Oh my goodness! I do not have any good excuses like Amy and Mary for being blog-lazy. I guess it is just a crazy time. I've got 2 drafts saved, but the posts need pictures and videos. I've been a little behind at work until just a few days ago, and so I've been completely disinterested in looking at my computer in the evenings. So here's a quick update on the stars of my life...the boys.
Jacob can write his name!! I am so proud of him! They started teaching him at school by having him trace the letters they wrote in yellow. But he was free-handing it in no time. Way to go buddy!!
Andrew said his first sentence Saturday morning. "More Waffle Please." It's too bad , he was throwing a fit while he was saying it and I was unable to reward him for asking nicely. I'm proud of him, too! Tonight I helped him with something, and I said, "Now say thank you." He understood exactly what I said, threw his arms out, and made some noise that was his way of saying it, too. He's got the Please thing down; so now we'll work on Thank You.
If you see my facebook posts, you know how much my kids like to play with cleaning tools, particularly floor cleaning tools. Brooms, dust pans, swiffers, steamers, and vacuum cleaners are a huge hit in my house! I just wish they could use them all for real. They can also help to load laundry, move it from the washer to the dryer, and move the dry clothes onto the couch. That is wonderful!
Jacob is also learning to read!! He can recognize the words Fire and Truck in a book we have. His teacher says he is very interested in learning words in some of the games they play.
Andrew has been teething recently and has been quite pitiful. We've been letting him cry it out (he was sleeping all night until this came up), so he is just about completely hoarse. Tonight, for an added bonus, he had the reddest bottom I've ever seen. He was walking around like an old man, and even a cool bath didn't feel good to him. I hope the pitiful days don't last too much longer. I'm ready for my happy boy to be back!
I hope to post the pictures and videos soon! My boys are so precious to me, and I love sharing them on the blog.
Andrew is 15 Months Old!
Andrew is 15 Months Old going on 3 years old! I swear, he seems so much older than when Jacob was 15 months old. Here's the quick list of his new tricks:
Size Stats
- 26 lb 3 oz - about a pound heavier than Jacob at 15 mos.
- 32 inches tall - the same height as Jacob at 15 mos.
- 48.5 cm head circumference - 1 cm bigger than Jacob at 15 mos.
- He is walking everywhere with pretty excellent balance, and now we're working on the running
- Climber! He loves to climb! He's not quite big enough to climb on the couches by himself, and he has not tried to climb out of his crib. But that is coming I'm sure. He does pretty well on the stairs but we keep the gate closed for his safety. He likes to climb on the little table that the boys use for breakfast and dinner. He has a hard time sitting down on the chair (bc he is so dang round), so he'll stand on the chair and wait for us
- Good Eater! This child will eat almost anything! I actually use him for my barometer on how well I cooked a meal. If he won't touch it, I messed it up. Then everyone gets peanut butter and jellies or grilled cheeses.
- Talker! Oh my goodness! I KNOW Jacob did not talk this much at 15 months. He now says Jacob quite often. And he can say fish, cheese, fan, chair, belly button, nose, no, mine, and Papa (my dad). No Mommy or Daddy yet, but we got him to say Papa over the weekend.
- He has become a little annoying to Jacob, but not too bad. The pediatrician told me at this visit, "Unless their lives are in danger or they draw blood, let them fight it out." I usually try to stay out of their way because I can't referee them all the time, nor do I have any interest in doing so! But now I can stay out of their way even more! It's actually kind of cute to see them fight. They don't do it very often. It's funny when Andrew takes something from Jacob, and Jacob starts to chase him. Andrew just turns to where Jacob can't reach him and he scurries away. FUNNY!
- He's still pretty dramatic when things don't go his way. It's nothing to see him start hitting himself or roll in the floor when he's not happy. You'll know for sure! But when he's happy he is the most cuddly little boy! And HAPPY!!!
- Andrew LOVES music! He dances a lot, too!
He is truly a joy, and I cannot imagine our lives without him!
Size Stats
- 26 lb 3 oz - about a pound heavier than Jacob at 15 mos.
- 32 inches tall - the same height as Jacob at 15 mos.
- 48.5 cm head circumference - 1 cm bigger than Jacob at 15 mos.
- He is walking everywhere with pretty excellent balance, and now we're working on the running
- Climber! He loves to climb! He's not quite big enough to climb on the couches by himself, and he has not tried to climb out of his crib. But that is coming I'm sure. He does pretty well on the stairs but we keep the gate closed for his safety. He likes to climb on the little table that the boys use for breakfast and dinner. He has a hard time sitting down on the chair (bc he is so dang round), so he'll stand on the chair and wait for us
- Good Eater! This child will eat almost anything! I actually use him for my barometer on how well I cooked a meal. If he won't touch it, I messed it up. Then everyone gets peanut butter and jellies or grilled cheeses.
- Talker! Oh my goodness! I KNOW Jacob did not talk this much at 15 months. He now says Jacob quite often. And he can say fish, cheese, fan, chair, belly button, nose, no, mine, and Papa (my dad). No Mommy or Daddy yet, but we got him to say Papa over the weekend.
- He has become a little annoying to Jacob, but not too bad. The pediatrician told me at this visit, "Unless their lives are in danger or they draw blood, let them fight it out." I usually try to stay out of their way because I can't referee them all the time, nor do I have any interest in doing so! But now I can stay out of their way even more! It's actually kind of cute to see them fight. They don't do it very often. It's funny when Andrew takes something from Jacob, and Jacob starts to chase him. Andrew just turns to where Jacob can't reach him and he scurries away. FUNNY!
- He's still pretty dramatic when things don't go his way. It's nothing to see him start hitting himself or roll in the floor when he's not happy. You'll know for sure! But when he's happy he is the most cuddly little boy! And HAPPY!!!
