Very Sick....

Well Jonah got a virus the same time as Jaron and has been running a fever of 101-103 for 7 days. He cannot breath out of his nose still but today was he first day he did not have a fever all day. THANK GOD. It has been hard cause he didn't want anyone to hold him accept me and he is still very heavy so my back took the worst of it. Not to mention the lack of sleep. Poor Baby didn't even want to eat most of the time. He just drank water and gatorade. This is a picture I got of him holding his bottle so cute with the pinky stuck out. I know I need to brake the bottle...

And here he is praising the Lord. We taught all our boys this at a young age, I think it's very important and no one is too young. He does it every time. So adorable.

This was taken before he got sick...haven't had a smile like that in days.

So precious....and loves his blanket...I mean hugs it and smiles when you give it to him.

Well this last picture is of something Jonah swallowed. Not the dime, that piece in the middle. It came off the top of that car somehow and he choked on it. I put the dime there to show how big it is. And it's metal so it has very sharp edges. I have thrown away all the small toys or anything he could choke on and I went out of the room for one second. I came back and looked at Jonah and he was gagging...and blood was coming out...a little mixed with puke kinda....So I paniced and ran in and woke up Chris. He got Jonah and I called 911 and Chris put his finger down his throat and got the metal thing out. I couldn't believe it. Jonah was gagging and crying and the ambulance wasn't here yet. But when they got here they looked in his throat and saw a small scratch. No more blood coming out and he drank a bottle of milk right in front of them. So that was the first time I ever had to call 911 and the worst scare I ever had with one of my children.

This was yesterday when Jonah was a little medicated and the most active he had been in 6 days.

O SO SICK!

Playing with Daddy's guitar...

HOLY COW he can touch his nose with his tongue!!!

Jaron has always been a lover of music and he discovered Daddy's MP3 player a couple of weeks ago and loves it! He walks around the house listening to all our gospel music we downloaded onto it. His name actually means "He will sing". (and he does)

Well my boys have been so sick this last week or so. It started with Jacob getting strep throat and then Jaron and Jonah started running fevers so we thought they had it too. Come to find out it was just a virus and nothing we could do for it. They both went 7 DAYS with 101-102 fevers and coughing/puking and diahrea. There wasn't much sleeping going on for me at night. But today is the first day without fevers. Jaron hasn't had any cough meds today and he has actually eaten some food today too. So I think we are done with the virus. THANK GOD. That was the hardest 7 days of my life!!!

Riding the Horse

Jaron got a hold of the broom and this is what I found him doing...he's so silly....

Macaroni & Cheese

TEETHING---AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!

BUSTED!!!

We got his pictures made for his birthday and I am just now getting them on here...better late than never.

Chillin in the cars movie chair. He is teething and the only way to keep him happy is motrin every 4 hours...He is cutting some big teeth on the bottom on the sides. His gums are HUGE!!! I hope they come in soon so I can have my happy baby back. Jonah is making some new sounds and they are so cute. I will try to get them on video soon and put it on here.

Painting

The boys were finger painting the other day and I got a quick picture.

This is Jaron's newest fad. He wears these everyday now and sometimes puts on the skates too!

So Handsome

Jacob had his picture made at school and how could I resist buying this picture package. He smiled so good, not a goofy smile, not being silly, just a cute smile. I love this boy. He is growing up so fast. I was feeling sick the other day and he told me he would take care of me. I was sitting in the floor and he got a pillow and told me to lay down. "This is what we're gonna do Mommy" Then he covered me up with a blanket and starting brushing my hair (MY FAVORITE). Such a little gentleman.

Hopscotch

my sleepy little boys...And the video is Jaron playing hopscotch yesterday outside. He is so cute when he jumps on the squares so I had to share with you.

We had some nice weather yesterday so the boys played outside for a couple hours.

Jacob drew this the other day without even looking at the map. He remembered the location and most of the spelling of the continents. He is so smart. I thought I should share it with you.

