Blessing Day

Ty was blessed at our house today and it is too cute having all the boys lined up and matching!! He even got his blessing zits in. But taking pictures is not so easy!

Here we are again

I can hardly believe Ty is already 3 weeks old today. Time is blurry right now, marked only by nap and feeding times, with out any regard to reality. He was having some acid reflux issues but that is better now because he is on prevacid. This is a highly asked question about his sleeping patterns, he usually eats around 9:30 then sleeps until 1 then eats again at 5 or 6. So he gives me some good time in between but it takes about an hour to feed him so I still dont get much sleep. Then sometimes he wants to be awake at 6 and sometimes he'll go back to sleep, which hasnt been a problem so far but my mom would take him in the morning so I could sleep in and she leaves tomorrow. Also he's not consistent enough for me to count on yet. In a month waking up around 6 may be a good thing so I can have him fed and have enough time to get Ashlyn ready for school, but for the next few months, I hope they all sleep in until 8. I doubt it but I can wish.
It has been so nice having my mom here, and my Dad has been here this last week as well. Its great because my mom is such a hard worker, that all I have to do is think about wanting to have something done, and its done. I havent changed more than a couple diapers, I havent even done the dishes or laundry since Ive had the baby, and my house is spotless, my kids have gotten to go on walks everyday to the park, which is especially Rylans favorite. I think we are all in for a shock when she leaves and we see how much she has really been doing!!! Thank goodness for Moms!!!!







Rylan is finally starting to catch on to how to be gentle. He loves kissing him, and has only sometimes missed his hand placement and smacked Ty in the face. It is so weird to see them together though, because it seems like that should still be how Rylan looks. He grew up overnight, the night I stayed at the hospital to be exact.

Sleepy Time
Theres nothing like holding a sleeping baby o make you tired.

The old and the new

OK so for those of you who have asked to see what my obsessive nesting has brought...here ya go. Blame it on Craigslist. It is nice not to feel so ghetto or white trash, but I will say its a little more stressful because now I have to worry about what the kids do. Before it was like , whatever, strawberries on the couch sure, but now its like "dont move" but the kids even Jayden are really good about following the rules.

Old Carpet, with area rug to hide the ink stains.

New Carpet (Frieze for those of you who care)

Old couch

New couches Both sides recline and the love seat rocks and reclines. They arent my fav color, but they only had this color, and really the color I would want isnt the best for kids, and Josh likes this color. They are called a distressed microfiber, so it almost looks leathery, but is soft like microfiber.

Old kitchen table

New Kitchen table. I love the tall tables but was worried about the kids being so high, (especially Jayden since he doesnt like to sit on his chairs. But he sits on these, I think he knows the stakes are higher here, and they are really good about being careful) but the benches make me feel so much safer.

Our house really is not big enough for all the furniture, I guess our eyes are bigger than our house, but we outgrew our table and couch. For the week before the couches came and my Mom was here, we were all trying to pile on one couch. It was cozy, but Im so glad to have a little room to sit!!!

One Week Old

Well, Ty is officially one week old now. This week has been a whirlwind, but has been very good. Ive had a lot of help, Andi helped a lot until my Mom came on Friday. And my Mom has been a lifesaver ever since! Ty is a really good baby, he sleeps like a newborn, so you know what that means, but all in all hes really great. If only nursing werent so painful everything else is pretty good. Ashlyn and Jayden not only love having a new baby around but they also have been really good helpers in keeping everything clean, and being really good listeners. Rylan loves being around Ty but usually tries to grab on a little tight when he wants to touch him, but he usually doesnt try to disturb him much. I thought once I had four kids I would never leave the house, but we actually have already ventured out for a day of grocery shopping, which went pretty well. Logistically speaking its a lot of work getting all those kids in and out of the car, but they were great in the store, and somehow we survived. Emotionally, I think Im doing OK. I havent got the baby blues yet, (maybe its because I dont have time to), but Im still pretty hormonal. I have had to tell the kids a couple times, not to take me too seriously. I explained to them that when you have a baby you are sometimes a little crabby but it has nothing to do with them and not to take it personally. That really helped. You could see on their faces when I was being too harsh and then when I told them that you could see them relax and their faces lightened up a little. I wish it didnt have to be that way at all, but hopefully they wont end up too scarred.

Anyways thats our week in a nut shell. Heres a bunch of pictures, hope you enjoy.