Nate rolled over!!

I didn't even get it posted yesterday that Nate rolled over from his belly to his back when this afternoon I put him down on the floor and looked over and he was rolling onto his belly. Then he decided he didn't want to be on his belly and rolled back onto his back. Sniff sniff, my little man is learning new things and growing so fast!!! So proud of his accomplishment!! Now if he would only show daddy.

Smiles and Laughs for Mommy

I am so used to Nate being in a terrible mood when I see him after work it's kinda sad,. I want giggles and smiles from my little man.  I got my wish yesterday.  I am sick now so I went to the Dr and by CVS to get my meds.  They of course told me 25 minutes so I snuck over to the school to see Nate.  He was in his bouncer and when I leaned over him he broke into this huge grin and laughed at me.  I was in heaven.  I picked him up and every time I would kiss him or make a silly face he would laugh, it so made my day.  I think it made his teachers day too because they were all smiling too.  Of course when we got home he was tired and cranky just like everyday.  I know this will pass, but it makes for a long night. 

How often

How often do you get to sit and reflect on the day that you had or the week you are having?  With 2 small children, one a very active almost 3 and a 4 month old, not very often I would answer.  Well tonight that changed.  I was sitting here, a little out of sorts of the events that have transpired over the last 36 hours.  Little man is in the swing because that is the only place he can get sleep and Juliet is asleep in her bed and I am watching her on the monitor.  I realize how truly blessed I am.  I called work today ready for just about anything and they told me, "take care of your children, we will work everything out."  How relieving that is to me.  My job is important to this family and the lifestyle that we live, I really do like ExxonMobil and am so proud of the work I have done there over the last 10 years, and this shows me how they really do care about their employees even though sometimes we don't feel it.  Both of my babies seem to have serious respiratory problems when the cold starts setting in and there is nothing any of us can do about that except to take care of them and have wonderful doctors who get them better.  I am so blessed in these aspects that God has provided me awesome care for my children in their doctors.  Juliet was 36 1/2 inches and 32 pounds and Nate was 14 pounds 13 ounces at the doctor yesterday.
Nate and I spent today laying in bed, watching Harry Potter, last one part 1, and just being Mommy and Buddy Bear. He started taking things I had in my hand and holding them and shaking them.  I did not have to put them in his hand, he would just grab them.  He also thinks the nebulizer is a toy that he must take and try to put in his mouth!!!  I missed Juliet terribly but she loves school and is super smart, and today happened to be dance!!  I am so proud of her in her love to learn.  She got a new verse in Puggles and already knows it.  God made me in his image, Genesis 1:27.  We get her to say the new one and then the old one.  What a smart girl who can say both verses like that!!  I am so glad we started her on this journey for her spiritual growth. 
The reflections of today shouldn't come as a surprise, they are the everyday, but I never want my days to be just days, I am truly blessed.   Jon is such a wonderful husband, father, provider, Juliet is my princess, my light and my headache at times, Nate is mommy's little man and my snuggle buddy, I am so glad they were all given to me, chosen especially for me, they are priceless gifts.
So good night, tomorrow is another day!!

Starting Early

Nate developed a cough that turned nasty on Sunday so we decided to take him to the Dr today.  Of course Dr. Ori walks in and says, "That's a RSV cough if I've ever heard one." Great, starting early little man.  Don't Google RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus) it will scare you, just know it is an infection of the lungs that can cause big problems if not treated.  Yes, he is more prone to it since he was premature.  So armed with 3 prescriptions for Nate and 1 for Juliet we are 5 days on the nebulizer and prednisone with little man.  He hates that stuff just as bad as everyone else, and we are only on day one.  Since RSV is highly contagious, Mommy and Nate are home together this week, so glad we didn't go to church yesterday! 

Keep us all in your prayers!!  Love to all!

Info on RSV:  All you need to know.
RSV is the most common germ that causes lung and airway infections in infants and young children. Most infants have had this infection by age 2. Outbreaks of RSV infections most often begin in the fall and run into the spring.  RSV often spreads very rapidly in crowded households and day care centers. The virus can live for a half an hour or more on hands. The virus can also live for up to 5 hours on counter tops and for several hours on used tissues.

