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At our Bible Assembly
Trevor is holding Ethan and I am holding Nick.
Yes I cut my hair off, it's much easier to handle.... not like the boys!....lol

busy boys

The boys keep me MUCH busier now that they are both mobile and getting into things! More play time & less nap time… whew!!! I have been trying to keep up!!

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ETHAN NEWS:

He says about 20 words now (or forms of words)

do=dog (and he thinks cats are dogs too…lol) / hi / hey / bye bye/ up / dow = down / no / mo=more / mama / dada / Was at= what’s that? / ba ba= bottle or drink /    ….. just to name a few.

 

A big thing to him right now is climbing and seeing what he can fit into. He is a now climbing onto the couch and into his book shelf, and other stuff. He has learned how to get down safely too.

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NICOLAS NEWS:

Nicolas is doing good with his walking, he is making good progress there. He is very interested in exploring his world now getting around everywhere!! He is a wiggle worm that can’t sit still now!!! But I am glad he is exploring. He likes to get into Ethan’s business now to know what he is doing. He is also now determined to try new foods now!! I am SO proud of him!!!

 

 

Below is Nicolas Favorite music video. He starts jumping up and down when he hears/ watches it.

Nicolas Favorite song and video. He likes to jump to it!!… :)

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Playing with their two cousins Adia and Lucas

Well that is all for now, I have a bunch more pictures and a couple videos to share, but that will wait for another time. Thanks for reading.

Nicolas first steps- video

Nicolas taking his first steps!!

He was doing this all evening!! 

He was SO proud of himself and we are so proud of him too.

The boys are 1.5 years old today.

Baby it’s cold outside!!!

So believe it or not we had a blizzard…. in Missouri!!! It’s been crazy here with all the snow we got, trying to keep warm and trying to keep from getting cabin fever. We got about 15 inches last week (and inch or more per hour) then another 5-6 inches yesterday. It has been pretty to look at BUT it’s VERY cold (negative 10 degrees this morning!) and brings a lot of complications to travel. Trevor was the scrub on call at the hospital so he ended up staying there 3 night since the roads were in no condition to drive on for a few days.

I took the boys out for a bit on one of the warmer days to see what they though of the snow. I snapped a few shots real quick before they realized they really didn’t like it out there. I am sure they will have more fun with it next year. My mom made their adorable hats to keep them warm.

All bundled up!!

Nicolas is pulling himself up. To the Left is a picture of one of his first “pull ups” He is so proud of himself and is pulling up on everything now!! He is also now crawling!! AND eating more and more new solid foods. Banana, pineapple, crackers, oatmeal and even bread crumbled in his baby food! I am so proud of him! In the picture below he has fallen asleep after playing hard!!

Below left is Ethan having to much fun, below right is me having to much fun!! ha ha ha...

Messy eaters = new kitchen floors

So last month things were crazy at the house. We did some remodel work in our kitchen and dining room with the help of Trevor’s dad. When we moved in there was carpet in the kitchen and dining room… yuck!!! With the boys learning how to eat (messy!!) it was finally time to put down new floors. Before we got started we painted 1st so we wouldn’t get paint on the new floors. Here is some pictures of before and after.
BEFORE:

The walls were dark paneling, we painted them a light color and it really opened it up to feel bigger. Then we painted the white cabinets burnt orange. I LOVE the color!!! We also moved the dishwasher and moved the wall to the left to make more room. (BELOW)

DURING:
  
AFTER:

Then we put down bamboo wood floors!!! I LOVE my new floors!!!! It is SO much easier to clean up after the boys now. All we need to do now it put a new cabinet in next to the refrigerator. We’ll get to that soon.

Now about the messy eaters!!……

Nicolas: as I mentioned last month, is eating baby foods now!!! This was a huge accomplishment for him!!! He has shown interest in trying new foods now and has even gummed a banana and a pineapple chunk!!! This is great from a kid who refused any sort of solid foods for so long!!! Another big accomplishment for Nicolas…. He can pull himself up now!!!! yeah!!!!! Way to go my little guy!!!! He now side stepping a bit around the table and couch. He is also walking better with his push behind walker (Thanks Mendee) learning to take steps and keep his balance and pace better.

Ethan: is running around ALL over the place!! It’s difficult to keep up with him sometimes, let alone when they both get to running around…. yikes!!! He is talking a lot too.

His newest word is Duck, due to his favorite toy right now is a rubber ducky!! LOL (thanks Aunt Audrey)

He is doing good with knowing what the word ‘No’ means but I am sure he will start testing it someday soon. (sigh) He is bringing us toys to play with him and BOOKS to read to him!! I LOVE that!!! He will bring me a book, I will take it and he will want me to pick him up and he will sit down on me, snuggle, and look at the book with me while I read to him. He does not want to sit still very often so I cherish these moments!!!

HANDSOME BOYS

Dressed in their best!!! Handsome boys!!

They are growing up SO fast!!! *sniff sniff*

Homecoming Anniversary

One year ago today Nicolas came home from the hospital ending our 100 day NICU stay. Here are a couple pictures of them now 15 months old happy and healthy.They are SO much fun right now!!! They are curious and learning new things every day.

Leaving NICU Ethan 5lb Nicolas 6 lb.

Home at last!!! 

TODAY

 

NICOLAS: 20lb. 3oz.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: sitting up on his own, trying to pull up and crawl, eating baby food

WORDS: mom, dad, baby, hey

TEETH: 3

ETHAN: 19lb 13 oz.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: He is walking around all over the place getting into EVERYTHING!! He can climb steps. He eats everything.

WORDS: mom, dad, ball, up, baby, hey, bye. (and he clicks his tongue)

TEETH: 4

new things every day

Nicolas has finally started to eat baby food!!! Daddy worked with him very diligently and finally he has stopped refusing to eat baby food. I am so proud of my little guy for this BIG accomplishment!! ALSO he drank from a sippy cup too!!! He is starting to WANT to do things for himself. Now that he knows how to sit himself up, he is doing it all the time so he can see what is going on.

 

Their new favorite thing is playing in a box. We bought their new car seats last week and the boys love to play with the boxes they cam him. Here are the pictures, and yes, Ethan other favorite thing to play with right now is an old soda bottle with dry beans in it.

I am happy that they are starting to interacting more with each other. When they laugh at each other it is just to funny!!

Big Accomplishments

Nick playing with toy piano

NICOLAS:
Last week Nicolas sat himself up for the first time!!! Then we put him in bed and a little while later we hear him hollering at us, Daddy went in to check on him, and he sat up in his crib all by himself AGAIN!! He has been sitting up every day by himself now and getting faster at it. He has been making a lot of progress lately. He can also get into the crawl position by himself too, then he will rock back and forth while he is there. His balance is getting better and is stepping while holding our fingers. He also likes hitting the buttons on a baby piano. Also this weekend we've gotten him to eat some food.

ETHAN:

Last Sunday Ethan started walking!!!! And a new chapter starts... I officially have toddler!!! He is helping me learn to keep the rooms he has access to cleaner because I have to keep EVERYTHING put up out of his reach. Everything that he comes in contact with goes though the "taste test" with him. He will eat just about ANYTHING now.... food and non-food items. This has led to some "Oh No!" moments and I am sure I will have a lot more of them to come.

baby giggles

Naicolas and daddy

Ethan and Daddy being silly

Nov. 7th 2010

Dogwood Canyon

Here are a bunch of pictures from our trip to Dogwood Canyon two weeks ago.

                                  

these top ones in one of my favorite of Nicolas.

 

My funny little guys!!!