No pictures today, sorry. Just thought I write a bit about the day and what the fam is up to.
Mark has been pretty busy at work. He still has been able to come home for lunches most days (which is such a blessing to me) but he's been working on lots of other projects once the kiddos are in bed. Feels like we don't actually get to hang out - oh wait, we really don't! It does seem to get easier as the kids are getting older so we're just doing what we can to take some time off together every once in a while.
Asher is learning a new word almost every hour it seems! Yesterday he learned "gross" (due to his yucky cold) and today he said "Shell" as in Michelle, "Chul" as in Rachel and has been repeating "Srah" and "Kaee" ever since Sarah and her daughter Katie came over yesterday morning. Gosh, what else? He certainly is entering into the 2 year old tantrums but our methods for handling them seem to be working, they certainly are trying times but we're confident that consistency and prayer will seal the deal! Picky eating has become a new fad... especially when he's hungry after nap time... only fruit snacks will do... which are not mom's favorite idea... so yeah, that's been fun every day :( He's also learning how to play catch and he's pretty good at it! The first time we played he caught the ball about 75% of the time and after a few catches and lots of my saying "Great job" he says "treat?" So cute! I told him sorry, but treats are only for helping mama or going on the potty :)
Cole sure is growing too. He seemed to really turn a corner in his eating lately. With solids he's just been weird... so finicky about when you offer them. If it's too soon after a bottle he's not interested, if it's after a nap, he is too hungry and just cries. So the past 2 or 3 days I've waited 1.5 hours after his bottle and voila!!! He's been great! Still getting up in the middle of the night eating a lot and then not eating a ton during the day but I have an idea to help that out... I'll let you know how it goes! He's still working on sitting up, he's just too much of a wiggle! He's certainly strong, but he won't hold still for very long and doesn't care if he falls over. But he's really become a lot more aware lately. Loves peekaboo, loves tickling... he just seems to understand a bit more about what's going on... he gets excited when he sees his bottle or me making baby cereal... and of course, he LOVES Asher.
The two brothers are so cute together. Lately, Ash gets really close to Cole and grabs his hand while saying "Coley, Coley, Cole" in a high voice. Then Cole starts making high pitched squeaks back to him. Then Asher laughs really loud, and so does Cole and it continues on and on... it's pretty much the cutest thing ever! Maybe we can catch it on video soon.
Me? Hmm, I'm too tired to think about it. Tomorrow I'm going on a photo shoot down 3rd street with Gizelle... Dar was going to come with us but she ended up leaving town. Ah well, her loss ;) I'll post some photos this weekend hopefully... we're mainly going so I can get some new stock shots and so Gizelle can get some practice with her new camera. Should be fun! I'll also scout out some areas to take portraits on 3rd st that I can hopefully use as I begin to book more photo shoots again.
Alright, enough for now. Time for bed!
Mark has been pretty busy at work. He still has been able to come home for lunches most days (which is such a blessing to me) but he's been working on lots of other projects once the kiddos are in bed. Feels like we don't actually get to hang out - oh wait, we really don't! It does seem to get easier as the kids are getting older so we're just doing what we can to take some time off together every once in a while.
Asher is learning a new word almost every hour it seems! Yesterday he learned "gross" (due to his yucky cold) and today he said "Shell" as in Michelle, "Chul" as in Rachel and has been repeating "Srah" and "Kaee" ever since Sarah and her daughter Katie came over yesterday morning. Gosh, what else? He certainly is entering into the 2 year old tantrums but our methods for handling them seem to be working, they certainly are trying times but we're confident that consistency and prayer will seal the deal! Picky eating has become a new fad... especially when he's hungry after nap time... only fruit snacks will do... which are not mom's favorite idea... so yeah, that's been fun every day :( He's also learning how to play catch and he's pretty good at it! The first time we played he caught the ball about 75% of the time and after a few catches and lots of my saying "Great job" he says "treat?" So cute! I told him sorry, but treats are only for helping mama or going on the potty :)
Cole sure is growing too. He seemed to really turn a corner in his eating lately. With solids he's just been weird... so finicky about when you offer them. If it's too soon after a bottle he's not interested, if it's after a nap, he is too hungry and just cries. So the past 2 or 3 days I've waited 1.5 hours after his bottle and voila!!! He's been great! Still getting up in the middle of the night eating a lot and then not eating a ton during the day but I have an idea to help that out... I'll let you know how it goes! He's still working on sitting up, he's just too much of a wiggle! He's certainly strong, but he won't hold still for very long and doesn't care if he falls over. But he's really become a lot more aware lately. Loves peekaboo, loves tickling... he just seems to understand a bit more about what's going on... he gets excited when he sees his bottle or me making baby cereal... and of course, he LOVES Asher.
The two brothers are so cute together. Lately, Ash gets really close to Cole and grabs his hand while saying "Coley, Coley, Cole" in a high voice. Then Cole starts making high pitched squeaks back to him. Then Asher laughs really loud, and so does Cole and it continues on and on... it's pretty much the cutest thing ever! Maybe we can catch it on video soon.
Me? Hmm, I'm too tired to think about it. Tomorrow I'm going on a photo shoot down 3rd street with Gizelle... Dar was going to come with us but she ended up leaving town. Ah well, her loss ;) I'll post some photos this weekend hopefully... we're mainly going so I can get some new stock shots and so Gizelle can get some practice with her new camera. Should be fun! I'll also scout out some areas to take portraits on 3rd st that I can hopefully use as I begin to book more photo shoots again.
Alright, enough for now. Time for bed!
