Brotherly love

This afternoon we were all kind of feeling warm so we stripped the boys down to just their diapers...and what comes next??? Pictures of course! We sat Emmet on the couch next to Wes and he immediately started giving him "loves." What a sweet brother. Emmet is really taking an interest in Weston and it's just so cute. He's always watching when I feed him or when I hold him and has to be right there at all times. He's so curious it's so funny. Luckily he's pretty good to him, even though he tries to gouge his eyes out on occasion!

Emmet getting a closer look at his brother. I just know these guys are going to be best buds. As you can see Wes is catching up to Emmet's size pretty quickly! Haha! Look out Emmet!

Smiles :)

Weston always wakes up in the morning full of smiles. I caught a few of them on camera and had to post them for all to see. Please ignore my embarrassing and annoying "mom" voice. You do whatever it takes to get your little guys to smile so just turn down the volume!PLEASE! Haha!

Posing for the camera :)

This is just a typical day of mom and the boys...hanging out, playing,and having snack and camera time :) Emmet was being so silly. He saw me snapping pictures of Weston and I could tell he wanted in on the fun. So, every time he came by I'd point the camera in his direction and he would just stand there and pose. He knew he was being so cute, but of course I ate it up and took full advantage of him wanting a picture (Usually I'm chasing him around the house trying to get him to laugh!).

Such a silly nut...he is such a playful little guy.

This is his innocent look...don't be fooled! Haha! No, he really is a sweetheart. I'm a lucky mom to have two sweet boys.

Weston smiling so big! He melts my heart :)

2 months old!!!

Yesterday Weston turned 2 months old! The time has just gone by so fast and we have had such a great time being a family of four. Weston is growing like a weed, I swear he must weigh around 15 lbs. He has the absolute sweetest disposition and is still such a mellow little guy. He sleeps pretty great at night with 4-5 hour spans. So on an average night I'm only up 3 times max. Such a welcome change because Emmet would only go 2 hours on a good night! Most nights he didn't even sleep!!!
Weston fits into our family perfectly and we feel so blessed to have him. I couldn't imagine not having him in my life. It's been really challenging raising two babies. I really have to make a conscious effort not to forget that Emmet is still a baby too and needs his mom just as much as Wes does. I'm so not a patient person so I feel like this is one of those tests in life that will make you or break you. But I do have to say I have come a long way in terms of multi-tasking. I can feed two kids at once...bottle in one hand...spoon in the other...haha. Rock Wes on one knee and Emmet on the other. I've gotten really good at my morning routine, having both kids fed, bathed and down for a nap in two hours! I'm pretty proud of myself on that one! Before it took me half the day to do all that stuff! All in all I'm adjusting pretty well with a huge help from Ryan. He has been so great helping me out with both guys when he gets home from school. I don't know what I'd do without him. Life is so busy, but atleast I'm NEVER bored! I'm just taking one day at a time!

Emmet's washboard abs

Emmet was being his crazy self running around the house rubbing his buddha belly...such a goofy boy!

Hanging out on Superbowl Sunday...

Weston always wakes up so happy and he is always so sweet. He is smiling all the time now and a couple days ago (Feb. 1st!) Ryan actually got him to laugh for the first time! Yesterday he got him laughing too. He has the cutest laugh. It's a much deeper and raspier voice then Emmet had. It was the cutest thing ever. Mom hasn't gotten him to laugh yet, but I was just grateful I was there to hear it both times!

Wes is also starting to coo and kind of talk...he's so alert and really strong! When you try and sit him on your lap he pushes off with his legs really hard and I kid you not he almost leaps out of your arms...we gotta watch that one! We also have to keep an eye on Emmet with him. I think he's finally realized that Weston is here to stay and that he's part of the family. It's so cute because Emmet loves to watch him and give him "loves"...which is a little snuggle/hug he does to him. Then he turns right around and tries to poke out his eyes with that darned pointer finger he uses for everything..haha!

This morning Ryan was listening to music and studying for his exams and Emmet was getting pretty bored, so he let him listen to his music...He LOVED it. He just sat there and kind of bobbed his head and smiled. What a doll. He kept putting the headphones up to Ryan's ear, and then his own...again and again.

We finally had to take the headphones away once he started to try and eat them...it was fun while it lasted though!

Emmet is so sweet spirited...when he's not throwing his horrible tantrums! Haha! He loves to give Mom, Dad, and Wes "loves." We've also noticed that he knows when he's been naughty because after he does something he's not supposed to he runs over to the person scolding him and gives them a big hug. He's already working our emotions!!!

Me and Wes just hanging out while the other boys watched the game...I can't help but be surrounded by all these crazy boys! Needless to say that's why we're watching the Superbowl and not reruns of America's next top model....like I was earlier...haha :)

I'd say we all had a really fun day wrestling and goofing around...poor Ryan got in on the fun in between study sessions. He has his 2nd block exams this week and I know is feeling a little stressed out. Now more than ever because of the new addition to the family!

I can't believe I got Emmet to sit and pose for me! This little monkey was out of control tonight yelling at the top of his lungs...waking his brother up like usual...and just being goofy as heck! This guy is into everything. Here he was helping me sort out all the clean laundry by throwing it all over the house. He's so helpful! You can really see all of those new teeth too! He has 8 total now!

This is the best picture we could possibly get of me and Em...I was basically pinning him down! By this time it was almost 8 (which is usually bedtime) and I knew he was going to crash hard!

As soon as he saw Ryan giving Wes a bottle he wanted to go down too... although, I am very pleased to say that Emmet is no longer taking a bottle and only uses his pacifier for naps and at night. Yay! I'm slowly taking that one away to avoid the huge headache (literally...I know he'll be screaming) while taking care of Weston. Wish me luck on that one! Overall we had a really fun and relaxing day all together. It has been so nice being a little family again. There's no place like home....even when home is a million trillion miles away from all our family back home....we miss you all so much!!!