Happy Birthday

"It's My Party and I'll Cry if I Want To"

He is sick right now and not feeling up to a big party so I just made a cake here at home and we sang to him. I set a peice of cake in front of him but he was not very interested. He cried when I rubbed chocolate icing on his mouth. I took him to the Quick Care instead of church today because he woke us up at 4am wheezing and coughing. He has an upper respitory infection and she prescribed breathing treatments at night and antibiotics. Oh and he weighed 26 lbs. 10 oz fully clothed.

Here is a video below of him walking a little. This is the most he has ever done without falling. He does it a lot all day but can't seem to walk more than 15 or 20 steps then he falls down. Won't be long and he'll be running I am sure.

Silly Boy

He borrowed Jaron's glasses....

Couldn't resist this sucker at a birthday party we went to. He never even bit it....couldn't handle it....he kept dropping it because it was so heavy.

Jacob loves popcorn. This picture was taken the day before he came home with strep throat. The school nurse called me and said he was running a 102 fever and complaining of throat pain. So I made him an appointment and he was positive for strep so he got antibiotics and stayed home for 2 days until syptoms were gone. Poor guys could barely walk that day I picked him up at school. But he's over it now and we are hoping he doesn't get sick anymore. Seems like he is catching everything he comes across and bringing it home to all of us.....

Speechless

Look at his face. I am speechless....what do you say to face that adorable? Every where I go people stop me and tell me how beautiful he is. I am not sure if I mentioned it on here before but we took him to a modeling agency in Atlanta. They wanted him but they wanted me to take a class for $115 to learn about modeling. We do not have that kind of money to spend on something that uncertain. They said modeling is like real estate. They put him out there and when clients come by looking for a baby they browse their book and pick one they like. So there is no telling. I just feel like I need to do something with him though he is so handsome to just sit here. I sent his picture to regis and kelly for their show recently and he didn't get picked so maybe I'm wrong... Just click on the picture to enlarge it for your enjoyment....I can't get enough of him....Not walking yet...I'll post a video when he does...

Superman!

This is what we do on a daily basis at our house. He loves to "do superman!" Notice the gloves...he loves wearing them DAILY for no apprent reason just needs gloves.

This was his prize when he went to the Fun dentist! Yep that's right http://www.thefundentist.com/ I take Jacob to a children's dentist here locally and I am so happy with how they run things. He goes back by himself and comes out smiling! Jaron has always went to the craniofacial center in atlanta. It was not a pleasant experience TO SAY THE LEAST! I mean 4 adults (including ME) holding him down and still can't keep him still for a simple cleaning. No toys in the room. No paitings or TV's on the ceilings. No balloons. (all of which the fun dentist has) When we left there I always wondered if they actually got anything clean. And he would be sweating bullets and wore slap out from the fit he pitched. It was like torture. So I asked them if he would be ok to see a regular dentist for cleanings only and they said no he needs to see them.

Well that wasn't good enough for me. A cleaning is just a cleaning. He is missing 2 teeth and the ones he does have are just in a different location. How hard can it be?!?!?!? So I talked to the ladies at the fun dentist and they said they do cleft kids all the time NO Problem. So I made him an appointment. I talked it up for 4 days and we even pretended to play dentist here at home with each other so when the day came he was begging me to go. He had been with Jacob before but never in the back only in the fun waiting room with a giant screen tv and video games. So we went last week and he did AWESOME! Went back all by himself. I forewarned them of his previous experiences. He was back there ONE HOUR!!! My nerves were shot! They came and got me when he was done and he was smiling. I could not believe it. He did not even cry. They did not have to hold his hand or anything. They even got Xrays which atlanta never attempted when he was awake. Unfortunately he does have 3 cavities on his top teeth and they need to be filled. They already filled 2 in atlanta before UNDER ANESTHESIA! Not at the fun dentist...he won't even need novicane. They might use laughing gas if he needs it but we'll see. He is excited to go back and I am so glad we made the switch.

Growing up!

