Thursday, April 29, 2010
Deacon's first Rangers game!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
10.4.T. and a much needed update!
Oh there is SO much to fill everyone in on! I know I've been saying I will get better about blogging more often, and unfortunately I'm slacking off again. This week WILL be better, I'm determined!
Ten reasons I can't wait to have our own house.
1. Now that I know how much Deacon loves being outside, watching Willow run around, and relaxing in the swings, I can't wait to make him his own playground. My dad made my siblings and me the coolest backyard set-up when we were kids, and I would love to create something similar for Deacon. He needs his own sandbox, slide, and swing!
2. We want to get Willow a Boston brother or sister so badly, but we decided to wait until we moved out of an apartment where we could have a yard for them to run around. She gets so jealous and needy sometimes, it would be so nice to throw her outside with a playmate so she could release some of her pent-up energy.
3. I am SO ready to not have neighbors directly below me that scream, swear, and slam doors at 3 in the morning! They are crazy and about two shakes away from me calling the police. Really people?! And if the alarm of the XTerra parked next to me goes off in the middle of the night one more time I think I might completely lose it. How can you not hear that?!
4. I've lived in two different apartments now, and I'm very ready to be able to establish my roots in a home with the intention of staying there for a long time. It all seems so temporary in an apartment, and no matter how "homey" you try to make it feel, it's never yours.
5. I desperately need a bigger kitchen, I have absolutely no storage! Everything is piled on top of something else, and I have to keep my George Foreman in the same cabinet as my Nutri-Grain bars. Serious issue.
6. WE NEED ANOTHER FREEZER! If you open our freezer you will get bags of frozen milk spilling out onto the floor. In the first couple of months after Deacon was born, I pumped and pumped and pumped because I thought I would be returning to work 12 hours a day 3 days a week. So I have over 150 bags of breastmilk in our freezer! HAHA! We literally have to minimize the amount of frozen things we buy at the grocery store, it's madness.
7. After doing yardwork at my parents house over the Easter break, I can't wait to have my own yard to pretty up. I know Scott is looking forward to mowing his own lawn and raking his own leaves, and I personally can't wait to pick out and plant my own flowers. My mom has taught me the art of color themes, sunlight vs shade, and annuals vs perennials, so bring it on!
8. When anyone comes to visit us, they either have to sleep on the couch, in a sleeping bag on the floor, or get a hotel room. I'm so excited to have company come and actually have their own room! This also means that we get to buy new bedroom furniture :) My mom is an incredible hostess, now it's my turn to make her proud and show my guests some good old southern hospitality!
9. As I mentioned above, our neighbors are atrocious. When I was little I remember living at the top of the culdesac and having all of my friends out riding bikes together, jumping from house to house playing on all the different swingsets, and spending summer afternoons outside running around getting into trouble. I want to be part of a neighborhood and make friends with other parents, and for Deacon to have the same fun experiences that I did when I was little. All I know about my neighbors is that they are really good at using four letter words, and the lady across that hall has a little boy that is cute enough to eat, but I want so much more than that once we finally get grounded somewhere!
10. And finally, buying a house is one of those grown-up milestones that everyone looks forward to. I feel like I've accomplished so many other grown-up things that a house is really the only thing that's missing. I can't WAIT!
Tex-Mex Turkey Burgers
To DIE for!
1 1/4lb ground turkey
1 envelope reduced-sodium taco seasoning
1 Tbsp. dried cilantro flakes
1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup salsa
4 hamburger buns, split
4 lettuce leaves
In a large bowl, combine the turkey, taco seasoning and cilantro; shape into four patties. Grill, covered, over medium heat or broil 4-6 inches fromt he heat for 5 minutes on each side.
Sprinkle cheese over the burgers; grill 2-3 minutes longer or until the cheese is melted. Combine sour cream and salsa. Serve burgers on buns with sour cream mixture and lettuce.
