And, she tried to get a good one of the three of them, since no one has been able to accomplish this feat in 6 1/2 months, but they were not cooperating. What else is new?
Ken thinks we're going to cut Leo's hair, but he is sorely mistaken!
Jenny came with us, and touched the goat with ONE FINGER.
There was a mean goat, so poor Nicole had to keep him from headbutting the kids ;) 
Madeleine and Jack hit it off RIGHT away, as you can see! Representative Lehe was awesome, very very patient with all the kids and showed them all around his farm.
John Paul was a little scared of holding the pigs, but he liked looking at them!
John Paul standing inside a tractor wheel!
This was Madeleine's favorite part of the day. She probably held 15 baby pigs! She'd tell Nicole which one she wanted next!
Megan, Me, Nicole and Jenny
Nicole, thank you SO MUCH for inviting us! I think we are gonna have to make it a yearly thing, since Madeleine and John Paul have not stopped talking about it!
So last night he decided he was DONE with his cast (a day early.) He stuck it between the slats of his crib and pulled his arm out of it. Sorry these pictures are so terrible, they were taken with my phone in terrible lighting last night. He was pretty proud of himself!
Oh how we missed playing in water and sand! That's all we did all afternoon.
The doctor took Xrays this morning at our appointment, and although we could still see a line where the break was, he said it's healing just fine. He told me to just let him use his hand like he wanted to, not ask him to do anything extra with it. He has been using it all day. He picked up something heavy and immediately put it down and said it hurt, but other than that he hasn't mentioned it. I'm so glad it's over and can't wait to get in the pool tomorrow!!
The doctor and the nurse were both shocked today that I am still pumping and haven't had to supplement with formula. Like, mouths hanging open, speechless shocked. I was surprised but they said they NEVER see anyone go this long and the nurse even said it was a miracle I'd been able to keep my supply up. That made me feel good! 6 months was one of my goals, and my next one is 12! I am so happy and relieved I've been able to do it, and I feel like it I'm past the hardest parts and it shouldn't be too bad from here on out. Truthfully it's been one of the hardest things I've ever done, but SO worth it!
He has ridiculous hair! It's a mop of curls on top and not much on the back and sides! But I love it. Everyone always comments on it - my cousin Nick says he has Kramer (from Seinfeld) hair! He is happy and smiley all day long, although just in the past day or two he seems like he's developing a little stranger anxiety and looks around for me when someone is holding him. 
I can't even believe I'm writing this about MY child, but for about the past 2-3 weeks he has been sleeping 11+ hours/night! The other two did not do that until 11 months or so. I am so thrilled about this! I'm able to go 8 hours without pumping at night (every 3 hours during the day), so I've been getting some good sleep too. 
My absolute favorite part of the day is in the morning. I wake up to pump around 6, then he gets up around 6:30 and I bring him in our bed for a bottle. I feed him and then he cuddles up with me, holds my hands and puts his head next to mine and we both fall back asleep for about an hour. It. is. heaven. I love it so much. 
He is such a wonderful special baby and I love him so much. His brother and sister love him too. He brings such joy to our family. I kiss those cheeks all day long. Happy half birthday Leo, we LOVE you!
On Saturday, Leo's Godfather Dominic got ordained to the Transitional Diaconate. So Leo, my mom and I drove up to the Cathedral to attend the beautiful ceremony. We are so proud of him!
View from the Balcony. Best seats in the house! Leo slept almost the whole time in the sling, even walking down for communion and being blessed by our former Bishop. It was awesome to see all the priests and seminarians. Funny side story, Dominic did not tell us that he was entering the seminary. When our friends were being ordained priests one year, we saw Dominic sitting up on the altar with the seminarians, and that is how we found out!
So, John Paul decided earlier in the week that he didn't want to wear diapers anymore. I wasn't even thinking about potty training him for a long time, like when he was closer to 3. (Madeleine was fully trained, night and everything, 3 months before she turned 3.) John Paul started telling me when he had to go, and he'd go in the potty. So I got tired of taking his diaper off and on every time, so I decided to let him wear training pants (we had two pairs.) I told him they were big boy underwear and made a huge deal out of him wearing them. He has done SO WELL! Two days into it, he broke his hand, but I decided to keep going and see how he did. Even in the ER, Even in the doctor's office, in Barnes and Nobles, at Grandma's house, everywhere we went, he never had an accident! (He had a few minor accidents at home, but he'd stop and finish up on the potty.) I am amazed. So we went to Target and he got to pick out his very own big boy underwear. He chose Superheroes and Diego (he has no clue who superheroes are, he calls them "funny guys.") It's been a week and I'm still putting a diaper on him for naps and night, but otherwise he's in underwear full time. I'm SO proud of him.
The medic who splinted him said he wouldn't be able to swim or get his cast wet for 4-6 weeks. I was totally devastated about that. He LOVES the water, the water table, the sprinkler, etc. This would throw a wrench into our summer. I have now heard that they do have waterproof casts, so I'm going to BEG the doctor tomorrow for one of those. Poor guy didn't get a nap today so he fell asleep in the car....
He was seriously so good in the ER. He talked to the doctors, the technicians, the medics, the receptionist, the nurses. They all commented on how cute he was and how well he talked. He followed directions, never once cried, and was fantastic the whole time. I was so proud of him. 
He's showing his "boo boo." I wonder how long it'll take him to hit his sister with that thing?
Please pray we get a waterproof cast tomorrow! And pray he won't be in too much pain and it'll heal perfectly. Poor baby.
Oh and he slept 11.5 hours last night! Thrilled does not begin to describe how I feel about this!
being so utterly that all my life may only be a radiance of Thine. Shine through me and be so in me that every soul I come in contact with may feel Thy presence in my soul. Let them look up and see no longer me but only Jesus. Stay with me and then I shall begin to shine as you shine, so to shine as to be a light to others.
I love love love his curls.
He is such a smiley baby. He smiles at everyone and is almost always in a good mood. He has rolled over twice but I think they were accidents! (Belly to back) He got a new booster seat/high chair and loves to hang out in the kitchen with me while I'm cooking. He is going to bed great for naps and nighttime. I put him down awake and he puts himself to sleep (usually.) He has still had nothing but breastmilk - and I'm not planning on starting him on solid foods until he really needs it! He has an appointment with the surgeon sometime in June so I am going to ask for tips on feeding him. He says we can do everything the same as with the other two, but I kinda doubt it's gonna be that easy. We'll see, maybe he'll surprise us.
