Sorry for the long hiatus

Sorry for the long hiatus. We have had a lot going on (good and bad) and I have not been able to get any time on the computer to do an update.

Where to start!

We were sick! For two weeks. A cold that turned into an ear infection for Nic and sinus infections for Jac, Joseph and me! We were in such bad shape. We all ended up on antibiotics and just miserable - for two solid weeks. We are better now - but Jac is still a bit snotty.

Nic
16 pounds and 7 ounces at his last weigh in on February 23rd. It feels like he is over 17 pounds now - he is getting so heavy!
Current nickname - Mr. Nicie (pronounced Mr. Nicky)

He is now 5 months old! Man how time flies! He is nursing a little less frequently and sleeping a bit more. He actually fell asleep in the car seat on the way home from Kangaroo Kingdom today after only crying for about 2 minutes! And then slept in the car seat for another 1.5 hours! Amazing!

He rolled over from his back to his tummy - with no assistance - and I didn't see it! I put Nic down in the Baby Einstein (right behind me)to bat at the toys while I changed Jac's diaper. It took a little bit to get Jac's diaper changed and when I turned around Nic was on his tummy. I was in a bit of shock - I had to remind myself that I had put him down on his back (he doesn't like to be on his tummy for very long). Oh man! The therapists told me I would be surprised how quickly he would learn to roll (and without lots of training and practice!) That was yesterday and he hasn't done it again yet!

Sitting. He is starting to be able to sit on his own without falling backwards or folding in half forwards. Today he was sitting on the bed and playing with a toy in front of him, for about 20 seconds, without me holding on to him.

Jac
Getting taller, and skinnier. He lost about 8 ounces while he was sick from throwing up and not eating much. He has gained some of it back but he is still struggling with throwing up as he is still snotty. He is somewhere right under 15 pounds right now.

He is walking! More and more! I have been taking the boys to Kangaroo Kingdom nearly every day and he has been showing more and more willingness to walk from Point A to Point B then to crawl there. He can now do a few things while he is up. He can turn, sometimes he can pick something up and remain standing, and he has closed the door to a playhouse while standing, and then continued walking! He is still pretty unstable on his feet and he has to sit down a lot, but he is getting more confident in his walking and he is trying it out a lot. I am no longer surprised when I see him walking, but still very excited.

He is such a fast crawler, whenever people see him crawling they comment on it.

He is "talking" all of the time. More and more different sounds in the talking. He is also learning more and more words. At last count we were at 13.

Dada (Joseph won!)
Ball
Bottle
Block (maybe)
Book (maybe)
No (sort of)
More (with an accompanying sign)
Help (with an accompanying sign - his own made up one)
Knutson (pronounced New)
Ne Ne (Milk)
Moo (What sounds does a cow make?)
Baa (What sound does a sheep make?)
Woof Woof (What sound does a dog make?)

We went to Costco the other night while Joseph was in Texas (we went with one of the boys' babysitters). There was a little boy (small like Jac) who was 2 years old. He had started walking at 20 months and so he was not yet the steadiest walker. He was walking all around though and not falling down. So cute! Jac really wanted to join him! Oh man! Costco's floors are filthy! But he wanted down! So I let him! And off he went. It was late in the evening so it wasn't terribly busy so people could see Jac crawling around, and it was cracking people up. He had such a good time crawling and walking around. Oh man! When he can really walk he is just going to go!