My Sugar Babies

Last night while I was at work Allen was watching the boys and he left the room for a moment to do something only to come back to two kids rolling around in sugar all over the kitchen floor! Apparently Brandon must have discovered the sugar bag located on the bottom shelf of the pantry and opened it, threw it all over him, Jacob, the floor, the counter...WHAT A MESS!! I'm sure Jacob loved it as well!! Ah...boys :) Jacob also took a couple of steps last night from Allen's legs to Brandon's bed!! YEA!! I'm sure he will be walking in no time!! Allen got a couple of hermit crabs (yep, I finally caved) over the weekend and Brandon is just fascinated with them. This morning when Brandon woke up he walked over to the cage and looks in on them and says, "Daddy got cab, mommy!" I of course agreed with him and said, "Yep daddy's got crabs!" So whenever you see Brandon make sure to ask him about his daddy having crabs. :) Allen has also taught Brandon to say "GO HAWKS!" Well, that is all for now. Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

The Cell Phone

Not to much to post this time. The boys are growing up, and to quickly I might add! Jacob has his crawling and pulling himself up to standing down pat! I don't think that it will be too long before we have two boys on the prowl!! He has learned to patty cake now and he loves to watch his brother. Brandon usually keeps him very entertained! Jacob also got his firs haircut about a week ago (no more mullet) :) Brandon got his haircut last night and he was NOT a happy camper! The last couple times he had done really well when it came to sitting still for Michelle so she could cut his hair, but boy last night was awful! Hopefully he will get better with it because he will have many many more!! Brandon and Allen have developed this new routine of now reading some children stories before bedtime; which Brandon loves!! He is very much like his mommy and daddy in that aspect...he loves to read and be read to! He also loves to find my cell phone and pretend talk to people on it (such as grandma, grandpa and Uncle Jeremy). I usually try to make sure that it is locked so he can't actually call anyone, but he has snatched it before I have seen him a couple of times and called people (sorry). Below is a picture I got of him yesterday with my cell phone. Hope all is well with everyone and I will post more again later!

"The Iowa Darth Vader" and little Yoda too!!

Sorry I have been so neglectful on this blog. The boys are doing great! Jacob is eating once again (thank goodness) and he even has a few 8 ounce bottles from time to time...he is definitely a thousand times better than he was!! Thank you to everyone who visited him, kept Brandon and for all the calls and prayers we are so grateful to you all!! Well, since it has been awhile I thought I would rewind time a little and show you some pictures from Halloween...which was a BIG hit with Brandon (the boy loves his candy)! Brandon was Darth Vader this year; minus the light saber. I had vision of to many things getting swung at if he got one. But he did love his costume. Jacob, on the other hand, did not really like being a little Yoda...I think it was many those green ears that bothered him! I was able to capture this picture of Brandon sitting on a child size John Deere tractor in his Darth Vader suit, which I can only assume is what Darth Vader from Iowa would ride in!!

Last night as Allen was rounding up the boys for bed and getting ready to do some story time (which they both enjoy) he caught a couple of cute pictures! The one below is my favorite! I love Brandon's cheesy smile! Jacob loves to stand now!! He will even walk himself across the couch holding onto the couch! They are both just growing so fast!! I hope all is well with everyone!

Home Sweet Home

Well, I have GREAT news to post!! Jacob drank two four ounce bottles this morning and kept them down!!! And he actually grabbed for them and was excited about them!! Which is a HUDGE improvement!! I spoke with the doctor and Jacob will soon be discharged and we will be on our way home. I don't know if Jacob is too excited about this ( he just loves all this attention he gets from all these nurses-and they adore him as well); but boy, Allen and I are very excited!!! Thanks again to everyone!!

Hospital

Well as most of you know Jake is in the hospital. We started this sat. night. The e.r. Dr. didn't think that Jake was dehydrated so he sent us home. Sunday morning came and I got him up and realized he had not wet did diaper. Keisha called the hospital and the the Dr on call told her to bring him in right away. After a few hours of them trying to pump him full of IVs they decided to keep him over night to watch him. The fist night went really good after around 15 hrs he finally peed. And started to eat. Then around 1:00 am he would not eat, so i (Allen) went home to get his food. He took that and kept it down. Around 7:00 that mourning he only ate 1 once and through up all over me. He has not had any since and counties to push the bottle away. He has ate very little today, I think about 1 thing of yogurt. He has been acting like he is in a little bit of pain, but no one seems to think so. One of us will try to write in this as much as possible. Feel free to call anytime the phone does not bother him much, he just falls back asleep.(319-272-6829)-that's the room phone and we are in room 437. Keisha and I just wanted to tell everyone thanks for being here and helping out with Brandon (which he does not miss his mom or dad because he get to ride in "his" truck)