As Jacob was born, we were told by multiple pediatricians not to take him out anywhere for at least the first two months. He was born at the peak of flu and RSV season, and this year was the worst recorded flu season in years. So, although I hate being cooped up in the house, we have done our best to take him out as little as possible. On Sundays we even alternate which parent takes Alexander to church. And we only stay for Sacrament meeting so that Alexander doesn't pick up anything in Nursery. I have to say that though I hate being stuck in the house, I am glad we have taken these precautions, because everyone I have talked to has been really sick lately. Anyway, this has made our activities pretty minimal.
Near the end of the month, we just had to get out of the house, and Xander needed some fun. So we decided to go sledding! I mainly just took pictures and carried Jacob in the carrier, while Scott and Xander sledded down the hill. It was so much fun watching them. I even took a video of the first two times they went down the hill (this happened to be Xander's first time sledding). He seemed okay with the first time, but on the second time down the hill he got covered in snow. He wasn't too happy about that, and from that time on he wasn't interested in sledding. Scott tried taking him a few more times, but he just said, "No...no...no." Scott still took him a couple times, but after that we just gave up on the idea. At one point I sat in the sled with the two boys while Scott pulled us around on flat ground. Xander really seemed to enjoy that! Below are some pictures of our fun sledding:
Another fun thing we did in January was celebrate National Popcorn Day, which falls on January 19th! I bet you didn't even know that such a holiday existed. Well, neither did we until I got a free Harmon's calendar. When I saw it was a holiday, I knew it would soon become a Richins' family tradition! The Richins' family (Scott, his dad, and many others) are practically addicted to popcorn. So I thought it would be fun to celebrate it. So we bought some kettle corn and caramel popcorn, and Scott made some buttered popcorn with his new popcorn maker that he got for his birthday. I have to say I was surprised at how much everyone preferred caramel corn to the regular stuff! But I enjoyed having a little of everything. It was super fun and super yummy! Below are some pictures of our fun:
I guess now we should talk about the boys' milestones. This month Alexander has been really trying to say more things. You can tell that he is trying to talk and make new sounds. He points to different body parts and tries to say the words. He will point to your head and say "he..he.." and to your nose and say "no" and to your eye and say "eye" and to your mouth and say "ma..ma.." It is so cute! He even tries to point to our facial features (including Jacob's)! It is adorable, though Jacob isn't always a fan of it. Alexander also started saying "yeah" to try and say yes to a question that is being asked. So cute! He is signing more, and signs please and thank you much more frequently. He is also starting to eat more of the foods that we are eating. This is exciting because he generally wants only a few types of foods (fruit, breads, cheese, cereal, and yogurt). So we are excited to see him branching out more. This month, Jacob has started to lift his head and smile. He coos a lot too. He is a very active baby. He is constantly kicking his legs and moving his arms around. It makes sense why I felt his kicks so much more and so much harder than Alexander's kicks, while pregnant. Below are a few fun pictures we got of them this month:
Well, that about wraps up the month of January! I know it was a ton of pictures, but I just can't bear to miss a moment of their lives. I hope you enjoyed it all. Tune in next time for Brotherly Love :)
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