sisters

Having sisters around the house is so much fun. It's easy to see how much they love one another. Macie and Adelyn will play and play and play together. Here are a few cute pictures from January and February. I love my blondes!

Steelers vs. Green Bay

"Goooooo Green Bay!"

King

This weekend we were in Virgina. Jason had an interview for a residency there (which he felt went well, by the way) and we stayed in a semi-posh hotel for cheap. Well, we had a KING BED. And it was SO NICE.

So, thanks, King, for making your appearance.

And thanks, Green Bay, for winning the Superbowl and making my husband a happy happy man.

mattresses

Last night I woke up around 3 am to feed Carson, who was sleeping beside me. Macie was sleeping next to Jason, who had somehow suckered him into allowing her to sleep in our bed. This isn't too uncommon in our house, we're a family of snugglers. After Carson was finished eating, Addie woke up and asked to come in our bed, too. I was firm and she did spend the rest of the night in her own bed, but that isn't always the case. While the four of us snuggled together in bed, to help me fall asleep, I started writing this poem in my head and finished it this morning. I thought it'd be something fun to share. Oh yeah, and Jason doesn't usually snore, but it has been known to happen! :)

MATTRESSES

When we were first married
Being close was our goal
Head on his shoulder
We slept on a Full

Welcome Baby Number One
Skinny body, blonde head
Co-sleeping meant sleep!
And she slept in our bed

A few months of that
My body soon shouted
“I need my space!
This Full is too crowded!”

Enter Baby Number Two
And I was quite keen
On getting my rest
Mom, Dad, Baby and new Queen

Much sooner than later
Came Baby Number Three
We bundled him up tight
Between Husband and me

And now that they’re older
They all sleep alone
But as parents, we’re softies
And we have been known…

To wake up in the morn
With three kids beside us
After the kicking and rolling
To grin and delight us

Late last night I awoke
With an elbow in my face
A leg on my stomach
Feet all over the place!

A baby to my left
Two sweet blondes over there
My husband was snoring
An entire family of Hair!

And year after year
As the kids keep on growing
Our bed, sadly, does not
And now Queen’s overflowing!

So, King, if you could
Make an appearance tonight
Rescue my family,
Solve our snuggling plight!

and the answer is...

CARSON

ADELYN

MACIE

I'm surprised by how well most of you did! Great job! It was also fun to see how many "anonymous readers" we have out there in the blogging world!

a very hairy game

Ok, so I was looking through some old pics and thought this might be fun. Here are pictures of each of my kids the month they were born. Now YOU get to guess which one is which! Take the poll on the side. In a few days I'll reveal the winning combination!

I know the pictures aren't the greatest, but it was hard finding pictures without any gender/timeline indicators.

And here is a picture that made me smile. We really miss Hailey! They were the cutest little bestfriends.

mommy moment: THE BOWL

After a particularly stressful/tiring day and night, I've decided to focus on the funny moments that make up a mother's life. So, whenever you see a "mommy moment" post on my blog you'll know I've needed a little redirection in my thinking!

The Bowl

Carson is less than two weeks old and I am enjoying a rare, quiet moment bonding with my newborn son. As I nurse him on the couch, Macie sits cuddled next to us. She has a slight fever and I can tell she isn't feeling very well. Addie, as usual, runs wildly.

After several, nearly blissful, moments, Macie starts throwing up. Mommy reflexes kick in (you know, the kind that wipe snot without a thought, that clean dirty fingers with your tongue when the wipes aren't handy). My hands shoot out, gladly catching the putrid interloper, just to save myself the trouble from cleaning the couch later.

"Addie, please run into the kitchen and get me a bowl!"

"Where, Mom?"

"The bowls on the bottom shelf, the ones you and Macie always pull out and play with on the floor!"

With the aggravating innocence that only three-year-olds posses, she calls out, "Which ones, Mom? Where?"

While still holding the puke, still nursing, still laughing to myself that I'm even in this position and think I can handle three children, I continue to holler, "A bowl! A bowl! ANY BOWL YOU CAN FIND!"

All I hear is a bunch of rustling kitchen-type noises. Rattling metal pans, dropped utensils, the blender flung on the ground. And then, ah, triumph! "Mom, I got it! I'm coming, Mom!" Addie runs around the counter, dodges the love seat, and finally hands me my salvation...

...the colander.

2 months!

My friend Keri used to post pictures of her son with homemade month signs. As her son grew older and more mobile the pictures became funnier and funnier. Here is our first of many!

It's hard to believe Carson is already two months. This was taken on the 18th, his actual two month mark. He wasn't in a particularly smiley mood, but oh well.