Hope in a Box

Here is Elijah with his hope in a box. this picture, again, is a little old. I wanted to post it though bc we went to McDonalds yesterday. Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Rebecca got him a gift card to "Donalds" so he could get his "hope in a box" as part of his gift. Unfortunately to his dismay hope now comes in a bag. Elijah's reaction.."WHAT?" He still found it yummy and ate it "allll gooonnee". Lil' stinker.

Poor Elijah

We are finally getting back home from urgent care after he fell at church and hurt his hand. We had to drive way out to the Gateway area bc the urgent care by us was closed and we didn't want to go to the ER. After 4 hrs of waiting we found out it was not broken but the dr thinks he has an abnormal blood vessel. The radiologist will look at it tomorrow to be sure.Thankfully we were blessed to have Jake's Mom watch the boys while we went. There was a bunch of sickos with RSV which I would very much like to avoid this winter. Elijah was a trooper and was very cooperative even though it was so late at night.

Me...I don't know what's wrong. I am beyond tired and EVERYTHING aches. I have been sleeping just fine at night...the boys only wake up at maybe 4 usually 5or 6am. I feel like I can't even function...even get dizzy. Augh! I don't have time for this!

Big Brother

Elijah is a super duper big brother. He is constantly giving smooches and hugs and is always right there when they cry to try to calm them with one of his silly antics. He even likes to blow on their bellies. He helped Daddy change a diaper yesterday and will get things like diapers for us when we need them. Youmre awesome lil' dude! Keep up the good work!

The boys are 4 months and measurements are in. Jonah is 15lbs 11oz and 25 inches. Noah is 14lbs 14oz and 24inches. They both gained exactly 9lbs in 4 months. They have been super hungry today and woke up a couple times last night so I'm thinking growth spurt!

I looked back at a previous post and found that at 4 months Elijah was 17lbs and 26 inches so really the boys have grown even more considering they were 3 weeks early and smaller.

Anyway I best be getting to bed. I have been SO tired lately...even with them sleeping through the night. Just so much going on!

Christmas Eve

Ok, so I am a little behind. I have a lot of random pictures that I downloaded to my blog the other day and I am just waiting to post them a little at a time. I figure should probably get the remainder of the Christmas pictures out of the way and then we will go from there.

These are all from Christmas Eve. We have the tradition of going over to Jake's parents house to celebrate and thankfully this year I didn't have to work so I was able to stay the entire time.

Jonah and Me...he doesn't look too happy though.

Check out all the presents...you can tell Elijah's tearing into one right now..spoiled little man!

I think Mom is shocked. Check out the bag. Dad went to Jared! He actually picked out some very pretty earrings for Mom.

Surprise!

Elijah tearing into presents. Games! YEAH!!!

Gotta love it!

Fighting

These photos are a little old but I wanted to share anyway. It just shows that no matter how old, brothers are brothers and will fight even at such a young age.

Today they are 4 months old. It hardly seems possible that 4 months ago God blessed us with these little miracles...or that a year ago we didn't even know that they were coming!

They certainly have changed since birth. They each have gained exactly 9 pounds. Both are smiling at any interaction they can get. They've even found each other now. Noah is much more vocal..both when he is happy and upset. Jonah is much more laid back. Noah's motor skills seem a little better as he holds his head up better and for longer periods of time. Jonah slumps over a lot more. Both love to play with baby toys and can hold on to some of them. They are teething and drooling up a storm. And they LOVE their big brother! They just light up when they see him.

I am so thankful to have such a wonderful God given family. While it is a daily challenge at the end of the day I wouldn't change a thing. I am dealing with the dirt, dishes, toys, laundry etc...the boys won't be little forever and I'm going to enjoy them!