Hoppy, Healthy Easter!

As promised, I'm sending along an Easter entry. We had a wonderful Easter - such a switch from last year. As some of you may remember, Katelyn was battling ear infections from December through June of 2006/2007. Easter was yet another day of yuck - she was exhausted, medicated, and just a mess. But, as you can see from the photo - what a difference a year makes! Gone are the ear infections, snotty noses, antibiotics, and just plain misery. This year, Katelyn enjoyed all the Easter fun a near 20-month old could handle! While she didn't quite get the whole "hunting for eggs" concept, she liked cracking open the plastic ones to see what treasures were to be found inside. In the photo, she is enjoying a turn on her cousin's new car. She really is getting to be too much. She is putting two words together constantly and is now even putting three words together occasionally. She loves to say things like "Daddy's cup" and "Mommy's coat." You'll see her language skills in this video, along with her bunny nose, which Mum taught her at daycare. The video is cute but I hate listening to myself in it so just disregard my voice and focus on Katelyn!

Sydney was thrilled to receive tons of treats from the Easter Bunny and loved hunting for eggs. She was even invited to an Easter party at a friend's house, which was lots of fun. But, she really loved dying eggs, both at home and at school. Her creativity really shines through when she's doing a project.

Both girls had their check-ups with the doctor this week and, at this point, both seem to be doing well in the growth and development department. Some of you know that Sydney is seeing a pediatric endocrinologist because she has delayed bone age. If you weren't aware - sorry I failed to mention it - it all happened around the holidays and I can never be sure who I told and who I missed! Anyway, both girls maintained the same percentiles that they were at 4 months ago, which is good news. (Sydney is 25th percentile for height; Katelyn is 40th percentile for height - gotta love our short girls!!!) Sydney will revisit the specialist in June for another check, at which time she'll make any recommendations so I'll keep you posted. As for other areas, both Katelyn and Sydney excel in language development - no surprises there! Our doctor was amazed at Katelyn's memory and physical skills. And Sydney showed her own memory skills as she repeated the story of how I put Katelyn's ear drops in her eye! (My doctor admitted to doing the same thing to her own niece once so I felt a bit better.) Otherwise, the visit was uneventful. Katelyn will continue on lactose-free milk indefinitely - we'll just have to wait and see if that issue resolves itself in the future!

We're happy to report that March is ending, which means an end to Kevin's more than a month of extra-late evenings at work. But, his graduate courses continue so he's still busy all the time. He definitely works hard but his girls are very proud of him!

I think that's all to report. We don't have any major events coming up for a bit, so I probably won't update for a while. Happy Spring to Everyone!