I had some pictures taken lately of the boys and of the family. WOW I did not imagine it would be so difficult to get some nice shots of the kids together. They usually do great when I take their pictures individually, but once you add both kids, it's pretty much impossible!!!

I still need to upload Halloween pictures. This year Christopher was Buzz Lightyear and Drew was a giraffe. Christopher LOVED his costume. In fact he actually still likes to put it on and play around in it. I went shopping this week for costumes for next year. I'm so proud of myself, I bought ALL of our costumes (even Cory's and mine) for a grand total of $23. That's less than 6 bucks a piece!!

Other than that life is pretty much the same. Drew has been a much happier baby latelly. He's actually been really cute, him and Christopher play well together. Christopher has been doing much better with using the potty. He pees in it without a problem, but still hasn't gone poop. I still haven't let him roam around in just underwear though. I'm not sure how to do the bathroom scene when I'm out shopping with the two boys. Any suggestions? How do I help Christopher use the bathroom and hold Drew at the same time?

Better get going. I still haven't had dinner, and this post is way longer than I expected.

My cute boys




This is the reality of family pictures. Hard to get Drew to smile. Impossible to get Christopher to sit still!!!

Brothers! I love them!!!

Journaling

The other day Cory and I got out our journals and spent some time reading through the past. We had such a good time and I realized that since I've started to blog, I've been using this as my journal and I haven't really been good at writing stories about my day to day. My goal is to write at least once a month, and I'm good at posting once a month, but I do a lot of picture posts and not a lot of story behind it.

Anyway, that was a long intro. Let me just begin with saying that I'm sick and tired of cleaning Christopher's puke!!! Yes, he still throws up at least once a month, and most of the time in the car. Today he did it again. We were almost home and he started complaining "tummy hurt". I wasn't prepared because we were in Cory's car (which means I didn't have my normal gallon Ziploc bag and towel at hand). Well, he did it. He threw up all over himself and the car when we were only 1 minute away from home. Will he ever outgrow his car sickness?!

On another note. I thought Christopher was a gross little boy, but I'm starting to think Drew is worse. We are trying to potty train Christopher, so anytime Drew sees the bathroom door opened he makes a run for it. He loves to stick his hands in the bowl and make HUGE splashes. He always enjoy getting into dirty diapers. If I don't throw them away fast enough, he most likely gets into them. AHHHH!!! This week as I was on the phone with one of the ladies I visit teach I heard Christopher say "coco potty" (poop in the potty). Well, next thing I see is Christopher without diapers in the bathroom (poop on the diaper), Drew with both hands in the toilet and Christopher saying "drink". Yes, he (Christopher) was trying to stick his head in the bowl and get a drink! GROSS BOYS!!! Needless to say I had to hang up very quickly, and somehow I managed to get things cleaned up without killing a kid. I'm sure one day I'll look back and laugh at this.

This week we started taking Christopher's binky away. He's been doing very well, and I think I'm having more withdrawals than he is. I have been tempted to offer him a binky so many times when he was sad, even though he hasn't asked for it. I didn't know this binky thing would be harder on me than on him. I guess I'm just losing my baby.

Christopher has also started saying prayers. It's really cute to see him say them. He usually lets us help him but sometimes he insists on doing it by himself. A couple weeks ago I was at mutual and Christopher said the night time prayer. This is what Cory texted me:

"Heavenly Father

Bless Drew night night

Bless mamae, ... "and beyond"

In the name of J.C. Amen"

In case you are wondering the "and beyond" part see if this serves as a hint. Who says "to infinity, and beyond!"? If you answered Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story you're correct. He LOVES Buzz and calls him "And Beyond". In the past month we have seen Toy Story at least once a day. Good thing we own the first 2 and he doesn't care which one he watches. I laughed pretty hard when I got the text and realized he was asking for Buzz to be protected.

Since this journaling attempt has gotten longer than expected I'll stop now, and of course, I'll leave you with some pictures.

Do I bug you? Poor Christopher his little brother won't leave him alone not even when he's drinking his milk. Good thing he's a good sport about it.

Drew is our first child to get a bee sting. If you look closely you'll see how his right index finger is fatter than the one on the left. He picked up a bee at the park and tried eating it. Than when I pulled it out of his mouth he screamed at me because I took away his "treat".

