Habits

Mike and I have been talking about habits lately. If it is a good habit at first it seems harder to make that habit. For example, I am having the hardest time getting into the habit of exercising again. I was doing good until our whole house got sick and then I just have not gotten into it. Or having the habit of keeping the house clean, some days I am really good at it. But then other times I am just to tired.

On the other hand bad habits are easier to do. For example for me is eating to much sweets I love them so much, and probably eat more than my fair share. It just seems like I have an easier time with bad habits.

I am going to try harder on good habits, then maybe it will be OK to have the chocolate.

Comparison photos

All of our kids at 1 1/2 month I wish i could of found same pose.

Abigail

Brooklyn

Xavier



At least it builds up their immune system

We still have sickness in our home. Abigail is better, but Brooklyn got worse. Saturday she started with diarrhea and had a fever so we took her into the doctor. They said she had a sinus infection, and prescribed a antibiotic. But since then her diarrhea has got worse, her appetite has gone down, and she is not her normal bubbly self.  I called doctor and they said her body is just trying to flush the sickness out.

Xavier had just been congested, I would clean out his nose, and he seemed to be fine. Last night he started throwing up. He would choke on it so I would have to turn him to his side. If I held him, he wouldn't throw up as much unless i laid him on his back. Needless to say I didn't get sleep last night. He still has no fever, but we will see how it goes. 

We were planning on going to Mike's parents this weekend, but we will see how it goes. We don't want to share our germs.

Sunday our home teachers stopped by. One of them was saying how sick their kid had been this year and asked us if we had a lot of sickness. We said no, just a small cold or two. Little did we know what was coming our way. All of us got head colds and then Abigail got some stomach bug. Luckily Mike took care of her for the most part and she only threw up like 4 times. But I didn't sleep well I never can when one of my kids is sick. Of course Xavier slept well last night, so I missed out on getting good sleep.

This morning she was asking for food and saying her stomach didn't hurt. But with her cold she still has a fever and just wants to be lazy. Since she wanted to be lazy I decided it was pajama day. Which of course meant that people would stop by. But it is all good. I just hope Brooklyn doesn't get the stomach sickness. If she does I hope it comes when Mike is home. We are trying to not get the baby sick.

Our Big Boy

Xavier turned two months on the 12th. He is a big boy. I took him to the doctor today he weighs 14 pounds and is 24 inches tall. He is a pretty good baby still gets up at least once a night. Loves is sisters and finally yesterday smiled at Mike. He got his shots today and has not been happy since. Here are some recent pictures of him.

Mike's spring break

Mike had his spring break this week. So we decided it would be fun if he took a few days off for some family time. Wednesday night Mike and his brother decided to go camping. A couple of hours later I received a phone call from Mike informing me that they got stuck, they had to call a to someone to help them out. They ended up calling 4X4 recovery service, that helps off roaders get unstuck. Unfortunately the cost a lot. Luckily Mike and I had money in our account. He ended up coming home that night, which was good since it was pouring rain outside.

Thursday we had family pictures, for the first time in awhile. Last time we did it, I had a friend do them for us. They were not good at all and she took over 100 pictures. Yesterday was much nicer. We went to sears and it was just us there so it was nice and relaxing. We got a family picture then a picture of all 3 kids then individual pictures of the kids. Xavier ended up being the best off all the kids. That night I went to a baby shower for one of my neighbors. Xavier stayed home with Mike and was really good.

Friday we had fun plans, first Xavier had his 2 month appointment (more on that later). When we got home, I fed him and we got ready to go to the zoo. The weather said it should be in the mid fifties and partly cloudy, so we thought that it would be perfect. So we get up there since it was lunch time we decided to have a picnic lunch, so we went to the This is the place park. We get out of the car and it was cold, we walked to the table and it was windy and freezing. So we headed back to our car and had a picnic in there. We decided that we didn't want to go to the zoo if it was that cold, but we also didn't want to drive back home. So we talked about where we could go. Mike called his brother to ask him to look on the Internet for a kid friendly place to go. He told us to go to the discovery gateway children's museum. It was pricey, but worth the money. They had make believe areas for kids, musical toys, building areas, puzzles magnets. It was awesome. We would of stayed longer, but Xavier got cranky. We took some pictures, so enjoy.

