Springing Forward

Ah, spring. Aside from the itchy, watery eyes, the layer of pollen that turns our vehicles yellow, and the looming anxiety of another brutally hot Texas summer, we love spring around the CobbQuad household. Not that Winter was all that bad. We manage to stay happy even when it's cold outside...

...but we're definitely ready for the warmer weather and are already enjoying geting outside more. And now that we know their congestion issues have been due to adenoid problems rather than allergies, we're a lot more comfortable getting the boys out.

Speaking of adenoids, the surgery seems to have done the trick. Since then, they've had fewer congestion issues, which means easier breathing, less snoring, and fewer gag-triggers. Plus, it was one of the easiest surgeries they've had so far. They handled it like champs, as usual.

We all enjoyed a morning out at the recent Deep Ellum Arts Festival. Unfortunately, the boys were determined not to keep their eyes open during pics.

Their development is coming along, and they're getting stronger (and bigger) every week. We recently purchased a crawler to help the boys work on those crawling skills.

Early on, they HATED the crawler, mostly because it made them work. But the work is paying off, and as they get stronger, they don't mind as much. John-Raven even does a pretty good Superman impression from time to time.

In fact, John-Raven is probably leading brother in strength and overall physical tolerance. He can sit up for short periods (with a little assistance), and his core strength is improving. He even handled his time in a grocery cart pretty well (not that you can tell from his expression...I think I have that same expression when I go grocery shopping).

But William is getting better, too. We think the main thing holding him back is his personality rather than his ability. He's our resident lazybones. He'd rather smile and look cute than actually work.

So as we cruise into the warmer months, we look forward to some more outdoor time as a family. As the boys are getting bigger, we're all looking for a chance to get some air and stretch out a bit. Or just hang out in our pajamas.