It's finally feeling like spring! We are super excited that the weather has finally started to feel more like spring. The boys love being outside, and Jon and I both enjoy being able to take them into the backyard to burn up some of their energy. Hopefully we will plan a trip to the zoo sometime soon, or some other fun outdoor activity.

Justus is continuing to learn more and more. We are still working on his colors and alphabet. He is a little stubborn and doesn't like to repeat things, so it's hard to know if he is catching on to the alphabet or colors. I guess no matter what he will get there eventually. His vocabulary continues to grow and he is able to put quite a few little sentences together. He is listening to me much better during the day...even though he still has his moments. We are still working on teaching him about the potty. It seems like he is starting to understand, but doesn't like to sit on the potty when he thinks he might have to actually go. He will come up to me and say "stinky", which I'm thinking means he has to go because a lot of times he isn't really stinky, but he usually is within 30 minutes or so. I try to get him to sit on the potty when he tells me that, but he won't let me take his pants or his diaper off. I guess at least it seems like a step in the right direction since he seems to be starting to understand when he has to go potty.

Matthias is getting so big. I'm just amazed at how tall he is getting. He is learning more and more words, which is kind of nice. He is becoming more independent and is getting better at holding hands and walking on his own. Up until a couple of weeks ago he would fight me if I wanted him to hold my hand, but now he will usually let me and will walk beside me instead of trying to get away. This is so comforting since in a couple of months I won't be able to carry him. I'm thinking though I may have to start using the double stroller a little more...even for short trips into the Y or the doctor's office or places like that. One of Matthias' canine teeth finally broke through this week. I'm hoping this means the end of teething is in sight. Two of the other ones should be popping through anytime. Matthias has been pretty sleepy lately, so I'm wondering if he is going through a growth spurt. He sleeps well at night and takes good naps, but seems to be tired way before bedtime. We have been trying to keep him up, but sometimes he is just too cranky to fight with.

The pregnancy is continuing to go well. I'm feeling really good, although I can tell that I am pregnant. I'm not sleeping as well and I get worn out pretty easily. I think it's chasing after two toddlers! My next doctor's appointment is next week and then I will go every two weeks after that. I never heard from the doctor's office about my glucose screening, which means it came back normal. I'm very thankful for that because the long test is no fun. In the next few weeks we will have to go in for our pre-admittance appointment, which just doesn't seem right. June feels so far away, but it's not at all. We are done clothes shopping for Charley now, which is kind of a relief. We still need to get bibs, socks and pacifiers, but those things are pretty cheap and easy to come by. Hopefully I will be able to finish Charley's quilt in the next few weeks. Jon and I have to go pick out the fabric to finish it.

We are still trying to sell our house, and have had a few people who have said they were interested, but still no offers on the table. We were hoping to have the house sold before Charley arrived, but it's looking like we probably won't be moving before she is born unless we get an offer within the next couple of weeks since closing usually takes close to a month. Hopefully the warmer weather will bring more people out to look at the house. It's such a weird market right now that it is so hard to say what will happen. We are in no rush to sell and are being patient.