Weekend

We had a lazy weekend. 

And by lazy, I mean LAZY! Like the kind of weekend where you do nothing at all, and by the time 4pm rolls around, you realize the whole family is still in p.j.s, and that "walk to the park" you planned and the "dishes" and "laundry" you wanted to do, are nothing but a pipe-dream. The only thing we accomplished was a last minute trip to the store tonight, because we were out of food, and when you have little tummies to feed, food is kind of important. Other than that, we didn't do much. 

But we had some pretty epic naps.

Speaking of naps....

Addie has decided that she is now a one-nap-a-day kind of gal. Throw in some new teeth coming out, and it makes one cranky baby! So we have a long nap in the morning (which we are trying to move to a later time), and some quiet (or not so quiet) crib time in the afternoon. She usually spends this time "reading", entertaining her stuffed koala, or emptying her crib of all of its contents. Which keeps her happy and contained for about 45 minutes, and then the screaming begins. 

So today, thinking I was being productive and creative, decided to try my hand at military fade haircuts while she was having quiet time. I had the right tools and YouTube on my side, so how hard could it be? This could save us many trips to the PX and many dollars, plus Brandon looks really really really good with a fade, so I was all in.

 Let's just say it turned out like more of a "bowl cut done by a blind 4 year old" than an actual haircut, and leave it at that. 

My poor husband. 

He was very cavalier about the whole thing, and patiently sat still while I shaved all of my hard work, and all of his hair, completely off. All the while, Addie was chatting up a storm. And as I cleaned up my mess, it got quiet. Too quiet. Anyone who has ever been around a toddler knows what that kind of quiet means. Trouble. With a capital T. 

*Back story!*

The baby room gets hot during the day. Really hot. It has an east facing window, so as soon as the sun comes up, the temperature in that room rises. We have blinds, blackout curtains, and a fan set up, but it still gets pretty warm. So for nap-times, usually Addie is in a onsie to sleep, or sometimes just a diaper. Since she spent all day in her warm fuzzy jammies, I put her down in a diaper. 

*Return to story*

I think anyone with any child rearing experience knows where this is going. The silence made me suspicious, so I pulled up her image on our fancy-schmancy video monitor. I had to do a double take. What is that white thing she's throwing over the rails? No.... it cant be! Wait, are those buttcheeks?!?! Sure enough...

There was Addie, in all of her naked glory. And she was darned proud of herself too.

Clearly, quiet time was over. 

In leu of a nap, she decided to dole out some daddy snuggles.

While they snuggled, Silas played.

And made some seriously silly faces. 

He also had some amazingly wonderful smiles to share. 

And surrounded by all of this cuteness, I sat in my corner of the couch, pretending to be jealous, but feeling incredibly blessed.

 I love lazy weekends. 

 

Intermission

While I work on some new posts, I have decided to throw up some photos of my favorite camera hog.

She has become infatuated with the camera. It is no longer enough to pose for my phone. I pull it out and go "Addie, say cheese!" and she will half-heartedly look at me and mutter "cheese" under her breath. But if my camera is anywhere in her field of vision, she will excitedly point to it, bounce, and say "cheese, cheese, CHEESE!", until I give in. And let me tell you, taking pictures of adorable babies is pure torture. 

     "Cheese!"

So here are some Addie shots from the last few days, and maybe I'll toss in a few of Silas too, if you are up for double the torment. :) 

Messy post-dinner face.

This kid loves books. 

I honestly don't know what this face means....

These lips slay me.

Ham-bone.

Hopefully these are enough to hold you all over until the next baby filled post! ;) 

2 months

Gah! 

I can NOT believe my little baby is already 2 months old!!! Where did the time go?!?! 

Some days it feels like he was squirming in my tummy yesterday, and other days it feels as if I've held him in my arms all my life. And some nights it feels like I haven't slept in 40 years....

The last 2 months have been a whirlwind of craziness and love. We've had visits from Grandma and Grandpa Sheeley, Aunt Breezi, and Aunt Melissa. 

  

We love family.

My little chunk weighs 12lbs 9oz now, which seems huge to me, but then I think back to his sister....

...who was a little chunkier. She was over 13lbs at this age.

In other news.......

We are currently trying to eat healthier, which with my love of hot Cheetos, isn't going so well. But we are trying. So in an effort to eat better, I made some amazing Brussels sprouts. 

