Frolicking and Pool Parties

Having a blast swimming with her cousins

I'm 5 months old today!!
Play time

Ethan and Jillian Frolicking

So, we were really busy this weekend- and to be honest i was dreading it a little. Jillian has been a little beast lately- with tantrums and all. But, both girls were amazing- its like they knew we had alot to do. Saturday we were at the frolics from like 1030am till 8pm- jillian loved the parade and playground by the lake. Olivia hardly slept at all! She could not get comfy -its the only bad thing ive found with all crib sleeping so far- she only will sleep good in there- kinda hard when you arent always home. But, both days i got to "sleep in" till 715 am!! amazing what a little sleep does for u!!

Today we went down to my cousins house for a pool party. Their house is so beautiful- its like the hgtv house you could win last year, it feels like you will look out the window and see the ocean. every piece of furniture i loved- and their yard! its so huge and all you see is cornfields and trees. someday i'm gonna have that view! Jillian had so much fun playing with her cousins- i wished we all live closer.

so back to work tommorrow- ugh- hard to believe its the middle of july already. my little baby girl is 5 months old today!!!! She is up on her shins now, pushing up off her arms- she is inching herself forward a little- its crazy! I fear fall around here -i think we will be chasing after olivia all day long!!!

Brewers Game

Ethan conquering the slide

The happy part of the gameThinking- should i be crabby or sweet?

So, we went to a brewer game last night with our friends, and jillians friend ethan. We left baby o at home with aunty e, she got lucky, she slept practically the whole time! I'm not gonna say i told you so, but i pretty much predicted how the experience would be from the start. all i can say is tired 2 3/4 yr old + 7pm brewer game = crabbiness, crying and a few good moments!! Jillian is outside all day playing hard, so she's pooped at nite, she fell asleep on the way home from grandmas yesterday, and slept till i had to wake her to get ready. SO, she was crabby from the get go. the best part of the game was the childrens area on the top floor- thats where she and ethan had all their fun. oh well, next time a day game!!!!

The Faces of Jillian

Angry

Happy
Thinking

4th Festivities

Finding treasures

Toddler Torture
Our Little Firecracker

Much more fun

The baby staredown game

So, its 730pm and we are home, both girls in bed. I think the 3rd day in a row of swimming and fun = tired 2 year old!! She even took like and 1.5 hr nap today, which NEVER happens. No fireworks, but after battling the bugs, w/off caked on the last 3 days, im not too upset. Crazy its the 4th of july- summer is flying by!

Picture-o-rama

Ahhh, the sound of silence!

I look like daddy and drink milk like him too!
So Bored

Happy and Clean - for a minute!!

The angels came and took you much too soon,

Happy Golden Birthday Uncle Nick,

Always on our minds,

Forever in our hearts.

Lazy summer days...

She's not shy in front of boys, great!

Sister fun!!
Finally my turn to swim!!

Are these glasses cute on me??

Playin favorites

That's rite, i'm little miss perfect

Ok, i know as a mom i'm not suppose to have a "favorite" kid, so i'll just say, i like olivia a lot more right now. We definately got off to a shaky start, her 1st 2 months were hard, she didnt cry all the time, but alot more than i was use to with jillian. Jillian only needed to be held and fed, and she was the happiest baby. This is how she made her way in our bed, leaving her crib brand new for her sister!! Olivia is on her 4th formula and bottles, so she's had a little issue with upset belly and spit up. Probably why she was fussy. At 2 months she changed and became this wonder baby, the kind we heard exsisted but never experienced. She takes 2 good naps a day, plus a short "evening catnap", sleeps 9-12 hrs a night- in her CRIB!!! Crazy!!! She actually fusses when im holding her and she's sleeping. I like to rock her to sleep and until i put her in her crib she's fidgeting, than she gives me a little smile and rolls on her side. Obviously our lives are alot different than when jillian was born, and we have less time with 2, so there is no way i could spend all day holding olivia like i did jillian.

So, anyways, i have this angel baby and than this two year old in the clutches of the "terrible twos." Jillian is either sweet as sugar, telling me she loves me so much, or having a meltdown. I remember 6 months ago thinking, well this is it, we are in the worst of it. YA! Not even close. As she is getting older, she is smarter and stronger willed, and every thing is a battle. I spend my days trying to trick her, today it was her nails. She went bananas when i got the clipper out. so i said i would paint them only if i could cut them (she loves nail polish), sure enough screaming stopped instantly and nails were cut.

I know it all goes fast, and soon in few years olivia will be "terrible", and jillian will be my little lady. Just for today, i'm liking the little quiet one just a smidge more!

Happy Father's Day!!

Diggin for worms

3 generationsDaddy's little angel baby

Daddy and his #1 fan

Happy fathers day to all the dads and grandpas out there!!! We had a bbq at our house today with all mine, ryans and jimmys family- it was beautiful outside and alot of yummy food, what more can you ask for??

