5 and 6 month pictures

So When Jacob was around for elijahs 5 month picture, Jacob felt he needed to be in the picture too. He is such a little ham sometimes, but also a great Big Brother. He loves helping his little brother and playing with him. He looks after him so much and says he is watching him when Mommy or Daddy takes a shower or uses the bathroom. He sings to him, and loves to give him kisses. Elijah doesn't mind it at all. Elijah is sitting up realy well now, but really wants to move. He gets most frustrated because he sees a toy or something he wants and he can't get it. He has started rice and oatmeal cereal, and once we reached 6mths he started Babyfood. He loves it!

Our five month picture not the best one, but the only one looking at the camera, other than that he was trying his best to get off the chair, or watching his brother
We are starting to get ready to crawl. We get up on all 4's, but then fall to our belly. We really want to get moving. I am sure it won't be long. Need to get more baby proof, soon

Tball fun

This year Jacob got to enjoy being part of a Tball team. Wow, I can't believe how big he is getting. He really was too young for the league but they let him play anyways, and he did just fine. Well sorta. At first he was too shy to be out in the field as people were watching. He would say that he just wanted to play at home with his friend Elliott (who he met on his team). But after a little while, he finally let mommy or Daddy sit with the other parents and didn't make them stand out in the field with him. That boy could play Tball in any weather, every day. It has been a hot summer, but he begs to play all the time.

My little number 3, He is three years old, so he says that is his Number,

His favorite Number.

Hitting

SOLD

WEll good news, We finally sold our house in Avon!!!! We have had renters in it since 2 days after we moved out, and they had a purchase agreement to buy our house since that time, however because of their financial situation and owning a home in Nashville, they have been unable to purchase our home. Michael and I haven't really felt we should move forward till our house sold, however had looked a few places and almost purchased a forclosed house because it was a great deal, but in the long run just didn't feel like it was what we wanted or should do. We would of had to fix the forclosed home up to make it what we would want to be our home and we didn't know if we should do that with owning two homes. So we passed on the forclosed home and were a little disappointed that we haven't had our own place. We just kept praying that God would open a door or an avenue for us. My dad is the Lakeland Building trades instructor and we knew he didn't have anyone to build for the upcoming year 2010-2011. We always hoped that one day we would be able to build our own home and with Lakeland Building trades you get a great deal, not having to pay labor. So around March or April we decided that maybe that God may be leading us in that direction and took the leap of faith to commit to building with them. We felt since the building trades process is a whole year, that would give us another year to sell our house before we had 2 complete mortages, and had talked about putting our house on the market in August. Then Much to our suprise shortly after we got news that our renters wanted to purchase our home and quickly. On Memorial Day weekend, we finally closed. While it was an exciting time, it was a little sad too as that was finally the end to that little chapter of our lives. We are however, very blessed at where God is leading us, and can't wait to see what is next. This building process , we expect to be hard, but we also look forward to the excitement it brings. Next May, We will finally be in our own place, again!!!

4 month old picture

Our Four month old picture, it is getting harder to take these pictures, he can sit up propped and reaches for everything. He reminds me alot of his older brother. They both make life so wonderful.

3 month big boy

Here is a picture of our Big boy at 3 months. Time is flying. I am back to work. It is hard but good for the both of us too. It is so nice to be able to be away and not have to focus all on baby, but I miss both my boys so much while I am at work. It is nice then to be able to cuddle in the evenings with them. I am glad both my boys are momma boys.
Elijah can sit up propped in his boppy. Sometimes he leans forward but is learning quickly that he lights to sit up more than laying down and giggles and coos all the time. He definitely found his voice and will let you hear it. He is a screamer when he is mad. But is is also funny to hear him outright giggle. His daddy found his tickle spot and his brother can make him laugh more than anyone else.

Easter fun

OUR EASTER FAMILY


Easter is fun, especially the older Jacob gets the more excited he gets and the more he gets into all the fun. He is also very imaginative lately, which makes it even more fun. Jacob loved coloring Eggs this year with Uncle Brian, and couldn't wait till the Easter Bunny hid them so he could find them.

2 months and random pictures

Wow time is flying. Elijah is two months old and has already been on his first vacation. I know when Jacob was little I thought that he grew too fast too, but I feel like Elijah is growing even faster than Jakers. It could be that I have more on my plate then I did with Jacob. I have two to run after and care for instead of just one, and when I say run I mean run. Jacob has so much energy- it is amazing when he finally slows down.At Elijah's two month appointment he was 25 inches long (95%) weighed 12 lbs 14 oz (75%) and his head circumference was 15.5 inches (30%). If I recall correctly that is very similar to the growth pattern that Jacob had- but Jacob's stuff is in storage. I can't wait till we have all our stuff in our own house. Elijah is so much fun now. He loves to smile, and coo. He sucks on everything and drools constantly. He loves his big brother and his big brother loves him. Almost every morning Jacob doesn't want to do anything until he has held Elijah for even a moment. However, Elijah is definitely a Momma's boy right now. Even leaving him with a babysitter for a little while (grandma, grandpa, or even Daddy) is troublesome for the babysitter. He usually calms right down for Momma. He recognizes my voice in the room. Makes me feel good, but also a little bit overwhelmed with feeling tied down. It makes it hard to get away and to do something special with just Jakers and I. Pretty soon though, Elijah will have to get use to it as I head back to work. I am sure it will be an adjustment for all of us.

For Valentines day, The boys got these shirts. I have attempted to take pictures before but they didn't cooperate, then they decided to one day but then Jacob just woke from his nap and has bed head and morning face. Oh well, Aren't they the cutest in their matching brother shirts. :)

Both Boys love to be read too. It is funny, Jacob will continue to keep bringing me books. I love that they love to read like their daddy.

I will post vacation pictures in another blog post if I ever get a chance- You know I lag a little behind.