We have a 1 year old......tomorrow!

We had AJ's bday party on Saturday to try to accomodate everyone's busy schedules with Christmas and everything! He made out like a bandit with Christmas and Bday right in a row! Thank you all for coming and laughing at him eat his cake! That was the highlight of the night.

Aj can open his mouth when he is told to, he'll point to his nose, and touch his head. When you tell him to say Hello he puts his hand by his ear like he's talking on a phone. He babbles all the time, he does the signs for more and please. he isn't walking alone yet but he loves to cruise around the furniture and holding on to mama's hand! He is awesome!

Heaven Sent

I have a really hard time coming up with things to make for dinner. I get bored always making the same thing. I found these websites that i really like. the first one is www.tipsfortoddlers.com the other one is www.menuinabox.com. i highly reccomend both of them to mommys in need of inspiration!

Family Pics

It's been SOOOOO loooong since i've really updated anything on here. My fantastic sister-in-law took fantastic family pictures of us back in October. I'm just now getting around to getting them up. I'm such a procrastinator!!! Here they are!

update!!!!!

I know I know it's been 2months since my last blog entry! I'm sorry!!!! I don't have any pics today but a lot has changed since my last entry!!!
NOAH
Started Pre K in August and is in the same class as his best friednd JT.
Started his first season of soccer with his daddy as his coach.
Turned 5 in September and got a dirt bike (talk about scared!!!)
His teacher says that he is above average for his age. He is excelling in patterns, math, and should be reading by the end of the school year.
AND Jake tried to give him a haircut to save money... well needless to say it didn't turn out well. He had to shave his head. lol but Noah kept telling Jake that he loves looking like his daddy.
A.J.
9 1/2 months
Got two more teeth in.
I started him on goats milk and it has helpped so much with his spitting up.
Is such a mama's boy.
Is pulling himself up on everything and anything!!! (when he's in the bathtub he'll do it too and its soooo scary!)
Sleeps through the night (although the past two weeks his sleep has been sparatic, but i think he's trying to get 2 more teeth in)
Loves babies and anytime he sees one he trys to kiss it and he says bebebebebe! so cute!
Loves his rubber Duckie at bath time (I'll say, "where's your duck?" and he'll grab it and give it a kiss.

I love my boys with all my heart they keep me going and they make me so happy. Noah says the funniest things and he just knows when i need a hug.

what the heck!!!

last night was AWEFUL! AJ is usually whiney (spelling?) at bedtime but last night was a nightmare! he went to sleep at 7:00 and woke up at 7:30. I tried to let him cry himself back to sleep. after 15 minutes he started screaming and hyperventilating so jake went in his room and picked him up, he still cried! 5 more minutes of jake holding him and he still was crying so i tried holding him and he calmed down. i got him back to sleep about 8:00, laid him in his crib and walked out of the room and he started screaming again! i let it go for about 5 minutes and went back in there and picked him up, then nothing that i did helped him! nothing!!!! i tried walking with him, i tried rocking him, sitting with him, playing with him, laying down with him. NOTHING WORKED! finally, i called my mom crying! and he calmed down! i think he liked to see me flusterd! meanie! while i was bawling on the phone to my mom he started rolling around on my bed. when i got off of the phone, he pulled himself over to me, laid his head on my stomach and i started rubbing his back. within 2 minutes if that he was out. he was so tired and asleep that i picked him up, laid him on my chest, and he didn't wake up. HE MADE MY MIND UP FOR ME THOUGH! NO MORE KIDS!!! i really do have a good baby and if i take a chance at having another one and it is fussy like that allllll the time, i'll go insane! i have no patience as it is i couldn't imagine having a baby act like that EVERY night! i'm exhausted today!