Oh the Joy

Number of beds puked on last night by little ones: 2
Number of beds peed on last night by little ones: 1
Number of beds left for sleeping in: 0

I am expecting a thrilling day today.

That was the Fastest Month of My Life

....and the only one of his so far

Happy St. Patrick'S Day from my little Leprechauns

My Handsome Guys!

We blessed Sam on Sunday. It was fun to have so many family and friend over for it. Now that that is over I feel like there is no more slacking for me, my son is three weeks old, so I can't just sit around in my pj's all day because I am too tired to get things done. I sure like this picture of my two favorite guys. Sam always has such a serious face though.... I think it cute.

A Starving Artist in the Making

What does Kate do with her time now that the baby is here. Well she likes to help me still, cook and clean, seen here posing with Dad's hat.
But she mostly likes to color, especially in a coloring book purchased at the grocery store titled "Dreams Come True Forever"- where ever princess gets her prince. All pathetic worthiness- based-on-marriage messages aside, she is enamored with the characters and the truth is she is getting really good at coloring. Yesterday Jake was looking at her coloring book and asked if I had colored something (thanks Jake) no it was Kate. Her are some of her latest works.
How about this beast she drew... from Beauty and the Beast. It has spiky hair just the way I draw him, eyebrows, eyes, and big nose and a mouth. She is not even two yet mind you.
Look at that staying in the lines skill. What an eye for detail.

And a picture to leave with

I had a lot to post... enjoy!

Ten Days

Ten things I didn't expect with two kids under two

1. To fall in love so fast-

With my first it took a while to be as bonded to my child. It was almost instant this time.

2. To have gotten a shower every day-

I may just get showered and return to wearing sweats, but I am pretty impressed just with the showering. Sometimes I even get my hair done and makeup on. I know right?

3. To have recovered so quickly-

This time my body feels almost normal already- it may not look it though seeing as how I inevitably gain 50 lbs or more with my pregnancies.

4. So many people to be so kind-

my mom has been over several days for two to four hours since we came home, not to mention watched Kate while we were at the hospital. My sister amy just came from Arizona- she drove all though the night to arrive at five in the morning, just to start cleaning my house. So many friends and neighbors have made us dinner. We've been home for ten days and only not had dinner two nights from someone- but we had tons of left overs so i still haven't had to break into the frozen dinners I had set. Others have taken Kate for play dates or special little outings..... THANK YOU EVERYONE!

5. To be this sane so far.

Not that I don't break down almost every day at least once, but that is not too bad considering all the changes and hormones. It doesn't hurt that thus far Samuel is a pretty good eater and sleeper. I am a lot less worried this time and I rarely wake my child to make him eat. I followed this advice with Kate and woke her every two or two and a half hours to nurse- making a baby who wasn't hungry- tired and angry and a mommy very sleepy. This time I let him sleep, and have had a few four hour stints at night of sleep.

6. To change so many diapers. Our Sam likes to eat- but that means he has to poop also. His 15 diapers on top of a few of kates and we are up to 20 diapers a day. That is a lot of changing and a lot of diapers. To top it off Sam has a yeast infection from the antibiotics they gave me during labor, so changing him is a five step process of vaseline and ointments. Often we finish just to hear him poop five minutes later. Kate hears him and says- "Baby Sam pooped again".

7. That the schedule in our household would change so much-

Of course I thought we would be waking up earlier, but I also forgot about how newborns don't go to sleep until 11:00 at night. Jake and I were getting quite use to our two hours to ourselves in the evening after Kate went to sleep. It had been easy to spend time together with just one child, but I can see that this may not be as much the case now that we have two.

8. To feel so bad for Kate-

I knew I would worry about her while we left her for a few days while in the hospital and I did. I didn't realize how sad I would feel when she asked Dad instead of Mom to read her a bedtime story, or told me no when I tried to play with her, or how much it would hurt my heart when she goes and sits in the corner to play with a toy by herself when I pick up the baby again to feed him. I also didn't expect the tantrums.

9. For Kate to seem so old-

She was a baby when we went to the hospital, now she is all grown up some how. When I get her dressed I can't believe how huge her arms and legs are, or how heavy she is. I can't believe all the things she can say. She speaks in sentences, counts to ten, helps me around the house. It is amazing how much different I see her now that she is not the baby.

10. How foreign it would feel to have two- Two car seats in my car, two children to bath, two bedrooms with children themed decor. Nowhere to put groceries in my shopping cart because it is all full with kids. With one child, I still felt young, not that far removed from newlyweds with no children. She was my child, but also like my little buddy I brought everywhere. With two, I am a mother. We are a family of four- almost the average size family nation wide, and I feel like a family and that makes me feel a little old.

I knew it was only a matter of time before Kate started "nursing" her babies like me. She is such a Crystal junior.
I saw this on another friendly bloggers site and promptly ordered my own. I had been looking for a "hippie" style sling. I love my Bjorn, but this seems more practical for around the house. It has been helpful even just for holding the new one while feeding Kate. Sam hasn't quite got the hang or love for it yet but it has only been a day. www.sleepywrap.com

Royalties Due!

Did anyone see THE OFFICE last night. A Valentine's episode, but I don't believe it was a re-run. Hilarious- of course as always. Down right thievery-however. Some of you may have heard this story of my husbands. A pre- meeting me romance tale from his BYU days. Donating blood he spots a fair maiden on the gurney aside his with whom he wishes to speak. Plotting his timing to meet her at the post drawing cookies and juice table for some playful banter he decides to pump his fist to fill his blood bag quickly. Calculating his bags completion to be exactly right for this coincidental meeting to occur. Then black. He awakes to find the nurse calling his name. His blood pressure plumeted causing him to faint, when he awoke his blood bank babe had vanished and forever remained a mystery.
Sounds like the writters for the office either know Jake and have heard him tell this tale, or have a bug in our home because this is supsiciously similar to the plot line of the show last night. Don't believe me. You can take a look here.