Ok, so it's November 20, my son is 2 (!), my daughter is going to be 6 months old in three days and I'm 26 (yuck). Things have been going pretty well around here, Greyson is picking up on EVERY SINGLE word we say and repeating most of it, even the stuff he's never said before. It's awesome and very scary at the same time considering Doug walked out the door this morning and expressed his shock at the chilly air "Holy Shit it's cold" and Greyson says "shit, it's code". SO cute...but totally unacceptable! :) Guess we'll have to censor ourselves a little better.

Dyllan has started eating a little food here and there, she likes sweet potatoes most, but has also had apples, pears, bananas and carrots. I haven't been making my own baby food like I did with Greyson, which is a little disappointing, but are your fricken kidding me? I can barely pee on my own! So Earth's Best it is! Oh well. I'm sure she'll survive! 95 percentile for height and 75 for weight.. not bad! She's like as tall as Greyson!! So cute.

I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas this year...and I'm definitely looking forward to winter break.....we have projects this year! Toddler bed, potty training and sentances for Greyson. Crawling for Dyllan!

Shit... monster's up. GuessI gotta go! :)

I really need to keep up with this thing! It should be easy right? If only I could find the time. Right now, I am neglecting dishes, laundry, vacuuming, picking up and breakfast but hey whatever right. No one's supposed to stop by today. Except Nana to watch the kids, but I'm pretty sure she's used to the chaos! I didn't check the last blog to see when I wrote last. I'll update anyway. My birthday was last week. I turned 26! YUCK! I know what you're thinking... "Big frigging deal!" Well, it IS a big deal! Do you realize that it's closer to 30 than it is to 20? It feels more like 62...when I mentioned that on Facebook a lot of people laughed at me. I should be a svelte size 4 but instead I'm a squishy size I don't want to talk about it and still have oh, I don't know 20 pounds to lose before I'm pre- Greyson weight. I was SO excited to run this half Marathon at Disney, and I was busting my ass for a good two weeks and then I hurt my knees. Pretty bad I might add and they really don't seem to be getting any better. That's F*ing old right there!! I'm going to get back on the elliptical at least..the treadmill can go eat dirt for all I care! I have this dress I'd like to wear to the Christmas party, it's like 5 weeks away, It's a size 8 think I can make it?! Back to working out tomorrow. Knees or no knees it's time!! Enough about ME!

Greyson is going to be TWO, YES, TWO next week!! The eleventh. It makes my stomach hurt. I can't believe it! Feels like just yesterday I was sorting through itty bitty baby boy clothes and here I am TWO babies later with an upcoming birthday party for a TWO year old. Uggh. I wish it would all slow down a little bit I really do. He's talking a lot more now and putting (almost) sentences together which is super cool! And he'll repeat almost everything you say (mostly cool, except when you almost get rear-ended and say out loud out of panic "What the F*CK!?!" then, you have to stop and check yourself!) LOL. He's so smart sometimes but a little OCD which tends to make me a bit nervous, I mean how many two year old kids sort red things into red bins and blue things into blue bins? or dinosaurs with dinosaurs and trucks with trucks? Well, whatever! We'll take him however he comes! He's awesome! And you know what?! Good for me for making a kid with a few organization skills! God knows he doesn't get that from me or his father! And I think that's or biggest pit fall. If we were organized we'd probably be rolling in it! (money, not anything else you might be imagining!) Also, he likes movies... A LOT! Twenty Trucks, UP, CARS, Monsters INC, Bambi (oiy vey) and most recently Toy Story. I guess it's a good thing but life really shouldn't revolve around a television...try telling a toddler that! He does love to color, play-do not so much...which doesn't really hurt my feelings any he either feeds it to Leila, or it gets mashed into the rug under the table neither of those have a good out come. And Legos he likes those a lot too! He's not potty trained yet, we gave up on that at least until I'm out of work and can just stick to one method. It gets confusing I think when you have Mom, Meme Nana and Grammy trying to help. Every one and their different methods! He's getting big...that's for sure! And boy is it going quick!

