My Boys

Just thought I would share some recent videos of my boys. We have been having alot of fun as of late. We are all healthy...Tyler is very alert and happy as he interacts with everyone, especially his brother...and Ryan seems to grow everyday as he continues to learn new words and use full sentences.

Tyler is 3 1/2 months old now. He is such a patient and happy boy. I had to lay down the law and do some sleep training with him last week. He was only sleeping for short 30minute naps during the day and sometimes waking up every couple hours at night. I like my sleep and my boys need to like their sleep too. It is never fun to let him cry but we worked for one week on a schedule and by day 4 he was sleeping for 1 1/2 or 2 hours twice a day for his naps, getting up once a night and sleeping in until 7am without any crying! He is now sleeping much better and he is even happier and practicing his words, smiles and giggles whenever he is awake! It is so much fun to see his face light up when he catches us looking at him. Here is a short clip of Tyler this morning talking to me...


Ryan is always full of energy but I wouldn't have it any other way! He continues to amaze us with his vocabulary and sentences. Some of my favorite Ryan phrases are, "No thank you please," "Mommy/Daddy doin'?" and he uses the word 'no' in place of 'don't,' such as "No get me," when he and Marc are chasing one another around the house. He has nothing but love for his brother and always wants to be near Tyler. "Where go Tyler go?" is his first question when he wakes up every morning and after his nap. Tyler must be facing Ryan at every meal time and if not we hear, "Can't see Tyler!" or "Tyler can't see me!" When we go somewhere at night in the car, he wants the light on in the van so he can see Tyler. One of our favorite recent pasttimes is dancing to a CD given to Ryan by our friends the Larsons. There is a song on it called 'Silly Dance Contest,' which is his favorite. Here is a clip of Ryan (and me!) dancing to the Silly Dance Contest...


My boys, yes all 3 of them, like to play ball - any kind of ball - in the house...football, baseball, tennis, basketball. Here is a clip of the boys playing football, even Tyler :)

The Dreaded Week After Christmas

Unfortunately, Tyler became sick the Thursday before Christmas. He had a fever and developed pink eye. But that was nothin'...the week after Christmas Tyler and Ryan had pink eye in both eyes, ear infections and bronchitis. The bronchitis required the use of a nebulizer every 4 hours! This was all new to us. By the end of the week, Marc and I both had colds and mine turned into an ear infection and a sinus infection! I still cannot hear out of my right ear! After 24-48 hours on the antibiotics, both boys and myself were feeling better but it has taken us a couple of weeks to get everything back in order! Just thought I would share some of our pictures...
Tyler on the nebulizer...

Ryan on his nebulizer

I have to believe that we had our share of winter sickness and we will be healthy for the rest of the season!

Christmas!

We had a great Christmas season this year! It started by cutting down our Christmas tree the weekend of Thanksgiving. Ryan was such a big help and Tyler stayed warm in my coat:)



We went to visit Santa at our church and Ryan made some Christmas crafts. We made Christmas cookies and also played in the snow.






My family came to our house on Christmas Eve and Christmas day to celebrate. Santa was very good to us but Ryan's favorite gift was his McDonalds Drive-Thru (a hand-me-down from the neighbors)!