Bath Time

Aidan and Brinn during a bubble bath. I am not sure who had more fun... them or me watching them!

Time For A Change

I got sick of my hair and I decided it was time for a change. So a couple days later I chopped off about 9 inches. It takes so much less time to do and for that reason alone I love it. When you only get about 10 min. a day to get yourself ready convenience is everything.

5 AM Thoughts

So I guess David was not so lucky and ended up last night waking up with the flu. Well, after he got all settled I could not get back to sleep and these are some of the things that I stayed up thinking about...

Why is it that even though I have done it before, I feel like a first time mom again? This thought came from the fact that right now Brinn is still sleeping in our room, but in a few weeks we can finally move her to her own room in our new house. Then I started wondering if it was time for her to be taking more scheduled naps and if I should try to get her to stop eating during the nights. For the life of me I cannot remember how old Aidan was when he started doing things like that. I also can't remember how I, or I guess I should say we, eventually accomplished them. Am I the only one who suffers from this or am I just a really bad mom :)? I can't remember how old he was when he first sat up, first tooth, first crawl or first walk, and of course the all important transition to a routine. I know I have all these major milestones scrap-booked (which is currently packed away in storage) but still I think it's just crazy. I wonder if I will still feel like this when I am on my fourth or fifth kid?

Why is it that the minute one kid falls asleep, the other wakes up only minutes later as if they are tag teaming to keep mom up. Brinn woke up at 5:15 this morning and so I finally got her back to sleep around 5:50 and right as I was about to drift off I hear Aidan up-n-at-em. Can't a mom catch a break :)? But in all seriousness, this happens all the time and again I ask myself does anyone else suffer from this?

Why is it that my 2 year old thinks that it is snack time all the time? Okay, now I know this was magnified by my 2.5 hours of sleep last night but this morning at 6:00 Aidan was asking for snack. Really not a big deal except for the fact that that is all he eats. I can't get him to eat anything but crackers, pretzels, and fruit. He is the pickiest eater I know. He never eats what we are having for dinner because he does not like ground beef or chicken (except for chicken nuggets), and even if I take the meat out he still won't eat it most of the time. He does not like vegetables and we have tried juicing them up with fruit but he won't touch them. He asks for snacks probably a hundred times a day. We are at a loss of what to do next. So when he asked for snacks this morning... let's just say it was a long morning for both of us.

I know I had another profound thought while I was lying in bed this morning but right now my brain is mush. I am sure the second my head hits the pillow tonight I will remember it clearly... that in-and-of itself is another weird thing. I will have a dream, try to remember it all day with no luck, and then the second I lay down at night it all comes back to me. Anyone, anyone? Well now that I have vented all my thoughts I can put the long night behind me and go have a good day... as long as Aidan does not ask for SNACKS! :)

Brinn's Discovered Toys

Brinn is finally getting to the point where she enjoys playing with her toys on her swing and also in her exersaucer, and she is finally able to control her hands enough to be able to do it. Yeah! It is so fun when they can start to entertain themselves.

A Band-Aid Makes Everything Better

We just got finished passing the flu around, except for David who managed to escape it so far. (Knock on wood) Aidan was laying on the couch and he told me his tummy hurt. He then said he needed a band-aid for his tummy. I guess a band-aid makes everything better.

The next day when I had the flu I pretty much gave Aidan full reign of the house because I just couldn't keep up with him, and I couldn't entertain him. But then again, who needs to be entertained when you have crayons. He spent over an hour peeling off the wrappers on all the crayons. So there is my helpful tip to any mom who needs a break...crayons.

In the words of my Dad...

"Man I hate the winter's in Texas!"

The other day I took Brinn and Aidan to the park. It was so nice outside and while it does make it easy to get the kids out and doing things, I miss the snow! I know Utah has gotten crazy amounts of snow this winter and I miss bundling up to go out and play in it, or wrapping up in a big warm blanket with a cup of hot chocolate while you watch the snow falling. Maybe one day we will end up somewhere where we have more season's and then I am sure I will miss my nice warm winters in Texas.

Another Failure

Another failed attempt at a cute picture of Aidan and Brinn. Okay, well it's cute but not what I was looking for.

4 Months Old!

Today Brinn is four months old and I can't believe that four months has gone by already. Time goes by so fast! Brinn is a happy, pretty easy little girl who loves attention. When she smiles it just goes from ear to ear. We feel so blessed to have her as part of our family!

The last couple of days she has had a cold, and it has been cold outside and even in the house so I have been trying to keep hats on her.


Sometimes we call Brinn princess so when I found this little crown laying around I thought it would be fun to take her pic in it.

Chain Reaction

I was just sitting on the couch with Brinn in one hand and Aidan in the other, when Brinn spit up all over. I was just about to grab something to clean her up when Aidan started dry heaving. A couple minutes later Brinn spit up again, and again Aidan dry heaved. I just found this so funny! (I don't think I would have found it so funny if he had actually followed through with it.) I guess he is going to be one of those people with a chain reaction to that kind of thing.

Brinn's First Milestone

This morning Brinn decided she was ready to roll over for the first time. I thought maybe it was just a coincidence so we put her on her tummy and she did it again. So this is actually her third roll. I cant believe how big she is getting already. She is so much fun! (Again, you might want to mute the music below.)

Not My Favorite

Brinn has discovered that she loves sleeping with a blanket over her face. It's so funny because she will be crying and you put it up to her face and it's like a drug for her, her eyes will roll back in her head a little and she passes out almost immediately. This is not my favorite thing ... in fact it makes me sick because the whole time she is like this I am constantly worrying. I guess I can't blame her too much though because my mom says I was the same way as a baby, and actually still sleep like that today.

Aidan's ABC's... Well sort of!

Here is Aidan's latest version of the ABC's, with a couple of giggles in between. (You might need to scroll to the bottom and pause the music so that you can hear it.)

Pictures

These were some of the cute pictures I took of the kids for Christmas gifts.