Caleb's jibber jabber

I love it when Caleb chit chats with himself. So cute!

Blessed

Blessed to be married to such a wonderful husband and amazing father. You still take my breath away Dave.
watching you with our boys. Our little family. Heart Squeeze.

Blessed. Every time I watch my babies sleeping.



Blessed. To be a mother,
to my two sweet boys.

Scrub a dub dub

Two brothers in the bath tub.

Happy One Month Lucas!

You are one month old Lucas! You are such an easy baby. You are very content with your world and so far sleep so good! You have done a few long stretches of sleep at night, about 5 hours which has been very nice!! But you basically sleep through the night, just waking up to nurse about 2 times. Caleb held out on that for us until he was a bit older! We have learned everything not to do at night that we did with Caleb and I think that has made a huge difference. You weigh 12lbs 4 oz (a pound lighter than Caleb at this age) and are 22. 5 in long (same as Caleb at one month) and are wearing 3 month clothing. You love being swaddled in your 'wombie' and sitting upright to look at things. You usually get into a stare and then drift off to sleep or suck on your binky. You are nursing every 2-3 hours, usually about 8-9 times a day. You are a champ traveler! You are starting to coo and smile :)
We love you so much Lucas Gregory!

Both boys had their shots today. Caleb went first and got a little upset after he got his shot. I asked him to hold Lucas' hand while Lucas got his shot and he came over and said 'no lu lu' because he knew Lucas was about to get a shot like him! It was so sweet and funny too. I was proud of both my boys though, because they did so good at the dr. Caleb sat so quiet eating his raisins and didn't need to be held by me at all, walked in all by himself and Lucas hardly cried a wink. I was proud of myself too for taking them to the dr. alone without my wonderful hubs there to help me :)

Happy Friday!

Yippiiiee for Friday!! So ready for the weekend :)
lovn on the lil denims

Caleb's silly face (one of his favorite games we play together...'let me see your silly face, sad face, surprised face, mad face....etc...sad face (he actually pouts and whips it out. so funny)
We had made it through our first week alone, just the boys and I. It was a good week. Caleb's finally going down good for naps and bedtime again (thank goodness) and SITTING in his highchair for lunch and dinner (finally!!!) been a long 3 weeks of defiance. I am realizing now it is probably because we have had people here since the week before Lucas was born. Which is when the wanting to sit on mom or dad's lap for mealtime and let me take forever to fall asleep for nap time began and let me wake before the sun rises at 5:00am!! hello....He's back to waking up at a decent hour (still 6 or 6:30am, but we can handle that since he goes to bed by 6:30) and sitting in his own chair. Thank you Caleb. Maybe it was teething, maybe it was post sickness clinging-ness, who knows. I'm just glad to have ya back Caleb!

And the nicest thing about this week has been....a nap for both boys, at the same time, everyday this week! I know that won't happen most days so I am taking everyday that it does and cherishing it. And loving that Caleb's been napping almost 2 hrs or more everyday this week instead of his 1.5 hr stretch he's been stuck on for weeks.

It's the little things in life.
and my favorite moment of the week which i will have to get on video or take a picture next time.

we gave both boys a bath at the same time last night. (this was a first) I stuck Caleb in the tub, then stuck Lucas in the whale tub in front of Caleb. Caleb opened up his legs to make room for Lucas. Lol and was squealing with delight at having 'Luleee' in the tub with him. Then, next thing I know. Caleb is washing Lucas' hair with the washcloth. (that was all his idea) and I just about fell over the side of the tub from the sweetness of it all.
Happy Weekend :)

2plus hours of naps, two days in a row, for two adorable boys? One very happy mama :)

These days

Caleb loves sitting next to Lucas. Laying next to Lucas on the tummy time mat. And running to Lucas whenever he cries. He takes off to find Lucas, and then I have to take off after Caleb to make sure he doesn't get too excited and fall right on Lucas. Closing doors where Lucas is napping with childproof handles on doors are my friends. Caleb also loves to give Lucas random kisses. Kisses on his toes, on his head, and kisses on his hands. Oh Caleb. You're too precious.

Last night was a good night. Caleb was in his room by six and slept till 6 (and stood at the door chanting till 6:20am). Lucas slept through the night and only woke up twice to nurse. So we got in some good sleep stretches(I remember how this didn't happen with Caleb till he was almost 6months old!) And naptime today, both boys sleeping at the same time. Yay!! Love it when that happens :)

So far, Lucas has been such an easy baby, he is so calm and content just taking in the world. He's starting to coo and smile and it makes my day. He sleeps really good at night and only wakes up to nurse 2-3 times. He has fussy moments, but compared with these early days with Caleb, Lucas is a breeze! We've also learned everything NOT TO DO with Lucas that we did with Caleb. Sorry Caleb for everything we did wrong with you :) You came out all right though. You are as sweet as they come Caleb Lincoln. Love these two.

