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Here is a new picture of my guys!

Alright...

Alexander's birthday is January 14th. With the holidays, his birthday seems to sneak up on me. I looked at the calendar the other day and realized...only 2 more months til his birthday. I called around to a few places and decided on a place so I booked it. What a relief. We are going to have the party at a gymnastics place. It looks like it will be alot of fun.

Now I am trying to get the shopping finished. I am not doing too bad actually. I have a few more things to get but I pretty much got the bulk of the gifts bought. Yay!

Next weekend is our 6th anniversary. M's parents are taking the kids and we are going to go to a movie and a nice place for dinner. I can't wait. A real date!

Not much has been going on lately. I have noticed though that noone really comments anymore. The only one that loves me is Nikki. Maybe its b/c I moved around too much. I don't know. Well, if you do visit, post a quick comment so I know you were here. Thanks.

MI-5

Courtesy of Billy Rhythm

1) What's the most serious surgery/hospital stay you've had?
I had 2 C-sections.

2) What's the most serious pain you've had?
Both C-sections once the pain meds wore off were pretty painful.

3) Do you have any kind of on-going health problem, e.g. high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc.?
I have high blood pressure that I developed during my pregnancy with Alexander and It has stayed with me ever since. Hurray!...NOT

4) Do you do anything specifically to help keep you healthy?
Unfortunately NO.

5) Are you worried about any inherited health issues?
I worry about cancer. My Grandma and granpa both died of it and also my Uncle so its definately in my family.

Joshua's Announcement continued...

M made that announcement. It is so great. I love it. We actually have 2 different announcements. I ordered another announcement from a company online so that Josh and Alex would have similar ones but we also did this one and printed them out.

Joshua is now 13 weeks old. I can't believe it. Time is flying by again. He is 13lbs 10oz. and he is 24 3/4 inches long. He is so big. He is doing well. Smiling and cooing like crazy. Whenever Alex talks to him he smiles at him. Its so cute. Alex has been talking to him a bit more these days.

Alex is doing great too. I can't belive he will be 2 very soon. Its unbelievable to me. He is saying so much now. He says Please and Thank you. His new thing is when he burps he covers his mouth and says excuse me. He usually does fake burps and says excuse me but its so cute.
He sings the alphabet now too. He says most of his letters and even numbers. He knows everyone in our immediate familys name which is great.

We went to Target on Friday and had our Christmas pictures done. They seemed to come out really nice. This year we did a family photo. We never do that but I thought it would be nice for a change. We also did a photo with my brother and sister and we will have a large one made and framed for my mom. I also got alot of Christmas shopping done. I'm relieved about that. I still have some to do but the large majority is done. Now I just have to wrap.

I know I keep posting about the AVON website. I would really love for everyone to check it out. They really have some beautiful things and its so much easier to shop online than to go out to the crazy malls. It also saves you on gas! So check it out. If you register online, I will send you a beauty survey and I can do a personal color and skincare consultation for you for free. That will tell you what colors are right for you and what skin care routine you should follow for your skin type. It really is quite cool.

Joshua's Announcement...

Milestones...

My boys are getting so big. Let me start with Big Brother. He is saying everything now. He repeats almost everything you say to him. He is saying Please and Thank you. Its the most adorable thing I have ever heard. He sings all the songs to his favorite shows too. Very cute. He is starting to get his year molars now. He hasn't been cranky, just chewing on his hand. I feel bad for him. He now takes my hand sometimes and asks to go to the Potty. He never actually goes in the potty but its a start. I'm not forcing him. I will let him go at his own pace for now. He is doing wonderful in his "big boy bed". He doesn't fall out anymore. He loves being able to get up in the morning and play.

Little brother is getting so big also. He is cooing and talking so much now. He is smiling much more too. He is more serious than his big brother but still mostly happy. He is now sleeping through the night. He has a bottle at around 11pm then doesn't get up until between 5-6am. Its very nice. He is also now in the crib sharing a room with big brother. He seems to like the crib much better than the bassinet which I guess I can understand. I thought I would miss him being in my room more but I actually like this much better. He has his 3 month doctor appointment tomorrow so hopefully everything will check out ok. He seems to be doing well. He spits up so much more than Alex did. Its so gross. He is so active though. He kicks and moves around so much. He has already rolled from his stomach to his back a few times. I was thinking about trying the exersaucer already. He hold his head up so good and he loves to move his feet so maybe its time.

Not much else is going on. We finally finished the announcements. M did a great job. I will post it later. This week is so busy. I go to the doctor today. The boys go tomorrow. Thursday Alex and I are getting haircuts and Friday we are going for our Christmas pictures. I so hope the boys cooperate. Keep your fingers crossed.

If anyone gets a chance, you should really check out my AVON website. There are so many great gifts now for the holidays. If you order from the site, you can use your credit card and it will be shipped directly to you no matter where you live. If you live close by I can deliver it. Check it out!!!