The Last Month

My family is finally all better from being sick!  Wahoo!  Derrick got it the worse, then Aaron, then me, and thank goodness Trae got it the least.  Both Derrick and Aaron fevered, where Trae and I did not.  I was only out of commission one day and Trae only got the cough.  Now that we are all over it, I have some energy again!  Hence the blog entry.  This is pretty much just another explosion of pictures.  I may jump in between and tell stories/explain them when needed, but other than that there isn't much to tell!  We haven't really done anything out of the normal routine, although we all made it to church on Sunday which was really nice to go to.  It's nice to be getting back to a "normal" life and actually leave the apartment.

We shall start with Trae...

Trae will sleep with his hands in the air.  Makes us laugh.  Especially if Aaron runs by and makes a loud noise or bumps him... scares him pretty good.

6 weeks!

He's growing so fast... wore this beanie once and it's already too big I think

Starting to notice and hit these toys... but usually doesn't last long as he seems to get scared and cries (I think this little guy is scared a lot in our house... may have been better for him to be born first)

And now for Aaron... who has kept me more busy with the camera this last month...

Aaron has now been sleeping in a twin bed that he can get in and out of (it's on a trundle frame so it's very close to the ground).  With this comes new adventures from him.

I came out around 11pm to check on Trae (who had fallen asleep in the living room so I left him) and found Aaron sleeping on the couch!  He had gotten out of his room, curled up on the couch with his blanket, and fallen asleep!  He was not happy to be woken up and taken back to bed.

Aaron is not allowed out of bed when it's nap time (and he knows this).  So I sometimes find him with lots of toys while still being "in bed."

And here is another day he refused to stay in bed... Wore himself out and fell asleep on the floor.  I still win!

Aaron told me he was "all done" with his lunch, and as there was no food on his plate or on the floor, I thought he was too.  Come to find out he dumped it all in his high chair and was sitting on it... little stinker.

Oh the dreaded day I put Aaron's hands in shaving cream!  I was only trying to play with him....

You can still see the tears coming down his face... He never did play with it but only looked at his hands.

Aaron has become fascinated with the car seat.  He likes to put his bear inside.  And whenever he sees it, he will buckle it all up.  So whenever I go to put Trae in, I realize I need to undo them before putting the baby in.  Wouldn't be as annoying if I remembered to check beforehand... or was fast between unbuckling and getting Trae so Aaron wouldn't have to time to re-buckle what I just barely undid.... ya, those times are fun. ha ha

I answered a phone call while super gluing a picture... in those two seconds Aaron picked up the glue (thank goodness I put the lid on) and brought it to me.  But there was some left over glue (you know how super glue is) that got all over his fingers.  They didn't dry stuck together, but he's got glue all over his fingers still.

 And now some pictures of both of my boys...

Aaron really enjoys talking to Trae and hanging out with him whenever we do "tummy time."

 

I can't leave Trae in Aaron's grasp.  Ever.  Aaron always means well, but I have caught Aaron on top of Trae more than once as he was hugging or talking to him.  This one was supervised. :)

Again, Trae just looks scared. ha ha

Giving kisses.

And left Trae wide-eyed and wondering what the heck is going on.

Enjoyed some much needed time outside while the weather was so nice.  Aaron LOVED it.

Trae... not so much.  He didn't know what to think about the wind and sun.  But all the new stimulation kept him from crying!  Just couldn't really open his eyes very much or for very long, even though we kept him in the shade.  These are the best shots I got.

And just because this was a lot of work, I have to share.  I helped wax  at least 80 pounds of cheese for food storage.  Doing cheese this way allows it to store at room temperature for 9-10 months.  I had no idea you could do this!  It's pretty cool, and nice if you get a deal to buy in bulk and know that it won't go bad super fast.  And it doesn't take up extra room in your fridge!   Double win!