21 to 31

Let's face it, birthdays after your 21st just aren't as exciting as they used to be.  But this year as I turned 31 I looked at all that I had in my life.  Sure it wasn't really what I thought it would be.  But it's actually quite perfect in it's own crazy way!

In 10 years I was lucky enough to marry this guy, buy a house and have an amazing family.  I can't ask for anything more!

Boys will be Boys

These two little guys are the cutest things ever.  I can't get enough of them together!

Daddy Pile :)

Lucas VS Adam at 2 months.  Adam is bigger than Lucas was at this age by a little bit.  Both are super cute and always smiling!

One of Lucas' favorite thing is for Adam to lay in his bed with him.

Proof that they were actually sharing a room for a brief moment........ I think this lasted 30 or so minutes.  Baby steps for sure!

These boys sure do love their daddy.

And each other of course.........

Growing Adam

This little man is growing, growing, growing!  He is getting stronger everyday.  He doesn't hate tummy time anymore (as long as it's not too long!).  Just the other day he rolled from his belly to his back for the first time!  I am not sure who was more excited though...... Mommy or Lucas?  Lucas loves encouraging Adam and is very anxious for him to get bigger so he can play with him! I love watching their interactions :) 

 

What??? Sitting up...... I can't believe it.  Lucas wasn't a huge fan of his bumbo.  So far Adam does OK.  Again as long as he's not in it for too long and people are still paying attention to him!

Big brother loves reading to little brother.  It melts my heart <3

And of course, there is nothing sweeter than a sleeping baby! It would be extra sweet if he would sleep through the night, but hey, one day we will get there (fingers crossed!)

Heat Wave!

Global Warming?  Is it bad to say, I'll take it?!?! We got some crazy warm weather the week before Christmas.  We made sure to take advantage of it and take our little guy to his favorite place.... the park! Lucas loves loves loves being outside (especially with his bestest buddy Daddy!).  We had the whole play gym to ourselves!  Here's hoping that the rest of the winter isn't too brutal - maybe 1 or 2 days of snow would be nice, but other than that I'm good! 

Adam - 2 Months

2 months already! This sweet little guy is growing up so fast.  It seems faster than Lucas, but I think I might be a little crazier this time around, so who knows?  Adam had his doctor appointment today (10 weeks).  He is looking perfect and has grown to 14lbs, 10oz and 24 inches long!  I guess it's easy to keep gaining weight and growing when you are still eating every 2-4 hours around the clock!  Adam is not as good of a sleeper as Lucas was.  By this point Lucas was sleeping 12 hours through the night, Adam's longest stretch was a 1 time only 6 hour stretch.  Every night I go to be thinking "this could be the night!!" but then 1AM rolls around and there is a happy, smiley, hungry, AWAKE baby calling me.  Oh well..... I'm still hanging in there.

Adam has gotten a lot more vocal and smiles all the time. I love it!  Lucas loves it too!! He is always so happy when Adam looks at him or smiles at him.  It already is the cutest thing to watch them interact! 

December Fun!!

Santa Time!! As usual, we went to see Santa at the Bass Pro Shop with cousins Sarah, Josh and Samantha.  They have the coolest (FREE) set up for kids with crafts, coloring, games and of course a picture with the Big Man in red! Lucas didn't cry this year, but I think he was still a little uneasy.  Adam, who just minutes before meeting Santa had one of those awesome baby blow outs (which somehow miraculously only got his pants and not his white onesie!!!) was not as excited for Santa.  At least all of the kids had a great time :)

 Waiting for daddy to get home so we could go see Santa.

 Such the little artist.

 

It's finally time to decorate the tree!  Whereas it is quite stressful to do this with a toddler, the happiness on his face was worth it!

 Helping daddy put the star on top of the tree!

 Sweet little guy with Mommy watching daddy and big brother decorate the tree!

 

Hanging all of the ornaments in the exact same spot - gives Mommy something to do when you go to bed!

Our good friends Mike and Katrina moved to Cincy this summer!  It has been nice to get to hang out with them a lot more.  They came to PNC Festival of Lights with us at the Cincinnati Zoo this year!  Lucas loves his Auntie Trin and Uncle Mike time :) 

 Poor Adam - probably should have got him out of the stroller..... mom fail.

 

 

See, I promise he was there!

 

Lunch date with my old co-worker Sarah and her adorable little girl Meredith.  I told her I could give Meredith 2 options for her future - one older and one younger ;) 

 

Train time at the mall with Papaw :)  Lucas picked the coal car! 

 

Cookie Bake time!! We might have had a slow start, but we were able to bust out 3 all from scratch Christmas cookies!! Thanks for the fun night :)

 

I think the chocolate all over his face means he approves!