Easter

We had a total of three Easter celebrations including my good friend's family, my step-dad's family, and on Easter we went to Chris' parents.  Nash also had an egg hunt at school and we went to a community one as well. Nash once again enjoyed hunting eggs. He could care less about candy(not a big fan of a lot of candy) and perfered the money eggs (that's my boy). Griffin was of course clueless about Easter but got some good things in his Easter baskets that he has enjoyed.
Easter morning Nash was sick to his stomach and we didn't make it to church. I did get the boys dressed though and we went to Chris parents for lunch though. I have a lot of pictures on my phone from the various hunts but these are once I took with my main camera on Easter.

( wish Chris and I would have dressed better and got a better picture but oh well story of my life lately)

My Almost 4 yr Old

I feel like a post just about Nash is long over due. He has really changed a lot and is a at a fun and challenging phase. He is very smart and amazes me at the words he knows, the things he remembers, how quickly he picks up on things, and his understanding of different things. He is very sweet. He LOVES his baby brother and is great with him. He thinks of others and is very kind. He is enjoying playing soccer and plays with a lot of heart. He loves being active. He soon will be starting t-ball and is very excited about that. He is so funny. He keeps us laughing all the time. He  has his dad's sense of humor where he will say funny things you don't expect. He loves to sing and learns songs so quick. We have several "our songs". He loves to read and can pretty much read his Thomas books to me at night time. I think probably more out of memorization than reading the actual words but it's still pretty impressive.  He is becoming so independent. He likes to do things by "my own self" and surprises me the things he can do on his own. He is becoming more brave and is not so afraid of things as he used to be. He is very proud of his accomplishments when he does succeed at doing something new.

With all this new independence comes some challenges mainly being argumentative. He wants to be right even when he knows he's wrong. We have some batttles some times but nothing that can't be handled pretty quickly. The boy is deathly afraid of time out so we normally can redirect his behavior with that. He is an obedient and eager to please kid so thankfully the battles aren't that rough.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this boy!

My big 4 month old

I can't put into words how much I love this sweet boy and can't imagine life without him. He is such a joy. I am soaking it all in or at least trying too. He is growing so much. He is busting out of his 3-6 months clothes and into 6-9 months clothes. He is sleeping much better and normally has a good 6 to 7 hour stretch first thing. He is however sleeping in his swing. Typically he wakes up pretty quickly when laid down so the swing has worked for us. Pretty soon we will be transitioning him into his bed. I am still nursing him and loving every minute of it. Soon I know we will be trying solids and it feels like he may be needing that soon as he is a big eater.
While life is hectic with working full time and being a wife and mom to two boys I am enjoying the boys in my life and feel very blessed to be loved by them.

My sweet 3 month old

He is such a smilely sweet baby. This month, he has started laughing while being tickled and other times just on his own even in his sleep. He loves to smile and talk to you. His other new trick is sticking his tounge out. He is so proud to show it off.  His hair is really starting to come in and seems to get thicker every day. From the looks of it he's going to be a strawberry blond boy. He's a sweet sweet boy!

Life has been crazy

I started back to work and it's going good. I am starting to get in the swing of things. I am still anxious and feel crazy most of the time. I feel like I am doing something constantly and then when I am not I think "what did I forget?" I guess that's just how it is. Nothing new or super exciting going on.
I signed Nash up for t-ball which he starts in April. I think he will like baseball and I wanted to see how it goes. He's excited about it. We also just registered him for the 4K program at Chris' school for next year and it freaks me out a little. It's basically just like Kindergarten, Monday through Friday 8-3 . They even wear uniforms. Sweet Moses I think I might cry as I am writing this.
Anyhoo, Griffin is doing good. He's a fat boy. He loves to smile, coo, and talk to you. I like to think he is in love with his mommy! He's a sweet boy and I love coming home to see him and cuddling with him. He still pretty much sleeps with me. Right now it is just easier (in some ways) but I am trying to make a conscious effort to start getting him to sleep by himself some. He has started to laugh out loud some and that is just precious. Don't get me wrong I am glad we are done having children but it also makes me so cherish these sweet baby things because I know it will be my last time to get too.
Time for Chris and I has been scarce with two kiddos. We have had a couple of date nights (watching a movie at the house with just Griffin) and they are really nice. At this point, I love some down time at home.  It has gotten better now that basketball is over which ended in another heartbreaking loss at the buzzer this year. It's pretty sad when Nash knows his daddy was home because he saw the lights through the garage door at night time. We are liking having him home more. Nash and Chris are really bonding over the Cars 2 s video game which is Nash's obsession (ever since Christmas).
So yeah that's it. Nothing too exciting. Staying busy. Feeling crazy. Trying to get adjusted to life as a wife, mother of an (gasp) almost 4 yr old and 12 week old, and working full time.

My big 2 month old!

 Griffin is 2 months old. It's hard to believe.

 He is getting so big. He is busting out of his 0-3 month old clothes and is into 3-6 months clothes already. His sleeping is about the same. He has a 3 hour stretch pretty regularly but I would have to say he still mostly every two hours. I am hoping with all the weight he is putting on that maybe that will help him sleep longer and not have to eat so often. He is smiling more in the last few weeks and cooing. He is awfully handsome and is starting to have his own look somewhat instead of reminding me exactly of Nash.

In this past month, he went to his first basketball game. He's been to a couple and does really well until it starts getting late and he is tired. This was him before his first game.
I go back to work today. I decided to go back earlier than plan. One because I need to financially and two because I am going to work a short week the first week or two to try and get back in the swing of things. I am super duper anxious about it all so say a little prayer for me!

how's it going?...it's going..

For the most part things are going good. I spend most of my days after getting Nash ready for school hanging out with Griffin, doing stuff around the house, trying to get out of the house some, and finding time for a nap before Nash gets home and I hang out with him. Basketball is in full swing so I have nights that I am by myself and get both boys ready for bed and ready for the next day.
The worst time by far is bed time. One Griffin is gets crankiest at night time (the first time he goes down). He doesn't go down without a fight. He's tired and gets fussy and most nights I try everything in the book to get him to sleep. This makes it harder when I am trying to get Nash to  sleep at the same time. Who since we had Griffin decided he wants to sleep on the couch. When they are both asleep anything is game. Nash wakes up in the middle of the night and comes to our bed. Griffin's sleep patterns vary. Sometimes he gives me a 4 hour stretch in there and that's wonderful but we are still mostly two and three hours. He most of the time goes back to sleep pretty easily. However, most of the time that is on me or laying down nursing so Griffin and I often switch beds after Nash comes to our bed becasue we need more space.
I go back to work in a little over a week and that makes me so anxious. Part of me is ready to get back in a routine because  the reality is I have to work as I am out of paid time off and got hospital bills rolling in. I'm nervous about leaving Griffin and getting very little time with him. It is a very unnatual feeling to leave a baby for most of the day 5 of 7 days a week for me. I am nervous about getting to work and making it through a whole day on not much sleep and coming home to two kids to take care of. Basketball will be over in a few weeks after I start back so I will have my husband back more which will be nice.
Griffin has had a couple of bottles and has done well with them. He hasn't been left much or for very long though and very much loves to be with his mommy so we'll see how that goes. Breastfeeding is going well and I am enjoying it. So glad I get the opportunity to do that again. He is quite the butterball and seems to be getting big quickly.
Big brother is doing well. He is adjusting. There are some times of jealously. Nothing major. Things like "mom put me in the car first" or :"I want to lay on you". Mainly, he loves his brother and is very sweet to him and since he's so active and Griffin's not yet he still pretty much gets most of the attention anyways.