Christmas... here and gone.

Once again it's been a whole month since I updated this blog. I will get better, I will get better!

Haidyn and Elias went to see Santa. Haidyn was very excited about going. She put on her pretty dress and picked out a bow for her hair.... and then we got there. She wanted NOTHING to do with him! Eli didn't seem to mind at all. He got to sit on Santa's lap. I picked Haidyn up, stood her next to Santa and got out of the way of the camera. Oddly, she actually stood there. Maybe it was the fear that paralyzed her. Whatever, I'm happy that I got a picture of the two of them. :)

Haidyn had her Christmas program at the church. She did great, from what we could see. She was in the first row, so every now and then I could see her if the crowd moved just the right way. She practiced her song, Away in the Manager and it was absolutely beautiful! The program was the PK kids through 2nd Grade.

Christmas is all about love, being together and sharing. And that we did. We managed to get everyone sick with the stomach flu for Christmas. It will certainly be a Christmas we won't forget for awhile. Luckily Haidyn and I got it Christmas Eve, so we were feeling better Christmas day and got to tear into some presents. Haidyn had a ball! I don't think Eli cared to much, but since he's only 3 months old, I'll cut him a little slack. :) We'll see comes to visit us for 2012. :)

Elias is still not sleeping through the night and I've come to terms that it's going to be awhile. If I could just get him to get up only once during the night, I'll take that. But this 2-3 times thing is getting old! He also started at daycare officially now. He'll go 3 days a week. I know he'll be loved and taken care of, but it's still hard to see your baby go. Especially when I'm at home. I wish I could manage having the kids at home with me and still be able to get my work done, but I just don't think it's possible. :(

A month?

It's been a month since my last post? Where has the time gone?!

Haidyn is getting ready for her Christmas program for school. The preschoolers through 2nd grade have their own service that they are performing at December 11th. She's been practicing singing "Away on a Manger." I can't wait, they're going to be so cute!

Eli is 2 months old now. He was 12lbs 4oz and 24" at his 2 month appointment. He smiles all the time! I'm not going to mention how he's sleeping, as soon as I think we're getting close to sleeping through the night, it goes haywire! So I'm just going to let it be what it is. He's such a good boy, does love to have attention though. :)

A month already?

How is Eli a month (and a week) old already? I can not believe how fast the time is going! I'm not sure we're any better off than we were a month ago. Eli still has no schedule. It's not helping that he's sick. He's got a bad cough and congestion. So that is not helping with the sleeping issues. Normally he's not bad at night. He sleeps in his crib and gets up once or twice to eat. But with this cold, all bets are off. We spent the night on the couch last night. It was a long night. And day time naps are ... well.... pretty much non existent. He will not sleep in his crib, or the swing, or the pack and play. He prefers to be held. Now I like baby snuggles as much as the next person, but I can't hold him all day. :( I do have to keep reminding myself that he is ONLY a month old and I can't expect him to have the perfect schedule yet. I am a little worried that I go back to work in a little over 2 weeks though. Not sure how I'm going to do that yet. Hopefully he'll have a little better schedule by then and I can manage to get some work done.

Eli had his one month appointment on Monday the 24th. Dr. Bedingfield was happy with how he's doing. He's now 10 lbs even and 23" long. He's on the perfect growth curve. He did get one vaccination and didn't do too bad. He did get his cold right after that though which makes me wonder if he picked it up at the doctors office. He goes back at 2 months and gets a whole big round of shots.

Haidyn is doing well. She's at her schools Fall Party today and she got to wear her Princess Ariel costume. She has another costume for trick or treating. She wanted to be a witch, but she couldn't wear that costume to her school. So it worked out that she got the princess costume from Aunt Ellen and Uncle Steve. She'll go trick or treating at Safety Town in Streamwood with Jen and her friends on Friday. We have the schools Fun Fair this Saturday and trick or treating in our neighborhood on Monday. It's going to be a fun weekend! And busy! :)

We got the pictures from Kelsey. AWESOME! I love them all! Here are a couple from the shoot. Do I have the most beautiful children in the world or what?!

October fun

October is here! My favorite month! I love Halloween! Auntie Ellen and Uncle Steve (and cousins) came for a visit. Haidyn got a beautiful Ariel (for those of you who don't know... she's a Disney princess) costume, with the gloves, tiara, wand and even sparkly shoes! So guess what Haidyn is going to be for Halloween? :) We still need to get Eli something. I think it will be a last minute costume that's fit for the weather. Who knows what it will be like on that day.

Eli is one day shy of 3 weeks. Wow! It goes by so fast! He gave me a nice little present last night. Sleep! Yay! He ate at 8pm, I tried putting him down at 8:45, but he ended up wide awake. He hung out with Daddy until almost 10 when I fed him again, but he didn't eat much and crashed. I thought for sure he'd be up in an hour to eat again, but he was down until 2:40. Another feeding and diaper change and he was down at 3:15 and slept again until 7am. Woo hoo! Only one feeding during the night! NICE!

Haidyn is... well, Haidyn. :) She's a great big sister and loves her little brother. It will be great when he's a little older and can actually interact with her.
She's doing fantastic in school. Loves it and is so smart! We originally weren't going to put her in preschool until she was 4, but I think it was a good move getting her started now. She's so smart and observant that the extra educational attention she's getting at school is good for her.
I asked her the other day what she wants to be when she grows up and she told me a builder. Guess she hasn't changed her mind yet on that. But then she told me she wants to be the one holding the sign so the cars stop while they're building something. :) I thought all little girls wanted to be ballerina's or princesses when they grew up?

Eli is home!

Eli is here and fitting right into our family. Haidyn is doing very well adjusting so far. She loves her little brother. She has to get her snuggle time in with him and she's very good at helping us with him. She even gave him her beloved green blankie. Makes my heart melt. :)

When Haidyn grows up.....

She wants to be "a worker. One that makes buildings and streets." How cute is she?! She told me this on the way to school this morning.

She's pretty darn cute as long as you're not trying to get her into a carseat. Ugh. It's the source of most of our "discussions." She hates it. I hope once she's big enough (40 lbs) to move into a booster seat, it won't be so bad. I don't know how we're going to do this until she's 8 years old.

On a bright side, she's not as afraid as water as she used to be. She can actually get her face wet without screaming. She won't stick her whole face in by herself, but when she showers, she asks to get sprayed in the face. Yay! I think swim classes have finally been paying off! Too bad she's done with them and back into gymnastics. Maybe over winter we'll get her back into swim.

First Day of School

Haidyn had her first day of preschool today. I can't believe she's old enough to even go off to school. I know it's only preschool, but still. She did great! She was very excited. And surprisingly, no tears from either of us at drop off. I didn't expect her to cry, but I thought I would. I guess 3 years of taking her to Jen's has broken me in. Plus it was only for 2 1/2 hours. That makes it a little easier. She's such a big girl now! She's looking forward to going back on Thursday.