Sunday morning I was trying to get ready for church, trying to get my son, Landon, dressed for the day and fell chasing him down the stairs. Sounds lame, I know... I am trying to figure out how it happened, but cant. I broke my fibula (right by my ankle) and now have to be in a cast, and use crutches for 6 weeks. The crutches part presents a problem having a two year old a newborn at home... the doc told me I couldn't put ANY pressure on it for the full time, and cant even hold my baby while standing. Dave and I were worried "How will we be able to do this?" Dave was worried about his vacation time, and having to use it all.
So, this post is more of a thank you more so than a complaint session. I want to sincerely thank all my family and friends who have stepped up and are SO willing to assist us. My mom, sisters and friend are all on a schedule, of who gets to babysit me on which day. My mom has been amazing, she is totally cleaning my house for me. My other sisters are wishing they broke their ankle! :)
We also had the problem of blessing Dawson.. when do we do it now? Well, our families are AWESOME! they are helping us SO much. they have taken so much stress off Dave and me. We are still going to do it this Sunday as planned thanks to all the help we have and are receiving. We want all of you to know we love you and are SO appreciative of all you have done. Almost one week down 5 to do!!!
Thursday, February 28, 2008
I've Been Humbled..
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Updates
Well, it has been a crazy month but we feel we are finally getting the hang of things! Landon has continued to be SO cute with his brother, he doesn't show any jealousy and is always giving his brother loves. (People tell me this will change once Dawson is older...)
Dawson is a completely different baby than Landon was, he likes to be eating CONSTANTLY, and he's a little more high maintenance, but I wouldn't want him any other way! He is a sweet little guy! He is now starting to really study our faces and he is showing a lot more facial expressions. He LOVES his baths and being sang to by his dad and brother.
Here are some more recent pictures of the boys!
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
WHAT A DAY!
Well.. I love being a mom. I really do. Today, however... I was ready to SCREAM.. Well, I did in fact.
I have a cute, loveable and very active 2 and a half year old. Every parent will tell you their toddler is active. I am here to tell you.. mine will TAKE THE CAKE!!! He is very smart and likes to be constantly stimulated. He will not play with himself and constantly needs me to sit and play with him or always have an activity for him to do. This was fine with me.. well it was until I had a newborn. And even then... newborns sleep all day right? WRONG! Mine has decided that was was going to cry today from 11am till about 3pm. I don't know how to deal with a baby like this. Landon was such an easy going baby and never cried. I am convinced there is something wrong with Dawson. I have been researching reflux, and now I am convinced he has it. Anyone out there have a child that has been diagnosed with this? He has been vomiting alot, he is always wanting to eat (not an exageration.. if he is awake, he wants to be eating) and he acts like he is in pain.. It's really sad!
SO anyway... about my lovely day: Landon told me he was bored. So, we called my nephew over to play. They played really well together and Landon got all his wiggles out and I was able to get some stuff done because Landon has being entertained by someone other than myself. Well, my nephew went home and it was time for Landon's nap. He has decided that he is not going to nap as well as he used to since baby has arrived. I decided last night I was going to lay the law down about this. Well, Landon decided the same thing. He layed in his bed for 2 HOURS! (yelling and screaming over various things) I wouldn't normally mind this.. (at least he's in his room, right?) but I have to sit in my room while he is falling asleep or he gets scared about being upstairs alone. So, I sit in my room for 2 hours with Dawson.... who is crying as I mentioned earlier. Finally, Landon is asleep and I think to myself "Now I can focus my attention on Dawson and get him to sleep" Well.. he wouldn't go to sleep, he wanted to scream his guts out for two more hours. (Did I mention I am going on about 3 hours of sleep?) He finally goes to sleep after 3 nursing sessions and a bottle later, right in time for Landon to wake up. Grr... no nap for me today!
I know.. this doesn't sound like such a terrible day.. but it was for me. Having two kids is a very hard transition, Dave and I wonder how people do more than 2 kids?
Well, on a more positive note.. I have a very understanding husband who tries very hard to give me a break. Valentines Day is tomorrow. Dave and I dont usually do gifts for each other, we just try to do dinner and rent a movie or something. However, this year he decided he would get me a message and a facial. I have never had a facial and I would recomment it to ANYONE! I absolutely loved it. Very de-stressing. So, as I sit here complaining about my day.. I did get a facial and massage yesterday, so things aren't that bad... and I know they will get better once we get into a routine. I've just had a bad day!!!
Saturday, February 2, 2008
About us
So, my cousin and sis have done these, I think they are cute and fun to read. So here is a little about Davey boy and me.
How long have you been together? Married 6, together 7.
How long did you date? One year
