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I'm so far behind in getting this post up! Better late than never though, right?! I owe all the kids updates for the blog so we'll start here with our LL Girl. Happy {belated!!!} 4th birthday to our Leighton Lynn! It's crazy to me that she's already four years old. Why is everyone getting so old and big?! Ugh, it's not fair! I want my tiny babies back! It's no secret around here that Leighton has a big and strong personality, a characteristic that continues to develop as she grows up. She's determined and as stubborn as they come. She'll pick out her outfit in the morning (a blue dress with blue pants or alternating heart patterns are some of my favorite ensembles...), insist on dressing herself and declare everything matches even if it doesn't. She barely lets me brush her hair and is in constant need of a trim thanks to a wonky cowlick in the back that grows faster than the rest of the hairs on her head. She may be loud and aggressive but she's...

Finally getting around to posting some photos from Baker's little birthday party on the old, neglected blog. I shared some of these on Instagram , too. We hosted some family for the day and it turned out to be a pretty good afternoon celebrating our superhero! I decided last minute that we needed a "theme" so the superhero trend was a no brainer. We had everyone representing: Thor, The Justice League, Wonder Woman, Captain America and our very own Superman. I was so impressed with Baker, he was totally into his gifts and all of the wrapping paper that came with them. He had plenty of helpers and sat back to take it all in. He's still working on self feeding but didn't have any issues getting after that cake. Not sure how much he ate but he managed to make quite the mess! We had the best time celebrating you, baby boy! We love you big time.

I have every intention of blogging more than once a month but this thing called life keeps getting in the way! We've had a BIG month over here... BAKER IS ONE! Can you believe it?! I cannot. Hands down, fastest year of my life even with all we had going on with this boy. He kept us busy and the days/weeks/months seemed to fly by. At the same time, he just didn't seem like a one-year-old to me. I know it's because he's not doing everything typical kids his age are doing - he seemed so babyish to me still - but the calendar doesn't lie. He's officially a year old. Shortly after he turned 11 months old , he started taking Vigabatrin to help control his infantile spasms. After a week or so on that medication, we stopped visibly seeing spasms. It was wonderful. He quickly came back to us and started smiling all day long, interacting with us on another level, actually PLAYING with toys. He was a different kid! That gave us hope that this medication was working but I c...