Sunday Preview

At this moment, Thomas has gone to bed for the evening (with the chance of being 5 hours before we hear from him again) and Jacob is with Daniel at a Phoenix Suns basketball game. So, aside from making myself some random late dinner and scrubbing the kitchen floor, I'll add these pictures of the "date" I had with my littlest man. It sometimes hurts a bit to see him grow up so stinkin' fast while I'm at work all day, but evenings like tonight are gold. And he is just so precious.

Thomas has discovered his head. He doesn't yet know/care about his feet, but today he couldn't get enough of his own head.

Apparently, he also couldn't get enough of my knee.

While Thomas and Jacob do not seem to share the elf ears (as we affectionately call Jacob's lobes), this shot of Thomas is like so many chubby-cheeked, blue-eyed, silly smirks we had coming from baby Jacob, too.

That's all for now.

You all may remember Tavin, Jacob's Berkeley then Washington state friend. Well, Tavin and parents Chris and Sarah are headed this way this Tuesday...we're super excited. And I'm sure there will be pictures. Stay tuned.

Coo Coo Ca Choo

He is our Eggman. Our Thomas is tipping the scales around 14lbs on his 3 month birthday.
And he has learned to coo up a storm. Here's some video. I apologize for the poor angle in the beginning.



Our boys are a delight. We had a rough few weeks recently with bronchitis, three coolant caps, one transmission, a flat tire, front and rear breaks, medical bills from over a year ago, and a bunch of other nonsense. But through it all, our boys have remained the glue that holds our sanity together. They are the driving force behind our lives.

Things are looking up these days. Thomas continues to get cuter and more involved in the world around him. He enjoys staring, smiling, and kicking. Jacob continues to remind us that his birthday is coming up soon, and that he is growing. Jacob is a wonderful big brother who looks for ways to help out whenever he can. Below are some pictures of our ever-busy lives, including a personal favorite of the boys in their bathing suits awaiting a trip to the hot tub (nothing beats bronchitis like the steam of a hot tub). I also love the pictures of Thomas chilling upside down. And the one of Jacob unloading the dishwasher. OK, I'm partial to them all.

Enjoy!

Daniel a.k.a "Daddy"

Dear Grayson.

Oh Grayson.

She made Jacob's beloved CD for Christmas and he absolutely adores it; it's upbeat and dancable..and not "baby-songs". Being as he's under 15, some of the songs are great for dancing, not for lyrics; fortunately, it's hard to understand most of the lyrics. Jacob is unusually great at hearing songs and then repeating them in tune and verbatim. This a silly consequence of that CD (though not quite verbatim); so Grayson, this one's for you.

Our past 2 weeks

So, as last post briefly indicated, Thomas was baptised last Sunday. Details of that are that Emily (my sister) and Josh (bro in law) are little boy's godparents and flew out here for the occassion! We LOVED having them visit.



Obviously, Thomas did, too <3.


Jacob was treated daily to 'surprises' from E and J- this day was glowsticks. So, shocker, he wanted to dance to the CD grayson made him while pantless. wearing glow sticks on each appendage. I know, you never would've guessed that one.

This day, as you can see, was tattoos!



Unfortunately, Jacob was sick while they were here (bronchitis) and then Thomas starting showing signs last Saturday/Sunday (same awful thing).

Breathing treatments day and night for the two of them (more often for Thomas); it helped to have fun coloring books and a fun aunt and uncle (and for the baby, a massage therapist to help gently but effectively keep the lungs and tummy operating okay).

We're currently on the mend...Jacob was cleared to return to school this past Tuesday (after a whole week out!) and Thomas is still a wheezing baby, but nothing as scary as before.

Recap: In the past 3 wks we've had two rather sick boys, family visiting, a Thomas baptism plus we had to replace our transmission in our beloved Neon, then our borrowed car from Daniel's parents brokedown, too. It's been a bit hectic. I think we're coming out of the fog....

Baptism

Pre-baptism dunking.

The real thing.

And how about the blooper reel.

low energy week.

It's rare in this household, but last week was mainly low energy.

This is due to Jacob getting sick on Monday evening and running a 102+ fever for the first time ever....then continued to be feverish for the next 48 hours. With a tight chest and runny nose, he saw the Dr and was told he's got bronchitis. So continued a low energy week with breathing treatments and lots of warm baths.

(And no school...but fortunately uncle Josh and Aunt Emily came into town late Wednesday and Jacob has had no short supply of sweet fun).

(Pictures of Emily to come!)

Warm baths even for Thomas, as seen below.

Tomorrow, Thomas is getting baptized- by his Daddy! Though he seems to have caught his first cold (so trying to not over-react that he'll get as bad as Jacob did), he'll be precious and pictures will come!