Tummy to Back

Norah went from preferring to sleep on her tummy to now preferring to sleep on her back. I hope she sleeps all night. I am excited for this new change.

Outdoors

We spent an hour before nap playing outside. I plan to be outside the rest of the afternoon (after nap). I am not pleased with a look ahead in the forecast.  :-) We will enjoy it while we can! 

Wash cloth

Jack still calls a car wash, "wash cloth." 

I have tried to tell him. He will figure it out. 

I remember arguing with my brother that it was called a "mote" and not "remote." I eventually learned. 

Cute to write down for later...

Surgery

My sweet boy is having his tonsils removed on the 11th. Excited for his relief, but not happy with the week long recovery as well as the liquid diet. He has to sleep in our room too. Party of four in our little room. Praying he will be feeling better by Christmas! 

"Whew, mom!"

He said in a loud, sassy southern voice. 

Then, proceeded to tell me we needed to sweep the deck because of all the leaves. 

But, he won't clean up his toys daily. Geez. 

mark it on the calendar

This girl. I put her on her back in the pack n play to go and take care of Jack. When I came back,  she was on her side. She was trying to turn over from her back on her playmate tonight too. Whoa! Slow down! 

The minute I posted this afternoon, he fell asleep..until 5pm. Did she? Nope. She finally fell asleep during our snuggle time during Veggie Tales at 7pm. During his nap,  I still managed to have some great one-on-one time with her and get some chores done. 

Later, we made homemade pizzas for dinner and enjoyed time with Daddy. 

Overall, we had a great school day, nap day (eventually), and play day. Didn't make it on that walk, but maybe tomorrow. 

Coffee and baby

Drinking coffee is good if you have been up since 5:30. Not good if you nurse a baby. Norah has only slept 45 minutes since 5:30 this morning. Happy and hyper baby. And, my son won't nap today. We might go on a walk very soon. I think all of us need some fresh air.

My loves

Fancy Trees

Jack calls trees without leaves Fancy Trees.

Signals

The siblings are already sending signals to each other through their rooms. Norah woke up at 5:30, Jack woke up at 5:40. Both of them decided that would be a great time to start their days. (Eye twitch) 

Time to get some coffee started.

Long Day

Long day and we are all going to bed at 8. 

Peace out. 

MNO

I had a great trip to Newnan with three amazing women. Starbucks in hand, good food in my tummy, and a theater all to ourselves was just what I needed! The movie was interesting, but the dance party afterwards was hilarious! I love Moms Night Out because I am able to really get to know these ladies better and have great conversations. 

And, after getting home later than normal, my daughter so generously slept until 6am again. 

6am

After 4 weeks of waking up in the middle of the night again, she slept until 6AM. 

Even with the cold and rain, I think it is going to be a great day!! 

Thirty-One Spring Premiere

I have gone every year (once in Colorado)  and enjoy seeing the new products and getting a lot of product for free! Plus, I get to run errands by myself afterwards! Win Win afternoon! 

Monthly Dates

I am finally getting around to my "monthly dates" project for my hubby. We will have a date once a month. It could be as inexpensive as free or an overnight trip in the mountains. I have planned out costs for 10 months. Now, just to buy the gift certificates and put them in monthly envelopes. One of them involves zip lining and staying in a glamping teepee! So excited! I think he will like it too! 

Squeaky Daughter

Today marks the day she started high squeals and talking. It is so cute to listen to her verbalize what she is thinking. Her sweet eyebrows go up and down as she talks and her arms wave in the air.

Shopping

I am finally going shopping for transitional clothes. So thankful for a husband that encourages me to go while he watches he kids. 

Missing my friends

I miss my three best friends. They all live in different states and I wish I could see them more. They know me, think of me, love me and understand me. One of them called me yesterday to tell me how thoughtful I was and how I have always been a great friend. (Without knowing my feelings lately) It really helped me and made me wish we lived in the same town. 

I am not a fan of these times in my life with friend ruts. I want real relationships. I don't want to be self conscience about who I am. I feel left out and am trying to be proactive instead of whining about it. I can't control how they treat me. I just keep going and know The Lord has a plan for my future. 

Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times. 

Here's to new friendships and deeper relationships. 

Cold Feet

No, I am already married. I just don't want to get out of my warm bed to go outside for a photoshoot.  And, there is no fireplace in my home for afterwards. 

Maybe a caramel apple spice will warm me up. 

Photo session

I am thrilled that we will have so many photo spots for my photo session today! The trees are exploding with color. I hope my camera can capture all of the beauty that I will be able to see in my lens. 

Transitional Clothes

I made $91 selling my maternity clothes this week. 

I am ready to go shopping for my transitional/nursing clothes this Saturday! 

And, I have lost 25 lbs since giving birth! Only 9 more lbs to get to pre baby weight and only 19 more lbs to goal weight! I think I can! Good thing my body rejects gluten. No holiday weight gain for me...well, I hope not, anyway. 