Yesterday I got my re-acceptance letter from UTA, I'm going back to school starting in June. I never meant to take a whole year off from school, but between being sick, pregnant, and my advisor majorly sucking I'm having to throw myself back into school mode almost a year behind. At least I'm only taking two online classes, I hope it won't be too bad. I also plan to study all summer and refresh my Spanish memory so that I can CLEP out of the 14 hours of Spanish classes I now need. I took 4 years of Spanish in high school and was incredibly close to being fluent at one point that it should come back rather quickly. I still dream in Spanish and find myself translating conversations randomly, it's frustrating that I didn't force myself to stick with it when I first started college. I had originally planned to major in nursing and minor in Spanish, but now it looks like I'll major in psychology and minor in biology. Haha things have definitely changed! If I successfully CLEP out of those hours, I will complete over a full semester worth of work in a summer. That would be amazing! Who knows what I'll end up doing, I really only want to finish so that I can say I did and to get my piece of paper. I don't feel like I can push my kids to go to college if I didn't finish, even if I don't plan to use my degree at all until all my children are in school. I'm so tired of everyone questioning whether or not I will finish, and the conversations behind my back about my motivation are starting to get old. Fortunately my degree is something that I really do want for myself, otherwise the pushing from all angles would normally push me to do the exact opposite of what everyone is wanting from me. (My rebellious streak still hasn't completely left me, even after mommyhood /:) I just really want to get the whole thing over with so that I can focus on my babies, Scott and I agreed that there won't be any more until I'm done, which makes me want to finish even more! Once my kids are all in school then I can figure out exactly what it is I want to do, whether it's still nursing and I can bridge to get my RN, get my teaching certificate and continue to play with kiddos all day, or maybe I'll want to stay in the psychology field and become a child life therapist. Who knows! Right now, all I want to do is finish, so wish me luck! I'm going to need it.
Scott is almost done with his degree, he graduates in December and we are SO proud of him! Unfortunately though he has a long summer ahead of him. Scott lost a year worth of classes too when he transferred from Colorado School of Mines to UTA, because not only did he change schools but he also switched his major from engineering to economics. He has been such a trooper since our lives were turned upside down last spring, working during the day and going to classes every night. Scott has had to sacrifice a lot to finish his degree and support our family at the same time, and he will never know how much I appreciate all he's done and how proud I am of him. Right now he has classes Monday and Wednesday from 5:30-7 and Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30-8:20, and works out with his friend Travis every morning at 5:30 before work. BUSY! Thankfully he has 6 weeks off starting in May and I intend to do everything I can to make it relaxing and enjoyable for him. If
I can get off work we hope to go back to NC to visit everyone, but well see what happens! When Scott starts back up in June he will be working all day and then going to class Monday-Thursday from 5:30-10:30.. Crazy! He's already dreading it, especially not being able to see Deacon very much. We keep saying that it's only temporary and in the end all the long hours will be worth it, but it's going to be a VERY long summer. My poor husband :( In December we are hoping that he will be able to find a good job that pays well enough so that I can stop working and focus on Deacon and school, because once he's done then it's my turn. Scott is such a worrier, even more so than I am, and right now his fear is not being able to find a job when it comes time for him to graduate. I truly am not worried about him, Scott is one of the most driven and hard-working people I've ever met in my life and when he wants something he will do what it takes to get it. I just hope for his sake that he is able to find something appropriate for out lifestyle and that the process goes smoothly. We will be doing a lot of praying in the coming months that God brings us the perfect job and takes us wherever He wants us to go. And also for our sanity! Haha.
