Maybe this time...

I started a blog a few years ago.  After, oh, three posts, maybe two, I just stopped using it.  But I'm inspired by some fellow bloggers to actually start up again.  A lot has happened in the few years since I last posted...

• Henry is now 4 years old.  Yikes!  He is one smart little booger.  He is able to name almost any dinosaur, he can count, write all letters, names all letters and their sounds, he can spell some words...and I can go on and on :)
• Ben is 2 1/2, potty trained (yay!) and FINALLY talking...which is a blessing and a curse 'cause the kid won't be quiet!  I wonder where he gets that from.  He is a sweet boy most of the time, but he can be very mean...and he's so little so it's kind of funny.
• Since I last wrote, I actually had another boy, Sam.  He is 13 months old and enjoys running around after his brothers.  I'm sure I'll end up blogging just about him.  At birth he was given a possible diagnosis of KTW Syndrome, but since then we've also talked with his (many) docs about CMTC and a newer syndrome called CLOVE.  We're in the process of getting a diagnosis, but it will be a long and arduous process. 
• I work as a special education teacher in a low income district.
• Josh is a recent college graduate (woo hoo!).

I'll hopefully have some pictures up in the next few days.  I just realized I have NO CLUE as to where I put my jump drive.  I lose it every few days, but this time I may have lost it for real this time.  Sammy had 4 shots today, is teething, fell off the couch onto his head, got a bloody nose twice, and has a fat lip.  Mommy is not going to get much sleep tonight, so I better hit the sack...

Pink is HIS favorite color!

Henry is suddenly obsessed with the color pink. He has pink tractors, hammers, screw drivers...the list goes on and on. I guess I should be happy that he is still talking about boyish things. I think he's doing it to drive daddy nuts!

In other news, Ben is a walking boy. He spends most of his time walking and a lot less of it crawling. He's starting to really get into playing, although it's still a lot of pulling out putting back of toys and that sort of thing. My boys are growing so big!

Sickos!

My baby boys are sick. Fevers, coughs, yuck. One more week and they'll be in daycare, so I'm sure we'll have more illnesses in the coming months.

finally...

A few months ago, I decided to start this blog. As you can see, I haven't had a chance to really write in it until now. Maybe because I'm busy with my boys, and maybe because I'm just lazy. Anyway, I want to use this blog to share about my boys, so I'll give you a quick recap of the past two and a half years...

Henry was born February 27th, 2006, and is now almost 2 1/2. He's talking a mile a minute, loves to say no and not listen, and loves trucks, buses, "bustruction", and tractors. He just got moved to a big boy bed in his room, and he's been wearing big boy underwear for the past few weeks. Henry has been going through a frustrating phase...he pinches, hits, pokes, takes things away from other kids, etc., especially his friend Max. Funny thing is, every night when we pray, he always thanks Jesus for Max. Hopefully we can get through this stage and soon. He wants to get his way all the time, and tonight, when Josh asked him to stop listening to his heart (through Josh's side) Henry shouted in a crazy deep voice, "I'm a doctor!!!"

Benjamin was born October 5th, 2007. He's now almost 9 months old and crawling around after his brother. In the past week, he has started standing on his own, although we're not sure he knows what is going on. He says dada and mama, claps, and waves. He's not been a big fan of anything other than breast milk, but he is starting to enjoy table foods (I guess we'll just skip the baby stuff). He sometimes screams if we don't give him something we're eating. He loves his brother, bath time, and trying to climb.

Josh just got a coaching position at Greenville High School and just finished up a summer class. I've been teaching summer school and will be done tomorrow. I'm teaching in an autistic classroom (see my other blog), and I'll be going back to work full time at the end of July. I'll have about two weeks to get my room ready and I have lots to do. The boys will be going to daycare which I think will actually be really good for them both. My mom has been watching them the past four weeks, which has been nice, but I think Henry really needs to be around kids more. I just hope he doesn't act up while he's there!