Tuesday, July 24, 2012
fun?
This last weekend was Brewster Fun Days. On Saturday, they have food and activities in the park as well as a parade in the afternoon. It was about 130 degrees, humid, and a little rainy. Yuck! My sister and niece came to visit for the weekend, we thought the kids would enjoy the parade together. We walked up to main street in the rain but then parked ourselves right under a big ol' tree in order to stay somewhat dry during the parade. Kaden was a bit terrified at the beginning with the "scary man in the puppy costume" as well as the loud sirens from the fire trucks. It took him some time, but before long he was down picking up candy with the girls.
After the parade we walked to the park to get some lunch, Indian Tacos, YUM! It started raining again, so we huddled ourselves and the strollers under a tree and attempted to eat our tacos. You know how it goes....a styrafoam plate, plastic fork and knife, messy, no table, cutting through your plate, spilling meat down your chin, baby crying, sweat dripping down your back, kids in strollers eating freeze pops dripping juice all over....this is FUN days right??
After the parade we walked to the park to get some lunch, Indian Tacos, YUM! It started raining again, so we huddled ourselves and the strollers under a tree and attempted to eat our tacos. You know how it goes....a styrafoam plate, plastic fork and knife, messy, no table, cutting through your plate, spilling meat down your chin, baby crying, sweat dripping down your back, kids in strollers eating freeze pops dripping juice all over....this is FUN days right??
workin' the potty
I've started encouraging the kids to start thinking about using the big potty. Some days are definitely better than others. Some days all they want to do is sit on the potty and other days we don't even make it into the bathroom once.
I purchased some incentives in hopes that would entice them enough to want to use the potty. This was a bag of suckers that Kaden desperately wanted to get into. I told him he could only have one if he went potty. He sat on that toilet and worked and worked, but never did get the job done. He so badly wanted one of those suckers! poor guy :(
I purchased some incentives in hopes that would entice them enough to want to use the potty. This was a bag of suckers that Kaden desperately wanted to get into. I told him he could only have one if he went potty. He sat on that toilet and worked and worked, but never did get the job done. He so badly wanted one of those suckers! poor guy :(
Thursday, July 19, 2012
our saving grace
Our little pac-man finally has it figured it out. He's such a good little guy. We went through a period where he wasn't content unless he was being held. Thank the Lord he is over that. He is typically happy, only whining when he is poopy, hungry, or tired. And only screaming when his older brother and sister get a little too rough.
It hasn't been without the help of this, though. We invested in the mamaRoo and it has been our saving grace. Paxton loves it!
It hasn't been without the help of this, though. We invested in the mamaRoo and it has been our saving grace. Paxton loves it!
she did it
the other morning
i was laying in bed
and woke up to the sound
of a little girl pounding
on her bedroom door
she did it
she climbed out of her crib
i honestly can't believe neither of them have done it before now
we've been thankful for that
she hasn't done it again on her own
but she waits until i give her the ok
and out she goes
he can't quite get it done
and that's ok
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Monday, July 9, 2012
back tracking
I feel like I have a million things and updates running through my mind all the time that I want to put into this blog, but it just doesn't seem like I ever time to get it done!
I hope you don't mind the bulleted list of our updates, but that seems to be the easiest way to get it all out.
*at 6 weeks, Paxton really started smiling intentionally and purposefully. He is starting to pay more attention to faces and smiles back at you often, it's soo precious!
*at 7 weeks, not only is he smiling a ton, he is starting to talk a ton too. He loves someone in his face and he just smiles and chats, making my heart melt.
*I had my 6 week post-partum visit last week. Paxton came with me, but he was a little on the fussy side. He was in his seat and the dr. had to rock him with her foot the entire time. The poor guy just wanted to sleep but wasn't ready to give it up. After the twins I had Diastasis Recti, which is basically separated stomach muscles. This often happens to women who are: carrying multiples, have multiple pregnancies, or are carrying large babies. All three were a positive for me. The dr. checked me again at this appointment and was surprised that my stomach muscles were actually doing a nice job of healing. There is still some separation, but it is only mild. She made the comment that there are many, after having twins, whose stomach muscles never do grow back together, so I was glad to hear mine are!
*I've still been rather emotional. I seem to cry about every little thing and my anxiety usually gets the best of me when my head finally hits the pillow at night. My dr. could sense that my personality was a little off when comparing me to previous visits and when I started crying in the office, she thought maybe we should address it. She put me on a low dose of some "happy pills" and hopefully this will only be a short term thing until my hormones settle down a bit. I think I'm more emotional than I expected to be and things are harder than I expected them. I am not the mom nor the wife I want to be and it's breaking my heart. My dr. said sometimes we don't realize how bad we feel until we feel really good. And she wants me to feel really good. So here's to being HAPPY!!
*Paxton seems to be doing better with the Zantac. Sometimes feedings can still be difficult, but he seems a lot less uncomfortable than he had been. He still has some issues with settling himself and putting himself to sleep, but it's getting better.
