Fall is upon us! The air is crisp and the daylight hours are getting shorter. We are hoping that life will slow down a bit as well.
THE BOYS
MADDUX JOHN
Maddux, who has been in speech therapy for a couple of months now, is a chatterbox. He is still working on pronunciation of some words, but he has come a long way in 2 months! He is also flourishing at daycare and at home with us and seems to be learning new things everyday. He (as you can tell from the picture) continues to be a big goof and to keep us all entertained. He has a seemingly endless supply of both energy and stubborn-ness. He's closing in on being 2 1/2 years old and that just floors me! He does so well with Alex too....such a great big brother! Maddux is into Elmo, Blue's Clues, trains, trucks, coloring/drawing (he has been drawing faces for a month or so!), Sesame Street flash cards and playing ball, among other things. Maddux - I hope you forever remain as goofy and funny as you are now!
ALEX JACOB
As for Mr. Alex....Alex the Great! He's such an easy baby. Growing like a weed, though a little behind where Maddux was at this age in height/weight/head size...but Maddux set the bar pretty high on that! Alex has been rolling over pretty consistently (both tummy-to-back and back-to-tummy) since he turned 4 months old. He continues to sleep like a champ at night (sleeps 10-11 hours straight at night and has done this since he was a couple months' old!). No teeth have poked through yet, so he's still a gumby. He continues to charm us with his sly smile, cute dimple on his right cheek and eyes that light up like crazy! Alex's personality is more laid-back than Maddux's, but also has a goofy streak to him. As I felt with Maddux, I just can't imagine our lives without Alex anymore. He's the perfect complement to our little family :)
As for the adults of the household, Jay and I are doing pretty well. We both work hard and find ourselves working together to manage a household with two young children and a dog. Just this past weekend we got an evening to ourselves (thanks to my parents for babysitting) and I think it was a great experience for both of us to recharge the batteries! We had a delicious meal at The Toasted Frog, had some fun at the Haunted Fort and got home just after the boys fell asleep and were able to enjoy watching a movie together uninterrupted. That's pretty much my idea of a perfect date night! Felt good to be able to sit and talk about things and give each other some undivided attention.
Bailey continues to be her normal goofy self as well. We are working with her to stop her from "going" on the garage floor - that seems to be the main issue with her right now. Sometimes I think she acts like she misses her companion, Jerz. We are very grateful we still have Bailey. Oct. 27th will mark the 5th anniversary of us rescuing her from the pound. After 5 years with us, she has become somewhat more trusting of the people that come to our house, even some of the male relatives. She will likely always be a little skiddish but we are just happy we had the chance to give her a great "new life" in a forever home :)
We thank God for giving us so many blessings in our lives. May we never take a single one for granted!