Well Jacob has gotten so big. Chris and I were just talking the other day about how big he is and we can't believe how time flys! I am so thankful he sleeps through the night unlike my other two children. Jacob is so smart and comes home every day with new things to tell us he learned at school. He is wearing a new suit for church in this picture. And Jaron said "Mommy I need a tie!" Boys are fun!!!

11 months old!!!

Well I was able to give Jonah my breastmilk for 11 months. My supply started getting low and I decided it was time to stop pumping. He has obviously gotten more than enough. So we said good bye to the pump. Jonah's lifeline. It was much appreciated and such a blessing. It was not easy pumping every 3 hours for 11 months but I did it. Some never make it that far. So despite the critics and the negative comments I think I did a GREAT job! God gave a mother milk to provide for her children and that is the best thing you can do for your child. One day Jonah will thank me for it. He will be healthier and smarter because I put forth a little extra effort. It was so worth it and I would do it again. He is on formula until he turns one in a few weeks and seems to be adjusting fine. He is also up to the #2 foods 3 times per day as well. And he weighed 25 lbs. 4oz at the doctor the other day.

Singing the ABC's

Jaron was watching TV and fell asleep. How sweet...

He wanted to help mommy clean so he thought he needed to "Clean the world".

10 months

Adorable!

Learning to walk!

Being silly!

Ready for summer!

They went in their drawers and got out the bathing suits. It is 30 degrees outside and they are ready to swim!

Jacob is doing good in school with only a few mishaps here and there. Nothing to speak of. He loves going every day and is learning so much. He counted to 100 the other night!!! He is also reading very well.

All Smiles!

Well Jaron is doing a lot better on speech. He has learned to make all his sounds correct and now all we have left to do it fix the nasality in his voice. He talks through his nose a lot. When we are out in public people say his voice is so cute. Well that is not what we want "mousy whine". He is doing flash cards with daddy learning to "talk like a man". Maybe one day we'll be done with therapy. I just want him to be normal. In the picture above he was eating a huge sucker and had the powder around his mouth.

So Sweet...

Jacob had a stomach ache so we went to the doctor instead of church this sunday. And here we are in CVS picking up his medicine. Guess it was just a bug no vomiting just hurting...He didn't want to walk so he just rode with Jonah.

This was right after a bath. Jacob does this a lot. He is very loving toward Jonah. He likes to pick him up under his arms and "teach him to walk".

Lately Jacob has been saying a things to me that are so sweet. He asked for something to drink this weekend when he was laying on the couch with the stomach ache and I brought him some Gatorade. He said "you're such a good mommy".

And the other day he was eating popcorn and he said "Mommy (chewing) mommy, this guy right here (pointing to Orville Redenbacher) he makes the best popcorn". I died laughing...

He still loves school and is doing good. He never has to turn his card for bad behavoir and his report cards all look good. Oh that reminds me he also said when his bus goes by the CVS (close to home) it makes him think of me. And he told me he sits with a 5th grade girl on the bus. He likes those older women...

Learning to Drive

HE LOVES BATHS!!! We can't keep him out of the bathroom. He crawls down the hall 100 times a day and we have to close the door and then he just cries.

He was taking his first driving lesson in the car at CVS...Don't worry he was wearing his seatbelt.

SQUASH!!! kinda like face paint...

Learning to "balance" that's what I say and he does it so good for almost one minute before falling...It's so cute because he knows he's doing something big he just grins...

So sleepy and wishing I would put him to bed...I was pumping and wanting him to stay awake a little longer so MAYBE he would sleep better that night....notice I said maybe....He has only slept 7 straight hours one night so far and when I woke up my milk jugs were FULL!!!! I was so thankful for the sleep but I practically RAN to my pump!!!

Growing boys...

Look at them all lined up. Jonah is learning to stand on his own and Jaron weighs only 6 pounds more than him. I wish he would eat better so Jonah won't outgrow him.

He always makes that silly face.

Now that is the cute smile I like to see...Jaron....well all three of them really but atleast Jaron isn't being silly he's actually smiling...

We went to Toys R Us to return something and they had this ride outside the store....He LOVED it!!!