Johnny, Tara, Jack, and Charlie

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

charlie laughing at jack

this is the start of a wonderful friendship!!

one of the things i find hard about being a sahm is not feeling guilty about cleaning instead of playing with my boys. i know that part of my job as a sahm is to be a housekeeper too. i don't know how some moms keep such a clean house. i feel like my house is always a mess! jobs i do just about everyday are the dishes and laundry. if i get those done everyday i feel like i am doing ok :)

i know that jack already gets a little (or a lot) less attention since charlie was born. so when i am not nursing charlie or putting him down for a nap or holding charlie i try my hardest to make time for some sort of activity with jack. maybe it is something as simple as reading a book or snuggling with him to watch a show, but atleast we are together.

i just hope that he doesn't feel left out or neglected...i don't think he does. jack kind of makes me make time for him :) i always say that i can't even go pee with out him!! ha! but really he follows me around this house like my little shadow. you can only imagine how hard it is for me to put charlie down for a nap with a 3 year old who is super loud.

lately he seems to understand that he has to be quiet for charlie. before he runs through the house with his dumptruck he says "can i run super fast or is charlie asleep?" i think that is very kind of him. he also knows to tip toe and whisper when charlie is still asleep when going to the potty.

little things that i do with jack (that we are spending time together) are to let him help me throw the laundry in the washer or dryer, color, helping me clean up the toys, play trains, build blocks, he brings me cars and we let them talk to eachother, etc.

i do let him watch way too much tv. that should really be one of my goals this year. i really want him to just watch a few shows a day. there are days like today where he watched way too much because he has a cold and just doesn't really feel like doing much and i think that is ok, but other days i am going to really try to only let him watch a show during certain times of the day...when we wake up, lunch, after nap, and before bed. i hope i can do it!

i hope i am a good sahm...some days i do better than others i am sure. i love my job and would never trade it for any other job...even on the tantrum after tantrum days :)

about the pictures:
* we made a pirate boat out of our pillows
* we went to i jump
* after i kissed jack he said, "thanks for that kiss ma" so sweet!
* coloring with my boys

Monday, January 9, 2012

6 months old

how is charlie already half a year old?? i wish time would just stop sometimes! he is the sweetest baby and almost always has a smile on his face.

about charlie at 6 months:
* 19 pounds 11 ounces (75%)
* 28 1/2 inches (97%)
* rolls like a champ
* sleeping on his tummy (i don't like that one bit!)
* goes to sleep at 8:00. wakes up around 11:00, 2:00, and 5:00 to eat
* wakes around 7:00 or 8:00 to start the day
* naps 3 times a day (1 - hour nap in the am, 1 - 2 hour nap in the afternoon and 1 - hour nap in the evening)
* barely sitting up
* eats rice cereal, apples, and carrots (but not very well)
* starting to laugh at jack
* still wears size 3 diapers
* wears 6-12 month clothes

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

joseph is here!

we got to meet joseph on new year's day! andrea had him on the 30th and he had some trouble breathing and spent some time in the nicu. he is a fighter though and got out of there early :)

they are home now and doing great!

congrats robby and andrea!!!

happy 2012

we had a happy eastern time new year's eve party this year. johnny wanted to have people over but with the already little amount of sleep i get i couldn't even think about hosting a party until midnight. so we watched the ball drop at 11:00 and went to bed soon after everybody left.

we got some recipes from pinterest for our party.
* little potatoes with asparagus
* baked tomatoes
* pepperoni and cheese wrapped in a crescent roll
* nutella rice krispie treats
* sweet and spicy pecans

right after we both fell asleep fireworks went off so we wished eachother a real happy new year and fell back asleep!

charlie and johnny cooked our new year's day meal
* hoppin john for luck
* sauteed spinach for wealth

yummy!

lately

charlie is starting to lift his bottom when he is on his tummy...johnny predicts that he will be crawling in less than a month!

jack is getting better at coloring...see he colored the dirt in the dumptruck and somewhat stayed in the lines. he loves to color with markers!

we got a new ottoman with the christmas money from johnny's dad. jack had a good time helping screw on the legs. it is a lot bigger than our old one and has storage on the inside.

we went to the park to let jack ride his scooter. it was a beautiful day!

we let charlie try carrots...i don't think he was a fan. he made a huge mess and i don't think he swallowed any of it! i tried apples with him today...he seemed to like them better (he didn't make a terrible face), but he would rather spit them all over the place than to eat them :) it's a slow process!