Two Years Old

October 17, 2009
Two year's ago a barely crying, red haired, sweet little boy entered our lives. It was such an amazing day the day Griffin was born. We had no clue that we would be getting our little boy. We didn't know the sex of the baby so we were all on pins and needles waiting to find out. I wasn't entirely sure but I really thought that out of my BIG belly would come a big healthy boy. Sure enough, out he came! After a 24 hour labor and two and half hours of pushing, there he was. He was perfect! Kason was the first to announce the sex to all of the people in the room and he was so proud. We were both so happy that we got our boy! We named him Griffin Robert.

Griffin you have been such a joy to us these past two years. You were the perfect baby, so content. You had the sweetest red hair and everyone that saw you commented on your hair color. You are now a sweet strawberry blonde and you have the greenest eye's, just like your Daddy. As far as looks go, you look just like your Mommy! You sailed through all of your milestones with ease and super early, I might add! You walked at 10 months and 2 weeks. After that there was no stopping you! You run everywhere you go. You amaze us with the things you remember and all of the words that you know. You have the cutest little dimple when you smile and you are always smiling. You LOVE Tractors of any kind, work trucks, Thomas the Train, the "train store" (Barnes and Noble), 4 wheelers, trailers, your blue "bumpy" blee blee (blanket, he refuses to call it anything else) and watching YouTube videos. You love helping your Daddy with any project that he is working on and you love going to the shop to "work" and see Pepa. You also love to ride the "heathcliff" (forklift) with your Pepa, who you adore. You love going to Mema's house because you know that she will play with you non-stop and give you all the popcorn you want, among other yummy snacks and treats. You adore your new little brother Nolan and you tell him all the time that he is your friend. You also tell him to get bigger so that he can play with you. You kiss him and love on him all the time and he watches you intently as you talk to him an inch from his face. I am sure you two will be great pals when you are older.

You have accumulated a few silly nicknames as well. They all started when I told you that your name was Griffin and I said , Okay say Griffin. You said so sweetly, "Pippy"! It was hilarious. You eventually said your name right but we still call you Pippy, Pipp, Pipsqueak, Pippen and Squeaker. Squeaker kind of comes from Pipsqueak and I call you Squeaker all the time! It's my favorite nickname for you. When we ask you what Mommy calls you, you say "Freaker". It makes me laugh out loud every time!

Griffin we love you. You are a great kid! You are so sweet, kind and tender and we love that about you. You have the best manners too. We hope you stay sweet and grow up to be an amazing boy and man. We are so thankful that you were sent to us unexpectedly because we wouldn't change it for the world. Happy 2nd birthday, Griffin!

The picture is of Griff counting his fingers trying to show that he is 2 :)

Big Boy Is One Month Old!

Yes, we call him big boy...and fat boy :) He is HUGE! So cute and fat with little rolls darn near everywhere. We adore him and his fat little self. He moved out of newborn diapers a little over a week ago and he is wearing 0-3 month clothes and some 3-6 month. Happy one month, Nolan! It has flown by, of course. Doesn't time always do that with babies? Especially when you have a 9 pound baby :) The whole newborn phase kind of flies by! We have enjoyed this little guy so much so far. He is VERY much a Momma's boy. He pretty much wants me or my boobs every minute of the day. He just wants Momma to hold him and continuously nurse him. It is so sweet and yet, so exhausting! He is quite the little spitfire too. He hates having a poopy diaper and he will cry until you change it. Once you do he is usually back to his normal self! He also cries when he wants to be fed and you better do it quick! He is super content but not nearly as content as Griffin was. He won't just go to sleep, he needs to nurse to sleep...little stinker. He has been fussy in the evenings lately which causes him to want to cluster feed and I let him :) He needs it. He sleeps great at night only waking a couple of times to nurse and he goes right back to sleep. During the day he is a pretty sweet little boy. He literally just started doing little coo's and smiling today! He has the sweetest smile! I am curious to see if he will have a dimple like his brother and Daddy. I feel like I have NO clue who this little guy is yet. I love him and adore him but I don't know him, does that make sense? Please someone tell me I am not crazy! I can see his personality a little bit but other than that, no idea! I am excited to see what he will end up like.

Nolan, we adore you big boy! Can't wait for you to get bigger because Griff is so anxious to play with you and Mommy is going crazy staying home all day to keep you from catching the pig flu. Griff also wants you to get some teeth so that he can shove food in your mouth like he did today. I don't think you like Cheerios because you pushed them out. We will try those again when you have some teeth :) P.S. You have the prettiest brown hair, please keep it brown and on your head. We love you, Nolan!

