What a CrAZy LIFE!

Wow!  Life with 2 kids is crazy busy!  I swear I dont know what I did with all my spare time before I had kids....its a distant memory.  My spare time is spent SLEEPING!  :)  It can be stressful, but I do love it.

Ethan will be 6 months old this month!  OMG where has the time gone!  Hes a chunky monkey for sure!  I dont doubt he weighs over 20 lbs.  Hes in 9-12mo clothing already.  We call him our Michelin Man and Mr. Needy.  He is VERY needy...always wants the attention.  See the pics below how cute he looks.  Ethan is working on a tooth, working on sitting up by himself, talks a lot, laughs, and is on baby food.  Hes growing up so fast.

Caleb is doing great as well.  He is in Preschool 1 at school and he doing awesome.  The class is now more structured as it will be when he starts kindergarten.  He is so smart too!  I wish I could record the things that come out of his mouth! 
He is such an awesome big brother!  He loves to give Ethan hugs and kisses, and he will do WHATEVER it takes to get a laugh out of him.  I try so hard sometimes to get him to laugh, but Caleb comes along and act like superman and the laughter just starts.  Ethan looks at him with such love and amazement.  Its beautiful to watch.

3 months already

Wow.  Where has the time gone?!  It has been CRAZY, but everyone is good.  Ethan is 3 months and is giving us smiles everyday. 
Caleb went to a new daycare this month, but we decided to put him back at the original one.  It was just not for him.  Hes so happy to be back at the Goddard School with his friends.  Watching him on camera at the new school was literally breaking my heart.
Im back at work now and Im picking things back up easier than I thought.  BUT I came back to 2 people no longer being here and another 2 people on vacation.  AHHHHHHH!

So we are still here alive and hanging in there!  I will try to post some pictures later!

Ethan's Pictures

As always, Maria, my SIL takes BEAUTIFUL pictures.  Here are some of the pictures she took of Ethan.  He was NOT very cooperative though!

She also was able to take some pictures of Caleb and Ethan together!

Ethan's Story

Wow...where do I begin.  I know its been a while since I've posted, but life with 2 kids is just plain CRAZY!

Ethan arrived as planned on 4/19 at 1:02pm at 7lb 5oz. and 20 in long.  I didn't have the start I expected though.  I woke up at 4am Thursday morning with a horrible headache.   I took my blood pressure and it was 146/95.  After resting for a while it didn't change.  I called the nurse and she said to go ahead and come in....I wasn't scheduled to come in til 10:30am.  I was supposed to have breakfast...lol  So we start getting ready to go...we took our time because we knew what we were in for.  After Ethan was born everything went pretty smooth.  Of course that 1st night I could not sleep for anything...again with the nerves!  It didn't help that David was sick fighting a cold and snoring!  Oh did I mention the week before Ethan was born, Caleb had strep AGAIN!  

Pics of Ethan at the hospital.

 

 

 

But anyway, back on track.  I didn't have a great night nurse like I did the 1st time, but we got through it.  All in all the hospital stay wasn't that bad.  We arrived home Sat. night.   Caleb was sick with a stomach bug ...started on Friday.  So Sunday through Thursday it was all 4 of us...not what I had planned!  I went through postpartum a bit more this time around, so that didn't help.  David was so great.  He took care of the 3 of us!!  He changed ALL of Caleb's diapers while he was sick...I know that must have been fun ;-)    

While in the hospital I got the Tdap shot, well the side effects are true.  You feel very run down, your stomach gets upset, frequent bathroom stops, chills, and fever.  No fun having this while recovering from having a baby.  David got the shot as well a few days later.  We both though we came down with something, not until a few days later did we realize it was a reaction to the Tdap shot!

So after we all get better, we finally start settling in.  Caleb has been great with Ethan!  Hes really good at putting the pacifier back in his mouth :)  We are trying to keep him involved as much as possible.  He loves to help.

Here is Ethan at 1 week

Here is our Caleb monster.  Hes getting so BIG. 

As for today, we are all settled in.  Ethan is working on a routine.  Hes at 4oz every 3 hours.  We go to the doc tom for his 4 week checkup.  Its already been a month!  Where did the time go?!

Ethan's Room is Ready!

Ethan's room is finally ready. We only have a week left!!!!! Took us a bit longer to do the 2nd time around as we are always busy with Caleb...lol We went with a monkey theme. I got some really nice chocolate colored black-out curtains for his room since Ethan's window faces west. My dad also made a toy chest for Ethan, but I dont have a good picture of it yet :( If you know my dad, you know its good! Just go look at Caleb's blanket chest and our breakfast table.

David's parents got us the crib, which is gorgeous! Pictures do not do it justice!!!!

My parents got us the matching dresser. You can see the monkey hamper, and I've got a monkey changing over on the dresser.

A cute monkey lamp I found online....

And of course Caleb just being cute at Target....

A small conversation with Caleb that we had in the car ride home from school:

Mommy: Are you excited for Ethan to be here?

Caleb: Yes, he is going to be little

Mommy: Thats right. Do you want Ethan to sit next to your seat?

Caleb: No, Molly sit here (molly is my mom's dog). Molly is little. MiMi sit next to Molly, MiMi little too. And Grandpa sit next to Mommy (passenger seat). Grandpa big.

Mommy: O, so Mimi is little and Grandpa is big? What about Abita and Papi?

