Update on Life

I've been a bad blogger lately. I'm so lazy about uploading pictures to the computer (it takes at least half an hour because the computer is running out of room), and I feel funny blogging without sharing new pictures. I'll try to get some up later this week though!

We're doing well... just plugging along. N is getting really close to being able to sit up on his own. I think he'll be a lot happier once he can. He doesn't like to be laid down on the ground (or under his baby gym), but he doesn't seem to mind sitting with his toys. He's sleeping okay... We did CIO (cry it out) a week or two ago to get him to go down on his own again, and it worked pretty quickly. Last night he slept through the night, but that's not the norm lately. I think we'll be making him CIO in the middle of the night soon.

Before I forget, I wanted to blog about a few funny things R has said lately...

Yesterday while talking about what they learned at church, R, "Jesus died." M, "but then he rose again on Easter." R, "and he left us eggs!" :)

And then last night, he ran out of hot water at the end of his shower, so he told me we needed to put new batteries in the shower. lol That inspired a quick little lesson on hot water heaters from Daddy.

Other than that I've just been running around with the kids and trying (not very successfully) to keep the house up.

Monday Menu

Time to start this back up I think!!

Monday- Safeway soup doctored up with some pasta and fresh bread
Tuesday- Roast with potatoes and carrots in the crock pot
Wednesday- Small group... (free) mini pizzas for the kids, leftovers for Matthew and I
Thursday- family dinner
Friday- Homemade chili (I use this recipe, It's SO YUMMY!!) I'm going to try adding corn this time
Friday- baked potatoes with leftover chili
Saturday- Church... breakfast for dinner
Sunday- Easter

6 month appointment

I just got back from the doctors with N. He's doing well, except he's not growing. He literally did not grow even a quarter of an inch in 2 months. He went from 54th percentile down to the 6th. Last time it was his weight, and now it seems to have evened out a bit, it dropped from 15th to 10th, but that's not so bad. This kid is totally stressing me out. We made an appointment to get it rechecked in 6 weeks, but the doctor said she was going to think about it and decide if she was more worried than she thought she was, so she might have us go back sooner.

Here are his stats...
height- 25" (6th)
weight- 15lbs, 2ozs (10th)
head- 44cm (60th) (the one thing that's not slowing down, lol)

Other than that she said he's perfect. He's at the low end of normal for meeting most milestones, but not so far behind that there's anything to worry about.

I was really hoping with such a hard and stressful pregnancy that he would be an easy baby, but I guess not.

We've been busy

In the last few weeks...


We all got bad colds

I got my hair cut


and came down with mastitis again resulting in another round of antibiodics

M turned 7



N started solids (the green is avocado)


and turned 6 months



I made a new desktop


and homemade baby food

N found his foot,


his toys,


and the table...



Sorry I have not posted in a while. As you can see, things have been pretty crazy around here. I think most of us are on the mend. N still seems to have a bit of a cold, and he has not been sleeping well, but I'm feeling better, so at least I'm able to handle everything a little better.
N is loving real food. I've cheated a little bit and given him avocado, banana, applesauce, and homemade squash already. I know you're supposed to wait 4 days between new foods, but he loves to eat so much and I don't want to give him the same thing over and over. Next week I'm going to try peaches or pears (probably mixed with the banana and apple as it's kind of stopping him up) and I'm thinking I'll make some sweet potatoes or green beans too.

Dairy-free for a month

I've been dairy-free for a month now, so I thought I'd post an update...

It does seem to be working. He still spits up, but not the mass amounts that he was before. I don't know that it's any less frequent, but there's a lot less of it. It's a hard thing to judge, but I realized last week that I wasn't running out of burp rags every other day like I had been a few weeks ago, so it must be working a little bit.

We don't have a doctors appointment scheduled until the 16th, so I'm not sure how much he's gained yet, but he seems to be chunking up a little more to me. He's also having a lot more leaky diapers, which I think is because he's keeping more down and then peeing more. I'm having to change him a lot more frequently now!

I'm doing okay with it. I've started figuring out other things I can eat and getting into new habits. I'm putting almond milk on my cereal and have found a combination that I like almost as much as my yogurt cluster cereal I was eating before. I think I'm also single-handedly keeping Jelly Belly in business. :)

So, for now I'm going to keep going with it. I may try having little amounts of cheese and/or chocolate soon, but for the most part I'll be avoiding all dairy for at least the next 6 months.

All I can say is bring on the alfredo, pizza, Costco chocolate chip cookies, and cheesecake when he weans!!

And just for fun, here's a cute picture of the little man with his new toy. :)

February Thankful List

2.1- that I don't have to sign R up for preschool next year (and pay the new higher rates).
2.2- that N has insurance with no co-pay so I don't have to worry about taking him to the doctor as often as have been.
2.3- for my wonderful husband!
2.4- for Debbie & Marty and our Thursday night group!!
2.5- for jelly beans (they almost make up for no chocolate).
2.6- for my large capacity washer and dryer.
2.7- for my husband (yes, I know I just used that this last week, but it's his birthday today, so I'm using it again).
2.8- that I got to do Monday with my husband instead of by myself today.
2.9- that it was sunny (and warm) enough today that I could open the windows and get rid of the bacon smell in my house.
2.10- for my 5 month old baby boy!
2.11- for Survivor tonight.
2.12- that the Olympics start tonight.
2.13- that R is doing well in school and starting to take a big interest in learning.
2.14- for a relaxing Valentines Day with my family.
2.15- for cute Easter outfits for the boys.
2.16- for a week off of school (for the kids).
2.17- for time off (for Matthew).
2.18- for fun outings with the kids.
2.19- for my wonderful husband who let me shop at the outlet mall.
2.20- that we got to take some family photos.
2.21- for all day in the car with Matthew (and not having to listen to N scream the whole time...)
2.22- for Mexican restaurants that are close to my house.
2.23- for lots of birthday wishes.
2.24- that I was able to pump a bottle for N.
2.25- that Matthew got off early 2 days in a row!
2.26- for a relaxing morning with my husband.
2.27- for shopping at Trader Joe's.
2.28- for organization in M's room.

Some family photos

We went down to visit Matthew's mom last week and while we were down there I had Zack take some family photos. I was afraid we didn't get anything good because the beach in Santa Cruz was insanely crowded, N was fussy and tired, and the kids were goofy. I was happy to see these when I put them on my computer though!






More on our trip and all the fun things we did coming soon(ish). :)