Its about time…
Or lack there of…
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I had to go back and see when I had posted last because it had been so long. I realized that I haven’t posted since I went back to work. Big surprise there with my schedule. But here I am at 3:00am and can’t sleep. Haven’t had to deal with that since the 9th month of pregnancy. So I thought I would try to update.
First ME. Well, I went back to work. I was worried about how it would work and how I would feel and handle it. While it wasn’t easy at first it has gotten better and it is working. My Mom and Dad are watching the kiddos four mornings a week and it is alot of work so this summer we are going to have our babysitter Lauren come over two of the four days to help free up some of the schedule for Mom and Dad. Liam really likes Lauren and the last time she came over he walked around for a week saying Lor, Lor, Lor. Yes Liam she can come back.
Work is turning out to be a nice distraction at times too. I am getting a little bit of a break from the kids but I still have most of the day with them. The hardest part is keeping up with the sleep schedule and now that it is staying lighter later it is getting even harder since the kids want to stay up later. I am up around 4 am and go to bed around 10. Needless to say I really enjoy my naps when I can get them.
Now on to the reason that you check this blog….The Kiddos!
Liam is in a very good and bad stage right now. He is trying to say everything, finally. He now says please with his mouth instead of his sign and I couldn’t even try to count the number of words in his vocab now. Most of them are still unclear to the untrained ear, but to those who are around him alot, he makes perfect sense. He has also started to really sing (babble sing, but still sing) in the car. It is so cute and annoying. We are getting ramped up to potty train this summer, maybe in another month or two. He has a potty and is pretty aware when he has gone, not always aware before he goes yet so the potty isn’t getting any use yet. Also, we are pretty sure that he is getting his final molars. On that note…
I never thought that I would have two kids teething at once. Baby J as we like to call her is starting in to the massive drool stage. Can’t feel any teeth under those gums but they are on their way. Liam drooled for months before getting a tooth so we’ll see. Jocelyn was easy to nurse compared to Liam. I think that the stress we were under at the time just made it hard to relax and therefore my milk suffered and it frustrated Liam. Jocelyn, not so much. She was a nursing champ, however when I went back to work it was pretty much impossible to keep my milk supply up so she quickly went to a bottle. She is completely weened now and it is working out so well. The mamma in me is sad but the smart parent in me knows that it is so much easier for everyone else. She is no longer a newborn baby, she is now a roly poly angel baby who has discovered that she can roll over (only twice), chew on her own hand, and man she has found her voice. She is a talker, well right now she is a screamer. Not the kind of scream like she is hurting or sad, but the happy scream. It was so cute for about a minute and now it is well….still cute but a little more annoying too.
The kids and I went to visit my G-Ma for mothers day with Papa Moo and Gramma too. It went pretty well. My fabulous Aunt Janet let us stay at their house since they were away and it was great for the kids. She has grand babies too so there were toys and it was the comfortable spot to come back to after being at G-Ma’s. Don’t get me wrong, I love to visit G-Ma’s but her house is not set up for little hands. She has glass figurines and porcelain cats, and big beautiful vases within reach. It was a challenge not breaking anything while we were there. G-ma does happen to also have horses about a block from her house and a scooter, and a jack in the box, and this cool picker uper thingy, so to Liam all the “keep your hands to your self and no thank yous” were worth it because he got to ride the scooter or go down the street and feed/pet the horses. It was a nice trip and I am glad that G-Ma got to meet her granddaughter (Liam had already been once before when he was a baby) and they did so great with her. Lots of hugs and kisses and “Fives”.
Charlie is getting ready for his fishing trip. He and my Dad and brother, Matt and Ed Gossien, and Mike are going on a fly fishing trip to Santa Fe. He is excited. This will be his first real fly fishing experience. He has all the gear he wanted to take and I have the bug spray and sunblock ready so he should have a great time. He leaves this Friday and will return on Thursday. I know he is looking forward to the trip but I also know he will be glad to have some time off from working the long hours. He doesn’t seem to be thrilled about that much time away from the fam but it will do him some good to get away and come back fresh. That is when I will tell him that I am taking a week off to go visit my friend Katie in Washington 
Ok, that isn’t really planned but it sure would be fun. Katie is the best when it comes to spa days, pedicures, shopping, and girl time.
UPDATE:
I wrote this a couple weeks ago but never posted so there is more…
Charlie went on his trip, had a blast, we missed him and he us, but he says he would do it again. Caught mostly little fish but learned alot for next time. He and my brother Matt got to hang out alot which was nice since they haven’t ever really had much of a chance to get to know each other. Charlie wants to plan a family trip to visit Matt, Corrie and Kaleo in Texas soon. I think we will wait until the summer heat and humidity in Texas is over with.
When we were up in Oregon for Mothers Day we had planned to have Missy J’s ears pierced. G-g-ma wanted to pay for it and be a part of it. Unfortunatly we never did get it done while we were there. We still wanted to have it done though, so last weekend Charlie and I took her to get them done. I cried more than she did, she did great, just a quick little scream and then another then it was over, less than a minute of crying. I can’t believe I am saying it but I am so glad we did this now instead of waiting. She can’t pull at them, her hair isn’t long enough to get caught in them, and it is easy to keep them clean at this age.
We are looking forward to Liam turning TWO next month. Amazing how time flies.
Hope you are all enjoying the nice weather. Have a great weekend.
The Peaks