Ups and downs

So, C and I have had ups and downs each day I swear. One minute we're having a good time and the next we are fighting and po'd. He has been trying to contribute more, but then he'll do or say something to throw me off and make me mad! I thought my hormones would subside and we would be one big happy family, but of course the stress always catches up. That's marriage for you I guess. I did tell him on our anniversary though, that no matter what, I don't have any doubts that we'll get through everything. At one time a few years ago I did. Now I don't. We're married, for better or for worse :) I remember my sister in law said things will get so much easier after the baby turns 3 months.

Well....yesterday TC turned 3 months :) We'll see if this turning point she mentioned exists! However, I think so far things are looking up! TC sleeps completely in his crib now. A few nights he slept from about 10-4 or 5. A few other nights he goes to bed a little earlier and then wakes up at 3 for a snack and goes back down until 6 or 7. Napping is in his crib too. He cat naps, the longest he goes for is about 30-45 minutes. Which when that was what AM did when she was little it seemed like no time at all. However now, if TC gets a nap in that long, I am like supermom that can accomplish a million things in 35 minutes!

This weekend is a long one, which will be nice. We are heading over to Yakima to visit some friends, a long awaited trip that we are all excited about! Monday we are working on the rental because it's time to sell it and no longer worry about it. We just want to put our money back in savings and focus on what we're going to do with our family....getting big for such a small house.

Then next week my mom has off of work, so we will be spending some fun quality time with grandma. I think AM will enjoy it a lot!

As for my 2 year old and my 3 month old....they are growing and adorable and I love them soooo much! I cannot believe how time flies.

Oh what a day

I am in a terribly good mood today. I'm not sure why, but I do know it has a lot to do with my beautiful babies. We had a fun morning, AM was just cute and funny. TC took a nap in his bed. We went to the grocery store to pick up a few things we needed for dinner and AM was so good and cute and helpful, and she talks about all the stuff and wants to know what everything is. She amazes me, I said we had to get meat and she says meat and points to it. It's little things like that, hearing her say a new word, that make me smile. It's things like that that make me happy I get to stay at home with them. Even if I have rough afternoons or shopping trips go to hell and back, there are some days that I am so grateful and happy that I get to see them every second. It's actually a big turn of events from yesterday. Well, wait, let me clarify. AM was an angel last night, so cute, playing and running around, then when it was time to calm down and get ready to go to bed, she sat next to me on the couch as I fed TC and she watched the olympic diving, which she seems to really enjoy. Anyway, the turn of events would not be me enjoying the kids, it would be my mood, last night it was annoyance! My husband to be exact. Luckily he doesn't read this, but I was soooo irritated. First of all, the night before last, he says he doesn't feel good...he has this huge bug bite on his side and it's super red and swollen and itchy, he takes benadryl (sp?) and he lays on the couch all night saying he just doesn't feel good. Okay, I go with it, I take care of the kids, bath time, play time, bed time, everything. Then last night, he's feeling better, bug bite has gone down, he's no longer thinking he is going to die from some crazy allergic reaction, but he lays down on the couch and is sleeping by like 7:30. Are you kidding me? Once again, I take the whole night's duties into my own hands. As I mentioned before, thank goodness AM was so good. Okay, now mind you some husbands/dads do lots with their kids, and he is very good with AM. Sidenote: Not once though has he done a midnight feeding with TC (or AM when she was little), not even on the weekends. Fine, I figure it's my duty to take care of my kids. Help...it would be nice, but I'm not going to beg. However, when he gets home from work, I like help, I like breaks. I don't get them. Ever. I do get help with AM usually when he gets home, but never with the baby. My break is making dinner or taking the baby only with me to run errands instead of both of them. Another sidenote: Can you imagine my disappointment that our one girls' night that was to happen in Sept, has just been cancelled? The only reason I was even going to get away with that was because it has been in the works for 6 months. Anyway, long story short I was annoyed with my husband. I just thought I'd share since I read the Parenting magazine and there is always this thing about Hot Dads in there and the ladies always write in saying how wonderful their husbands are and they do all things for them and the kids and I'm thinking, are they lying or am I just not the norm? I like to think they are not the norm...but I'm having my doubts. Maybe I should suggest to Parenting magazine to have a Reality Dads section and I can write in weekly and maybe make other moms feel better not worse :) HAHA

AM turned two this weekend, we had a fun party on Saturday, even though it was 100 degrees and we had a fun day on her birthday (Sun)- we went to two different parks, we went to the beach, we got her ice cream. It was really nice. She is now 2. I can't believe how fast the time flies. I'm trying to remember to enjoy every second of their little lives because I was reminded yesterday that this is my last go around with baby time. Are you serious? My last cuddles, my last coos and smiles...since we aren't having any more kids, I need to enjoy all of it as it will soon come to an end and I'll have two teenagers!