Speaking of growing quickly! Dyllan is 5 1/2 months old already! She's not rolling too much yet but is basically sitting up on her own. She's very observant and talks, talks, talks! I feel bad she doesn't get too much tummy time. When Greyson's awake he terrorizes her if she's on the floor and if he's napping then, so is she. She's quickly outgrowing 6-12 month clothes and he co sleeper which is just ridiculous if you ask me! BUT it is what it is and at least she's healthy and happy! And boy is this kid happy. Barely cries or fusses just hangs out most of the day with a smile on her face! I couldn't be much luckier with two awesomely amazing kids! She does have a fussy time for about ten (I know right?!) minutes in the evenings, usually when I'm trying to get Greyson to bed and she wants to be held. She's funny though, kind of like me more so than Greyson, wants to be held and loved on for a while until she falls asleep then, needs her space or she gets grumpy! I also think, as long as she had the boob at regular intervals, she'd be happy to sleep 'til noon. Greyson is up at 5 am like clock work, much more like Doug than me. It's cute. Funny how that works! Well, that's all for now! Have to sign off because nap time has ended and Lego trucks MUST be put together RIGHT THIS INSTANT!

I'm not making any promises, but I will try to update more regularly! :)


<3 Morgan

ps. I know there are grammatical errors. I don't have time to fix them now! :)

Fall

It's fall. The leaves are changing, Steakhouse hours have changed, it's 8:09 pm and it's completely dark out. Fall is my favorite season, I love the smell, the crisp air, apple picking, hooded sweatshirts! I'm thinking it's only about 8 weeks until Greyson's 2nd....yes, 2nd birthday! Un-friggen-believable! I almost can't stand it! In the past year he has grown from a baby into a little boy. It's crazy! He's talking more and more each day, he has his father's (or his mother's) temper. We're working on it! And "time out" actually works much better than I ever thought it would. He hasn't gotten all his teeth yet. What's up with THAT?! I mean isn't he supposed to have the majority of them by now? I would think so. I hope Dyllan's a late bloomer as far as teeth go, give Greyson a chance to catch up a bit hopefully they won't BOTH be teething at the same time!? OIY VEY!

We're having a Halloween party this year. That's exciting. I definitely have a lot going on! Greyson's birthday party, this Halloween party, Nickelback concert NEXT weekend (yeah!) and of course taking care of these crazy babies!

Dyllan seems to be a little more advanced than Greyson was at that age, but in all seriousness, she is a girl and they do that don't they? She babbles a lot and is SO happy! So smiley and tons of silent laughs. I've only gotten a half giggle so far, but we're working on it.

Speaking of working on it, were potty training Greyson (very slowly). It's definitely one of the most frustruating things I've ever done... sit with him in the bathroom for half an hour with no results just to put his diaper in and have him shit his pants less than three minutes later!! And I know what you're thinking... "he's not ready" and BELIEVE me I agree but whe the kid TELLS you he needs to poop and goes toward the bathroom then what are you supposed to do!? Ignore him? I don't think so! I defintely want one out of diapers as SOON as possible. Uggh! I HATE toddler poop and the fights we have to change his diaper. UGH!

whoops! Dyllan needs me. Gotta run! :)

A couple months, but what's new?!

Ok, so I have a few quick minutes for an update before I have to head off to work! Things have been crazy the past two month since I've written, Dyllan is "officially three months old a beautiful as ever! Greyson is 22 months and stringing together words and doing a little sign language here and there. Dyllan has been into her jump a roo the past couple days and as she gets a little older it's exciting to see her and Greyson start to interact a little bit more. It's going to be an exciting winter! Watching her grow so quickly and learning all kinds of new things. I'm looking forward to being able to talk more with Greyson. Although he understands most of what I say, it's still hard for him to tell me his wants and needs and to take the guess work out of at least ONE baby would help! :) He really is a very good boy though (for the most part) I mean, you can definitely see the terrible two's but not anything too crazy usually.

