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"So, am I lucky to have a husband like mine? Well, I guess in some ways, yes. I am lucky that he is healthy. I am lucky that he is here. I was lucky that I met him in the first place, but really, that is where the luck part of it ends. The rest is about choice. I choose to be with him. I chose to get married to him and start a family and we both feel lucky to have our kids."

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Better late than never!

Holy cow it's sure been awhile since my last post, so grab your popcorn and get cozy, this is going to be a long one. Hmmmmm...so what has the Haupt family been up to since Easter. Well, let's start with April. Max turned 1.5 and is just growing up too fast. At 18 months he was 3ft (36") tall and weighed in at 29lbs.He is all over the place, mimicking his big bro and in to everything. As usual. But this kid is FUNNY! He has so much character and personality I am so excited to see what he grows into, I just know that there will never be a dull moment. In fact, he reminds me of another goofy guy in my life. :)

All the time now he is learning new words and has even slipped out a few phrases "I sit" or "you sit", and of course "what is this?" He can jump with both feet leaving the ground and has helping more by putting things away. His love for smashing and destroying though is still very prominent.

May. Of course Henry turned 4! He is really the sweetest, whole hearted little boy I have ever met. He is showing his goofy side more and more and is so smart and well-behaved. He says the funniest, most factual statements and we really should be writing them down but hey...it's taken me almost two months to write a new post and Max still has yet to have one picture added to his baby book. Yeah...that's not going happen.

For Henry's birthday we had a stay-home-day from school and work and Greg and I took him to the City Museum, and out to Bailey's Range for milkshakes, French fries and burgers. He had so much fun with his new present from mommy & daddy and Rexi (the T-Rex) still get a lot of action almost every day. Henry towers at 46.5" (3'10.5") tall and weighs 41.3lbs. He can say and recognize his entire alphabet without errors, count to 30 with a few errors, can spell everyone in his family's name, is practicing balancing riding his Razor scooter and balance bike, and knows an endless amount of songs which he loves to sing. His favorite past time is still ol' faithful trains and building tall structures. Added to the list over the past few months is wrestling around with his baby brother Max. He is the best big brother a kid could ask for and I sure hope Max realizes this, because I sure do!

Another May moment was Mother's Day. Greg and the boys treated me right. I woke up to mimosas and a heartfelt journal full or questions and Henry's answers about me. It was the sweetest thing. One question specifically was, "What will you do with mommy when you get big?" Henry's answer, "I'll help her reach things" brought tears to my eyes. It's the sweetest thing and I guarantee he's right.

Also in May we took the boys to the Spirit Day Parade & Festival. Henry's school had breakfast, games and craft projects before the parade, and afterwards Henry got to ride some rides. It was crazy walking down those halls again after 15 years. Where did all the time go? Seriously...I feel like I'm going to be saying that for the rest of my life.

And as if that wasn't enough fun-filled action in May, we have two more events deserving honorable mention. On Memorial day weekend we took our first road trip with the boys to Madison, WI to visit Aunt Robin & Uncle Andy. We all had so much fun and Madison is beautiful. It reminds me a lot of Colorado in the summer (which is ironic because that's where Robin & Andy lived before). Anyway, we saw the Henry Vilas Zoo, walked the Square and saw the Capitol. Played at the piers by the student union, learned about Buckey Badger and just spent multiple nights on the Anderson's patio having a great time with family.

The next weekend we took another road trip with the boys (I know we are crazy) to Kansas City to see KB2. We saw the "Dinosaur Bone Museum," and went to the Deanna Rose Farmstead where Henry rode his first pony, mined for stones, fed goats and schooled everyone on catching fish. He was a pro! We were even lucky enough to get a night out on the town sans kids while Katy's parents babysat the boys. It was a great trip and there's still so much to see. I'm sure we'll be back very soon.

On to June! Father's Day! In the morning Greg opened special handmade present from both Max and Henry and he got some new clothes and a custom t-shirt from me. Then we were off for our day of surprises! First stop was the super sweet café in Wildwood called Sunny Street Café. There Greg ordered what brought me to choose it's destination, Banana Fosters Pancakes! We had a pretty hectic breakfast (note to self: Max is not ready for a booster seat. The child must be strapped down), but the food was great. We were fell of nutrients and ready to spend the next few hours at Six Flags. Greg was very excited. We got to squeeze in a pretty good number of rides before the kids started crashing. We even rode the log flume. Max was laughing uncontrollably while signing "more" and Henry was crying, but it was a great family experience. We finished the day off with a ride on the Ferris Wheel and Henry only hid his head on the way up. He was very brave.

If you made it through the entire post, congratulations! Hopefully I don't wait as long for the next post. This weekend is the 4th of July and my favorite holiday, I'm sure there will be lots to catch you up on.

