Since our last post, we've stayed pretty busy - although the weather has been crazy! It's supposedly springtime, but we have had more winter weather than spring weather. It even snowed on Joshua's 2nd birthday, on May 2nd! We were at home all day anyway because the boys have been trading fevers for the past three weeks. We think it's just viral, but it's definitely been putting a damper on our plans. Noah and Evan have actually only gotten to play soccer three times this season. Three of the games have been cancelled due to weather and are starting to be rescheduled. They did go to the dentist one day after school, and then we had a special afternoon and went to see the movie The Croods. They loved it! We've been out to dinner with Brian's family, Brian and I ran a 5K to benefit The Marian Hope Center, we went to the Lee's Summit Kite Festival (our third year in a row), and have played outside A LOT! If the weather is nice, we are usually outside playing. The boys still love to play with our next door neighbors Abby and Ryan.
We turned Joshua's carseat around on Thursday, April 25th. He really likes facing forward now!
Joshua turned 2 on Thursday, May 2nd. As I mentioned above, it was snowing and very cold that day, so we mainly stayed in. I picked up pizza for dinner and ice cream for dessert, and Joshua seemed to love it. We gave Joshua his gift from us that afternoon. It is his very own Toy Story couch! All three of the boys like to lounge on it and watch television. That evening, Grandma Mary and Grandpa Mike came over to visit and give Joshua one of his birthday presents (a Team Umi Zoomi remote controlled car!). We got to have Joshua's birthday celebration with family and friends that following Saturday at 11:30am. We had Goodcents' sandwiches, pasta salad, chips, veggies, fruit, a Toy Story cake, and ice cream. Everyone seemed to have a great time! The kids even got to play "Pin the tail on Bullseye" and catch candy from a piñata. Joshua got lots of great gifts, including tank tops for the summer, a new spring jacket, a Buzz and Woody blanket, his own soccer goal, new shoes, cars, a Toy Story outdoor chair, and much more!
The next day, we celebrated Dommy's 1st birthday! They had a Cinco de Mayo fiesta at their house and Dommy seemed like he had a lot of fun eating, opening his gifts, and eating his birthday cake. He turned 1 on May 1st.
Other than all of the busy family time, we are also getting ready for my surgery (prophylactic bilateral mastectomy with diep flap - abdominal tissue - reconstruction). It is a little less than three weeks away, and I'm almost finished with all of my pre-surgery doctor's appointments. At this point, I am anxious and nervous, but also very ready to get it all over with. We have had so many people offer to help out while I am in the hospital and recovering at home, and that is awesome (warning: we will probably take you all up on it :))! The actual date of surgery is May 28th, and I should be home around June 2nd. Total recovery time is about 6-8 weeks before I feel like myself again. Thoughts and prayers are appreciated :) I have already registered Brian, my dad and I up for the Race for the Cure on August 11th, and it is my personal goal to be able to jog it. I'm looking forward to it!
As far as the boys' development, they're all doing fantastic! Joshua's vocabulary is still exploding and his sentences get longer and longer each day. He loves to look at books, do puzzles, color, and do pretend play with all of his toys. He fights with Noah and Evan over toys a lot, but they are learning to share. Noah and Evan are also doing great. Noah still loves to color and can write his name very well pretty consistently. Evan likes to color as well, and can write his name well too. He also loves to play with the iPad. They all like to be outside; Evan and Noah are learning to push themselves on their swings, and also like to drive their Lightning McQueen Power Wheels around in the front. Life is good here at the Quirk household.
As far as the boys' development, they're all doing fantastic! Joshua's vocabulary is still exploding and his sentences get longer and longer each day. He loves to look at books, do puzzles, color, and do pretend play with all of his toys. He fights with Noah and Evan over toys a lot, but they are learning to share. Noah and Evan are also doing great. Noah still loves to color and can write his name very well pretty consistently. Evan likes to color as well, and can write his name well too. He also loves to play with the iPad. They all like to be outside; Evan and Noah are learning to push themselves on their swings, and also like to drive their Lightning McQueen Power Wheels around in the front. Life is good here at the Quirk household.