Happy Halloween

This year Nate was a dinosaur and Juliet was Rapunzel from Tangled.

Both were super cute!  They were in the costume parade at school, then we took them to the fall festival at the church, then to 2 houses in the cul-de-sac.  They did Halloween all day long and Juliet never took her costume off.  Nate was such a trooper sitting in his stroller in his costume watching the people.  Juliet had her first chocolate bar and a blast doing everything at the festival, even the wagon ride.  It was a fun day for two precious little people!

Juliet

Before I forget these precious things,

We walked outside tonight to say bye to friends and we were looking up at the stars.  I asked her, "Juliet, who made the stars?"  She looked up and said "God made the stars"!  Good job Juliet Claire and good job Mrs. Cathy, her Awana's teacher!!
She also knows her months of the year and her days of the week (to the tune of Adam's family), days of the week, (snap snap), days of the week (snap snap), days of the week, days of the week, days of the week, (snap snap).  There's Sunday and there's Monday, there's Tuesday and there's Wednesday, there's Thursday and there's Friday and then comes Saturday.  (Repeat the days of the week)  Cute, catchy and apparently works!
She loves to sing, she knows most of the songs on her school cd, she loves head, shoulders, knees and toes, deep and wide and Jesus Loves Me.  It's a sing-a-long in the car now!
She has also decided that she likes the candies that you put on top of cakes and PEZ!  Who is this child?
If I haven't said it before, Juliet loves art!  I arrived at school twice this week before art time and I had to take the project home with us so she could do it and take it back with her.

These are precious memories that I don't want to forget, and I will if I don't write them down!!

Time to blog

It seems like I say it over and over again, I just feel like I have no time anymore.  But here I go with an update that is full of what the kids are doing!!!  One thing that is the same about both kids is they love being outside.  Both love to be on the swing and Nate likes the wagon while Juliet rides her bike.  I think we are in for some cooler weather so maybe we can be out more. 

As we were driving home from Wal-Mart, I had Juliet's music CD on and she was happily singing along with the songs she knew, not just some of the words, but all the words to the music.  It amazes me how much her little brain absorbs.  I also have to be very careful of what I say because she listens to everything and repeats most of it.  She looks at her name and spells it most of the time correctly.  She counts to twenty regularly and if you start her on twenty and thirty she will count them.  She also counts to 10 in spanish and will repeat the days of the week if you tell them to her.  She also is never quiet, she is always talking.  I hope you never have to think about anything when she is around because she will talk your ear off in a heartbeat.  The little boy across the street had his birthday party today and his dad always gets a bouncy house, she cried when we got home because I wouldn't let her go over until she was invited.  Of course she was and enjoyed bouncing so much we are going to have one for her birthday party. Speaking of little boys across the street, Landon calls Juliet his girlfriend and Kasen tells me he likes Juliet.  We had Juliet's 1st haircut but I will post that on it's own.  

Nate is so full of changes, he is 3 months now and weighs 13.4 pounds and is 24.5 inches long.  The biggest change with Nate is that now he is smiling and cooing at everyone instead of just staring at you.  He still looks around when he hears Jon or I in another room or out of his sight, but is happy when he actually sees us.  If you talk directly to him and he likes it he will smile, if he keeps being happy he will start "talking" to you.  The noises are so precious.  Today I leaned over his bouncer and he lifted his arms out like he was reaching for me and smiled.  We moved to the medium flow nipples and the bigger bottles today.  It seemed like he was getting tired during feedings so I thought it might be time.  We also started more activity at tummy time instead of just laying there sleeping.  He holds his head and feet up and will scoot around in a semi circle if he is mad enough.  He hates being in a room by himself and as I type this he is laying on the bathroom floor on the boppy while Juliet takes a bath.  Right in the middle of it all and is so happy. 

So much going on and not enough time or words to say it all!!  Kids are growing like weeds and keeping us constantly on our toes!!

Here is the kid's school pic, it turned out precious!!

Love to all,
Laura