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Feeling Better

After the last post we had one more bout of sickness. Jacob was running a very high fever and ended up having an ear infection. It has since been two weeks and he is off his antibiotics. Happily I can say that we’ve been sickness free for one week! 🙂

In the meantime, we continue to hang out, play, and watch the two boys grow. Henry is now eating solid foods (rice cereal) and quite the little smiler. The big moment this morning occurred when Henry rolled from his back to his stomach (previously he had only done the opposite). Pretty soon he’ll be rolling around! Jacob continues to build his vocabulary, loves finding the goldbug in his Richard Scarry book, and is starting to use the big porcelain bowl.

As I write, it’s a dull, rainy day outside which is helping all of the snowmen melt away. The whole family will be eager to get outside once the weather warms up! Until then, Elise has been busy indoctrinating the boys into our alma mater:

Henry and Jacob sporting their SJU gear!
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Not so healthy

The past month has been a harder time at the Werth household. There’s been a variety of sickness going around and unfortunately we’ve experienced most of it – which is probably why I haven’t written anything lately!

As I write, Jacob is battling a stomach bug with a slightly elevated fever. About a week ago, and he was getting over an ear infection that came after a cold. Henry is on the tail end of a lung infection that had one scary trip to the emergency room (due to shortness of breath). Elise and I managed to dodge most of the sickness, except for one or two days each.

Despite the variety of illnesses, it’s been a decent month filled with family visits and birthdays. Jacob has continued to develop his vocabulary and speech at an astounding rate and Henry is becoming quite the little personality. He is now five months old and, upon a doctor visit last week, weighed in at 18 lbs and 26 inches.

Here are some of my favorite pictures from the last few days. Enjoy!
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Hanging with T

At the end of July, Elise and I had the opportunity to drive to Duluth, MN to spend some time celebrating the wedding of our college friend, Brittany.  Due to the long trek from Iowa City, we dropped Jacob off at his Aunt Teresa’s house to spend the weekend.  The two of them had a blast together, spending some of their time together at a fantastic park (I know I’m jealous!).  Compliments of Teresa, here are the photos from their weekend together.  Be sure to check out the giant Teddy bear – don’t worry, you can’t miss it!

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Fun around the House

July came and went fairly rapidly for the Werth family.  We spent the 4th of July hanging out around the house and getting a few things done (including some flooring and cheesecake baking!).  Hanging out at home during the summer, Elise and Jacob also spent some of their time building forts in the living room.

As the date gets closer for second child, we’ve been preparing and making sure we have the necessary equipment.  Of course, Jacob has to make sure it’s good and ready!  In the gallery below, I’ve also put in some of my favorite glamor shots of Jacob.  We had been hanging out in the kiddie pool and upon coming in, the light was playing beautifully through the living room window.

 

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Fun at the Park

Sometime around the middle of June, we spent some time at the park and the local splashpad.  I think you may have seen some of these photos, but I thought they were worth sharing again.  I should mention that it was very windy at the splashpad.  Also, we set up Jacob’s big boy bed to have him start getting used to it.

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At the Park!

Elise and Jacob often find their way to the local park in the morning.  Here’s a few shots from their latest adventure!

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Dancing!

I took this great, short video today of Jacob showing his moves.  Enjoy, as I’m glad I finally caught this on video!

Jacob Dancing!

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Photos from May

Included in this bunch:

  • Jacob talking on the phone and riding his trike
  • Enjoying the outdoors at a nearby hiking trail
  • Fruits of our flowerbeds
  • Early growth in the vegetable garden
  • Chowtime with little J
  • Lowering the ears…
  • Testing out the new pool!

Well, that’s all for now.  Happy Summer!!

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April Photos

Elise and I recently bought some new furniture, which meant Jacob also received some fun things – boxes!  We fashioned the little man a house and he enjoys playing in and around this cardboard construction 🙂

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March Photo’s

As promised, I’ve been digging through our backlog of pictures and now have the top pics to show.  These pictures include our first few days in our new house along with the discovery of some of our plants.  I’ve also included a picture of an old newspaper ad from Best Buy – be sure to check out the styling on these phones!  Lastly there are some sweet photos of Jacob looking cool, drumming, and hanging out with the Werths.