Getting better

After spending Friday morning in the doctor's office we came home and watched Charlie pretty closely.  His breathing seemed to get better as long as we kept up with the breathing treatments and the steroids.  

He still has moments where it sounds like his lungs are full of mucous and that still makes us a little nervous, but it never lasts for very long.  You can tell how much he loves his breathing treatments!  
Throughout this whole ordeal, he has continued to be his cute, happy, little self.  
He even found time to try out his new toy, and he loves it....although you wouldn't know it from the picture.  I tried to get him to smile, but gave up after about 10 pictures with this same face!   

Thank you to everyone who has kept us in your thoughts and prayers.  We are truly grateful for all of you.  

A plea for prayers

Please pray for my Charlie.  He has been sick lately, and the doctor's think he may have RSV. Luckily we dodged going to the hospital today because the doctor was able to get his breathing under control by doing two breathing treatments...now we just have to watch him....please pray that he will get better.  Despite being sick, and not being able to breath very well, he is still a happy little guy! Wish I could say the same for his worried mom! You had better include me (and you might as well throw  Matt in too cause I know he is worried)  in your prayers as well..I'll keep everyone posted.  

Some pictures of the boys!

We had Matt's parents come out this last weekend and Carol is much better at taking pictures than I am lately! So, here are some from gramma! 
So cute!
My sweet big boy!
Elvis lip!
Silly face!! 

On Monday night, we met up with some friends at Xtreme Play.  It took Jack a little while to feel comfortable but once he got the hang of it, he was climbing up huge stairs to go down big slides!! He spent a lot of time going through this little tunnel, after which he would stand up and jump half way down the slide only to go head first into the soft wall.....silly kid! 
Charlie had a good time chewing on his bee.But he thought it was more fun to bounce on the outside of the bouncy house!!  It was a fun night had by all.

I guess it's time to update.......

We had Matt's parents come out for New Year's and Jackson had so much fun.  Between no naps, running Grampa ragged, and going to bed after 11 every night, this kid not only lacked sleep but, at times, he lacked his sweet disposition.  
Old man face
My little Chunk!  Look at all those chins!   

Faux Gingerbread

We spent the evening making a "gingerbread" house out of graham crackers.  Jackson was so excited when I asked him if he wanted to make one.  He had no idea what it was he was just thrilled to get to "work" with so much candy!  (The kid has a sweet tooth like you wouldn't believe).
He did a great job, and didn't eat too much candy.  
I think he was proud of his creation.  Now, the hard part is keeping him from helping himself to little treats throughout the week....hmmm, would it be bad to throw it away after he's asleep?  Having it around could pose a problem....

A true blessing

Well, last weekend we had both sets of grandparents out to celebrate Jackson's third birthday (yes my baby is three!) and Charlie's blessing.  But me, being the dope that I am, forgot to get family pictures after church.  So, this Sunday, before we changed our clothes, I ran over to our neighbors house and asked them to take our picture.  Keep in mind that Charlie was starving and we had pushed him past him limit, otherwise the child never cries.  So, this is our family the week after Charlie boy was blessed....we just love him and he truly is a blessing in our home.  

All I want for Christmas is.....

 Last night we packed up the kidlets and braved the windy, cold weather (what was it like 60 degress??) and headed over to the outside mall and had a visit with Santa.  I wasn't sure what reaction Jackson would have to him, because the kid is still so shy.  But I am happy to say he jumped right up on Santa's knee and smiled for the camera! 
  He then proceeded to tell Santa the long list of things he wants to appear under his tree this Christmas, some of which included a bike, cars, (of course) and  a ball....what can I say, he is a true boy! "Santa" has already taken care of the bike and boy it is a cool one!! I can't wait to see his face when he opens up that one.  

This is what I get to wake up to every morning!

I just love this boy!

The Birthday

    His favorite bday present.  This kid loves cars!  

My baby boy turned three today..

Three years ago we welcomed little Jackson Matthew into the world.  He was such a good baby, he hardly ever cried and he slept all the time.  
He grew up so fast and with each new month he showed more and more of his silly personality...
As he grew he just kept getting cuter and cuter......
He now has a personality all his own....
And today we celebrated the past three years of his life.....We love this little guy, he brings so much happiness into our lives.  I can't wait to see the little man he will turn into.  Wow, three years goes by fast.  