Work has been good. Much harder than I thought but ok once I get there. I can't believe how heart breaking it is to leave them only just three days a week. And I find myself often drifting off into baby land when I should be thinking of other things. All in all it's been good though. Greyson looks forward to me leaving because he gets to spend time with Meme, Nana, Grammy or Tab. And Dyllan hasn't even really been a problem for anyone so, it makes it that much easier. Next year when Dyllan is almost one and Greyson is 2 and a half, I'm sure it will be a little easier. Right?! LOL!

Whoops! There's my alarm! Gotta run! Will try to post more often when I can squeeze it in! <3

Two under Two

So, here we are! It's been close to three months since I've written anything on here, but is definitely been a very busy couple of months. We welcomed Dyllan Violet to our family on May 23rd 2010 at 1:15pm (12 days late may I add!!) She was 10 pounds even and 22 inches long. She's gorgeous! When she first made her entrance I couldn't believe the resemblance she shared with her brother but she seems to be changing a bit and looking a little bit like a good combination of Doug and I. She was a month old yesterday and I can't believe how time flies! It's totally insane!

Having two under two has been...challenging, but not nearly as difficult as I had feared. Of course, we have our days! Yesterday for example Greyson had about 6 meltdowns before noon. That was a bit overwhelming. Poor kid seems to have a never ending appearance of teeth so I'm sure that doesn't help. He seems to be exceptionally horrible when I'm nursing Dyllan or (god forbid) taking a few minutes to myself. IE:RIGHT NOW!

I'm still a little at odds on how to discipline a 20 month old. Not quite sure he'd get the concept of time out and not really crazy about spanking and hitting for something as trivial as getting into a cupboard he's not supposed to. I don't know! REDIRECT REDIRECT REDIRECT!! Some days I feel like that's enough to send me STRAIGHT to the nuthouse!! I'm not sure I'm exactly cut out to be an awesome mom but I'm doing the best I can. I love my kids (yes, both of them!) more than I could ever even imagine loving anyone or anything in my entire life. I would certainly do anything to move heaven and earth to make them happy!

I start back to work in 7 days not something I'm particularly looking forward to so soon, but it is what it is. I think I will enjoy the "adult time" once I get used to it. I was spoiled with Greyson and didn't have to go back until he was four months old. We had better "planning" last time around! :) It's only three days a week and the babies will be staying with family so there is nothing to worry about. If only we could all be billionaires and never have to work! :) I definitely miss my friends and even the customers. I do enjoy my job!

I have to go for the moment and tend to my children, Greyson's ready for a nap and today, I might take myself up on the offer of grabbing one for myself and Dyllan! Nothing like napping with your babies! Gotta love it!

xxo- Morgan

Home Sweet Home

So, We've moved. Permanently this time! We are so excited to have our own home! It's beautiful here and there is so much room for Greyson and Dyllan to run around outside like crazy. I'm going to have to get them a swing set. One of those really nice ones made of wood. With a rock climbing wall. Wouldn't that be great?! Maybe someday I'll be able to convince Doug to let me have a couple chickens?! That would be even cooler! I am excited about the Wells school system, being close to family and friends that are just like family. Greyson seems to be settling in well, the first night was a bit rough, but right at this moment he's taking a nap ALL BY HIMSELF on our bed in the BEDROOM!! Can you believe it??! No beanbag chair, no sleeping on the couch or in the jumperoo, just in the bed. Like a normal kid! He loves his room, and the lazy Susan because he can take all the canned food out and put it back in 50 million times. Also, we have our very own washer and dryer, lots of storage and closet space and both babies have their very own room! I need to get a crib for Dyllan, there really isn't any rush...but I would love to get the room all settled. We have a full finished basement and all ready made gardens. I have been noticing that I have an ever increasing need to keep things really clean. I'm not sure if it's nesting or just this whole new home thing. Greyson's officially been sleeping for 45 minutes. Amazing! I love it. If everything could just fall into place now... that would be awesome. After all we've been through the past couple of years we really could just use some peace. Just a happy little family! Keep your fingers crossed for me!

