The weekend has been pretty dull with Kent gone studying and the rest of us just hanging out inside. I've gotten lots of reading done- zeb has played to his heart's content with trains - and ike has gotten a lot of sleep and done lots of eating.
Zeb gets funnier and funnier everyday! Right now he LOVES to sing and dance for us- although we rarely understand any of what he says. I think being a mom to a newborn is so much easier this time around because I have Zeb to entertain me and keep me company (and it doesn't hurt that Ike sleeps through the night and still doesn't cry). As crazy as Zeb makes me- I sure do like him a lot.

zeb still loves him

Zeb loves to pat Ike's head and lie down with him. We have yet to have any attacks or injuries! Let's hope it stays that way.
Ike looks A LOT like ET these days. He's still all wiry and alienesque- but I do admit that he gets a little cuter everyday.

They sing this song in nursery with the kidlets and he looooves it. He has only memorized the last and loudest words and he gets a little over excited when he yells teach, preach, and work. I love it.

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back to the real life updates

The novelty of having a new baby has worn off and we have readjusted. We are now back to normal life. He'll be three weeks tomorrow and I think that he is FINALLY back up to birth weight- although he is back to a long non pooing stretch. This kid is obsessed with falling asleep on kent's chest- and kent couldn't be happier about it- it's one of his favorite things about newborns.

I took my first run this past weekend and it felt fabulous! I can't wait till the weather improves and I can get back to my park with the kiddos in a stroller instead of being on the treadmill. I think Zeb really misses the park and Ike is bound to love it as much as we do :)

We also started up seminary this morning again. It went fabulously. I think I've been blessed with a good baby so that I can continue to teach seminary- which is a great deal in my opinion. I'll get up at 5:45 every morning for a happy sleeping nonfussy baby. The kid only woke up ONCE last night!- although I still am pretty tired today.
I really missed my seminary kids and loved having them back. They are such good good teenagers and I can only hope my children are this dedicated and positive about early morning seminary (because we are bound to live somewhere without release time).

I'm also finally getting back to reading some good books. I just finished "The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio"- our book for book club this week. I LOVED it and think that it is a definite must read for anybody. It's one of my favorites that I've read in quite awhile. It didn't hurt that Defiance is close by and they talk about Toledo in it! but really- it's GREAT. In 2005 it was made into a movie as well- I can't wait to see it.

Is it just me or is this kid freaking ginormous? The day Ike showed up Zeb tripled in size (or so it seems). I can't believe how big this kid is! Lately his favorite spots have been Ike's swing and Ike's carseat. Thank heavens he hasn't attempted sitting in either while occupied by the little one. He is still so good about Ike and exhibits no signs of jealousy or anger towards him or me- except at church. Nursery has become a NIGHTMARE. I can only hope this is a short lived phase. It's ridiculous. This kid works himself into such a frenzy that he can't breathe. He does that gaspy breath thing that happens when you cry too hard. I'd feel sort of bad for him except for the fact that he has no problem with nursery or us being absent during the music time and bubble time- it's just during the other stuff he doesn't like. He isn't afraid of us being gone or leaving- he's manipulating us and he knows it. Today Kent sat out with him in the foyer on the couch and told him he could either sit there with Kent all day or go into nursery by himself. He chose to sit with Kent- except when he saw the kids cross the hall into music time. He followed them in and when it ended, started screaming until kent took him out. Grrrrr. What do we do with this rascal?

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Just a reminder! Free pancakes from SEVEN am to TEN pm at IHOP onTuesday! For all you Toledoans- we'll be headed over right after our 9:15 workout (nice, huh?).