More pictures!

Things here are going really great!! Justus had his 18 month check-up last Friday (the 20th). Can you believe he's 18 months old!?! I sure can't! He is growing and growing. He is now 29 lbs. 4 oz. and is 33 1/4 inches tall. He is between the 75th and 80th percentile on both. He is still saying "what's that?" all the time. He also seems to understand that he can say things and sometimes tries to imitate what we are saying. Most of it is jibberish for now, but it's definitely progress.

Matthias is really starting to move! He can get up on all four very easily now. He can rock and can move his legs, but can't seem to figure out how to move his arms at the same time. In the mean time he just spins around and pushes with his legs if he really wants to get something. I know it's not going to be long until he is a mobile baby.

I hope you enjoy the pictures!

Just Pictures!

He's SO close to crawling. He can move his legs, but can't move his hands at the same time yet.

Justus discovered that he can reach the lowest bar in our closet. He's a little monkey!

The weekend was a pretty crazy one for all of us. Jon and I have both had sore throats...mine came with a cough. The worst was only about a day or so for both of us, so now we are on the down slope. Anyways...Saturday was the circus, which was a lot of fun. Sunday was Father's Day. Neither one of us felt very good on Sunday morning. We both didn't get very much sleep the night before, but we managed to still have a pretty good Father's Day. I got up early with the boys, and made Jon breakfast. I made him chocolate chip pancakes, eggs, and bacon. It was very yummy! Jon's family also came into town, so we met up with them for lunch at 11. After lunch Jon, his uncle and dad headed to the Cardinals game. The boys and I along with Jon's sister and aunt headed to the zoo. It was a long hot day, but we all had fun. Besides not feeling well Jon had a great Father's Day!

The boys are doing well. They were both pretty worn out after this weekend. We think that Justus is saying a phrase now. I have heard him say it quite a few times, but didn't think anything of it until Jon's aunt said she thought he was saying it. He will point at things and say..."what's that?" I ask him that all the time when he is playing in his room or if he brings me something, so I guess he's picked up on it. It's pretty exciting to know that he is starting to talk a little bit. It's a whole new stage!

Matthias can now get up on all four and rock! He is so close to being mobile. He had never gotten up on all four until Friday night while we were at our friends' house. I so wish I would have gotten a picture. He does it quite a bit now, but I still haven't gotten a picture. It seems he only does it for Jon. I don't think it will be much longer until he is crawling.

A Day at the Circus

Jon works for a great company. They bought the circus for the day, and all employees and their guests got to go for free along with free food and drink. It was a great time, and the boys actually enjoyed the show. Justus loved all the animals. He just kept pointing at them. He also really loved the 11th picture down. Those two people are on top of poles that are about 70 feet tall. Justus was so fascinated by it. It was pretty neat. The boys loved the show, and were both wiped out at the end. All-in-all it was a good day!!

It's been a crazy week! Justus had an eye infection and Matthias had a cold. Yuck!! Both boys are all better now, but last week was a mess!! In spite of the boys being sick they were still very upbeat. So at least they weren't fussy and sick! They also had a busy weekend spending time with Grandma and Grandpa Burgess on Saturday, and then going out for lunch with the Klestinski side of the family on Sunday.

Justus is still saying "doggy"...although not all the time, and we think that he may be calling the cat "day-di" instead of Neifi. We aren't too sure yet, but we're really trying to pick up on things that he repeats often...even if they don't sound like real words to us. Justus has also cut another molar...still no canine/cuspids on the top. He has been sleeping a lot better as well, so maybe now that he has cut those molars he is back on a normal schedule. He has been sleeping until about 8 a.m., which is pretty late for him.

Matthias is doing great! He is sitting up on his own, and seems to be getting close to getting on all fours. He gets his legs underneath himself, but can't push up on his arms at the same time yet. I think it will be only a matter of time before he is officially creeping. I'm thinking that he may be cutting his two bottom teeth as well. His gums look a little puffy, and I think I can kind of see where the teeth are. Justus' took forever to actually break through, so who knows how long Matthias' will take.

We have a busy weekend planned with a visit to see our friends the Krauss' on Friday evening and then a trip to the Circus on Saturday. We are interested to see how Justus reacts to the circus. We are hoping he doesn't get restless, and actually enjoys the show. He loves animals, so we think he will have a good time.

Here are a few pictures!

Justus "driving" his car. Doesn't he look intense!?! I think he was trying to run me over! : )

Justus LOVES feeding Matthias. Matthias doesn't care who's feeding him as long as he's getting fed!

Justus loves his doggies! This is how he fell asleep last night.

My little sleepy bear!

Justus said his first word!! And the word was....doggy! This is definitely exciting for us! There was a picture of a dog on the computer screen and I wasn't paying attention because I was feeding Matthias. Justus kept pointing at the screen and saying, "Doggy. Doggy. Doggy." I was shocked and not quite sure I heard him correctly until he just kept saying it. He's won't say it on command yet, but he has said it a couple more times when he's seen a dog. We're hoping this will open the flood gate!

I'm glad that summer weather is now here! Justus loves playing outside. I take him in the backyard to play almost every day, and he never wants to go back inside. He will usually throw a fit when we have to go back inside. Matthias likes being outside...but I don't think he really knows the difference yet. I am hoping to get a small pool in the next couple of weeks so that we can play more outside. The boys both love bath time, so I'm hoping they will enjoy playing in a pool as well.

Matthias is getting so big! He is sitting up on his own now, and loves sitting and playing with toys. He also loves the jumperoo at the Y. I really wish that we had one, but it seems silly to get one at this point. He also loves to talk! He babbles all the time. He just loves making noise. I don't think it will be too much longer before he is crawling. He is already trying to push up onto his hands and knees when he is on his belly. He hasn't been successful so far, but I don't think it will be long.





Next weekend (the 14th) we are taking the boys to the circus. I'm pretty excited to see what Justus thinks about it. Edward Jones is sponsoring it, so we get to go for free. It should be pretty fun! I'll be sure to take lots of pictures.

More sunglasses.

Hanging out in the backyard