*This little guy has been having some awesome nights. He's basically sleeping through the night, sleeping around 9-10 hours at a stretch. I know this could change at any moment, but for now, I'm all about it!
*Paxton is eating around 5oz. and during the day he eats every 2-4 hours.
*I'm still pumping and Paxton continues to only get breast milk, but I'm getting tired of it. Like, really tired of it! The time in between pumpings seems to get longer and longer and I'm noticing my supply is decreasing. I don't want to give it up yet, but it's just soo darn time consuming!
*We have been very busy this summer! It seems like we are always on the road and are never home. The kids and I have spent a lot of time in Brandon just hanging out. It's usually a last moment decision, sometimes not even having extra clothing and needing a quick trip to target to get extra diapers... but it's been fun :)
*We went camping over the 4th of July. It was HOT HOT HOT!!! I'll try to post pictures.
*In less than two weeks the twins are going to be 2!! I cannot even believe it. It just doesn't seem possible :(
*I say this every year, but the month of July has a lot of meaning and brings out a lot of emotions.
Memorable days in July:
July 4th: one of our most favorite holidays, spent with amazing friends and family!
July 7th: 7 years ago, Cody was diagnosed with a brain tumor
July 8th: we celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary :)
July 22nd: 7 years ago marks Cody's brain surgery
2 years ago will mark the twins coming into this world
July 25th: Cody diagnosed with brain cancer, given a prognosis of 3-5 years
July 30th: Cody will celebrate his 31st birthday!
We have been so incredibly blessed over the years!
I hope you don't mind the bulleted list of our updates, but that seems to be the easiest way to get it all out.
*at 6 weeks, Paxton really started smiling intentionally and purposefully. He is starting to pay more attention to faces and smiles back at you often, it's soo precious!
*at 7 weeks, not only is he smiling a ton, he is starting to talk a ton too. He loves someone in his face and he just smiles and chats, making my heart melt.
*I had my 6 week post-partum visit last week. Paxton came with me, but he was a little on the fussy side. He was in his seat and the dr. had to rock him with her foot the entire time. The poor guy just wanted to sleep but wasn't ready to give it up. After the twins I had Diastasis Recti, which is basically separated stomach muscles. This often happens to women who are: carrying multiples, have multiple pregnancies, or are carrying large babies. All three were a positive for me. The dr. checked me again at this appointment and was surprised that my stomach muscles were actually doing a nice job of healing. There is still some separation, but it is only mild. She made the comment that there are many, after having twins, whose stomach muscles never do grow back together, so I was glad to hear mine are!
*I've still been rather emotional. I seem to cry about every little thing and my anxiety usually gets the best of me when my head finally hits the pillow at night. My dr. could sense that my personality was a little off when comparing me to previous visits and when I started crying in the office, she thought maybe we should address it. She put me on a low dose of some "happy pills" and hopefully this will only be a short term thing until my hormones settle down a bit. I think I'm more emotional than I expected to be and things are harder than I expected them. I am not the mom nor the wife I want to be and it's breaking my heart. My dr. said sometimes we don't realize how bad we feel until we feel really good. And she wants me to feel really good. So here's to being HAPPY!!
*Paxton seems to be doing better with the Zantac. Sometimes feedings can still be difficult, but he seems a lot less uncomfortable than he had been. He still has some issues with settling himself and putting himself to sleep, but it's getting better.
*This little guy has been having some awesome nights. He's basically sleeping through the night, sleeping around 9-10 hours at a stretch. I know this could change at any moment, but for now, I'm all about it!
*Paxton is eating around 5oz. and during the day he eats every 2-4 hours.
*I'm still pumping and Paxton continues to only get breast milk, but I'm getting tired of it. Like, really tired of it! The time in between pumpings seems to get longer and longer and I'm noticing my supply is decreasing. I don't want to give it up yet, but it's just soo darn time consuming!
*We have been very busy this summer! It seems like we are always on the road and are never home. The kids and I have spent a lot of time in Brandon just hanging out. It's usually a last moment decision, sometimes not even having extra clothing and needing a quick trip to target to get extra diapers... but it's been fun :)
*We went camping over the 4th of July. It was HOT HOT HOT!!! I'll try to post pictures.
*In less than two weeks the twins are going to be 2!! I cannot even believe it. It just doesn't seem possible :(
*I say this every year, but the month of July has a lot of meaning and brings out a lot of emotions.
Memorable days in July:
July 4th: one of our most favorite holidays, spent with amazing friends and family!
July 7th: 7 years ago, Cody was diagnosed with a brain tumor
July 8th: we celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary :)
July 22nd: 7 years ago marks Cody's brain surgery
2 years ago will mark the twins coming into this world
July 25th: Cody diagnosed with brain cancer, given a prognosis of 3-5 years
July 30th: Cody will celebrate his 31st birthday!
We have been so incredibly blessed over the years!
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