Yes, they are covered in bacon, but we are eating veggies, so it counts. Brandon even loved them, and he hates Brussels sprouts. We are also using natural diapers, coconut oil(which if you have not discovered this miracle oil, go buy some, seriously, right now) and switching to all natural baby products. Once we get this diet on track, we will be one healthy, crunchy family. 

Camera

I love taking pictures. Anyone who knows me can tell you that. Or, if you have seen any of my other posts, my Facebook page, my Instagram, or my iPad. 

Hey, that's a fact Jack! 

So why on earth have I been neglecting my camera? I guess it started when my husband let me use his. 

Backstory. 

He's a Nikon guy, I love Canon. He has been telling me since we were dating that his camera is better than mine. After two years together, he somehow convinced me to start using his. And let me tell you, it's a very nice camera. I guess it's too nice. For some reason, I could NOT get it to work for me. It just doesn't capture the shot I am working for the way my Canon does. In my frustration with that camera, I somehow came to the subconscious conclusion that I need to stop using cameras and just use my phone instead...for almost 6 months. For the most part, that has worked out for me. But last night, as I'm sitting in bed at 2:30 am with Silas, downloading multiple photo editing apps, it hit me. Why don't I just use my camera like I used to? I'm all for editing a shot to make it perfect, but for many years, my trusty steed of a camera has helped me capture the perfect shot. I've rarely had to edit photos with it, and most of my favorite pictures are unedited and look 110% professional. 

So I dug it out of our kitchen drawer today. The battery was almost dead, so I could only squeeze in a couple of shots before it died. But I have fallen back in love. I did not edit the quality on any of the photos in today's blog. The only editing I did was adding doodles from my ABeautifulMess app. So if you are already sick of seeing pictures of my kids, look away children-turn a blind eye, because these posts are about to get real photo heavy, real quick. 

Yay for great cameras and cute babies! 

ABeautifulMess

I love love LOVE the new app abeautifulmess!! It is SO much fun! I am completely addicted! Like, on par with my love of coffee, addicted. In fact, the two go perfectly together. 

Ooooo, I'm trendy! 

If it wasn't for my resposibilities(darn kids), I'd play on it all day! It's only a iPhone/iPad/iWhatever app so far, which made me sad since I have an android phone, but I still paid the whopping $.99 for it on my iPad. 

Ya know, they should pay me for this plug. Or give me all the in-app add ons for free. Just a suggestion... *hint hint, wink wink abeautifulmess!*

Anyways..... 

My poor child is trying to give herself brain damage. Her new love of climbing on the couch is some risky business. She tried climbing onto it from her red chair, over the arms of both, and due to her toddler/ninja reflexes, rolled right off and onto the floor. She seemed fine, for about two seconds, and then the screaming started. I thought she bashed her skull in, broke a rib, full on internal bleeding, my mommy imagination was in full swing.....she bit her tongue. While it may not seem like a bad injury to us adult folk, it was her first tongue boo-boo, and it was a doozy. I raced to find an ice pack, only to remember,I have none. What kind of mom doesn't have an ice pack? Luckily, I have a multitude of frozen teethers, and that seemed to do the trick. 

Not even ten minutes later, there she was, on the couch again. 

This time she was stealing daddy's phone charger and medication off of the table behind the couch.

 Now Addie has a special dance she does when she is nervous, when you say "I'm gonna get you!", and when she's caught red handed doing something she is not supposed to. She curls her head and arms into her body, like she's making an Addie ball, and then starts laughing and bouncing. 

Well, she got caught and as I'm telling her to drop the pills, she does the dance. Which, from the position she was standing in on the couch, meant one thing....face bash into the back of the couch. Now, this is a solid piece of furniture. No ikea couch here, this is the real deal. Her poor little nose took the brunt of the violence. Needless to say, there was more screaming, and lots of snuggles. And like a true mean mommy, I still took the pills away. What a jerk. 

So now my sweet little angel has an injured tongue, and a bruised nose, and yet, no fear of the couch. She's still climbing up it every chance she gets. And she brings her toys and bottle with her, like she's staying for the weekend or something.

 But I can't get mad at her sweet little face, so I'm stuck doing my best to keep her off it, and catch her when she falls. Hopefully she learns a new, and immensely LESS dangerous trick, very very soon.