And love my hubs. Who came home at lunch today to rescue me and gave me a half hour of sanity :) For every single dirty diaper you change, all the middle of the night diaper changes, your never ending patience with Caleb, your concern over me, your giving nature, and just overall goodness. I am so blessed to be your wife. You make my life sweet. I love you hubs :)

Totally Worth it

the 3:15am-4:45am feeding, diaper change, and go down for lucas and then 6am wake up call from Caleb this morning; worth it.
the hand in your diaper and green and brown poop all over your hand, really caleb? as I'm nursing Lucas; worth it.
the 'i feel like i got run over by a truck and dragged down the street' exhaustion;worth it.
All worth it;
for moments like this with Caleb and Lucas.
Lucas' first coos and smiles this morning, and Caleb's love for his little brother.
Totally worth it.

I survived

my first day alone with the boys!! And it went great :) We played, slept (all of us, Caleb took a two hour at the same time as Lucas, and so I got to catch a little afternoon snooze in as well) the tantrums were few, thankfully! And I even managed to bake some cookies for the hubs, and make an early dinner. We had a nice morning walk, and Caleb played so well while I rested on the couch with Lucas. Caleb, you are such a sweet big brother! I just love watching you with Lucas. You love kissing his toes and head, helping to change his diaper, and are constantly saying 'Hi LuLu or Luleee'
I'm glad we got off to a great start :)

Happy Friday!

Hope everyone has a nice weekend!

Lil Baker

Creating Memories...



One of my favorite childhood memories is watching my Nani in the kitchen as she baked up some goodness. Brownies, Rice Crispy Treats, Peach Cobbler hot off the press, chocolate chip cookies. Waiting to lick the spoon after she finished mixing, helping to pour in the flour and sugar. 3 eager little girls waiting for the oven to ding.
Caleb was grandma's baking helper today. He's still too little to realize that all that hard work actually produces some pretty delicious cookies, but he had fun with the mixing and the pouring and the counting for the measuring. 'Wow' 'Oooooo' 'Yay' could be heard through the house this morning, while Grandma helped Caleb as he dumped the flour and the sugar in the mixing bowl. 'cookeeeees' will be heard for the rest of the afternoon once he figures out where we hid them :)

Heart Squeeze

Grandma captured this sweet moment. A little heart squeeze for me. You have such a sweet and gentle spirit Caleb. We love you so so much.

Build and Grow

Just a little project on a Saturday morning :)

First Bath for Lucas

He actually seemed to be enjoying it, so much so, that he started to cry when he had to get out of the nice warm water. Perhaps...he'll be a water baby like mama?

Snooze and Snore

Excited to catch up on my zzzzzs this weekend :) This little fellow does it best!

Happy Friday :)

Brothers

How do I put into words the love I feel as I watch these two together? Such sweetness there is as Caleb kneels close to Lucas, trying to cuddle. His excitement when Lucas opens his eyes, and stares right at him. The wonder I see on Caleb's face at this little person who has entered his life. My prayer is that my sweet boys will be more than brothers, they'll be best friends like I am with my sisters. And that Dave and I will nurture and help guide them on that journey. I love you my sweet boys.

2 weeks!

Weighing in at 10 lbs 6 oz (gained a pound in a week!)


You are two weeks Lucas! So far you've just been sleeping a ton. When you are awake you just look around taking in the world. You are a pretty laid back little guy. You are a quick eater and a big sleeper. And there's not much more to say yet. We love you so much. You are our calm in the midst of a busy day. You don't do much but sleep, eat, and poop, but we love you more than you'll ever know!

Both boys at 2 weeks :)

Happy 23 Months Little Man!

My sweet Caleb-

You are almost two years old. You've had a lot of changes this month. You became a big brother. You are so sweet and gentle with Lucas. You love touching his toes and giving him hugs. You love rubbing his belly and pointing out his eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and toes. It is so sweet to watch you two together.
What you've been up to this month
You are saying so many words to point out different things and to try and communicate what you want.
You have been on a super early schedule which we are going to have try and adjust a little bit so we can all get some sleep after Grandma leaves. You are going to bed by 6:30 and waking up around 5:30 (eek) and taking an early 11-noonish-1:30 nap. Hopefully we can extend your morning sleep soon!
You are really into elmo right now! You love reading your elmo book, playing with your elmo stuffed animal, and watching elmo videos. You also love saying elmo's name, multiple times a day :)
You are in a big daddy phase right now. I think you know mama needs to be with baby more, so you've gone to dad for a lot of things. You had such a nice week doing stuff with him while he was off. You've done great since he went back to work.
We love you so much little man! You are our light and our joy and we love watching you grow and learn everyday. You make us so proud.