Sunny Days (and more snowy days)!

Oh the sunshine felt SO good...for the two days it was here!  Back to rain, wind, cold temps and SNOW!  Looking forward to the 60-70 degree forecast for the next 5 days!

   

Friday, April 11th.
My trips to the store with these two little boys just got a whole lot easier!  Bronx can sit in the front of the carts (he loves it!), so we leave the big infant car seat in the car!
Leaves a lot more room for groceries in the cart too :)

I got Bronx a new baby swing!  It was his first time in a swing and he loved it.
He loved it so much he even fell asleep in it!

 Of course Brigham had to have his turn in the baby swing too!

Saturday, April 12th:  

Bronx is a good napper in the morning!  He is usually up around 7-7:30 and goes down for a nap around 9 and will sleep 2-3 hours.  He looks so sweet all snuggled in on his tummy!

After Bronx's nap, we made at stop at Kidtopia for an Easter Egg Hunt!  The eggs were hidden (very easily) in their store.  The boys each got to chose 6 eggs.  The eggs each had a number in them (each # was for a specific prize), and when we were ready to leave we turned in the eggs at the prize table!  The prizes were so neat!  Play foam, a wooden puzzle with traveling bag, colored pencils and mini spirograph, and some very neat crafts...for girls! 

The daycare girls had so much fun doing them yesterday!

   

Sunday, April 16th

Bronx ran a temp in the afternoon and was cranky! Poor guy has two new teeth working their way in on the top.  His toothy smile is just too funny right now with his fangs!

Tuesday night, April 15th. 

Mr. Bronx refused his afternoon nap.  This is how happy he was at 5:30!  

 

When he's crabby that early at night, a bath always cheers him up!

Bath time buddies!  

I love our snuggle time every night!  It's hard for me to even put him in his crib when he falls asleep, because he's just so sweet to look at.

Boston is on Easter break!  He has 6 days off school, so I closed up daycare!  Yesterday, we sent the little boys to daycare, and Derek & I had a fun day with just Boston!  It's been awhile since we have done that, so it was time.  Boston had a great time, but did miss his brothers and even asked me mid afternoon how much longer until they came home!  

I reminded him of this morning when Brigham was pestering him and wanting him to play lego's!

The first thing on Boston's agenda yesterday was to ride the ferris wheel at Scheels!  

It was the first day it was open, so he was determined we needed to get there!  They advised of no cell phone use on the ride.. but I am a rule breaker!

 Next stop:  Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch!  B got to play games, which is a special treat!

 This stop was more for mom & dad, but B talked us into a plastic 2 foot shark!  

 He loves sharks!

 I ended the day with a little fun for myself.. I got my hair chopped off!  

When Brigham got home from daycare he said:  

'Your hair grow long again and you be a mommy'.  I don't think he likes it.

Today is another fun filled day of powdered sugar donuts for breakfast, building forts, two hundred lego pieces scattered around the basement, nerf gun wars, ect., and I wouldn't have it any other way!

Bronx-9 Months Brigham-3 Year Exams

I took Bronx and Brigham to the clinic this morning for check up's.  Bronx had his 9 month appointment and Brigham a 3 year exam.  Both boys checked out perfect & no shots were needed!  So blessed!

Bronx was a mess earlier in the week. He had a runny nose, a temp that had been off and on for 3 days, his eczema flared up again and he came down with what we think was a mild case of hand foot mouth!  He managed to luck out with just a few pimples by his mouth, one on his finger and a few on his legs and butt.  He also started to cut 3 new teeth a few weeks ago, so he has just not been a happy camper!  We are so glad he is feeling better and is much less irritable.  He slept the entire night on Monday night, took great naps yesterday and slept ok again last night, only waking up once.

Bronx weighed in at 17lb. 14 oz. (20th percentile for weight) and he measured 28 inches (50th percentile).

• He still isn't crawling, but is going from sitting up to getting down on his hands and knees to rock, or scoot backwards!  He gets himself jammed into the corners, underneath toys or the table and chairs and then screams for someone to rescue him! 
• Rolls all over and is getting braver and steadier on his legs when he stands up to play at his Leap Frog table.  
• He is figuring out how to sleep without a tight swaddle!  I've done a one armed swaddle for a few weeks now.  It was an easy transition for him.  That free hand is nice if he loses his paci! If he wakes up before he should, or is super sleepy before I get him swaddled I try to just put him down without swaddling him and that goes ok most of the time!
• Sleeps the best on his tummy!  I don't put him to sleep on his stomach (that never goes well!) but if he manages to get himself snuggled up on his tummy he sleeps so much better. 
• He loves our dog!   He loves to watch him, and is easily distracted during meals or bed time if Jaxon is anywhere near him.  He'll be half asleep, hear or see Jaxon and then sit straight up to check him out.  
• Starting to eat some Gerber puffs and Gerber yogurt melts in small pieces.  If I give him one whole he gags.  I've also given him a few tastes of bread, french fry's, yogurt and popsicle!  

Brigham did great at his check up!  He is barely on the charts for weight, at 27 lb. 12 oz. (5th percentile!) and is 2 feet, 11 inches (30th percentile).  He is just like his brother Boston and has huge tonsils!  Dr. just wants us to make note of any snoring or irregular breathing patterns while he sleeps, in case it would be causing him some sleep apnea.  Over all though, the boys have no major health concerns, and that is what every parent wants to hear!  The temps are warm today, so we went for an ice cream treat before nap time!

Friday night, April 4th, Grandpa Ron & Grandma Lisa had Brigham & Boston stay over night.  Paisley & Holdyn stayed too, so they had their hands full!  They went out to eat at BK and watched Frozen!  Derek had the entire weekend off, so we went to the mall Friday night & out to eat at Qdoba.  Bronx got all of our attention!  I had forgotten how easy it is to take care of 1 kid!   

April 5th:  Wanted to get a picture of Bronx's eczema patches!  They can look so good one day, and then flare up and get so sore again the next.  They are looking great here!  

The boys love having sleep overs, but Brigham always comes home over tired!  He slept for 3 hours when he got home on Saturday morning.  It worked out great because Derek & Boston snuck out to see the new Captain America movie!

The weather was nice on Sunday, so the boys spent the entire day outside.  

Bronx keeping watch on Jaxon outside!

Monday night, April 7th:  I was exhausted.  Bronx was so crabby on Monday and refused to let me put him down.  

 He fell asleep like this at 7 PM!  

4-8:  Bronx got a solid night of sleep, so he was happier but still not himself.

Enjoying some fresh air!

A quick stop at DQ for an ice cream cone!

Bronx enjoyed it too!