Rise to the Occasion

WOW! Hard to believe it is already spring. Time is flying…

So here we are - April 2013 – it’s been a while since our last post… and this time I really promise we are going to be updating more often. 

Lots of fun things going on at the Crowder household. Cameron is 4 years old & the coolest kid we’ve ever met, Jonathan celebrated his ½ birthday yesterday so is cruising his way past 6 months old. Oh & the University of Michigan basketball team is gearing up for a NCAA Final Four appearance this weekend!

Cameron:

Turned 4 years old in February & celebrated with a Pirate Party at East Hills Athletic Club. He & his buddies from school had a treasure hunt, played a few games & had a terrific time!! 

He is getting ready to transition to the “Junior Kindergarten” class at the Goddard School. He’ll transition this month & start in May. Can’t believe this kid is getting ready for junior kindergarten – he is doing great at learning his letters & even has interest in math and science. His vocabulary is increasing everyday & he keeps us laughing with all the questions & his amazing memory. You can’t get anything past this kid – he is a smart cookie. 

He’s also one SUPER big brother! He has adjusted really well to this big change of having a little brother – we are so proud of how well he transitioned from being the “king” of the castle to having this new little person dictating much of our time. Cameron is doing great sharing & teaching Jonathan new things. 

Jonathan:

Is such a good baby! Can’t stress enough how lucky I feel to have such a sweet & fun little boy. Not the best sleeper but that’s to be expected. We’re working on his sleeping now but it leaves this Momma pretty tired. Big props to Chris for letting me nap on Saturday mornings!! I do know this is about to end with golf season approaching but nonetheless I appreciate every extra wink I can get.

Yesterday Jonathan was officially 6 months old! That was the fastest 6 months ever. He’s nearing 20 pounds & almost 29 inches. This puts him basically in the 99^th percentile. He had a few weeks above the scale at 105^th percentile… So yes he’s a big kid. Very different body type than Cameron. Cameron is our tall skinny guy & Jonathan is our little linebacker. Will be interesting to see how they develop. 

Jonathan is sitting on his own, eating baby food & starting to crawl! He’s figured out how to go backwards but does a leap/belly flop to go forward. He’s a happy & funny little guy! 

Chris & I:

Don’t think this has been mentioned in previous posts but Chris finished his MBA last August so we have loved having him home every night since. Obviously we are so proud of him – this is a huge accomplishment! Way to go babe!!!

We celebrated our 3^rd Anniversary last month – cheers to many more years!!

University of Michigan:

Obviously awesome stuff going on here – the basketball team is ROCKIN!! I’ll let Chris post about this but man this team definitely rose to the occasion. 

 

Well everyone – I hope you are having a happy & healthy 2013 so far!! Have a wonderful April! 

We’ll be updating the blog more often so check back.

Lots of love, 

Julie