March Madness

March is a busy month in this house. 3 of the 5 of us have birthdays this month and between both of our extended families there are 4 more birthday this month. WOW! So, the 5 of us started off the month with Bradley's birthday. His party was the week before his birthday, and it was great. . . "the best birthday party ever" according to Bradley! Chris was off on Bradley's birthday, so we gave Bradley the option of taking cupcakes to school or staying home and our BIG boy decided he'd rather stay home- that was what we figured he'd say as he is always happiest with us. What a blessing that is that our child loves us so much- definitely warms our hearts! So, we had doughnuts for breakfast then packed up and went fishing. Someone Chris knows has given us access to his pond, so we picked up Burger King (Bradley's favorite fast food) for lunch and headed out there.We didn't catch anything, but the kids really enjoyed themselves. We stopped for Icees, another favorite of Bradley's, on the way home and came home for naps. Then, we went to Olive Garden for supper. . .  yes, ANOTHER Bradley favorite! Afterwards, we went to Build-a-Bear and came home for cookie cake.  Bradley told us it was the best day ever. It really was great and a special day for all of us.  Next year Bradley will be in school, so I don't think he will be able to miss school anymore after this year. Bradley also felt pretty special with the phone calls and cards he received that day. So, thank you to everyone who took time out of their day to do that! Bradley is such a special boy, and we're so thankful that God has allowed him to be here with us for FIVE years. Bradley has been our rock for much of his 5 short years- he is our constant kid that does just as he is supposed to- sure he picked up lots of colds and common illnesses as a baby and toddler (ear infections, strep, bronchitis, etc)- but they definitely weren't worrisome- and we know how truly blessed we have been with Bradley.
Austin doesn't have a March birthday, but he was due this month. So, he is 2 years adjusted now and still delayed, but doing great as far as development. He is saying new words and phrases all the time plus he is talking more around those he is unfamiliar with.  His speech therapist is talking about possibly discharging him at the end of the summer- wow!  Austin has continued to have lung issues even after his round of steroids. He is currently being treated for a sinus infection.  He is going to be setup for a sleep study to check for sleep apnea. It would explain a lot of his issues: not sleeping well at night, failure to gain weight along with lack of appetite, lung issues, and constant infection. So, we shall see what we find out with that. 
Cameron's 1st birthday is today. And, for her to only be ONE she has gotten lots of cards, calls, and emails- what a popular baby our sweet girl is! We're having a little party for her tomorrow (trying to keep it small since she is so young and since I'm 19 weeks and must be more careful these days). I had the hardest time picking out a theme for her party, but finally settled on Cameron's Sweet Shoppe. It's perfect, because she is so sweet.  I'll blog more about it after tomorrow when I have some pictures to post with it.  We're going to have the party outside, because it's going to be beautiful weather- sunny and in the 80's.  Thankfully the pollen has held off- we haven't seen any here yet.  We're going to cookout and have some games for the kids to enjoy.  Cameron is going to love it, because she loves being outside.  Cameron is growing great- she is pushing 25lbs and is absolutely filling out 24month clothes. I've even bought her some 3t shirts the spring/summer. I love my pink little piggy- she still does the cutest little pig face! She is very vocal and says "Mama, Dada, hey, bye, more, done, Bradley," and a few other things. She waves hey and bye too, blows kisses, gives hugs and kisses, and signs more, done, and hold me.  She is everywhere, cruising and crawling, and will lean from one toy to another by taking one step.  She also climbs the stairs for me, because as I said she is quite the chunk! She is getting whole milk in cups at meals and throughout the day, and only has her bottles at nap and nighttime.  She still loves to be swaddled with her blankie and given her paci at nap, and her blankie comforts her throughout the day as she needs it.  It's still hard to believe that we have Cameron- after everything we went through to have the boys- God is just amazing and His grace is awesome.  What a testimony Cameron is to us and trusting in God.  All children are special, and our children are absolute miracles!
Speaking of miracles, Number 6, Baby Wicker is doing well. I'm 19 weeks now and had my big ultrasound this past week. They started measuring the MCA velocity in the brain, and it looked good. For now it's grade D, which is good and means it's very low.  So, that means it will need to be measured in 3 weeks.  Remember this is due to my antibody titer going up over 1:16 for the FyA; the E is still low 1:4, so it's fine.  My cervix measured 3.5; it needs to be longer than 2.5, so that is great! It will be measured in 3 weeks as well. The baby looked great and everything anatomy wise checked out well.  So many prayers answered by all of this good news.  We did find out what Baby Wicker is and will start telling everyone soon.  Very excited to be adding another ?? to our family!!!! We do have a name, and it has a special meaning as all of our children's names do.  Can't wait to welcome this sweet baby to our family this summer.
So, let me go and continue getting ready for the birthday girl's party tomorrow! Hope everyone has a blessed, wonderful weekend and enjoys this great weather we're having!