Not Happening

Potty training, that is! Griff acted interested for a minute so I went out and bought some sweet Thomas and Cars undies for him. We tried a few different potty training tips but none of them have worked so far! I don't want to push him, he loves pooing in his diapers. Lovely. I don't have a problem having 2 kids in dipes, it's not too bad at all. So, I guess I'm not going to push it. I will just suggest the potty to him and continue to talk about it with him until he is good and ready! Plus, potty training and having a newborn is the biggest joke of my life :)

Cute Baby But Not The Cutest Momma, Oh Well!

My friend Brittany told me to get some pictures taken by a friend of her's and they turned out great!! I am glad I did it. Brittany's turned out amazing so I gave her friend a try! I love the one's of just Nolan mostly. I am NOT photogenic in any kind of way. I SO didn't want to be in the pics but they turned out better than I thought. Check them out here!
Scroll down a little to see them :) Also, I don't love the girly black and white background but she just kind of did it, oh well!

Confession....

I really do love my little boy's. I am soooo thankful and grateful for them, I really am! Nolan is adorable....He is such a feisty little boy and I love that. He reminds me of his Daddy. He is gorgeous. Compared to Griff as a newborn, this little guy is so "pretty." I am hopeful that he might end up having blue eye's like his Momma but everything else about him screams Daddy. So, on to the confession part of this post...

Newborns are so cute and fun to look at but that's about it! They bore me to death! I want him to grow up and start doing stuff but then again I don't. I want to cherish these sweet little moments because they will soon be gone. Newborns are so much work too, my goodness. I must have forgotten! But again, I love this sweet little babe and wouldn't trade him for anything. I just don't think I am a newborn kind of gal. I DO love the baby cuddles though...

On to Griff..love the kid. He is awesome. He is so smart and talks so well. He remembers everything and I mean everything {yikes} He is so fun and so sweet to his brother which I am thankful for. He woke up in my bed this morning {yay for nightmares} and Kason was already gone to work. Griff picked up Kason's pajamas off the bed and said "Naughty Daddy, put in the laundry." Oh dear, he must have heard me say that a time or two, who knows! Then we went to the kitchen where I started to make breakfast and Griff comes walking in saying "Naughty Daddy, put in sink" and he was carrying a glass bowl and spoon that Kason had left by the couch. He is such a clean and helpful kid. I barely have to vacuum because he picks tiny things off the floor and hands them to me. He has been so awesome through this big change but let me tell you, sometimes he drives me crazy! I feel horrible when I start to feel this way. In the days after I had Nolan I almost resented poor little Griff. Sad, I know. But postpartum hormones can do weird things! I was kind of wishing for a moment that Nolan was my first so that I could sit and cherish him and not have to take care of a demanding toddler. Those feelings faded once I felt normal again, thank goodness.

Moving from one to two kids has been fun and challenging for me. I am hoping that once Nolan is out of the demanding newborn stage that things will get a little easier. It's also hard being cooped up in the house all day because there is NO way I am taking Nolan out in public for a long while. This swine flu crap trips me out. Anyway, I really am doing great! I feel awesome and completely healed up. I don't feel as crazy as I did after I had Griff. I am a tad emotional but just over sweet little things that touch my heart, not the "crazy" emotional ;)

Brotherly Love

Griffin truly adores his little brother. Whenever Nolan has his eye's open Griff say's to me "Mom, Nolan eye's open, Nolan awake" I LOVE it. He hugs and kisses him and hands me diapers when I am changing him. He hands me about 10 of them :) He is super sweet and gentle with him which I love. He talks to him and tells him to "get bigger and play tractahs" He also puts tractors in front of his face to show him and he tries to pry his little fists open so Nolan can "hold one too" I think they are going to be best pals! At least that is what I am hoping ;) Nolan listens to Griff and watches him all the time. It is the sweetest thing! The other thing that melts my heart is every time I go into Griff's room to get him after his nap he has their picture on his bed with him. I snapped a pic of it the other day. So sweet!

September 29, 2009

Kason and I just celebrated our 3 year anniversary! It has sure flown by. I can't believe we have been married for 3 years and we have 2 children :) I couldn't be happier with my choice because marrying Kason was the best decision that I ever made! My whole life I wanted to marry an awesome guy who had a great family and I got my wish. It wasn't without hard work on my part but here I am. Happy as can be. So glad that I cleaned up my act, met an amazing guy and made it to the temple. We celebrated our special day by leaving the babes with Manny and going to Scaldonis for a romantic dinner without distractions :) I love you Kason! Thanks for making me the happiest girl alive.