Deacon, Deacon, Deacon... What a trip! The boy has SO much personality and brings us more joy with each passing day. Bless his heart, those teeth are so close to coming up, I can see the little white peaks trying to break the surface, and he tries so hard to be happy but is in some serious pain. The one thing I am slightly dreading about his teeth coming in is how incredibly ravenous he will become. Deacon is already a machine, when he figures out how to chew things there will be no stopping him! Today at lunch the twins were eating a sweet potato that I cut up into bite size pieces, and Deacon was whining and begging at my feet so I gave him a piece to see what he would do with it. To my surprise he chewed it up and swallowed it with no problem at all! Even though he had just nursed for a good long while, Deacon probably ate 10-15 chunks while we sat there- amazing! Then tonight at dinner he ate a portion of green beans and then three more of applesauce. The boy is going to eat me out of house and home! I'm excited for this stage though, it's always fun to see babies try new things and grow into their own little person with likes and dislikes just as the rest of us have. It will definitely be interesting to see how big he is at his six month appointment! Both days last weekend we took Deacon and Willow to the park and we all had a blast. Willow got to run around and play fetch with her ball and a stick that she found, and of course ate up all the attention she got from people that passed us and told her how cute she was and patted her on the head. What a ham :) And Deacon has a new-found love for the swings, he just smiles and giggles at anyone and everyone like "Hey, do you see me? I'm swingin!" Of course the sunglasses and hat got him all kinds of attention, my little man has become quite a flirt with girls of all ages. Regardless of my jealousy, I forsee many park adventures in our future :) Our battle this last week has been to get Deacon to try and soothe himself at night when he wakes himself up. As of right now he's only eating once in the middle of the night, but some nights he wakes up 3 or 4 other times and needs his pap put back in his mouth. Even though I'm not getting up for a long period of time, those little wake-ups don't let me get a good nights rest- and with 4 kids for 10 hours a day I need it! So I've been trying to let him cry it out a little bit, hoping that he will find his pap and put himself back to sleep, but so far it's failed. Part of the reason is because I don't want to wake up our neighbors and have people complain about the screaming baby, because if you've ever heard Deacon cry you know the boy has some SERIOUS LUNGS! Scott and I actually got in a big argument the first night I decided to try letting him cry it out because he didn't understand what I was trying to have him do. So when Scott got up against my wishes and picked Deacon up in the middle of the night it threw him all out of whack, making things SO much worse! Now we're on the same page, but our plan has yet to work haha. Today at naptime I laid Deacon down to let him fall asleep by himself, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. After 10 minutes of laying there and staring at the ceiling, I walked up to his bed to check on him and smelled this horrible odor... Of course he pooped when I was trying to get him to fall asleep! He was so excited and starting kicking and squealing as if to say "Mama I pooped I pooped did you see?!" So precious, I couldn't help but laugh, pick him up, and give him a big kiss. LOVE my baby boy! :) Tonight is a new night, wish us luck! Tomorrow night we're taking Deacon to his first Rangers game, Scott is so excited to take him in hopes that baseball can become a love of his just like his Daddy. Should be tons of fun!
Hey, gimme those whisker things!
Deacon's getting so much better about playing on his tummy. He's quite the roly-poly!
At the dogpark, stylin in his shades and hat.
Before beans...
...After beans!
Strolling at the park.
Look at me, Dad, this is AWESOME!
Driving with Mom.
Deacon wasn't so impressed with the slide.
Too cool for school with his shades on.
Willow likes the swings too!
Whoa, hold on tight buddy!
I love when Deacon plays with his toes!
My big strong boys :)
Ten reasons I can't wait to have our own house.
1. Now that I know how much Deacon loves being outside, watching Willow run around, and relaxing in the swings, I can't wait to make him his own playground. My dad made my siblings and me the coolest backyard set-up when we were kids, and I would love to create something similar for Deacon. He needs his own sandbox, slide, and swing!
2. We want to get Willow a Boston brother or sister so badly, but we decided to wait until we moved out of an apartment where we could have a yard for them to run around. She gets so jealous and needy sometimes, it would be so nice to throw her outside with a playmate so she could release some of her pent-up energy.
3. I am SO ready to not have neighbors directly below me that scream, swear, and slam doors at 3 in the morning! They are crazy and about two shakes away from me calling the police. Really people?! And if the alarm of the XTerra parked next to me goes off in the middle of the night one more time I think I might completely lose it. How can you not hear that?!
