Happy New Year everyone! This past year FLEW by! In 2008 I welcomed my first son Adam. In 2009 I welcomed my second son David. What will 2010 have in store? Who knows. But, what I do know is that I feel EXTREMELY blessed and am thankful for my houseful of Dobbs boys and look forward to another year of milestones!

Wishing everyone a very blessed New Year.

Katie

I see it has been a while since my last update. I am growing tired of hearing about my Jul. 22 post. So here is an update!

I got a macbook pro. I started a nerdy blog to keep track of my freeBSD Notes As you can see I setup my FreeBSD box to act as a remote server for my TimeMachine backups. In normal speak that is I can automagically have my laptop backup all the cool videos and pictures wirelessly when I am home.

I started using iMovie to create the movies. That's why you see all the cool transistions.

We got an HD camcorder, returned it, and got a HD Flip mino. I was planning to keep our 640x480 cameras for now, but we liked the HD quality. So we got another flip.

I am planning for some nice upgrades to this site (with Adam), but have been busy working on my church website at http://www.divineshepherdlutheranchurch.org/ Save your keyboard and use the link! :-)

I haven't been playing Racquetball this season, since Dan, the guy that sets it up, never called me to let me know when it starts and who I am playing. I plan on signing up officially in a couple of weeks.

That's all for now. Look for updates in about 5 months!

MD

I have been paying particular attention to Mommy and Daddy and the Nanny's habits when it comes to child rearing. In doing so, I have found that they are neglecting an entire basketful of individuals in our living room. So, starting the other night I have found the need to pick up on their slack and start giving diaper changes to my friends Mickey, Pooh bear, Agu, Teddy, etc. Mommy helped me out with Mickey's diaper since him and I are the same size. I grab Mickey and put him up on the changing table. Then I take him down and give him a kiss. Then I put his head over my shoulder and pat his back (I see everyone do this to David often) and say "Shhh". Then I put Mickey in the baby walker and get him a bottle. A couple of hours later I start with the diaper change again.

This parenting business is a lot of work. But somebody needs to take care of Mickey!

Daddy Adam

Mommy and Daddy have been looking at me funny lately. They keep whispering something about me being even bigger than Adam and wearing clothes that Adam wore at 6 months. Mommy finally took me into the bathroom and weighed me in on the scale and I came out at a whopping 19 pounds. I am 15 weeks old and 19 pounds. My brother Adam was 18 pounds 5 ounces at 17 weeks. So, I have already surpassed him. Mommy is putting me in all of my Christmas clothes now so I can take advantage of them before I outgrow them. Oops! I'm just always so hungry!! I eat 6 oz bottles now and about a total of 30 oz a day.

I slept through the night twice this week (until 5:30 a.m.). The one problem with that is then I am awake and my parents have to play with me at the crack of dawn (actually there is no dawn..it's wintertime..it's just always dark).

Well, I'm packing my bags to head over to Nana and Grandpa's house to ring in this thing they call the "New Year." Mmmm...just the sound of that makes me hungry...

David

Oh boy! What a Christmas!! Last night Nana and Gpa Dobbs came over and we got to open a bunch of presents. I LOVED present opening!!! I would rip off a little piece of paper and then hand it to Nana to throw away and repeat the process. I loved my gift from Mom & Dad...a broom and mop! I was SO excited when I opened it. Then when I realized I would get more toys with every wrapped box I was even more excited. I got some "Cool Dude" sunglasses, a new toothbrush, outfits, and hershey's kisses! Yummy! I even got to open David's presents and I would give him the ones I didn't want to keep for myself. Then we went to Christmas Eve service. I got to play with my stickers during church and I rocked out to "We three kings."

On Christmas we went to church in the morning and I was a very good boy! I loved the Christmas music. Then we went to Nana and Gpa Dobbs' house. We got to eat more food and OPEN MORE PRESENTS!! I really liked David's mobile. I may keep it for myself. The more electronics in my crib the better!!! I am a little under the weather right now, but nothing will keep me from enjoying the Christmas festivities.

Well, since I can't say Merry Christmas yet I will leave on this note....

HO HO HO

Adam

Hello everyone,

It's been awhile, but I figured it was time for me to say hello and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. This was my first Christmas and my first observation is that my brother Adam got three times the presents as me. AND Adam opened all of my presents and if they were good ones he would put them in his pile to play with. Oh just wait until next year brother Adam... We spent the day with Nana and Gpa Dobbs, Great Gma Shum, and Uncle Bryan and Aunt Kristin. It was a lot of fun but I was wiped after the gift opening.

I can't wait until next year when I can eat all of the food everyone was flashing in front of me this year.

On that note, Merry Christmas to All and to All a Good Night!@

David

Since I've last posted I've been working on my communication skills. I have learned that four phrases that can go a long way. Let me give you some examples:

UH-OH: This word can be used in many references. First is the classic I have dropped something and I want you to pick it up. There is also the David is crying Uh-oh. I have also used uh-oh in the middle of my screaming fits "Waah. Waah. Uh-oh. Waah." to indicate I am not happy. If I want out of my carseat "Uh-oh." If I am thinking about doing something bad..."Uh-oh." If I am hungry and waiting in my high chair patiently for food..."Uh-oh."

NO-NO-NO: If I am in a silly mood I will shake my head at mommy and smile and say "No-no-no." If I am mad at mama I will shake my head and scream "No-no-no." If mommy has said no to something I will walk up to it and point at it and say "no-no-no."

UP: This is one of my favorites. If I want to be picked up "Up." When I am done eating "Up-up-up-up!" When I want out of my crib "Up! Up!" When I want to go outside "Up!"

NIGH NIGH: When I want to go to bed "Nigh. Nigh." When someone is leaving I tell them Nigh. Nigh. and blow kisses.

Who needs sentences when you have these four basic phrases. Throw in a few kisses and you are set!

Nigh-nigh.

Adam

Well, I've been stuck with these people for 2.5 months now and I'm adapting well. I am outgrowing all of my clothes quickly and am jumping straight to the 6 month outfits. I barely even touched my 3 month outfits. Daddy keeps saying he's going to put me on a diet because my cheeks are overtaking my face and I am developing rolls on my arms and legs. My response is it's just more of me to love! Daddy looks at me shocked when I scarf down a 6 oz bottle, but hey he's the one that gave me the big boy Dobbs genes.

My favorite thing to do besides eating is smiling. Daddy can't get over the fact that anything will make me smile. A diaper change, picking me up, a simple hello. All of these things I find pleasing and will smile at. Sometimes mommy will notice I'm not sucking down my bottle anymore because I'm too busy smiling at her. I don't find this behaviour abnormal but my parents just aren't used to it because my brother adam would just glare at people at my age.

I had fun celebrating Thanksgiving and an early Christmas with the Karius'. Grandma Karius bought me some peek-a-boo books because Adam already ripped away the "surprise" out of all of his hand me down books. If I have to hear "Where's the baby?" one more time when the baby is staring at me on the page. And then Mommy will say, "there she is behind the blanket" but there's no blanket, just a ripped edge. That brother of mine! Thanks Grandma K for my own collection of books.

Well, I need to go eat something and smile at somebody.

XOXO,

David