3 Months

Today Finn is 3 months! Yikes. There are just a few more things I'm waiting for (eating solids, set nap schedule, napping in crib, sleeping through the night) and then I will want time to stop! When I think about the past 3 months they have gone by fast and slow at the same time. It makes a world of difference having nice weather outside that is for sure! That is the one downfall of having a baby in December, you are cooped up indoors. At 3 months this is what is going on with Finn:


- Smiles at practically everything, especially his mama's face
- He is content laying on his back looking at flashing lights and music for a good 20-25 minutes, just talking to himself
- He's eating about every 3-4 hours and goes from about 8 PM to 4 AM without eating
- Loves to listen to his brother's voice and the way he stares at him melts my heart
- Does not know how to suck a nuk and it drives me CRAZY! I've bought 3 different kinds and I think I have finally found "the one"
- Loves snuggling up with a blanket to his face to fall asleep
- Spits up gallons at a time
- Screams bloody murder for all car rides
-Almost rolling over
-Just started giggling a little bit


Oh Finn, whatever did we do without you? No seriously, I can't remember!!! Here are some 3 month pics:


Staring at his brother

Jack LOVES to hold Finn. He's always saying "Hold him, Hold him"

My Boys!

Finn - 3 months

Almost rolling over

Bumbo Time

The Big Brother! So cute.

Sharing a great blog with you!

I've been meaning to share this blog that I came across (a lot of people I know on facebook had links on their pages) a few months ago. I check it about once every week or so because this woman is an amazing mother and she takes the most beautiful pictures of her two daughters. I will share with you the link to the first story I read that captured my heart and I hope it captures yours as well. http://www.kellehampton.com/2010/01/nella-cordelia-birth-story.html

If you like this story, you can click her main title "Enjoying The Small Things" and it will bring you to her most current entry.

Her blog is just a great reminder that we are not in control of everything as much as we'd like to be. Things don't always turn out exactly the way you planned, but if you learn to accept it and trust God - you will find beauty in things you never thought possible. I read this blog at a time when Finn was really testing my patience and when I got done reading it - I picked him up and gave him the biggest kiss and told myself to count my blessings. I have two beautiful healthy boys. So what if one of them is a fussy baby, we'll get through it. And honestly, Finn isn't that fussy anymore - but at the time I was reading this blog he most definitely was! Let me know your thoughts about it! The author, Kelle, has become incredibly popular and her blog is getting publicity all over the world. They just did a story on her on CNN and she's writing a book and it's just awesome to read about her journey. I love finding good blogs to read and inspire me.

An Eventful Friday, to say the least

I have so many thoughts about how today has been, I don't even know how to organize them. I think bullet points will help me.

• Last night, Tom and I both got maybe 3 hours of sleep. MAYBE. Finn would not sleep. We put him to bed around 9:30, not unusual. Then Tom and I went up to bed around 10:45 and finished "watching" the march madness games on his iPhone, ha ha. We heard Finn, so Tom rocked him and came back to bed - probably 3 times. Then by 12 we thought he was out. Nope, 12:45 he was up. I went in there and rocked him every 20 minutes until 2 or so. I am very stubborn about feeding him in the middle of the night when he's slept through the night before.  But I caved in at 2. He ate like 2 ounces, not even. Then 4 AM, he's up AGAIN. ugh. Tom fed him again and rocked him. 6 AM, up again. I got up and put him in his swing downstairs and he was golden until Jack woke up. BLAHHHH
• So as I was dozing in out of sleep last night, I thought maybe I should start trying to have Finn nap in his crib instead of his swing. HA. Easier said than done. I tried rocking Finn up in his room, but Jack would not leave us alone and he was being so loud. I swear I was about to slap him silly. Then once I got Finn down, Jack would run upstairs and knock on his door. OMG. So we are napping in the swing again today until I can figure out how I want to handle this.
• Yesterday I sat up in the bathroom with Jack for a good 30 minutes trying to get him to just SIT on his Elmo potty chair. Finally he did and we read books on there - he was naked while doing so. I'm not gonna lie - bribes were definitely made. "If you sit on Elmo, we can have some yogurt raisins" ha ha. So then this morning, he goes "Elmo Potty" and I said, do you want to go potty on Elmo? OK he says. So we go upstairs and take off our pjs and diaper and he sits right on the potty. Then Jack insists I leave the bathroom and he shuts the door. So I come downstairs to change Finn and Jack opens the bathroom door and starts yelling UGH OH! UGH OH! So I thought he peed on the rug in the bathroom. So I go upstairs and the rug is dry, I look in the potty chair and HE PEED IN THE CHAIR!!! After I told him it was a GOOD thing and praised him and gave him a million high fives, he was super excited. This led to wanting to go on the Elmo Potty every 5 seconds (he hasn't peed on it anymore yet though). But he can't just take his pants off, he has to be completely naked. Go figure.
• My hair brush is M.I.A. I cannot find it anywhere and I know Jack was playing with it. The only alternate brush is a baby brush and I just don't think that is going to cut it.

