Copy cat

This is how you drink from a cup Abel
There you go...you got it!
Abel loves copying any thing that we do, especially Axel. He will raise his hand or shake his head to follow any one's lead. His new favorite is to dig in the toy bins like his big brother does.
Look at him up on his knees!
I got it :)

10 months old

Abel turned 10 months old!
He's enjoying bath time with his big brother showing him how to splash.

Axel thought it would be fun to play in Abel's crib with him.
Abel is 10 months! It really blows me away how fast he is growing. Things he is up to this month:
* army crawling every where
*starting to get up on his knees more-not crawling on them yet though
* learned to clap and wave- he is really in awe with his hands. They do the coolest things :)
* starting to pull up on things! Like the toy boxes or Axel's step stool
*he has 6 teeth (2 on the bottom and almost 4 on the top)
* he loves eating new foods. Non baby foods he tried-peaches, garlic mashed potatoes, chicken nuggets, spaghetti and pizza. (Of course he only eats little bites of the real food.) I was surprised with the garlic mashed potatoes but he really dug them! It's alot more messy letting him eat real food but fun to share our dinners with him. Thankfully I got a Kirby vacuum!
*he holds his own bottle and has to look around while drinking. His big brother is always doing some thing that is worth watching!

Neighborhood visitors

Brian and the boys had a couple of visitor's today
Brian was peaking out of the garage door.



Momma and baby moose walking down the driveway

Sunday drive

Went for a drive up Arctic Valley Road.
The sun was out-still a lot of snow but sunshine is good!



Happy boy enjoying the car ride.


Saw a moose on the way....Alaska has the coolest scenery.

Cabin fever

Excuse the messy house in the back ground but I love this picture of Axel combing Abel's hair after a bath. He is such a good helper. Okay all you MN people what is up with your weather?! It is so NOT fair. I still have at least 6...yes 6 feet of snow in my yard. Lame- that's Axel's new learned word and it fits the snow situation perfectly. Alaska enough with the snow already! I have been dieing to get outside.
Abel snacking on a pickle
Look at those top teeth. He has 4 new teeth coming in-all on the top. It's funny because the 2 teeth on the side of the middle teeth came in first. I thought for a second he was going to have fangs! But luckily the 2 middle ones are coming in also. He has been doing really well with teething. No fevers and not really that fussy! Just drooling a lot. :)
Axel jammin on his V-tech. He got this for Xmas. He loves having his own computer to play when mom is on hers. The V-tech is really cool-lot's of learning games and activities. He has really been picking up his computer skills. I'm sure soon enough he will be teaching me things.
This was a rough week for me at work. Pediatric Oncology can really be a sad place to work. I love my job but man....some days I think working at the Gap would be easier. Thank you Axel and Abel for all the extra squeezes this week. And Axel's slug therapy! (we pretend to be Meerkat's and eat mandarin oranges-which Axel likes to say are slugs) Slimy but satisfying! That is all I am saying about that one.

4 year and 9 month stats

Abel enjoying some spaghetti. He has been having fun trying more 'real' food. His other new favorite is buttered toast. Abel's new trick is clapping! All you have to do is say Yeah..and he'll clap. It's super cute. :)




Both of the boys had doctor's appointments. They are both growing nicely. Abel did not have to get any shots! Yeah..he even clapped :) But Axel had to get three shots. Sorry buddy. He did a really good job and I guess he doesn't have to get any more shots until he's 11. He was very happy to hear that. I didn't remind him about the flu shot. Both of the boys have colds this weekend. What a bummer. Abel's first cold. He has been coughing and sneezing a ton. Poor little man.
Axel- 4 years old
Weight 34.8 pounds
Height- 3 feet and 4 inches
He is at 50% for both! Whoo...when did that happen. He's finally leveling out.
Abel- 9.5 months old
Weight-17 pounds 8.5 ounces (30th %)
Height- 28.5 inches (50th %)

Dinosaur museum

Today we went to the Museum of Natural History in Anchorage AK. Preschool field trips are so much fun. I put a ton of pictures on today but every thing was cool to check out. Here's Axel in front of a bear skeleton.
His class learning about dinosaur's and fossils.
Dino bone fossil-they even got to hold a dino poop fossil. Axel thought that was super cool
Abel having fun during the field trip

Cheese


Axel loved that he could touch and feel almost everything in the museum
Hey just like in the Goonies!




One of Axel's favorite's was playing with the different animal eyes
Digging for dino bones
Another great Thursday. No work and all play! :)