What a Week!

This last week has been interesting. I got a call from our new pediatrician's office to finally bring the boys in for their check ups. I walked out of there without really knowing their stats...I'm a little upset about that. Tommy is about 23 pounds and 29 inches tall and received 4 shots!! Damon is just under 40 inches tall and about 37 pounds (we think) and recieved one shot but acted like he got 20! The next day we enjoyed going to a playgroup and hanging out. Barrett and I were watching Psych when Damon woke up crying...he was soaked, so Barrett changed him. Then towards the end of the show, Damon threw up! And then again later. So, he and Barrett camped out in front of the tv that night. We vetoed the Dr. Seuss story time the next morning and after lunch, Damon threw up again. Silly me thought it was a side affect of his vaccine. We lugged the boys to Activity Days and mutual that night. Damon threw up a little after breakfast, so I decided I needed to call someone. While waiting for the nurse to call me back, I called my doctor brother. Basically, Damon had a little stomach bug. We took it easy that day and made little leprecauns (from Family Fun). I also taught Damon how to make a rainbow. He picked it up pretty quickly.
We've finally received some sunshine and are lovin' it!! We went to the park Saturday. Tommy loved exploring and climbed up a slide all by himself! Damon loved rolling down the hill. On the way home he said,"what are these green things on my pants?" I had to explain what grass stains were. After lunch, he enjoyed a trike ride through the neighborhood, singing at the top of his lungs!
On Sunday, I was given a new calling and released from Activity Days. It was rough taking the boys since Barrett had to be with the Young Men. Now I have to teach the 16 year olds...which is only like 2 kids.
Today we enjoyed a park with Meagan and Rhone...it was pretty warm!

For the record:
At 14 months...It seems like Tommy is doing a few new things every day. He has started signing "please" while hissing. He folds his arms when we do, he rubs his hands when he sees me put on lotion, he tries to brush his hair with the brush, he loves to tackle Damon and wrestle with him, he loves to play and explore, he loves to flip through books and have you read to him, he loves dumping out toys from buckets, he loves to eat and eat, he has to have his mouth full to the max or else he screams, he loves to eat snacks at the little table, he has started really playing with little cars and watching the wheels move, he loves to watch tv in the most uncomfortable positions, he likes to stomp his feet, he loves being outside, and today he blew Barrett a kiss this morning when he left. It is so fun seeing Tommy grow and develop and we sure love him. I keep looking at pictures of this time last year...these boys sure have grown.
At 3 years and 2 months...Damon is potty trained...except for number two. He gets himself dressed in the morning and only has a matching problem. He knows backwards and forwards. He is learning responsibility by doing his job of putting away the silverware (practicing sorting/matching)...he complains a lot, but I remind him all the jobs he doesn't have to do! He's learning to put his finished plate/cup in the sink. He is a really fast runner with pretty good form. He thinks he can do cartwheels. He has no concept of sharing or playing by himself. He loves projects and adventures. He loves when you give him important things to do like remember things to get at the store. He loves reading with mom or dad. He has really started drawing recognizable pictures this week. He knows all his letters and we're working on the sounds. He can count into the twenties, but skips 13. He likes to sing. He loves attention from people he knows. He told the Doctor he wanted to be "a dork" when he grew up. He loves to tease everyone! He has the cutest smile. He tries our patience, but we sure love this one too:)


My boys aren't really snugglers when they're little. Tommy has had short naps lately and loves snuggling for a little bit when he wakes up. I can't get enough of it!! I think this particular day he snuggled with me for like an hour. Damon took this picture:)