So that has been my Friday in a nutshell. So I have a feeling we will be moving the potty chair downstairs and having Jack just be naked all day, hey whatever works, right? And Finn just needs to get his act together and start sleeping at night. Seriously. For whatever reason I just don't have the patience that I did with Jack. I just hate not having a set schedule - it's just not me. But I know Finn isn't even 3 months old and sometimes I expect too much out of him. He's at that weird stage where you want to play with him, but he can't really do anything.  So anyway, here's to hoping for a weekend of sleep filled nights. Have a good one everyone.

iPhoto Booth Fun

My How The Times Have Changed

I just got this emailed to me from a dear friend! Crazy to think how different things are for women nowadays. If you click the article, it will enlarge so you can read it better.

Boys will be Boys

Today we got to play outside A LOT!! After nap time we played out on the driveway with chalk.

Boys will be Boys (note Jack's black eye and bruise on head)

Then when daddy came home, we played outside again with our neighbors. Jack is obsessed with our neighbors bunny on their step and goes to get it every single time we are outside

Then we went to the park with Grandma and Grandpa!

Is it sad when...

A trip to the grocery store without your two children feels like a vacation????

Spring is HERE!!

Happy Spring! Last week we went to the Blairs and hung out in their new fenced in back yard! I'm thinking this will be a weekly if not bi-weekly event all summer long! Jack had a blast, and so did I!

J.F.D.I

My good friend KELLY introduced me to my new favorite saying - JFDI. This stands for Just Fuc*ing Do It! It can be applied to every day situations to help you get through the day.

Ugh, it's 4 AM I do NOT want to wake up and feed Finn...JFDI

Finn is screaming and just woke Jack up from his nap. I do not want to go and get Jack because I know he will be crabby...JFDI

I have to go to Target because we are out of food and formula and I really don't want to go...JFDI

Finn and Jack pooped at the same time, do I really have to change TWO poopy diapers...JFDI

My training schedule says I'm supposed to run 4 miles and that's not even 1/3 of the entire half marathon...JFDI

I don't want to work, I just want to go to bed...JFDI

Are you seeing how nice this saying is to have in the back of your head? Now I have to clean the kitchen floor...

JFDI

Happy St. Patty's Day

Crib, Big Boy Bed, back to Crib

Yesterday when Jack woke up from his nap, I decided to do something crazy. Finn was still sleeping, so I thought I would show Jack that we could take his crib railing off of the front and make a big boy bed! I got him all excited and he loved jumping into his bed all on his own. We kept talking about it all day and when Tom came home, after dinner - Jack showed him his new big boy bed. But then after the pjs were put on, the teeth were brushed, the books were read and the nuks were in his hand - he wanted nothing to do with that big boy bed. I tried to tuck him in and tell him goodnight, I love you. But he just started crying really hard and he kept asking for the rail to be put back up. Please? Please? He asked ever so nicely. How could I resist? So I said, ok Jack - you want your railing back up? And he got a big smile and said OK!! So we got it and put it back on. Then he gave me a kiss and said ni-night mommy, lub you.

So I think for just a while longer, I can deal with Jack still being in a crib. In all honesty, I don't care and I don't think it's wrong. I was just ready to start the transition, I never thought he wouldn't be ready or that he would be scared. He's such a sweet boy.