4. I've lived in two different apartments now, and I'm very ready to be able to establish my roots in a home with the intention of staying there for a long time. It all seems so temporary in an apartment, and no matter how "homey" you try to make it feel, it's never yours.
5. I desperately need a bigger kitchen, I have absolutely no storage! Everything is piled on top of something else, and I have to keep my George Foreman in the same cabinet as my Nutri-Grain bars. Serious issue.
6. WE NEED ANOTHER FREEZER! If you open our freezer you will get bags of frozen milk spilling out onto the floor. In the first couple of months after Deacon was born, I pumped and pumped and pumped because I thought I would be returning to work 12 hours a day 3 days a week. So I have over 150 bags of breastmilk in our freezer! HAHA! We literally have to minimize the amount of frozen things we buy at the grocery store, it's madness.
7. After doing yardwork at my parents house over the Easter break, I can't wait to have my own yard to pretty up. I know Scott is looking forward to mowing his own lawn and raking his own leaves, and I personally can't wait to pick out and plant my own flowers. My mom has taught me the art of color themes, sunlight vs shade, and annuals vs perennials, so bring it on!
8. When anyone comes to visit us, they either have to sleep on the couch, in a sleeping bag on the floor, or get a hotel room. I'm so excited to have company come and actually have their own room! This also means that we get to buy new bedroom furniture :) My mom is an incredible hostess, now it's my turn to make her proud and show my guests some good old southern hospitality!
9. As I mentioned above, our neighbors are atrocious. When I was little I remember living at the top of the culdesac and having all of my friends out riding bikes together, jumping from house to house playing on all the different swingsets, and spending summer afternoons outside running around getting into trouble. I want to be part of a neighborhood and make friends with other parents, and for Deacon to have the same fun experiences that I did when I was little. All I know about my neighbors is that they are really good at using four letter words, and the lady across that hall has a little boy that is cute enough to eat, but I want so much more than that once we finally get grounded somewhere!
10. And finally, buying a house is one of those grown-up milestones that everyone looks forward to. I feel like I've accomplished so many other grown-up things that a house is really the only thing that's missing. I can't WAIT!
Tex-Mex Turkey Burgers
To DIE for!
1 1/4lb ground turkey
1 envelope reduced-sodium taco seasoning
1 Tbsp. dried cilantro flakes
1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup salsa
4 hamburger buns, split
4 lettuce leaves
In a large bowl, combine the turkey, taco seasoning and cilantro; shape into four patties. Grill, covered, over medium heat or broil 4-6 inches fromt he heat for 5 minutes on each side.
Sprinkle cheese over the burgers; grill 2-3 minutes longer or until the cheese is melted. Combine sour cream and salsa. Serve burgers on buns with sour cream mixture and lettuce.
Yesterday I got my re-acceptance letter from UTA, I'm going back to school starting in June. I never meant to take a whole year off from school, but between being sick, pregnant, and my advisor majorly sucking I'm having to throw myself back into school mode almost a year behind. At least I'm only taking two online classes, I hope it won't be too bad. I also plan to study all summer and refresh my Spanish memory so that I can CLEP out of the 14 hours of Spanish classes I now need. I took 4 years of Spanish in high school and was incredibly close to being fluent at one point that it should come back rather quickly. I still dream in Spanish and find myself translating conversations randomly, it's frustrating that I didn't force myself to stick with it when I first started college. I had originally planned to major in nursing and minor in Spanish, but now it looks like I'll major in psychology and minor in biology. Haha things have definitely changed! If I successfully CLEP out of those hours, I will complete over a full semester worth of work in a summer. That would be amazing! Who knows what I'll end up doing, I really only want to finish so that I can say I did and to get my piece of paper. I don't feel like I can push my kids to go to college if I didn't finish, even if I don't plan to use my degree at all until all my children are in school. I'm so tired of everyone questioning whether or not I will finish, and the conversations behind my back about my motivation are starting to get old. Fortunately my degree is something that I really do want for myself, otherwise the pushing from all angles would normally push me to do the exact opposite of what everyone is wanting from me. (My rebellious streak still hasn't completely left me, even after mommyhood /:) I just really want to get the whole thing over with so that I can focus on my babies, Scott and I agreed that there won't be any more until I'm done, which makes me want to finish even more! Once my kids are all in school then I can figure out exactly what it is I want to do, whether it's still nursing and I can bridge to get my RN, get my teaching certificate and continue to play with kiddos all day, or maybe I'll want to stay in the psychology field and become a child life therapist. Who knows! Right now, all I want to do is finish, so wish me luck! I'm going to need it.
