Day 91- Monkey

Jackson was pretty full of himself today- it seemed almost like he was trying to get hurt. Their Grandpa and Great Uncle Jerry stopped by for a short visit this morning and he was wound then and just seemed to get crazier and crazier as the day went on.  We had a quiet day inside doing laundry and playing with toys.  It was too chilly and rainy to do much else.  I hope that we have nicer weather for the rest of spring break, I'm looking forward to some outside time now that Vivienne is happier for longer periods of time without nursing or sleeping.  

Oh and Vivienne started to suck her thumb 3 different times today.  Hopefully this means she'll be able to self soothe soon!

just exhausted 

enjoying jackson's nap time 

talking to me 

so tickled with himself  that he's not listening and dancing on the coffee table 

silly faces 

he stopped  moving for 10 seconds to hang with his loon 

a quick nap 

 thumb!

she loves her caterpillar 

chilling with some toys 

testing out the swing while i grill 

no too impressed 

playing fetch with himself 

i caught him laying in there watching tv 

i wasn't doing anything mom, i swear 

getting ready for bed time

Day 90- Spring Break

I know I shouldn't be too excited since I've only been at work for 2 weeks, but I am.  I'm looking forward to a week home doing fun Easter things with Jackson and Vivienne.  I'm looking forward to taking the dogs for walks and playing outside and most importantly I'm looking forward to not getting up at 5:00 am!

Jackson looks way worse today than he did last night, but he's not affected at all.  He's still kissing, eating salty foods, and shoving as much in his mouth as he can.  His teeth seem to be just fine so now it's just how he looks- which is rough!  We had a great evening and Jackson was sound asleep by 7:30, Vivienne by 8:30, my goal is 9:30. 

Finally a decent picture of the two of them :) Minus the busted up jackson face 

I think it makes him look tough  

She likes to mimic me and tilt her head from side to side during our 5 minutes of bumbo time 

Swimming, swimming 

so relaxed 

Nervous about the water coming from the tub, Jackson was a splashing machine 

belly time! 

We have to maximize our time when it's just me and the kids, so brushing teeth in the bath tub is a big helper (notice Tuesday night's injury to his elbow)

Day 89- Someone get this kid a helmet

So not too much new tonight except spring break starts tomorrow!  Oh and when Jackson was getting out of timeout today he tripped and went face first into the coffee table.  He has a pretty decent cut inside his lip and it's all puffy.  Pair that with the scraped arms and knees from falling on Tuesday and the black eye from Brenda's on Wednesday and I'm terrified to take him out in public.  Vivienne had a really good evening and is slowly moving her bedtime up :) I'm going to try and take advantage of that now and finish up for the night.  I'm so looking forward to Sunday when Russell is home and I can nap when Vivienne naps, I miss sleep! (and I know I can't complain too much b/c my kids sleep a minimum of 9 hours- I just need a maid and a chef and work to start at noon- or to win the lottery)

secrets :)  

Outside makes him feel better 

bruised and bloodied- but he's happy 

 peek a boo

don't you look at me like that (what V is saying to the baby in the mirror)

Yes- I look miserable 

 sharing his "melmo" sippy

If that doesn't look like and evil plotting brother, I don't know what would qualify 

happy girl 

 bubbles!

Just hanging around on my car 

Fat lip/ huge cut doesn't slow him down when there's syrup involved

Day 88-2 Month Stats

Miss Vivienne is a chunk compared to Jackson at this age.  He was 10lbs 14oz and 23 in, she weighed in today at 12lbs 4oz and 22 inches.  I knew she was growing out of clothes faster than he did, but I didn't realize it was that much!
She did fine with the shots at the doctor, but had a very rough evening.  She went to bed early, I hope that she stays asleep all night.  I had to give her tylenol because she was in a lot of pain, but it seemed to help her.
Jackson was in his own mood today.  He was a wild man at the doctor's office and came home to throw multiple tantrums.  He's cutting another molar and testing boundaries these days so it's rough for him.  However, by 5:30 I was able to get everyone calmed down and happy and we had a much nicer end to the evening.

Shots are no fun 

teething is terrible 

but munching on fingers while watching elmo is a little better 

 milk coma

 She wanted to check out her brother

off centered, but she did smile a little before the shots got to her 

growing up so quickly 

 driving around his Elmo car

 traffic jam

 vroom, vroom

 big hugs

getting bored quickly 

all done, mooo- mooo 

 I guess he was ready for bed 

15 minutes after he went to bed 

fortunately he didn't fight me when we put the penguin away and put everything back in bed, including him