Finally, a new post!

It has been nearly three months since my last post. It was a little overwhelming at first having two kids, at least for me. Then I just got out of the habit of blogging, at least my monthly blog post. We have been having a great winter. I love each of my children so much.

ALL ABOUT LINCOLN:
Lincoln loves his sister lots. Some mornings he wakes up and the first thing he says is "See Lauren?" It's cute. He loves it when they lay next to each other. He loves to put his face right next to hers and he smiles from ear to ear.  Each time he prays he gives thanks for "Dada, Mama, Lincoln, Lauren" and blesses "Dada, Mama, Lincoln, Lauren." He is starting to be able to say prayers, which is fun. He just needs little prompts. It is cute how he is thankful for some of the things that are right in front of him, and some abstract things. Gummi bears, cheese, bread, temple, scriptures, etc....

He is learning to talk more and more. He says 3-4/5 word utterances, and his grammar is improving.  He loves to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He watches an episode that buys me 25 minutes to shower and get ready (if Lauren is sleeping or awake/happy). I love that time too! He also loves the movie, Bolt, which is neat because that is the movie that Vance and I were watching when we first held hands.

Lincoln loves to move! He has always been a wiggly kid. He is very good at sorting by color, shape, you name it. One of the assistants at his school class commented on how he was the only child who could sort correctly in each sorting activity that day. So proud! He also can usually count correctly to 13 these days. After that everything is thirteen or seventeen:) He has been so social lately and likes to talk about his friends.

Since Lauren was born, Lincoln has wanted to cuddle more with me. I love it. He has learned to be more gentle with her (far less hitting her now). Vance and I try hard to make sure we each have a special time/date with him each week. Sometimes we'll go to McDonalds and just get ice cream there, something like that.

Lincoln has been sick this week. It's been almost a week since getting this horrible cold began. He coughs and coughs and his nose won't stop running. He has been watching more TV this week because he just wants to lay down with a pillow and blanket and cuddle. It has been a quiet week and we've tried to have fun inside and generally stay away from our friends. The picture below was before or after a major meltdown yesterday, immediately after he woke up. He wanted to see Vance, but Vance was at seminary or work, and we couldn't see him! His eyes are so puffy, cheeks and lips red (maybe needs more water) and his face is covered with his own mucus. Because I needed to get Lauren dressed, I entertained him with my phone, and it helped!

 He chose Mardi Gras beads at the Dollar Store, which he unselfishly gave to his friend Kendall, at her birthday party.

He loooves to play with my phone. We were taking silly photos. I usually have to go through my phone every few days and delete about 50 pictures of his forehead or the floor.