"I Yove You... Dad"

Mooch has started saying "I Yove You... Mom" "I Yove You... Dad" "I Yove You... Towey (Toh-Toh)". The other day as I was cooking dinner, I heard him in the other room saying, "I poo poo. Dad? I Yove You... Dad." Haha. Allen wasn't in the room with him at the time (Moochy tends to hide when he has to go, then he'll come and tell us he needs his diaper changed). I have to admit, I felt some relief that he said "I yove you, DAD" instead of "MOM". How could Allen resist? He had to change his diaper. LOL


Yesterday at dinner Moochismo let out a little belch, and said "Ma-om" (in a blaming, shocked sort of way as if I was the one who had burped). We had a good laugh over that.


I weighed Toh the other day... Well, actually I weighed myself holding him, then weighed myself not holding him, so it's hardly scientific. He was 17 lbs!!! I know 1-year-olds who barely weigh 17 lbs. WOW!

A Month Gone

I know it's been a month since I've written anything, and it has definitely been a busy one. I FINALLY have a moment to sit down and type something. Phew.

We spent the holidays at my parents' house. It has been so nice to be near family again and we just wish Allen's family lived closer so we could see them more often.

ALLEN is working back at his old job. I think he enjoys being busy again. He got his grades for last term. We were both shocked to see that he did surprisingly well... especially for someone who had no motivation to do school work in a program he knew he wasn't going to complete. He has started taking courses to become a certified Project Manager. It is such a blessing, as these courses are offered FREE through his work!

ANGIE I'm slowly getting things put together. I thought our last move was tough (being 8 months pregnant and all), but this one seems just as difficult. With a busy toddler and a colicky baby, I haven't found the energy or time to get much done. At least my kitchen is unpacked, though. That's the major one, and always the first thing I do when we move. I do manage to find the time to workout, which I am really greatful for. My goal is to run a 5K in the summer. We'll see if that happens. For someone who has never been much of a runner, I'm not sure how well that will go. Allen's family is doing a "Biggest Loser" competition, so I'm using that as my excuse to get back in shape... As if I really need an excuse.

MOOCH is our little puppy. He crawls around the house on all fours and barks/wimpers like a dog. (He doesn't seem to mind all the bruises on his knees & shins). He'll even shake and fetch. haha. We think it's a cute phase, even when he insists on telling us (in dog talk) what he wants... refusing to actually say the words because... hello mom... Dogs don't talk! He is like a little sponge and learns so quickly. He loves to point out all the shapes in our house, says "Mom" & "Dad" after most of his sentences, counts to twenty, and tries to say his ABC's. His favorite colors are yellow and blue... or maybe he just likes to say the words.

TOH-TOHis now 3 months old. I have yet to weigh him, but I'm really interested to see what he weighs now... especially since he tipped the scales at 13 lbs by 2 months! Three months has been the magic number for us. Like clockwork, his colic seemed to disappear immediately on January 9. Yay! Now I can actually go to bed before 1 a.m. if I want to... but instead here I sit typing this blog. He still seems to have a bad reaction when I have milk, though, so I have to avoid that. Toh-Toh is getting stronger all the time and loves to smile, laugh, and talk to us.

Update

Right now our living room is full of plastic storage bins. They're piled up to the ceiling along one wall. I can't believe we have SO MANY! (I count 23 right here, and there are at least 10 more scattered throughout the townhouse). It seems like with each move we buy at least 3-4 more bins. I'm not sure how we end up with more stuff every time, despite our efforts to downsize with each move. We decided that storage bins would be best for us since they stack easily. It also means we don't have to gather moving boxes every time we move.

Anyway, we're moving on Saturday. We feel so blessed to be able to move into a house that my friend's dad rents out. (Thanks, Holls). We're so greatful to him for working with us to keep the rent within our budget; and we're looking forward to having a yard and 3 bedrooms... Most likely we'll put the boys together after a year, and use the third bedroom as an office, but we'll see.

Toh-Toh had his 2 month appointment this week. He now weighs 13 lbs and is growing like a weed. Moochy is so much fun and is talking more and more all the time. Both of our boys are great, and we love having them around.

Morphology

I saw this on a friend's blog. I thought Moochy's & Toh's were pretty funny.

I thought this one was hilarious:

Tagged

Holly tagged me. So, here you go, Holly. At your request:


How long have you been married? 3 1/2 years
How long did you date? 1 1/2 years (with a couple of "breaks" in there).
How old is he? 32
Who eats more? It depends what we're talking about. He can eat more in a sitting, but I definitely eat more sweets than he does.
Who said I love you first? I did
Who is taller? Allen
Who sings better? He would say I do, but he doesn't give himself enough credit.
Who is smarter? When it comes to most things... Allen knows A WHOLE LOT. But I have a handful of things I know more about than he does. I still won't play Trivial Pursuit with him, though. :)
Whose temper is worse? Mine by far.
Who does the laundry? Mostly me. But he does his own laundry when we have a washer/dryer in our own place.
Who does the dishes? Mostly me, but Allen often helps out.
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Allen sleeps on my right.
Who pays the bills? I do, with Allen's money. :)
Who mows the lawn? We don't have a lawn now; but we will soon, and it will probably be both of us.
Who cooks dinner? I do, but sometimes Allen.
Who drives when you are together? Allen (unless he needs a 10 minute nap while we're on a road trip).
Who is more stubborn? Probably me, but we can both be pretty stubborn.
Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? Allen
Whose parents do you see the most? Mine
Who proposed? Allen
Who has more friends? I'd say we're about even. He's on the phone more than I am, though, but mostly with his family.
Who has more siblings? Allen has 6 brothers, 2 sisters.
Who wears the pants in the family? We share the pants.

Snow

We had a big snowstorm this weekend and ended up with a bunch of snow. Unfortunately, it has mostly all melted away. It snowed all weekend, but ended up raining all through the night. When we woke up there wasn't much of anything. I'm glad I got a few pictures in the snow. Who knows when we'll see snow again after we leave here.

Ok, bad hair, but I had to get a picture of Toh-Toh in his first snow.

Moochismo enjoyed the snow a lot more than last year.

Toh-Toh's Blessing Day

This weekend we had family in town for Toh-Toh's blessing on Sunday. We did a joint blessing with Toh's cousin, who was born a couple weeks after him. It was nice to have family come from Seattle, Montana, Boise, and Utah for the blessings. As we were getting ready to load up in our cars and head for the church that morning, our keys ended up locked in the car (with it running)! I was so glad that Toh-Toh wasn't already in the car, otherwise I probably would have just broken a window. Since his carseat can strap in without a base, we were able to make it to the blessing on time in other cars (as our car sat in our parking lot running). LOL It made for a very memorable day.

Here are a few pictures. Our little guy obviously has no problem gaining weight. He has turned into quite the little chunk. Maybe he'll surpass his brother afterall.