Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Whirl wind weekend

My friends Michael and Sarah got married on Saturday. It was a beautiful small town wedding. I did not get any pictures because not only was I a bridesmaid but the bridal party was responsible for setting up and taring down the wedding and reception sites. Needless to say we staied quite busy. 
I also had Rebecca with me, but she was a perfect little angel. She slept through most of the decorating. Played happily with herself or the other little ones that where there. And most of all barley cried on the almost 2 hour dive up and down.

After now being involved in 3 weddings in one way or another I am extremely happy with my original decision to elope with James. Some times I miss having the dress and the pictures, but I just remind myself that one day we will do the formal ceremony. I am married to my best friend and that is more important to me then the other things.

Anyway, Jamie got to spend the weekend with Grandma and Grandpa Conrad. He had a blast and did not want to come home. I think Jamie would be okay with moving into their house some days, lol.


Well like I said, we stayed really busy at the wedding so I only got one picture on my phone of Rebecca in her little dress.

Friday, August 26, 2011

Randomness

Forgive me if this is not all put together, but I have been up since 4:20.

Fist off Rebecca slept for 9 HOURS!!! Crazy right? She is only 10.5 weeks old. So why am I so tired? well here is the story...

I am a bridesmaid in my friends wedding this Saturday. So I needed to pack some of the things Rebecca and I will need over 2 days while we are in the mountains for the wedding. With Rebecca nursing to sleep at 7:30 p.m. and Jamie going down at 8:30 and finally going to sleep by 9:20 I stayed up packing and organizing till ablout 10:30. James gets home from a work meeting at about 11 (I'm a light sleeper so I heard him come in.) He gives me a kiss and since I was up he told me he was going out for a few hours with the guys. Jamie wakes up as the door shuts. I get him back to bed (recovering him and siting in the chair in his room for a few minutes as he falls back to sleep). I lay back down for a few hours. About 1 James gets home and Jamie wakes up again (he is a light sleeper like his mommy...not always a good thing.) We get Jamie back to sleep. About now I am expecting Rebecca to wake up to eat. She is out like a rock still. So I lay down waiting for her to wake and want to eat. The next thing I hear is Jack (my father in law who we live with) getting ready for work talking to Danin (James friend that lives in the basement bedroom, our night dweller). AND Jamie wakes up...By now it is 4:20. I go to Jamie cover him and sit in his room until I hear Rebecca starting to fuss. So I assure Jamie that I will come back and check on him after Rebecca eats. In the back of my mind I am hoping he will fall back asleep waiting for me. After I feed Rebecca (it is now 5) I hear a faint "mommy" from Jamie's room...we are up for the day. I get Jamie up and we sit and watch cartoons so that I can have a few minutes to gather as much energy as I can for the day.

Well, thanks for letting me rant. Now for the random part of all of this

  • Potty training is going slow. Jamie is far from interested in really trying, but boy does he love his jelly beans so we keep giving it a try.
  • Rebecca giggled the other day. It melted my heart.
  • We have something going on every weekend for the next 4 weeks. Not normal for our boring lives.
  • I miss our play groups that have seemed to die off since everyone has been busy this month.
  • James is looking into getting a new job. (prayers for guidance would be appreciated)
  • Our nursing problems have subsided, thankfully. We are still getting the hang of nursing in public since I never did that with Jamie.
And of course I can't leave you without pictures...


I am so thankful that her little smile gives me an energy boost.

Monday, August 15, 2011

2 months old


Little...well not really very little, lol. Rebecca is 13 lbs at her 2 month check up. She is great! According to the Dr. We also talked to the lactation consultant today. She gave us some good suggestions on how to help Rebecca eat without choking. I am to pump past the heavy let down of my milk (about 2 oz) and then make sure she is snug agents me so that she does not get off sync with her swallowing. Have yet to really try it since right now she is cranky from her shots. Now to get my supply up so she is not eating evey 2 1/2 hours would be great! It is hard to give Jamie his time and still get little things like making lunch or even a bath room break done with a hungry little girl all the time.  We are managing well though. No one has gone without cloths, though they may stay in the laundry basket for a week.

Oh, yes Jamie is doing great. We had the cousins over this weekend since they start school soon. Needless to say he was busy having fun all weekend.

