february 2015.

snow. and a lot of being stuck inside, so photo shoot. 

because i was sick of not having pictures with my babies!

a picture.

i thought i should give a word picture of what my two boys look like at this moment, before life continues and i miss it!

a snapshot of jack: 
drools, smiles, kicks his feet nonstop, and laughs when i kiss him. watches micah constantly, can roll over every once in a while, sleeps in his crib but generally wants to nap on me.

a snapshot of micah: 
-wakes up in the morning by singing songs and piling his stuffed animals by the door, then pounding elmo's eyes on the door and yelling, "mommy! mommy!"  when i go in there, he is sleepy and jabbering about something, normally a story or sometimes kind of sleep talking his dreams.
-he will immediately ask for daddy. he's obsessed with daddy.
-when we come downstairs, he asks, over and over, for juice. if he has pooped, he wants to be carried down the stairs, "like a silly goose," because he's uncomfortable from the poop.
-he normally comments on my outfit, "like your blue shirt, mommy!" or something, and does everything to put off the inevitable diaper change.
-while watching a show in the morning, he'll bounce and dance to any and every song, singing any words he knows... oh, and we normally watch the same thing over and over.
-when packing up, he requests either the blue or red side of his coat. he has to let us know which shoes he wants to wear, he likes to wear white socks the most.
-he LOVES reading stories, especially anything funny. anything with bodily functions is especially winning.
-at lunch, he loves pea pods and looking for big peas. he will pull over a chair to the counter to help me make lunch.
-when it gets close to nap time, he is attached to blankie. we read stories and he loves to play his made up games involving jumping and running around his room.
-his stuffed animals are his friends, he often says, "kitty cat my good friend. love kitty cat."
-he loves playing puzzles, letter and number games, dance parties in the basement, jumping from the couch to the bed, and any game with running.
-he memorizes books and phrases, so he'll randomly say, "let's hit the road, guys," or "coming through!" or "no worries"
-he remembers everything it seems, and will ask us if we remember random events throughout the day.
-he bursts into song at quiet moments.
-he has a favorite everything, that changes daily.
-he loves food. all food.
-most of his phrases are said in a sing-song way, sometimes a weird deep voice, sometimes a whisper, sometimes yelling, sometimes super high pitched.
-he is completely energized by being around people.
-he talks about family and friends all the time.
-and as a true snapshot, we deal with lots of tantrums a day, some throwing and hitting, but also occasional kisses and hugs.

3 months.

jack's been alive for 3 months. micah's been a big brother for 3 months. and we finally feel like we may be getting a teeny bit of normalcy around here? 
i shouldn't say that out loud.

we took some 3 month pics of jack... ah, this kid.
we're addicted.

to compare, here's micah at 3 months:

and micah now?

looking like a little boy. saying things like...

"i like my new shirt. like my gray shoes, not my new shoes. like chocolate cookie more than cookie with frosting. pants feel awesome. like your shirt, mommy. like the color! wear red shoes today, mommy? want abc noodles for lunch today. jack puke everywhere. yucky puke."
basically, lots and lots of opinions. on everything.

and officially memorizing every book we have and reading them on his own, somehow remembering which words go on which pages?! it's soo fun to watch.

big kid outfit. 

and finally big enough to do fun things like gymnastics open gym!

 
and just a few more of baby brother. because. come on.

my world.

things that make my world go round right now?

-micah trying to whisper. it takes every fiber of his being and half the words end up a yell, the other half a whisper.

-jack laughing. i could listen to it all day. so i do every ridiculous thing you can think of to get it to happen. his favorite? me working out in front of him. lunges make the kid giggle. it's probably my form or my panting.

-micah jumping. he just learned to jump (i realize it's a bit late, but he's half me, so that's not surprising) and does it everywhere. we. go. today? we went to red robin for dinner. he jumped all the way to the booth. and then stood next to it jumping, waiting for every waitress to see and comment.

-jack sleeping in his CRIB and doing an okay job... we've got a way to go, but baby steps!

-micah somersaulting. it's just too good. oh, and his dancing when we give him headphones. really, most things he does kind of kill me.

-micah's funny phrases, like "that's ridiculous, mommy. too ridiculous." and counting to "twenty-ten," which is thirty.

- micah singing... "He's got the whole world in His hands, He's got micah james ebright in His hands, he's got baby jack marshall ebright in His hands, he's got mommy and daddy and bailey the dog in His hands."

-french press coffee. always and forever. used in place of sleep.

-gilmore girls. why and how did i miss it in the 90's?! and can luke and lorelai just fall in love already?

-patterned socks. i'm late to the game, but i'm no longer an only-white-sock-wearing gal.

here are some random pictures from the holiday season...

(to recap for my own memory later: we spent thanksgiving with the ebrights and i forgot to take pictures... extended marshall family christmas... our little family christmas when matt was actually home... christmas eve/day with my parents and brother/sister-in-law... ebright family christmas a few days later!) 

 we celebrated my brother's birthday with the 

worst cake writing in the history of cakes. 

i mean really. 

look at that. 

the cake decorator didn't even cross the t.

 these two are starting to love each other.

 and wear matching pjs.

 we had real christmas, and we hosted!

 so we broke out the fine china for the first time. ever. 

 micah looking like a rockstar. that's his guitar face.

 these two. plus my feet.

 jack's favorite location to sleep:

in my arms. 

snuggled in my armpit. 

owning me by grabbing onto my shirt for dear life.

 we got a date!

 and a family date!

have i mentioned he's getting cute? ugh. i'm obsessed.

2015.

a new year!

i looooove resolutions.
this year? i have a phrase: loving well.

i'm going to be working on loving well: loving God well, my family well, my friends well, and myself well.

one part of that is keeping track of life, thus re-entering the world of blogging!
the goal: sharing thoughts, funny stories, pictures (with the eventual goal of printing the year in a book!)

let the year begin!

jack marshall ebright.

well, it happened.

another baby got out!

started timing contractions at midnight...

up all night tracking...

at 6 am woke micah up, took him to a friend's house, and went to the hospital!

wasn't dilated/contracting enough to be admitted, so we started walking the hospital.

by 9 am it was go time, and jack marshall was born at 12:37 p.m.,

7 lb 12 oz, 20 inches long

so here he is!

oh, and that last pic? micah when he was supposed to smile while giving baby jack his present. possibly my favorite picture of all kind. literally no reaction.

sweet words of the day.

for a toddler who has quite a range of emotions, seeing the sweet side of him melted my heart today. 

when in the car on the way to my OB appointment, micah said, "micah love God." random, but melted my heart.

then, at the OB, he told everyone, "hear baby heart! micah love baby. baby loves micah!" (of course, he said the baby's name, too, so a lot of strangers now know more than our friends. whatever.)

i mean really. it's like it was on purpose for his super pregnant (and apparently 3 cm dilated?!) mom!