7:00am

UPDATE:
Jordan's hearing test went just fine. He seems to be hearing as he should and they will check him again at 7 months just to make sure everything is developing as it should. They attached three wires to his head and put a tube in his ear and I had to hold him and keep him alseep for 1-1/2 hours while they did the test. I am happy its over and so thankful that God has given us three HEALTHY boys! Thank you for your prayers.

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I am not a morning person. Never have been. That is one challenge with having children because they like to get up early! and those sweet little babies like to wake you up every three hours at night which makes it even better! Well the boys started making it a habit of getting up at 6:30am. It's still dark at 6:30am! This doesn't work for me. Luckily I have a smart 4yr. old who knows his numbers, so I told him that they (Kevin & Ashton share a room and usually get up together) cannot get up until the first number on their clock is a '7'. Kevin likes to follow the rules, which is good for me. So he does not leave his room now until 7am. Since then as soon as it hits 7:00 exactly I hear the pitter patter of little feet upstairs. Well I started thinking what if I set their clock behind a little? (sshhh don't tell them!) then I could keep them in their room until 7:30am! So while my 'mommy brain' was trying to figure out how to reset their clock I accidentally set their clock AHEAD. Dang it! We found this out the hard way. The next morning they were barreling down the stairs at 6:30am! Kevin said there was a '7' on his clock! Jeremy and I looked at each other and I realized then what I had done. I was just happy it happened on a morning Jeremy was home (Jeremy IS a morning person and is always up before the kids) So this morning I didn't hear them until 7:30am! yeah, it worked! I'm sure glad I have a smart 4yr. old who likes to follow the rules!

Here are some pic's of those sweet little boys of ours...

Kevin and I went bowling with his preschool class

For Christmas Kevin got tennis lessons from his Mimi Janet! Here he is at this first lesson. He has really been enjoying it.

Here's our sweet Ashton

...and his REALLY long train.

Check out Jordan's new 'Baby Legs' (baby size leg warmers) Aren't they so cute?!

Jordan playing with his 'friends'

Jordan and Daddy having story time

As a side note, Jordan is getting his hearing tested on Tuesday. He failed his newborn hearing screening in the hospital. His doctor said she has never had a patient fail the second hearing screening after failing the first. So many things could come into play such as fluid in the ears from birth etc. He seems to hear just fine to us, so hopefully he will test just fine. I have to bring him in hungry, tired and grumpy. That will be fun. They want me to feed him there and put him to sleep there so that he will sleep through the whole testing process. They allow 2 hrs. for the appointment. I will let you know how it goes. Please pray for Jordan. Thank you!

Good night sweet baby.

A milestone for Jordan!

Today Jordan rolled over! He is only 10-1/2 weeks, which is actually the same age Kevin rolled over. About a week ago I put him on his tummy for a little 'tummy time' and he pushed himself up with his arms and rolled or sort of fell over. I thought it was a fluke. Today I put him on his tummy and he pushed up and rolled over to the right! I put him back on his tummy and he rolled over to the left! I put him on his tummy again and he rolled right over to his left again! Three times...I don't think its a fluke anymore! Nice work Jordan. I didn't have the camera when he did this, but the first picture below is similar to the position he was in before rolling over.

He had his 2 month check-up last week and he weighs 12lbs. and is almost 24". This means he is long and lean for his age.

ooh I just heard a "Good job Jordan!!" from Daddy and Kevin in the other room, he rolled over again! oh, Kevin just said "I'm so proud of you Jordan!" How cute, what a sweet brother.

Jump Time!

Am I the only Mom that lets their kids jump on the couch? I can just hear the gasps from mothers everywhere. The boys love making the couch into their playground. They get the pillows just right and - "1-2-3 jump!" or in todays case "home depot!" I have no idea where that came from, we haven't even been there in awhile. They love to jump, especially Ashton. He is always hopping around. He runs everywhere he goes and always stops with a hop.

They also love "Jump Time!" This was invented this summer when we stayed home a lot because I was pregnant and needed to get the nursery painted and decorated. They got along so well all summer, it was amazing! I think God was doing me a favor because he knew I had a lot to do. So while I painted they were across the hall in their room having "jump time". This consist of throwing everything off your bed, - pillows, blankets & stuffed animals, then jumping on the bed. They each have their own twin bed across the room from eachother. Kevin even invented a scoring system for 'jump time'. Have you noticed that everything is a competition with boys?

There is a possibility that I am the only Mom that lets their kids jump on their beds too, and my bed for that matter. I remember as a child that my parents bed seemed so big and comfy and fun, but it was always off limits. We rarely even sat on it. I always wanted to, so I decided that I would let me kids play on my bed, and have 'jump time' if they wanted. We don't let the kids sleep with us though, not until morning that is, when I need a little snuggle to help me start the day.

All kids need to move, especially boys I think. So if its going to help them get out that energy AND get some exercise, then I will let them run around the house and jump on the couch or the bed (carefully off course so no one gets hurt). Here are some pictures of todays 'jump'

Here is another pic for fun. Check out this strawberry! It looks like Mr. & Mrs. Strawberry had conjoined quintuplets!

"Kay Kay is my best friend"

It's the words every Mother wants to hear, that their children are 'best friends'. It was so cute awhile back when Ashton informed me that Kevin, aka: "Kay Kay" was his best friend. They definitely have their brotherly moments when they fight and hit and make each other cry, sometimes ending in Kevin saying "Ashton is not my best friend!" Later on the same day they will be best buds again. This had me thinking back to all the cute, memorable moments of this budding friendship...

It all started with a kiss on June 19, 2006. Welcome to the world little brother.

hmm...is this all you do? Your just laying there...

Looks like I need to teach you a thing or two. This is a tractor, they are really fun to play with!

These are stickers, let me just stick a few on you to show you how they work....

How about a ride on a one of those fun tractors we talked about earlier...

It's hard work being a big brother! Lets take a nap.

March 2007

June 2008

Tackle Time!

What you doing Kay Kay?

Aren't they the cutest? I'm sure they will be 'best friends' on and off throughout the years. The best thing about a sibling is that they will love you unconditionally, even if they decide they don't 'like' you at the moment. I hope my children learn to love and respect each other, and to look out for one another unconditionally. Jordan, you are a lucky boy! You have the best two older brothers a kid could ask for! One day we might hear him say: "Ah Ah is my best friend".