Scott is almost done with his degree, he graduates in December and we are SO proud of him! Unfortunately though he has a long summer ahead of him. Scott lost a year worth of classes too when he transferred from Colorado School of Mines to UTA, because not only did he change schools but he also switched his major from engineering to economics. He has been such a trooper since our lives were turned upside down last spring, working during the day and going to classes every night. Scott has had to sacrifice a lot to finish his degree and support our family at the same time, and he will never know how much I appreciate all he's done and how proud I am of him. Right now he has classes Monday and Wednesday from 5:30-7 and Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30-8:20, and works out with his friend Travis every morning at 5:30 before work. BUSY! Thankfully he has 6 weeks off starting in May and I intend to do everything I can to make it relaxing and enjoyable for him. If
I can get off work we hope to go back to NC to visit everyone, but well see what happens! When Scott starts back up in June he will be working all day and then going to class Monday-Thursday from 5:30-10:30.. Crazy! He's already dreading it, especially not being able to see Deacon very much. We keep saying that it's only temporary and in the end all the long hours will be worth it, but it's going to be a VERY long summer. My poor husband :( In December we are hoping that he will be able to find a good job that pays well enough so that I can stop working and focus on Deacon and school, because once he's done then it's my turn. Scott is such a worrier, even more so than I am, and right now his fear is not being able to find a job when it comes time for him to graduate. I truly am not worried about him, Scott is one of the most driven and hard-working people I've ever met in my life and when he wants something he will do what it takes to get it. I just hope for his sake that he is able to find something appropriate for out lifestyle and that the process goes smoothly. We will be doing a lot of praying in the coming months that God brings us the perfect job and takes us wherever He wants us to go. And also for our sanity! Haha.
Deacon, Deacon, Deacon... What a trip! The boy has SO much personality and brings us more joy with each passing day. Bless his heart, those teeth are so close to coming up, I can see the little white peaks trying to break the surface, and he tries so hard to be happy but is in some serious pain. The one thing I am slightly dreading about his teeth coming in is how incredibly ravenous he will become. Deacon is already a machine, when he figures out how to chew things there will be no stopping him! Today at lunch the twins were eating a sweet potato that I cut up into bite size pieces, and Deacon was whining and begging at my feet so I gave him a piece to see what he would do with it. To my surprise he chewed it up and swallowed it with no problem at all! Even though he had just nursed for a good long while, Deacon probably ate 10-15 chunks while we sat there- amazing! Then tonight at dinner he ate a portion of green beans and then three more of applesauce. The boy is going to eat me out of house and home! I'm excited for this stage though, it's always fun to see babies try new things and grow into their own little person with likes and dislikes just as the rest of us have. It will definitely be interesting to see how big he is at his six month appointment! Both days last weekend we took Deacon and Willow to the park and we all had a blast. Willow got to run around and play fetch with her ball and a stick that she found, and of course ate up all the attention she got from people that passed us and told her how cute she was and patted her on the head. What a ham :) And Deacon has a new-found love for the swings, he just smiles and giggles at anyone and everyone like "Hey, do you see me? I'm swingin!" Of course the sunglasses and hat got him all kinds of attention, my little man has become quite a flirt with girls of all ages. Regardless of my jealousy, I forsee many park adventures in our future :) Our battle this last week has been to get Deacon to try and soothe himself at night when he wakes himself up. As of right now he's only eating once in the middle of the night, but some nights he wakes up 3 or 4 other times and needs his pap put back in his