eight months

OH this girl....

i love her! she is getting to be so fun. this age kills me because i love it so much and don't want it to end!

she is trying to get moving but she just isn't quit there, that's what i LOVE!

that she can sit still and stay in one spot.

boy, does she try to get her body moving though!

last month she was doing the backward scooting thing and she no longer does that.

she must have realized it wasn't getting her to where she wanted to go.

she now tries to pull up on things and pretty much gets on her knees while doing so.

she also gets on all fours and rocks but that is it for now.

she still does NOT roll. she doesn't even attempt it! ha.

i can still lay her on beds and not worry about her. that is crazy!

i do stay close by though :)

she has either had 2 double ear infections or the same double ear infection for a LONG period of time.

i am not big on antibiotics but since she had a double (my first kid with a double, poor babe) i felt bad for her and went for it.

i usually use garlic oil and other little home remedies.

she has since had TWO rounds of yucky meds and her ear infection is still brewing.

let's just say it's been a nightmare ;)

she has been night waking and not napping (like thirty minutes a day, NO JOKE)

BUT griff was my non-napping baby and did this same exact thing when he was a baby, not the night waking....the nearly non-existent napping

it's the DEVIL....let's hope it's her ears and not her trying to be griffin's twin (because she is very much griffin's twin)

anyway, it's back to the doc tomorrow for her poor little ears.

other than the sleeping/ear issues magz is a ton of fun.

she screams and squeals and is SUPER noisy sometimes.

she is obsessed with dogs.

eats 3 jars of baby food a day but really prefers nursing over anything.

maggie you are sweet sweet sweet!

can't believe you are well on your way to your first birthday! crazy...

19lbs 1 oz and 27 inches long (75% in both)

some tidbits

first and foremost....

i just hired a nanny/babysitter and she starts next week

i am extremely nervous and i feel a ton of guilt over this

BUT i need to be able to workout/run errands on a more consistent basis

i fully trust who will be watching my kids and the way that i found her was meant to be (cool story. it had to have happened the way that it did for a reason)

she is in my ward and has kids that are in school all day, so it's a perfect fit!

i really am sick about leaving my kiddies and i am trying so hard to get over it. i have shed some tears over this so of course it's confusing me on whether or not this is the right thing to do. i need to learn how to be selfish though and take some (much needed) time for me. my sanity needs this. badly.

she will come three days a week for 2 hours a day.

the kiddies:

nolan is now taking gymnastics with griffin (in a younger class) because i told him that if he got potty trained i would sign him up. i really thought it would take months but he did it in one week. he never has accidents and wakes up dry every single morning, without fail. griff still pee's his pull up every single night lol. nolan is so sweet, almost TOO sweet! he shares everything, with anyone. griff throws fits throughout the day for different things that nolan has. without even thinking about it or having to be asked, he gives up his toys, sippy cups, his favorite spoon, you name it. he is SWEET as can be.

griffin is excelling in gymnastics and was asked to move up a level. yay! he does really well and listens to his coaches. he is an interesting kid! he has a really hard time saying sorry and is never truly remorseful when he hurts someone. it really bothers me and we have talked and talked about it. totally brings me back to the convo we had about throwing nolan in the road and letting him get run over :/ he also lies and its KILLING me. i cannot stand the lying! gotta fix that...grrr. funny story: he told me the other day that he wanted to go in his room, close the door and listen to crazy music really loud. yikes!!!! one on one, griffin is a lot of fun but sometimes when it comes to nolan, he's not that great. he does really well with friends and kids at the park but he's a poop when it comes to his brother (who adores him by the way). but he also really loves his brother and really does watch out for him. sometimes he is so caring and sweet with his brother. he is amazing with maggie. so super helpful with that little one. and she adores him!

maggie is awesome. i am obsessed with her. she is so cute and does so many different noises and does some silly tricks with her tongue. she laughs a lot and does a ton of jabbering. she is sweet as can be! she is definitely my little pal. she's over 18 pounds now and when i went shopping for her last week i bought her 12 month clothes. oh my! she is super long and is starting to thin out a tad. i LOVE her so so much.

this week

i put a bow in maggie's hair this week, no one called her a boy that day :)

just realized that her hair is actually growing and it's brown (mostly!)

had lunch with these fab friends

soaked up our daddy time, big time

we sure miss him every week :( i miss him the most lol

family updates

blogging just isn't in the cards these day's

my computer took a dump so there will be no back blogging for me!

so until i get a new computer or get mine fixed, my blog will be very simple and basic and full of instagram photos, which i LOVE so im okay with it. for now.

