23 weeks

24 weeks pregnant with the boys- summer of 2009 April 8, 2011

22 weeks pregnant with baby boy!

Cricket 36 weeks pregnant with baby girl!

At our school this year, we have had roughly 17 people- have babies or get pregnant! Cricket also teaches 4th grade and is next door to me. I have a doctor's appointment for my check up today. So, I will write again tomorrow with an update on sweet baby boy! Love you all!

19 weeks and Spring Break

It's a ...... BOY!!! We are so happy to announce that our perfect, healthy baby is a boy! Another boy to add to our team! We could not be happier. My doctor's appointment went great and he is perfect!

Jackson loving the swing at Rail Road Park.

Jarrett being our little monkey at Rail Road Park.

The boys having a blast running!

Daddy and his precious boys!

The boys telling us where to go at the zoo!

Jackson loved the zoo!

Jarrett wanted to get out of the stroller and climb with the monkeys!

"What does an elephant say? ROLL TIDE!!!"

My wonderful family at the zoo!

Our Spring Break was just wonderful! Here was our agenda:

Monday: Ultrasound. We got to find out what is growing inside my belly on Monday morning. It would not be complete without having the boys, Gran, and Mimi Deb to join us! Craig and I are so excited to add another little boy to our family! God is so good! And just think- 3 years ago, a doctor told us we may not ever have children of our own! Well, God had a different plan for the Brooks!

Monday afternoon: We met my great Aunt and Uncle at a carnival here in Trussville. No, the boys didn't ride anything, but loved seeing all the people and hearing all the screaming!

Tuesday: We went to the Galleria. I was trying to find some Easter outfits, but had no luck!

Wednesday: The boys FINALLY made it to their 15 month check ups! They have been so sick lately, we have had to cancel twice already. They both are doing GREAT! Jarrett weighs 25.5 pounds and is 32 inches tall. Jackson weighs 23.25 pounds and is 31.5 inches tall. This is the first time that they do not weigh EXACTLY 2 pounds difference! Well, since the day they were born!! Their motor skills are amazing! They walk with so much stability and LOVE to climb! If that is on the couch, the pack and play, the end tables- ANYTHING!! They explore every inch of every room! They love the bath and don't mind water in their face and eyes. They hate it when you have to feed them something- like oatmeal. They want to do it! But they have not quite mastered eating from a spoon and scooping food onto the spoon. They love rolling the ball back and forth with Daddy, or throwing it!

Thursday: We met my Aunt Necie, Blaire, Brock, Kathryn, Randall, baby Emmerson, and Melissa at the Birmingham Zoo, along with most of Birmingham. It was a perfect day to be at the zoo! The boys were so amazed and loved looking at all the animals! They both roared at the lions and tigers! Craig was not happy that we went without him! :(

Friday: The boys and I went to Mimi Deb's work. She got them out of the stroller and they loved running up and down in her big office building. My grandmother, grandfather, and Aunt Necie then met us for lunch at the Fish Market.

Saturday: Craig was finally off!!! :) We went to Rail Road Park downtown. We strolled the boys around for a while, then we went to the playground. They loved it!! Jarrett was sooooo hot! I think he takes that after his daddy. Then we headed to the Summit for some wonderful lunch at Chuy's.

I hope you have a great day! I love you- Kristi

Week 18

I am absolutely AWFUL!! I have not blogged since Thanksgiving!! Well, A LOT has happened since then!

On Dec. 3rd 2011, I found out that I was pregnant!! I was a week late and stopped by WalMart and picked up a test! I took it and WOW! It said YES! I was in shock! I took a picture of it on my phone and texted it to Craig. He texted me back, "WHAT IS THIS??" He called a few seconds later and we were just so overjoyed and thrilled! God blessed us with these 2 boys and now we get to start all over again with another angel!

We told our families on Christmas Eve that I was pregnant. I made a picture album for both of my grandmothers and put a picture of our first ultrasound on the last page that read, "Coming Soon, August 2011". We all cried! We are so lucky that our family is so close and love us unconditionally!

My pregnancy has been wonderful! I was extremely sick my first trimester, but around week 16 I started to feel much better. I have more energy and I'm not sick! My doctor visits have gone great. The baby's heart rate has been 170, 165, 160 so far- very high! Dr. Bill says girl. Who knows? We will find out on Monday the 14th at 8am!! At my last doctor's visit, I was measuring 17 weeks and gained 6 pounds.

January did not start off good! Ever since January, we have been to the doctor every 10-15 days with one of the boys. They have had ear infection after ear infection and are just now getting over hand, foot, mouth disease! Wow! It was awful! The boys have not completed an entire week at daycare since January. They go about 3 to 4 days, then are out due to sickness! We live at the doctor's office!! UGGGGG! I am so ready for SPRING!!

Next week is Spring Break! Monday- Ultrasound, Tuesday- Zoo with the family, Wednesday- 15 month check ups. I can't wait!

Have a great Thursday!

Round 2

My sister's family came in town for Thanksgiving, so we had to have another party for the boys and for Carsten while they were here! Here are some pictures!

