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I want my bed back!

Tyler was a crib boy. Just that simple. Never spent a night in our bed, and he preferred it that way. I never thought I'd have a baby in my bed. I'm not against it, just didn't really think it was our thing. That being said, Jason is 100% attached to me...and I do mean literally.

I haven't had a decent night's sleep in a while so he night before last I decided I would try to at least get him into his pac-n-play. After he fell asleep I picked him up and transferred him. He promply woke up and happily kicked his feet in the pac-n-play. This was around 12:45am. He did this until after 1:00, but never made a noise so I didn't move him. Then he started fussing. I let him fuss for maybe 2-3 minutes until he started crying, and then I moved him back into bed with me. Apparently this was a horrible injustice and he punished me by being awake for the next 2 hours.

Last night I figured I was not going to make the same mistake. Apparently though the effects of my horrible choice were carried over to the next night, because although I didn't do anything differently than I normally do, he decided to wake up and try to talk to me from about 1:00 until maybe 2:30. In order to avoid laughing at him or playing ('cause I realize this would become a habit) I got out of bed and got on the computer. He never cried, he just didn't want to sleep. So in other words, he had OUR whole bed to HIMSELF!

In a somewhat related rant, which do you think would be more appropriate: a) muzzling my 4-year-old or b) putting earplugs in my 5-month-old. Jason CAN NOT nurse while Tyler is in ear-shot. He's highly distractible, and if you've met Tyler you'd realize that he's highly talkative. Not a good combo. LOL.

conversations with mom-mom

As you might imagine, Tyler loves talking to his mom-mom. He could have a conversation with her for hours, if you'd let him. Today was no exception. Jason even got really into the conversation today, cooing and squealing away. The boys were both in such a good mood that I grabbed my camera and snapped away. I figured my mom could use the cheer-up.

some video

It's been a while since anyone has seen us, so here is some video, just so you don't forget us!

First off, Tyler "reading". He got this letter in the mail from my mom, and much to my surprise, he read most of it. I didn't tell him anything, and quick broke out the camera. He actually did better on the first try, but you get the idea.


Secondly, Jason, just being a happy baby.

Party Day!

Tyler had a birthday party to attend on Saturday. We were all invited, and we're so glad we got to go. Tyler had an absolute ball on the "caterpillar obstacle course" and the princess bounce house. Jason seemed to enjoy himself, only missing about 5 minutes of the action for a powernap in the Moby wrap. All in all, a great afternoon, followed by some deep sleep for the boys that evening!

Happy Irish Baby

Should I rename this blog post "Fat Happy Irish Baby?" 12 month sweatshirt, a little too snug. I took this pictue the other day before I shipped it off to another home with a baby who could actually fit in this. Plus, what need do we have with a sweatshirt in Florida? It's 82 today! Not to mention, this is not the full extent of his Irish wardrobe. More to come!

on the road to recovery

On Sunday I was really struggling to get Jason to eat. I figured it couldn't hurt to try to get him to take some water, being that I figured he'd really only play with it (and we could all use some distraction). Much to my surprise, we thought he might have drank some fluid out of the sippy cup! Curious to see if he was actually drinking anything, we put some water in the bottle (where we could see markings for amounts of fluid) and he drank about 1/2oz. I'll take it! He loved holding it and trying to drink.


Tyler spent his recovery watching way too much TV and playing Mario Kart. Thank goodness he also took some time for relaxation during yoga.

Jason finally had a vomit-free night last night and his fever is down quite a bit. He's still VERY congested (which is causing us to lose lots of sleep), but hopefully is on the mend. He felt well enough today that I let the boys play outside. Tyler loves bubbles, and Jason was fascinated by them!