A Week's Worth of Thanks - Day 2

Tonight I'm thankful for my husband, who for the last two nights, has allowed me to fall asleep with our little man before 9:30.  I'm still suffering from sheer exhaustion and from having to go back to work, and when I tucked Baby Jack into bed, not only did he fall asleep, but so did I.  Dead asleep.  Like, Brad's had to wake me up and make me switch beds asleep.

And not only that, but Brad's also cleaned up the entire house while I've slept the early evening away.  I wake up with our baby girl at about 4:30 every morning, and the past two mornings I've found the toys put away, the dishes washed, laundry in the machine, and lights out.

Simply amazing.

A Week of Thanks

In honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, I've decided to post a week's worth of thanks.  Hope you enjoy:)

Tonight, I'm thankful that one year ago today, I took a pregnancy test and it came back positive.

Our Peanut was on her way, and at that moment, I was the only one who knew it.  Now I can't believe that she's about to be four months old.  Amazing how the time flies...

I'm oh-so-thankful for our baby girl and her big brother, that precious boy who makes me smile every day.

Surprise!

It wasn't the smoothest night at our house. Even though Jack was spending time at Grammy's house, Mommy didn't get to relax much because Hannah Bear was pretty fussy.  She wanted to be held, she wanted to eat, and she wanted to sleep, but she wasn't doing any of those things very happily.  It seemed like I was changing a wet diaper every 10 minutes, and then once I got her dry and dressed again, she'd spit up.  I took a deep breath, left Miss Hannah to play on a blanket on the floor, and went upstairs to get another sleeper to change her into.

I was nearly at my wit's end when I came back downstairs to find this:

Yes, my little baby girl had rolled herself over!

Obviously, I yelled for Brad and went running for the camera.  And then proceeded to take a zillion shots of this very momentous milestone.

Because that face?  How could you not?

Sort of put my evening into perspective, I'd say.  So Miss Hannah - thank you for giving me such a great present:)  You put Mama in a better mood in an instant! 

Especially when you gave it another go...

 

Good girl!

And thank you:)  Do you think you could roll again tomorrow night so that Jack can watch you?  I know he'd just love to see it!

Mr. and Mrs. Young

One month ago today, my baby sister married the man of her dreams.

Ryan and John, this is for you.  Enjoy!  Oh, and you may want to grab a tissue before hitting play:)

Happy One Month Anniversary!

Silent Sunday

{I'm sorry, but this just makes me laugh at my own attempt to get a cute sibling shot}

My Sleepy Son and Skinny Bear

Thursday evening, when Jack asked for Skinny Bear and we couldn't find him anywhere in the house, we assumed we'd forgotten him at school for the night.  After swimming class, Jack and Hannah Bear both fell asleep in the car on the way home.  When we got home, we got the kiddos quickly ready for bed, and they were both asleep at around 8:30 - a record here in our house!

When I went in Jack's room to tuck him in, he looked up at me with the saddest, little face and told me he wanted Skinny Bear.  When I tried to explain that we left him at school and we'd get him in the morning, he asked if I could go to school and get him.  If school had been open then, I would've gone in a heartbeat.  The sad face was breaking my heart, and he was so sleepy...  We gave him Back-up Skinny, listened to him explain how Back-up Skinny's tail would not do, and then kissed him goodnight.

Before I went to bed, when I was arranging my pillows, I found Skinny Bear hiding under our covers.  I took him immediately to Jack's room like I'd just won Mother of the Year, and quickly snuggled him under Jack's arm.

In the morning when I went in to wake Jack up, Skinny Bear was wrapped around my little boy.  And Back-up Skinny?  He'd been cast-off to the floor.  Even in Jack's unconscious state, he could tell the difference between the real Skinny Bear and Back-Up Skinny Bear.

When Jack sat up and gave me hugs, he told me that his arm was hurting.  I assumed it had fallen asleep, so I tried to give him a little arm massage.  That's when he remembered that his other arm was hurting too:)

When we got downstairs, Skinny Bear in tow, Jack told me, "I think Skinny Bear wants a waffle."

I had no idea that Skinny Bear liked waffles as much as my Baby Jack!  Such a smart little boy...keeps us on our toes:)

Happy Birthday, Grampy!

We love you so much, and we hope you have fun picking out some new goodies for your motorcycle.  Your birthday party was so much fun!