TWO!

Two years ago today I was lying in a hospital bed. I was having easy contractions, wondering when we were going to meet our baby and praying that God would heal our child’s heart. The posts are still here! Take a trip to the past if you have time. Then thank God again :D

The boys are doing really well. We’ve had a couple colds, but we are thankful that the flu has not hit us yet. I’ve been really torn about the flu shots – anyone that wants to offer advice, please do!!

We are celebrating Daniel’s birthday with tacos and an Elmo cake – provided by Nama! Can’t wait to take a bunch of pictures.


Daniel talks in full sentences. He is a little chatterbox! He counts – sometimes to 10! He likes to call all letters A, B and F. He has even been helping Gammy with the barn chores!


They almost seem like they could be twins. If we sit Sam in the Bumbo chair, Daniel will bring him toys to play with. If Sam is crying, Daniel runs to him and says, “Its ok Sammy!"

We did our second annual fall photo shoot last week. Daniel doesn’t like to smile for pictures anymore. He wants the camera! Sometimes he manages to take some pretty cute pictures!

We have Daniel's two year check up in two weeks. We will make sure to update again soon.

Sam is 5 Months

And started eating solid foods - rice cereal.

As expected, the boy loved it!


He is also rolling over!


For the past three weeks, Sam has not been sleeping well at night. For those of you who know me, know that I am crazy when it comes to their sleep schedules. Yet, now Sammy's lack of night time sleep is driving me crazy! We haven't had more than 3 hours of consecutive sleep in weeks - we were getting more when he was first born! I can't imagine it is a growth spurt, because he is huge! Hopefully we can move past this soon.

Daniel is a chatterbox, but we love it. It is so much better being able to communicate with him. He discovered that he can open doors - even the fridge... He doesn't really enjoy the cold weather and having to stay inside so much. He spends a lot of time watching his friend, Curious George. This afternoon he counted to 10! He now tells us when he is "stinky" too! Hard to believe he is almost 2 years old!