Push Present

Babies are a gift, there is no doubt about that, but I still want a present for having them :) I got my Push Present for Luke last week! New running shoes!! I am so excited to hit the pavement again! I have been dying to get out there and run my jiggly bits away. Now, if only the weather here would cooperate. I miss those 60 degree January days in Colorado :(


I have decided to make our bread instead of buying it. It just tastes so much better and it really is cheaper. This decision has taken me about 5 years to make. Yes, I am that lazy and I really lack domestic skills. I hope with some practice that it won't take as long and my loaves will get prettier :) But, for me, this is a huge accomplishment. However, I made white bread and ate a loaf myself in less than 2 days. Oh my word was it good. So, I'm going to have to make wheat bread and put some flax or something in it to make it a little less appealing. Sigh.


Here is the sweetest baby ever to live. He is just so delicious.


He is very selective about when he smiles and I have yet to get it on camera. Here is a tease. His smile is so cute. It is going to break many hearts. So is that red hair. I LOVE it!


The armpit rolls and double chin are pretty cute, too. What a little tub.





This below picture is Jack at about the same age. Can you tell they are brothers or what? Ha!


Speaking of our first born, yes I still love him. He is getting to such a funny age and his personality is really blossoming. Every time I ask him to do something that he doesn't want to do (pick up toys, clear his plate, etc.) he says, "Shhhhh, mom!! Luke's sleeping!" to get me to stop talking. Nice.

Here is his very first white shirt and tie. He wanted to look like his daddy. What a handsome kid.


Jack still sleeps in his crib. He absolutely, positively refuses to sleep in his toddler bed. It terrifies him. So, he climbs in and out of his crib as he pleases. He keeps climbing into our bed in the middle of the night, which Jay and I do not want, so as any responsible parent would do, we bribe him. If he stays in his bed the whole night he gets a treat when he wakes up. Nerds are his treat of choice, which he must enjoy in a bowl.

Potty training is still not happening, but Jack loves to wear underwear. It makes him so happy to wear underwear that he can't contain his excitement. You would think he would want to wear them all the time, but no. Good luck, me.

My Buddy

Remember the My Buddy dolls? Well, Jack doesn't have the doll, but he does have Bayles. These two just love each other. They are inseparable, which is great for us parents because they just go and play and leave us alone :)




I am glad the holidays are over. I was so ready to get back to our regular, boring routine. However, I do miss the treats.

I am seriously outnumbered now, but I don't mind. Two boys is perfect. Jay can take them on the father-son camp-outs and I can go to the spa. Aren't they so cute?


Jack is still loving Luke. He always asks me where he is if he can't see him and then he will run over to him and say, "Oh, hi Lukey buddy!" He loves to help me burp Luke and has started carrying around a burp cloth and a stuffed animal to burp all the time.


Luke is doing great. He is such a sweet baby. He has had a little bit of reflux and has to be on some medicine. It doesn't seem to be doing much yet, but we shall see :)

I really would like to know how Jay and I got a redheaded baby :)


Just because baby butts are too cute not to share :)