Tuesday, December 18, 2007

We All Have Days Like This



I love this picture of R. I took it with my new camera this weekend and it really brings out everything. I think that he would win the Ugliest Baby of the Year with this photo. He wasn't upset or anything, but I caught him not in his best pose. Just to prove that he really is a very handsome boy, I'm including 2 pictures that Cindi took of him a few weeks ago.



And not to leave L out, this another one that Cindi took. Notice the saying on the bib and the cheerio stuck to his face.

What the boys are doing this week: I know I'm leaving memorable milestones out, but they do so much that I can't keep track of it.

L continues to add new words to his vocabulary, like "please" and "baa" (like a sheep).

We have also started time-out with them. When they get into something that they shouldn't, I give them a warning and tell them that the next time they do it, I'll put them in their bed. It really has worked pretty well, especially for L. I don't know what I'll do once they figure out how to climb out of their beds, hopefully by then they'll understand a "naughty spot" (I love Super Nanny).

The boys had their 18 month checkup on Friday. They are both the same length at 31 1/2 inches. L weighs 31 lbs. 3 oz (95%) and R weighs 27 lbs 14 oz (it may be 28, I cant remember) and his in the 75%. I met a woman at Target this week with two little girls and I asked how old they were. One was 15 months old. I told her that my boys were 18 months and much bigger. I laughed and said it is so embarrassing having L at the 95%. She said that it is embarrassing having her little girl at the other end. She is only 14 lbs at 15 months and is the negative percentile. I definitely prefer my boys at the high end. They are healthy and look it, too.

Today is my last day of school, so the packing begins tomorrow! I'll be back for 2 weeks after Christmas, but then we're off. I'm so sad that the time has come so quickly. I will truly miss everything about our home and where we live. But we'll definitely miss Cindi the most of all :(

Monday, December 10, 2007

Waiting to Hear from Daddy


Greg left this morning at 5 am to fly to Denver. He then left Denver at about 11 and has been on the rode all day driving to Kansas City. In case you haven't watched the news, Kansas is in the middle of a giant ice storm right now. I've been giving him weather updates and road conditions all day. I talked to him a little bit ago and he was about an hour away. He decided to drive to Kansas City so he could drive his company van home for Christmas. Our cats are going to be staying in my grandmother's empty house in Lubbock for awhile. Greg didn't like the idea of having to move 3 cats, 2 boys and a truck full of everything we own to Colorado. We'll still have the boys and our stuff, but the cats will be taken care of in Lubbock until we get moved in and can go pick them up. I hope driving through an ice storm was worth it for him.

L says, "Hello, Daddy, are you there yet? I miss you."


R is keeping his mind off of his Daddy's travel by keeping occupied with his ambulance.

I don't remember the last time I was able to get a picture of both boys sitting down on the couch at the same time. They stayed still long enough for this picture by me singing "The Itsy Bitsy Spider."

New things: R and L can both say dog. R says it like he does when he points to everything, but he often pants after he says "da" to show that he means a dog. We watched A Charlie Brown Christmas tonight while they were drinking their milk and R said "da" and panted when he saw Snoopy. L says it a little more like dog. L can also say shoes, but it comes out more like "shz."

I'm on my own this week, so I most likely won't have time to post again. But stay tuned, because I finally ordered a new camera and it should be in by the end of the week!

P.S. Happy 8th Anniversary, Greg!

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Baseball Hat Boys



I heard the boys laughing and playing last night so I went into the playroom to see what was so funny. What I found was L trying to put a hat on R's head, and they were having a great time at this. I love how they are playing and interacting with each other.

In this picture, they were not laughing and playing, they were fighting over the baseball bat. I don't remember who won, but I do remember that the loser was left crying.


L loves to wear his baseball hat around the house. But he likes to pull it down almost below his eyes so he can barely see where he is going.


L got an ear infection in both ears last week. He always tells me when he doesn't feel good because he gets in a really cranky/angry mood. He woke up on Friday morning on the wrong side of the bed, so I got him into the doctor that morning and sure enough, he was sick. He had a great time at Walgreens while we were waiting for his prescription. He ran all over the store and I put reindeer antlers on his head, which he thought was funny. Notice his cute shirt. His G-Nanny got this for him, Rudolph's nose lights up.

We went out to eat on Saturday and the boys had their first real coloring experience. R marked on the paper once or twice and then tried to eat the crayon.

L had a good time drawing all over his menu. It kept them occupied for a short bit.

New this week:

R is now saying "car". L says...carrrr? and R says...carrr!!

L can now do the signs for dog, cat (which is so cute), book, fish, and flower. He won't do ball, but he can say the word just fine.

R likes to do the sign for baby. He has also started to take a greater interest in books and he loves to sneak kisses to me.

I close with the boys' picture with Santa Claus from last year. Have a great week!