Sleepy Time Kim

It has been awhile since I've had a good "talking in my sleep" moment. With Tyler's terrible sleeping habits, I was just too tired and slept too soundly. Now, thanks to tubes, Tyler is sleeping pretty regularly from 7/7:30 at night until 6/6:30 in the morning. Unfortunately for me (fortunately for all of you who like to laugh at my sleepy time shinaningans) this means I have begun to talk in my sleep again.

Kim: "Its all about Blackbeard"
Ken: "The pirate?"
Kim: "Yeah, you don't want to go and disrupt his day"

Dreaming of Spring

We've had a respite from cold weather here and have absolutely loved being able to spend some time outside. On Friday and Saturday we all went to the park and had such a wonderful time. We came home for our first ice cream cones of the season, and for Tyler, his first ice cream cone ever! Hooray Spring! We welcome you with open arms!

(On a totally unrelated side note, it has been over 2 days since I last nursed Tyler! Although I'm still pumping, we are gradually moving to all formula and I must admit, I'm very happy about this change in our lives!)

9 Month Birthday!

It has taken me awhile to get this posted (our computer broke!), but Tyler turned 9 months old on February 25th. I always love this milestone because it signifies when he has been out in the world longer than he was in the womb. He has grown so much this last month. He is very mobile now and even pulls himself to stand. He loves to push cars around (surprise, surprise). He loves to play with Abraham and it is so fun for me to watch them actually begin to play together. Abraham can make him laugh so hard and they are just the best brothers. Since his tubes were put in he is also sitting up really well and babbling quite a bit. He is sleeping most nights from 7 PM until 5:30 - 6:30 AM, which has been so wonderful. He had his 9 month appointment yesterday and we were surprised to learn he had gained less than a pound since his 6 month appointment, moving him from 95% to about 75% for weight. We were happy to hear that his head was actually on the charts now, at 97%! He also has now grown in his top front teeth. It is so adorable to see those little nubby teeth when he smiles!We are in the process of weaning Tyler to a bottle, and it has gone fairly well. He is only nursing once a day now and is drinking bottles that are half pumped milk and half formula. He is becoming such a big boy and we just love him to death.

Abraham wanted to show off his new haircut. I finally just took the buzzers to him and made it really short.

I love to Laugh!

I thought it was a simple request ...

All I wanted was a picture of my two guys together. A simple request right? You would think that I would have learned by now. So, for your viewing pleasure ... how many snapshots does it take to get the perfect picture?

Answer? : I may never know!

The Life of My 2 Year Old

The other day we had a day of adventure and mischief with our little Abraham. First thing in the morning, I was feeding Tyler and he was running around. I heard something dump out in the kitchen and assumed he'd dumped out Tyler's Gerber puff snacks, again, (he can't get his hand into the container because of the way it is shaped) so I didn't do anything immediately. After I finished feeding Tyler, I went into the kitchen and found he'd dumped out all my baking chocolate pieces. His mouth was full of chocolates, as were both hands. When I came in he smiled and said, "I found all mine chocolate Mom!". He was so pleased with himself.

Abraham loves to watch TV in our bedroom and he and Tyler have their own little chairs that they sit in when they are in there. He has also learned how to use the buttons on the side of the TV and turn it on himself. So, while I was cleaning up dinner, he went into my room, undressed, and turned on TV. I walked in to find him like this.

Finally, that night, Ken went in to check on the boys. He came out of Abraham's room and immediately grabbed the camera. This is how he found Abe sleeping.

He'd had a long day. Such a cute kid!

Gotta love a good sport!

Ken and I had some friends over the other evening to play some games. We love playing games with these guys because they think "punishments" are as much fun as we do. You may remember our last foray with Soy Joy bars. Anyway, Mark and Jonathan were our game losers. And they were great sports, as evidenced by the pictures below. Let's admit it, the punishments are as fun as the games themselves. There is a cartoon about a little pig named Olivia. She pronounces "Rules of Life" during her show. My favorite Rule of Life (I don't remember it exactly, but you get the idea): Whatever the problem, costumes are always a good solution.