Tonight we gathered our courage and set out for a night of baseball. We packed Eden dinner and picked up Jimmy John’s on the way for us. The weather turned cloudy just as we arrived at the field but we were prepared and had packed layers! We met Matt Mindrum there and we all sat on blankets in the grass, ate dinner, and then took turns chasing Eden. We probably watched a total of 5 minutes of the game, but enjoyed being outside and letting Eden get some exercise. We had to leave the game early to put the kids to bed. We changed them both into pj’s in the trunk of the car before we left and they both fell asleep on the drive home. All in all we count it a success and I think we are all looking forward to future baseball games!

Andy turned two months old on April 20. He is getting really big (14 lbs 4 oz, and 25 inches long at his two month check up). He has started to “talk” a lot and is very drooly. He is awake a lot during the day and sleeps for two 5-6 hour stretches at night. He smiled for the first time at me last week and he loves to watch Eden playing. He really likes it when Eden gets down next to him and talks to him.

We travelled to Pittsburgh and Akron this weekend and Andy was great (Eden was really good, too!). He slept pretty much the entire time in the car. He has also started to really use his pacifier. We upgraded to the nuk instead of the newborn pacifier that we were given at the hospital and it has been funny watching him figure out how to hold on to it.

We hope that you enjoy the pictures of our giant baby boy!

Eden turned 16 months on the 12th! She is running, jumping, talking, kissing, and hugging all the time! We recently counted her vocabulary: she can say over 50 words already! She can climb on and off the couches and dining room chairs by herself! …and we had to lower her crib down a notch last week to prevent her from reaching a leg over the edge. She has no fear! (yet)

I just posted five new videos! Go check them out to see Eden showing off and a two month old video from Andy’s birthday!

Well, we all survived the first week of the kids and me being home alone. It was a good week because Ben worked from home on Tuesday, he took a half day on Wednesday because I had an appointment and my friend, Carey, came on Friday because Andy had an appointment. The nice weather has been played a part in our success. We have been able to go on walks and play outside. Today I set up the sprinkler and Eden and I played while Andy relaxed in his bouncy seat on the porch. I posted some pictures which I hope you’ll enjoy.

We have had several health issues over the past few weeks. Eden had a rash on her neck then ended up testing positive on her latest TB test. Her chest x-ray was negative so she doesn’t actually have TB but was exposed to it at some point in her past. Most recently, Andy had an abscess on his little butt. Hopefully the kids are on the mend and we can make it through this week without a trip to see the doctor.

We hope that you had a blessed Easter and that you were able to spend time with friends and family celebrating the resurrection!