BIG SHOES!

Jacob has been writing his ABC's every day and here is one we saved. He also writes his name and numbers 1-10. He is getting better at it all the time.

This day they were running all over the house in our shoes. Jacob said he was making music for me. It was something but not sure if I'd call it music.

Mirrors & Marshmellows

He could not quit looking at himself in the mirror. Look at him smiling. Jaron and the dog were waiting for me to get out of the shower.
This was funny. He normally eats marshmellows with no problem. But this day he wanted to squish them in his hands and then it got all over his face. What a mess!

Sticker Fun!

We got a little crazy with the stickers!
What a face! This is his new face he makes being silly.
And look at that cute expression. We were trying to get him to pick up some small veggies but he wouldn't even touch them. He has some sensory issues that we are working on. He is gaining some though. He is about 25 lbs. now. I put a big spoon of butter in all his food.

What A FACE!

Jacob is making his silly face at the dinner table and daddy had to capture it with the camera. Jacob is so talkative and could talk to a brick wall I think. He loves to describe everything and he is to that age where he asks about everything he sees. "Mommy, but why?" I love this boy!!!

Handsome and Happy

Our Little Precious is growing up. She is 7 lbs. now and Jacob loves her guts out!

Notice he got a haircut. Very short like daddy's. He is so funny these days. The other morning we woke up and the first thing he said was "Mommy when I get 5 I will be big to take precious outside to go potty and big to do the dishes." So adorable. And yesterday at church he looked at Jaron and said you are my best friend. Then he said Jaron you're my whole world. I have no idea where he heard that from, but I almost cried.

Watching Baby Einstein...THEY LOVE IT! (can you tell)

Eating and Growing

Well here is Jaron in his famous hiding spot. He loves to run down the hallway and take the corner and hide there.
This is cute one of him dressed for church. He looks so grown up here.
Here he is at potty practice. He likes to go in and sit down on the potty. Haven't tried to actually get him to go yet. He just likes to copy brother, which will be a big help real soon.

Handsome Brother

Jacob is so handsome, his eyes are going to be what girls can't resist ONE DAY 30 yrs from now.
And oh that brotherly love. Here he is hugging his brother with all he's got. Notice Jaron trying to get away.
Here's the two of them all ready for church. Jacob loves to dress like Jaron. I don't have matching vests but this was close enough. It took 3 tries to get one with both of them smiling at the same time.

Cutie Pie!

We were out of town and the hotel didn't have a crib so we put Jaron in the bed with Jacob. This is how they fell asleep.
Here Jaron is writing on his magna doodle that he LOVES so much!
And here is Jaron in the floor seconds after I walked out of the room. Thank God I put the pillows there, just in case!
Our handsome boys all dressed for church.
Here's a good close up of Jaron's lip and nose for those who want to see how bad the scar is and if you can even notice. I feel like he looks almost "normal". His top lip isn't quite perfect so that is what gives it away. But the scars aren't very visible at all.

Painting

Jacob is growing up. He's so heavy and I can barely carry him anymore. One day soon he'll be bigger than Mommy.
Jacob got a little carried away with the paint the other day. He think it needs to be all over his hands front and back. Silly boy!
Here they are, my two monsters playing in the bath tub. Mommy usually gets a bath while trying to bath them....They love to splash.

Bathing...

Bathtime is so fun! They love to take baths. If I even say the word Jaron goes running to the bathroom. What a SPLASHER!!!And oh what a CLIMBER. He loves to climb in the toy basket and sit on top of all the stuff.
Look at that smile. He's so cute and his little personality is adorable.

Christmas Morning!

He got Mater the tow truck from Cars Movie!
He got Cars Movie Leap Pad Book.
He got an Aqua Doodle!
He got an etchascetch pen.
And Lightning McQueen Car from Cars Movie! Man we have seen that movie so much we all can quote it. I would be suprised if Jaron starts saying "Mater withouth the ta". Jacob says it everyday. Love those boys. Thank you to all the family who sent money to make this Christmas a good one for our boys.

Another Year

Thursday Jaron had a swallow study done using the Barium (thick white stuff). They added it to his food and he was sitting between 2 x-ray machines and we watched it go down. He swallowed different thicknesses and his milk with no problems. So they said nothing is wrong with him physically causing him to gag and puke. It's just learned aversions and we can fix it with occupational therapy. I am so relieved that he is normal.
Jaron is so happy when he's not sick. We had about a 2 weeks break and he got another sinus infection. After 2 weeks of a green nose and coughing all night every night the doctor finally gave him an antibiotic today. So hopefully we will get some sleep this week. He is learning to eat some various snacks and trying new things with Occupational Therapy every week.
We are about to start speech therapy also. He is trying to talk a lot more lately. Trying to say Baby and Bubbles and apple and much more. But things just don't come out right. It's almost like he says those words without using his top lip. If you can imagine that. So we are going to work on it and I am massaging his lip and cheeks to help those muscles losen up. Everything is so tight after surgery and since I have been rubbing his lip he seems to move it more now and licking his top lip when eating too. What a little personality. He is not scared of anything. He would jump off the table if I let him. NO FEAR! So we have our hands full. And daddy wants more kids. Um....I am not sure if Mommy can handle anymore. :-) I used to think I wanted lots of kids but never knew they would be so full of energy. Maybe girls are different....but we can't be guaranteed a girl so not sure if I want to try.

Christmas Morning

We found a way to rig the tree for the boys on Christmas morning. And here are some pictures of Jaron opening his presents. You can see pics of Jacob on his blog.

Falling Trees!

This is what happens when your one year old gets too close to the tree. The stand broke so now we don't have a tree. Oh well, better luck next year.
What a cutie in his new little pants without a shirt.
Jaron got into the dogs water, can you tell.....notice the soaking wet hair
My two handsome boys all dressed up for church.

Good News!

Well Jaron is eating so good now, taking anything we give him. Cheerios, cheetos, goldfish, pretzels, fish stick and he even bit a chicken finger from burger king last sunday. I could not believe it. I hope this means he is over the gagging so easy and puking so much. He is only taking zantac now morning and night. I guess that is helping. Not sure and I don't want to stop the med to see if he pukes without it. I put him on our scales here at home just now and it said he weighs 22 pounds. Not sure how accurate that is but it sounds good to me! He weighed 19lbs. 5oz when he was sick and got IV fluids the other week. Thanks for praying everyone!!!

The boys' grandma was here this week and they had a blast. Or should I say we did, shopping every day and getting lots of new toys! This is a good picture I got of them the night before she left.

My handsome little men

Well the boys are getting so big and so cute. Jaron gives hugs and learning to give kisses too. He loves watching Baby Einstein on the "little TV". Jacob was enjoying a candycane in this last picture. He just told me this morning we need to get a baby sister....I said NOT YET!!!

Feeling Better Now...

They were just a little mezmorized by whatever they were watching. And how cute in their matching PJ's.
Well Jaron went to the Hosp for IV fluids and we got them. And now he seems to be over whatever he had. He is eating and really likes things he can put in his mouth himself.
Here's a cute one of him in his little wind pants. We really like this outfit on him. He was being. shy hiding and I caught him smiling. So thanks for the prayers and now we just need to worry about him getting chicken pox. He was exposed to them Sunday at church in the nursery. So now we just wait and see. It can be up to 21 days before they even show up.