Caleb: Abita little and Papi big

Mommy: And what about ReRe (David's sister), Tio Daniel, Paypay (Payton) and Shicha (Mischa)?

Caleb: ReRe little, Tio Daniel big, Paypay little, and Shicha little.

Mommy: Ok, if Molly and MiMi sit next to Caleb, where will baby Ethan sit?

Caleb: In the back....

Caleb loves his brother so much already!

36 weeks

So.....36 weeks. I've been uncomfortable for a few weeks now....especially at night. Mr. Ethan has been getting the hiccups the past week. At least once a day now he gets them. I assume hes working on his breathing :) Caleb had the hiccups a lot as well, so it doesn't surprise me that Ethan has them as well. I'm definitely more round now than I was at this point with Caleb.

This past weekend was VERY busy. We had a garage sale, crawfish boil, we put Ethan's crib together, and I moved the spare room items out of Ethan's room if they didn't belong. I paid for it Sunday night and Monday. I was so sore....my feet, back and belly hurt. But I feel much better about where Ethan's room is right now. We still need to go in the attic to get all the baby clothes down so I can wash them. David, that was a hint if you didn't get it!

I've only got 3 weeks left of work. I've decided to take the 3 days before my C-section as vacation. I could use the rest. I go to the doc tom and I think she does a check on me to see if I've made any progress. I doubt it....

Ethan at 36 weeks

Caleb at 35 weeks

33 weeks

Ugh....Im tired. Im 33 weeks now. I know I will get more uncomfortable, but I think Im just plain tired. Its hard to bend over, I need to have a pillow on my back when I sit down, my feet swell when I wear heels to work, and I feel like there aren't enough hours in the day. As soon as I stop moving and sit down when I get home I start to fall asleep. I just feel blah....

Anyways, this wasnt supposed to be a rant, just a picture post. Here are the pics!

I think Im a little bigger than I was with Caleb. I go to the doc next Tuesday.
Here is Caleb at 32 weeks.
Ethan at 33 weeks

Ethan in 3D

David and I decided to do the ultrasound in 3D like we did with Caleb. Ethan was not cooperating. He spent most of his time with his feet and hands covering his face :(

Here is what we saw most of the time...

If his feet were not in the way, his hands were...

FINALLY we got a face shot!

And even a smile towards the end!
These are really the only good pics we were able to get, but he looks so chubby already and cute! Ethan will be in here in 8 more weeks!

28 weeks!

I've made it to 28 weeks! Time is FLYING by! Little Ethan has been moving a lot lately. I went to the doctor yesterday and everything is progressing fine. Just 11 weeks til we get to meet baby Ethan!!! David and I are getting another 3D ultrasound this time as well. I hope I can get the pics uploaded by the end of the month...lol

I took another belly pic...sorry its the camera phone...so its kinda fuzzy.

Here is my 28 week belly pic with Caleb
28 weeks with Ethan

Updates!

So much to update on......life has just been BUSY!

CALEB. He is such a stinker!!! So many things he does now just makes David and I laugh and frustrated at the same time. He talks constantly! Hes picking up on so many things too, and his memory is getting much better. I no longer can say one thing today and not follow through tomorrow. He reminds me!!! Hes starting to talk back a bit, but we are nipping that in the bud NOW! I swear he gets that from me, right mom?He loves to bury himself in pillows and covers to play (the child cannot keep a blanket on him at night to save his life). David said he loved doing this as a child.
I think we've finally weaned him off the Christmas shows too. He was loving the "Elephant Rock" aka Ice Age Christmas, and the Polar Express. David and Caleb also have a new game they play. Who can get to Daddy's phone 1st and who can get to the remote? David is really starting to have to get creative on keeping these items away from his grasp.
Caleb is also scheduled to have his tubes removed and new ones put in this Friday. Hes also getting his Adenoids removed. He got his 1st set of tubes last June, its been a year and a half...they should have fallen out. His ears are so waxy that they havent. He is also always congested, the ENT recommended his adenoids be removed...this would help the wax in his ears to be able to drain and his noisy sleep would stop. Even when hes not sick, he will sleep with his mouth open and a slight snore can be heard.

BABY #2. We have a name (whether we like it or not)...ETHAN. We've already started using it when we talk to Caleb about the baby. Caleb is already using it in school according to his teachers. His teachers informed us that we went to Target the other day to look at "car seats for baby Ethan". We actually did do that, but now hes telling people, so I guess we are going with Ethan..lol We are still discussing a middle name.
Ethan has been moving a lot, hes starting to get in his cycles of when he moves. Im also still not up to my pre-pregnancy weight!!!! YAY! I lost about 10 pounds from 7 weeks to 12ish, but my 7th week weigh in was over 10 pounds more than what I started with when I found out I was pregnant with Caleb. Im so happy Im not there yet; I know I will get there and probably pass it, but Im really trying to keep my weight gain in check as I know its just gets harder and harder to loose. Ethan's heartbeat was measuring on track at about 140's. Caleb was always in the 160's, so maybe this means a calmer baby....I can only hope! HAHA
I also have a scheduled C-Section date!!!!! April 19th is the day unless Ethan decides to come before! Thats 3 MONTHS AWAY! There is so much still to do!!! AHHHHHHHH. Can you see me running around pulling my hair out!

Other than that, life is great! David and I are very blessed!