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Joshua Olausen

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Caleb Jeffrey

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Friday, August 31, 2012

And the summer is over...

Well a quick update....haven't even posted Caleb's 8 month pictures. But here they are finally.  Jeff is officially back to work on Sunday (basketball season begins already!!!) August is a slower month for him so we got to spend a lot of time together as a family. 

It is amazing to see the unique personalities the Lord has given our boys.  Josh is ultra conservative, cautious, calculated, precise, inquisitive, sensitive, and a cuddler, just to name a few.  Caleb is ultra ambitious, always on the move, eats (and chews on) everything, super smiley, incredibly social, UN-calculated, and incredibly resilient with getting hurt, just to name a few. :) And they both love each other...a wonderful thing!!  

Caleb has 3 teeth...2 on the bottom and one of the top side teeth, not even the middle ones yet.  We put up a protector for his crib but he seems to chew on all the other sides that don't have it.  Go figure. This is what I walk in and see each morning (and in the middle of the night!!)  He is immediately standing.  He is cruising everywhere, walking with a walker toy and I truly think he will be walking within a couple weeks.  His middle name should be NO FEAR.  And he falls so controlled.  His abs are stronger than mine!  And when he falls or gets hurt, he usually only cries for a few seconds or not at all.  



Josh is keeping us busy as well.  He is OBSESSED with Super Why (a PBS show) and still wants to be called Alpha Pig (Caleb is Peter Rabbit).  He loves playing outside and enjoys running around being chased by Caleb.  


We went to the zoo earlier this month.  Had a blast.  Teddy came too.


We ended the wonderful off month of August by going up to Traverse City again.  Beautiful weather and a lot of fun with the family.  And a lot of food.  It took Josh awhile to warm up to the squishy sandy bottom but the water was SO clear.   Best kind of water for me.



This kid on the other hand crawled head first into the water and ate some sand.  He loved it.


A family pic.  We miss everyone already!!!




Saturday, August 11, 2012

More laughter

We love hearing our boys laugh.  It seems like each day they are laughing at each other more.  Caleb is ALL over the place.  He had been army crawling for a few weeks now but on August 8th (he turned 8 months) he started crawling normally.  It's so cute.  And he is also pulling up on things and cruising around furniture.  He loves to move.  I don't think he ever sits or stands still.  I have a feeling that he will cause me to pull some hair out.  :)  He cried himself to sleep (we are at that point AGAIN) because he just wants to be up and playing.  Both the boys are doing well.  Josh amazes us daily with his imagination.  For the past week, we have had to call Josh "Alpha Pig" from Super Why.  He will correct you EVERY TIME if you get it wrong.  And Caleb is "Peter Rabbit", Jeff is "Super Why", and I am "Wonder Red".  I am not lying when I say EVERY TIME.  Even when you think you are out of hearing distance, he will correct you!

If you haven't seen it already, my previous post is a video of them laughing.  And here is another one...


Thursday, August 9, 2012