Back in April we went to Lynette's with most of the family for their new baby's blessing and I happened to see this in all the chaos:

Aww, how cute. Mom and Dad fell asleep holding hands. I couldn't resist snapping a picture of it.

April and May were kind of crazy months for us. Mark's left foot started hurting really bad around the arch area in mid-April to the point where he couldn't walk without severe pain and limping. He decided to go to a podiatrist (foot specialist) and we were able to get him checked out a couple days after the pain started.

He was diagnosed with plantar fascitis. Basically the main tendon in his foot tore part way and that's why he was having so much pain. He didn't do anything to cause it - it's just the way his muscles and tendons line up and how tight they are. His tendons are pretty tight so there's always a chance it could happen again. Although he has stretches to do now that will reduce the chances of it happening again. So to fix his foot pain the doctor said it needed time to rest and heal. Mark wore a boot for 3 weeks:

and was able to take time off work to recover. He is now without the boot and back at work, but he still has to be careful with his foot and make sure to do the stretches. He also has to ALWAYS wear shoes unless he's showering or sleeping so his foot is supported as much as possible.

In other news, Mark graduates with an associate's degree in Computer Networking Systems. YAY! He's also looking for a job in the IT or computer networking field so if anyone has any leads or knows about anyone hiring please let me know. He's currently working in a warehouse and wants to start getting IT experience as soon as possible. Mark has also been accepted into the bachelor degree program so he's going to be starting classes next week to get a bachelor's degree in "Information Systems and Cybersecurity." We're pretty excited about it. It's been a long time coming.

Matt is almost 16 months old and is all over the place. He climbs now but is still working on getting down. He loves to "help" daddy play his video games:

He also likes to do things by himself or at least try to do them by himself:

He goes into nursery at 18 months old and I'm ready for him to be in nursery. I think overall he'll enjoy it although he may take a while to get used to all the other kids. I think we'll try to ease him into nursery by going for part of the time for the first few weeks or something so that he can get used to how it works and what to expect.

Update on Monday:
Matt had his 15 month old well visit today at the doctor and he is 22 pounds, 11 ounces and 30 1/4 inches tall. He sure is getting big!