ANNUAL EASTER EGG SCRAMBLE

So, we really lucked out again this year with the weather for this hunt.

B-E-A-UTIFUL. This year for a change though I decided to have everyone back at our place for some kid chaos and mimosas. They go hand-in-hand right? It was a lot of fun, and we’ll definitely do it again...every year.

Greg took off work for a half day on Monday, and Henry skipped school so that could take the boys to the zoo. It was the first warm day of the year and it being spring break for most kids...every parent had the same idea. Luckily I have a smart hubs and we parked and walked right in. We saw a lot of animals and really hiked everywhere but our favorites were the giraffes and the penguins. I realized how lucky we are to have this free attraction in St. Louis. I also realized how necessary a double stroller is in that kind of situation. Sheesh.

Happy St. Patty’s Day from the Haupt boys! Daddy played a show at Helen’s and mommy made green cheese sandwiches for dinner!

So proud of my little guys. Max eats so well unassisted using his utensils and drinking from a cup. Tee-hee, okay seriously he does, but he must have got distracted while chowing down this yogurt. I couldn't resist taking his picture.

Henry built this train at school and I was so proud. I love all the animals and people he had riding it. He also explained that the tall, red structure in the front was a look-out for bad guys, and it would pick them up, and put them in the trash. Duh...where they belong.

MEIXCO!

What a fun way to continue on my birthday celebration and spend some much needed alone time with our best friends. We had such a great time relaxing in the pool, playing games and doing activities every day. Some of the highlights were watching the sunset every night, going downtown and to the disco on the resort and shaking what are mommas gave us. Every morning we had chilaquiles and champagne...breakfast of champions. We were so sad to say goodbye to our friends, but excited to see our little men after a long day of traveling coming home. We will definitely try to do this every couple of years. :)

I had a wonderful birthday this year celebrating with friends and family. I love you all very much!

Christmas 2014

We had a wonderful Christmas that lasted over a week full of family time! Henry and Max got to play with their cousins from Kansas City, on Christmas Eve we spent the night with the Haupts at Sam's Steakhouse and finished the night off playing games at Paul & Nancy's. Marc and Robin were in town as well as Nancy's sister KeKe and their dad. The best part...we all got matching pajamas! It was very cute. Christmas morning Santa came to our house and brought Henry the transformer he had asked for and Max a game with a hammer to pound on things. Perfect. We headed over to my parents house for brunch and presents as we have every year and Max and I even got to have some snuggles with CeCe. After naps we went over to Paul Nancy's for dinner and more games with our brothers and sisters. I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas filled with family as well.

But if I strive to communicate with hints of kindness and traces of love, That will be something That will be something That could mean more than words.

Rachel Macy Stafford

To my boys:

You won't remember the way I stood in the bathroom late that night or at the bathroom at work in labor with each of you, fearful and excited at the same time, knowing I was going to bring you both into the world soon and whispering, "We can do this."

You won't remember the way you each looked at me right after you were born, or the way I pulled you up next to my heart and marveled "Hi, baby" in your ear.

You won't remember the way you healed my broken spirit. The way you completed my heart. I was weak before I had you and broken those few months following, but and you made me whole again.

You won't remember the way I proudly watched you everywhere we went, and how you grew as brothers playing. The love you share made my heart burst. You were and always will be the most beautiful boys in the room to me.

You won't remember the way you made me laugh with all of the silly things you did. I saw how kind your heart was.

You won't remember the way I would brush the hair off of your forehead and the way you'd look up at me. Without any words, our souls could touch and say everything to each other that words couldn't.

You won't remember the thousands upon thousands of kisses I engulfed you with making up for times while we were apart. Ten thousand on each tiny temple.

You won't remember all the times I went to bed at night and felt such fear being your mother: Am I doing okay? Have I messed up too many times already? Can I be the kind of mother he needs?

You won't remember the way my heart broke and grew a little bigger each time you passed a milestone, watching the sand fall through the hourglass while feeling overjoyed witnessing you expand and grow.

You won't remember the way I would hold your little feet in my hands, imagining how much bigger than my own feet they will one day grow, and how I will have to let you go.

You won't remember, but I will... and I'll hold these memories in my heart forever.

(This post was inspired from Pig & Dac)

The other day when Henry was under the weather I asked him if he wanted a Popsicle. He said yes, but he wanted it to be warm. I said it can't be warm. To which he replied, "BUT WHY?" I said, "because what makes a Popsicle a Popsicle is that it's frozen. To which he replied, "BUT WHY?" I said, "because that's how someone invented it. To which he replied, "BUT WHY?"

I gave up.

