Need...More...Sleep

We all know that having a new baby equals minimal sleep, but add a new baby to already having a toddler and that equals NO sleep. I did Babywise with Josh and followed it to a T!! As a result, he was sleeping through the night at 7 weeks and is an amazing sleeper to this day. I have been doing Babywise with Jason as well, yet it is not as easy to precisely follow it like I was able to with Josh. All this to say... my little Jason does have nights where he sleeps, but he also has nights where he is up quite a few times. Myself, him and the rocking chair have formed quite the bond.
I always hear moms saying (I tell others too) sleep when the kids are sleeping. That sounds like a good plan, but when do all the chores get done??? My boys don't always take naps at the same time. Usually, I get one down for a nap and seconds later the other wakes up. The rare occasion that they both sleep is prime time for laundry, cleaning, bills, emails and maybe even some blogging. =)
I know there will be a day when my boys are teens and all they'll want to do is sleep. Then I'll probably be saying that I wished they were babies again and needed me in the middle of the night.

Fall is Fun!

One of the best parts about Mike's days off being in the middle of the week is that when we go somewhere everyone else is at work and school. Today we went to Swank Farms Pumpkin Patch here in Hollister and we had the whole place to ourselves. Josh loved the tractors and feeding the goats. Jason slept through the morning until mommy pried the sleeping baby out of the front pack to take some pictures. We had a fun morning. Time to carve some pumpkins!

What a Big Boy!

For the last two weeks we have been preparing for this morning... Josh's first dentist appointment! We got him Elmo Visits the Dentist and Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist books and we have been reading them daily. The last couple days Josh would tell me, "No more dentist books, mommy." I thought maybe all my anal preparation had took a turn for the worst.
I was wrong... what a big boy he is! We got to the dentist this morning and we were the only ones in the whole office. They clear the office for first time, young patients. It was so nice. Josh did better than I could have expected and we both had a lot of fun. I am proud to say he has no cavities, but definitely takes after mommy and daddy in the crooked teeth department.


Getting xrays taken


Josh's favorite was the squirting water


By this point I was amazed at my little boy doing so well


Not too thrilled about those metal instruments in his mouth

Rain Rain, Don't Go Away

When I was up with Jason at 2:30 this morning I was thrilled to hear the rain pouring outside. It has officially been fall for awhile now, but sure hasn't felt like it. I am ready to get out what little fall decor I have (I have to admit I still have a red, white and blue welcome sign on my front door), not run the air conditioning anymore, cute jeans and sweater outfits, getting dark earlier, and much more. When the weather is nice outside I almost feel guilty if we don't go outside and enjoy it. With this colder, rainy weather we can sit inside and relax and I feel okay with it. (that sure does sound like an excuse to be lazy... ha)
Now that Josh is older and loves playing outside, I noticed this afternoon that the rainy weather might become more of a challenge than I anticipated. By 4pm he was bouncing off the walls. As soon as we got on shoes to go outside it started sprinkling and getting cold. Looks like mommy needs to brainstorm some more fun indoor activities for days like this... or put on the rain gear and go have some fun!

Peer Pressure

A lot of my friends have been doing blogging and I love reading all of them. I decided to jump on the band wagon and do one myself. (thanks Lisa, Aron, Jaimee, and Denise) Who knows when I'll find the time to sit at my computer and keep this updated, but I'll give it a try. (it's 10:00 pm right now and I should so be in bed)

Enjoy!