Random January

Here are some random January pictures.. Brenna 3 months and Jacob 2 years

Tummy time for Brenna - Trying to ignore Jacob who is likely bothering her

Jacob is being a ham here - this is the night after we got their formal pictures taken and he is now doing what the photographer wanted him to do the day before.

Again being a ham.. Betsy wanted him to kick his feet for pictures the day before while laying like this and he refused.. during this picture he was saying "mommy kick, mommy kick".. little stinker!

Peaking out of his tent.. he loves to play in here

Brenna sleeping like the angel she is..

Jacob and Daddy - Matt was very sick at the end of December and beginning of Jan so Jacob was very Daddy-deprived. He couldn't wait to spend time with him again.

Baby Sister smiling

This picture just cracks me up.. look at those cheeks!

Last Thursday we got a lot of snow in St. Louis. Official measurements in our area were 9.6 inches. When I picked Jacob up after work I was warned that he didn't feel very good. We were home about 2 minutes and he threw up all over. Over the course of the night he got progressively worse. Around 1am, Matt woke me up and told me that Jacob's cough was sounding odd. It sure was! I immediately got him up and tried to figure out why my little boy was barking like a dog when trying to cough, keeping in mind he is allergic to pertussis so he is not vaccinated against whooping cough.

We made it through the night and Nonna took him to the dr the next morning. Turns out he has his first round of croup (thank goodness it was not whooping cough). He has been sick ever since with fever, throwing up, a horrible cough, runny nose, etc. The worst part is he has suddenly developed a horrible fear of medicine and when we force him to take it he throws up all over. It's been a real joy the last 4 days and to top it all off I'm feeling sick now too. We are hoping to all get well soon. Below are a few pictures of Jacob falling asleep while watching the Cars movie in front of the fire place. He was one tired little boy as he has not been sleeping well at night.

Once we realized he had moved his chair so close to the fireplace (where he couldn't see the movie) we knew he had to be sleeping over there. Such a pitiful little guy when he's sick. Mom loves the cuddle time though!