1 Month Old

I can't believe it!! We've made it a whole month and we're all still doing fine...sleepless nights and all. The days surrounding the birth of baby #3 I had a lot of help and got quite a bit done. My mom and step-dad were able to be here before I went into the hospital and the day of the birth. This was the first time my mom was able to be part of any of her grandchildren entering the world. I was really glad she was there and able to share that experience with me. (She was with my sister, but she had a c-section...not quite the same.) Thanks Mom for being there. I know it meant a lot to you and I want you to know that it meant a lot to me too.Before I had Miss Peyton, my good friend Stephanie came into town to be here with/for me. She was able to leave her 6 kids back in Oregon and stay with me during this time of transition for 10 whole days. I honestly don't know what I would have done without her. She was up with the kids in the mornings and let me sleep. I felt bad, but she told Marcus that having my two little munchkins was like a little vacation from her 6. They played games, did puzzles, and actually stayed fairly quiet till I emerged from my dungeon. Thank You Stephanie!!
Austin took this picture of me with his new baby sister. Not too bad! We may have a budding photographer on our hand. ;)

Cali finally decided to hold the baby by the end of the first day. Cali wanted nothing to do with her in the hospital, but after bringing Peyton home I think she started to like her a little. Austin comes home from school and loves on her and holds her for as long as he can...just no pics.
She likes her a lot more now! I think she likes her a lot...too sweet!
(I promise I did not pose her like this)
I did, in fact, pose them like this....but the smile is all Cali.This is how Peyton spends most of her day. She loves chillin' in her swing but she's not a fan of laying flat....not till bedtime.

We love the newest addition to our family!! Peyton Elise is a sweet little baby and her big brother and sister sure think so too. Getting enough sleep has been the biggest adjustment, but with Austin now in school it's not too bad and naptime is a necessity for all three of us. Everyday is girl's day in our house...at least until the boys return.

Happy One Month Birthday Peyton!!

Off To Kindergarten

With a new baby in the house, it's been a little tricky to be able to have the time to sit at the computer long enough to blog about our latest events. You'd think I'd have all the time in the world because she sleeps so much, but when she's sleeping there's so much to get done, or Cali needs attention, or I'm sleeping myself. Blogging hasn't been quite as high on my priority list as sleep lately, but I do feel the need to update a few special things that have happened recently, like my first born heading off to KINDERGARTEN!!!

At 7am he's up and ready, wearing his new school clothes and shoes and sporting his new green backpack he picked out (over transformers...weird!).

Cali didn't quite understand that she wasn't going to school, but she was just as excited as if she were. She had a hard time when I took Austin in and came out alone, but she's gotten better.They all lined up outside their class and got their own name tag...he was busy checking it out, but at least I got another smile. He was ready for me to go, but I just couldn't, not yet.
We found his seat and he was glad that he was facing the front of the class instead of sitting sideways like the rest of the kids in the group. The little joys. ;)

I knew Austin was ready for school, but I wasn't prepared for how NOT ready I was for him to start school. I managed to keep it together while taking pictures and I even made it out to the car before finally breaking down and shedding a few tears. The hardest part of the whole thing is that Peyton looks identical to Austin when he was born so it's like watching him grow up in a blink of an eye...he was just a baby and now he's in school!!! Where has the time gone?

Austin is such an amazing kid and I know he'll have a great school career. He says that the only thing he doesn't like about school is all the rules...rules, rules, rules he says. After three weeks of Kindergarten he still loves going in the morning and telling me all about it when he gets home.

We'll see how long it lasts, but I'm loving it for now.