Finally An Update! (a long one)

I love taking pictures of Braden and Jeremy sleeping together. (Jeremy hates it) But I can't help myself! They look so cute together! They're like twins! This is both of them crashed on the couch at Grandma Francie's house in AZ

Braden had the BEST time playing with all of his cousins, but he and Sienna were thick as thieves! They played together and got into trouble together! Braden had so much fun while we were in AZ. It was really sad to separate them when we had to come home.

Braden and Sienna on the playground.

Goofing around.

The brothers pushing their kids on the swings.

We took a fun trip to the zoo with Gramzy Cohee and Grandma Francie, and Drew's family and Tiffany and the kids. It was a lot of fun. Here's Braden and Sienna at the tiger enclosure.

Braden and Sienna sitting on a dragon (seriously, those two were inseparable!)

Braden and Sienna with Grandma Francie.

Braden hanging with his cousins Tristen and Kaden at Gramzy and Grandpa Cohee's house.

Jackson sitting on the couch

Jackson and Daddy together after the blessing. We decided that we would bless Jackson while were in AZ with our families. It was done at Grandma Francie's house and it was really special. Jackson was blessed by Jeremy and assisted by Uncle Randy Skidmore, Andrew Weber, Brian Weber and Tony Weber. Lots of family came to participate in this special day and we were very touched by everyone's support and love. Jackson was blessed to be an example to his big brother, that has a lot of meaning for me. I can't wait to see him grow up and see what kind of man he'll be.

Daddy and Jackson

Mommy, Daddy & Jackson (we weren't able to track Braden down for a picture at the time cause he was running wild with the kids)

Braden, Sienna, Makaela & Brian finding out what it might be like in a hurricane. This is crazy because Braden is totally afraid of wind (apparently it's ok as long as he's not actually outside in REAL wind). Goofy boy!

Check out that hair Sienna! :)

We took a trip to Bass Pro Shop and Braden walks up to this quad and says "this one is mine!".

Braden and Sienna on "Braden's" quad.

Jackson loves these little keys and I finally got a picture of him smiling! Everytime he's doing something cute and I put a camera in front of his face he stops and just wants to stare at the camera!

Jackson will literally try to fit as many fingers in his mouth as possible! He will put both hands in his mouth AND his binkie! Here he's only got one hand, but you get the point. :) The kid LOVES his hands!

Dressed up all cool and stuff. ;)

Jackson enjoying the freedom of sitting upright (thanks to the bumb.o)

Ok, so now for the update. After 3 months of torture (for everyone) we realize that Jackson does NOT have reflux! He is sensitive to the protein in cows milk. We put him on soy formula and he turns into a different baby OVERNIGHT! it was so crazy! He went from crying 89% of the day to being happy 89% of the day. (although he isn't at the moment cause he has a cold. Not a happy camper right now!) Life with Jackson got so much better after putting him on the soy! Life with Braden has been a different story all together, and not a great one. Braden has just had lots of difficulty at school and a lot of behavior issues there. Since he isn't like this everyday at home, we assume it has to do with his school environment, but we're not sure what we can do about it. We're going to have to contact the district and see about getting him moved to a different school (which I've been told will be an uphill battle; just like everything else with autism!). Thankfully, things with Jackson are better so we don't have to have that stress on top of this stuff with Braden. I HAVE to say something really quick about how awesome my visiting teachers are. These ladies have been visiting me since we moved here and they are SO great! They go way out of their way to help me and I don't have the words to express how grateful I am for them. We have no family here (except my sister, who is pretty busy trying to get through school) so they have come in and been SO great and SO supportive. I pray that Heavenly Father pours TONS of blessings on these gals because they deserve them!