Talk about family togetherness - our little family experienced an interesting first last night. We took cover during a tornado warning...in the coat closet!
When we first bought the house, it made me a little nervous that there was no basement. Every house I'd ever lived in had a basement...and a basement that was fun to hang out in at that. As a kid, I always thought it was pretty cool to get to stay up past my bedtime, watching TV or playing with my toys.
My boys will not think it's quite as cool. The only fun in their tornado hiding place will be Christmas decorations and winter coats. After last night, some of those might be disappearing to the garage too. That's because neither Daddy nor Keno could fit in our hiding space.
I will say that - sitting in the dark, watching both boys sleeping - I never felt more like a family. That's a nice romantic view of motherhood, snuggling my two sleeping angels. But what about when those "angels" grow ganglier and surlier and don't want to spend the night in the closet with their mom?
Until then, I can enjoy their little faces. Despite the midnight crying, tantrums, puking, and potty issues...I sure do love these boys:
This post should be short and sweet...I'll just post a few pics of the boys and be on my merry way.
Why?
I guess didn't think there was much more to say since the last post. There were no big events or major firsts. I was hoping I might be able to report that Marshall slept through the night, but he's still waking up at least twice a night. It's at least getting a little better sleep-wise though.
Why?
The last few nights, he has gone 5 or so hours without eating. It's a start, but when he eats between 7 and 8, it makes it kind of hard for me to go to sleep right after that too.
Why?
Because it's still light outside here until 9:30! That didn't stop me from trying it the other night - and I got 4.5 hours of sleep in a row. A new record since Marshall was born! Thankfully, Nana and Papa were here to man him for a little bit of that time.
Why?
Um, because they're the best?!? Jason had a lot of after-school stuff this week, so they came to hang. It was nice for Marshall and me to have some company during the day, and Miles got to play hooky from school for a few days. Miles still went to school one day though.
Why?
Because he needs to be educated?
Why?
Because he has a lot of questions...and because he keeps asking WHY to everything!
Boy...BECAUSE I SAID SO! Did I really jusy say that? Sometimes I wonder why I don't go running for the hills like a crazy person.
Why?
Here's why!!
Marshall is now 5 weeks old, and he's getting lots of Mommy time. This is the first week I've been officially on my own during the day with the boy, now that Daddy is back at work and N&P have gone home. Thankfully, the days are easier than I remember them being when I was home with Miles. Not sure if it's the previous experience, Marshall's temperament, or just that I'm getting used to the hectic pace of two kids. Miles is going to "school" during the day, so I get a chance to spend some quality one-on-one time with Marshall that actually doesn't involve feeding him.
That said, our days are still mostly spent feeding and diapering, with some occasional sleeping bits if I'm lucky. This boy spends a lot of his day awake, but he's generally calm. He even chills in the bouncer while I take a shower. I'm sure that Jason is relieved to not have to come home to stanky mama like he did with Miles. I even made a trek out to the grocery store yesterday, and Marshall slept through the whole thing!
Sleeping at night still isn't quite happening as we'd like. Marshall is pretty good during the first part of the night - will go 3 to 3 1/2 hours before fussing. After that, there's no telling when he'll go back to sleep. He's spent a couple of nights in his car seat, which helps slightly, but there's usually still a good amount of whimpering in between feedings until 4 or 5am.
Marshall is starting to chunk up and is even outgrowing some of his newborn-sized clothes. We're still waiting for his official first smile. There have been a couple of times when I thought he was smiling at me, but I couldn't get him to repeat it. I think the rule is that you need more than one witness before officially writing the date down in the baby book, right? Here he is, looking very serious while reading the paper with Daddy:
Marshall took his first road trip this weekend to his Aunt KK's house. It was spur-of-the-moment, thanks to Miles. Nana and Papa had plans to go there from our house, so Nana mentioned to Miles, "We're going to go to Aunt KK's house." Miles then got the biggest smile on his face and said, "We are?!? YAY!!" Just as I was getting ready to tell him that that he couldn't go with them, I realized...why couldn't he? So, Miles made the trip with N&P, and Marshall came with us parents the next day. We thought he'd have no problems, but we had to make two unexpected stops on the way to calm him down. Luckily, the way home was much better and both boys slept most of the way. We had a very nice low-key weekend with the Kolbs, just kicking back at their house. Here we are at the restaurant in their neighborhood - deelish and walking distance!
