Here Comes Boat Season... HURRAY!!

We are very excited about spring and warm weather! My parent bought a boat last fall but it was in the midst of me having Eli so we never got a chance to see it. Last night we went out for a little ride. Eli of course loved it! He got to "help" my dad drive and he just kept staring at the water. I brought the right size of a life jacket on the boat but didn't make him wear it thinking "ok i am not being to paranoid he won't fall out, i'll holding on very tight" I know most lakes have that rule but the gas guy didn't say anything. Seeing as i am super OCD about everything with him, i thought i was making a good step in loosening up. Only later to have talked to brandt for a minute about Elias' first boat experience. He quickly reminded me that if Eli were to fall out how he would sink to the bottom of the lake. This immediately made my mind picture this kind of moment and i think i almost threw up. Needless to say, he will always be wearing a life jacket from now on until he can swim. YICKS!

He is growing like a weed. Starting to he puffs, bananas and pears cut up. Today he actually grab one by himself and ate it. Very exciting! It's the little things in life right? We had to switch him to a "big boy" car seat! Today he weighed 20 pounds 11 ounces so it was time to make the change. I tell you what... car seat shopping is almost worse than car shopping. So many options and sooo many opinions. After trying a few in the car we went with the Evenflo Symphony65™ . It got good reviews, felt and looked the safest, fits the best and will hopefully last the longest since the weight limit goes to 65 pounds! The only downside is when he cashes out, he looks like he will need to see a chiropractor for his neck... so we will have to figure something out before any long car rides! :)

As an update to his test. Everything looked good. He does not have any reflux in his bladder (basically urine refluxing into his kidneys which could cause infections). Bear with me because i don't know the technical terms, but there is a little tube that connects to your bladder and at the connection point he is a little swollen there. The doctor really thinks he will just grow out of this and it will be no big deal. We will just get an ultrasound done every month to keep an eye on it, until it goes away! Thank the Lord!!! It was such a relief. Thank you everyone for your prayers and thoughts! We are constantly reminded what a blessing it is to have a healthy baby!