fascinated with electronics.  :) Sam was up shortly after Drew. We surprised Nick with cinnamon rolls.  Sam was quite proud of his icing skills. After a morning of conquering about 4 loads of laundry, we were off to take Drew to school for a few hours. Sam and I had a date at the ice skating rink. This was Sam's first time and he did great. It has been quite a while since I have been on skates, so I was a little nervous. Sam used a trainer which is much like a walker. It gave him the confidence he needed to make it across the ice. He did fall a few times but was able to catch himself from hitting the ice hard. All in all, we had a great time...great workout too. Sam wants to go back soon. We are contemplating having his birthday party there. We will see. After skating, Sam enjoyed some hot chocolate.  It really was a fun little outing with my sweet buddy. Sam wants to try roller skating next. With that suggestion,  we headed to a sports store and tried on skates. I want to take him roller skating before we buy skates just to make sure he likes to skate first.

Before putting Sam to bed, he read one of his new books. We bought him his first "Step 1" book. It's unbelievable how well he can sound words out and use the pictures to figure out the words. Smart boy!

Checking Out Valentines XOXOX

So Fast!

Snap Snap

Sam learned how to snap this week!