Quick Update

Well, we've had sick boys since Christmas Day. They both had a terrible cough with congestion and fever for several days. It didn't stop us from traveling to St. Louis the day after Christmas. We visited some family, but we didn't do much else while we were there. I did get to visit some friends, and I ran (actually drove) to a few stores while I had some time. I found a set of Lincoln Logs for the boys at Barnes & Noble for half off! I was so excited!

Ladan now just has a runny nose. Gabe has a new molar coming through, and he's been miserable for the last three days. Two nights ago he slept for 17 hours, woke up for about 5 hours, went back to bed again last night, and slept 15 hours. He took two naps today. I'm glad he's getting plenty of sleep, but when he's awake, we basically have to hold him the entire time. I'm hoping he gets better soon, because we have a visit to Chet's hometown coming up.

On a more positive note, Gabe is learning more words. He still needs some interpretation, but he's communicating more and more. He still loves to dance. His favorite move is to raise his left shoulder up and down a couple of times and then shake his hips around. He's also started trying to practice his place kicking just like Ladan. He sets the football up in Chet's shoe, stands up, and pushes it over with his foot. It doesn't go far, but he gets very excited about it!

New Year's Day we watched the Tigers play in the Cotton Bowl. When Ladan woke up, Chet told him the Missouri Tigers were playing football, and he was so excited. He had to put on his Missouri Tigers outfit. He basically played along throughout the entire game. At one point, he kicked the ball pretty well, and he exclaimed, "That's what I'm talkin' 'bout!" It was awesome!

Speaking of the new year, we were in the car driving by the downtown Louisville area (on our way back from St. Louis) when it rang in at Eastern time... so we unloaded our stuff, got out our party supplies, and rang in the new year at Central time! It was great! The boys really enjoyed the party hats, streamer kazoos, and confetti poppers.

And, probably the most exciting news of all... My brother and Amber found out they are having another BOY!!! His name will be Justus.