3 Months

At 3 months Vinny looks just like his daddy. He is awake most of the day eating, blowing raspberries, eating, cooing, eating, watching Evelyn's every move, eating, smiling and did I mention eating...he's growing so fast! (Assume from all the eating) In the midst of all the crazy, I am so thankful for my kids. He loves his Sophie but hates tummy time :)

Play Dough

We made Play Dough today! So easy and possibly the BEST dough we have ever played with!!

Recipe:

1 cup + 2 tbsp. of Water

1 tbsp. Oil (I used Olive Oil)

1 cup Flour

1/2 cup Salt

1 tbsp. Cream of Tarter

Food Coloring

Boil Water and Food Coloring

Once Water comes to a boil add Oil

In a mixing bowl add: 1 cup Flour, 1/2 cup Salt, 1 tbsp. Cream of Tarter

Add Water and mix with dough hook

Take out and hand knead just a bit. Then Enjoy! We did red and blue today. Store is a plastic Ziploc bag or Tupperware container.

She has been playing with this all morning :)

 

Projects

Evelyn has been quite the pill lately and negative reinforcement is not working. Soooo, this mamma has been trying my hardest to encourage her to do the right things. I have also been giving her as much one on one time as Vincent allows. It all seems to be working. A routine is coming into place and it has been nothing but helpful. Today we made a trip to the store, as we walked in, Valentines Day decor was everywhere! Evelyn's eyes lit up and we decided together to make some cupcakes for our "project"

It was fun. And Yummyyyy

She could barely wait for them to cool down.

This smile melts my heart. I love her so much

Time For Change

Before I start "venting" let me make it very clear that I am VERY thankful for the life I have, the family that that surrounds us and friends that keep in touch.

First things first...I am so sick of texting, facebooking and instagraming in order to stay in touch with friends. Miss the days when a phone call wasn't ignored and when friends would pop on in and talk for hours. How true can a friendship really be when a conversation can only be read and when emotions are sent over through a smiley or winky face? I want to SEE those emotions so we can experience them together. 

Is anyone else feeling like this? Or is it just me?

I realize us gals are busy being SUPERWOMEN but Hey! Our grandma's and mother's still made time for friends without all this technology and from what I have been told, it's really NOT that hard.

So, I'm hosting a Bunco gathering tomorrow night and couldn't be more excited! Adult time...and I get to SEE some ladies that I haven't in a few months or even years! This is my little step to making a change. I am hoping our group only gets bigger and becomes a monthly routine. 

My life is so predictable. My day starts between 6-7am and ends by 10pm. Full of taking care of other people. I love it but something needs to change. Ideal situation would be, an hour 3x a week to hit the gym (re-group, get skinny and detox)

maybe even take a bath 2x a week to shave these gorilla looking legs, instead of taking a 10 minute shower that consists of me poking my head out of the shower door every 2 minutes because I think one of my kids is crying. I really don't think that is to much to ask. 

The truth is, I can do all of that. 

So why do I feel so guilty when I do? How do I get over that?

Growing Girl

Two years has surely flown by and now that Vincent is here, Evelyn looks like a giant compared to him. She is getting smarter every single day. Her vocabulary shocks me, she speaks like an adult sometimes!

Before Vincent arrived we decided to put Evelyn in a Pre Pre-school. A good friend of mine brought my attention to this place in town where she dances, sings, crafts and enjoys the company of other kids. Jason goes with her every Friday from 9-11:30. He loves the alone time with her.

(It is so sweet watching them get ready for school)

Last Friday I was able to sneak in after a doctors appointment

(Melts my heart)

Evelyn is also asked to bring a toy to share with her classmates. After the first class Jason insisted we go get her a backpack since all the other kids had one. Sooo we marched through Target and found a wall of backpacks full of Minnie Mouse, Princess and Butterfly girly prints, we asked Evelyn to pick one out and she wanted NOTHING to do with those ones. Instead, she picked out a Cars backpack...Jason and I looked at each other and giggled a little. She is definitely our special little lady!

I obviously LOVE that Evelyn enjoys class so much but what I absolutely ADORE is the crafts she brings home to me. She is so proud of everything she creates!

Watching Evelyn grow up is bittersweet. Some days I wish all the growing up would just pause for a little while.

Vincent's Arrival

October 29, 2012 @ 7:36am

Sunday night I was feeling more exhausted than ever and decided to take 2 tablespoons of Castor Oil mixed with some Orange Juice around 10:30pm. I was told by a couple friends that this helps jump start labor so after about an hour researching the side effects on the internet I gave it a shot. I waited up for a half hour or so thinking it was going to work pretty quickly but nothing happened so I fell asleep. 2am rolled around and I started having contractions. I woke up Jason and suggested he call into work because we were going to have this baby, FINALLY. 

Our plan was to stay home and labor as long as possible but an hour and a half into the the laboring my contractions were only 3 minutes apart and lasting almost an entire minute. Jason called my mom to come and keep an eye on Evelyn while we head to the hospital. The 15 minutes that it took for her to arrive seemed like an eternity!

We arrived at the hospital and got settled into our room around 4:15am. The nurse checked me and I was only at 3cm and the on call Doctor did not want to admit me. The nurse could see just how close my contractions were so she suggested we stay at the hospital for an hour or so and she would check me again. An hour later I was at 5cm and at that point was officially admitted. 

6am I got an epidural and things went fairly quick from that point forward. My water broke while trying to sit up and the next thing I knew I was pushing. 

15 or so pushes later Vincent was born @ 7:36!!!

Jason went to the waiting room and grabbed Evelyn so she could meet her little brother

The love she has for him is simply amazing...I am sitting here with tears in my eyes just thinking about it. 

Jason was home for an entire week. I must say, "I AM the luckiest wife in the world!" He had cooked every single meal the entire week, went and ran errands, stayed up with me during most of the night time feedings while waking up early to take care of Evelyn the next morning so I could sleep in. Talk about a Superman! 

We are blessed. Our family is complete and we are so excited for what life has in store for us!

37 Weeks Pregnant

3 weeks left...maybe less!!?!!

I kind of feel bad because this entire pregnancy I have been doing nothing but hoping for it to end. I was so sick in the beginning that I lost about 9-10lbs, my back constantly hurt and my limbs tingled with numbness. Not to mention a couple visits to the ER for fainting spells. Now that the end is in sight, I'm terrified of being a mommy of TWO! How am I going to manage? I know, moms do it all the time but it still makes me nervous. 

12 lb weight gain so far, which is great considering I had gained double the amount with Evelyn at this point ;)

Pray for an early, quick, healthy delivery!