Christmas went great! We were able to spend time with both families. Levi loved all of the attention of course! Just as I thought, Levi was slightly interested in his gifts and very interested in the wrapping and boxes they came in. He was fascinated by all the decorations and just wanted to touch everything:)
Levi loved all of the decorations. He is checking them out here:)
Levi with Papa and cousin Jacob--not sure what they were discussing,
but it seems like quite the story--so cute!
We started the New Year off in style by taking a quick
weekend trip to Cragun’s Resort in Brainerd, MN. There we were able to take in
New Year’s festivities as well as a sleigh ride around the resort with a view
of the lake. It was super cold that weekend, but we braved the cold temps and
bundled up for some fun.
Levi has really been moving around more and more. As
mentioned in a previous blog post, Levi crawled for a very short time and moved
very quickly to walking. He is now attempting to runJ Right around the New Year,
Levi started to take just a few steps. It didn’t take him long to figure out
that walking was pretty cool. Throughout the month of January, he continued to
take more and more steps, and right around Valentine’s Day began to really
trust himself to walk across the room. He now prefers to walk vs. crawl.
Since my last post we have also had a few trials. Early
in January, Levi suffered a severe allergic reaction while at daycare. It was
scary, but he was OK. Shortly after that we learned that Levi is allergic to
eggs, milk and peanuts. While this was initially very alarming to us, we have
started to adjust to the changes that need to happen when you have a child with
food allergies. I prepare all of his food—even for daycare. Right now, we feed
him mostly whole foods. He seems to be doing quite well so far. We try to very
slowly introduce new foods. I am learning something new every day regarding
food allergies and how best to deal with them. Although food allergies can be
frustrating, we are so thankful that we have great doctors who can help us deal
with them and teach us how to make adjustments. We are blessed that there are
so many resources to help with this. God is sure teaching us a lot through all
this—especially patienceJ
We took our first family vacation in mid-February to
visit Josh’s parents in Florida. We thought we would take a little break from
the very snowy winter we have had in Minnesota and enjoy the sun a bit. High hopes
were pretty much all we had as the weather was a bit chillier than we were
expecting. Even with my over-packing, we were a little short on warmer clothes.
The weather aside through, we had a great time visiting a new place and very
much enjoyed our time with Josh’s parents. They were able to spend some quality
time with Levi, as well! I was a little worried how Levi would do on his first
airplane ride. But, both flights actually went quite well.
Levi on the airplane to Florida!!
Levi taking a bath in the camper--since it only had a shower, we had to get creative:)
Despite the cold weather, we went to a car show in Kissimmee, FL
Levi chatting with Nana:)
Levi and Mommy enjoying Florida!
Beautiful sunset in Clearwater Beach, FL
My star-sighting: Gary Burhoff-star on M*A*S*H (Radar)
He is SO nice and very funny:)
Running through the birds on the beach!
Levi showing off his walking skills walking the boardwalk with mom and dad
Mom and Levi on the beach!
Levi with Nana and Papa in Florida!
Family walk on the boardwalk!
It was a bit chilly at the beach...at least for Florida:) Still warmer than Minnesota
Dad and Levi on the beach!
And of course....a silly photo on the beach!
All in all, winter has been busy for us. Stay tuned, I hope
to be back sooner rather than later for my next postJ Thanks for sticking with me!