10 Weeks and Bath Time

Finn at 10 Weeks

Froggy Legs

Bath Time - look at those CHEEKS

Happy Boy

Spit Up running down his face while smiling, the spit up never stops with this child

My boys at bath time

Denial

de·ni·al


An assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false


I am in denial that I am running a half marathon in a little over 10 weeks. My training begins Monday, ready or not. 

"Hey Guys"

I wish that every time you logged into my Blog it would say "Hey Guys" in Jack's voice. That is my favorite thing he says right now. His little voice is so dang cute, dontcha think????

My Splurge - Macbook

This weekend when we were at Ridgedale, we stopped into the Apple store. As you all know, I've been obsessed with Macs lately and wanted Tom to see what all the fuss was about.  If you know Jack at all and how obsessed he is with technology - going into this store was going to be a challenge. It was like the mothership for Jack, ha ha. Anyway, we looked around and spoke with a very helpful salesman. I was looking at the Macbook Pros, but it seemed like the regular Macbook would be just fine for me, not to mention we'd save close to $600. These computers are not cheap by any means. But with all the photos and videos I take, I really think it's going to be worth the money. We didn't get it right then and there, too much work with both boys. That night when we had a sitter before we grabbed some drinks, we stopped back at the Apple store and bought it!!! I was excited. Tom said he was afraid I was going to neglect the boys during the day. I said I was afraid of that too :-)


Ever since Jack has been born, I always feel like I should be buying him things instead of me. And now with two boys, it's even harder. And even when I want to buy them things, I don't want to spend a lot of money because they will just outgrow it in a few months. I'm not a splurger and it's really hard for me to spend a lot of money at once. So I had some guilt about wanting this very expensive "toy". But then I remembered that Tom will get his check from coaching hockey in a few months (not like it's that much, but I think I deserve to treat myself to a little something with some of that money, right?). So there you have it, we are now owners of a Mac. I downloaded Skype today and got to chat with my friend and her two boys who live in VA, and I'm hoping soon I can see Jenny who lives in Denmark! Jack and I have played around with the video camera and photo booth on here. It's just so much fun! Everything is so easy too!

Weekend Recap

I'm sure most of you are just DYING to know how my formula swap went with Finn. I gave him the new stuff Friday afternoon and while I was feeding him the bottle, he had a massive poop explosion up his back. Although I almost threw up while changing him, I was soooo happy. This is what 2 months old babies are supposed to be doing! Then that night he slept until 5:30! And Saturday night, he slept until 7:30! Yes that is right, my 2 month old slept 9 hours straight. Of course the trend did not continue and Tom and I were up multiple times early this morning, but hey - we are moving in the right direction. We also have not had to use those gas drops anymore. Hip Hip Hooray. Tom and I even got some alone time Saturday night because Alissa and Nick came over to babysit! Oh and we went to Ridgedale this weekend and bought the CUTEST easter outfits for the boys. I'm so excited.

2 Months

Height: 22 3/4 inches - 50%

Weight: 12 lbs 3 oz - 50-75%

Head - 25%

Finn checked out healthy as can be today. Talked about his fussiness and gas issues. She recommended I try Good Start Gentle Plus formula and gave me some samples. I am extremely nervous about switching him, but it's worth a shot. So here goes nothing....

Seven Quick Takes

1. Later today Finn has his 2 month check up. I'm curious to see how big he is, I feel like he is bigger than Jack was at this point, but I really have no idea. I'm also anxious to talk to the dr about some of Finn's issues - like his spitting up, his gas, all that fun stuff. I will try to post his stats later on this afternoon.

2. I've started looking at double jogging strollers, blah! They are so expensive. We have a long graco regular stroller, but I can't see the front and I've almost knocked Jack into so many things. ha. I'm nervous about the side by side joggers that they won't fit through doorways. Some of the double ones you can attach the infant carseat, which would be golden for right now. I don't know how picky I can be though. I think we'll try to look on Craigslist and Once Upon A Child first, but I want a good one that will last us until we don't need a stroller anymore.

