Videos

It is tough to catch Foster on video because he usually becomes obsessed with the camera as soon as the little red recording light turns on. Here are two recent captures. One shows his current interests...stuffed animals, dancing, and the Bumble Bee song. We learned it last week at daycare and have probably sung it about 200 times since then (I think he is approaching the "obsessive" age...again, again, again!). All the cat lovers out there will appreciate the second video...titled "How to tire out your cats and toddler from the comfort of your own couch." :) Foster usually likes to be the one controlling the laser, but he got a little competitive with the cats this time!

Big boy changes!

Foster has had a couple of eventful weeks but with few pictures to share. After struggling with an antibiotic resistant ear infection for the past 2 months, he finally had ear tubes placed. The whole procedure and anesthesia was likely more traumatic for us than Foster, but he handled it like a champ. I have one pre-surgery picture from my phone of him in his surgical gown and already a bit sedate from his premedication (he is cuddling with Brooklyn, his comfort item). It's not the best quality...sorry. So far we can't really tell if they are working, but he gets them checked in a week. We are keeping our fingers crossed that they will cut down on trips to the pediatrician!

This weekend we also started transitioning Foster into a twin bed in his new room (bye, bye guest room). I had mentally prepared myself for weeks of adjustment and lack of sleep, but it's going better than expected. He really loves playing in his new room and on his big boy bed. His wake-ups have been a bit earlier (5am), but we are gradually getting back to a more reasonable time (this morning, 7am..phew)! I'm sure once he realizes he can actually get out of bed and play with all his toys, that's a whole new game. You can also see in the pictures that he's become obsessed with his stuffed animals and wants to sleep with as many as possible. Brooklyn the elephant will always be his favorite, but they no longer have an exclusive relationship. :)

Foster is far from understanding that he is going to be a big brother soon, but we can now explain to him that he will have a little sister arriving in June! We got the news on Friday at the ultrasound and are very excited to be welcoming a little girl into the family. Someone to help even out all the boys in the household (Chris, Foster, Elvis, Romano, Waylon, Cinco)!!

Rain for a change

It was a cold rain that fell all day on Saturday, but at least it wasn't more snow. Our little adventurer brought me his rain jacket and asked to go out immediately after breakfast. After changing out of our PJs we were ready to go!

Snow, shovel, ice, repeat

I haven't updated the blog in a while, mostly because there isn't much to report other than the weather! As everyone on the East coast knows, it's been a crazy winter so far. The last storm dumped about 16 inches on us. Luckily (?) last night's storm was mostly freezing rain and little snow accumulation. It made for a slick morning, but beautiful ice-encrusted trees. Although we didn't have to shovel this morning, the house is without power for an indeterminate amount of time. Chris's plan to "work from home" today may turn into "work from Starbucks". Luckily daycare was open today and hopefully they maintain power this afternoon.
A few pics from our growing snowbanks. I'm sure they can't compete with Boston and NY, but we're pretty impressed for the Mid-Atlantic!




























































Due to the recent weather, we've spent a bit more time indoors than usual. We had a delivery of boxes a few weeks ago and Foster became obsessed with decorating them. Luckily they didn't need to be returned. I'm not sure if LLBean would have accepted them!







Another sign of a fun snow day...a totally trashed living room!











Free-style breakfast this morning...