Just Walker

My mom came for a quick visit this past week, and she asked if she could take Jake home for a few days to give us all a little break. Lord knows these past 2 weeks have been super stressful with all the illnesses we've been dealing with! Tyson and I are already really missing Jake, but we know he is having a blast getting my mom and dad's undivided attention. And Tyson and I are really enjoying having just Walker to ourselves. This is the 2nd time we've had one-on-one time with 1 of our children, and I've come to realize just how important it is.

So what have we done with our time with Walker?

• We have really worked on our walking. Walker has been taking lots of steps, but he still crawls more than he walks. He is sooo close to walking!
  

• We have played outside with Kaitlyn and ridden our 4-wheeler a lot.

Does this look familar?

Ponch and Jon (aka Ryan and Jake) taken in April 2009 at 15 months

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  We have played inside A LOT since it's been so hot. Walker's latest favorite toy is the cozy coupe that my mom brought down from the attic.

• And lastly, Walker has been blowing tons of kisses!! Walker definitely misses his brother, but he has had a lot of fun loving on his Mommy with no distractions!

As you can tell by the pictures, Walker is feeling well and is back to his normal self. Praise the Lord! Our pediatrician called on Tuesday to check on Walker, and he said some more of Walker's bloodwork came back from the weekend and more of Walker's numbers were off. Basically, we have no clue what caused the swelling, but whatever it was, it definitely did a number on my poor baby. His mumps ended up coming back negative, so the doctor is pretty convinced that it was probably something viral. Eitherway, I'm just glad he's better and didn't suffer any complications from it all. We are so blessed!