Who's Who?

See if you can tell which picture is Brayden and which one is Maddex!

It is truly amazing how much they look like each other! I am just now starting to see little differences between them. Maddex I think is going to be blue eyed, Brayden's are brown. But still, it's like reliving Brayden's birth all over again :)

I am finally starting to get used having two kids! It helps that Maddex has been sleeping through the night for about a month now. He usually sleeps about 7-8 hours and then takes a good morning nap and a long afternoon nap with cat naps in between. Brayden is still taking an afternoon nap as well, so it's nice to have those 3-4 hours in the afternoon to myself. Usually I sleep with them unless I absolutely have to clean or do laundry. Brayden has started school again 3 days a week for 3 hours in the morning. That gives me time to spend with just Maddex, go to the gym, or run some errands (which is a lot easier with just one child who is usually asleep in his carseat).

Maddex is getting to be quite the little chunk! At his 2 month appointment he was in 75th percentile for weight :) He has started smiling back at me and loves to make little baby sounds. Brayden has even made him smile these past few days! It's pretty funny to watch those two interact.

Brayden has grown up so fast recently it seems. He is so independent these days and likes to do everything "all by myself" he says. He is now talking in complete sentences. It's like talking to an adult. He understands just about everything that is said to him (even if he pretends not to listen). I can't believe he is going to be 3 in a month!

Johnny is currently in Iceland doing some flying missions and we are missing him very much. We get to skype with him just about every night so he can see the boys. He comes home in a few weeks only to turn around and leave again for a couple more weeks. We also just found out that he will be gone for Christmas this year :(. We made it almost 7 years in the Air Force without him missing a holiday, so it was bound to happen sooner or later. It's just going to be hard this year because Brayden is starting to understand and get the little kid excitement! We've been singing Rudolph, Frosty and Jingle Bells (his request) for months now. It's hard on him having to miss out on things and me being a "single mom" and never getting a break. But it makes me proud that he is serving our country and doing what he loves! During the time he's home Johnny's mom is coming to visit. We are very excited to see her. We are taking a trip up to Edinburgh, Scotland while she is here. We are looking forward to spending time as a family and enjoying the time we have together!