 

Xavier's blessing

Xavier's blessing day was so wonderful. First of all no one was sick, and second everyone was in good moods. Which is saying a lot some days. That morning we listened to church music and tried to not let the kids make a mess. They are really good at that. It was nice and relaxing. The blessing was wonderful. Mike did a really good job. You could really feel the spirit and Xavier was good the whole time. He woke up at the end and wanted to eat as soon as he got to me. I was just happy he didn't scream through the blessing. We had a lot of family here. Not all our siblings, but at least most of them that live in Utah. We some how fit the all in our apartment after the blessing. It was fun to visit with family and there was plenty of food. It was just a good day overall. I love the special spirit that a little one brings into our lives. They are so special and important. Even on the nights that they don't want to sleep. I love my 3 kids I am so blessed to have them in my life. I just hope that I am a good mother to them.

Xavier before church in his blessing outfit.

Mike's parents with Xavier

Our precious little boy

Mike's parents with our 3 kids

My grandma, my mom and me with our 3 kids

Xavier after everyone left he was happy.

My friends kids with our kids

First family picture

Abigail holding Xavier

Our 3 kids

Where do kids learn it?

Last week Abigail wrapped some string around Brooklyn's neck and was running around her. I quickly went and took it off and told Abigail we do not put strings around other people's necks. Then today I was feeding Xavier when I hear a muffled cry from Brooklyn. It is her hurt cry. So I quickly put the baby down and run into their room. Brooklyn was laying on the bed and had blankets all over her. She had a pillow on her head and Abigail was sitting on the pillow. I quickly pull Abigail off and put her in time out. Brooklyn wanted me to hold her, but not until after she stripped all of her clothes off. During that time she is screaming of fear and pain and Xavier is screaming because he has not finished eating yet.

I just wonder where kids learn how to attack each other like that. I have never taken a pillow and put it on top of one of my kids heads and sat on it. Who knows. I just hope I can get this phase to go away.

Abigail

So I have a few stories about Abigail that has happened the past couple of days.

Last night we were getting ready for bed. I was changing Xavier, because not only did he have a blow out diaper, but he puked all over him and me. Anyway I was changing him and Abigail was watching me and she said "Mom I see Xavier's bum. I was wiping it at the time and I said yep it is right here. She then walks up to me and said no that, his bum is right here and pointed to his little boy area. I told her that is no a bum. She then asked what it was. When I grew up my parents really never talked to us about that type of thing or used the word they always just said private area. I know other families are more vocal about it. So I didn't know what to say to her. So I just said it was his boy parts. She said OK and walked away. I just don't know what is proper to tell a 3 year old. Mike said we should just say the word. I thought it was weird that it took her so long to notice the difference. But maybe she never paid attention.

So today Abigail went to preschool, they had a field trip to the fire station. I didn't go with her but she came home with a paper with some questions on it. The first one asked her what her favorite part of the fire station was and she said the green fire trucks. The question that made me really laugh asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up and to that she replied a race car driver. I didn't even think she knew what that was. But oh well if that is her dream. Mike and I have a file for her of things she does that we keep for her. It isn't every little paper she does, but funny ones or ones we think she will want to keep. This will be one that we keep.

Out of shape

So before I got pregnant I was working out everyday. Not only did I exercise everyday but I went on walks too. After getting pregnant I didn't work out as much. Then I got put on bed rest and couldn't do anything. I felt so lazy.

2 weeks after having the baby my doctor gave me permission to clean house, which I did. But I still felt out of shape.

Now that I can work out I try to and I get so tired so fast. Even going for walks wear me out. Part of the walks might have to do with the heavy stroller I push with 2 sometime 3 kids in it. I am hoping to get into shape again real soon. I just need to get more sleep and work out more often. I want to lose about 30 pounds. That would put me about the same I was before any kids.