EiGhTeEn ExCiTiNg MoNtHs!!!

It's hard to believe my sweet baby is officially one and a half years old today. I still have dreams about my pregnancy and feeling your sweet little kicks! Maybe that's because there's this sweet little 18 month old sleeping between me and your daddy each night who is STILL kicking me in the belly!!! Hahaha! I wouldn't have it any other way!!

So, what's my sweet boy been up to?? Here's a few Liam-isms for this month:

• You are getting sure on your feet, that's for sure!  You are into everything, trying to climb on furniture, attempting to run, and you do this cute little thing I call the "Dinosaur Trot." Ha ha! You walk really fast and pick up your feet, stomping them as you go and your little hands are up in front of you in case you fall! It's pretty adorable, I must say!!
• You initiate peek-a-boo ALL.THE.TIME.  It's clearly your favorite game!
• You LOVE to brush your teeth. Thank.Goodness.
• If you want us to do something for you or go with you somewhere, you come grab our index finger and pull us along! lol
• We found out you are scared to death of animals!  When we go to our friend's house, you DO NOT want her animals (chickens, cats, or dog) near you! lol  It's so funny because you cling onto me for dear life, and these poor little animals are just as scared of you! Ha ha!  I think you will all warm up to each other soon! 
• You are Mr. Social.  Enough said! Ha!
• You LOVE to read books.
• You love to go anywhere and everywhere.  You often bring me your shoes and jacket and tell me it's time to go bye bye.  You don't like it when you don't get your way! lol
• You are interested in EVERYTHING! And that's an understatement! Ha ha! You point at everything wanting to know more! I love it! :)
• Your vocabulary is exploding!
• And you're still a major momma's boy!!! (  <-----my favorite!  )

Goofy boy enjoying a snack (with your face!) Ha ha!

My sweet sleepy boy in the car!

You love technology!!! I'm not sure it that's a good thing or a bad thing! Ha!

Slam Dunk!!!

Church is always an adventure! lol  Here, you and Connor are enjoying a snack with Mamaw! :)

We went to the allergist a few weeks ago and found out you and Connor are allergic to A LOT :(

You two were all smiles in the office, but you didn't know what was coming... lol  We have to do an elimination diet to confirm which foods you are actually allergic to. 

When your almost-18 month old is exceptionally quiet, there is probably a surprise waiting... like an empty container of wipes! Ha Ha!

Happy 18 Months, Liam!!

You are such a blessing to our family and we love you to the moon and back an infinite number of times. 

You are our whole world and we can't wait to see all that you will do!

Library Fun!

Earlier this week we loaded up the boys and went to "Mamaw's Library," as it's called around our house! ;)  We went to make our very own chia pets in one of the children's programs.  They boys had so much fun making creative monsters and they turned out pretty cute, too!

Elimination Diet Excitement!!!

Well, actually the elimination diet was not exciting at all, BUT we were SUPER EXCITED when we finally found some items our children COULD eat!  Ha ha!

If you aren't familiar with an elimination diet, I'll explain...

We took the boys to the allergist a couple of days ago to have allergy testing done for foods.  Well it is a skin test, and often produces many false positives.  So, to make 'sure' it is an actual allergy, we eliminate all the foods they are allergic to for two weeks so they can clear their system.  Then, we can slowly re-introduce each item one at a time and watch for reactions.  If there is no reaction, then they are free to keep the item in their diet.   They only positive we had previously was peanuts for Connor - he broke out in hives :(   However, there were about 20 skin-test positives we had to eliminate!!!! :(  So basically my kids can't eat anything for a while!!   Peanuts, tree nuts, milk, casein, gluten, soy, egg, orange, rice, corn, chocolate (YES! Chocolate!!!) and so on....  Basically a nightmare in a nutshell! 

The boys were SO MAD when they realized they couldn't have their favorite foods.  I mean M.A.D!!!!  It was a rough start.  However, we slowly began to find new items they loved and we were SO excited!  Yesterday, my sweet boys enjoyed some homemade versions of their favorite treats: chicken nuggets and waffles (all allergy free of course!!)  YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's to the next few weeks passing quickly, and no real reactions!!!!

5 Little Pumpkins Sitting on a Gate...

Connor's FAVORITE song currently it 5 Little Pumpkins! We sing it MANY times a day! Ha ha!  In case you don't know it...

5 Little Pumpkins Sitting on a Gate

The first one said, "Oh my, it's getting late!"

The second one said, "There are witches in the air!"

The third one said, "But we don't care!"

The fourth one said, "Let's run and run and run!" 

The fifth one said, "I'm ready for some fun!"

Ooooooo went the wind, and out went the light.

And the 5 little pumpkins rolled out of sight!

Well.

You can imagine Connor's excitement when we told him we were going to Robert's Family Farm to pick our very own pumpkins!!! Not only did we pick pumpkins, but we went down a HUGE slide, took a hayride, and got to pet a potbellied pig and some goats!!  The boys were in hog heaven!!

Here's some highlights of our trip!! :)