3. I bought Jack an Elmo potty chair when he was 18 months, thinking I would just get ahead of the game and get him used to seeing it and maybe he will start randomly going on it. Well he is now 26 months and hasn't once gone potty on his chair or the regular toilet. I don't think you can force a kid to go to the bathroom, but I do think the parents need to coach kids through it and frankly up until now, I haven't had the time, energy or patience for it. And when I think about all that is going to go into potty training, I just want to keep my kids in diapers until they are like 10. I'm not going to start anything super soon or anything. Maybe some weekend here when we don't have a lot going on I will just let Jack go diaper-less and see what happens (I will be sure to have carpet cleaner on hand, eeeeewww). Any tips for potty training boys???

4. I started working again last week and this week I actually got my 20 hours in! I was pretty happy about it, but it is SO hard to get my hours in. Since Finn still sleeps a ton during the day, I can usually time Jack's nap so that Finn will be sleeping too. So I can usually get close to 2 hours in the afternoon. Then depending on if Tom is home at night or not, I can log in around 7 (Jack's bedtime) and work until about 10. But if Tom isn't home, I work around Finn's schedule. So when am I supposed to 'me' time? Well I've realized that with two kids, there is no such thing as 'me' time. I've gotten good about having Jack help me with vacuuming, cleaning the bathrooms, mopping, and doing the laundry so that's how I keep the house up - but it 'aint easy that's for sure. I have a feeling it's going to get harder as Finn gets older. Well harder and easier, if that makes any sense. Momnesia.

5. Right now Jack has our little dirt devil hand vacuum and he is vacuuming the walls. ha ha it is so funny. Now he is doing the kitchen floor. Keep it up buddy. I hear the power running low though, which means a temper tantrum is near.

6. So let's talk about the new dancing with the stars cast. I cannot believe Jake is going to be on that show. I am willing to bet money that nasty Vienna will be in the audience every week too, barf. The only bad thing is that I really like Jake's partner, Chelsie from So You Think You Can Dance. Kate Gosselin, are you kidding me?? She is ridiculous. What are her kids doing while she is there? Spending time with their quality father, oh wait...Those poor children. I have a feeling the pussycat dolls singer is going to be pretty good. Pamela Anderson will probably be out of control, I can't see her having that much coordination, but maybe she'll surprise me. I bet that skater Evan will be super good. Ochocinco will be fun to watch, he'll probably be good, and with his partner being cheryl - they are bound to go far. Shannen Doherty - nasty.

7. Jack just broke the dirt devil and is screaming because the pile of dirt fell out everywhere. ughhhhhhhhh.

Kinda funny, Kinda boring - but nonetheless very cute

Listen for my little copycat :-)

Running Music

I need to add about a bazillion songs to my iPod to make it through this half marathon. Please give me some suggestions!!!!

Monday Ramblings

We had a very busy weekend, but it was a fun one filled with hanging out with friends, hockey games, making new friends, birthday parties and baby showers! Unfortunately the Wayzata hockey season is over. I'm glad to have my husband back, but it would have been fun to see that team go to state, they had a great season.

I bit the bullet and am slowly starting my half marathon training. Friday and Sunday I ran 4 miles. I am surprised I made it the whole way without stopping. When I finished, I was like crap - that is only 1/3 of what I need to get to. Start panicing now. Sunday's run was definitely worse. I love running outside though, and this weather has been great. There is something about the sun and melting snow that makes everything so much better. Thank God February is over. Anyway, I need to keep running throughout the weeks until the actual training training starts. I am still a little unsure of how I'm going to have the time to run. I wish it was like 60 degrees and sunny every day and that I had a double jogging stroller. That would be golden. Although I'm sure if that was the case, I'd still have an excuse for not running.

Finn is now 2 months old. I am so glad he is out of that newborn stage, ugh i hate that. I sound like a bad mom when I say that - but it's true. He's sleeping great at night, gets up once or twice and goes right back down. I am thinking he's got a little bit of acid reflux. He's still fussy during the day and he spits up like it's no one's business. We go to the dr on Friday so I will voice my concerns then. He's also swaddled up like a burrito about 90% of the day. Whatever works, right? Right!