Growing up

Colin has grown so much in the last month. Here are some changes.
Eating cereal
Started rolling over
Laughing and talking a lot more
He is recognizing Mommy, Daddy and sister
Had his first sleep over at aunt mic and uncle marks
Is now using his Bounce and play 

It is so sweet watching Madison and Colin starting to interact more. The other day Madison was crying in the car and Colin started to laugh, which got Madison distracted and she stopped crying. It also works the other way. Madison can distract Colin if he gets upset sometimes.

 We went for our first family bike ride today. Madison tried to go on her bike, but she almost crashed into the river. I had to block her with my bike. Madison cried and Mommy laughed, sometimes I can't help it. Then she climbed in the Chariot with Colin and held his hand the entire ride and giggled. I think we all had a wonderful day. The only thing that would have made it better would be if Aspen and Demon had come with us.

Colin and Aunt Mic

Colin loves to suck on Aunt Mic's face

Colin loves to suck on whatever he can get in his mouth

Mommy, Colin, and Madison

Colin, Daddy, and Miss Madison

Colin (in the turquoise) and another baby

Flying baby!!!

Colin, Madison, and Daddy

Daddy and Madison bowling

Madison, Colin, and Daddy

Colin and Mommy

Madison bowling.  she had so much fun

Madison and Grandma

Colin.... look at those cute baby legs!!!

Madison laying under Colin so he can jump!!!

Colin's first time in the high chair

Madison, Uncle Mark, and Aunt Mic

Madison and Colin

Madison, ready for her bike ride

Colin in his Ada county tac med shirt!!!!

Madison, Mic and I went to the Cinderella ballet yesterday. Madison had a wonderful time and asked if we could do it again.

Four Months

Colin had his four month check up a week ago.  Here are his statistics....

weight: 15lbs (55%)
height: 24 1/4 in. (25%)
head: 42 1/2 cm (65%)

Madison's information at 4 months.

weight: 14.9 lbs (75%)

height: 23.5 inches (25%)

head circumference: 40.5 (40%)

Colin rolled over for the first time tonight.  Aunt Mic was changing his diaper and he rolled over for the first time on his bed.  I think he is finally starting to feel better.  His last bit of antibiotics gave him some diarrhea, but I think it's finally kicked his ear infection.  He is also laughing and talking a lot more as well as enjoying standing up, with assistance of course.

Madison has started her sibling fighting already.  Her and Colin were laying on the bed one day and I heard her in there yelling "Colin is touching me, I don't want him to touch me." I can't believe it's already started.I've had

We are almost done with the bathroom.  JR and Rick have been working on it all week and it looks great. Hopefully tomorrow they can put the cabinet and toilet it and then all I need to do is paint the bathroom.  I am so excited to have a bathroom again.

I finally went to a podiatrist today and had my ingrown toenail removed which totally freaked me out.  The needle in the toe and then the idea of him digging around made me feel a little light headed and queasy.  I also happened to mention that my ankles have been bothering me a lot lately.  To the point that when I have sat for awhile I can barely move when I get up.  The doctor realized that I have an inch difference between my legs.  How I've gone 30 years without anybody noticing amazes me!!!! So it really is a small world.  My podiatrist is friends with our podiatrist in Coeur d 'Alene who we also babysat for 10+ years as well as maybe even having watched his kids once or twice.  What a small world :)

Madison and Colin

Madison showing us her Valentines day candy

Happy Valentines day!!!

Madison trying to show Colin her Valentines day balloons

My beautiful babies

Miss Madison playing music

My sweet baby boy

Madison was entertaining brother with her music

Madison enjoys laying in Colin's crib with him

snuggle time

Madison was on the phone with Grandma and Papa

Aunt Mic feeding Colin

Grandma and Colin helping Madison with her Valentines day cards for daycare.

Tile in the shower

Aunt Monie with Colin

Handsome boy

Aunt Monie and Madison working on a puzzle

Crazy Mommy!!!!!

OK, Mommy is going crazy here......

We have not had a master bathroom in a month.  Our bedroom looks like it blew up and I can't get to my half of the closet.  JR works on the bathroom any free moment that he gets which is great, but I feel like I have been a single mom for the past month as well.  Seeing as he was only home two nights out of six the past week it doesn't work out to a lot of time that he can work on the bathroom.

