I have come to terms with the fact that I will just never be able to keep up with this blog. These boys keep me WAY too busy to do anything except take care of them and our house. Whenever I get a chance I will try my hardest to put some new stories and pictures on here :)
The Holidays were absolutely awesome this year. This was Ramsey's 1st Christmas, and Oden's 3rd. There were quite a few exceptional parties that we attended, and a couple of gatherings at our place that weren't too shabby either. We tried to really concentrate on making sure everything was comfortable and 'homey' for the boys. We did spend a lot of time at home on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, which was unusual for us. We normally run around from house to house. I suppose it was time to start making our own family traditions and inviting our families to participate. It worked out well, I think. It's a little bit sad, but a part of growing up and raising our family.
Oden's actual birthday was on a Wednesday this year. We decided to just stay home and celebrate quietly. We got him a cupcake and a few small gifts, and basically just excessively loved him all day. It was great. Then, the following Sunday, we had a party at Chuck E. Cheese. Which I have to admit, was the best value for a birthday party to date! Most of Oden's close friends were there and it was cute to watch them run around and be crazy together. If you haven't been to a Chuck E Cheese lately, they have this procedure where they stamp the parents' and kids' hand with a matching number in UV ink when you enter. When you leave, your child cannot leave unless they're with the parents with the matching number. It's great! It provides a certain about of comfort normally unattainable at public places.
With Christmas and his birthday so close together, he got very spoiled with presents. For the month following both events he asked for a present everyday. It's hard to make him understand that he doesn't get presents all the time when he did get presents everyday for a week or so.
Ramsey is on the verge of crawling. He has his own versions of moving around right now. He likes to lift his butt straight in the air, and put his head down (similar to a 'plank' position, or a downward facing dog yoga pose). He scoots back pretty efficiently, and can do a complete 360 with almost no effort. He should be crawling any day now, and his teeth should be cutting through at anytime too!
Oden is finally wearing big boy undies!!! He woke up one morning, and just decided it was time to use the big boy potty. It's been about 2 weeks, and he's doing great. I think he's had about 3 accidents total. The next big step is getting him to go on the big potty instead of his froggy potty. We can't decide if it's nastier to change diapers or to clean the tiny kid toilets. It is awesome to be saving some money on diapers though!!
Both boys went to the doctor on January 17th. Oden was 3ft 1inch tall, and 27lbs, which was 50th percentile in weight and 35th percentile in height. Then Ramsey was 28 inches long, and 19lbs, which is about 50th percentile in both. They are both very healthy boys :) The doctor was impressed with Oden's talking and even more impressed with Ramsey's happy demeanor.
Last week we put an offer in on a new house in Plainfield and it was accepted two days later!! We are going to have a new, bigger home to raise these kids!!! YAY!! We are very excited!!
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