Polka-Dotty Place: Leo is FIVE!

I can't believe our baby is turning FIVE today!

Leo arrived in 2020 to some very uncertain and scary times. Breech. C-section. Empty hospital. Isolation. Work from home. School from home. Plus two more abdominal surgeries for me when he was tiny. Kevin and I were remembering the grocery store runs to find mostly empty shelves, masks, so many rules, searching for diapers and wipes, and so much uncertainty. Friends delivering meals to our porch and meeting our new baby through our front picture window. His first years were so strange and somehow so wonderful. We spent so much time at home together and I'll always be thankful for the extra time.

The last five years with him have been filled with so much joy.

We spent more time together, we played, went on adventures and we moved to a new city.

We have all been fighting for his love and attention since the day he was born.

He's the best surprise + blessing ever!

Leo keeps saying, "I'm so excited to be FIVE!" and he means it.

We celebrated with his favorite - dinosaur & car waffles - for breakfast this weekend.

He's really into books, super heroes, games and learning activites. These HULK hands kept us laughing.

A few throwbacks of baby Leo...

in the hospital.

Would you believe they are still right by his side loving on him 5 years later!? I regularly tell them to stop fighting over Leo. It's good to be the baby.