All by yourself

Jack you are just getting so big. I can hardly believe that you are almost 3 1/2 already. Yesterday was momentous! You drove the big John Deere all by yourself! I could believe it, but I could because you are such a visual learner. You see something once and know exactly how to do it. Grandpa walked in front of you and drove the JD right behind him. You even know how to put it in neutral, throttle down, and turn it off. You amaze me every day.

Jack Pot!

Jackson is always cracking us up. He says the funniest things when you least expect it. I think God makes them funny to take away frustration you might have been feeling 10 min prior when they threw a fit. Here a couple of stories that involve in last 36 hours.

1. I have thick hair. And especially after I have a baby I lose a lot of hair! I mean a LOT of hair! Well cleaning the drains has been long overdue in the bathroom, so 2 nights ago Chris, Jack and I were in there. Chris cleaning them, Jack playing in the sink, and I am just washing my face and taking out contacts. Chris was cleaning the sink drain, and after numerous pretend vomits gagging Chris shouts "Jack Pot" as he unplugged the sink. Jack turns and looks at Chris only to say "is that my pot daddy?"

2. I had taken the boys to the chiropractor yesterday and Jack gets into his doctoring mode last night, so we both took turns getting fixed, Jack wanted to get fixed. Chris put a new knee on him....yadda yadda! Well, Jack wants to fix daddy now. He makes Chris lay down on the ottoman, and lifts up his shirt. He pretend to listen to his heart and then says "Daddy, you need a smaller tummy!" LOL! Thank goodness it wasn't me on the table! :)

New Friend

Yay!!! I woke up this morning to a text welcoming Micah Nathaniel to the world. We are so extremely happy for Kelly and Christian and the safe arrival of their precious little bundle this morning. It's been a long, hard journey for them to get this little man here, and we were all counting down the days until their little boy made his appearance. Can't wait to go meet him later today! It will be so fun for Cole to have another little buddy to play with soon. We love you Kelly, Christian and baby Micah.

9 Months

I think I could say this about every milestone, but where did the time go?!?! This past month has been exciting and scary for Cole. He learned to crawl!!! And is now finally past the wobble bobble legs and getting around quite well. Last Friday he swallowed a screw! We ended up in the er and saw the xray with this bright screw sitting in his tummy. They said to let it pass on it's own. We are still waiting for that to happen. He went on his first long run with Jack and daddy on the prairie path. He is finding his voice, especially in church. Loves to EAT! Wants to eat anything he can, hence the screw in his tummy! And he is giving a little payback to his cousin Tessa who was always playing hard with him. Sorry for the piggy tail pulling Tessa! Life is just getting more and more fun each and every day. We finally have beautiful, warm weather and the boys are greatly enjoying being outside every second they can.

Things to remember at 9 months:

*How you put EVERYTHING in your mouth.

*How cute you look crawling where you want to go, and then sitting yourself up!

*That you are always hungry. And you scream if I don't shovel the food in fast enough.

*How you love to play with your brother now, and are starting to like is tractors.

*How you won't sit still for even one diaper change.

*You love your ba-ba, and scream when you see it and dont have it yet.

*You won't let grandma Vicki walk by without holding you.

*Your smile is so sweet, and our lives wouldn't be the same without you.

My first 5 mile run

I did it! Finally! I don't claim to be a runner. Don't really enjoy it that much. I would rather speed walk with my boys in the stroller. BUT I committed to this 10K race this weekend, and I think I can finally do it. On mother's day I went out and did a 3 mile run, then it got yucky, we were all sick, and so today when Megan came to drop off Tessa, I asked her if she would stick around while I ran. I knew where the 2 mile point was going out of town, but not sure about 2.5 so I just guessed and I was right on. I took the van out as soon as I got back to make sure I did 5 and I DID! whoohoo! Hopefully I can add an extra 1.2 on Sunday for my 6.2 run.

Cole Crawling

For about 3 weeks now Cole has been up on all 4 just rocking away. But he hasn't attempted to crawl. About 4 days ago he took about 3 crawls, as I would call it. (got his legs moved 3 times)Then two days ago he finally did it! We were sitting on the floor and he caught sight on my mom's watch and started after it. It was so cute. He looks a baby giraffe just born with little wobbly knees. Jack was so excited for him too. He kept clapping and saying, "Good job little buddy. Good job!" I love that Jack is just as excited when Cole starts doing something new. Last night in the van on our way home, Jack asked if Cole could crawl towards the tamote (remote in Jack language) . Then yesterday we were up at Aunt Meggie's house and Cole sat up from a crawling position. 2 new things in 2 days.

So pround of you baby Cole.

Back at it...finally!

May 16th I am doing a 10K run with some girls from my small group. I have done 2 5K runs, and a girlfriend convinced me to do this. I am pretty excited about it since I have lost all my Cole baby weight, and am almost back down to my pre-Jack weight. I thought this would be good goal to help me continue working out and getting in shape. Well, I was doing pretty well, running with both boys in the double BOB. Thank goodness for my bob, or I don't think I could run with both kids, which would mean no running for me. About 3 weeks ago, actually it was Easter weekend, I did a 4 mile run. Felt good, and thought I can surely do 6.2 by mid-May. Well, that happened to be my last run until today. I was getting a little nervous. But we are in KC this week and Chris isn't going into work everyday which means....I got to go run without the kids this morning. I did 2.6 today. Of course we are in MO so my favorite thing here....HILLS! BUT, I did it. I am hoping to get in a 5 miler while down here.