Yeah, so.... it's been a while. Sorry about that! :) Let's see, updates... Greyson's still crazy. He's not going back to sleep around 6 like he was before, so that's kinda poopy, But I'm thinking it's probably not a bad thing because I doubt he's going to go back to sleep when the baby gets here and shee's up. Better get used to it now.

We got new neighbors, they have three pitbulls!! What the hell?! I mean seriously! First of all, didn't you learn when you had the dog lady over here and she DESTROYED the house with her 15 dogs (6 really but still) not to mention PITS?! It's not that I have a problem with them, it's just, I don't know these people! I don't know how well they train their dogs! And to think thery're all going to fit into that little itty bitty place next door! Crazy. Guess I'll be taking Leila out on a leash. Can you even imagine?! All I can think about is her getting her throat ripped out by three pitbulls. And I definitely WILL NOT be letting Greyson out there. OIY VEY!

I feel like I may have dropped. I am SO ready to have this baby! I know she's probably not ready and in all honosty, I don't think I AM ready, I mean we haven't even gotten our supplies for the Birth Center or gotten the co sleeper out or anything like that. The crib's not important but there are a few things I need before she gets here. Doug's back to work so hopefully that will help.

Have you seen that sandbox Pottery Barn Kids has? I want it. I talked to Doug and he thinks he and my grandfather can build one just like it. That would be so nice! I'm looking foward to that!

I miss The Steak House. I feel left out and that I'm losing my friends. Ugghh. I guess friends are kind of a sacrifice you make for babies. So I guess that's ok!

We're going bridesmaids dress shopping today. I will get to sit back and watch quietly while the other girls pick something out. Tabitha always values my opinion though! :) I'm looking foward to it.

It's supposed to be SOMEWHERE between 60 and 80 degrees for the next four days! I can't wait for that either!

Well, between the new house, the new baby, good weather, Tab's wedding, good friends I sense that hopefully it's a time for good things to come! Cross your fingers for me!! I need so good luck and happy happy times! :)

Greyson's napping so, that's my que! Gonna grab a nap. Bye Loves!

Spring Thinking

So, it's like 65 degrees out today. It was yesterday too! This is my absolute favorite time of year! I just love it. Not too hot to move, but warm enough to enjoy a nice long walk without freezing your butt off!

Greyson has the most horrible diaper rash I have ever seen. I'm not exactly sure how he gets that way. It's not like he sits for hours in a dirty diaper! He's wearing his sisters future cloth diapers. Hopefully that will help. I really should switch him over as well.

Thanks to a little poking and prodding, I did a registry a few days ago. Which I guess is a good thing because, it at least gives me a good idea of what we need. Only thing is, it also gives me something to worry about. Will we be able to swing all this stuff by MAY? I guess it doesn't matter TOO much, Greyson's still sleeping in our room and thanks to moving, we've done his nursery twice. Not a small feat I must say.

Dyllan's been a bit restless lately. Seems to be all over the place. Movement is GREAT don't get me wrong! I am just hoping that a few things I'M stressing about aren't affecting her. She seems to be resting in her normal position. I can't help but wonder if that position is "normal" or not. Hopefully they can tell me next week at my MW appointment.

Ewww.. I just found Greyson drinking out of a cup of milk I had left on the table from last night. That kid has arms like an octopus!! Hopefully it doesn't make him SICK! I thought for SURE I had put that in the sink! I swear I am losing my mind! Pregnancy brain or something. It's also making me extremely lazy. I don't want to do much. Sit around. I'm making chicken in the crock pot for dinner. That's about as lazy as it gets. We haven't had that in quite a while, so it will be a nice change from the normal three things I know how to cook. (rolls eyes).

Greyson just fell asleep..so that's my cue! I'm out! :) Nap time for me too? Hopefully. Then I'll be ready for a nice walk!

