life lately

a day trip to the zoo.
lunch with daddy.
lots of playtime in the yard.
tucker saying his night-night prayers.
kissing on adde's chubby cheeks.
watching adde almost roll over. she can't figure out how to get over that arm.
sweet adde sleeping on her side.
early morning feedings. only once a night though!
a visit to the children's museum.
swimming at nan and pa's house where mr. t was so brave going down the slide.
watching tucker sing Jesus loves me to his baby sister.
cuddling with my sweet babies.
playing lots of living room baseball, basketball, and soccer.
feeding adde 4 1/2 oz every 2 1/2 hours.
watching and cherishing every moment with my babies.

2 months

today adde is 2 months old. time has gone by so fast, but at the same time it seems like she's been with us forever. we've had some recent colic issues with our sweet girl, but switching bottles has done the trick.

at 2 months adde...

-just started wearing size one diapers. she is still wearing mostly newborn clothes, but is slowly fitting into some of her 0-3 month clothes.
-got her shots this past thursday at her 2 month check-up. she was not a fan!
-weighs 8 lbs. 15 oz. and takes 4 ounces of breast milk every two hours.
-has slept through the night a few times, but still only gets up once most nights.
-has the most precious smile that she showed us on may 8th and has started cooing at us as well.
-loves watching her brother and the mobile on her swing.

we love you sweet addeline!

indeed blessed

i am indeed blessed. life is a whirlwind right now and it's hard to find time to document it all, but i don't want to forget a moment.

our past two weeks:
-on friday, april 30th, matt and i took tuck to a thunder playoff game while adde stayed with aunt wendy. we had a wonderful time with the johnston family enjoying a yummy dinner at coach's, a carriage ride across bricktown, and then a very exciting nba playoff game. tucker grinned from ear to ear the entire time even though we lost by one.
-last tuesday, tucker started swimming lessons. it's a parent and tot class, and since i just had a baby 6 weeks earlier, i declared myself exempt! he is doing great practicing kicking and splashing daddy. he will continue to go every tuesday and thursday for the entire month of may.





-on saturday, i graduated from ecu with my master's degree in reading. it was a special day that we shared with matt's family since my family was all in okc welcoming gage tyler into the world.
-adde is no longer the baby on the fuller side! she may not be the youngest, but she is still the smallest. gage came into the world yesterday afternoon tipping the scales at 11 pounds 1 ounce! holy cow!



today is mother's day. i remember those hard mother's days where we sat in church watching other mothers getting recognized while we wondered when it would be our turn. since then, i have been blessed beyond measure with 2 of the most beautiful, incredible kids. days are hard...babies fuss, toddlers make messes, the house seems out of control, but i love my life and my kids!

tuck and adde, i am so thankful that god chose me to be your mommy! i love you so much!

His Memory

Tucker's ability to remember things continues to amaze me. Friday morning, we were talking about how old he was and I told him twice when his birthday was. I figured it went in one ear and out the other. While driving in the car Friday night, I asked him when his birthday was and he replied "Sober 16th". He amazes me!

From the Mouth of Tucker

Matt has been gone to play softball this evening, so we stayed in out of the wind. The Thunder are playing in the playoffs, and my little sports fanatic has been so excited! He begs to wear his "Funder" shirt everyday. Tonight, I let him stay up a little late to watch the first half of the game with me. He was cracking me up! He would yell "Go Funder!" and "Go KD!" everytime a Thunder player would touch the ball. He also decided that the Thunder's coach looks like Dave from the Chipmunks. It amazes me how he knows what's going on. I guess it's from all of the basketball games we drug him to in the past to watch our youth play.

1 month old

Our sweet Addeline is one month old today! Where has time gone? We celebrated by meeting daddy for lunch at Chipolte before heading to see Gigi and Gramps.

At one month, Adde is:
-drinking 3 ounces of breastmilk every 2 hours. She is growing like a little weed! She is still long, but is finally starting to fit into some of her newborn clothing.
-sleeping great! She usually only wakes once during the night (usually around 4 am) to eat. Getting her back to sleep is a bit tricky.
-She loves watching her big brother play. It's amazing how she'll move her head to watch his every move.
-She loves bathtime! She lays back and relaxes and doesn't cry until we get her out of her tub.



-Adde loves one of her brother's old blue pacifiers. I bought some similar but she wanted nothing to do with them. I finally found another package of them at Target, so now we have 3 of her favorite kind. Her brother is constantly cramming them in her mouth or giving them to his stuff animals.



-We are slowing getting into a routine. She loves sleeping in until around 9:30, but then she stays awake the rest of the morning. She has started taking her afternoon nap in her room for about 4 hours each afternoon.

Laundry

I sat a few minutes ago with the TV and lights off, rocking my daughter with a huge pile of laundry on the couch. My daughter is already almost a month old. HOLY COW! That laundry will be there tomorrow. I pray that I learn to savor every moment with my kiddos. They grow up so quickly!