Sunny Side

Hey all! I hope every one's week is off to a good start. Mine isn't so bad. The little peanut isn't napping great still. He refuses to go down without a fight! But he's a happy little boy which is all I wish for these days. I'll gladly take happy baby over bad napper.

These are my absolute favorite pajamas that Campbell has. They're Kickee Pants and he looks SOOOO cute in them! These will be one of those clothing items that I think I'll keep forever. I was always in love with Kickee Pants before Campbell was born and now that he's here I love them even more. I just ordered 2 new 'coveralls' for him this week. I like him to lounge around the house in those. They're so comfortable and super cute too. Win, win. If you haven't invested in some Kickee Pants....what are you waiting for? I wish they made adult pajamas....

Not a whole lot going on with these nuggets! Ivy and Madison are still as sweet as ever! They're really enjoying Campbell's new Baby Wise schedule. It's a lot more calm around here, the crying has been cut by about 90% and sleep isn't as interrupted as it used to be. They're appreciating that life isn't as chaotic these days.

Campbell and his Daddy are twinks today!! Also, I believe it's time to retire those newborn grey sweatpants. They look like long shorts. Also number 2, I've found the silver lining to Campbell's reflux (which has gotten SO much better lately). Campbell tends to spit up on his clothes a lot because of the reflux. At first it drove me crazy. Now, I'm getting okay with it. Because we go through about 2-3 outfit changes a day typically (even just a little spit up bothers me....I don't won't him to be wet/uncomfortable) but since we change clothes so often we get a lot of wear out of our outfits!! You know how people say not to spend money on baby clothes because they don't wear them very much before they outgrow them? Not the case here folks! #LookingOnTheBrightSide

Snuggles

Sometimes it seems like I spend my whole day doing this.

Campbell isn't a great napper and a lot of the time I resort to letting him sleep on top of me......for 1 1/2 to 2 hours......multiple times a day. Sometimes I love it and can't get enough. Sometimes I can't stop thinking about all of the things I need to do. Mostly, I try to tell myself that my to-do list isn't that important, everything can wait, and instead of worrying about it, I need to just treasure the moment. Because I know in the blink of an eye, he'll be graduating from high school and I'll long for the days when I got to cuddle with my baby boy. Campbell always looks so happy and peaceful when he's napping in my arms. I just stare at him and can't ever seem to get over how precious he is and how cute he is! And that I made him!!!! Do I want him to get better about napping in his crib? Of course. Does it bug me that whenever it's Scott's turn to put him to sleep, he goes down in his crib and sleeps for 2 hours without so much as a twitch? Umm....more than you know. But I love my Campbell snuggles. So if it takes us a few more weeks to get him to nap in his crib then so be it. I'm just glad he doesn't wake up every time I kiss his cheeks otherwise he'd never get any sleep!

Enjoy your weekend everyone!

Happy Dance

What is happening? Campbell slept 6 hours and 40 minutes last night! Ahh!!!!! That's the second time this week. 10:15-5:00. It's beyond exciting and enough to make me do a happy dance at 5 am. I'm also chilling out and able to sleep great myself without worrying about what's going on with Campbell in his room. I just love getting to sleep. It's so nice. Keep it up peanut!!!!

Since we had such a good day on Tuesday, I woke up yesterday morning with full blown anxiety because I knew it would be a bad day. Because that's the way it works here. Happy Campbell one day, fussy Campbell the next day....and the next day after that too usually. Campbell is so awesome in the morning but once about 3:00 hits, he turns into Oscar the Grouch for the rest of the day. However, yesterday he was a happy baby all day. Two days in a row?! Yes!! Today is bound to be horrible. I'm psyching myself up for it already. OR....maybe Baby Wise is working? I will say no more for fear my words will bite me in the behind. I'll give a Baby Wise update in a few weeks to let you all know how it's going. So far, so good.
As far as switching Campbell from the Rock-N-Play to the crib----piece of cake. I had major anxiety about it and was so worried he wouldn't sleep. I woke up last Thursday, folded the Rock-N-Play up, tucked it away, and told myself it was gone for good no matter what. Thursday was pretty tough with the naps (and Campbell isn't a good napper anyway which made it extra hard) but that evening he slept great in his crib!! After that it was like nothing ever happened. I love having him in his crib now.

