So yesterday was slightly crazy. It's partly my fault that it was nuts around here...I decided to make cookies with Zadie in the morning...even though I knew we had to be at the dr's office by 3pm. The morning went pretty smoothly but then I put Zadie down for her nap and took Phoenix in the bathroom with me so I could shower and get ready. About halfway through my shower he started screaming and crying...when this boy gets hungry he gets LOUD! And I had just fed him an hour earlier so I didn't know he was going to get hungry mid shower for me. I manage to get out of the shower and put some clothes on (but not to dry my hair or anything) and then as I take him into the living room to feed him Zadie woke up from her nap screaming and crying (I have no idea why). So I have to leave Phoenix in his bouncy seat crying while I get Zadie up and calm her down. Then I come back out to the living room to feed Phoenix and halfway through his bottle he threw it all back up on me. So now it's less than an hour before we have to leave, Brett isn't home yet, I have to change my clothes yet again, my hair is still wet, there are no clean bottles to take with us, the diaper bag isn't ready to go and neither of the kids are ready to go (clean diapers and clothes are still needed at this point). That's what Brett came home to. All that and we still managed to be 20 minutes early for our Lyme appointment. Crazy, huh?
My appointment went well, we are changing my meds around so I have a feeling I won't be feeling so well for awhile when I start them, but we'll see. Maybe I'll get lucky and not react to the meds this time! (I'm super sensitive to medications).
Ok, I'll leave you with a picture of my little chunk...he had his two month check up today and was 12 lbs. 4 oz.!!

He's a bit of an Old Soul...

daddy and Phoenix hanging out


...and Zadie? Well, she's a bit more of a New Soul.


Dad and the kids


Me and Phoenix before church yesterday. Yeah...I really don't like the new haircut at all. I'm thinking about cutting it all off into a Pixie cut.


Today is my Lyme appointment down in Colorado Springs. Brett is supposed to go with me and the kids, but he told me late last night that he might not be able to come now. I really hope he can...taking the two kids by myself is doable, but not preferred.
Last night Phoenix slept from 11pm to 6am again. Well, sort of. He was in bed (his crib is next to our bed) but he kept waking up and fussing. It was after 2:30 am before I actually fell asleep. He's still sleeping now at 7:30am. He got up to eat at 6 am and then went back to bed. Ok, I'm off to put diapers together and do whatever else I can before the kids become needy. Uh oh...Zadie just spilled something everywhere. More later!

Naughty

I'm glad today is over. To be honest, I'm glad this week is over. Zadie...my sweet, angelic little girl...has been terribly naughty for the last few days. Willful, disobedient and just down right naughty. INCLUDING yelling "NO!!" at me when she doesn't want to do something or doesn't like something. Plus today Phoenix had one of those days where he cried every time I tried to put him down. So, needless to say, my house is a complete and total wreck. I felt pretty proud of myself that I just managed to keep all the cloth diapers washed this week.

This sweet little face doesn't LOOK naughty...boy, can looks be deceiving!


Zadie...wearing her shirt as a hat.


Phoenix getting some quality dad time.



I got my hair done tonight (cut and colored) so that was really fun...I'll have to try to take a pic tomorrow...

This is how I spend a lot of my day...

(Please ignore the fact that my eyes are closed). Anytime I feed Phoenix...which is about every two hours currently...Zadie wants me to hold her too. I can't really do that being limited of hands and laps...so we compromise. I put the foot stool up and she (usually) leans back on me and Phoenix. We end up watching a lot of kids shows this way.

And this is what happens when the kids go to bed...


Harely is a 1 person cat, and a Mamma's boy. Sadly, he doesn't get nearly the attention he did even a few months ago! I feel kinda bad for him. If I thought he would truly be happier and well loved in another home I would consider giving him away. Knowing his personality though, I highly doubt he would bond with anyone else or ever be happy with anyone else. He really doesn't even like Brett all that much, and Brett probably cleans his litterbox and feeds him more than I do! For whatever reason, this cat loves me!

Zadie giving Phoenix a kiss...


