Blake 2 Months

 

Age: Two Months

Weight: 11lbs 7oz

Length: 24.75 in

Teeth: none J

Hair:  Still pretty blonde and fuzzy. Will get greasy if I play with it a lot

Sleeping: We are still doing good at night. About 10:30-3:30-4ish and then back to sleep until 6am and then back to sleep until 9am. He doesn't sleep much during the day unless he is being held, which doesn't happen all the time with the other monster running around.  He has become increasingly fussy and needing to be held all the time during the day. He is also extremely gassy and refluxing. We are having some pooping issues as well. We are trying a new plan with the pediatrician (more to come) and hoping we can get him a bit happier then he has been. Hopefully I did not jinx myself by bragging about what an easy baby he was month 1.

Eating: Still nursing great. Take a bottle like champ while I'm away. I have eliminated  dairy from diet to see if that will help his fussiness.

Movement: Holding head up very well. Has rolled over from belly to back. Kicking legs, sucking on fingers.

Milestones: Smiling all the time, rolling over

Favorite Toys: Leah J Is liking bouncy seat and play gym mat

Words/sounds: Cooing and starting to talk a lot!

Leah feeding Blake a french fry

cheesin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary Days...

I'm so ready for spring/summer...I can't stand being cooped up in this house anymore...especially with a kiddo who has a ton of energy and a mom who is running out of outlets to get rid of that energy. Maybe I can attribute this to her new found love of hitting, pushing, and biting. Hurry up warm weather...we are dying over here! Life is crazy around here, some days I feel like I have this mom thing under control and then other days I wonder what in the heck am I doing. I guess that's normal right? Having 2 human beings completely dependent upon you 24/7 is hard...and then to add anything else in, makes life sometimes seem not doable. We have a lot going on right now.. family, personal, friends, kids...life can hit hard..and it is. .. We are plugging away at it over here, and trying to remain positive. So instead of being Debbie downer I am going to share some of the yummy recipes I have tried over the past couple weeks...
Kale Chips...

Source: honestfare.com via Nessa on Pinterest

Spinach Stuffed Chicken

Source: cuckooking.blogspot.com via Becca on Pinterest

Southwestern Dish

Source: thegraciouspantry.com via Becca on Pinterest

Spinach Burgers

Source: thevillagecook.com via Becca on Pinterest

Good for you cookies

Source: watching-what-i-eat.blogspot.com via Becca on Pinterest

Ive also been enjoying my green machine spinach smoothies...They are so good. I use almond milk, frozen fruit, banana, blueberries, yogurt, peanut butter, chia seeds, flaxseed meal and a TON of spinach...Even Leah will drink these. Tryingto get back on track...

7 Weeks and Alive...Barely

Ok I knew I would be entering in to a more chaotic life then I could imagine by adding another child...But there really is nothing to prepare to you for 2 kids. I'd like to think the transition from 1-2 will be harder then 2-3, but I cant even let myself go there right now! Here is a rundown of the things that have happened over the past 7 weeks. *Disclaimer* I swear I watch my kids and if you feel you need to report me to CPS go ahead...

- Blake fell out of bouncy seat...from the counter to the floor....I look over and he is face first on my hardwood floors, bouncy seat on top of him. Yes, the bouncy seat was on the counter, only to protect him from getting a concussion from Leah who beats the crap out of him. I don't know how it happened, I wasn't standing by him. Of course we rush to pediatricians office...Everything turned out fine. Blake cried a few minutes and then back to his normal self. I was in sheer panic, hysterical to say the least. I cant get that image out of my brain. AH!
-Good thing Blake is tough as Leah has been beating him up. Scratches, hits, kicks in the nose, eyeball poking, paci stealing..You name, she does it. I'd like to think she thinks she is being gentle, but who knows.
- Leah ate paint...I'm talking dipped fingers in paint and sucked it down. Ill blame this one on Mark, he was watching her in the garage and then I hear screaming. I come downstairs to find him sucking water up with a bulb syringe and trying to rinse her mouth...called poison control. They laughed and told us to watch her... She is fine.
- Leah ate dog food until she puked...can't keep her away from the bowls.
- Leah slammed fingers in pantry
- I had a root canal...that got infected...I was a druggie for a couple days, but all is well.
- I feel like Leah is enetering the terrible 2's already. She is becoming increasingly more dramatic, stubborn, determined (all my poor qualities). She is not listening, crumbling to the floor, screaming, wanting to do everything herself. I don't how to handle it...she laughs in my face when I discipline her...literally laughs. Time to start reading up on some parenting tips.

So there you have it...I wont be winning any awards any time soon for MOTY (mom of the year). As Mark put it, " we will be lucky if these kids make it through the year alive" I really do hope so. I'm trying to slow down a bit more and have a bit more patience with crying, whining kids.