We could not pass up the opportunity to get a grand-kids picture before they all went home.
Grandpa Jack has his hands full, don't ya think?

Monday, August 8, 2011

Potty Training

For the past few days Jamie has been waking up in the morning and from nap dry, SO we are focusing on potty training. James is home for 2 days in a row to help me juggle potty training and still trying to figure out Rebecca's issue with nursing (I'll get to that in a minute).

Wish us luck! So far Jamie is happy to sit when we make him, but if you ask him he will tell you "I'm fine!"

 He got shy...lol.

Now a little on Rebecca. She is 8 weeks this week. (I can't believe it has gone so fast!) Over all she is a great baby! Sleeps good at night, happy most the time, and growing like a weed. Our problem is with eating. She has no allergies (which I am excitedly thankful for), but she chokes and gasps for air when we nurse. At first I thought it was just a heavy let down or an over flow. So we did the recommended nursing in a reclined position or laying down for 4 weeks now. Some times she does great, eats with no problem, but other times she is choking and struggling to breath. I have done the baby Heimlich maneuver more times then I every wanted (I am so glad I know it though). Everywhere I read said it should get better around 8 weeks so I am hanging in there a little longer, but it is really frustrating. I would have switched to pumping and bottle feeding but she does the same with the bottle. Nearly gave James a heart attack! I am at a loss as to what to do that may make it better for my baby girl. And now it is not always at the letdown or the heaviest part of the flow. Sometimes she is almost done eating and starts to choke. I am going to ask her Dr about it at her 2 month check up, but I welcome any advice, suggestions, or shared experiences/words of encouragement to help us till then.

And of course here is the little princess!

Friday, August 5, 2011

Relizations

So over the pasts few weeks I have come to the realization that I take on to much and don't ask for enough help. James has told me a thousand times that he is terrible at reading hints form me and that I should just tell him how he should help me instead of trying to hint. So I have decided to find a catch phrase about the house work not getting done, but my babies and family being cared for and loved on. 

Here is what I came up with: 
"Live in the moment, because once it's gone you will never get it back." 
"There will always be a 'to do' list, so don't get caught up in having a 'done' list."


And here are some quotes and sayings along the same lines:

"Good is good enough."
 
"The best inheritance a parent can give his children is a few minutes of time each day."


"Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing."  ~Phyllis Diller, Phyllis Diller's Housekeeping Hints, 1966

"Our house is clean enough to be healthy, and dirty enough to be happy."  ~Author Unknown
A clean house is the sign of a boring person.  ~Author Unknown

"If the shelves are dusty and the pots don't shine,
it's because I have better things to do with my time."
~Author Unknown

"Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children."  ~Charles R. Swindoll, The Strong Family

"You will always be your child's favorite toy."  ~Vicki Lansky, Trouble-Free Travel with Children, 1991

"What a child doesn't receive he can seldom later give."  ~P.D. James, Time to Be in Earnest

"Kids spell love T-I-M-E."  ~John Crudele

"In bringing up children, spend on them half as much money and twice as much time."  ~Author Unknown

"You have a lifetime to work, but children are only young once."  ~Polish Proverb

Over all the point I am trying to make and instill in myself is that I need to treasure my babies while they are still babies. I can have a nice, clean, organized, always ready for company home once they are grown. For now though, my house is scattered with toys, a sink full of dishes, dust on the shelves, and laundry to be done, BUT my babies are feed, clean, happy, and loved. I think that is more important right now.

Also something that I learned to not let get to me is that if the men in my house don't have time to clean up after themselves then I don't either. I may not work 40 hours a week to bring in a pay check, but that does not make me the maid either. Don't get me wrong I pull my wight around here, but I am not going to let it stress me if the only messes I clean for a month are ones made by my children. If they don't have clean underwear then I guess the had better do a load of laundry because 70% of the time I have a baby in my arms, 20%of the time I am speding time with Jamie, and the last 10% I am drinking water, eating, or picking up what I can around the house. So you see there is no time to worry about the other things :)

now for a picture or 2 

 

Thursday, August 4, 2011

pictures

So I don't have time to say much but here are some pictures of the growing little ones.





Yes, Jamie's climbed into the baby swing when I was not looking. lol

Hope you enjoy. Got to go feed babies :)