Haircut!

Daddy gave Riley his first ever haircut! Riley didn't really care for the cut while dad was doing it, but he seems to like his new hair cut now! Here are a few pictures of Riley's new do!

Brotherly Love

I am noticing that Riley is starting to pay more attention to his new little brother. If we are all out in the living room watching T.v. Riley will come out and join us. He likes to give Taylor kisses and tries to tickle him. Before long I think they will be best buds!

Photo shoot take one

Today I tried to get a good photo of the boys together. I assumed Taylor would be the challenge but Taylor was the easy one. Taylor was all smiles and was giggling the whole time. Riley....not so much. Here are the results of todays shoot...... I swear to God I did not teach Taylor how to give "the finger".

Two boys= two surgeries

To follow up on our trip to the U of M Pediatric Urology Clinic, I thought I would give a quick update on the current status of the boys. After examining both of the boys, the urologist scheduled both of them for surgery. Riley has seen a few different doctors regarding a undescended testicle. They have yet to locate the testicle, and thus it could be in his stomach. The ultrasound is not showing any signs of a testicle in his tummy, but they need to make sure there isn't one. So they are going in through his bellybutton with a camera, to try to see where that darn thing is. If they don't find one, then there are no other surgeries needed. If they find a healthy looking testicle, they will push it down into his scrotum. They might also find a mass of tissue that once was a testicle, in which they would remove that tissue. This will be Riley's second surgery on his stomach, and I am sure he will do just fine. Riley's surgery will be in the second week of June.

Taylor has yet to be circumsized. He was born in Florida, and they had just passed legislation that considered circumcision a cosmetic surgery. So we moved to MN. and they told me he was to old to have it done in the clinic. We were referred to the U of M Urology department. The urologist examined Taylor and decided it was way to risky to do it that day ( due to the way his skin had grown around the area). She highly recommended that we sedate him at 6 months and then she would have to do some "nifty" work to make it look right. Okay-- by this point i was so overwhelmed-- I mean is it really worth it just so he can have a nice looking penis??? I started to second guess my decision, but Matt agreed to have it done. He told me that it was important to him that Taylor be like his brother. So surgery number two will be taking place in September. Taylor's surgery will be short and very non-invasive but still so scary!!

Above is a picture of my two rascals in their limo on the way to the clinic. They actually both behaved very well, we escaped with no crying or screaming!!

Already shaving

Yesterday, Riley disappeared into the master bathroom, and I was busy with Taylor in his room. So I didn't think much of it, until I heard this motor running in the master bathroom. So I put Taylor down and ran into the bathroom to find Riley looking in the mirror shaving his face. It was so cute, I guess he wanted to be like daddy!!! I didn't even know he knew how to turn it on, he surprises me everyday.

Potty Training, No Problem!

Okay so I would love to report that we breezed through potty training with no hurdles. We have made progress, but we are no where near complete. At first Riley seemed to like to sit on his fancy Elmo potty. He would do it without us having to urge him. Then he wanted a bath everytime he sat on the potty ( with no results) so we started taking 3 baths a day. So we still hadn't had any results in the potty. I then stopped the bath routine, in hopes that once we got results he could have a bath. I explained this to Riley and he smiled. The next morning I ask him to try to use the potty. He runs into the bathroom and sits on the potty with his jeans still on. So I rush over and pull them down, thinking THIS IS IT, WE ARE GOING TO DO IT! Riley has a seat on the potty and all of a sudden starts making the peeing sound with his mouth. I was shocked, and before you know it he stands up and starts clapping for himself. I double checked to make sure he hadn't gone, and he was already half way in the bath. I pulled him out of the bath and tried to explain to him that he had to actually pee in the toilet. He started laughing! So he understands the concept of what to do, but still has not done it. Since he is not yet two, I am going to back off. At least we have the idea introduced to him, right?? We will slowly keep working on it, I guess. I will post some new pictures soon, better run Riley just woke up and doesn't sound too happy:(

P.S. Tomorrow we go for a visit to the U of M Pediatric Urology clinic, where Riley will be getting a follow-up ultrasound on his undescended testicle, and my little Taylor will be circumcised... PLEASE PRAY FOR ME TOMORROW!!LOL