mouth. Even though I'm not getting up for a long period of time, those little wake-ups don't let me get a good nights rest- and with 4 kids for 10 hours a day I need it! So I've been trying to let him cry it out a little bit, hoping that he will find his pap and put himself back to sleep, but so far it's failed. Part of the reason is because I don't want to wake up our neighbors and have people complain about the screaming baby, because if you've ever heard Deacon cry you know the boy has some SERIOUS LUNGS! Scott and I actually got in a big argument the first night I decided to try letting him cry it out because he didn't understand what I was trying to have him do. So when Scott got up against my wishes and picked Deacon up in the middle of the night it threw him all out of whack, making things SO much worse! Now we're on the same page, but our plan has yet to work haha. Today at naptime I laid Deacon down to let him fall asleep by himself, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. After 10 minutes of laying there and staring at the ceiling, I walked up to his bed to check on him and smelled this horrible odor... Of course he pooped when I was trying to get him to fall asleep! He was so excited and starting kicking and squealing as if to say "Mama I pooped I pooped did you see?!" So precious, I couldn't help but laugh, pick him up, and give him a big kiss. LOVE my baby boy! :) Tonight is a new night, wish us luck! Tomorrow night we're taking Deacon to his first Rangers game, Scott is so excited to take him in hopes that baseball can become a love of his just like his Daddy. Should be tons of fun!
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
ten.for.tuesday
Deacon has become such a big boy! Here are ten new things that he has started doing... I love watching my baby boy grow up!
1. Tomorrow Deacon will be five months old, I can hardly believe it! Last month he was almost 15 pounds, there is not a doubt in my mind that he is close to if not over 16 pounds right now, and the boy is loooong! The footy pajamas have gone out the window, and Deacon now wears 9 month clothes- insane! Scott and I were going through some of his old clothes the other day and we were dumbfounded by how small he was when we brought him home from the hospital. It's all very bittersweet for me, I love how active he has become and look forward to him walking and talking, but at the same time my first baby boy is getting older.. and FAST!
2. Deacon's two bottom teeth are starting to surface! The poor thing shoves absolutely everything into his mouth that he can get his hands on, including his own hands and ours. He's also been known to gnaw on your shoulder, chin, nose, and collar bone whenever he gets the urge. What a goofball! Deacon goes through at least two shirts a day with all the drooling, and for some reason he is not a fan of the frozen teething rings but loves carrot sticks. Fortunately he really hasn't been terribly cranky, but at times I can tell that his head hurts because he grabs at the side of his head and ears. Tylenol does the trick! I'll be so thankful when those toofies come in, this process wears me out.
3. Deacon is eating big boy food! Well, kind of. He eats rice cereal with breastmilk and apple juice every morning when he wakes up, breastfeeds throughout the day, and for dinner he eats either sweet potatoes or green beans- and LOVES it! Deacon talks to his food, I love watching him eat and seeing how much he enjoys it. He has also gnawed on a french fry, eaten applesauce a few times, and begs whenever he sees other people eating and he isn't. Unfortunately he's become constipated in the last two weeks so we've entered into a totally different stage of pooping issues- haha it never stops! This week I'm going to try peas and see what he thinks about those... I'm loving this stage, even if it's a messy one!
4. Along with the food has come Deacon's big boy cup... and he is OBSESSED with it! Because he's been constipated I've tried to get him to drink juice to loosen things up, and thankfully he absolutely loves both apple and white grape juice. He talks to his cup too along with his food, and my smart baby boy has figured out how to drink from the cup with the stopper in it so he doesn't make nearly as big of a mess. Yesterday we started prune juice and surprisingly he likes that too, and it's helped a lot with his pooping issue.
