2 Year NICU Reunion

We had our first NICU reunion yesterday afternoon. It was at the hospital right accross from the NICU which was a bit surreal. I had not been to the NICU since last Christmas and seeing those very familiar doors made me a little teary eyed. Joshua and probably about 50 other families joined in on the fun. The party was circus themed, so there were lots of carnival games for the kids to play, all sorts of foods and candy, and lots of excitement! I was most excited to see the doctors and nurses that had cared for Joshua during his stay, and their reactions to how big he is now was priceless. Looking around, you would have never guessed all the children there were at some point in the NICU. We recognized some of the babies that were next to us in the NICU, caught up with families we had befriended and reminisced about the "NICU days." The best part about the party, was being able to take Joshua home afterwards. It was a good feeling walking past the NICU doors with Joshua in my arms.

Here are some pictures from the reunion...

On our way up to the circus!

Mommy where are we?

The NICU is where the little babies sleep

Welcome to the Circus

Playing

I like this ring

Joshua fishing for some candy

He caught a big ring pop!

Bobbing for duckies

We were here a while....splashing is the best game

Knocking over the cans

He didn't want to throw it, he kept handing it nicely

Snack break

Bean Bag toss

They let them start pretty close haha

Hey where did it go?

The BEST Neonatologist, Dr. Foster!

 I can't say enough about how amazing Dr. Foster is! She has such a kind heart and loves what she does, and she was Joshua's angel in the NICU. It was such a pleasure to see her and thank her again for all she does.

Going Home feels good

Rain Boots & Fun!

Today I bought Joshua some rain boots and no sooner did we get home that is started to rain, not just rain but pour!! So I thought we would take advantage of the situation and have some fun! This little boy loves the rain!

Fall Weather and Pumpkin Crumb Cakes

After weeks of triple degree weather, I think summer is finally over and today we welcomed some much needed cooler weather. The highs have been around 70 degrees and today we had some nice light rain. It was sooo nice, so I took advantage of the weather and decided to bake some fall treats. First on my list, thanks to Pinterest, delicious pumpkin crumble cake.

Josh took Joshua out to play in the rain, and when he got back he was soaked! He worked up quite an appetite, and lets just say he loved his fall treats!

I had some extra batter left over, so I decided to make some mini pumpkin cakes for Joshua to snack on as a treat!

Mommy those look really good

Joshua, did you ask if you could have one?

Mommy can I have one?

Ill help myself

Thats amazing!

I turned my back and he grabbed another....

Trying to hurry and hide the evidence

What cake?

Joshua sharing another with mommy

Baby says thank you Pinterest for the delicious recipe!

Good Bye Baby Curls!

Today Joshua had his first hair cut. It needed to be done because the baby curls were getting so tangled, and he really enjoyed it! Everyone was so impressed with how much he liked getting his hair brushed, plus the fire truck and sucker weren't a bad idea either. Here are some photos.....

Joshua do you want to go get a hair cut?!!

Im excited!

You can have a sucker!

Mom I like this ride...

Getting ready

Im driving now!

Wait one minute...do you know how much to take?!

I like wet hair!

This is pretty fun!

All finished!

Yummy sucker!

Just a Reminder....

This picture illustrates how blessed we are and how amazing it is to see Joshua grow! God is great!

This diaper was actually too big for Joshua when he was born, we had to fold the diaper down about two times just so it didn't cover his belly button. This is smaller than a preemie diaper, I don't even know where you would get these other than the hospital. The best way to describe it - The first diaper can fit in the palm of my hand.

This next diaper is size 4 - Joshua weighs about 25 pounds now, and soon enough this size will be too small. This diaper looks huge compared to the other, but really its not even big!

Who ever thought diapers could make me feel so blessed? Much love from Team Altman!

Joshua and Baby #2

 Just a couple recent pictures of Joshua playing in the front yard! Baby #2 is doing great....17 weeks!