Progress

It's so much fun to watch the fast progression from crawling to walking.  Huxey is moving fast towards the walking finish line.

And for those who thought Huxon was going to be the strong, silent type, turn the volume up:)

We had a wonderful Memorial weekend up at the cabin with Huxey and family.  He was a champ at keeping his life jacket on and loved dancing on the pontoon boat with Gram and playing in the sand at the beach.  Hux also had his first turn at driving the pontoon boat with Grandpa.  It was wonderful to spend time on the lake with sunshine and 70's weather.

Huxey Boo

Huxon is on the move!  Our almost one year old has decided crawling is old news and it's way more fun to walk.  Of course for this to happen we have to have our fingers readily available for walking and running.  Hux is getting great at maneuvering around the furniture and loves, loves, loves his push cart for walking.  

Gram's starting to realize it won't be long and we'll have a runner, walker and crawler in no time at all.  If that doesn't get me in shape, I don't know what will!

Cousin Love

We've had some major cousin love going on these past couple weeks.  Since Mama Anna is done with work, all the boys have been at Grammy's house quite a bit.  Now that all 3 boys are together more then ever, and getting older there has been some conflict with boundaries, sharing, and mucho love (head hugging).

Otto loves to hug the boys.  He's usually very gentle with his hugs and kisses, but there has been a little bit more love then Huxey and sometimes Milo want.  As a result we have Huxey doing the same stiffened growl that his  mommy use to do to Auntie Anna when she shared the love back 25+ years.  We also have Otto saying,"accident" after sharing love when it's not appreciated;)

Of course, whatever Otto has, Milo wants and vice versa.  Never has the grass been more green on the other side. Hux has also learned to be more assertive in his attempts to nab what Otto has.  Now that he's very mobile and has gained another 3 pounds (just in the last month) Ot's needing to learn that two can play his game.

This photo below was at church on Easter after Hux touched Ott's cheek a bit too aggressively.

And so it goes...3 boys; 25 months, 11 months and 3 months.  

Things are going to get interesting, and I'm going to love every minute of it as their Grammy!

Spring

Somehow I lost the last 3 weeks.  I'm still wondering where April went and why February doesn't go that fast!

We've had a lot going on at Grammy Daycare these past weeks with Mama Liv home now and Mama Anna back at work.  The best part has been that I've gotten to spend a lot of time with our newest bubba, Milo.  He is a chunk of a chunk and deliciously sweet and smiley! At his 2 1/2 month checkup he was at 60% for ht and wt and 96% for head circumference (same as Otty).

With the nice weather we have also been able to venture outside and down to the lake lot.  Yesterday was a heavenly day down there with 68 degrees, no wind and glorious sunshine.  Huxey got quite a bit of color on his sweet face.  He's got that skin that tans in a hot second.  He's also on the move, crawling everywhere, pulling up on things and curious about everything!  He love's watching cousin Otto, then doing his version of what he just saw.  Huxey has also  had a big growth spurt the past few weeks.  Those legs are getting chubbier and longer each and every day.

Otto has been as entertaining as ever.  There is a running monologue  of everything going on in the world of Ot.  "I hear that, birds are singing," "What about me?," "Cmon' let's do it," L is for Labrador," "Grandpa's name is Michael," "I need to watch a Chuggington," "Baby brother Milo Michael is sleeping."  It goes on and on and on.  He is the sweetest little toddler with his baby brother and cousin.  Always giving gentle hugs and kisses to both Milo and Huxey.  Otto had his 2 yr checkup and was in the 25% for weight and 70% for ht.  I'm thinking the non-stop movement has to do with the 25% wt ;)

We are all so excited for the nice weather and cabin days to come!