BUSY BUSY BUSY!!

Hello, just a quick update before I do some laundry...

Brookie is good, starting to wake up right now and I hope she stays asleep so I can do laundry, growing like a weed and just as happy as can be!! She is getting baptized on April 19th and we are all excited...just need to buy her a baptismal gown.

Aidan is also doing well. Loving school still. His conference is tomorrow. I hope I can make it to it. He felt warm this morning as I was leaving for my mom's group and sure enough has a slight fever and has had it all day. I hope it doesn't progress to more. My mom is suppose to watch him tomorrow during the conference but if he is sick I won't be going. He LOVES his little sister and is the best help with her!!

John...hasn't been working at UPS much. He has worked 4 days out of the last 8 weeks. Not good for paying bills and our budget...err I mean WHAT budget!! He was called in at 11am today because someone got an on the job concussion. The guy who drove him to the truck (it was already in the middle of the route) said to expect to work tomorrow and all of next week and that things should substantially pick up from here on out. Same thing was said last year at this time and it wasn't until June that things picked up so we'll see. He is picking up as many hours at Garlic Jim's as possible. He only has one night off at this point a week unless he is driving for UPS then he doesn't go in at all.

Me...well I am as I like to refer to it as on "baby patrol" for a few friends that I know are due anyday now!! I am so excited for them to welcome their newest family members!! Other than that I am doing my jobs, taking care of my family and trying to be thankful for all that I have no matter how challenging my life is right now with John not working. There ARE people who have a lot less than we do. Other than that, nothing new with me. I am itching to scrapbook but can't until John is working full-time again at UPS. All my money I earn goes towards bills and such and not fun stuff such as scrap booking. Boo, but I would rather have a roof over my head then scrapbook.

Aid, just walked out of our room (its TV day since he isn't feeling well) and noticed that Brookie had kicked off her blanket. He picked it up and put it back on her without me asking!! I love how much he loves her!! More to come later!!

Quick question for my blog readers!

Just curious who actually views our blog. John and I were having a conversation about this topic the other day adn I know that Sadia, Amanda, Andrea, and I believe Melanie and Aunt Margie check the blog out every once in awhile. I couldn't answer for certain. So, if you do, could you drop me a comment saying that you do!! Even if it is once in awhile if you have a spare second. Thanks everyone! Now off to finish my cinnamon rolls!!! Happy Saturday!

Brooke's 2 month appointment and Baptism is set!

So, yesterday was Brooke's 2 month well-child check-up!! She was such a happy baby the entire time and LOVED looking in the mirror in the room. I think we might be investing in a mirror so she can stare at herself and "talk" to her new friend in the mirror!! She did great until shot time!! John was a champ holding his baby girl's hand and soothing her. Aidan wanted to see everything that was happening and has kept asking over and over why she got pokes yesterday. It's not easy to explain to a 3 1/2 year old why you have to have shots. We did our best every time he asked. She calmed down quickly after the shots...it helped that she nursed immediately after! Anyhoo, here are her stats!!

Weight: 11 pounds 13 ounces 75-90th percentile

Height: 22 3/4 inches 50-75th percentile (Aidan's length AT birth was 22 inches!!)

Head Circum: 39.8 cm 75th percentile!!

So our baby girl is growing well and becoming more and more lively everyday!! We are so in love with this tiny person it is so incredible!! We feel truly blessed to have her in our family!! We are so blessed to have 2 wonderful kids!!

VOTE!

Ok, tomorrow is Brookie's 2 month well baby check. I am going to post a poll on the side of this blog. I'm curious to get your opinion of what you think Brooke is weighing these days!! I'll post later tomorrow!!

Aidan, my big helper!!

So Aidan has transitioned fairly well I would say to having a little sister!! He asked me today as I was going through some CD's with his baby pictures on them, who his big brother was. I felt sad for a split second that he won't get that "big brother/sister" to look up to but I also know that someone has to be the big brother/sister.

Today while I was making dinner, Brookie was a bit fussy and just wanted to be held constantly. That was hard because I was in the middle of doing dishes, cleaning the kitchen, and making pancakes for dinner. Aidan kept running back and forth between the kitchen and the family room where she was chilling in her swing to soothe her and put her binky in and to get the swing moving slowly. We still need to put batteries in the swing.

