learning curves

This whole, sleeping in the crib thing, has not been working so well for Sam. I nurse him and get him to sleep-lay him down-and he's up and crying literally 20 minutes later if not sooner. So most nights I bring him into bed with me, I know I shouldn't, but it's just easier. lately, Sam has been pretty cranky, either wants to be held-all-the-time or comfort nurse-I know it sounds like I'm complaining, but it's hard to do this and take care of another child-alone! soooo, needless to say the housework has been slacking....so I've called in reinforcements! House cleaners will now help out while Jim's away...if only they could move in and help me watch the kids and cook and........

Crap!

I inadvertently restored my iphone to factory settings today, deleting all photos and apps as well as contact info....fudge! I had some really cute pics of the boys too!

Here's a pic of Sam sucking his thumb, he tries to self soothe and it's really cute.

weekend wrap up!

Friday-The boys and I drove Jim to the airport, boooooo! "Daddy go to work" says Cooper.

Sam slept in his crib for almost 5 hours and I got some sleep.

Saturday-Joan and Walt came over early am to watch the boys so I could go to my yoga class, but I skipped and spent an hour sipping coffee and wandering around the southwest plaza farmer's market....shhh, don't tell.

Cooper and I colored and read books while Sam napped, until Fletch pushed the door open and woke the sleeping babe! Silly kitty!

In the evening we headed over to Joan's house for a bbq, the weather was nice enough to sit outside...even though we broke the record for high temp, 102!
Sam was so fussy and every time I tried to lay him in the crib he woke up and cried, I was soooo tired, I gave up and took him to bed with me.

Sunday-We did absolutely NOTHING today and it felt great! Cooper played outside in the pool while I made dinner. He helped me water the garden and we have two zucchini squash, sorry Jim but were gonna eat them!

fishing trip

We loaded the kids up and headed to a river about 45 minutes from our house. The river was running pretty fast and I was nervous the whole time that Cooper would be swept away. Jim fished for a bit and then we hiked up to the lake for a picnic lunch. I finally put the boys in their big/little brother shirts, are they just the cutest or what!

did someone say free yoga?

It seems like life's a little calmer on the mat. Free yoga is offered every Saturday at Civic Green park. It's free, it's close to our house, it's outdoors, seriously what's better than that? Jim watched the boys while mommy had a some time away for some much needed calmness.

were back!

it"s been a while since our last post so here's the latest news.......

we had lots of fun in indiana....my sister's wedding was great, sam's first trip on an airplane went super smooth and we saw some old friends. we decided to not take our big camera and the battery on our little point and shoot was dead....so no pics.

cooper pooped in the potty last week!!!!! we're still not completely there yet, but we're making progress.

sam is now cooing and talking like crazy! he sat in the exersaucer for the first time, still a little too small, and we tried out the bumbo. we don't have ours back yet so we borrowed one from a friend until we do...thanks cathy!

sam's also grasping onto objects now and it's so cute how he holds on to me (nursing bra, tank or shirt) while nursing.

i thought i would be able to update the blog more often on my new ipad (5 year anniversary gift from jim!) but it seems to not work.

i promise to post more pictures later, it may be the new norm...more pictures, less typing...i'm finding it hard to juggle all the things in my life, baby, toddler, school, housework, me time, etc. trust me, it's all worth it! i want to let everyone know what we're doing and how fast these little broncos are growing!

-jess