Cruel and Unusual Punishment

You know, I was thinking, even with all the joys of pregnancy, there is that occasional moment it reminds me of cruel and unusual punishment. I have had heartburn for almost 24 hours now. Can't eat, can't drink, can't breathe.
I'm like a fire breathing dragon. Bitchy beyond belief, impatient, impractical, just plain evil. Val told me I have to drink 100 ounces of water a day! How am I supposed to drink 100 ounces of water a day, when I can't possibly fit another thing in my stomach! This little girl gets bigger everyday and I (even though I've BEEN nine months pregnant before) can't possibly imagine what my belly is going to look like 8 weeks from now! Maybe, with the lack of food, I may lose a little bit of weight this trimester. I'm still under my weight gain compared to my pregnancy with Greyson, which is good... I'm hoping to keep it under 175 but that's only 7 pounds away! Last visit I gained 5 pounds in two weeks!

I, thankfully, haven't gotten any NEW stretch marks. But occasionally I get a good kick to the strip down the middle of my belly where my abdomen muscles have split and it literally feels like my stomach is going to tear apart from the inside! Kind of a scary feeling actually! And it hurts! I sometimes imagine I'm going to lift my shirt and see a GIANT stretch mark going right down the center of my belly about 6 inches wide.

I haven't been sleeping well at all. Which is generally normal for me, but only makes the thought of it that much worse! How little sleep can you possibly live on? Someday, I'll just be like one of those mommy zombies you see walking around.

Growing a girl is HARD!! I don't remember being so ugly with Greyson. Ugly emotionally and certainly ugly physically! UGGH!

And then, I stop and think, only eight more weeks. That's not far at all! And then I think about the 6 plus weeks afterward. You mommies know what I'm talking about! I KNOW that is worse than how I'm feeling now.

What did We do to deserve this? We get periods, menopause, and stretch marks. We have to shave our entire body! When was the last time you saw a guy complain about his hormones? Or worry about the cleanliness of the house because you have guests coming over. Why is it OK for men to "not do" poopy diapers? They get 5 minutes in the shower and they're DONE! They shave this little itty bit of space on their face (if you're lucky enough to have a husband who shaves on a regular basis)and that's it! When was the last time you heard your husbands friends gossiping about his increasing dress size and I bet if you looked in your husbands wallet, you wouldn't find 85 goldfish crushed to powder. Want to check MY purse?!

You know, I know Eve gave Adam the apple, but he's the idiot who ate it!

All that being said, I wouldn't give my pregnancy away to my husband for a minute (I might miss something). Being my last, I know I'll miss it when she's here. It is one of the most amazing things I've ever experienced! I wouldn't change THAT for the world.

Maybe, when Doug gets home and takes a shower, I'll suggest he shave his entire body...he should have to sacrifice SOMETHING! :)

Sleep envy, positive thinking and popsicles.

I'm SO tired today! I'm so tired everyday really, but I'm working on that. I really have noticed that I need some more positive thinking! I'm not always the best at that! Greyson has been exhausted, with Jiggy here he's either been too distracted to nap or it's the middle of the day and every little noise gets the dog going and wakes him up. Oiy Vey! He slept for THREE whole hours today in bed with me. Lucky enough, Doug was home to play dog wrangler! That was definitely a nice thing.

It's supposed to rain for the next three days! A Nor'Easter I guess. YUCK! And what's with all this wind? I don't remember there ever being such STRONG crazy winds ever in my life. I guess it must be living on the coast? That's the only thing I can think of. Maybe I just never noticed before? I keep worrying that one of those big giant pine trees are going to fall through or house or through my car or something. I can't even imagine! That would be hell! I hope we don't lose power. That's poopy too.

Greyson is so smart! He has this new thing where he stands by the refridgerator and points until you pick him up. Then he opens the door, says "ooooh" and smiles, takes a popsicle and then closes the door. That is the cutest thing! He's also been sitting (fully clothed) on his potty while I'm in the bathroom. We're not in any rush, but wouldn't it be GREAT?! 18 months and potty trained? HAHAHA I think that's wishful thinking! We just bought it to give him something to think about. He does some pretty smart things..hopefully soon he will start talking a little more. Maybe we could cancel out the whining. That would also be a sanity saver! I'm wondering if it's normal that he only has a four word vocabulary? Mumma, dad, Jiggy (really?!), Leila and Nana. I guess that's five words. Still though. I try not to compare and be a crazy mom but some other babies I know seem to have a little bit more "motivation" as far as words go. Oh well, he'll get there!

