Josh is 2!!!!!

Josh is 2 years old. CRAZY. I can't believe how fast these past 2 years have gone and what changes we have witnessed! Here are a few things Josh is doing:

1. Going potty on the toilet! He was in underwear all day yesterday with only one accident. Today he told me "I go poo poo" so I ran him to the toilet and with only one little pea sized deposit in the underwear, the rest was in the toilet! He LOVES getting M&Ms every time he goes. And he has been waking up from naps dry! So we will be venturing out in public one day soon in underwear to see how that goes.

2. On the morning of his birthday, Jeff and I walked in to his room and sang happy birthday to him. He got so excited and said "MY BIRTHDAY IS HERE!!" and ran into each room saying "Where's my birthday?" haha!

3. I think as soon as he turned 2, he started becoming more ornery (in a cute way of course)! He is pushing my buttons a little more, getting into everything! Climbing on things, moving his chair in the kitchen to try to get whatever he can on the counters, etc. He is becoming much more active which is great 98% of the time for me! I love seeing him figure things out. Just today, he unwrapped a piece of candy that was pretty challenging even for me :)

4. And he has quite the imagination. Most days there are alligators in his bed, a monkey on the wall eating a banana, and a cat out in the back yard.

Here are a few pics from the party.

Josh got a new tricycle from Nana and Papaw.

Our big 2 year old!!!

His birthday football.

Two of my favorite boys. The third was sleeping during this picture.

Here's the cake I made. I you-tubed how to make a train cake and found one I really liked. Here is the step by step :) After making the cake and cutting them into the different shapes, I iced each one a different color. Please ignore the horrible job on the chocolate one. Couldn't get the icing to stick to the cake very well so it looks messy.

I piped different colors on each train car.

And here's the result! (with added candy)

And here are a few cousins helping wash the dishes at the party :) Aren't they all beautiful!

Josh getting excited to finally eat his cake.

And now for Caleb (ugh! I hate this blue underlined stuff)... Caleb is growing so fast!

Caleb went to the doctor this past Friday and weighed 12 lbs 13 oz (75%) 23 in long (50%) with 15.75 in head (50%). He has doubled his birth weight already! Way to go Caleb. And he is such a happy baby. The reflux is tons better! Even though he is still spitting up, he is a happier spitter! Praise the Lord. He has been sleeping 5 or 6 hours in a row at night. The past few nights he has been going to bed at 11 and waking up at 5am. Makes me so much happier. And he is super smiley. Loves his big brother and daddy. And I am feeling more bonded to him each day. It definitely is different than the first time around. But he has me wrapped around his little finger. Especially with his sweet smiles that he seems to give me all the time.

Here's Josh when it snowed a couple days ago.

And this is what happens when I am nursing Caleb. I asked Josh what he was doing and he didn't say anything until a few minutes later when he got down from the chair and showed me his face! At least it was just washable markers :)

And Josh helps me in the kitchen all the time. This time we were making red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese icing (on his face) for senior night.

And enjoying the finished product.

And Josh loves the bath. So I figured I should probably get a picture of him in the bath one of these days.

Love his sweet eyes!

This is Caleb at 2 months. See the last post I made for Josh at 2 months in the same outfit. I think Caleb looks much more like me. They have such different shaped heads.

Brotherly love!

Love his little tongue :)

And just for kicks...I watched Will the other day and Josh and Will had a great time throwing bubbles around my kitchen :) Love these two!

Josh rarely wants to hold Caleb but this was one of those rare moments so I had to capture it.

Caleb doesn't look too excited.

So thankful for both boys! We love them so much and can't wait to see them play together.

Go Wildcats...they start the tournament tonight.

8 weeks

Well Caleb is 8 weeks old today! Everything is going well. Aside from some reflux, he is a great baby! Josh has come down with a cold so I am praying Caleb doesn't get it. Here are a few pics of the past week. Caleb smiles at Josh more than he smiles at me. He loves hearing Josh say "Hi baby Caleb" in a really high pitched voice. It is so cute. Enjoy!

The top one is Josh at 2 months. I don't see much similarity at this point.

