Weaned

July 2005 - Married!
July 2006 - Pregnant with C!
April 2007 - C is born.....
July 2008 - Pregnant with N!
April 2009 - N is born......

This July would mark 4 years straight of my body being either pregnant or breastfeeding. Yes. Four years of using my own body to sustain another little humans life every single day!! The woman's body is a beautiful, amazing thing. It is like there is nothing more natural to use your body to sustain your own baby. And seeing a tiny babe grow from 8 lbs, into 20 lbs., and knowing it was all from the milk your body produced, tailored specifically for your baby, is an incredible feeling! I feel so blessed that my body was able to perform this task so well =).

But just a month short of that 4 year mark - my baby girl is weaned......at 14.5 months. And it's funny because, I didn't even really realize it for a few days. It was such a slow, smooth, and gradual progression, that all of the sudden I realized - I haven't nursed her in about a week!

And I don't really feel any different. Which is a little bit surprising. So here's to having a body that is just my own! For now anyways......(and hopefully for a while!!)

To my husband

Who is a better daddy than I could have ever imagined!

Feeling normal.

Since March 1st (3 1/2 months ago) life has been.....well, kind of crazy. I guess the craziness started a bit before March, but that is when we moved from our house into the condo. And started the intense house search. We found our house, bought it, and immediately started major renovations. And by May 15th, we moving into our semi-complete home.

Just over a month later, it is about 80% complete. Maybe a little more. But it is finally starting to feel like home, as more things get organized and completed. Life is settling down at the moment, and it feels pretty good. Especially as we head into summer - and have a pretty much blank slate!

And now for some family updates:

C is growing like crazy. Even pictures I looked at from a month ago - he is wearing clothes that he has completely grown out of. His feet are size 11, and he is in everything 4T. He has long legs and arms. He is also getting a little "attitude" now. Which I actually find pretty funny at this point. I know with girls, the attitude usually comes a lot sooner. But his tone can be pretty testy sometimes. It is fun to watch his personality develop a little bit more everyday.

N is a funny girl. She loves to laugh, and be a total ham. She can also be verrrry clingy. Putting her down can be a huge effort, because she would be content 90% of her awake time to be on my hip! She is also very happy to be walking now. Holding onto both our hands. And don't think for one second that one hand is enough. She will throw a fit if you try even for a second to remove one hand from her tight little grip =). I was watching her today standing up in the bathroom (inspecting everything in the drawer) and she is looking very stiff and sturdy now. And she will let go and still have her balance. But I don't think she realizes she isn't holding onto anything!She is my cautious little one, and it is really a nice change from my, always in a huge rush, constantly bonking into everything, little one =). Her vocabulary is getting quite large, which is really fun! In the last couple weeks she has added "bike", "ball", "bye daddy!", "bye baby!" and "here you go".

J's company is getting really busy! He is getting 15-20 calls per day, and we are really excited about what this means for the future =) (ie. More vehicles!!)

I think I am starting to get my groove back. I have been enjoying baking again now that we are settled, and am looking forward to slowly decorating the house and making it a bit more like our home. Some days I feel like I could pick up clothes, toys, food, sippy cups, make food and clean up food all day long. And some days it is really hard to see the purpose or gratification in all the menial tasks of being home with two small kids brings. I am definitely learning about myself, that I need other things in my life to feel emotionally sane! Now that we are more settled, I will be looking for extra-curricular activities for myself. Might have to wait until fall, we shall see! I have also put myself onto the casual on-call list at work. I have been able to pick up a couple shifts so far, which has been really great! It is show home work, and the hours are 12-5, which is a really nice time in the day for us.

That is our life right now in a nut-shell. I am really loving my new blogging spot - and hope to do lots of updating from here =).

I'm Baaaaack!

My computer is home from the "repair shop". (John's work =).

And though some may think my teeny tiny acer screen is too small

After internet-ing on my iPhone for the last few months.....

This thing seems huge!

It's all relative I tell ya.

Our old house gone.

back entrance view

front view

C asks over and over to see pictures of "our old house gone." I had good intentions of showing you all the photos of this when it went down (about a month ago).....but forgot!

Whenever we drive in the vicinity of our old house - he begs to go see it! The old house gone. Well, right now there is nothing to see. Just a flat site. But the demo pictures are pretty fun to look at.

Lately

The kids are now officially 1 and 3 years old! We didn't make any huge deal with their birthdays this year - given that life is kind of crazy right now. Maybe next year when we have a bit more room to have people over!

The house is coming along quite well, and we are all itching to get out of this cramped space, and spread out a little bit. Especially for J to have his office back, and of coarse a space for the kids to play and run and bike!

C got a no-pedals bike for his birthday - and he looooves it. We take him out everyday (weather permitting) for a ride. Yesterday we went down to Spanish Banks and took a walk/ride down the beach. It was so beautiful. And there was a Datsun/VW car show at the end of the trail. Yes, this was planned =).

N is crawling really fast these days, and standing. No walking - not even close! She can pull herself to standing, but doesn't that often. Her vocabulary is ever increasing. "Hi Dad" sounds very cute!

The nights have been awful the last couple weeks. N now has 2 new molars and another bottom tooth through. Making that 10 teeth! Hopefully that will be it for a while so we can catching up on some sleep, and have our less-grumpy baby back.

We are so ready to settle back into a routine, but are making due in the mean time. I am feeling extra tired, and have been eating crappier than usual, and not exercising enough. I plan on turning that around right away, as the scale and my body feel like it is definitely time to get back into some healthy living!

Easter part 1

OK, I can't help it. I am just like every other mother.

I think my kids are pretty much the cutest things that ever graced the face of this earth.

And, John and I look at each other and say thinks like:

"Seriously! Could he be any more handsome?"

But, we like to reserve this thoughts to ourselves, because we fully realize
every parent thinks this of their kids.

So, with that being said. I am going to subject you to
a plethora of photos of Mr. Joe Joe and Miss. Baby Nana.

Tongues out! This one's for Opa.

Sitting Pretty

My kids!!