Ethan is 5 weeks Old & Jakob is teething again!

We have been spending a lot of time at home lately. The boys are both doing well. Ethan is growing and eating. He doesn't sleep as much as he used too. Which is good and bad. Some days he is awake most of the day and some nights he is awake most of the night. Jakob is doing well. His top front teeth are finally all the way through. He is now working on a moeler (not sure how to spell it, but you get the idea) or 2. He has a fever and broke into a rash. He gnaws on his fingers all day. Hopefully they will come through quick.

Check out my top 2 teeth.

Hope everyone is doing well.

We will post again soon.

Love,

Rick, Mandi, Jakob & Ethan

Ethan's Hospital Photos Arrived!

We received Ethan's Hospital Photos. They took them the last day he was there. Thought you would enjoy seeing it.Enjoy!

Love,
Rick, Mandi, Jakob & Ethan

A Day At the Park!

Feb. 10 and 57 degrees in Michigan. It doesn't happen every year. Today we took advantage of the nice weather and headed to Timber Town. Well, it wasn't really a day at the park. It was more like 45 mins. It was beautiful, quite windy, but warm. Jakob loved the mud puddles and the snow that was left at the park. Here are some fun pictures of our time there. Ethan slept the whole time in his seat. Grandma stayed by Ethan to make sure he was OK.

I on the other hand ran after Jakob. It isn't an easy job, but it was fun.

Can't wait for more warm weather to take the boys out.

Hope you all enjoyed your day as much as we did.

Lots of Love,

Rick, Mandi, Jakob & Ethan

3 Weeks Old Today!

Brotherly Love - as good as we can get for a 16 month old and a 3 week old. Jakob is starting to adjust to Ethan. He helps me feed him and wipes his mouth. A bit rough, but he is learning. We set them together in the bean bag chair today. We got 1 OK photo. Ethan was not to happy himself.Then Jakob decides enough and pulls his arm and stands up. It went better than expecting. However probably won't get another one for a while, unless they are both sleeping. Ethan went to work with me for a few hours this week. He slept by Papa the whole time. He is not ready to start training yet, but he did good at sleeping.

Thank you to everyone who follows our blog. It is fun to keep updating and showing pictures of the boys. We love to read all your comments to. The comments are definately inspiration to keep updating. Thank you!

All our love,

Rick, Mandi, Jakob & Ethan

What a Beautiful Day!

It was a beautiful day. The sun was out a good chunk of the day with just a few snow flurries this afternoon. The sun really makes us look forward to spring.

Ethan and I went to work this morning for a few hours. He slept by papa most of the time. Rick was home with Jakob, they had fun watching movies, playing toys and drinking smoothies.

This afternoon we went to the doctor with Ethan. He is now 19" long and weighs 6 lbs. He gained about 12 oz's in 6 days. The doctor is very happy with his progress. We don't have to go back for 2 months. Yea!

We are doing great.
All our love,
Rick, Mandi, Jakob & Ethan

Hanging Out at Home!

We have been spending a lot of time at home trying to keep both the boys healthy. We took Jakob out on Friday night for a night out. He had fun. Other than that, we have been watching lots of movies and playing with toys. Good thing we have a lot of toys to keep us busy.
Jakob now has this 4th tooth in. He seems to be working on the eye teeth now, as he is continuing to knaw on everything.
Here are some fun pictures of what we have been up too.

We did take Ethan for his 1st outing to Target. Grandma and GG came along. It was an adventure. The boys did great.

Ethan goes back to the doctor on Tuesday for another check up. He seems to be doing great and is eating like a Champ!

Happy February!

We will post again soon.

All our love,

Rick, Mandi, Jakob & Ethan