6 Weeks Old!

Isaac is 6 weeks old today! He is starting to smile at me. I think it is intentional and not gas! He has a good eating schedule, about every 2 1/2-3 hours during the day and he only gets up once at night. He will also drink from a bottle which is exciting because Caleb never did that! He will also use a pacifier when fussy which is another thing Caleb refused to use. As you can see he is getting chunky-we grow big babies.:)

Happy Birthday Nate!

Today is Nate's 28th Birthday! He is a fabulous husband and an amazing father to our boys, I can't imagine life without him. He works hard for our family and he does a great job with the projects he takes on. The latest projects were the shed and a sandbox for Caleb. Nate is becoming a respected leader in our church and our neighborhood association. But, no matter how busy he gets, his family is always his top priority. God has truly blessed us! He'll be embarassed when he reads this, but it is all true! We're not doing too much tonight. He requested Oreo ice cream dessert for his "cake" and we're doing fondue for supper. Should be fun. He already knows what his present is because Caleb told him! Note to self, do not bring toddlers along when buying presents!

Of course, I can't forget to say Happy Birthday to Janna!

Outage=Exhausting!

So Nate's plant is doing their outage for 6 weeks. Basically they are refueling the plant and everything needs to be fixed during this time. They do an outage every 18 months. All the employees have to work 6 days a week and 12 hour days. Thankfully Nate got Sundays off. He usually puts in 13 hour days, getting home between 6:15 and 7:30 pm. And then work has been calling him in the evening too. Needless to say this has not been fun! Nate is exhausted and can't get much done around here. I'm tired from being with the kids all day. But, we've made it through 2 weeks so far. We're looking forward to October 9 and praying the outage gets done on time!

In other news, MOPS started yesterday. We have a couple new Moms, so that is exciting! I think we have a great year planned out.

Baptism and Party

Today was the big day! We had Isaac's baptism and Caleb's 3rd Birthday party. The baptism went well, but it reminded me of life with kids-not orderly.:) Caleb started walking up front with us, but went limp on me and sunk to the floor refusing to go up. So he sat in the pew with the family. Isaac was sleeping, but started crying while the pastor was holding him. So the boys went to the nursery after the baptism.:)

We had about 14 people for the party. I made a tractor cake for Caleb-he was very excited! Of course he had fun opening presents too. Isaac was passed around alot and posed for some cute pictures. Overall it was a great day! Tomorrow Nate's Mom is leaving, so we're on our own again. Should be interesting!

Grandma's Here!

Nate's Mom is staying with us for a week. We've been keeping her busy, mostly playing with Caleb! But, she is getting some time with her newest grandson. She's been helping make meals and we picked alot of apples- so now we're making applesauce, pies, etc. We are also getting ready for this Sunday. Isaac will be baptized and then we are having people over after church to celebrate the baptism and Caleb's 3rd birthday. Lots of food to make! We are so grateful she is visiting us!

The Highs and Lows

Yesterday was a great day and I felt very confident as a mother. Nate worked a night shift so he went to bed as I was getting up at 6:30 am to feed Isaac. I got the boys and myself clean, fed, and to church on time! Never mind I got up at 6:30 for a 10 am service.:) What a feeling of accomplishment! In the afternoon, some women in my church threw us a baby shower! I was very touched by the number of people who came and we received some cute gifts. They even gave Caleb some gifts, very sweet. My Mom came out for the shower as well, lots of fun.

Of course, today starts out totally different! Caleb seems to know when I'm feeding Isaac in the morning and get up right then demanding breakfast.:) Later, both boys are crying inconsolably. I'm trying to figure out how to use a sling I was given for Isaac, but he screams even more. I wanted to lock myself in the bathroom until they stopped crying! Thankfully, that didn't last too long. However, I went to the grocery store with the boys for the first time-another accomplishment!

I was thinking yesterday about some "laws of motherhood." Like

-the baby always spits up on the cute outfit you just put on before walking out the door

-the toddler has to use the bathroom or is dying of starvation as soon as the baby starts nursing

I could think of more, but I thought it would be fun to hear some of your "laws of motherhood"!

Sleep and Snacks

Today I was feeling the sleep deprivation. Isaac does well at night-only getting up once or twice. So, I shouldn't complain, but I was wanting to go back to bed as soon as I woke up. Not a good feeling. Of course, Caleb didn't take a nap today-but I left him in his room and crashed for 30 minutes. You know how "experts" say, "new mothers should sleep when the baby sleeps." Yea, that only works for the first kid. What do the experts say for the following kids?

I was also thinking today about snacks. I feel like I'm still eating alot with the breastfeeding thing and needing new ideas for snacks. Do you guys have any favorite snacks that are easy and semi-good for you? My favorite evening snack is cereal. My Grandma J. passed that trait on to me.

Here I Go!

So after reading my friends blogs, I got the itch to start my own! I know my life isn't that exciting, but it's a great way for our friends and family to stay in the loop. Now I can share more photos of our kids too. Hopefully blogging doesn't become too addicting! Let me know if you experienced bloggers have any tips.

Here are some recent pictures of I-he's 3 weeks old now! He looks quite a bit like C did at this age. C loves to hold I-but has a hard time being gentle. Being a Mom to two kids has been quite an adventure so far- some days are crazier than others!