A boy and a tree

I took these pictures this afternoon. I was in the house feeding Andrew and watching Henry out the window. He had an overturned pail next to this tree and he was trying to hoist himself up into it. The pail wasn't quite tall enough. But, he tried a few times before standing on the ground and looking at the tree and then looking at the pail. Look at the tree. Look at the pail. He thought about it for a couple minutes and then went over to where we had stacked the outdoor flower pots. He chose one, drug it over to the tree, and overturned it. It was just what he needed. He was able to hoist himself up. I went out to congratulate him, and he was so proud. 'Mom!! I climbed my first tree!' This was taken just as he made it into the tree.
This was when he was secure and able to stand up. Look at that face! He was so thrilled! And, so handsome.
Okay. Now how do I get down? He was going to jump but decided it was too far. Good boy!! He ended up asking for help. You can see his overturned pail and flowerpot next to the tree.

Not much news from here. Henry and Charles both have colds again. So we're administering albuterol round the clock. They seem to be having more wheezing and coughing than last time, but will likely be just fine. It was nice today so we managed to make it out. And, as you can see, the snow is nearly gone. Andrew had his 6 month well child check-up yesterday with 3 immunizations. He put on a great show for all the nurses and our doctor. He was full of smiles, babbles, and jumping. He's doing great and developing fine. He weighs 16 pounds and is 26 inches tall. We met dad for lunch after his appointment.

Baby James seems to be tolerating his new treatment fairly well for now. They say he tires easily, but has been playful. I'm not sure when they'll start radiation. They remain in the hospital for now...at least until the 5 day treatment session is over. They found out today that one of his medications is going to cost them $1200. Yes, that's right... one thousand two hundred dollars. Yikes!! It better be an incredibly effective medication. They have been hanging in there pretty well it seems. But, I think they must be very overwhelmed by this new turn of events, and the added costs. Honestly, who wouldn't be?