Will's 4th Birthday

For Will's 4th birthday weekend, we went to Legoland for 2 days. Abby flew in and went with us. Will had a great time with all the rides, and even went on 2 roller coasters. Everything in Legoland is geared for younger children, 42" and 4yrs old - perfect for Will! There was even a couple rides that I could take Emma on. The weekend following his birthday, we had a party for 12 of Will's friends. We did a "splash" party in the backyard - a single and a double slip n slide, kiddie pool, and water table. The theme for the party was Star Wars, picked by Will at Party City. We had cupcakes and cookie pops and snacks. Everyone had a great time! Will is still having fun at school. He did his first show and tell Thursday. He brought his Cubbies portfolio to show the class. They bring items beginning with the letter of the week - which was C this week.

In the few weeks since my last post, Emma has mastered crawling and pulling up, and now she's cruising all over the place. This week, she learned how to get down from standing - without me or Will helping her. She has also mastered signing "more," and very clearly says "more" or "done" and "thank you" during mealtimes. She has also called Will by his proper name a few times this week instead of "Wawa," which has been her name for him the last 5 months. Her last 2 appointments - GI and ENT - both went well. Yesterday at her GI appointment, they weighed her at 22lbs5oz, 31.5". Because she has been gaining weight again and no longer having cyanosis and apnea episodes, the ENT is letting us put off her surgery longer. The GI was fascinated by her speaking voice, not understanding how you could  talk so clearly with both cords paralyzed. Emma's short life has been full of miraculous things!