Ready to Party

I want a pony momma

Ready to get my roll on
Today we went to ethans 2nd birthday party. I don't know why i bother worrying about what jillian is wearing, she spent half the party naked sitting in a kiddie pool!

if anyone uses burt's bee's i found its $3 cheaper at pick n save! I've been buying it at target the last 2 yrs for 8.99, expensive, but it got rid of all jillians arm bumpies. Well, today i was at the grocery store, and needed shampoo/wash, and didnt want to run to target. I looked twice at the price and its 5.99- i would have never thought it was cheaper there!!!

Jump! Jump! Jumping!

EWW! Give me my bottle please!

Got this before i was born, thanks aunty e

Happy Baby
Ick mommy

So, rice cereal wasn't a big hit with olivia. can't really remember if jillian liked it, i know she didnt love it.

i got stupid jury duty week 0f july 6th-yuck. some people never get it and this is my second time. it sucks cause i work 7-3 and jury duty goes way later than that. so all the kids pick up/ drop off that week will be on daddies shoulders. yuck.

what a perfect day- finally-ryan got the girls a tent- a big tent and set it up in the yard. jillian loved it- closest she will ever come to camping. He wants to sleep out there next weekend- have fun- i will be in my comfy bed!

Itty Bitty

Mmm my hand is nummy

Its my birthday and all i got was 3 shots and some gross mouth stuff

Ok, so i know being in the 97th percentile is not itty bitty but let me explain. Olivia had her 4 month doctor appt yesterday, she weighed 16 lbs and 26 inches long. All this put her in the 97th percentile, but, for a baby born at 10lbs 15oz, she only gained 5 lbs in 4 months!! Jillian was 17.5 lbs and 26.5 inches at 4 months!! so jillian gained 8lbs in 4months vs. my itty bitty olivia's 5lbs!! She would not stay on her back the whole appt, she kept rolling over and rocking like crazy, dr george said she seems like an early crawler. Good- it will be cute, bad- i see little barbie shoes and beaded necklaces in her mouth- ahhhh!!! She can start eating rice cereal now, i can't wait to get some tomorrow and see her face eating it!!


Me and barb had a rummage the last 2 days, made $125 selling junk i dont need, so not bad!! It was such nice weather yesterday and this afternoon- finally seems like summer- since june is 1/2 over!!

Olivia was not happy last nite at about 5pm, think it was the shots. she cried to 6pm, i finally got her down, and she slept till 6am!!! I checked on her 3 times last nite, she ate her bottle at 5pm- thats like 13 hrs no food!! She ate at 6am than went back to bed for 2 more hours! Poor baby, the combo of baby Tylenol and shots wore her out.

It had to happen sooner or later....

Consoling the victim

Post incident

Deliriously tired- "i hold my feet like a baby"

Well, i knew sooner or later olivia would be wounded by jillian, and tonite was the nite. Playing peek a boo real cute, olivia sitting on my lap with her back to me, olivia smiling, cooing, all the sudden she is screaming - hysterical. I am looking at her, i see her index finger in jillians mouth. I scream at jillian, i'm sure she bit off her finger tip, she lets go, the finger is still intact, thank god!! 5 minute time out later, Jillian promised she would never bite "anyone momma" again. Fun!

We survived Week 1

Trying to figure out how to crawl

They like to watch me cook and clean- smart girls
This exersaucer thing is ok
1st bath together

It has been quite a busy week, trying to figure out our new schedules. It went super fast, just as I figured, so its good and bad. I highly doubt i will have time to post more than once a week, with 2 kids its a little nonstop till like 9pm, and by then im a zombie.

Olivia slept through the night last nite- 9 hrs- 1st time i didnt have to get up at least once to stick her ya ya in or roll her off her stomach . So thats exciting!! She probably would have slept longer, but somebody (ryan) was convinced she was dead, so he went in her room and rolled her off her stomach, cause she suppose to sleep on her back he said. Well, i know that, but she probably slept all nite that way! So i hope it continues- she's been going like 9 hrs for a month and a half, but still i wake up with her and then its hard to fall back asleep. Today she did the full roll, back to stomach to back. Big girl! she's also really really teething poor thing. She did so good at gramma's all week- i was a little worried, she's kinda clingy to me (nice change!), but she was a little angel.

Jillian is her usual self, the things she is saying lately, so funny. She said to gramma yesterday, "whats that" (pointed to plunger). gramma said "plunger." she said, "interesting." She constantly has me cracking up. Just watching her dance in her carseat on the way home is hilarious. She's got mad moves!!

Going back to work wasnt horrible, i missed my friends there, and it will be nice to get a paycheck again:-) I do appreciate time with the girls after work and now this weekend a lot more though.

Welcome Mr Carson Lee!!!

Proud Grandma

Little Cutie Pie (Per Jillian)

Rollin' Video

Babies, Babies, Babies!!!

Congrats to Stephanie and Tim on the birth of their twin boys today!! Vincent and Lucas were 5.7lbs 18.5 inches!!

Congrats to Shannon and Kyle on the birth of Carson lee tonight!! He was 7lbs, 8oz!!

We can't wait to meet all the new little babies!!!

Back to the Grind

All this work talk makes me sleepy

Oh Mommy, i love to whine, i'll help you

Back to work tommorrow, i am sad :-( Hopefully I can talk my boss into working part time till labor day:-) Maybe somebody did my work the last 5 months, ya rite! My first monday since january 26th!!!