Paul says I have a sickness and that I should name it. Maybe others suffer from this as well, or maybe it's just me, but even though my kids are 2.5 yrs apart I love to dress them in clothes that are the same or similar. Especially for church or pictures. I don't know why, but I just think they are so cute and that they are even cuter in the same clothes. Maybe it's called "Identicalitis" or "Crazy Kid Dresser Disease" anyway, here's another one of them in cute clothes taken just after I gave them both haircuts on Monday. Brian was super squirmy, so his didn't turn out nearly as well as I would have liked, and I think they are both too short in the front, but luckily their hair grows fast and hopefully I'll keep learning until I get it right.



A couple of years ago Marcia bought Aaron the tent, tube and clubhouse seen here. In our old house it took up the entire main room. I love this house! Having an upstairs game room for the kids where I can set this up is awesome. And it only takes up half of the game room too! Brian and Aaron both love it and play in it tons. Super cute. Thanks sissy!



I also did our taxes and laundry, but the vacuum is still sitting in the living room unused (except for the hair!)

Good news! Dad came home from the hospital Monday afternoon. My "Aunt" Rene Wojnowski is staying with Mom and Dad for a few days to help out. I was over there all day Wednesday and have plans to be there all day Friday too. Dad is doing great. He is still pretty weak, gets winded easily, but he sat up in the family room all day, ate well, and was really himself again. We are so glad to have him back home again. The boys really do adore him, especially Brian. He LOVES to sit up and cuddle with Grandpa. When Brian was born we thought he looked like my dad which is why we gave him the middle name of Richard. We don't think they look much alike anymore, but Grandpa is definitely one of his favorite people!

Ok, so I brag a lot, but I really do think my kids are the cutest ever! I hope I have tons more just like them!

Lately, they've been doing some super cute things. Aaron says "oh yes" and "oh no" all the time. Here's an example.

Mom: Aaron, would you like a banana?
Aaron: Oh Yes Yes!
or
Mom: Should we turn the TV off now?
Aaron: Oh no! We don't want to do that!

We don't know where the "OH" came from, but it's pretty adorable!



His latest amazing feat is that he truly has learned how to tell time. He can look at the big clock on the wall, and with just a little help from me, can tell me what hour it is, and what the minute is and then tell me what time it is.

His other cute thing lately, is that when he sees something that he wants that someone else has, he suddenly wants to share. He understand what sharing is, but he now wants to share what other people have, not what he has. This lesson is obviously still a work in progress.

Brian has his share of adorableness too. Recently, when he smiles at us he also raises up his shoulders...scrunching them together. It just makes his smiles all the more precious!



Also, he is one of the easiest babies to put to bed. (most of the time!) We give him his milk, then his pacifier, then we lay him down in his crib. He lays on his back with his arms stretched above his head and says through his pacifier "night night." We love it!

Brian had his 18 month doctor appointment this week (we are so excited to send him to nursery at church tomorrow) and the doctor said he was perfect! His head measurements were in the 50-75% (slightly higher than average). His height was in the 75-90% (he's pretty tall). His weight was 30.5 lbs which is in the 90-95% (so he's a chunk!) Aaron was also weighed on the same scale and was 34.5 lbs. Despite being 2.5 years apart, they only weigh 4 lbs different!

In other news, my dad is still in the hospital (2 weeks now) but hopefully will be able to come home sometime soon. He continues to respond well to the treatments they give him and while there continue to be problems, everything is being worked on and we pray he continues to grow stronger everyday. The kids are doing great as we drive to the hospital constantly and they behave very well in the family waiting room.

Paul was quizzing Brian on Tuesday about some of the signs that he knows and he passed with flying colors. He knows other signs too, and learns more everyday. I should bring him to my class next week to show him off...but he'd want to crawl all over me and not let me teach. He sure is adorable though!

It's been a super busy week or two which is why I haven't posted lately. Here's a brief rundown. We went to Chuck E Cheese to celebrate that Aaron had done such a good job potty training lately...he had gone several weeks without an , there was a YW activity, a dentist appointment, I took my car in to the body shop and went to BUNCO. We've had some play dates, story time at the library, and lots of time at Grandma's house. We feel like we've been really busy!

Then on Friday my father went for a radiation treatment and collapsed and had to be admitted to the ICU. He was there through the weekend, then was in a regular room for the next day or so. He was released Tuesday morning, but they had no business releasing him in the condition he was in and after meeting with his doctor in the afternoon was readmitted to the hospital. It's been a busy few days. Paul and I were both there to help Tuesday and Paul went with my parents to dad's doctor appointment. I am so grateful to my husband for being so loving and helpful with my family. Thank you Paul!

Monday Aaron had his evaluation through the school district to see if he has social delays. They were all very impressed with how amazingly smart he is, but they still want to observe him at preschool and see how he interacts with other kids. We won't know their recommendation or diagnoses for at least a month so I'll post more when I know more. We are thinking about not putting him in preschool next year though, just doing a home preschool co-op with other moms in the area. If you have done it and have any information to share I'd love to hear from you.

I do have some cute pictures and videos of the boys that we've randomly taken this past week and I'll put a slide show on to show just how adorable they both are. Sorry the bath one is dark...we'll try to fix it. By the way, Happy Valentines Day everyone!

I don't usually do these things, but Amber tagged me well over a week ago and I'm just now getting around to trying. Hope someone learns something fun!

Ok, so on to the "rules" once you've been tagged...
1. You have to post the rules before you give your answers.
2. You must list one fact about yourself beginning with each letter of your middle name. (If you don't have a middle name, use your maiden name).
3. After you are tagged, you need to update your blog with your middle name and your answers.
4. At the end of your blog post, you need to tag one person for each letter of your middle name.(Be sure to leave them a comment telling them they've been tagged and that they need to read your blog for details.)

L - Lazy - I hate to admit it, but I really am. If I could sleep for hours, lay on the couch and watch TV all day I would totally do it. Unfortunately (or fortunately - depending on your view point) I have way too much to do to lay around. I HATE to clean my house (and it often shows) and dishes pile in the sink much more than I'd like to admit.
Y - Yeppers - Evidently I have terrible grammer, my 3 yr old started saying "yeppers" a lot...A LOT and while we started thinking he picked up this bad habit from preschool we soon realized, no...I'm the one that says "Yeppers" way too much. So much for my good example!
N - NOW - I'm really quite impatient. It is not a good trait to have as a mom of little ones either. It takes quite a bit of effort to watch them not do things right, do things slowly, and not interfere. I also am always anxious for the next stage...right now that's being impatient that I'm not pregnant again yet, but I guess Heavenly Father is trying to teach me patience the hard way and not letting me get what I want NOW.
N - Nice - Despite all the negative comments I just made about myself, I do think I'm nice. In high school my sister said I was the pretty and smart one and she was the nice one...but I think I'm nice too! I guess I'm vain though!
Ok...look out for me to be sending this to you now!