Merry Christmas!!

It's almost Christmas!! We have most of our shopping done, but we still have to grab a few things. I'm not looking forward to the crowds, but it's our own fault for not getting done sooner. We are definitely looking forward to Christmas though!!!

We had fun celebrating Justus' birthday with cake and ice cream and he even got some presents from his aunt and uncle to open. He had a good time and even blew the candles out all on his own!!

The boys went to the doctor yesterday and they are doing great!! They both had to get shots, which they didn't like...but they were over it pretty quickly. Justus is close to the 90th percentile on height and weight and Matthias is around the 75th on both. They are getting big!!

I hope everyone has a great Christmas celebrating the birth of Jesus!! Enjoy the pictures!!

Justus decorating Christmas cookies.

The boys love climbing in the clothes basket

Our tiny little tree. The horse was Justus' ornament pick.

He's too cool

Justus enjoying his birthday cake and ice cream

I missed him blowing out the candles because my batteries were dead..so this is right afterwards.

His new choo-choo belt

Opening presents on his birthday

Stacking pegs

Opening gifts at his birthday party

Riding his new bike!!

Playing with his Thomas train and track

He loves his choo-choo (he's giving Thomas kisses)

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

Two Years Old Already!?!

So tomorrow marks Justus' 2nd birthday! Where has the time gone?? I can't believe he is going to be 2. We celebrated his birthday a little early since it seemed to make the most sense to us, so that we weren't celebrating a couple days before Christmas. Justus had a good party and got some fun gifts. His favorite...a BIKE! He loves it, but unfortunately doesn't get to ride it very much since it's cold out. Maybe we should have planned that a little better : ). Oh well...come spring it will be like he is getting it all over again. Justus also got a little wooden Thomas the tank set from his Aunt Sarah. He loves playing with his "choo-choo". Had we known how much it was going to entertain him we would have gotten him one a long time ago. Justus' party was cut short due to his lack of a nap, but he still had a really good time. We even got to save the cake since he never made it to that portion of the party. We are looking forward to singing and blowing out candles tomorrow..his actual birthday!

The past couple of days the boys have been feeling icky...mostly Matthias though. Justus got sick last Friday, but only got sick 2 times and was over it within a matter of hours. He still didn't feel very well most of the day, but was pretty much himself. Matthias on the other hand seems to be stretching it out a little longer. He got sick on Monday morning and then seemed fine, so I decided yesterday to head back to the Y since I hadn't gone since last week due to Justus being sick. I wanted to make sure both boys were over being sick before taking them to be around the other children. While I was working out one of the workers came in and got me and told me that Matthias had just gotten sick, but seemed okay with it and was still smiley and laughing. I decided we better just head home...even if it was unrelated I wanted to be cautious. So he was fine yesterday, but then this morning when Jon went in to give him his bottle he had gotten sick again. He has been pretty clingy and sleepy this morning. He won't eat much, but will drink milk and juice. He hasn't gotten sick again, so we'll see what happens the rest of the day. The good thing is that neither Jon and I have gotten sick although Tuesday I was feeling rather icky for a good portion of the day, but nothing ever came from it. Hopefully once Matthias is done with today this little bug will move right along.

Next week will be a busy one...Monday the boys have doctor's appointments and then Wednesday we are headed to Mt. Vernon to celebrate Christmas with my parents and Thursday is Christmas, which we are celebrating here at home, but Jon's dad and sister will be joining us. We are looking forward to spending time with our family and opening gifts with the boys! I will have to post some pictures from Justus' birthday party later so check back!!

An Actual Update and Some Pictures!

Things here are going great!! We had a wonderful Thanksgiving spent in Springfield with Jon's family. It was great to see everyone and for them to see the boys! We also got to see some friends while there, which is always fun.

Things have been somewhat busy, but busy is good sometimes I suppose. It seems like there is a lot going on with Christmas parties, birthdays and holidays. This weekend will be the busiest for us by far. We have a Christmas party on Saturday night and Sunday we are celebrating Justus' birthday with the family. The boys are staying the night with their grandparents on Saturday night so that Jon and I can finish Christmas shopping for the boys and attend our Sunday School Christmas party. We are excited to celebrate Justus' birthday on Sunday and to give Justus his birthday present...a bike! We know he is going to love it!! After this weekend I think things will calm down a little. I think things seem more busy than they are due to Jon working a second job since we have fewer nights to get things done. The good news is that Jon is taking a little time off from his second job, so for the next few weeks we won't have to worry about him being gone on the weekends. I am especially thankful for this!!

Justus is continuing to do well. He is talking more and more and is even getting better at repeating words for us. He is getting so big and it is hard to believe he will soon be 2!! Justus has recently discovered his love for cartoons! Every morning he gets to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He just loves it!! It's pretty cute to see him just sitting on the couch with his blanket watching Mickey....although he calls him "Hot Dog" because they do the Hot Dog Dance at the end of every show. When they play music he even bobs his head!

Matthias is now quite the walker. He is getting around really well! He also can get into a lot more! He also loves to climb and really loves getting on the furniture. He has started eating more lately and will eat whatever we put in front of him. He loves to eat! Justus was the exact opposite and still is for the most part. Justus hates most vegetables and is really picky and just kind of picks at his food most of the time. Matthias loves most vegetables and will eat and eat. I guess every child is different.

The pregnancy is continuing to go well. I am starting to feel back to normal. I'm not nearly as tired as I had been and no more feeling sick! My pants are beginning to get tight and I know it won't be long before I have to go shopping for some maternity pants. I don't go back to the doctor until the 29th of this month. I am continuing to go to the gym, but my workout is very light. The doctor told me to continue going because it would help with labor and keeping weight gain to the minimal.

I hope you enjoy the pictures!!

Matthias' first time facing forward in his car seat.

Justus loves candy!

Daddy being silly with his boys!

Matthias loves being able to get on the furniture.

Our littlest walker!

Justus loves giving Matthias hugs and kisses. Matthias usually doesn't know what his brother is trying to do when he comes close though.

It's time to color!!

Justus loves wearing his dad's stocking cap around the house.