...and dey awl axed fuh you

We went on down to the Audubon Zoo...

The Happs

Currently, Alex is in his room doing a puzzle. As he picks up the pieces he's counting them....in Spanish!

Ross started clapping 2 nights ago. I'll try to get a video.

The fairly late 4th birthday post

The really late 8 month pictures

I love the blurry action shot. I had to go outside to take the pics because my indoor pictures were horrible quality.



I love this picture!

the really late Christmas post

The boys had a blast and NO ONE was sick! Trying to get pictures when you have 2 kids is really hard. Alex loved opening all the presents. Ross loved playing with the paper.

Ross's first bite of sweet potatoes....not the baby food kind.


That's all I got, sorry :(

Ross said Mama...do you think?

Santa Pictures

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6 months and 7 months

Here are the long awaited monthly (bi-monthly) pictures!

Can anyone else see the red hair???

Look at those chunker thighs.

Look ma' I can sit by myself.

Christmas Card Outtakes

I know, I know. I'm slacking on the monthly pictures. Let me get these up and in a few days I'll take Ross's 7 month pictures (yes, 7 months...I can hardly believe it) and then I'll put those and 6 months up.

Working on my fitness

I know this is a blog about the boys, but this kind of relates to Ross.

I gained lots of weight with his pregnancy...only 10lbs more than with Alex, but I'm older. Anyway, the last 7 weeks I've been doing a running program called Couch to 5K and I've lost 10 lbs. I'm running up to 25 minutes without stopping. I feel great and I love it. Just had to brag a bit!

http://www.coolrunning.com/cgi-bin/moxiebin/bm_tools.cgi?print=181;s=2_3;site=1 scroll down for the plan

I use http://www.kissmyblackass.org/podcasts/couch-to-5k/ for my guide, motivation, and entertainment :)

The Greats!

Great Grandma and Great Grandpa!

There's poop on my boots.

"How did poo poo get on your boots?" asked mom.

"When I pee peed on the fence, stepped in poo poo," proclaims Alex.

boys

and I forgot to post about this

Ross got tubes on October 19, I believe. He was doing well then 2 days after his 2 week check up he started with crusty drainage. We've already completed a round of antibiotics and now we have ear drops. Hopefully this goes away but now we're dealing with another cold. He's up right now, at 1am, coughing. Thankfully he loves his swing.

wow, being a mom of 2 boys is hectic

I'm off for Thanksgiving week and thankfully so (no pun intended). I have sooo much to CLEAN. Ross is starting to become more mobile. He spins around on his belly like a helicopter. Daycare says he is army crawling but we've yet to see it.

I hope to post pictures soon. As it is, I'm up at 1am waiting for Ross to fall asleep. at 11:45pm he woke up and I gave him a bottle. He needed a breathing treatment and now he's in the swing.

so it's been a while....

Ross turned 6 months old yesterday. I do have pictures but haven't had time to upload them.

Right now, Ross is sick. He has some upper respiratory crud. The last 2 days he's had a low fever, then tonight I noticed some rash. I suspect it might be molluscums because Alex had them a few weeks ago and they look eerily similar. Ross will go to the dr. tomorrow to get it checked out.

In addition to all that, Friday, Patrick took Ross to the doctor for wheezing. Ross is on xopenex, budesonide (pulmicort), mucinex, and antibiotic. Geez!

Just now, Alex was screaming for "cat mouse" (Tom & Jerry) because he wanted to watch it to fall asleep. Patrick told him if he keeps crying for it, he'll take the TV out and throw it away. Alex says, "It's too big to fit in the trash." I guess we'll have our work cut out for us with this witty child.

Boy...the times, they are a-changin'

Alex is either about to hit the Funky Fours or he's in serious competition mode with Ross.

He's being an ultimate stinker. Tonight he asked for Patrick's whistle. I told him no, but he proceeded to climb up the counter to get the whistle. Then when I was putting Ross to bed, he snuck in the pantry and got fruit snacks. When he heard me coming out of Ross's room, he shoved them all in to his mouth. A few minutes later I went to give him a bath and I noticed his pants were wet. I asked him why he didn't go to the potty and he said, "I peed on my bed." However, when I came out of Ross's room, he was on the couch. I immediately went to the couch to check it for pee and it was dry. Next I went in Alex's room and sure enough, right in the middle of the bed he peed. He didn't even take off his underwear and shorts.

Needless to say, he got a bath with no toys then went straight to bed....after clean sheets were put on.

Life's a Beach!

We went to the beach this weekend and had a blast! It was Ross's first vacation. He slept through the whole beach experience. In his defense, the sound of the ocean is what we put him to sleep to at night so we probably confused him...except the sun was out.

While we were there he turned 5 months old, but I forgot the 5 month sticker at home so I took those a few days late.

Here are some pictures:

view from our room
back view from our balcony. That's Patrick and Alex on the dock.
Patrick and Alex are between the 3rd and 4th flags.