Christmas pictures and more...

What a week it's been. Busy to say the least. Wednesday night (Christmas Eve) I was able to get off work at 2:00 which was nice. The daycare closed at 3:30 so I figured getting off to get some groceries first was a good idea. We had the Children's Service at night so we dressed the boys up in their cute little outfits they wore at Baby Dedication and went to church. Isaac ended up going to the nursery because he wanted to play, but Caleb did well and we were able to stay in the church the whole service! Christmas morning Ross and I and the boys enjoyed a nice Christmas together. The boys opened their presents from us. We got them a little table that has various activities to play with like a piano, phone, etc. We also got them a glow worm, Isaac got a magna doodle since he seems fascinated with the pen part. We got Caleb some more links and soft blocks. I had planned on getting Isaac a few outfits but that didn't happen. Caleb got 2 new outfits. We headed to Milford that afternoon and spent with my extended family. Then we headed back to George to spend with Ross' extended family. Friday afternoon we spent with Ross' parents and siblings, Friday night was with my parents and siblings. Saturday we headed to Omaha for more extended family. It was so busy!!!!! The boys got so many nice toys and clothes.

Here are a few pictures from Christmas and some others I took of the boys.

Bjorn- (Caleb and Bjorn are 5 1/2 weeks apart)


My brother Ryan and his little guy Bjorn


My brother Ryan's daughter Norah (our Goddaughter).
Minor mishap with a shovel....


My brother Chad's daughter Kimberly


Isaac running around at the church in Omaha


Blue eyed baby boy!


Grandma and Grandpa K with all their grandsons


Mommy, Daddy, Isaac & Caleb- Christmas Eve


Daddy and Isaac opening gifts in Omaha


Caleb chewing on his thumb looking cute!


Caleb in his Santa hat- Christmas morning

Caleb kissing Mommy- December 26th


Caden, Gabe and Isaac playing tug of war!


Aunt Erin and Caleb- December 26th


Aunt Erin and her nephews- Isaac was DONE with pictures!

Caden, Caleb and Isaac

Too cute!

I caught a short video of Isaac blowing kisses and waving bye bye. He is so funny and loves to blow kisses. Of course the only time I can actually get a photo or video in one spot is when he's confined to his highchair!!!! The joys of a toddler!

Lets not forget Sam

Sam wanted to be mentioned too so I thought I'd show you how good he is with the kids. What a good dog he is, he just takes it all in!

Random pictures of the little ones!

Merry Christmas with love

I was able to get some Christmas pictures of the boys. As you know Isaac will not sit still so that is why I am lacking in pictures of him. It's a good thing I took lots of him as a baby. Hopefully he'll be out of this stage and will actually sit for a picture at some point again.

It's still hard to believe Christmas is just a few days away. We decided for just a table top tree this year as I know Isaac would have a big tree knocked over numerous times. When we were at the clinic last week, it just confirmed my decision was the right one as he was constantly trying to pull the ornaments off. The boys are growing too fast. We aren't even done Christmas shopping. The weather isn't cooperating with us and with the boys it's harder to find time. At least we have most of the shopping done. Christmas Day and the day after is going to be very busy for all of us. 2 Christmas celebrations each day. Hopefully we can get through it with minimal meltdowns.

Enjoy the holidays!

Ross, Amber, Isaac, Caleb & Sammy!





This photo is hillarious!

Cousin Bjorn and Caleb!

Bjorn was baptized on December 7th so the 4 of us made the trip over to Milford to see the little guy and the rest of the family. It's amazing how much he's grown. He started off much smaller then Caleb and is 5 1/2 weeks younger but he is catching up fast. It's always fun to get their picture taken together. We do see a resemblance between the two of them. So cute.









This picture cracks me up. Looks like Caleb is saying "yep I did it".

I wish I knew

I was I knew what was up with Isaac. Oh how I was he could tell me what was wrong. Last Monday he started running a low grade fever around 99 and I noticed his bottom eye tooth was popping through so I assumed that was the cause of his low fever. He had the low fever Tuesday and late Wednesday afternoon the daycare called. His fever spiked to 103 so I picked him up. He sure did not look like he felt well. He even took a nap at 4:30 which never happens. He was very clingy. Thursday morning he was quite cranky and still had a fever of 102. Since we were going into the weekend I decided to take him in. The daycare has had strep in Isaac's room so they tested for that. It came back negative for Strep A. They sent another test in that tests for Strep B and they did blood work to see where his numbers were. His numbers were right smack in the middle so the doctor was not sure whether he though he would test positive or not. So he sent in a prescription for penicillin and is treating him as if he has strep. If the test comes back negative he'll call me and we'll stop the meds. Thursday night Isaac woke up at 10:30 crying and screaming. There is a twin bed in his room so Ross slept with him in the bed which ended up being all night. Ross said he is sure he didn't get more than 2 hours of sleep. Last night same situation, woke up at 12:30 and screamed. Ross was finally able to put him down at 4:00 am. It just doesn't make sense. He's not running a fever anymore and so we have no idea what is going on. I wouldn't think it would be behavorial. He wouldn't start this screaming all of a sudden. I tried to trace it back to the penicillin side effects but "not sleeping" is not one listed. I'm at a loss, I'm tired and I just don't know what else to do. To top it off Caleb woke up at 2:30, 3:30, 4:00 and 5:30, why? I have no idea. We were doing so great with scheduling and sleeping and now this!!!!! I am debating whether to take Isaac back in on Monday. This cannot continue! If you read this far, thanks!

5 months already!

I don't know where the time has gone. Caleb is 5 months old!!! He is a big boy for sure. I will be anxious to find out next month how much he weighs. I am sure it's over 16 lbs by now. He is such a laid back baby. I think his personality is a lot like mine. He really hates tummy time. He wants nothing to do with it. He gets really mad the minute you put him down and he brings his arms back and he rocks. He rolled from his tummy to back right after he turned 3 months. He has yet to do it again. However, last night I turned my back for a second and he rolled from his back to stomach. He's getting there, but he's taking his time and going at his own pace, pretty much like I do things! We tried cereal at 4 months and all of a sudden the second try he decided he didn't want it. He closes his mouth and turns his head and gets mad when the spoon gets anywhere near his mouth. I guess I'll try again at 6 months and hope he'll take it then. He's taking in so much formula he really could use some cereal.

Caleb is going to pass Isaac in size in no time. He is a big boy and not small like Isaac is. At the last measurement Isaac was 30 1/4 inches and Caleb was 26 so he's getting there. Isaac is 21 lbs and Caleb is 16. Ross was a big baby so that's where his size comes into play.

I took some pictures and even managed to get a few of the boys together.

Dedication

Well we finally did it. We had both Isaac and Caleb dedicated at church today. It was such a nice service and a wonderful day for our family. We have truly been blessed. It is so much fun listening to the Pastor talk about our story and how he remembers how much we were praying and hoping for a baby, and now we have TWO. Definitely not something we ever thought would happen, but it has been wonderful (aside from the two of them crying at the same time and Mommy almost pulling her hair out :-) )

The boys looked absolutely adorable in their outfits. I cannot get Isaac to sit still for anything anymore, especially not a picture so we just have to wait until he's back into pictures again. In the meantime we will enjoy capturing Caleb's personality!