Z. has been super crabby today...which means she's been crying, whining and hanging on me all day. Let's just say that I'm ready for Brett to get home. That also means that while I got some cute pictures of Phoenix today I didn't get any at all of Zadie. Everytime I whipped out the camera she was crying...or had a pouty look on her face. Maybe I should have taken a picture of that...

Phoenix...






Ok, I'm off to try to make it to some of your sites before someone needs fed, or changed or held!

Clumsy

Ok, so maybe it's a toddler thing, but I swear to you that I have the clumsiest kid ever!! Earlier this week I watched her run full force straight into a wall. She didn't even attempt to slow down! And yes, my warped sense of humor struggled to come to the surface as I stifled giggles. It's a good thing that Brett was there to pick her up and kiss her owie's! Then yesterday we were in her room getting ready for church...three times in a row she tried to leave the room and some how banged her head on the door! Three times! She's also been sporting a black eye for the last week from where she ran into the corner of the fish tank. It's faded pretty well, but you can sort of see it under her left eye in these pictures.


People probably think I abuse her with all the bruises that constantly pop up. Hopefully as she gets older and steadier on her legs her clumsiness will fade. It would be fair for her to take after me THAT much!

Ok, Phoenix is crying so I gotta run!

I'm going to write a real post later when the kids are sleeping...but for now I thought I'd show you some comparison pictures...

Zadie at 2 months old:




Phoenix at almost 2 months:

Birthday Post

So today is my birthday. I'm 32. No special plans. I was going to have lunch with a friend from High School but she had to cancel because one of her kids got sick. Oh well...maybe I'll get really brave and venture out by myself (with the kids) to go to Hobby Lobby this afternoon. I got a gift card from my mom and the plan is to get a scrapbook with the card.

Personally I think this little guy is a pretty good birthday present!
(sleeping in his bouncy seat while Zadie plays outside)




someday I'll have time to write a real post again...right now I have a dirty diaper to change, a toddler to feed and a fussy baby!

Vote for Zadie!!

Hi friends! If you all could go and vote for Zadie's picture that would be awesome! If we win the money would be a great start for her college fund! Here is the link: Vote for Zadie!

Happy Monday to you all
I was sick to my stomach all last night and still this morning...I really hope I'm not getting sick! I can't afford to be sick. I still haven't heard from my brother since he left for basic training. I know he doesn't have much time to talk but I hope to hear at least something from him soon. The other day we were driving and Zadie saw a guy that had a jacket and hat like Dave wears...she pointed at him and said "Dave! Dave!".
Ok, a few pictures from this weekend...

She loves her brother.






Didn't get much sleep last night...Phoenix was fussy. I started today feeling like a Zombie. I made some coffee...of course I didn't get to finish my first cup before it got cold. That's kind of a state of life these days. Maybe if I can manage to drink another cup the caffine will kick in...

happy kids = dirty house

Since today is Saturday it is our house cleaning day. The house is a total wreck...it drives me nuts but during the week I've realized that I can't do everything. I kept up with laundry (with at least two loads plus a load of diapers every day) but the rest of the house just sort of stayed trashed all week. It's not that I never loaded the dishwasher or picked up, I did! But not enough to actually keep up with all the messes that were made. It's either that or I end up not paying any attention to my kids but having a clean house. I've decided my kids are more important. So those of you friends that drop by and wonder what the heck happened to my house, well...at least you know my kids are loved and have clean clothes. Ha ha So anyway, weekends are our catch up time with cleaning.

Here are a couple pictures of Zadie and Phoenix...she really loves him, constantly giving him kisses and asking to hold him. I try to never tell her no when she wants to hold him or love on him...even if it means dropping whatever I am doing so that I can help her.






Phoenix sleeping...man do I love this little guy!!


...and yes, in the middle of April we got another snow storm...this is what our courtyard (right outside our window) looked like yesterday!


Ok, I'm off to take a shower and get ready so that I can start cleaning the house...tonight Brett and I have a date night (with no kids!!) so I really want to try to get stuff done before we leave :happy: Hope you are all having a good Saturday!

My little model

Zadie was so funny today...I got the camera out and she turned into a total ham!