Here are some recent pics of the boys. Nicholas is going to school M-W-F now. He is so excited to be going 3 mornings a week :0) He seems to be adjusting well with his new classmates. Although, I think he misses his buddy Louis. They are very much alike and kept the teachers busy. I think that the teachers are glad to have them split up ;0) Zachary is doing well. I think I have pinpointed what he is having the intolerance to--wheat. So, he has an appointment with the allergist to see if he is allergic or just intolerant. Of course, I am hoping for the latter. I have enough to deal with when it comes to Nicholas’s allergy & asthma issues. Zachary is having his first play date this week. I’ll be sure to take lots of pics (of the boys laying there together…haha)! My dad is flying out on Wednesday :0) Nicholas is very excited that Grandpa is flying on the "big blue & red plane" to see him! I am excited to get some help for a week ;0)

Oh yeah, I have had a lot of questions about the spelling of Zachary’s name. Let me clear it up for you all. His full name is spelled “Zachary” and his nickname is spelled “Zack” with a “k”. So, there you have it ;0)

Valentine's Day

Throwing snowballs at Mommy

It's cold out here

Nicholas at school

I'm all ready to go out in the snow

Helping Daddy in the Basement

Nick's 1st Snowman

Do you like my new hat?

Jax checking out the snowman

Let's build a Zack Track!

The Brothers

Look how serious!

Driving the train

Nicholas & Jackson

Here are some pics of Nicholas & Jackson playing. I think Jackson is excited that Nicholas is big enough to really play with him now :0)

Long Overdue Update

Yes, I know I am extremely behind on the Blog! I have 400+ pictures from December to now (Nick's 3rd Birthday, my birthday, Xmas, etc.) to go through. So, I had to decide to just pick up doing the Blog from where we are now. Things are going well for us. We have adjusted to having 2 boys now ;0) Nicholas is still going to school 2 mornings a week (we might switch him to 3). I try to get him to MyGym as much as I can and John takes him on Saturdays. Zachary is still having issues with his reflux. We finally got him in to see the GI specialist and we are trying out some new meds (and they told me the correct way to give them to him!) to see if they will help him with the pain. Keep your fingers crossed that something works for him soon…poor little guy! John has gotten out snowboarding 3 times so far this season. Yes, I did write that so you all would think “Wow, she is such a great wife letting him go out while she stays home with the 2 boys!” HAHA :0) I am hoping to get out sometime in February and we’ll take Nicholas up then too :0) Well, as I suspected, Zachary has figured out that I am finally finishing up the Blog entry I have been working on for weeks! He needs me immediately ;0) I will try to update you all soon!

This is what I deal with all day every day!! Just wanted you to see why I don't have time to do the Blog much ;0) And, no, I did not take this on purpose, he just "refluxed" during the photo shoot!

Zachary Smiling Video

This is from 1/2/08

Santa Pics

Here are the Santa Pics from this year!

Nick's letter to Santa

Mailing his letter

Both the boys & Santa

Nick & Santa (at Dinner with Santa at Wheeler Farm)

Zack & Santa

Happy 3rd Birthday Nicholas!!

Newborn

1st Birthday

2nd Birthday

3rd Birthday

Thanks Everyone!

John and I want to thank everyone for your kind emails, cards, & calls. We're sorry we haven't gotten back to everyone yet! As you can imagine, we a quite busy with the 2 (well 3 including Jackson) boys ;0) Thanks for thinking of us...we really appreciate it!

Nicholas loves his baby brother and is a great helper. He is turning 3 on Saturday...I have no idea where the time went!! Zachary has reflux like Nicholas did, so we are hoping that his medications will start helping with it soon. Other than the reflux, he is doing great! I am exhausted, so I will post some pics for you all. I'll be taking both the boys to see Santa, so check back for those pictures soon. Once we get adjusted to life with 2 kids, I will be able to work on the Blog more.

My Boys

The Brothers :0)

Here is the first of many pics of the 2 boys :0)

Zachary Video

Here is Zack with Daddy looking a bit more alert than in his last video :0)

Some Videos

Zack at a About an Hour Old--Turn it up to hear him! Also, notice his awesome "sad" face!

Nicholas getting his Laptop Computer from Baby Zachary!

Halloween 2008

Here are some pictures from Halloween this year. Nicholas made some caramel apples with some friends. Just like his mom, he was very in to eating the goodies as he put them on his apples. He got to go Trick-or-Treating twice on Halloween! We went to John's work in the afternoon and then around our friend's neighborhood at night. Nicholas was really into Halloween and Trick-or-Treating this year. He was very hard to keep up with as he ran from house to house! I only got to go to a few houses with him and then John took him around some more.

We are now in the final countdown to baby #2's arrival!!! We have six days at the most. My C-Section is scheduled for Saturday 11/15. I am really hoping to make it that long (I know most of you are shocked to hear me say that at this point!). I was ready to have him a long time ago, but if he can hang in there until the 15th, my parents will be here to take care of Nicholas. And, my friend Nicole will be working Labor & Delivery 2 days that I am in the hospital and my friend Julia will be working in the nursery 3 nights that we are there. So, at this point, I am hoping to make it to the 15th. I had Nicholas at 36 weeks to the day, so I am experiencing the last part of the pregnancy for the first time. Let me tell ya…it is so much fun ;0) Look at the pictures below and you will need no further explanation!!