Sunday Mornings

Sometimes we let them pick out their lunch.


Aaron wanted this juice...until he tasted it.


Elliott was pulling on Jenna's earring...it was tickling her.


This is Aaron pushing Elliott away from "his" cookies.


Yes I do!


Aaron was outraged at having to wear his hat outside =)


Andrew is sharing his shamrock shake...Aaron LOVED it!


Elliott had his eye on a book up there.


Aaron was enjoying some time with out Elliott in the toy box.


Andrew said this was the cutest he had ever seen Elliott...sleeping sweetly with his legs hanging out of the crib.


Its Sunday morning. I should be taking a nap before church...how crazy is that? Church is at 9:15 and I have time to take a nap before...and I have already showered!!! Boy do things change after children. If we did not have the boys we would be going to the latest church and sleeping probably until we had to leave. The boys woke up around 6:20...grrrrr!!! They went to sleep pretty easily last night. Its been strange these last couple days. They haven't been eating much. Aaron has been crazy grumpy and he pooped almost white poop yesterday. That is scary to me...I am trying hard not to freak out about it but light colored poop can be a sign of liver problems. I am going to call the Dr on Monday to see if I need to be worried. Elliott gagged after eating night before last and emptied his stomach all over him and myself. I think it was because he gagged...he put an entire animal cracker in his mouth. They hardly had anything for lunch yesterday. They shared one piece of turkey...didn't finish it...and a Dora yogurt...and they were done. I know that their appitites are supposed lessen as they become toddlers but I didn't think it would happen over night. They did eat a little better at dinner and they finished their oatmeal this morning. I am just praying that they are just not as hungry because they aren't growing so fast anymore.

It other news...Elliott can make himself pee. I am pretty sure he doesn't know how to NOT pee...but he can make it come out. He does it nightly in the bathtub. He stands up and looks like he is going to poo...then he smiles and starts peeing and laughs!!! He has been peeing on the floor in their room too but he usually looks suprised when that happens.

Aaron loves to hide in boxes. It pretty fun. He is a funny kid. They are sort of playing together at times but usually one of them doesn't know the other is playing..if you know what I mean. Elliott will be running around trying to get Aaron to chase him and laughing while Aaron doesn't know what Elliott is doing. Aaron was really upset while I was changing his diaper so I pretended his foot was a phone. Now they pretend their feet are phones. It is so funny. They think its funny when they touch each others faces too and try to brush each others hair. The bathtub has become a super fun place to be. They love to sit and kick their legs creating big waves and splashes. I love it!!! It sounds like Elliott says "kitty" but I can't imagine that he says that. We don't say it very often but he does love it when someone goes to the basement during meal times....they are both somewhat obsessed with the basement door and they know that two furry things come up sometimes. Elliott walks to the door and says "kitty" but it might not really be kitty. Who knows what that kid is saying...usually "digga digga dee" or "diggum" ...whatever that means!!! It sounds like Aaron says "baby". It is the sweetest thing ever...his little voice gets all high and innocent and he says "baybay". His little mouth is looks so sweet too. He is good at copying voices so when I talk to them like ET or growl like a monster chasing them he repeats it. He is growling often and he pretends to clear his throat when someone else does...its nice to hear him with a sweet innocent little boys voice.

Well...I must go now. Its 8:45...one of the boys is awake...I need to get dressed for church and get my little guys ready as well. Enjoy the pictures!!!

Jen

Its March!!!

Its been awhile again...sorry! The boys were sick again...just colds but it was not fun. Dr. Maini told me that Elliott has reactive airway disease...they can't diagnose asthma this young but he may never be diagnosed with asthma anyway. Lots of the time boys grow out of it. Our insurance company enrolled him in an asthma thing and we have a nurse that we can call anytime and she said she will call us and ask about how Elliott is doing every couple of months. She asked me what triggers him to wheeze...all I could tell him was he wheezes every time he gets a cold. I still don't really know how to know when he is wheezing until it gets bad enough for me to hear. There have been many times I have though he was find but Dr. Maini has said he has been wheezing and needed breathing treatments every 4 hours. He hasn't needed one (that I am aware of) in a few days but a couple days ago he looked at me and put his hand on his nose and mouth like he was asking if he was going to get a treatment...it was cute. Aaron is as cute as ever. He is so funny. He loves to climb up on the bench but for some reason can't remember how to get down. Both boys learned how to drink out of a straw but Elliott can't remember now. Andrew brought home a chocolate shake and a shamrock shake...we mixed them. That is how they learned to use straws =) Aaron was chugging it!!! Elliott is more of a grazer so he would drink a little and play then drink some more and play. Aaron loves drinking out of straws and throws a fit when he sees one that is not for him. Elliott likes to chew on them but doesn't remember how to use them!!! They went to the Dr. last Wednesday. Elliott is 30 inches and Aaron is just under that...29 something. Aaron is 21 pounds 6 ounces I think and Elliott is 20 pounds 10 ounces...I might have the ounces wrong. Elliott's head is a little bigger...I think that is all the news I have....

We went to the Children's Museum in Bloomington today. Andrew has been working lots and lots of hours and had yesterday and today off. The boys really liked playing in the toddler area and running around all over the place. The toddler area has steps to go up and a bridge to walk over as well as a slide to go down and a rock wall to climb up. I didn't know that Aaron could climb stairs but he can...Elliott has been able to for months but doesn't get much of a chance. They both had a difficult time with the bridge. It had a hump in the middle that was hard for them to walk over and both ended up falling down it when they crawled. Elliott tried to climb up the climbing wall which was fun. I didn't know how he knew what to do...guess he really is a little monkey. They were too short to play in the water, even standing on the stools. Aaron was afraid of the water smock but they were so long both boys would have tripped over them anyway. There is a wind area that Andrew and I had a lot of fun at!!! There were these clear tubes that had air blowing through them. You can put a ball or square pieces of material in a hole and then what you put in there would blow through and come shooting out another hole. Andrew put each of the material squares through one after another while I sat on the floor where the material would land. The boys were so funny watching them blow through the tubes...their eyes were going crazy!!! I think they will have more fun when they are older but I know they enjoyed themselves today. We had lunch at Noodles and Co. and that was super yummy!!! They boys were very well behaved and I was proud (as always) to be their mommy.

I am hoping to go to Six Flags this summer with the boys and maybe St. Louis Zoo. Elliott has 6 more inches to grow before he can ride on rollercoasters...Aaron just a little more. I am not thinking they will grow 6 inches in the next few months but I kind of wish they would. I want them to be normal sized intead of so short. I know there are other kids that are shorter but I am not talking about them. 12 month pants are still so long (in most brands)...I bought them some chinos in 12 months...I asked mom if she could hem them but she told me they were so long she would have to cut them off so I took them back and will have to find 6-9 months I guess. Andrew and I are average sized people so I think they will eventually get as tall as we are. My friend from Henry came over with her daughter. She was born on December 1, 2007 so just 6 days after the boys. She is at least a head taller!!! She looked like a 2 year old. My friend, Dani, told me that she is off the chart for height so I guess I shouldn't think they should be that tall. I can't wait for the day that they are in the 50th percentile for weight and height instead of the 5th and 10th. They are healthy so its really not a big deal...I just want them to be taller I guess....This is a dumb thing to write about....

Well...I am going to bed I think. Tomorrow Andrew goes back to work so it's just the boys and I. The weather is supposed to be nice so maybe we can go outside and play on their slide.