C is finally sleeping through mommys night. He's taking a few steps here and there. And he doesn't care for snow. Bur R went to ski school and loved it. :)

C has started saying grace with us. He puts his food down, puts his hands together, and talks. When he's done, he resumes eating. So cute!!

C took 3 steps for daddy, then 2 for me tonight! Go C! And two new teeth are on the way too - the front two. :)

Game on!

Today we bribed R with little Italy for dinner if he played well at his bball game. And man, mad defense. And ready to pass inbounds every time. Way to go! 

C has the top two teeth coming in today. And more solo standing - yay! Walking here we come!

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New Year and new stories

We weathered the holidays well. Of course, C doesn't sleep well anywhere except his bed, but otherwise things went well. This was a Houston Christmas, so there were plenty of cousins to play with.

We stayed home New Years weekend, which was the best thing we could have planned since C had his third ear infection in as many months. Of course this kid gets a fever every time he has a runny nose, so it's a good thing we took a few extra days to hang out at home.

C still isn't walking but can stand if we trick him into letting go. I wouldn't be surprised if he just takes off running one day.

R, in the meantime, has really decided he likes reading. Even after doing reading homework, then story time, he still wants to read in bed for awhile. I almost hate to make him put the book away to go to sleep, but he's still only 5 and needs to get his rest. :)

One day, R saw me holding my stomach when I had a stomach ache and asked, "Is there a baby in there?" He told us he wants a baby sister. He then started praying for a baby sister. Then, at school they were doing prayer intentions in class prior to the Epiphany, and R announced he was praying that his mommy would have a baby sister. LOL. Now the whole class thinks I'm pregnant again.

I moved the train table out of R's room and into the game room so C could play with it as well, since C is so into trains and cars and such. The first day, the two boys played together for 45 minutes. It was SO nice! The only problem is that C likes to dismantle the train track as fast as R builds it. lol. C is a typical little brother whowants to do what R is doing all the time.

C really likes to climb up on the step stool and brush his teeth and get a drink of water. So cute!

C has started playing the "bee bo" game - though he likes to find Mommy's more than finding his own. :)

Last night, we were watching TV when Kobe Byrant came on. I told R he was a basketball player. R said, "Just like ME!"

14 months.

It's about the climb. Up the stairs, that is. This kid is FAST! And he just likes to go up and down and up and down. He does climb down the right way though - by turning around and going feet first. Still makes me nervous though.

And the talking. He is taking off. His favorite word is "DOG!" LOL. He still does cat and fish too. He's signing "more". He calls the monkey "Ah ah". And he growls at birds (just like big brother). And he has this hand movement with a sound effect to indicate an airplane.

He's paying attention all the time too. He can be in the house, almost asleep, and if he hears a dog in the background, he will sit up, say "Dog!", then cuddle up again. Same thing with airplanes. Haha.