Ramblings

May was such a crazy month, and I am so glad we made through in one piece. My lia sophia business has grown like the weeds that have taken over the front yard. I had fifteen parties, trained two new girls, prepared a team meeting, had a bingo event, and helped with an opportunity hour. Whew, I am glad the month is over. What in the world was I thinking committing to so many things? I started lia sophia to become a stay at home mom, and during the past month, I was away from them 19 different days. Granted, most of the time it is only for 4 hours or so at a time, but for me that is still too much. June and July are looking so much better, and I am looking forward to the slow down. My paychecks have been proof of all my hard work. Last month alone I made four times as much as I did as a full time Registered Nurse! I never thought I would be making this amount of money selling jewelry! All the extra cash has gone into the savings account for a new vehicle.

As far as the weeds in the front yard, we have hired Scott's Lawn Care to come out and get them under control. One of our neighbors even made the comment, that we used to have a meticulous yard, and then the babies came along. Yes, the babies have played a part, but all the rain has definitely been a contributing factor. We have only had one treatment on the yard, and hopefully after a few more monthly applications our yard will be the envy of all the neighbors.

George has been trying to talk me into getting a minivan for a couple years now, and I think he has finally convinced me. It really would be better for our family than the SUV we currently have been driving. (Oh, I hate to admit that!) We currently have a Mitsubishi Endeavor, and it has been the best car. We bought it brand new 6 years ago, and have had no problems. I told him if I MUST get a minivan, it has to have a sunroof. I had one in the Eclipse I owned prior to getting the Endeavor, and I have wished several times that I had one now. We have been looking at the Honda Odyssey Touring, but have not taken any test drives. I am almost picturing it now; me driving a black Odyssey (with the sun roof open of course), the two kids in their car seats, "Victor Vito and Freddie Vasco" blaring out the windows, my jewelry showcase clanking around in the back, the console packed with extra diapers and wipes, and the stereotypical soccer ball (well, maybe softball) decal on the back window. How cool is that?!

By the way, in case you are wondering was "Victor Vito and Freddie Vasco" is all about, you can check out this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQVNX4L2aRo My early childhood education studying cousin, Justin, so graciously gave Owen the "Victor Vito and Freddie Vaso" book and CD for his birthday. I mistakenly popped the CD in my ultra cool minivan, ooopps I mean SVU, and Owen insisted on listening to it over and over and over again. The CD has other songs on it, but I have never made it past Victor Vito. Oh, the joys of being a mother.

I have another post that is in the works about Adeline, who is almost 6 months, and Owen, who just had his 2 year birthday.

Have I got cute for you...

Owen break dancing with his cousin at a wedding reception


Looking a little bit like "Risky Business"?



She is really enjoying her time at the zoo, huh?





Owen loves walking around wearning my shoes. Not so sure George loves it. Haha!







Putting all his loot from Easter eggs in his piggy bank. So serious!

Where have I been?

Oh my goodness, I can't believe it has been almost a month since my last post. Looking back over the last month, I have been very busy, but no busier than normal. Remember, I do have two babies under two. I really am going to try and be better about posting on here.

