We're Finally Here (and have been reunited!)

Wow! What a long two weeks it has been. All three of us survived the trip out to Virginia somehow. Liam was great on the plane with me and had a blast with Mimi and Momma out in Virginia while we waited for Daddy. He had a rough first night (understandably), but figured out quickly that the main floor of Mimi's house makes a loop and walking round and round in circles is fun! He was also sure to make his own "Ding!" each time the grandfather clock went off every 15 minutes. On Saturday, Momma and Mimi went to the Virginia Zoo with us and Liam enjoyed running around outside:



He also had a blast playing with Mimi's vaccum cleaner once he was shown the secret closet where it was stowed:



Last Thursday, we drove the 12 hours from our new house in Virginia up to our family reunion in VT. Liam was sooooo good in the car and had a blast playing with his new puzzle from "Mike" - a name he learned to say very quickly.

The reunion was great fun and Liam had a blast running around with his "cousins" Ian, Paige, and Emma. The weather was a bit hot, but Liam didn't seem to mind, especially when we went to Ben and Jerry's, where he got to enjoy a Berry Berry Extraordinary Sorbet. Yum! On Saturday, we went to a Farmer's Market, where Liam got to run around outside and meet with all the dogs there...and he met every single one. He was sure to keep cool by drinking lots of water.



Liam trying to look for yesterday:



Watching a concert with Don and Ian:



All of this was great fun, but I think Liam had the most fun when my cousin Erin pulled out a sheet, markers, and finger paints on Saturday afternoon for the kids to do an art project. Liam was by far the messiest and most excited about the entire process. I believe the pictures speak for themselves:

Getting started:



Jake showing Liam how it's done:



This is the MOST FUN EVER!!!



Oy, Mama, we need a shower!



All in the all, the reunion was a success and it was mad fun to see all the family and get reunited. Hopefully, we'll be able to see more of them now that we're on the East Coast. We are back at the house now and slowly trying to get everything set up. Will post more once things look a bit more put-together, but I can say at this point that Liam is really enjoying the new house, his new playroom, stairs, etc. I can already tell he will be very happy here!

Getting Read to Move

I thought this week, I'd start with this picture, since it epitomizes what Liam thinks about himself right now..."I'm SO cool!" Liam is convinced that he can do anything that Daddy can and wants to help with everything. From vacuuming:



To watering the lawn:



And just helping Daddy clean out the outside closet:



He even thinks he is big enough to decide that this is perfectly safe:



Unfortunately, as we have been getting ready for the move, Liam has had to go to school full-time this past week. The good thing is that he loves it so much. He is really going to miss his teachers and friends there and I'm not going to want to take him anywhere else. I LOVE being home with him and finding a new place that I"m happy with is not going to be easy. We've been very lucky with his current school. Friday was his water day, so he got to wear a new outfit from Aunt Katherine and Grandpa Basye:



He has just one more therapy session before we move. His OT told me last week that she is almost positive that he will exit OT services, which is great! She hopes for him to be kept with the developmental teacher and expects that he'll pick up speech services. Everything will transfer to Virginia and he will be evaluated again there. Also, the OT said that his low muscle tone in his legs is going away, so Yay!

The big thing for the upcoming week is the actual move. Liam and I will fly to Virginia Beach on Thursday and Daddy and Grandpa Basye will meet us there on Sunday. We are so excited to be leaving and to be near family again. As you can see, Liam definitely wants out of here:



Thank goodness we are almost ready to go!