Happy Mother's Day Jana! I want to start by thanking Jana for all her hard work and effort in being a great mom to Drew and Kate. Our children are a total joy to be around and a lot of that is due to Jana's efforts as a parent. Jana and I continue to LOVE being parents, and as you can see in the picture below, Drew still LOVES being a big brother.
This picture wasn't taken on Mother's Day (Drew was sick then), but it gives an idea of how Jana usually feels around Drew and Kate. Kate's legs look a little funny in the picture below because she's so small that she doesn't fill out newborn clothes yet!
Freedom! Kate likes to work hard on escaping from her bundle. She still prefers sleeping bundled up though. We like to use bundling to keep Kate calm and sleeping. Between that and the pacifier, she's a great little sleeper!
Despite some sickness in the morning for Drew (which he seemed to handle very well), we ventured out to the zoo for the first time on Saturday. We visited the John Ball Park Zoo in Grand Rapids, and Drew had plenty of company for the trip. Great-grandma and Great-grandpa, my Uncle Dave, and Grandma Sue and Grandpa Bill all joined us for Drew's first zoo trip. Upon entering the zoo, the first thing we saw were some waterfowl. Drew liked looking at all the different kinds of birds.
In this part of the exhibit you could get a little closer to the birds, so Drew ventured right up to the edge of this net to check things out.
Kate is finally big enough for the Baby Bjorn, so Jana was on Kate patrol at the zoo and carried her around. Kate slept the ENTIRE time. I guess it's pretty cozy in there!
In the aquarium building Drew enjoyed going up to the glass and looking at the fish. We saw lots of cool fish! Drew has started using that word when he likes something, "Cool!"
Drew and I were fascinated by the bears. Drew kept on saying, "Brown bear!" We checked out their large claws and teeth, and I grabbed onto Drew a little tighter!
We walked around quite a bit of the zoo with Drew on my shoulders. Often though, our ride would end with Drew asking over and over to get down. He likes to walk on his own and get into everything!
Drew and Grandma spent some time watching the chimpanzees. The one near the steps was taking a stick, dipping it into a hole, and then eating insects off the stick. It was fun to watch!
Drew liked to run ahead of everyone, but he made sure to look back and see if everyone was following.
Much to Drew's delight, there were lots of stairs that we could walk up and down. Drew liked the animals, but he especially like running around, seeing a zoo tractor, and being with family.
As soon as Drew saw this curb, he jumped up on it and used it as a balance beam. He's pretty good and it was the perfect height!
This past Saturday we celebrated my grandma's 80th birthday. Happy Birthday! We were able to get the entire family together, so my grandparents are in the middle surrounded by all their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. I was thrilled that I got Drew to look at the camera for this picture :)
My cousin Anna and her husband Dan just got a new puppy. Drew had LOTS of fun running around in the yard and playing with the puppy. Later on, he and the puppy exchanged some "kisses" (Drew opened his mouth while the puppy licked him. Ewww!).
Drew was happy to help great-grandma blow out the candles on her cake. He loves to blow out candles for us at home, and he was thrilled to help out here.
Kate has been doing a great job of making eye contact and has been smiling for Jana. I haven't been able to coax a smile from her, but I got close in this picture. You can tell that she's working on it!
We can tell Kate is getting more control of her body because she'll occassionally stick her tongue out in response to Jana or me initiating it!
Drew suffered from the stomach flu this past weekend, but has been feeling a lot better during the week. He loves wearing his sunglasses and will put them on in the car and leave them on for an entire ride. He's broken one pair, but generally he's very good with handling them and wearing them. The sunglasses in this picture help hide the sadness of his eyes, which are bruised from all his throwing up over the weekend. Poor guy!
This picture wasn't taken on Mother's Day (Drew was sick then), but it gives an idea of how Jana usually feels around Drew and Kate. Kate's legs look a little funny in the picture below because she's so small that she doesn't fill out newborn clothes yet!
Freedom! Kate likes to work hard on escaping from her bundle. She still prefers sleeping bundled up though. We like to use bundling to keep Kate calm and sleeping. Between that and the pacifier, she's a great little sleeper!
Despite some sickness in the morning for Drew (which he seemed to handle very well), we ventured out to the zoo for the first time on Saturday. We visited the John Ball Park Zoo in Grand Rapids, and Drew had plenty of company for the trip. Great-grandma and Great-grandpa, my Uncle Dave, and Grandma Sue and Grandpa Bill all joined us for Drew's first zoo trip. Upon entering the zoo, the first thing we saw were some waterfowl. Drew liked looking at all the different kinds of birds.
In this part of the exhibit you could get a little closer to the birds, so Drew ventured right up to the edge of this net to check things out.
Kate is finally big enough for the Baby Bjorn, so Jana was on Kate patrol at the zoo and carried her around. Kate slept the ENTIRE time. I guess it's pretty cozy in there!
In the aquarium building Drew enjoyed going up to the glass and looking at the fish. We saw lots of cool fish! Drew has started using that word when he likes something, "Cool!"
Drew and I were fascinated by the bears. Drew kept on saying, "Brown bear!" We checked out their large claws and teeth, and I grabbed onto Drew a little tighter!
We walked around quite a bit of the zoo with Drew on my shoulders. Often though, our ride would end with Drew asking over and over to get down. He likes to walk on his own and get into everything!
Drew and Grandma spent some time watching the chimpanzees. The one near the steps was taking a stick, dipping it into a hole, and then eating insects off the stick. It was fun to watch!
Drew liked to run ahead of everyone, but he made sure to look back and see if everyone was following.
Much to Drew's delight, there were lots of stairs that we could walk up and down. Drew liked the animals, but he especially like running around, seeing a zoo tractor, and being with family.
As soon as Drew saw this curb, he jumped up on it and used it as a balance beam. He's pretty good and it was the perfect height!
This past Saturday we celebrated my grandma's 80th birthday. Happy Birthday! We were able to get the entire family together, so my grandparents are in the middle surrounded by all their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. I was thrilled that I got Drew to look at the camera for this picture :)
My cousin Anna and her husband Dan just got a new puppy. Drew had LOTS of fun running around in the yard and playing with the puppy. Later on, he and the puppy exchanged some "kisses" (Drew opened his mouth while the puppy licked him. Ewww!). 
Drew was happy to help great-grandma blow out the candles on her cake. He loves to blow out candles for us at home, and he was thrilled to help out here.
Kate has been doing a great job of making eye contact and has been smiling for Jana. I haven't been able to coax a smile from her, but I got close in this picture. You can tell that she's working on it! 
We can tell Kate is getting more control of her body because she'll occassionally stick her tongue out in response to Jana or me initiating it! 
Drew suffered from the stomach flu this past weekend, but has been feeling a lot better during the week. He loves wearing his sunglasses and will put them on in the car and leave them on for an entire ride. He's broken one pair, but generally he's very good with handling them and wearing them. The sunglasses in this picture help hide the sadness of his eyes, which are bruised from all his throwing up over the weekend. Poor guy!
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