Adeline is growing by leaps and bounds. She has been rolling over from front to back, and back to front for about a month now! I think her massive weight plays into it a bit. While on her back, if she just hikes those big thunder thighs up and over, anything is a piece of cake. While at the doctors office for her 4 month check up, the doctor was bending up her knees towards her chest, and then rotating her legs out, and then back in, checking her hips. Well, this really bunched up the rolls on her thighs, and I said to her doctor that she really doesn't like it when he does that because it really makes her legs look big. He got a big chuckle out of that. Adeline no longer likes lounging back in her swing or bouncy seat. She wants to be sitting up so that she can see everything that is going on. She is a little nosey. Everything even close to her reach ends up in her hands, and then right into her mouth. She has become a big drooler. If you remember right, Owen was a horrible drooler, and she is just following in his footsteps. With all this drool, she thinks blowing raspberries is even more fun, since slobber is then flying everywhere. Haha! I wonder if she is already starting to get some teeth. She is also constantly chewing on her fingers. I remember Owen started this behavior about a month before he got his first tooth, so I guess we will see. Adleine is still such a happy go lucky baby. Sometimes an entire 12 hours or so will go by during the day without hearing a cry. Her hair is finally starting to get long enough so that it is laying down a bit, and she has been wearing some bows made by a friend of mine that makes them for "near baldies". How cute is that? I need to order some in some other colors so that she has a wide variety to go with all her cute summer dresses and bubbles. When she has belly time, she is able to hold her head up for quite some time. Once again, I think it is because she is so nosey, and shw has to know what is going on. She is wearing size 9 months in some things, and 12 months in others, and is well into size 3 diapers. We wait to give our babies food until they are 6 months old, so she is still just exclusively breastfeeding. She is getting to the stage where she is very distracted while eating, and pulls herself off constantly to again, be nosey, and see what is going on. She is now eating about every 4-4.5 hours during the day, and still sleeping like a dream at night. She goes to bed around 9:00pm, and gets up anywhere between 7:30am and 8:30am. George and I were discussing last night that we really think she is now wanting to go to bed around 8:00pm. I hope this doesn't mean she is going to want to get up at 6:30am. Her thrush is finally completely gone, and has not come back for several weeks. She was treated with Diflucan, and that did the trick. I also got treated with a strange regimen. I was not having symptoms, but I wanted to get rid of the thrush so bad that I went ahead and started a course. I took a pill every other day for 3 doses, and then once a week for the next six weeks. I still have two more doses, and then hopefully yeast overgrowth will be out of our lives forever. :) She is now riding forward facing in the Baby Bjorn and loves every minute of it, but my back has another story to tell. At her 4 month check up she was meeting all her milestones, and some of the 6 month ones. She was 16 pounds 14 ounces (98th percentile), 25.5 inches (85th percentile), and her head was in the 50th percentile.

 

Random pictures

play mat time


check out that big grin


She loves hitting that ladybug.


Grabbing a quick picture after bath time. Don't you just love those rolls?


Owen loves to help hold Adeline...


but sometimes Adeline would prefer to not have brother time.


Hanging on the boppy.

14 weeks old

Check out my double chin.


Snoozing


Trying to be cute since he knew he was going to be in trouble for playing with his food.


I guess he decided the cottage cheese would be better in his hair, than in his belly.


Playing with blocks while sitting on the big boy potty.


3/21/09

Adeline is getting so big. She is now almost 16 pounds, and is completely filling out her 6 month clothes. She will be moving on up to size 9 months in no time. Size 2 diapers are starting to get a little snug, and once we finish up this case, we will be moving on to size 3! For the past 3 weeks or so her new favorite trick has been blowing raspberries. If she is not doing it, and I start, she will soon start back up, blowing and slobbering away. Her hands and fingers are still constantly in her mouth if the pacifier isn't. Owen was not a paci boy, but Adeline definitely loves them. The other day she went bulimic on me, sticking her fingers to far down her throat, and puking all over the place. She is still eating nothing but breast milk about 5 times a day, and sleeping about 11 hours a night. She is grabbing everything that you put in front of her, and love playing with the toys that hang down on her vibrating chair. Once you pull on them, lights and music come on. She is starting to giggle and laugh all the time. I have found that she is ticklish under her arms, and on her chubby thighs. :)Her hair is still looking like fuzz, and sticks up everywhere. It is long enough to put a bow in, so she has worn them a couple days. George thinks the bow are silly, but I think they are cute. Owen is starting to notice Adeline more and more. The other day, Adeline was playing on her play mat, and Owen went over and tried to pick her up. He then looked over at me saying, "help!" He likes holding her, and putting the pacifier in her mouth.

Owen is going to be two in just a couple of months. Time has just flown by. I guess I am going to have to start planning his birthday party soon. His vocabulary has exponentially grown over the past month or so. He copies many of the words we say, and really understands what he hears, and sees. The pretend kitchen he got for Christmas has been a huge hit, and he really loves playing with all the fake food. He has really been into reading tons of books, and cars lately as well. In clothes, he is wearing 2T pants and 2T, sometimes 3T shirts. I just bought him some new summer sandals, and had to get size 7. He has been enjoying the warmer weather, and doesn't ever want to come back inside. He is going to have such a fun summer! We have been working on potty training, and he is peeing in his little potty one-two times a day. The other day, he got in the bathroom, took the bowl out of his potty,came out wearing it on his head, and saying, "hat!" I had to do some explaining that the potty was not a toy or a hat.

Pictures

Adeline in a pretty dress that was given to her as a gift from Adeline (yes, another one).


All wrapped up after bath time.




Those hands are constantly in her mouth.


Are you catching the trend on where her hands go?


A smile so big she can't even keep her eyes open. :)


Hand heading to her mouth again.


Owen looking cute.


"Does this outfit make me look chubby?"