I am so blessed to have Aidan helping me out so much and being my big helper dude!! Whether it be in the back seat as we are driving or if she is fussing and I am busy or even if I am not busy, he will love on his sister and help her out and do his best to soothe. He has been known to pick her up out of the bouncer while it was sitting on the floor even!! She was fine, Just not my idea of something I really wanted my 3 1/2 year old to do with my 6 week old (at the time) baby!! He now understands the ground rules a bit better.

He just loves his little sister so much that he doesn't want her to be sad. He even waited to eat so that I could eat my dinner tonight while she cried. That way I could nurse her while he ate. He is such a generous boy. I wish I could devote more time to my sweet boy but he is doing ok with sharing John and I. We try and do "date day's" with him and I because he gets a lot of time with John already. I really love my helper boy!! I hope that he continues to be as helpful with his little sister!!

Brookie is 2 months old!!

This picture wasn't taken today, but it was the only picture of her in a bath without showing to much of her....if you follow.

Today, my baby girl is officially 2 months old!!! I know, I know, I sound as if she is going off to school or something horrible like that. Ok that isn't horrible, but still. We celebrated her day today, by me sleeping in until almost 1pm!! What a beautiful thing it was. John would bring Brooke in for meals and then I would let him know when she was finished so that he could get her.

I have come down with either allergies or a cold. Not sure which although I am saying cold because my ears are popping and my throat hurts but that is all. Weird. Anyhoo, I digress. Once I was awake, ate some food myself, I was holding Brookesters and she was pretty awake and being the fun little one that she is. Aidan has been asking to take a bath with Brooke for about a week or so now and I keep saying that we will but run out of time, or something else comes up. So, since Brooke was so wide awake and happy, I decided to do an impromptu bath. Aidan was tickled!! He had a blast. He was my big helper boy helping to wash Brookie and to scrub her with the washcloth. He even helped wash her hair!! I am so glad that he loves his sister so, I hope it lasts!!

After that we let Aid take a bit longer of a bath. He had fun playing with the toys that I wouldn't let him keep in the tub while Brooke was in there. Once he was out and dressed, we headed to Target. We needed to buy night time diapers for Aid and get some more cheese and bread. We ended up leaving with a bit more than that as usual. How does that happen?? So, after checking out we got icee's (I got a strawberry smoothie that was WAY to sweet!!) and headed home. Aidan and John "mowed" outside and I nursed Brooke because it was time to eat yet again.

Now John is at work, and Aidan is watching my favorite Disney movie, Beauty and the Beast, and I am talking to my mom during her commercials on her Lifetime movie. She calls me every time that there is a commercial. It's pretty funny!! We aren't doing much else today. John and I will celebrate if he brings a pizza home from work tonight. We have a new favorite; pepperoni, olives, mushrooms and FETA cheese!! It is FABULOUS!!!!!!!!! Ok, enough of my rambling. I hope you are all having a great weekend and I will post stats from her doctor's appointment on Wednesday!!

The Bachelor!!!!

Jason Mesnick

Ok, so as some of you know I am sort of a "The Bachelor" junkie!! For those who are unaware what "The Bachelor" is, it's a reality TV show. This season was Jason Mesnick. He is from Kirkland, WA which is about 15 minutes from where I live. My sister, Katie has even met him once after he appeared on "The Bachelorette." She has the pics on her camera phone to prove it too. Anyhoo, tonight was the finale and all I can say is OMG!!

OH MY GOODNESS!!! Let's just say that looks can be deceiving. He acted like so many men out there and I know it is a reality show and the amount of people that actually make this sort of thing work out after their entire relationship has been viewed by millions of people is minuscule, it's still shocking. He is breaking off his engagement to "pursue" the gal he sent home. I can't believe that they didn't do this behind closed doors, instead it was on national television.

Although, I have to admit that I am fairly ticked at Jason for hurting Melissa and for being an idiot, I do feel slightly sorry for him at the way she totally bit his head off and handed it to him on a silver platter. I have been known to do that to John once or twice and I know how awful I feel after I bite his head off. Ok, he needs to figure his head out before he goes and hurts someone else. It wouldn't be fair. He has a 4 year old son who can get attached to a woman that he would bring home and then not understand why she is not in the picture anymore if it weren't to work out. Poor Ty (his son). That's all I have to say. Ok, I think I said everything....I think they should bring Melissa on as the next Bachelorette. She deserves happiness after all of this.