Here are the beautiful tulips Jake brought home. Pink and white. So so pretty.



And here’s David’s third teacher. Teacher Melissa. She’s so so sweet!

Even though this photo is bad quality, it is such a great photo of how awesome David is so I love it. David has always been the kind of kid who plays for hours all by himself. Today, as I was nursing Nathaniel and catching up on some TV, I turned around to find David playing quietly. He’s so so awesome.



Today was David’s best friend Joseph’s birthday. Jake’s in Boston so the three of us got in the car and went to the park where it was. I didn’t want David to miss it no matter what. He did have a great time even though we weren’t there for a long time. I am so glad we did go.

Here’s David and his teacher Cody. Aren’t they so sweet? David was really odd this morning. He didn’t want to get out of bed. He woke up, took off his pajamas, got dressed, and went back into bed. He kept saying he was still tired. It was really really odd.



I meant to say that the really colorful place where Nathaniel was sleeping yesterday was a present from our friend Jess. Something I really wanted so thank you so much Jess! Nathaniel loves it too. So does David. He loves playing with the baby toys everywhere. He keeps showing Nathaniel his toys too. He’s so sweet.



Here’s Nathaniel from this morning. He was actually awake when I took David to school which is pretty rare since the car puts him to sleep asap.

Today was Nathaniel’s follow up appointment to make sure he’d gained his weight back. As you can see, he’s not as fan of being weighed. The good news is he’s gained all of the weight back and a bit more. Yey! A lot of photos to share today.



Tonight while I was processing photos, Nathaniel was lying in my bed, looking around and David decided he wanted to talk to him and give him hugs and kisses. He kept bringing toys to show the baby. He really is being ultra sweet to Nathaniel.

A lot of little errands again today. I might finally be seeing the bottom of that list which is good cause I’d love to do some art. Let’s see if I get to this week. Oh, and, I hope you get well really soon Daddy, I love you!

These are cupcakes Jake’s office sent us when we came home from the hospital. Don’t they look amazing? Yesterday, one of my old colleagues from work brought over 6 dishes for us to enjoy while we’re home. Everything from soup and salad to main dishes to dessert. People’s generosity and kindness leaves me in awe.



Days are passing uneventfully here, which, to me, is a good sign. Another relaxing day. David went to his friend’s birthday party, we watched some TV, ate some, slept some, and that’s about it.



Here’s Nathaniel accomodating me as I try a new pose. He did get annoyed about two seconds after I snapped this.

Here’s David with his hair short. Yes, not nearly as cute but now he can see.

This is what David does when I tell him to smile. He makes the funny smile and I tell him that’s not a smile and he puts his hands to check his face and he tells me that’s happy look. It makes me laugh and laugh.

Mom’s last day today. She’s leaving tonight for Turkey. It’s been a productive and useful but short visit. We ran a lot of errands. She took care of David while we were in the hospital and helped me out in so many ways. I’m always sad when she leaves but I feel like this particular trip we accomplished so much that I feel less regretful than usual. Thank you so much for everything, Mom. I love you.



Here’s Nathaniel. So alert and so sweet.