PS: I don't mean to sound like C is horrible. Trust me he isn't. He is a wonderful father. He just has his moments and I must complain somewhere!

Getting so big!

So my little munchkin is in his own bed! Such a break through! After our weekend away, being held the ENTIRE time by all the family, and myself (baby bjorn is the best for taking him everywhere!)....Monday was very trying. He did not want to be put down for one second. Not even in things he usually loves, like his vibrating chair or his crib to watch his mobile. And I had a ton of laundry to do, so he screamed a lot that day. However, that night he passed out, so I put him in his crib, and that's where he slept for a good 3 hours before waking up! And each night since, he has been in his crib. I am up more because he doesn't sleep as long as when he slept with me, but it's getting better each night and I am soooo excited! He is even napping in there right now...where he went to bed awake and I snuck in to check on him and there he was, eyes rolling back and him falling asleep! AMAZING! So, my little guy is growing up. He is getting so big I asked him today what he did with my little skinny boy. He is turning into a little chunky monkey.

Speaking of growing up....AM is turning 2 on Sunday. I cannot even comprehend that. I took her to the park today and I saw a little boy who the mom said was 1 and I was thinking back to last year when she wasn't even walking yet, she had her first birthday party (we're about to have her 2nd on Sat) and she was my little muffin. Now she is growing up. It's amazing to watch. And sometimes frustrating with her terrible twos. However, she is such a doll and she gets cuter everyday!

So my two little ones are growing up before my eyes. Crazy to see.

On another note, we enjoyed our annual trip with C's family over the weekend. We didn't get to go to Penticton this year which I know there was a lot of disappointment, but it was still really fun. Different but fun. Anything is fun with his family. We spent lots of time relaxing, reading magazines, eating, drinking, playing in the water, throwing rocks in the water (AM) and just hanging out with everyone. And yesterday we visited at Grandmama's and Granddad's house with C's sis and her kids so AM could play and of course they all love to see the baby whenever they can...even if we did just spend the entire weekend together :) Oh, and the best thing about the weekend, which I didn't capture on my camera because I never had it with me on the speed boat....AM loved the boat. She wore her little lifejacket and loved it when they went faster! It was fun. She spent all spring and summer going to the beach and seeing the boats wawa (boats on the water) and she finally got to enjoy going on one...very fast. She just loved it!

A change in plans I guess

So I realized yesterday that the night before (Thurs) was my last sleeping with TC and I should have enjoyed the cuddling more. However....things change. Last night comes and I'm excited at the idea of sleeping alone (well, with C) except I decide I should spend my first night without the baby on the couch near his room so I can get to him faster when he's screaming to try and not wake AM up. C and I watch a movie...yes, a movie. AMAZING! We ended up getting HBO and Starz when we bundled our internet with our cable and phone, which is actually turning out to be way better than we thought. See, in the past 2 years we have watched like 2 movies. We even rented a movie a few weeks ago and had to return it the next day without watching even half of it. If we want to watch something that AM can't watch, we have to wait until bedtime, which then turns into too late for us (yes we are old) and we fall asleep during it. So with HBO, if we don't watch it, at least we didn't pay for it! And we watched a movie we have seen, but I love it and it's been a long time, so it was almost new again- The Departed. Ahhh, it was the reason Leo was the love of my life again...and so now, he is once again. Sorry honey. Anyway, we watched the whole movie, and just before the very end I stick little snuggly sleeping TC in his bed. I hear him snorting and grunting through the monitor and wait for the crying to begin. However, in the hour he stayed in his bed, I had to get him up 4 times. He slept great in between those times, but what kept waking him up was the spit up in the back of his throat/nose and he ends up struggling to breathe and swallow and I hate it! When he was first born we went through this a lot and it was really bad, he would start screaming and that in turn would make it worse. The only cure/help was to keep him upright when he eats and also for a long time afterwards. Which is what I would do while I slept with him. I thought maybe he was over this and I thought putting him flat in his crib so long after his bottle last night would be okay. I was wrong. (and no, he doesn't have acid reflux like AM did, so it's not the same) So, plans change. He laid in my arms sound asleep again and off we went to bed. I guess we'll wait a little bit and try again. I would have liked for him to be in his own bed, but I'll just have to enjoy a little more snuggle time.