GG holding Jackson and Michelle holding Jarrett
MY FAMILY

Craig and his little buddy, Jackson

Jarrett loving his cupcake

Jackson loving his cupcake

Carsten and his cupcake

Jarrett on the left and Jackson on the right

I just realized that we did not take one picture from Thanksgiving! I'm just awful! We had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are so thankful for so many people in our lives! We honestly feel that we have the best family in the entire world! We are so thankful to have 2 healthy little monsters, 2 great jobs, 2 cars, a warm house, and thankful that we all have our health and a wonderful family and friends to share this life with! Love you all! Kristi

1 year old

Jarrett actually did not eat as much cake as I thought he would!

Jarrett tearing into his cake!

Singing Happy Birthday to our little angels!

Jackson

Jarrett

Where in the world to I start?! The last time I blogged, it was in the summer. WOW! Have things changed! Last Saturday, the boys turned ONE! I can't believe it!! Time just flies! They got a great check up with the doctor. I'm not going to say it went good, because it didn't!! Not only did they have to get 4 shots, they had to get blood from their toe. Needless to say, Jarrett screamed pretty much the entire time while we were there!!

They are now both walking, climbing, and saying "da da, mama, bite, bye bye" and love to wave and blow lots of kisses! It is amazing to me that they can be so independent and they are only one. They both love people and never meet a stranger! They also LOVE to scream, not because they are upset, just because they can!

Jarrett is my mischievous one! He loves getting into things. If he knows that he is not suppose to have something, he will turn around and cut his eyes up at you. As if to say, "I'm not doing anything!" If he is sick or really tired, he loves to cuddle and fall asleep on his mommy! He has super human powers! He is soooo very strong! He has great balance. He can squat down to the floor, then stand back up without a bobble.

Jackson is my laid back one! He gets into things, but usually because he is following in his older brother's footsteps! :) He will sit and play with toys alone for the longest time. He enjoys his alone time! He has the sweetest smile! He is walking, but not near as balanced or fast as his "big" brother.

I absolutely love being a mommy! God blessed me with the most amazing husband! He is the best daddy that I could have ever imagined! I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving! And ROLL TIDE!! :)

Our first family vacation

Carsten, Jackson, Jarrett, and Connor.

Look at those cute Disney shirts Michelle bought! Thanks Aunt Chelle!

The boys loving the mall.

The boys having a blast at the Farmer's Market! I think Craig had MORE FUN! :)

Connor at Karate.

The boys at IKEA!

Carsten coming down the slid at Monkey Joe's.

Connor playing at Monkey Joe's.

Jarrett all smiles with 2 teeth on top and 2 on bottom!

My beautiful Connor! I can't believe he is about to start school this year!

Michelle and Carsten at Boardwalk Billies.

The boys in the baby pool. The boys actually loved the big pool, but we didn't get any pictures! They splashed around and had huge smiles on their faces!

Kevin and his flock of seagulls! :) Connor and Carsten are such good swimmers! They love to jump in and swim around for hours!

Where do I begin? We left around 9 on Sunday the 11th. The boys slept all the way to Atlanta. Actually a little past the downtown area. We knew we needed to get them out and feed them, so they would travel better. So, we stopped at the mall of Georgia. We ate lunch, strolled around, used the bathroom, etc. We ended up staying at the mall for 2 hours. So, then we packed the car back up and headed out. The boys did great, until about an hour away from Charlotte. So, they watched some Praise Baby on the dvd player and they loved it!! (Thank you so much Amy!! I really didn't think they would watch it!!) We finally reached Michelle and Kevin's at 6:30 our time. The boys loved the fact that they got out of the car and could crawl around.

Here are somethings we did:

-Monday- We went to the mall and went to the Harrisburg Farmer's Market.

-Tuesday- We hung out around the house and Craig and I got to go to Sticky Fingers all by ourselves!

-Wednesday- We hung out around the house and strolled around their beautiful neighborhood.

-Thursday- Craig kept the boys and I took Connor and Carsten out. We went to Monkey Joe's, Wendy's for lunch, then Target. We quickly came home for a small nap, then went to the Leggo store at the mall for a birthday party. That night we all got ready and headed out to the University Area for their local band night at the lake. We ate at Boardwalk Billies.

-Friday- We all need some rest!

-Saturday- We went to Steve and Elaine's house for a cookout. We all swam and ate some amazing burgers!

Then Sunday it was time to load up and head out! We left around the same time, 9am our time. We figured they would sleep a couple of hours on the way out. What were we thinking!?! They slept maybe 30 minutes. Then they were up and ready for the day! We did the same thing and stopped at the mall of Georgia. Oh Jarrett was so excited to get out of the car! We spent 3 hours at the mall and enjoyed stretching our legs. I had to wrestle Jarrett to get back in the car! He basically screamed from that point on! I ended up getting in the back to calm him down. Thank goodness that worked. We got home around 7:30 and boy we all were so glad to pull in our driveway!!

To Michelle and Kevin- I love you both so much! We all had a wonderful time and thank you so much for making us feel like we are at home! I wish y'all did not live so far away! Thanks for everything! I love you!

July 4th

Craig and Jarrett

Mama Bet kissing Jarrett!

Mama Bet with her angels!

What a great long weekend! Saturday we headed to Maddox's 3rd birthday party! I cannot believe he is three already! Then we had dinner with Craig's mom and dad at the Bonner's. We always love spending time with them! I am so lucky to have married into such a wonderful family! Sundays are always packed! After Sunday School and church, we went to Mama Bet's house! The boys love being around others! They had a blast with everyone loving all over them! Monday was wonderful, because Craig was off! We laid around, then went to the Summit. The boys are completely happy as long as you are strolling them around!