Thursday, December 16, 2010

Milestones and Speedbumps


Our little guy is already 3 months old. I remember the first 3 months with Ashlyn feeling like eternity, but they've flown by before my eyes with Austin. We seem to be hitting all the regular milestones for 3 months. He is starting to grab for things on his playmat, laughing out loud now, and even Rolled Over this week. Of course he did it when mommy was out to dinner with girlfriends, so i've only seen him roll to his side. His personality is slowly making an appearance and I love it, can't wait for him to be more interactive with us.

On a not as exciting note, we hit a slight speedbump with Austin. He had small specks of blood in his stool for the past 2 weeks, and then Monday I noticed a lot of blood. I called the Dr., and after taking him and his diaper in, they determined he most likely has a Milk Allergy. Honestly, this was always one of my biggest fears, because I am a milkaholic. I probably drink a gallon of milk by myself within a few days. Needless to say, i want to keep nursing, and my child takes absolute first priority-so I am now Dairy Free! Talk about hard, never realized how many foods dairy is in. No more pizza, cookies, yogurt, bowls of cereal or ice cold glass of milk, and much much much more.

Took a somewhat hectic visit to see the lights at the Cincinnati zoo. Ashlyn seemed to enjoy it, but it was cold, super crowded, and traffic was horrible. Tried to keep in the holiday spirit, but it was rough!

We've also had our first big snow of the season. Ashlyn loved eating it and making snowballs with daddy. Wearing last years, way too small, snow boots and pants didn't seem to faze her.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Look Away

You look away for one second and your kids grow up on you. Austin is laughing out loud, sleeping 10 hours a night, and found his hands. While Ashlyn is singing nursery rhymes and christmas carols perfectly, recognizing letters and numbers, and acting like a little girl and not a toddler. I'm afraid to look away for too long, my babies are getting so big!

Ashlyn Pumping like Mommy

Austin being a Charmer

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

In a Nutshell....

Life certainly moves too quickly sometimes. So here is a quick update on what highs and low we've had the past few weeks.

Thanksgiving:

It was my first Thanksgiving not spending it with my family. Was tough, and different, but we had a great day with Matt's family. Several of my siblings were in town, so we did a mexican dinner the night before thanksgiving. I was "Thankful" for that time, but it still felt different and a bit sad:( I'm voting to go back to NYC next year!

I was going to do a whole post on the things i'm thankful this year. And while family and health are always on the list, it's the little things that truly make me happy right now.

So in a nutshell, i'm thankful for:
  • The Saturday mornings all 4 of us all lay in bed together
  • The sweet hugs and "i love you mommy" i get from Ashlyn
  • Austin sleeping 9-10 hours each night
  • The ability to be home everyday with my children
  • My husband who comes home from a stressful day at work and is hands on with the kids
  • My friends who call regularily and let me complain or cry about whatever
  • My clothes, which are starting to fit more normal:)

Thanksgiving Day

On a less exciting note, we've been fighting all sorts of sicknesses. In a nutshell:

  • We had a little scare that Ashlyn might need testing for diabetes. We were having trouble keeping her awake one morning, she was so out of it, until we gave her apple juice and she was fine. Turned out to just be the beginning of a yucky virus
  • We've had a NASTY cough for about 2 weeks now
  • Ashlyn slept or laid on me through Thanksgiving, and had a high fever all evening
  • Ashlyn got a throw up stomach bug the Sunday after Thanksgiving....our first ever...not fun!
  • Cranky and her fever spiked off and on all the next week so they finally put her on an antiobiotic to beat the gunk.
  • Luckily Austin has made it through without a sniffle or cough!!!
My "Little" Guy, Happy and Healthy

And in a nutshell we've:

  • Visited the Children's museum in Dayton
  • Got all the Christmas shopping done, thanks to Cyber Monday and outlet shopping
  • Decorated the house
  • Had a cookie swap party, that 40 of my internet friends attended, random "YES"
  • Been to all the Bengals game, despite the depression that follows watching them play!
  • Gone to see Christmas lights
  • Gotten several inches of snow
At the Children's Museum with our Cousin Molly

Proudly Placing the First ornament on the Tree

Who's ready for some Christmas music and a glass of wine?!?!?! (Raising my hand!)