Learning to write

Ive been trying to work with Brody on learning his letters but he hasn't wanted much to do with it. He knew the letters of his name and what they looked like, but he hasnt been able to write them. Brody got a dry erase/chalk board for christmas and he has had so much fun writing on it! Apparently that was the trick to get him to start learning his letters. I helped him write his name ONE time and the next thing i know he is writing it all by himself! The only thing i had to say is "what letter comes next?" and he knew exactly what order to put them in and how to write them! SO PROUD!:)

Christmas '10

The holiday season has finally come to an end....and what a great season it was! Brody was so much fun this year, really getting into the excitement of Christmas. Levi was his usual sweet self, just taking it all in! We spent Christmas Eve with my parents and then headed to see Brian's family after we spent Christmas morning at our house.



Christmas with the Kohout family was extra exciting this year because in 3 months time we have added 3 more cousins to the mix!! Levi is 3 months old, Brians sister Krystal had 1 month old Joslyn, and Brians Brother had 1 week old Rylan! Soooo many sweet babies!





While we were in Richmond, the east coast got pounded with snow! We had around 6 inches in richmond and drove home to around 10 inches at our house!

And so it begins...

I keep talking about how much Brody loves his little brother. He is rather obsessed with him:) well this week i have noticed how much Levi already admires his big brother! All Brody has to do is walk by Levi, and Levi's little face just lights up with this "that is my big brother!!" look on his face. It is PRECIOUS. Levi looks at Brody like he is already his hero and he cant wait to be like him one day. I know it seems like i may be exaggerating...especially for a 3 month old...but im NOT. He seriously gets this look of pure admiration on his face! I LOVE it! Sometimes its hard for me to even feed Levi because he is craning his neck around trying to figure out where Brody is. I guess we better raise Brody right, because I can already tell Levi will want to do EVERYTHING his big brother does:)

3 months

Today Levi is 3 months old. i know ive said this before, but everything about the second child has been completely different. I have always said that im not a big fan of the baby stage. with brody, i enjoyed every age, but i was really happy once he got to the age where he could interact more and play with me:) Ive never really had the "baby bug" as some people say. BUT, with all of that said, i am enjoying EVERY SECOND of Levi being a baby. I guess i realize this time how fast they grow. And i know what im doing this time....im not trying to figure the baby thing out this time, im just able to enjoy it! Im finding myself sad as he grows out of clothes and i find myself telling him not to get any bigger. He is seriously a PRECIOUS baby. He has been amazing since day one. He is still as happy as ever and only fusses when hes starting to get sleepy. He smiles anytime you look at him and its getting easier and easier to get a laugh out of him:) He's starting to grab at things and play with his toys. He sleeps pretty well at night...usually from 9:30-7:30 with me putting his paci in his mouth around 5 when he gets restless. We are so thankful and blessed to have this sweet boy in our lives!

Brodys 3rd Birthday

ok this is long overdue...
Im not sure how its possible, but i have a 3 year old. Not just a 3 year old.....but a sweet, kind, thoughtful, tender-hearted, hilarious 3 year old. I knew all these things about Brody way before we had Levi, but these things have shown themselves even more now that he is a big brother. He is an AMAZING with Levi and he loves him to pieces! Levi is so lucky to have him as his big brother. We have not had many issues with Brody at all in his 3 years. He is so tenderhearted, he cant stand for us to be disappointed or upset with him. which makes him easy to discipline. He LOVES his daddy and they are best buddies. He cant wait for him to get home from work so they can wrestle :) He is such a big helper and loves to help me do just about anything! We love our big boy and are SO proud of him!

We had a little party for Brody the weekend of his birthday and he wanted the "Cars" theme. SO lightening mcqueen it was! A friend of mine has recently gotten into making cakes and she is amazing! The cake turned out so cute!



Brody and his buddies:)



We are so blessed that the Lord has allowed us to be the parents of such an amazing little boy! We love you Brody!

Bible Stories with Brody

Brody is obsessed with Bible stories! He is always so excited to go to bed at night because he knows we will tell him a Bible story. Its funny how when you are telling a 2 year old a Bible story, you quickly realize how violent some of them are! He LOVES the story of David and Goliath. He and Brian act it out at least once a day! I am hoping he doesnt think that all mean people need a stone thrown at their head:) Joking aside, i love the fact that he already loves the Word of God and cant wait each night to hear another part of it! His favorites right now are David and Goliath, Jesus Feeds the 5000, Jonah and the Whale, Moses, Noahs Ark and Shadrach Meshach and Abednego (LOVE the way he says King Nebuchadnezzar- "King Ka-mezzer Ka-mezzer") . I am going to try to upload some of the videos we have taken of him telling these stories:)

2 months old

2 months...wow...already! We are enjoying Levi's precious smiles, sweet "coos", and occasional laughs:) He is a such a sweet baby! Still as happy as ever, and mommy is happy too getting to sleep 6-7 hours stretches at night:) Levi already loves his big brother and Brody loves getting him to smile and "talk" to him. Levi went for his 2 month appointment yesterday. He is 23 3/4 inches long (75th percentile), 12 lbs 3 oz (70th percentile), and Head Circumference- 41 cm (75th percentile).