Colin 7 months

Dear Colin,

I cant believe you are 7 months old. You are developing such an awesome personality. You are so sweet and happy I am the luckiest Mom there is! You started crawling at the end of your 6 month. Once you started you haven't stopped. You also learned to stand up this month. You spend most of your time going around trying to grab things and stand up. You constantly have bruises from falling even though me and your big brother are always behind you. You have also learned to say MaMa, DaDa and Baba. Your language development is really surprising I think it is because you constantly have either me or Liam talking to you! You are still on the smaller side at 16.8 pounds and 28 inches. At this point you are growing better and we do not have to go to weight checks every week. We stopped breastfeeding this month and you are on formula full time now. I thought I would feel really bad, but you seem fuller and more content so in this case Happy Baby=Happy Mommy! You have also started eating solid foods. You love sweet potatoes, squash, broccoli, avocado, and turkey fruit medley. I can't make all your baby food, but I make about half of it.  You are growing up on me way too fast. I though it flew by with Liam, but it is going even faster with you. We love snuggling and playing everyday. You light up when you see Me, Liam or your Dad. You always wake up happy and ready for the day even at 5:30. Your sleep has improved you no longer wake up in the middle of the night. You normally sleep until 6:30, but sometimes have earlier days.  You are such a joy and complete our family. We Love You Colin!!!

Love,
Mommy

 

 

 

 

Liam is 3!!!

Liam had a great 3rd birthday. This year we did a Brave theme since it is his favorite movie. This year we did it at my parents house because Jason and me had just came back from the mountains plus I knew with a small baby I would need lots of help! Here are a few pictures of all the fun that we had!

Favorite pictures the past 2 months

Liams first wedding

Liam was in a wedding almost a month ago and he did a great job. He was such a cute little ring bearer and with some help from Jason he made it all the way down the aisle and even got applause from the audience!

Colin 5 months and 6 months

Dear Colin,

Bad mom here forgot to write you a five month letter. In my defense it has been a tough couple of months, but is getting easier. You started crying ALOT and wouldn't stop. From the time you woke I would get maybe 10 minutes all day of no crying. I finally figured out you had reflux and as soon as we went back to the doctor things started changing. You have had to try a couple of different medicines, but I think we are finally on the right one. During this time you hardly slept which means I didn't sleep. It was rough little buddy, but now I am proud to say you are a little sleeping champ.  We tried sleep training a couple of times but not until after we had the reflux handled did it work. I used a slightly different method on you then on your brother, but this book really helped! http://www.amazon.com/The-Sleepeasy-Solution-Exhausted-Parents/dp/0757305601/ref=pd_sim_b_15

 You now take 2 naps with no problem and sleep from 7 am to 7pm.  I am so proud of you!! You are also almost crawling. Currently you crawl like you are a little frog moving both legs at one time and it is so beyond cute!! Your favorite person is still your big brother and you guys are starting to play together and interact. Every night before bed he gives you hug and a kiss and makes sure you get your bedtime story.  You have the sweetest personality even when you are upset you are too cute. You love to smile at everyone and love snuggling me in the morning.  Due to your reflux problems we are down to only breastfeeding once a day. It seems to work well for you to nurse in the morning and that is our special time to hang out together. You get very distracted any other time of the day. Now that Liam is back at preschool two times a week we have special Mommy Colin time which is nice. Since you are my second child we do not get as much time together so when we do we definitely make the most of it.  I love you little man and am so glad I get to spend every day with you!

Love,

Your Mommy

On Having Boys

I get asked a lot if I am having a third child. I find this funny because my second child is only 5 months old.  People always say the same thing "Are you going to try for a girl?". This question annoyed me in the very beginning.  I thought wow people are rude and also questioned why having two perfectly healthy boys wasn't enough for strangers, relatives, and friends.  Now when people asked I just say no I love having two boys.  Growing up with two older brothers was great, but I always wanted to know what it would be like to have a sister. Once I found out Liam was a boy I knew I really wanted to have another boy so he could have a brother.  This summer we were at a pool and I met a woman with four boys all under the age of 6. She told me her 5 month old was her fourth boy and I said wow that is awesome and then proceeded to tell her how lucky she was. I thought this lady was going to cry she said I was one of the only people who had ever said anything positive to her about having boys. A lot of the comments were oh another boy, wow you have your hands full, how do you do it type comments. She said it was so nice to hear someone say something nice about her boys. I told her I understood because ever since Colin arrived I have been getting weird comments like that from strangers. Once a waitress even asked where our girl was at and my husband said to her she isn't coming. I thought I was going to fall out of my chair! For me having a healthy child was always the goal and I hit the jackpot with two healthy beautiful boys.  I always asked my Dad if he wished he would have had a boy instead of a girl and he always says no way. I really never believed him until I had my own children.  God gives you what you need in your life and you will love what you get even if you have a gender preference.  I am so blessed God gave me Liam and Colin and so happy they will have each other throughout life. I love my little boys there is nothing better!! : )

 

Parenting

Just a few articles on parenting that I love. Parenting is hard stuff and I can relate to both of these articles!

http://dearbabyblog.com/post/55623094019/early-in-my-career-i-once-sat-in-a-training-that


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/glennon-melton/dont-carpe-diem_b_1206346.html