- Andrew LOVES music! He dances a lot, too!
He is truly a joy, and I cannot imagine our lives without him!
Horse Picture
I LOVE this picture! I think Jacob looks so handsome! And, well, Andrew's face is priceless. It's even funnier because they had individual pictures, too. Jacob is smiling, and Andrew is crying. He actually has the exact same face that he has in this picture. And he has new clothes.
My boys are so amazing! I know I say that quite often. Jacob is completely into role playing right now. He likes to pretend to be Dr. Dickey (his pediatrician), a garbage man, an ambulance driver, and a firefighter. Yesterday he literally spent the entire day playing with his fire trucks pretending that Brian and I were on fire. With me he played out the entire scenario. I'm on fire (it's a little morbid as I write it); the firefighters put out the fire; then I get into the ambulance to go to the hospital (complete bed with a pillow, blanket, and stuffed animal for comfort); and then Dr. Dickey (Brian) comes to check me out at the hospital and wrap up my burns. The game took a turn for the worst when Brian told Jacob that Mr. Bananas (Jacob's favorite stuffed animal) had to be wrapped up because he had been on fire. Actually, the game was over after that.
Yesterday morning Jacob was pretending to be the postman. He brought delivered some letters to Andrew. You know...the magnetic letters that are on my fridge. :) I wish I had been awake to see it, but it was my morning to sleep in.
Contractor
We've been trying to prepare Jacob for the floor work that will begin tomorrow. He is familiar with construction workers, but not the word contractor. So we've been telling him that construction workers are going to come into the house to put in new floors. He's good with that!
Tonight I slipped and used "contractor." He got a little excited and described the following to me:
"The first construction worker is going to drive the comcracker (con-tractor). Then the second construction worker is going to drive the comcracker." He went all the way to 6, held up 6 fingers and asked me, "Is this six?" That's my sweet boy!
Tonight I slipped and used "contractor." He got a little excited and described the following to me:
"The first construction worker is going to drive the comcracker (con-tractor). Then the second construction worker is going to drive the comcracker." He went all the way to 6, held up 6 fingers and asked me, "Is this six?" That's my sweet boy!
Andrew did WHAT?!?!
I blog a lot about how sweet my little Andrew is. Oh my goodness...he has not been sweet the last few days! He has started to hit and throw really horrid fits!
The other day we were all hanging out in his room. He was hanging around me and then he just walked up and hit me. Of course, it didn't hurt, but it was an intentional hit...no doubt about it. So I asked Brian what we can do about that at his age; we concluded that we should just ignore it. Well the very next second he puts his little arm in the air and hits me across the face...full force. What the hell?!?! We decided that he would need to spend some time in his crib when he behaves like that...at least for now.
Then we had another incident this morning. I made a blueberry muffin for his breakfast. I saw him holding the muffin, and he looked confused about what to do with it. So I basically split it in half. He went crazy! He first threw his hands on the table. Then he threw his plate onto the floor; threw his milk on the floor; and attempted to throw Jacob's plate onto the floor. I was shocked (and I'm not going to lie...a little pissed!). So I got him ready for school and he got to eat breakfast there. I'm a little curious about how things will be tomorrow morning.
He still takes his pacifier at night, too. I don't have a problem with it because he doesn't wake up in the middle of the night crying for it. That was all true until 2-3 nights ago. He wakes up between 3-4:00 a.m. and yells for it. In about a week I'd like to take it away. Why a week you ask? They are going to start installing our new floors tomorrow!!! While they are working on the floors we are going to stay at Allison's house. So I don't want to take away his pacifier while we're staying in away from home.
An Unwelcomed Guest
Take a look at what Brian saw crawling out from under our Chaise tonight. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little freaked out.
Edomm Kids Update
Andrew is still talking. I am still amazed by it. Today his sheet from school said that he practiced saying "cracker" during lunch today. So, of course, I got him to say it again here at home! He also says, "bumpity bump." Jacob is completely into pretending to drive trucks - any kind of truck - garbage, fire, ambulance. Anyway, when he drives, I pretend that we drive over bumps and say bumpity bump. Andrew has caught on, and now he will randomly start bouncing up and down and say it. He's getting so big! I think I'm going to get down the 18 month clothes this weekend. The 12 month clothes are getting a little tight.
Jacob has such a cute little imagination, and he really says the funniest things! Like I said before, he pretends to drive all kinds of trucks. If it is a garbage truck, he likes for Brian or me to pretend to be trash and he takes us to the dump. For a fire truck, we put out a fire. And for the ambulance, he likes for us to sit in the back of the ambulance and he takes us to the hospital. At least he is using the truck for the correct purpose!
Jacob also loves to pretend to be a baker. He will put the potholders on his hands, pick up a pretend cake, and bake a cake for me. Last week Andrew decided to play. Take a look!
Here is a picture of both boys on our Tigger rocking horse! Andrew LOVES it, so naturally Jacob has become interested in it again.
Finally Andrew has learned Ring Around The Rosy. So cute!
Jacob has such a cute little imagination, and he really says the funniest things! Like I said before, he pretends to drive all kinds of trucks. If it is a garbage truck, he likes for Brian or me to pretend to be trash and he takes us to the dump. For a fire truck, we put out a fire. And for the ambulance, he likes for us to sit in the back of the ambulance and he takes us to the hospital. At least he is using the truck for the correct purpose!
Jacob also loves to pretend to be a baker. He will put the potholders on his hands, pick up a pretend cake, and bake a cake for me. Last week Andrew decided to play. Take a look!
He was trying to help me here.
Here is a picture of both boys on our Tigger rocking horse! Andrew LOVES it, so naturally Jacob has become interested in it again.
Finally Andrew has learned Ring Around The Rosy. So cute!
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