Blake One Month

Age: One Month

Weight: 10lbs 8 oz

Length: 23 in

Teeth: none J

Hair:  The fuzziest blond peach fuzz…the cutest thing I have ever seen!

Sleeping: Blake is such a good sleeper. He sleeps solid from about 9:30ish to 3:30ish. He usually goes back to sleep with rocking or binki. He sleeps better being held…of course. We moved him to his crib, not working with him sleeping in our room. It is too noisy both ways. 

Eating: Nurses great. We have had no issues which is awesome. Nurses on demand

Movement: Holding head up pretty well. Sucks on fingers.

Milestones: Sleeping through night. Has smiled at me once!

Favorite Toys: Leah J

Words/sounds: Has made a few “cooing” noises

 

 

2013 Goals

So we are half way through January and I'm finally getting around to blogging about what I would like to focus on this year. I have been thinking about it since the new year, just haven't had a chance to get it all down. They are not so much resolutions as just things I would like to get done or focus my thinking on. So here goes...

1. Organize all the photos on my computer, get rid of the "bad" ones,  and back up them all up to our external hard drive
2. Print out some of those photos I organized and put them in our photo albums I got for Project Life
3. Start Leah and Blake's memory boxes. I have stuff I kept from Leah's 1st year that needs to be all put together and stored away. Start Blake's as well.
4. Tackle my reading list (which will be another post)
5. Get my non maternity clothes fitting the way they should= not so much about a number on the scale, but working on my nutrition and exercise.
6. Do better at carving out time for myself. Whether it is on the form of working out, time with girlfriends, or pampering myself. Time for myself is crucial, but something I struggled with after having Leah as I hated leaving her,
7. Continue waking up early, before the kids are up. Gives me time to enjoy my coffee,have some reflection time and plan my day before the chaos begins.
8. Make more of an effort to have regular date nights. This involves finding a sitter who can come to our house as well as planning them. Mark and I need to come before anything else and we both struggle with this at times.  Every time we have a date night I am reminded about how much fun he is and we are. My only hope is to not end up pregnant after one of these :)
9. Volunteer or get involved with one group in our church. I have a few ideas, more info to come.
10. HAVE FUN!

So you can see I have a variety of goals for the year, some simple, some complex. Personal growth is always something I like to be doing and its time to ease up on using the kids as an "excuse" I just need to kick myself in the butt and get going! (Best thing my 90 year old Grammy ever taught me) Here we go....

Thoughts of a New Mom of 2...

Blake is 3 weeks old today and it seems like we have known him our whole lives. He is a very good baby, sleeping longer then Leah ever has or will, eats great, and loves his car seat. He has some fussy times, but what baby doesn't. I put him in his crib last night for bedtime and he did great.

In 3 weeks of being a mom of 2 I have already learned some new things about motherhood.

1. There really is no sleeping when the baby sleeps as there was with Leah. We snoozed all the time, but there is no time for that. Leah is transitioning to one nap per day and needs lots of attention especially since we are mainly indoors these days. And if by chance they both are sleeping at the same time I have 2 options. I can either lay down and take a nap that doesn't feel refreshing because I sleep so hard or run around here like a chicken with her head cut off trying to get things done and or have some time to myself.

2. I spend at least half of my day in the kitchen either cooking meals or cleaning them up. As well as breast pump parts.

3. My house will not be clean for a very long time. Or everything won't be clean at the same time for a long time. If the kitchen is clean the family rooms a mess. If the bathroom is clean Leah's room is a disaster...

4. I did not expect to feel the increase in laundry as I have. Blake likes to pee out of everything which results in multiple outfit changes. My laundry has doubled and I can tell!

5. Getting out of the house is a must for this momma.

6. I think the biggest thing I learned is that getting up early is key. Blake has been eating sometime between 5:30 and 6:30am and after that feed I need to not go back to sleep. I need to get up, shower, get dressed and start the day. That way I have some time before Leah wakes up and not wake up to Leah crying in her bed. Yes, I feel a bit more tired, but so worth it.

7. As for being tired, I'm trying to accept that the dark circles under my eyes are not going anywhere no matter the amount of under eye concealer I can cake on there.

8. I'm anxious for the post partum part of having a baby is over so I can start exercising...I need to sweat. I'm hoping another week or so.

9.  Time with Mark is even more valuable now, I think we are doing a good job of recognizing this and taking the few moments we have and making them worth it

10. This is the new norm and it is taking some adjusting. Sometimes I can't believe I have 2 kids. The next few months will probably be hard, but we will figure it out and get through it together. It's a good thing these kids are cute!

Christmas...

Here we are as a new family of 4 on Christmas Eve. Leah was exhausted and not into smiling. We had a great low key holiday with family, but a majority was spent snuggling my new little man.

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

 

 

 

 

Here is our Christmas card this year...