Mommy and her boys!

Zack has been out of town this week for work.  He left on Sunday morning.  Prior to his trip and since he has been back, he has had to put in some extra hours at the office.... meaning he is getting home after the boys are in bed.... so this week I embraced a week of just mommy and her boys! There was definitely a lot of mother-son bonding moments..... just wanted to include a few pictures here!  And having two kids by yourself is no joke! I am worn out!  We played in the rain one night, Zander went to Cubbies with Grammy and Grandpa (giving me a chance to give Maddox a bath while Z was gone so I could give him a bath after M went to bed!), I took Maddox to his 15 month checkup (average weight -23 lb 7.5 oz, slight cold, fluid in the right ear-that we hope doesn't turn into an ear infection and an umbilical hernia which he should outgrow now that he is walking!), had a dinner date at Chick-Fil-A (the boys loved playing in the play area and even were giving each other hugs freely without prompting!), and was able to visit with Emmy (for a brief time).

 You can see how Maddox's belly button sticks out in this picture... it looks like he sometimes has an "innie" and sometimes has an "outie"!  That is evidence of the umbilical hernia that will correct itself through walking (hopefully!).  Maddox has taken off walking!  He can go from a seated position to standing and can pick up items from the floor while standing and then he is on the move again!  He also has three teeth coming in right now (some molars).