Caleb's Four

Happy fourth birthday to Caleb!

He has had a full month of birthday celebrations! It started off with a weekend trip to Texas to spend time with my parents and brothers and to see the animals at the Fort Worth Zoo.

The following weekend, we celebrated his birthday with some friends. The plan was to have his party at a brand-new play gym that a friend was opening, but construction delays pushed back their grand opening and forced the party to be cancelled. So instead, we texted everyone and moved the party to our backyard. The kids had a blast on the inflatables that we rented/borrowed.

And then this past weekend, Brad's extended family came up for a little family party (we love entertaining at our new house!). Caleb had the best time being the center of attention and surrounded by so many people he loves. 

He has his annual well-check next week, but I tried to get some "unofficial" growth stats at home a couple days ago. He weighs about 28 pounds and is 34 inches tall. I think he grew about two pounds over the last year and grew a couple inches. 

Tyler - 21 Months

Weight: 26.0 lbs

Length: 34 inches

Clothing size: 24 month shirts, 18 month pants

Shoe size: Size 6

Diaper size: Size 4

Eating: Tyler loves milk, cheese and grapes. One thing I have to make a note of here, because I want to remember it... sometimes he calls grapes "G-Bs". I have no idea why, but it is so adorable 

Sleeping: Tyler goes to bed at 8:00pm and wakes up around 7:00am. If we're in the car, he often will fall asleep for a brief morning nap around 10:00-11:00am. He also usually takes a good nap after lunch. 

His days: Tyler goes to Mother's Day Out three days each week. He also tags along to Caleb's weekly PT, OT and speech therapy sessions

Busy Weekend

What a busy weekend we had! Early Thursday morning, Brad and three of his friends left for a guys' weekend. They went up to Minnesota to watch the Ryder Cup and to play golf at a couple courses in Minnesota and Iowa.

I solo-parented Thursday/Friday, and then my parents arrived to our house Friday evening. The boys were thrilled to see their grandparents, and we were excited to have our first overnight guests in the new house. 

We headed to downtown OKC bright and early Saturday morning for the Down Syndrome Festival and 5k. I walked the 5k and pushed the boys in the Bob Duallie stroller. The boys got out of the stroller toward the end and ran across the finish line... so adorable!. We had a great time at the festival and loved seeing so many family/friends there!

Following the festival, we headed down to Lawton, OK and spent some time at the Museum of the Great Plains. We get free admission there with an Oklahoma museum pass that we have, so we were excited to check it out for our first time. After the museum, we went to an early dinner and then my parents took the boys to their house in Wichita Falls, TX (about 40 minutes away). I checked into a hotel room in Lawton and enjoyed a super quiet night's sleep.

I woke up early Sunday morning and ran the Spirit of Survival Half Marathon. It was my fourth half marathon in 2016 and my seventh ever. Miles 0-10 felt great, but then my right calf cramped at about mile 10. I struggled the rest of the way in. My parents and the boys drove back up to Lawton that morning and were there to cheer me across the finish line. Hearing Caleb and Tyler yell "Go Mommy!" might just be one of my most favorite things! Caleb was excited to get his hands on my finisher's medal, and Tyler was eager to get his hands on my post-race snacks. 

I hurried back to the hotel for a shower, and then we all went to an early lunch. The boys and I returned back to OKC Sunday afternoon, and Brad arrived home from his trip Sunday evening. And now another busy week has begun!