I took the girls bye bye with me to the Chick Fil A drive through today. When I got up to the window the sweet lady went on and on about Madison and Ivy. She handed me my food then said "You have a great day. Mine has been made now after seeing those sweet faces." So sweet! Her comment, in turn, made my day. Love my girls.

House & Baby

Today has been a good day! Campbell woke up feeling like his normal self and I'm so, so glad. My heart was breaking for my pitiful baby yesterday. I woke up feeling like my normal self too since Campbell slept for 6 hours and 42 minutes last night!!!!!! Whaaat?! I know it's just because the shots wore him out and we probably won't get that long of a sleep again for a while but still. Super duper exciting. I said a prayer before I went to bed last night that the Lord would help me sleep better. Campbell has been sleeping longer but I haven't. I wake up in the middle of the night and stare at the monitor until I see some movement. Then if I don't see anything I run upstairs to check on him. I'm tired of being paranoid. I prayed that the Lord would give me peace and even though I did wake up and checked the monitor a few times, I was only up for maybe 2 minutes and was able to quickly go back to sleep. I'm thankful for answered prayers and that the Lord helped me calm down. I pray I'll continue to get better about that.

The first good picture of all of my babies! I love this photo!!! Except we're missing Gracie....

Also, I have felt like super woman today! (It's amazing what sleep can do for you). I have been able to manage my baby and my house. Scott has 100% taken over household duties since Campbell has been born. It's his way he feels like he can really contribute and I have been so grateful for him doing that. I would have a messy house, no clean clothes and be hungry if it weren't for him! However, today I was able to take care of Campbell and cook dinner for the first time in 10 weeks. It felt so empowering!! Hahaha!!! I didn't realize how much I missed cooking. I'm not saying this will be a new thing, but life is definitely starting to get easier. Really hoping I didn't just jinx myself by saying that.....

Two Month Doctor Visit

Today we took Campbell in for his two month checkup. He also had to get his first set of shots. Insert major anxiety from yours truly. I've been dreading that so bad. I gave him some Tylenol before we left the house in hopes it would help him feel better before he got the chance to feel too bad.

The poor baby got poked in both legs and when he did he jerked and arched his back then his face turned bright red and he cried so hard no noise came out. I quickly picked him up and began nursing him and he calmed down almost instantly. I'd heard that nursing immediately after shots helps to comfort them and I'm so glad I read that because it truly helped him so much. We hardly had any crying because of it. I thought he would just nurse for a few minutes but Campbell decided he'd just go on ahead and have his lunch while we were there! Scott was like "this is starting to get awkward...we've been in here a really long time" but I didn't care. He wasn't crying anymore and that's all that mattered to me!!

Campbell now weighs 10 pounds, 8 ounces (7th percentile....still such a tiny little peanut) and is 21.3 inches long (1%). The doctor wanted to remeasure him because he didn't think that seemed right since that would mean he hasn't grown in length at all within the last month but he forgot to remeasure so I guess we won't ever really know. I can tell he's longer though. I mean, of course he is.

My poor baby has been pretty pitiful all day. He's slept a lot but when he's awake he lets out these little whimpers and it's breaking my heart. Campbell fell asleep on the way home from the doctor so I just kept him in his car seat to nap. He woke up at 3:00 and I literally haven't put him down since. My baby just needs to cuddle his Mommy extra close today. I just put him down for bed and I'm praying he wakes up feeling much better tomorrow. If not, I have nowhere to go and nothing to do. If he needs to spend a day in my arms again then I am just fine with that.

Emerson Turns One!

My best friends baby girl, Emerson, turned one on Friday and we celebrated her birthday with a fun party yesterday afternoon!!

This year has gone by so, so fast!! I know this sounds so cliche but it literally seems like yesterday that she was born. I'll never forget the moment that I saw her for the first time. I had been at the hospital all day waiting on the little sweet pea to arrive. When I was finally able to see her, my eyes just filled with tears. I had been anxious to meet that baby girl for months and months and suddenly, there she was! The most perfect little girl. So peaceful, so beautiful.

It's been so fun to watch Emmy grow over the last year. She's so adorable and so sweet! Her funny quirks make me laugh, her milestones make me proud and her smile is contagious! I can't wait to continue to watch her over the years to come. I know she will grow into a beautiful little lady with a sweet heart and a kind spirit.

Happy Birthday Emmy Grace! We love you so very much!!