Good bye Reader

With Google Reader shutting down, I sadly have to figure out a new way to follow all of my favorite blogs. So annoying... I'm trying out Bloglovin.com, and I really hope it's as easy as Google Reader was...

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Photo update (because I'm too lazy for words)

I don't mind holding her while she sleeps. She's only this little once.
Look at those lips.




It's been a while since Buckley's made an appearance here. He's doing good.




We went to a hockey game with our small group from church. We had awesome seats. Like right behind the glass.






We went to a banquet type thing (I'm not sure what it is called exactly..?) where they served us dinner and then had a dance afterwards. It's a customer/vendor appreciation type thing. Anyways, I was super excited to get Josie dancing, and I didn't even have to do more than just give a light suggestion. She was on the dance floor immediately, but instead of dancing, she spent most of the time watching the other kids. It was hilarious. She was just a little bit too young to make friends and join in the fun, but I would bet that she thought it was just as fun to watch.






She kind of ventured out and joined in while they were laying on the ground...but the minute she joined them they were up and off to the next thing. As you can see, the band was interesting enough to distract her, on her belly or not.



Whew... maybe someday I'll have a blog with real posts and real stories/words. This is good for now, though. :)

Freestyle Friday

Freestyle as in... no style at all.

Josie has been sick, and now she's recovering. She's also rocking the whole 'sleeping in her bed like a big girl' thing. We're proud (and so ready for it).

Every week lately we've been going to the library on Friday mornings with a friend to get out of the house and load up with fresh reads (and educational movies) for the next week. Although the area isn't enclosed like the library that is downtown (with the fancy closed in children's section with tons of educational games and play areas) we do enjoy the place! Josie is getting a little too comfortable there, though, because she walks around like she owns the place and has no problem making herself comfortable.

Audrey is getting so very strong. She lifts her head up way more than she was able to last week and is getting much better in the bumbo chair. It cracks me up seeing her teeny tiny body trying to act all grown up.

Unimpressed with the sisterly affection

It's March. I'm itching to go outside in spring-like weather. Where is the spring-like weather?? Must not get ahead of myself, must not...must not...

Our fridge went out this week. Picture me running around stuffing semi-frozen food in a grocery bag while trying to console three kids under 2 and a crazy dog. Up and down the stairs I went getting it all in our deep freeze downstairs. Thankfully we only lost a little bit of food, and it wasn't something I was particularly excited to eat. Now we get to go fridge shopping and pick out something we want instead of inherited. It's our first purchase for our kitchen that is quite outdated and full of cheap appliances that look...well...cheap. I'm not saying we need a whole new kitchen, but I do like the idea of this one new thing!

Also, because of the above situation, our entire kitchen is a mess that is overflowing into the living room which is then overflowing into the rest of the house. Lovely.

We have a surprisingly busy weekend followed by an even busier week. Here's hoping we get through it without any breakdowns!

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Audrey - Three months

Audrey Joy turned three months old on February 18th. There haven't been a lot of changes this month, just growing and smiling.

Audrey is a huge smiler. She craves face to face time and really lights up when you look at her. In this way she's so different than her sister. Josie would be more interested in everything else and had no time for silly things like face to face time.

This month, we visited a chiropractor because she started to scream out every time I laid her down on her back. The difference was noticeable immediately and now she can lay and play for quite a while before getting bored or tired. 

Breast feeding has gone great. We are in a good rhythm and routine, even though we don't stick to a strict schedule. I remember so clearly with Josie that sticking to a strict routine benefited her a lot. I have not noticed a need for this at all with Audrey, and its working for us now since I'm home with her all day. 

The challenge with this is when she is at her grandma's. I try to get her fed and changed right before we head over, but her nap times are often random so it's hit or miss if she gets one there. Thankfully, she will fall asleep right after and get a great nap in that doesn't affect bed time.

Sleeping is also going great. I couldn't ask for it to be better. She is very particular in regards to this however. While she's laid back about almost everything else in her life, she has serious preferences when it comes to how she sleeps. We use SwaddleMe blankets during naps and at bedtime and also wrap another blanket around her tight so she doesn't get cold. Since she can't move her arms, I'm not as worried about her getting the blanket around her face. Even with all of her squirming, she has never managed to get free. You'd think she wouldn't like the restriction, but she loves it. She also has to have her pacifier in her mouth until she's in a deeper sleep. I've started putting her down in the bassinet (afternoon nap and after she eats in the early morning because I'm a bit lazy and don't want to bring her back to their room or risk waking up her sister) or crib (for the morning nap and at night) and giving her time to fall asleep on her own. She falls asleep so well when we are holding her, but if she is warm and wrapped up tight, she falls asleep pretty well on her own too.

Thankfully, she also sleeps well in public or in different environments. I so hope this continues. Josie outgrew this pretty quick and it was so hard to go places that were around nap time or bed time. The flexibility is great when the baby sleeps through anything!

This month, Josie has taken a particular interest in her baby sister. She loves to be silly and does what she can to get her to smile. Audrey is often a bit wary of her, which is completely understandable. I don't know what I would think either if a bigger person was in my face, kicking me, pushing me, and trampling me every couple of minutes. I am constantly explaining to Josie how to be gentle and just aware of where her sister is. She's still a little too young to understand personal space but she'll figure it out soon. In the meantime, she's making Audrey one tough cookie.

Audrey's been sitting up in the bumbo seat and that has really helped with her neck and stomach strength. She's getting more interested in her surroundings (finally noticing them, it seems) so that helps distract her enough to keep her sitting long enough to get those muscles working.

The biggest thing that has happened is rolling over! I took these pictures a week late (it's what always happens so I just go with it instead of stressing out) and after I got done, the little squirrelly girl rolled over! To really impress me, she even managed to roll back again so she went from back-to-front and then from front-to-back. She did it all.day.long. She was a little later doing this than her ambitious sister, so she must have figured she'd one-up her by doing both at the same time. Well played, little sister, well played.

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