1st Haircut and 1st Ice Cream cone

Matt had his 1st haircut followed by his 1st ice cream cone! He was such a good boy getting his hair cut. He sat in a Mini Cooper (forget that it was pink!:) and just sat and let the nice girl cut his hair. She called the cut the new little surfer boy cut......his curls went away but I am sure they will be back when it grows a little bit. Since he was such a good boy, we took him for ice cream. We had given him tastes of ice cream before and he never liked it but for some reason, this time was different and he loved it!!! Something that will only be a special treat!!! :)

Aunt Sue and Megan come to visit

We had so much fun this weekend with Megan and Aunt Sue. Matt loved going down the slide with Megan at the Playground. What will happen without Megan....guess Mommy will have to go down the slide. Matt laughed so hard swinging on the swing!!! Matt is so lucky to have so many fun cousins to play with. Hopefully we will be able to take a trip to PA soon to visit with all of our families at the same time!!!

Car Wash

Matt and Daddy had so much fun washing the cars!! They are a great team together!!! Although Matt still does not like his baths AT ALL....he loves to play in the dogs water bowl and also loves to play in the car wash bucket! We even tried bubble baths.....no luck!!! Wonder what will happen when it come to pool time?????

If anyone has any suggestions for the bath tub....would love to hear!!

Easter

Here are some pictures from Easter. We had a fun filled day with our friends, The Berens Family and The Adams Family. The kids had an Easter egg hunt for Matt!!! He wasn't really too sure but enjoyed it when the eggs opened and there were one of his favorite yogurt treats inside. We decided to wait until next year to visit with the Easter Bunny!

Aunt Kristen and Cousins Amanda, Will and Sara come to visit

Matthew finally got a chance to meet his Aunt Kristen and his cousins who live in PA. We were so excited that they decided to spend their Spring Break here with us in Alabama. We had so much fun with them. We played at the playground, went to the Space Center, played in tree houses in the Botanical Gardens, rode the Merry Go Round and just had fun hanging out and getting to spend precious time together!!!! Now that they are back in PA, Matt is wondering where all the "fun" people went and why he is not getting carried around everywhere he goes!! :) Spoiled boy for sure!!!

On another note, we had a visit with our pedetrician today. Matt got all thumbs up and doc says he is growing and growing. In a little less than 2 months, he has gained just under 2 pds. He is in the 16% percentile for weight and height. His appetite is getting bigger and bigger and he loves all kinds of different foods especially fruit!!!

6 Months today

It was 6 months ago today that we met and fell head over heels in love with our Matthew!!! Somedays it feels like yesterday and others it is like he has been here for forever. As we sat in the car and drove to the baby home that morning, we had no idea what to expect and then we pulled up and there it was. We waited in the little room as spoke with the doctor as we waited for them to bring him in. We were both so anxious to see him but were listening and trying to write down everything the doctor was telling us about him. All of a sudden the door opened and there he was....all bundled up and all we could see was his tiny little face with tears streaming down it. When the caregiver handed him to us, he started crying even louder...of course, Mommy's face had tears pouring down at that point. Within a few minutes, the tears had stopped and he was just a quiet baby wondering what was going on. He warmed up pretty quickly and it got better and better each day. What an absolutely amazing week!!! I am attaching some pictures from our 1st meeting and pictures from the last few days. It seems like he is growing right before our eyes. Our 1st meeting, he was a baby and now he is definately a non stop little boy! Some of the habits he had when we first got him have disappeared and we really hope that he has forgotten his days prior to being with us. It is truely amazing!!! We could have never asked for anything more than this perfect little boy who has made our family complete! He still has some sleeping issues and somedays I feel like we take 2 steps forward and 1 back but all in all is getting much better. He loves music and as soon as it starts he begins to dance and wave his hands - we are definately the dancing family now!!! The pups just sit and bark at us as the 3 of us run around dancing - how much fun!!! :) Thankfully the weather is starting to get warmer as he loves to be outside playing in the dirt or chasing leaves around the yard. Can't wait to see if he will like the pool this summer!

MomMom and PopPop come for a visit and meet their long awaited 6th grandchild

After 14 hours of driving, MomMom and PopPop arrived so very very excited to meet their new grandson. After all the pictures, finally they got to see our little angel live in person. Matthew loved playing outside with PopPop and having quiet time reading with MomMom. He also enjoyed playing with his bubbles and showing PopPop how he helps Mommy sweep with the broom.