My Little 3 Month Old

Today Katelyn Joy turned 3 months old (as in, right now, as I type...) Part of me is loving her being older and more "social" but part of me is mourning the loss of my newborn! I can't believe how fast it has gone! She has TRULY been my "pure joy". She is a very laid back and easy-going baby. When she was born I kept saying "We'll see...I'll believe it when she's 2 weeks old and still laid back..." then I thought we'll see...maybe after 1 month old...it's hard to believe a baby can be so easy to please!

She has found both hands and likes to clasp them together to suck on them. She LOVES to lay under toys and reach for them. Her mobile in her crib is a BIG source of smiles, and for the last 2-3 weeks she's been rolling onto her side a lot. Tonight she rolled all the way over onto her belly, and if she could have gotten her shoulder turned it would have gotten her stuck on her belly! I can't remember when Kaden started rolling, but it just seems CRAZY to me that she's doing this already! And she never cries about it...just works and works at it.

She coos and smiles more and more and really loves her "face time" as we call it. She doesn't coo much unless you get down and really talk to her and pay attention. Then she'll talk your ear off! A typical girl...if you listen she'll talk!

She ADORES Kaden (and he adores her!) and when he is around she watches him and smiles and coos. Two nights ago we put her in the crib to sleep for the night (she had been in the bassinet until then) and it was in the same room as Kaden. The next morning I heard Kaden start jabbering about 7:15am then around 7:30am I heard Kate sneeze. Instantly, Kaden's jabbering stopped for a moment, then "BaayyyBeee!" and back to jabbering he went, this time with "baby" thrown in there just so we knew who he was talking to! She started cooing just as much as I've ever heard her coo and they just had a lovely little conversation. It melted this mom's heart. I think I could have stood there forever listening. Last night we put her in his room again, and they both slept til 8am!!!! (With one pacifier "plugging" at 6:45am.)

She has grown out of most of her 0-3 month onsies and sleepers (I just realized it today, actually!) Her dresses and 2 piece outfits still fit ok, although the long sleeved ones are short on the arms. I went ahead and put away a lot of her 0-3 month clothes and got out some 3-6 month. All of those are pretty big. It was hard for me! It's weird for these things to be sad for me because it was always so exciting when I did it with Kaden. I think a lot of it is that I'm not sure that we are going to have any more babies and I want to enjoy this time and remember every single moment. Plus, when you've got such and angel, it's hard to want them to get older (and risk them talking back and not being so angelic)!! Kaden wasn't so easy and wouldn't be satisfied until he could walk, so it was nice to see him grow up!

I just love my Katelyn Girl...

Movie Monday

Mondays around here are generally called "Movie Monday" because it's the day I put on a movie for Kaden (HOW is he not sick of "Clifford" yet???) and do laundry. I sort the laundry, I wash and dry the laundry (well, my machines do), and I fold the laundry...all without the help of my not-so-helpful 2 year old! I implemented Movie Monday one day when I decided I would do laundry on Mondays, and do it ALL (as opposed to having laundry going all week as I rememnbered). I tried that, and Kaden and I fought all day long. He wanted to resort my piles, unfold my laundry, get into my soap, and open the dryer while it was going. Now he gets to watch a movie, and I get to do laundry in peace. His movie generally lasts almost all day because we only turn it on while I'm sorting/loading/unloading/folding clothes.

I like Movie Monday.

...and if Monday is a holiday, and we don't get to have our movie, we still honor it on Tuesday.

I have a friend who has Mt Dew Monday. I think that would be a pretty good Monday thing too. I'm wondering how many names for Monday can I have?

A Sad Goodbye!

Well...today is the last day Luke's mom will be here. Kaden has absolutely adored her. She reads to him, takes him for walks (maybe it is more like HIM taking her for the walk), spends hours watching him play outside, sits with him the WHOLE time he eats, talks to him constantly, lets him cook with her, and feeds him whenEVER he begs. What more could a boy ask for?

Probably just for her to live a little closer.

We have been spoiled for the last 2 weeks since my surgery to first have my parents then have Luke's mom here. I don't know what I'm going to do when I don't have someone here to entertain my boy while I piddle around getting things done. Kaden thinks he needs to live outside...and that mom should have nothing more important to do than that.

Katelyn has also been spoiled by Grandma. Rocked to sleep EVERY time, extra face to face time because of Grandma being out with Kaden therefore giving mom more time to spend with just her, and, of course, lots of cuddles and kisses and a few bottle feedings!

We sure do wish we could live closer to the grandparents but are super grateful for the time we do get to spend with them!

Burp...

Today Kaden decided he needed burped, because he is constantly seeing Grandma burping Kate (and it is just not okay that Grandma would be so attentive to her and not him!) He dug out a burp cloth, put it to his mouth and made a big 'ole "BURRRRP" sound.

So I asked him if I should burp my Kaden boy and he said yes. We burped him and he "burped" over and over. He then declared that the goings-ons were "cute!"

I agree. Very, very cute.

My Katelyn Girl

I just love having a daughter.

Really, the biggest reason right now is that I can still call Kaden my favorite boy ever, and Katelyn my favorite girl ever. :) How can I even consider having another when I'd have to give up that????

My Katelyn girl can roll up on to both sides already. She has been doing it for over a week, and seems quite content to just roll to a side and stay there. She doesn't realize that one push would send her over to her belly. Or maybe she does realize it and doesn't on purpose...this girl hates tummy time!

I'm realizing as I post more since Kate's birth, that it's almost impossible to post about one of my babies without going and talking about the other. So I'm attempting to keep this post about my Katelyn girl.

Kate has started cooing a lot. Like a typical girl, she talks best when she has face-to-face time! She doesn't do the whole "wasting a coo on thin air" thing like her brother did. Nope. She only coos when you are focused on her. What a smart girl she is already!

She seems to prefer looking to her left and playing with her left hand. We are trying to help her be more comfortable with her right side too. It isn't good for babies to favor one side this early on. She can be rather stubborn, I'm learning.

She's growing so fast and I just can't believe she's gonna be 3 months old in 8 days! Where has the time gone??

She's still the easiest baby I can imagine!

One Week Post Surgery

Oh the things you can learn in just a week!

1) there is no way to explain the feeling of an absent organ. None.
2) 1/2 dose of vicodin does me WELL. Please, no one ever give me a full dose!
3) surgery restricts sleeping positions more than pregnancy does.(I know, I didn't think that was possible!)
4) a 2 year old can find a 3/8inch incision faster than anyone I know.
5) gallbladder removal does NOTHING to help weight loss. nothing.
6)being "unable" to lift over 10 pounds sometimes feels like being treated like a princess. (Honey, let me get that chair for you...etc...)
7) Breastfeeding after surgery-possible, but not recomended.
8) Being "unable" to lift over 10 pounds is sometimes the most frustrating thing ever. ("Are you SURE you should lift that?" every time I lift so much as a pencil.)

I am quite sure there is more. For now, I have other things on my mind to blog about.

"Cute!"

My little Kaden-bug is quite possibly the cutest little boy EVER.

This last week or two he has been declaring things "cute" at every oppurtunity. Also, "gross." Grandma's glasses are "cute", Katelyn's diapers are "gross". So far, the cute list far exceeds the gross list (thankfully...I think).

Cute: bugs-especially flies, himself, all glasses, earings, Katelyn, girls who laugh at him, my toes, almost any picture I take, and flowers...among many others.

Gross: Katelyn's diapers (but not his own), the neighbor's dog, and his boogers. (Quite possibly the only things he's heard me say are gross!)

I haven't figured out where he learned cute, but I'm guessing it's just from being told he's cute all the time.

Which, he is.