5. Deacon has found his toes! He loves to talk to them and hold them while he's laying down, sitting up, and even taking a bath. I loved the day he figured out how to reach them, he had the "WHOA where did these things come from?!" look on his face :)
6. After my first sonogram I started calling my baby Little Bear, and I still call Deacon that when we're having Mama and baby time. But now I've started calling him Snuggle Bear because he's become just that! The boy gets more loves and kisses than any baby I've ever met, and he's caught on and started giving some of his own. When I pick him up he wraps his arms around my neck and gives me a big squeeze, then grabs my hair and plants a big sloppy kiss right on my mouth. It may be the kind of kiss only a Mama could love, but I eat up every single one he gives me. Deacon is becoming such a sweet baby boy!
7. Yesterday Deacon finally figured out how to roll from his back to his stomach and then onto his back again in one motion. He's been rolling from his stomach to his back in his sleep for almost two months now, but until yesterday he hadn't mastered it while he was awake. It cracks me up how surprised he is that he's flipped himself over EVERY single time he does it, and he's getting much better about playing on his tummy.
8. I give Deacon another two weeks and he'll be sitting up all by himself. He's been holding himself upright since he was born, and he can hold himself in a sitting position until he gets startled or something catches his eye- and then he crashes! He wants to sit and stand so badly that laying down isn't even an option anymore. Deacon will be a much happier baby once he can sit, crawl, walk, and play with the other babies and I'm so excited for him to get to that point!
9. Deacon is really enjoying playing with Jaxon, Jayden, and Joi even though he gets clobbered and beat up on a regular basis. He loves watching them crawl around and play with toys, but unfortunately they always want the one he has. The twins have gotten much better about playing with Deacon too, they enjoy talking to him and Jaxon even kisses him every now and then. It will be lots of fun when they can all move around and play on the floor together- not to mention make my job a lot easier! :)
10. Willow has become Deacon's new muse, I swear he could watch her all day long! He loves to sit in my lap while we throw the ball to her and really enjoys the afternoons that we take her to the dog park so he can watch her and the other dogs run around. Deacon has started kissing Willow too, and he tugs on her ears, whiskers, feet, and any skin he can possibly get his hands on. I love when she kisses his hands and face and he lets out this big ole belly laugh- they're going to be such great friends, I can hardly wait!
1. Tomorrow Deacon will be five months old, I can hardly believe it! Last month he was almost 15 pounds, there is not a doubt in my mind that he is close to if not over 16 pounds right now, and the boy is loooong! The footy pajamas have gone out the window, and Deacon now wears 9 month clothes- insane! Scott and I were going through some of his old clothes the other day and we were dumbfounded by how small he was when we brought him home from the hospital. It's all very bittersweet for me, I love how active he has become and look forward to him walking and talking, but at the same time my first baby boy is getting older.. and FAST!
2. Deacon's two bottom teeth are starting to surface! The poor thing shoves absolutely everything into his mouth that he can get his hands on, including his own hands and ours. He's also been known to gnaw on your shoulder, chin, nose, and collar bone whenever he gets the urge. What a goofball! Deacon goes through at least two shirts a day with all the drooling, and for some reason he is not a fan of the frozen teething rings but loves carrot sticks. Fortunately he really hasn't been terribly cranky, but at times I can tell that his head hurts because he grabs at the side of his head and ears. Tylenol does the trick! I'll be so thankful when those toofies come in, this process wears me out.
3. Deacon is eating big boy food! Well, kind of. He eats rice cereal with breastmilk and apple juice every morning when he wakes up, breastfeeds throughout the day, and for dinner he eats either sweet potatoes or green beans- and LOVES it! Deacon talks to his food, I love watching him eat and seeing how much he enjoys it. He has also gnawed on a french fry, eaten applesauce a few times, and begs whenever he sees other people eating and he isn't. Unfortunately he's become constipated in the last two weeks so we've entered into a totally different stage of pooping issues- haha it never stops! This week I'm going to try peas and see what he thinks about those... I'm loving this stage, even if it's a messy one!