Dairy

I still can't eat dairy. My poor daughter was spitting up so bad we went through 3 outfits and 5 bibs in an hour. Niagara Falls. Clean up on aisle 1. 

I guess I will try to eat dairy again next month. 

Southern Dinner

I made baked BBQ chicken and this casserole. I enjoyed it and recommend it!

15 lbs 6oz at 3 months

This girl is growing out of her 6 month clothes. People keep saying that her growth will slow down, however, she gained 3 lbs in a month. At this rate, she will be in toddler size clothes at her first Birthday! 

Matryoshka Alien

Jack was given Thanksgiving Matryoshka dolls. He forgot the word "Indian" and called her an "alien." 

That's a different Thansgiving story. 

She Made it Until 1AM

I am not sure what woke her up, but back to our room she goes. We will try again tomorrow. 

First

I might not sleep tonight. My girl is in her crib tonight. I bought her new sheets on Amazon and her monitor is mounted and ready to go. She is already such a princess because she wouldn't sleep on the other sheets because they were cold. So, she has new cozy and soft sheets that are warm and she is snoozing in her room. She has her little heater on and she is all cozy in her PJs. I think she will enjoy her crib more and maybe sleep through the night because she is too long for the pack n play now. She turns every night and ends up horizontal with her head and feet touching the sides of the pack n play. She gets so upset that she can't move. The crib will allow her plenty of moving room. We have active sleepers that move all over the bed. Currently, my son has his head at the foot of his twin bed.

Here's hoping to not wake up until 6am tomorrow. :) Goodnight, world.

Bumbo

She is getting so big and holding her head up so well! 

3:30-5:30

The time I was awake last night.

Praying and getting spiritually fed this morning and hoping that I will be a patient mommy today. 

Great Naps for 3 out of 4 Family Members

Why is it that when I need to nap with the kids, I don't and when they don't nap, I get frustrated?!? 

I wish I would rest more, but there is never enough time to get things done when they are awake. 

I made two Christmas gifts during naptime. I am thrilled to have those complete, but sad I didn't rest. Ha! Great news is that I will have one happy boy after his long nap today! 

My favorite part of the day

This girl would rather snuggle and it makes me stop and rest. 

Wii

We finally hooked up our Wii. This boy is thrilled!! They are so cute!

Family Days

Family Days are my favorite days during the month. They are not on a Saturday and are not usually with other families because of the schedule Ben has on night shift. However, running errands together and not having to worry about businesses being closed on Saturday is nice! Playgrounds are not overcrowded. Restaurants are not full. 

I am slowly liking our different schedule. I still miss bedtime help and I miss going to Saturday events and festivals as a family, but we are creating our own memories during our family days. 

Meetings

I felt like a business woman having "work"meetings this afternoon. It was fun and exciting thinking about something other than breastfeeding and naptime. 

Early bedtime/productive evening

Hubs and I got a lot of necessities taken care of while the kids were snoozing. I love this early bedtime. 

Off to dreamy land for me as tomorrow will be another adventure. 

Did I mention that I love these two with all my heart?!?

Bedtime

6:30 for my boy

7:15 for my girl

Yes!

No sleep

I stayed up....we drove 2 hours to get to church so Ben and I could serve at church. We raced inside to make it on time and when I pulled Norah out of her carseat, found out she had peed and pooped through her diaper all over her new dress and carseat. Then, I sent Ben back out to the car to get her a new outfit. I found out that her second dress had somehow gotten wet. So, into her emergency onesie and pants she went. It was short sleeve. As I was changing her diaper in the infant section, I heard Jackson screaming for me. Naturally, I looked at the other ladies (5 ladies per 2 babies) and told them I could not serve today. (I thought they could handle it) I sat out in the lobby with a hungry baby (after the two hour ride down) and a clingy toddler that told me he wanted to go home and take a nap.

So....we went home and after lunch.....he refused to nap. That was at 12:30. It is now 3pm and we are giving up and taking him outside to get the energy out of his system. Hopefully, he will be going to bed at 6:30 (I love Fall Time change for this reason) and we will all be sleeping early tonight. We all need to catch up on our sleep.

Oh, Norah is still sleeping.....she fell asleep in her swing at 12:40 and is still asleep at 3:30. At least SOMEONE got a good nap. :)

Go back to sleep?

Stay up or go back to sleep?? On the one day a year time when I get an extra hour of sleep, my daughter still woke up at 4:30 to nurse. It is 5:15 now. We have to leave at 7am. By the time I get everything gathered and dressed/ready, we will need to leave. Ug. 4:30 is not a nice time to wake up.  Maybe just one more catnap...30 more minutes. 

Oh, the life of a mom.

home

My hubby is home. Our family is complete again. So happy!