Not much from baby Dyllan today, or yesterday for that matter. Maybe she's tired too. I wouldn't be suprised. We all seem to be a little bit sleepy lately. I'm not positive, but I think she did rotate. She definitely did SOMETHING! Two nights ago at 12:28 am I woke up with some lower pain and what felt like a small whale moving around inside my big 'ol belly! It made me laugh a little. I've been obsessed trying to find "the head" and I can't which I have come to believe is a good thing. Even though I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing! Maybe I should swing by the center and see what they think. Maybe not. They wouldn't change things right now anyway so I suppose I can wait another week and a half and see at my regular appointment. Can you believe that I'm at every other week appointments?! I remember being at this stage of my pregnancy with Greyson. Everyone always talks about how time flies after you have kids and you never fully understand what they mean until it happens. And then you blink your eyes and your son is almost a year and a half and you have another kid on the way! In TWO months. less than that really! Oh MY!

That's all for tonight! Sleep tight!

One and The Quarters

So, here goes nothing. My first post on my first blog! Enjoy!

Greyson is FINALLY down for a nap! No one ever mentioned the terrible twos start at about 16 months and continue until who knows how long. I'll tell you, it's a good think he's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen, otherwise I'm not sure how I'd cope! I'm getting my first taste of "single mother" status as Doug has started back at The Steakhouse and has weekends lined with stone work. Money is always a good thing though! It's definitely different being the mom to a toddler vs an infant. Much more entertaining to say the least! My goodness he is cute! This morning he attempted to put his sunglasses on Jiggy (my mom's little dog). You should have seen it, the dog pressed against me shaking and Greyson crying because he wouldn't cooperate! Yesterday, I saw him laugh his loudest and hardest as I chased the dog around trying to rescue a sticker he got from the bank. Remind me never to get a little dog. Too much of a pain in the butt!

I'm 31 and a half weeks pregnant. Almost there! Except I'm horrified at the thought that things are really happening that soon. We're not prepared and apparently neither is she. BREECH! You have GOT to be kidding me was my only reaction, well with the exception of a few tears. My midwife insists I still have time and not to worry about it so much. We'll see how THAT goes. I'm not always the best at NOT worrying. Sometimes I wish someone would sit me down and say "Listen...this is the situation, and I would like you to worry about it until you loose sleep, hair and sanity" I know I could do that! That comes natural. Have to thank my grandmother for the worry genes! aah, well. It is what it is!

Plus I am horrified to think of two, yes TWO babies at the same time! How will I find the time? How will Greyson react?! Will he love her or hate her or both. Being an only child, I'm not sure how things are supposed to go, what's normal, what's not. Oh and sleeping through the night, Grey's not doing that yet, what happens when SHE comes? I suppose I should move him into his own room but I'm not quite sure I'm ready for that yet. Oh! And nursing, I wonder if Greyson will be envious. Will HE want to nurse again? That would be interesting...not sure how I would handle that. I'm all about equality!

Speaking of equality, I'm feeling a little sad for Dyllan. One thing about being an only child is that you never have to share anything. Poor thing gets all the hand me downs. I guess that's not such a bad thing when I think about it. Sharing is not one of my best traits. She does get to have the cuter clothes. You have to admit, girl clothes are pretty damn cute! And we're cloth diapering her, which, now I wish I had listened to myself and done with Greyson. I'm not sure if I'm doing out of the goodness of my heart for the planet and of course that precious little toosh or if I'm out to prove to everyone who says that it's too much work, that it isn't. Doesn't matter, I've spent a boatload on cloth, so I have no choice now. I like it better that way. When decisions are made for me.

I guess I'll head out for now. I can't believe how good it feels to just blurt it all out for anybody or nobody to read! I think I may have found a new vice. Scary to think my fish in Happy Aquarium might be neglected because I will be too busy "blogging"! How techy chic! Doug will roll his eyes and laugh! But hey, at least it's all written down! Good day dolls!