Recent happenings

Just another blog post to get under my belt before baby #3 arrives. Be prepared, it's a LONG one!

The boys have been with my in-laws since Tuesday afternoon; they offered that up to give me some free time before the baby arrives. Boy, have I had some free time! It is the strangest feeling being kid-free for several days...I am so ready to get them home and for us to be a family of five!

So, what's been going on with us? In December, Brett and I celebrated being together for 12 years! Time flies when you're having fun!

Since Brett has been confined to his office pretty much for the last two months, we have tried to visit him up there as much as possible. The boys love his dry erase board there, ha! I have taken a lot of pictures (more than usual) lately, since the Mr. has been working so hard. It gives him something to look forward to throughout the day, he says. I helped host two baby showers, one in January and one in February, at our house, so my dad and step-mom kept the boys for me (since Brett had to work) on those days. Blake loves Pops and his pool table!

We went to Arlington the first weekend of February to see some good friends. Jameston and Vaughn picked up right where they left off. Future Red Raiders!

We left after lunch, and the boys took their naps in the car. They look the most alike when they sleep :-) 

This is an older picture (since Blake still had the pacifier), but I couldn't not post it. Brett reading "I'm a Big Brother" book to the boys one night

One day, after one of mommy's doctor's appointments, we hit up Chic-Fil-A and "the inside playground" as JW calls it, for lunch...we love that place!

Who needs toys? Just give 'em a box!

My little helpers (can't see Blake much), but my boys love to "help" me in the kitchen. May take me twice as long, but I'll take the offers while I can :-) 

Riding the "horsey" as Blake often requests of his Daddy!

In January we went to cousin, Jax's, 2nd birthday party, a barnyard party in their backyard. So fun!

Train them while they're young!

These kids must've sent out a buffalo-plaid memo before the party :-) 

We often go to the playground on Sunday afternoons after nap (they look like fifties jacket models in this pic)

Especially if Daddy is home!

We battled sickness at the end of January. A stomach virus hit all four of us hard! 

We had colds right before that; Jameston even had an ear infection. You think they are used to their Mommy looking in their ears?! :-)  

Aunt Maggie came to give me some relief when I had the stomach virus (Brett was out of town), and the boys sure enjoyed having her dog, Zep, over!

Jameston has showed some anxiety as of late...guess it is all the excitement on the horizon? He went through a phase where he wanted to potty every 20-30 minutes. After ruling out a UTI and doing some research, we have narrowed it down to anxiety. Our oldest doesn't handle change well...but at least we know that's what it  is! He has been so sweet lately, being my "big helper" since I'm so big...he will say, "Mom, I need to tell you something," about thirty times a day. I hope he is always so willing to talk to me about anything and everything

 

We love bathtime in our house! Instant fun and giggles from these two

Love this shot! On our days at home, when we are stuck inside thanks to cold weather, we play dress up! My pirate and dragon

And Cap and Raph

And on warmer days, we are sure to hit up the trampoline!

We hit up the Dallas Gym one morning and met up with my cousin and her son. Boys had a blast!

Couldn't keep up with this one!

We sure love music and our instruments at our casa

We enjoyed some snow about a month ago

Love that they play so well together! 

Most of the time, anyway...TMNT dominoes!

We had a wonderful Valentine's this year! Love my little sweethearts! And JW took the lead on addressing his Valentines this year, which were TMNT, of course! (this was a far cry from last year, since he didn't want to give them out but keep them for himself instead...) I've captured some sweet moments between these two There really is something to this Brotherly Love. So blessed by my boys!!! - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

"Mommy and Me"

With the impending arrival of our littlest sibling, I have been trying to pack in as much fun as I can for these little fellas (especially since we won't be able to go as much with three kiddos :-) We made a trip to the local library last week, and the boys loved it! They are both avid book fans (we can borrow/return 50 books each trip; but seriously, who has room for that many!?)

And they also enjoyed the puppet corner!

AND story time (we were there over two hours :-) We will be going back in the months to come, especially in the summer months when we can't get out of the house much thanks to triple digits!

That same day Blake accompanied  me to my late afternoon doctor's appointment (after his nap, thank goodness). He looks so big here! Tear.

And then we hit up Cabella's for one special one-on-one time

He really was besides himself that he was not having to compete with big brother for attention, and he kept asking where Bubba was! We treated ourselves to some ice cream before we headed home  The next day, my step-mom watched the little guy for a bit so I could take our oldest on our date. We went to see the highly-acclaimed (by everyone else who has already seen it!) movie, Frozen. Jameston gave it two thumbs up!

And he even paid for our popcorn (well, part of it, that stuff is expensive at the theater :-) 

We had such a special time, since it has been about a year-and-a-half since I last took him to the movies! He went with Brett to see Despicable Me 2 a couple months back. Big boy had a blast!

He was SO silly when we got to Petsmarts, dancing down the aisles and telling me, "Mommy, come look at this!" about fifty times. It is fun to get each child out on their own to see their personality come out in an even bigger way!

Since Brett has been working a lot (12-15 hours days) this month, they have had a lot of mommy time, and it has been fun to get to spend this special time with them before the baby arrives. This was during our target to Target after church on Sunday (without Brett)...silly straws!

I know they will adjust just fine because they do play so often and well together. One afternoon they were wrestling on the trampoline, and I overheard Jameston whisper to Blake, "I will always take care of you." My cup runneth over! Excited to see them interact with their newest sibling, and praying there is a smooth transition for all of us :-) 

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