Random Tip...

My mom called me last week and told me that she didn't want me to be 50 years old and just finding this out. Of course, I was thinking it was something tragic or a secret she had been keeping from me, but thank goodness it wasn't! Its just a little tip to make your life a little easier, so I had to share! Ok, go look at your box of aluminum foil. On each end, there is a tab that says something like, "Push to lock in roll." If you push those tabs in, it holds your roll of foil in the box! No more crinkly foil from having to roll it back on after it came out of the box! How great is that?!? Thanks mom! I know, random, but if you find out something good, you have to share it with everybody! :)

I don't have much to say today, so I thought I would just post some pictures! Here you go...Look how much he loves his big sister!
Tiny handsPlanting wildflower seeds in the flowerbed

Cereal face, so cute!
I take lots of pictures of my little baby, I wanted to take some of my big baby! It is still just as precious to watch her sleep.
She thought it was so funny that he was grabbing her feet!

in their overalls
excited after bathtime!
We were playing dress-up "togedder" (together)
The boys had some work to do!

Oh these kiddos, so sweet! They are growing like weeds! Jett had his first fever this week, and since he was just barely over three months, they had me bring him in. Thankfully everything was ok. But, of course it happened the same week as all of this "swine flu" mess, so it got me freaking out. I had my experience at the hospital with this baby, I do not want to go back! :) He is rolling over all of the time from his stomach to his back, and he ALMOST has the other way figured out! I started giving him a little bit of cereal some evenings, he thinks that is pretty funny! And the last two nights he has gone to bed at 8:45 and slept for 10 hours! WAY TO GO BOY!!! Only thing is that I cannot get him to take a bottle! I am in a wedding soon and will be away from him for awhile, we have got to get this figured out! Any suggestions? Addie is just talking more and more, I am shocked by some of the things she comes up with! My favorite word this week was her telling me about the "Hopgrasser" in the backyard! I love it!

My New "Normal"

I am so thankful for this job of being a mommy of two! Not that it is always easy, because it is definitely not! But, oh the joy that it brings! And, now that I am starting to get some sleep again, I am liking it even more! :) I think I had in my mind though that my life would get back to "normal." What I am realizing is that this is my new "normal." And, grasping that means no more waiting for things to change. It helps me to better "live in the now." I don't want these precious moments to pass me by. When Addie is spinning in a princess dress in the living room, singing at the top of her lungs, my mom will say to me, "Burn this moment in your mind. These times will go by so quickly." I am so thankful to have my mom, who has been there and survived all of the challenges, remind me to treasure these special times.

Addie is becoming such a big girl! She is talking in full conversations now, and blows us away with the things she says! She LOVES to play dress-up and watch the Barbie movies. Anytime we put on one of those movies, she runs to her room and picks out a "princess dress" so that she can spin! Her FAVORITE book right now is called Pinkalicious! And, when I say favorite, I mean, we read it at least once everyday, and she pretty much reads it to us. It is about a little girl who eats so many pink cupcakes that she turns pink. I had a box of pink cake mix and pink frosting in the pantry saved for a day that was too cold to go outside, so we made pink cupcakes this week! She LOVED it!!!

Yeah, once she started licking the spatula, I finished the job! But aren't her cupcakes beautiful?!?

She also has been so amazed by the birds in the backyard. She wants so badly to touch them, but for some reason, they just won't stick around for her to get close enough! But, she definitely wants to give all of them a name! So, last week she painted a little birdhouse for them. I am pretty sure that it is too small for any bird to live in, but as far as she is concerned, they are living in there already!

We have also decided to enroll her in preschool for the fall. For all of you mommies that decide to do this in the future, it is quite the ordeal! Who knew that choosing a preschool was so involved! And, I had no idea that I had to start so early! But, after a lot of research and visiting different schools, we have chosen one and are really excited about it! I can't believe that I have to buy my baby a lunchbox!!!

I just had to throw that picture in there because its cute! My friend Haley sent me to a link that showed me how to make a tutu. This is Addie the morning that I gave it to her, hence the pajamas and the bed head! She has had so much fun spinning in that thing!

Jett is getting so big too! I can't believe how fast the time goes! He rolled over yesterday, twice!!! And, he is sleep really well at night these days. I broke down and started letting him just cry it out at night. The first night, he cried for 8 minutes, second night for 7 minutes, and last night, for about 45 seconds! Then, he slept for 8 hours! My prayers are being answered! THANK YOU JESUS FOR SOME SLEEP!!! Here are some cute pics of him lately.

We put Jett in the doll stroller! He looked like a giant, it was so funny!

Poor kid, he is doomed. I was drying my hair, and I turned around and he had Barbie on one side and Cinderella on the other!

And there is just nothing as sweet as a sleeping baby.

Two Months Old!

I can't believe that Jett is already two months old! He is doing great! He is such a strong boy, holding his head up and wanting to always be standing on those tiny little legs! He is doing pretty good at night, at least for the past few days! He typically goes to bed around 9:30, wakes up around 3 or 4 to eat, but really quickly, and then goes right back to sleep until about 7:30 or so! I can totally handle that! As long as Addie will sleep, we're good to go! He likes to eat a lot! During the day every two to three hours, and then in the evenings we still sometimes have feeding marathons. But, I have heard that is how little boys are! We had his 2 month appointment on Monday with Dr. Terk, and he said everything looks great! I no longer take for granted appointments where everything is ok! He is 11 lbs and 10 ozs which puts him in the 50th percentile. And he is 24 inches long which puts him in the 75 percentile. His head circumference is in the 90th percentile, my kids just have big heads! :) Dr. Terk also likes to say his name and do a manly pose when he says it! It is pretty hilarious, I'll have to see if he'll let me get a picture of that! Jett is just a joy, and I think he is going to have a pretty laid back personality, besides the part where he wants to be held all of the time. He is my little cuddle bug! And then, I just had to post this picture, too cute!

I look at these children, and I am just in awe that they are actually mine! I am thankful that God has chosen Adam and I to take care of these little ones! Right now, I just have to trust Him to give me the strength and peace to not be in constant worry over them. Do you other moms ever feel like that? His plan is perfect, not mine, I have to keep reminding myself of that. Isaiah 55:8-9 says "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways, " says the Lord. "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts." God, help me to always remember that.

Here are some recent pics!

This is how Addie "holds" Jett

and yes her shirt is on backwards and inside out, she likes to take her clothes off and put them on all by herself
Is that the cutest, tinyest little bottom or what?!?

Hoping he's a mama's boy! ;)
What a stud!
Jett joined us for story time

It didn't take long before she pulled that bear from beneath him!

My handsome hubby with our babies

She rarely keeps all of her clothes on
Gigi (Adam's mom) came for a visit

So, I am finally posting after a whole month!!! Being a mom of two takes quite a bit more time, but I love it! Jett is doing so great, he is 7 weeks old today! He is growing so quickly! He started smiling at us about two weeks ago, talk about something that will melt your heart, it is so sweet! On a normal night, he is waking up only once, which is great with me! Addie is such a great big sister. She loves her baby brother so much. We try to have special Mommy/Addie time while Jett is napping, so that she gets my full attention. And on Daddy's day off, she just can't get enough of us! She is so precious. I am so grateful to God for giving us these precious gifts. And, I am finally starting to feel a little more like myself again. Those pregnancy hormones are rough! I have got to be better about taking more pictures! Here are some of what I have captured over the last couple of weeks.