Let Me Sing

A song that Jeff and I have been listening to and really love is "Let Me Sing". The artist is Todd Fields from North Point out of Georgia. It's their worship band singing. My sister-in-law and brother-in-law Bonnie and Steve got the CD for me for Christmas. They go to North Point in Georgia. Here are the lyrics.

Let me sing for the breath that You've given

Every day for the life you sustain

The beat of the heart you formed when I was made

Let me worship Your wonder and splendor

Though the heavens

Your glory proclaim

They don't know the price

You paid for my life

The sacrifice You made

Let me sing

Louder than creation to You

For the pain You bore in Your body

To bring my soul to You

Let me shine

Brighter than the stars in the sky

An offering of praise all my life

To You my holy King

Let me sing

Let me sing

Let me sing for the mercy You've given

Undeserving and broken am I

Though I've turned away

Your faithfulness remains

Let me live in the light of forever

As I walk through the course of my days

And join to proclaim with all of the saints

The only worthy name

7 weeks and a haircut!

Josh got a haircut this morning. I'm a sucker for short hair. :)

Caleb loves his older brother and loves looking at him.

Caleb smiling! So glad I got it on camera!

A photo shoot we did yesterday.

Josh helped me make cookies yesterday...and helped eat some :)

While washing his hands he found that his head could reach too.

Before the game Saturday. My friends at work made these cute shirts for the boys.

A Picture Update

Here are a few more recent pictures. Enjoy!

One of Josh's favorite things to do with daddy is to build a tunnel for his racetrack. Here is quite the get up. Each of the animals has their own tunnel (Teddy, Turtle, and Monkey). He loves playing with Jeff. And Jeff is really creative and fun to play with.
Here is Caleb last week (at almost 5 weeks old).

Josh loves his little brother!

Here is Caleb on his "1 month" birthday. He is staying awake more and more each day.

He went to the doctor last Friday (at 5 weeks) for his 1 month check up. He weighed 9 lbs 11 oz and was 21 in long. So we are having good growth! Josh was 9 lbs 15 oz at one month. So not too far off. We are doing well. Both boys are sleeping now so I'm going to take a quick nap :)

4 weeks old

Caleb is 4 weeks old today. It is so hard to believe how fast the time as gone. Definitely faster than the first time around! Josh has been so good with Caleb. He always wants to know where he is or who is holding him. And he loves bringing him toys. I finally feel like this is our new normal. It took me a little while. It still felt kind of foreign to have 2 kids! But I love having 2 and I love having boys! Caleb is a sweetheart. Hardly ever cries except when he wants to eat. Nursing is going great. And I love having a newborn that isn't sick! I love his sweet little face and can't wait to see what kind of personality he will have. I call him my fighter though. He fights all outfit changes and when he spits up, he always looks away from the burp cloth as if he doesn't want to help me out! :) But he's a great baby. Eats every 3 to 4 hours and goes back to sleep really well at night so far. We love him dearly! Here are a few pictures of the last few weeks.

Josh helped me make banana muffins on Tuesday. He loved it! I think he is going to be my little assistant.

Here he is putting the streusel topping on. Do you like the sticker he has on? He found it under a couch cushion. It's a barcode sticker from when we first got the couch. :)

Helping me mix the topping.

Here is Caleb a few days ago.

This is Caleb at 3 weeks old.

The other morning while I was getting ready, I put a movie on for Josh and I came out to check on him and he had an apple in his hands! I asked him where he got the apple and he told me "the fridge". 10 min later when I came back out, I was looking for the apple but couldn't find it. So I asked him where it was and he said "the fridge". He had put it back in the drawer where he found it :) Such a good boy!

Some glasses my grandma got everyone this Christmas.

Auntie came home for Christmas! I couldn't have been more excited!! Caleb arrived in perfect timing (thank you Lord) so my sister and her boyfriend Mo could meet him!

Don't they make a cute couple :)

Josh loves Caleb. I got him to smile by saying "Show me your teeth" haha.

That's all for now. I am off to do dishes. My sink is overflowing! And both boys are still sleeping (amazingly at the same time).