Growing up too fast!

Charlie is getting so big. I can't get over how fast he is growing.  And yes, he is still a scratcher.  If I take those gloves off, the first place his hands go is his face.  

  He is such a good baby.  He sleeps all day still,  hardly ever cries (unless hungry), and sleeps pretty well thru the night. He usually gets up around 4 or 5 for a feeding and goes back to sleep.  Jackson still loves him a lot and says things like "you're my best friend" and "it's okay little buddy".  I can't wait till Charles is old enough and they can play together.  

The Boys

Just hangin' out with dad on a Friday night. There is nothing Jackson would rather do.
What a bunch of handsome boys! 

I was tagged! Darnit!

I couldn't avoid it any longer, I was tagged.  In this tag you have to post the fourth picture in your picture file and then tag four people.  This is Jackson, not Charlie, although they look strangely identical.  He must have only been a couple of months old.  We lived in Syracuse and it was winter, hence the big fluffy pajamas!  I tag Lindsey, Rachel, Jessica, and Amy and whoever else wants to go back to their past!  

Baby Shower

Some girls in the ward threw me a shower and I was amazed at their talent. Look at those burp rags!!  I don't want to use them because they are so cute.  One of the ladies has a business making and selling burp rags so let me know if you want her website address.
My friend made these wipe covers for me.  What  a great way to accessorize your wipes!! 
They look like a wallet or purse or something.  Cute! Cute!

Chunk-a-munk

He's such a happy little guy. 
Look at those chubby cheeks.
Having a good time with mom.
Both of my boys had/have big bellies......it looks like his pants are way too tight, but I can assure you they are not!  There is a little bit of room in there to grow...but not much! This kid is a porker for sure.  And he is quickly growing out of his clothes.

Funny Faces

Nice tongue
Cutie
Psycho boy!  This picture is just plain scary!  Matt told him to smile and at the last minute his face went like this!!  

Sibling Rivalry

Okay, don't let the pictures fool you!  It looks like Jackson is sooo happy to be a big brother and in these two moments he is.  However,  his mood can change in the blink of an eye!!
Brothers getting along!
Now, when I saw Jackson telling Charlie about all of his cars I thought it was so sweet.  I ran from the kitchen into my room to grab my camera to capture this precious moment and in the time it took me to do that it had turned ugly!  Jack was soo mad that Charlie touched one of his cars! (Granted, it was Jackson fault for putting them so close to him, but he was mad all the same!) It went from sweet Jack telling him all about his Doc car to crazy Jack yelling at him for the sporadic jerk of his leg that made him touch Doc.  How dare Charlie touch his car!   

Same thing happened in this picture.  I ran to get my camera to get a pic of Jackson reading Hop on Pop to Charlie (it was so cute because he has the book memorized so he was actually getting the story right) and when I got back to take the picture he was yelling at Charlie for touching the book!  Poor Charlie, he just can't get it right.  

Jack also gets quite angry if he is crying and Charlie decides to join in....he yells at him "Hey, you can't cry, I am crying right now!"  What do I have to look forward to in the future?!?!

Jackson to the rescue!

This was Halloween night after trick or treating.  Charlie did a good job and slept the whole time.  We had fun walking through our very busy neighborhood!  It was about 80-85 degrees outside so most of the people sat in their driveway handing out candy to the kids.  In some cases a bunch of people sat together and had tables and chairs set up if you wanted to stop and have some chili and drinks.....it was pretty fun. 
This was at our amazing ward/neighborhood party.  Three wards pulled this together and they blocked off one whole street.  There were tons of games for the kids to play, a train ride, a live band, a movie playing and a hot dog/chili dinner....it was insane, we couldn't even walk thru the street because there was so many people!  It was really cool.  
Our downstairs neighbors, Angie and David.  We didn't know that our little guys would be twiners!  I have been lucky in both Syracuse and here to live above or below people who have been in our ward! (A shout out to our old neighbors, Rachel, Jeremy, Clara, and Jonathan!)  It is so nice when we need a break, or have to run an errand to just call and say, "hey can you watch the boys for a minute?!"  
What a cute face.
He really wanted to fly!