Colin has had an ear infection in both ears for the past three weeks.  He is on his third round of antibiotics after getting a shot of antibiotics yesterday.  He has had a cold since November and now it has formed into a mild case of RSV.  Despite all of this he is still smiling and cooing more each day.

Madison is doing great.  She has such a personality that both amazes and frustrates me.  We are working on her listening skills.  She does not want to listen to Mommy right, but then she says the cutest things.  Last night she wanted to know if she needed to shut her light off for bedtime and she said "All right Mother!!!"  She also had an ear infection a week ago and she calls it an ear affection.

I hope things settle down soon and we can finally get into some routine.  The kids have been waking up at 6:30, which is a little early.  It would be nice to be able to get ready before I have to get the kids up.  I might need to start waking up at 5:30.  UGH!!!!!

About Time

I can't believe it's been a month since I last posted.  What a month we've had.  Madison had the stomach flu, I ended up with the stomach flu, Madison, JR, and Colin have all had colds, Madison and Colin have both had ear infections which ended us up at Primary Health last night; just Mommy and two screaming kids.  Thank goodness Aunt Mic was just getting off of work to help rescue Mommy before she started crying!!!!
We also thought we would be moving to Coeur d'Alene the beginning of March.  JR applied for a position at LifeFlight as a flight medic at the new base in Sandpoint and he got the job, but JR and Lifeflight were unable to agree on pay so we had to turn the job down.  It makes me so sad because I want nothing more than to move back to CDA, but I have to believe it will happen when it's meant to be.  Right now JR will stay working for Lifeflight here and hopefully get on as a flight medic so that he can transfer to Sandpoint in the near future.
The third thing is that we have completely gutted our master bathroom.  We noticed a leak and so we decided now is as good of a time to remodel our master bathroom.  We are going on three weeks that we have been down to one bathroom!!!!
I enrolled Madison in preschool at the Challenger school for the fall.  She is doing great.  We are working on the whining and also no longer feeding her her food, but her being a big girl and feeding herself.  Colin is smiling and cooing. He has been sleeping in our room in his cradle and tonight will be the first night that we are trying to get him to sleep in his room.  I hope it goes well.

Madison and Colin enjoying the aquarium in his crib

Beautiful baby boy at 3 months (Madison was putting his socks on his hands)

Sister and brother

Uncle Mark playing princesses with Miss Madison (she loved his voices)

Madison was using her tools to help unclog the vacuum

Colin, Daddy, and Madison

Mark and JR beginning to destroy the bathroom

bye bye shower

Where the bathtub was.. you can see the H2O stains

Colin all bundled up for winter, but wait.... what winter???

Madison using Aunt Mic as a seat and cheering for Colin

Sister and brother watching cartoons

Madison, Daddy, and all her animals talking to Grandpa Rick

Getting ready for the Super Bowl... she thought Alabama was playing

the bathroom 3 weeks later!!!

The tub area now

I feel like Aspen, Demon, and the house are completely neglected.  Right now it is all I can do just to stay up on the laundry and with that I still have clothes that sit in the basket for about a week before I get it put up.  I enjoy my job, but it's hard because I don't have time for anything else.  I don't know if it's just me or mother's guilt, but I just wish I could do it all, but there is no possible way to do it unless I didn't sleep at night and that's not a possibility.  To add to my guilt, Madison now asks me multiple times a day if I still love her....

Happy Belated Christmas and New Year

What a year 2012 has been already.  This is our first full week without company and I have already been tested as a mother again.  Madison ended up with the stomach flu this past Sunday (she threw up at least 17 times)  I honestly don't know what I would do if Aunt Mic weren't here.  I have started hypnosis for my fear of throwing up and I do think it helped, but not that many times. 
On a lighter note we had a nice very nice Christmas with my parents here and a Happy New Year with JR's Mom.  We had company for about two weeks and although it was wonderful I do have to say that we have grown out of our house.  Poor Dad and Tammi both had to sleep on the floor while Mom shared the bed with Madison who is a restless sleeper.