Long time

It's been awhile since I've written anything. Life has been busy, busy, busy.

Here's the rundown....

I started my new job at The Limited last night. It went pretty well and I work tomorrow afternoon again. My feet were killing me from wearing heels for like 5 hours straight and I didn't get to pump beforehand which wasn't cool either, but I survived. The kids did fine too and Nora was waiting for me to get home before she went to bed, but she was still a happy camper.

We booked flights to Kansas for March 14th. We will be there through the 30th. Seth flies back on the 23rd, so I am going to be solo on the flights home with the kids. I know this is going to be hard and that there is almost nothing I can do to prepare for it.

Aidan turns 3 in just one month from today and I need to start planning what we are going to do to celebrate.

I started crafting again and have about a million little projects on my "to do" list.

Nora is starting to get mobile. She isn't crawling, but she pulls up on her knees and scoots around. She is excellent at rolling...oh, and licking the carpet when we aren't watching (ewww!).

My husband is awesome. Our relationship has been incredible lately.

Oh, and my apartment is a constant mess and our house has still not sold. Nothing new there. :)

Signing off til next time friends!

Score.

I saved this dollhouse, garage, and accessories from being dumped in the trash. I went to buy a used double jogger off Craigslist and found them throwing this stuff away. I unashamedly asked if I could have it and loaded it in the car. Ummmm....can you say big time score?

My lovely Schwinn double jogger that I got for just $35. Yes, it was a steal. And, the kids love it and I love it.

Can't Stand It!

This baby is just too stinkin cute, I seriously can't stand it. She brings me such joy!

New Haircut {Big Boy Version}

Aidan had his first major haircut. We've kept it pretty long until now, but we got out the ol' clippers last night and had at it. He wasn't a fan. As you can see, he was very happy to be done.

I told him to "pose" for me. This was the result. Hilarious!

Cannot believe my little guy will be 3 in less than 2 months!

So He Says...

The other day I asked Aidan if he was trying to frustrate us with his behavior.
His reply: "I'm just making you peanuts."
He often hears me say "That's driving me nuts!", but this is the first time he said this and we burst out laughing. It was a good comic relief during our frustration with him. He has been quite the handful these days.

5 months

Nora,

My precious sweet baby...you are 5 months old and I can't believe it. I am a little late in writing this letter because of all the sickness that has gone on in our house the past few days, but we are thankfully on the mend. Well, except for you, that is.

This month has been huge for you. You are now able to roll both ways (back to stomach was just conquered a couple days ago) and you can sit well when supported. You love to play and you stay so busy with all your toys. Your emerging personality is so fun! You are so giggly and you squeal all the time. You laugh at Aidan....a lot. You have started staying in the nursery at church most Sundays and you seem to stay pretty happy with strangers, but you still need your Mama...a lot.

You are taking about 3 naps a day. Eating every 2-4 hours during the day. You are sometimes consistent for a few days and then you get off. Needless to say, you are still flexible. If you skip a nap, you survive. If you want to eat after 2 hours, you do, but then sometimes you go for long stretches too. You will not take a bottle, but you are starting to figure out a sippy cup and you actually took some breastmilk out of a cup the other day. That was huge progress! You are also eating rice cereal like a champ and have tried avocado, sweet potatoes, carrots, and banana so far. You love to eat and want to eat anything we are eating, even though you can't. You only eat food about once a day right now, but I think you are ready for 2 meals. As far as sleeping goes.....you sleep about 3-5 hours during the day and anywhere from 9-12 hours at night. You started sleeping through the night for a good 5 day stretch and you almost had me fooled, but then you went to waking a few times again. You are currently sleeping about 8 hours straight and I hope that just continues to grow.

Nora, you are a priceless treasure. You make life lots of fun and you have really brought such joy to our small family. We all love you dearly. You are still so content and sweet and it is wonderful!

I thank God for you daily!

Love,

Mama

Sick.

Sleepless nights...cough.....medication....cough....headaches....cough....neti pot....cough.....peppermint tea. We've been sick. All of us. Well, except for Nora. That is enough to make me rejoice even with an ongoing sinus headache. Seth took 2 days off work last week and we spent the last 4 days cooped up and trying to get well. I am still feeling a little under the weather today, but everyone else seems to be on the mend.