#threeyearoldphilosophy

12...er 13 month update

Max is 13 months old today! So what better time to give you his 12 month old stats right? He had a pretty good appointment from what I can remember. ;) He is 31" tall and 24.7lbs heavy. Recently we weighed him and he was 27lbs. What can I say...the kid loves to eat. I looked up Hen's stats and Max weighs what Hen did at 18 months lol!

Anyway, Max continues to beat to the tune of his own drum venturing down a completely different path than his older brother. He started walking at 10.5 months and completely gave up crawling by 11 months. He's into EVERYTHING. This kid is part meatball, part billy goat and 100% daredevil. He has kept pretty quiet in the language department and by quiet I mean screaming and whining almost constantly. He has said multiple words, but just chooses not to use them. Most likely because I choose not to listen to him whining and give him what ever I know he wants (which is usually me picking him up). In the past day though I have really been adamant of him saying mama instead of crying while simultaneously trying to scale my legs and up my body and I think it may be working. Other than that, the only words he uses freely are kitty cat, all done (as he tries to launch himself from his highchair) and "whoowhoo" for owl. Oh and we got him to say "cluck cluck" for Halloween in his chicken costume and he'll say "ruff ruff" for dog...and any other animal besides an owl. He is great and putting things back in their containers, taking lids off and on and hiding things. Why, just yesterday I found his milk cup in a lower cabinet and I can't tell you how many weeks our remotes were missing.

He plays pee-a-boo, claps his hands, waves bye-bye and gives the most drooliest of kisses. He loves jumping and rolling around on Big Bear, and crawling all over big brother Henry. He likes to pull his hair and scream at him too while laughing simultaneously but I'm trying to deter him from that. He also loves splashing at bath time and drinking the water (which his daddy hates, but I let him do when he's not around. Shhh..) Oh and he loves blanket rides on the hardwood from daddy. If you just lay a blanket down he'll come running and plop down on it ready and rearing to go.

He can climb up the stairs at rapid speed and will be on top of the coffee table in a blink of an eye. Literally. DON'T BLINK. He can climb down the stairs without face planting on the hardwood 8/10 times. Seriously though I think it's only happened twice which is a miracle in my book. I'd also like to toot my horn and say that among a hundred bumps and bruises and a cut above the eye from the fireplace we have made it over a year without a trip to the ER! Hooray! No seriously, I swear this kid is destined to start an account there someday.

Great news! He's finally off all his medication! He's drinking Almond Milk, but is handling cheeses well.

Sleep. What sleep? Just kidding...kind of. Max has made improvements in this area slowly but surely. He has started taking naps at daycare for about an hour and sometimes almost two. Which is loads better than the 5-30 minute nap he was doing. He still wakes every now and then at night but can usually put himself back to sleep (if only it were that easy for me). And more times than not they are justified by an illness or cutting teeth.

Oh yeah! TEETH! Max now is the proud owner of 9 teeth! Two of them being his molars. I hate molars. We started brushing all those pearls and that rubber teething banana toothbrush was one of my best investments.

Favorites. His brother Henry. Duh. I need to post a video of Max seeing Henry. Whether it be in the morning, after a nap or when we pick him up from school, it's squeals of pure delight. Followed by bouncing and kicking all of his extremities. Last night they took a bath together and had a great time. Until Henry asked me if it was time for Max to get out yet. Haha. Next on his list (other than me of course) is his cat Steven (too bad the feeling isn't mutual) and anything then plays music or makes noise when he pounds the crap out of it.

Greg and I impulsively trimmed his hair a few month back while on a blanket in the front yard...it was mostly even. :)

Overall, Max is a great baby. Not easy, but great. He's happy, full of personality, stubborn, dramatic and in all meanings of the word..SPIRITED. I love him with all my heart, he is the perfect addition to our little Haupt Family and I'm so so proud of all he has accomplished. You had a rough and uncomfortable start there little buddy, but we made it and I couldn't be happier. Keep shining my little fire cracker!

I think an extra "so" needs to be added on for the 2nd child.

In honor of my little Schmax turning 10 months Greg took some photos. He's cruising, standing up on his own, eating table food, trying to drink out of a cup, has said "mama", "dada" and "keke" (kitty) but prefers to screech, babble and scream most of all. He's full of joy whenever his brother is around and makes me smile every time I see him. He has 4 teeth with two more close behind and took one step on 8/23/14 towards his grandma.

He's also been super sick the past 6 days but we are hoping to figure out what's causing the vomiting and diarrhea. My poor guy.

On Max's 10th month this past Monday, I took him to have his hip xrayed for the dysplasia we've been watching since 6 weeks. The xrays showed progression in the right direction and he has a visit 6 months from now and if all still looks good that will be his last one. Aside from the good news, this visit was already going well...Max had a great time playing with the paper. There was hardly anything left on the table once he was finished with it.

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