...And So On...: Remember This??

I imagine this blog returns to us like Nebraska's spring. I apologize for the winter of waiting, but here we are. Why not Easter to seek redemption.

Enjoying the Spring Weather

Much as happened in the past 3-4 months. I've been keeping busy at work, Katie's been doing the same as well as taking two evening classes at UNO, and Daniel just keeps growing and growing. I won't be able to pack everything in, so I'll talk a bit about our Easter celebrations and some of Daniel's fun developments.

Shark!!!

Last Sunday, we celebrated Easter with Kate's side of the family and it was a great time. Ham, Cheesy Potatoes, and Ooey-Gooey Cheesecake littered the menu and it was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Since my last posts, Daniel's been doing just one nap a day from about 1pm - 4pm and because of the eating time, we were able to eat without juggling an 18-month old. After he awoke, we did an Easter-egg hunt where Daniel discovered some great plastic shells and candy! He also got an awesome bop-it balloon. Super cool.

Playing with cousin Taylor.

We then celebrated MY side of the family's Easter today (Easter day) with a minimalistic approach to our menu...KFC was the main course! We also had some stuffing, corn, taters, pie, and green bean casserole so NO one was complaining. We had some nice chats and Daniel had a nice nap as well. As with the Elsasser side, it's always so great to see Daniel interact with his cousins. I'm always so excited to see how they will age together. He also got a great Easter bunny that's already found it's way into our jungle of animals at our own household.

Easter Picture with Daddy

Right now, Daniel says words including: Nana, Dada, Mama, Shoes, Downstairs, Socks, Cheese, Puppy, Elaina, Zella, Amelia, Uncle, Grandpa, Grandma, Again, Cookie/Doggy (sound the same), Outside, Eyes, Hello, Baby and some other stuff as well. He's been working on "Taylor" and "Jack" and did really well today! He can also find his hair, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, belly button, and toes pretty well. He's also noticing those features on others including us and pictures from books. He can make noises for an elephant, bear, monkey, cow, and we're working on sheep.

At his last checkup, he's just over 30 lbs, can't remember his height, but he's in the 90th percentile for height/weight and the 95th for head circumference...big noggin.

Reading with Mama.

Lastly, he also seemed to say his first sentence a couple weeks ago when he looked at a picture of Katie and said, "Is that mama?" He also did the same with a picture of me, but said "Dada". It was amazing. Thank you all! Enjoy some belated pictures!