Got stickers?

Movie Time

Grab your popcorn and a drink because this is a “movie” post. I’ve been meaning to post these videos for a while, but just now got the chance. They are really short, though.

Drew has been walking for a few weeks now. I know, I’m a bad mother, I don’t blog about my children’s accomplishments as often as I should. Anyway, he started walking around the 1^st of the month, and now he’s quite fast on his feet. I took the video when he had been walking for just a week.

This video is about the boys playing outside. I’ve said before that Drew absolutely LOVES his big brother. Well, here’s the proof. Christopher was playing with sand and rocks outside and Drew couldn’t stop laughing. Super cute!!! I love baby giggles!!!!

Lastly, this one is mainly for me. I know my little boy will one day grow up and say “I hate you mom” (not looking forward to that day). This video is for when that day comes, so I can play it and know he really meant he loves me. I love his cute high pitched voice!

Drew's Pictures

We took Drew to get his 1 year old pictures last week. He did great and we got some really cute shots. The studio gave us the idea of bringing in a birthday cake to take pictures of Drew eating it. He was so focused in eating the cake that it was hard to get him actually smiling on those, but they still turned out adorable. Here are some of my favorites.

What would you do if...

What would you do if you opened the door to your son's room and found this?

(No the brown stuff isn't chocolate)

And this... (no those aren't bunny tracks)

I learned two painful lessons this morning.

1- Christopher no longer needs a morning nap. (He fought it for 45 minutes this morning until I finally gave up and decided to let him free. Unfortunately, I have to admit he has WON this battle!!)

2- I guess it's time for potty training. He's been fighting me for the past few weeks on not wanting to wear his diapers. The past couple days he's even told me he needs to go poop in the toilet, but I just kind of "forced" him to go in his diapers. Well, this morning after I opened his door, he looked at me and said "coco potty" (poop in the toilet). I guess I better listen to him next time he tells me he wants to use the potty.

I have more fun and exciting things to blog about, but it will have to wait until I get over my poop shock. For now you get poop pictures.

Drew's 1!!!

I can't believe this day has come! My baby turned one last week and we threw him a "car" themed party. I decorated the cake myself (ok, I admit I had a lot of help from a friend, but I did do the cupcakes completely alone) and it turned out adorable!! The food table was also super cute but we didn't get any pictures of it. It had dump trucks dumping out corndogs, carrying sandwhiches and even carrying some dulce de leche for churros. I also had traffic signs printed directing the flow of the buffet line (one way signs at the beginning, slow sign in the middle, and stop at the end).

Ok, I guess I should also blog about the birthday boy. Haha, what kind of mom am I? I was more excited about my decorations than the actual reason for celebrating. We kept the party pretty low key and only invited family this time. I think that next year we will combine Christopher's and Drew's party into 1 bigger celebration, so this way I don't get burned out with Christopher's birthday and do something small for Drew.

Today I was actually thinking about how Drew is the "perfect" first child. At first he was a very challenging baby. He didn't eat well, he didn't sleep well (until he was about 3 months), he had LOTS of colic, he loved to be held (ALL the time). Get the picture?! Christopher was not like that at all, and that's why we decided to have another one so quick. I have come to a conclusion that if Drew was born first he would still be a single child!

Anyway, he has come a LONG way in a year, and I was actually happy to have my baby turn 1. He's become a much better child. He loves to play with his brother. In fact, the first time Drew giggled real hard was when he was 5 months and he was watching Christopher jump on the couch. He absolutely enjoys watching Christopher perform his stunts and then tries to imitate them (pretty funny to watch). He's become a great eater and loves solid "people" food. He's becoming a little "fruit fly" just like Christopher (they go through so much fruit in a day).

I could just go on and on about how cute he is, but since this post is getting too big, I'll leave with some of the party pictures for now.

Cake Table. The blue truck on the right is holding the forks.

Top view of the cake.

Oh, what a proud family of their little Drew!!


Cake? What's that mom?



Umm, cake!!! I don't know what's up with him, but he's been doing these "cheesy grins" when he's happy.

He definitely got cake ALL over. Even the wall!!

Opening presents. Better, watching Christopher open his prestents.

My mom's gift included 2 camping chairs (yeah I know, Christopher scored too). Drew LOVES sitting and relaxing on his chair. Can you tell?