4. Along with the food has come Deacon's big boy cup... and he is OBSESSED with it! Because he's been constipated I've tried to get him to drink juice to loosen things up, and thankfully he absolutely loves both apple and white grape juice. He talks to his cup too along with his food, and my smart baby boy has figured out how to drink from the cup with the stopper in it so he doesn't make nearly as big of a mess. Yesterday we started prune juice and surprisingly he likes that too, and it's helped a lot with his pooping issue.
5. Deacon has found his toes! He loves to talk to them and hold them while he's laying down, sitting up, and even taking a bath. I loved the day he figured out how to reach them, he had the "WHOA where did these things come from?!" look on his face :)
6. After my first sonogram I started calling my baby Little Bear, and I still call Deacon that when we're having Mama and baby time. But now I've started calling him Snuggle Bear because he's become just that! The boy gets more loves and kisses than any baby I've ever met, and he's caught on and started giving some of his own. When I pick him up he wraps his arms around my neck and gives me a big squeeze, then grabs my hair and plants a big sloppy kiss right on my mouth. It may be the kind of kiss only a Mama could love, but I eat up every single one he gives me. Deacon is becoming such a sweet baby boy!
7. Yesterday Deacon finally figured out how to roll from his back to his stomach and then onto his back again in one motion. He's been rolling from his stomach to his back in his sleep for almost two months now, but until yesterday he hadn't mastered it while he was awake. It cracks me up how surprised he is that he's flipped himself over EVERY single time he does it, and he's getting much better about playing on his tummy.
8. I give Deacon another two weeks and he'll be sitting up all by himself. He's been holding himself upright since he was born, and he can hold himself in a sitting position until he gets startled or something catches his eye- and then he crashes! He wants to sit and stand so badly that laying down isn't even an option anymore. Deacon will be a much happier baby once he can sit, crawl, walk, and play with the other babies and I'm so excited for him to get to that point!
9. Deacon is really enjoying playing with Jaxon, Jayden, and Joi even though he gets clobbered and beat up on a regular basis. He loves watching them crawl around and play with toys, but unfortunately they always want the one he has. The twins have gotten much better about playing with Deacon too, they enjoy talking to him and Jaxon even kisses him every now and then. It will be lots of fun when they can all move around and play on the floor together- not to mention make my job a lot easier! :)
10. Willow has become Deacon's new muse, I swear he could watch her all day long! He loves to sit in my lap while we throw the ball to her and really enjoys the afternoons that we take her to the dog park so he can watch her and the other dogs run around. Deacon has started kissing Willow too, and he tugs on her ears, whiskers, feet, and any skin he can possibly get his hands on. I love when she kisses his hands and face and he lets out this big ole belly laugh- they're going to be such great friends, I can hardly wait!
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Our week in pictures!
I know I've been bad the last couple weeks about updating the blog, but I promise to get back into the blogging groove this week. Here's a peek into what went on in our lives last week, it was a busy one! I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend and has a fabulous Monday tomorrow :)
Deacon is SO close to sitting up by himself, if only he could keep from tipping over. Not much longer and he's going to be moving, and FAST! I can't believe how big my baby boy is getting.
Joi continues to be as cute as a button.. But SO sassy! I've taught her well :) We made cookies on Friday during our "girl time" and she loved it, especially the eating part afterward!
Jaxon and Jayden are BUSY boys! I have to keep Deacon off the floor or he gets trampled, but he loves playing with his friends.
Messy baby! Deacon is loving his rice, sweet potatoes, green beans, juice, and the occasional french fry :)
I spy a Willow! (Mom, don't freak out we were just separating loads haha)
Happy 11th Birthday to our cousin Cole!
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