Month: July 2014

Third babies are so neglected. Kaitlyn has had to figure out how to hold her own bottle.

Alex has wanted to be helpful all day. Before I got out of bed, he had swept the floor and prepped the steam mop. I let him mop till his heart was content (knowing he got maybe 30% of the floor but was so proud!)

Then he wanted to help with Kaitlyn. He entertained her, ran to her when she cried, and begged to give her a bottle. (The only part of her care he had no interest in was a diaper change.)

The sweetest moment came as he was getting ready for bed. He had heard Wade and I talking about getting up in the middle of the night to feed Kaitlyn and he wanted to do it for us. He asked for us to set out a bottle where he could reach it and leave his door cracked so he could take care of her and we could sleep. Sweet boy!

Kaitlyn had a really fussy day, but we managed to take a few cute pictures regardless.

I sent my non-working camera back to Canon and about five days later got a reasonable quote to fix it. I was patiently waiting for several days for them to “process” my payment. Three days later I got a second email from Canon with a new quote. The latest quote increased the repair cost from $250 to $2100, which is way beyond the value of the camera. I was pretty bummed when I read the email. Within a few hours, my awesome husband had already found a few cameras for me on craig’s list. By Saturday night he came home with a new Canon 5D – pretty much in perfect condition. Life is much better now!
The boys knew how excited I was and wanted to take some pictures with my new camera….

Alex has been dying to test out his new fishing pole (see here). We did finally convince him that maybe his “real” pole would work best, but we did go fishing. Both boys even caught a fish!

The nice couple we met on the dock informed us that the ducks were previously pets and loved potato chips (which they shared with the boys).

Big kid fun – with Legos. Alex has been begging to have some of his bigger sets put together and we ran out of time while he was awake. Melissa, Wade, and I spent a good part of the evening trying to finish them.

With Alex I didn’t use cloth diapers till a couple of months after birth, but I didn’t have newborn cloth diapers. I bought a few cloth diapers in newborn size (and girly colors) and they fit great!

My boys are rarely sick. I don’t think they have ever really been sick at the same time. I noticed that Teague had Hand, Foot, Mouth first and then today Alex started to show signs. Unfortunately, Alex got it a lot worse than Teague. Here’s a run down of Alex’s sick day.
Alex was quite unhappy when he realized he was sick – especially with bumps on his face.

A bath in my tub seemed to be the cure for a grumpy morning.

Then the afternoon was spent napping – two separate times.

When we knew we were moving, I began planning to get new bedding (and a new color scheme) for our bedroom. Then we bought this house and I fell in love with the green walls (almost the same color as my old living room). It turns out green isn’t a very “in” color because I haven’t been able find any new bedding I like. I put my old red quilt on the bed and have slowly made the room work. I’m still hoping to find a new quilt at some point, but I’m happy with things for now. I have one more corner of the bedroom with a chaise lounge and my tall chest of drawers but those aren’t quite “done” yet.

Another upside to a new house, the master bedroom has its own bathroom and a huge walk-in closet!

While searching for local splash pads, I realized that the fountains at a local outdoor mall are used by kids for this purpose. The boys had a blast while Kaitlyn and I watched from the shade. (As a bonus I got to make a few returns too.)

I’m not sure if the price of milk has recently increased all over the country or there is just a noticeable difference between milk prices here and in Milwaukee (as in about $0.50 per gallon). I have always found the milk at Sam’s Club to be cheaper and here is no exception. The big difference is the closest Sam’s Club is now 25 miles away (but also near the closest Chick-fil-A). Because I buy so much there overall I still feel that I can justify a weekly trip (and milkshake). I have found buying 6 gallons of milk will get the boys and I through about 7-9 days and the savings (in terms of milk) from the local grocery store is essentially a free gallon of milk.

Today during quiet time, Alex painted a picture of me…