Me:

some day's are great and some day's i just survive

the weather we have been having has been amazing

rainy, cold day's make me CRAZY

i cannot stand to be indoors or stuck at home

got myself a razor scooter so i can ride around with the boy's

Griff:

has been taking gymnastics and loving it

he is a CTR in primary now

griff is such a good helper with maggie, he amazes me

him and nolan are becoming bestest buddies but they do occasionally beat on each other

i am searching for a good preschool for griff for the summmer (possibly) and the fall (for sure)

Nolan:

this boy has changed drastically recently

he talks SO good now and talks everyone's ear off

he sleeps through the night now!!! ahhh!

he is 100% potty trained and WILL NOT pee in his diaper in the middle of the night (he has even woken me in the night a couple of times to potty)

he wakes up dry every single morning

i have to say that he might have gone from my hardest to my easiest kid! hooray!

Kason:

my busy, hard working man!

he works hard all week and then comes home and tends to kids and does all kinds of honey do's

he just built the kids an amazing sandbox

gotta teach magz how to like to be dirty!

she LOVED it

7 months

maggie is getting more and more fun!

i love this age so much!

this girl still doesn't roll, like AT ALL

i don't put her on the floor much or she will get mauled by nolan, he is so rough with her

maybe that's why she doesn't roll??

she does do a lot of sitting up and she likes to flip from the sitting position to her belly to reach things she wants

she scoots backwards on her belly but i don't think she means to

i think she is really trying to go forward, it's pretty funny to watch!

girlfriend eats three times a day and nurses every 3 hours

she hasn't been sleeping great lately due to a double ear infection and now teething

gotta love two yucky things back to back

she weighs almost 18 lbs! big ol' girl!

she has the chubbiest bum i have ever seen!!

it's HUGE!

magz you are the best! now pop some of those teeth through and start sleeping good for me again!

maggie's room

been planning a girl room in my head for quite some time

totally silly

i decided i wanted a girly room but not too super girly

wanted to add some funky colors like orange in the mix

i have had my heart set on the picture below (for a couple of years!) so i decided to base maggie's room around it

so i got it framed and started from there!

i'm still undecided on the top of her armoire/tall dresser

for now i put some cute flowers my sister in law made (from chi chi's blessing that i have yet to blog about) and i spray painted an old frame i had lying around

this is an old shelf i bought at a garage sale YEARS ago for a dollar, the piggy bank and tiny picture frame came from tai pan, the flower thing is something i have had forever that i spray painted to match

this is a project that i have wanted to do for a long time but i had to wait for a girl to come along to do it, so yay!

*thinking i will add a couple more

i had this bed made for me by someone and the comforter came from overstock

and here's chi chi, enjoying it!

six months

can't believe how fast this girls life is flying by!

i can hardly remember her little newborn self

she has gotten to be SO fun in the past month

she sits up on her own

she has rolled ONE time in her life

when i did her five month post she had just rolled and i thought the rolling would pick up from there and continue on...nope!

girlfriend is so drooly and chews on everything she can get her little hands on

she squeals, screams, growls and laughs like crazy

chi chi LOVES griff but is NOT a fan of nolan at all

since her five month post she eats baby food like a beast and she loves it all!

haven't done much rice cereal, my babies just plain hate it

still nursing several times a day

but she is now at that stage where every noise she hears, she pops off to check it out

drives me crazy!

she has been waking 2 to 3 times a night to nurse, ah well

i love love love this little chick

i feel such a strong connection to her, most likely because she is my only girl and it's just the two of us GIRLS!

mothers of more than one girl must really feel that interesting, bond-y type connection SO strongly

i wonder if kason feels that way toward his boy's, like they really get each other??

magz we can't get enough of you! you are so darn delicious!

just look at this body!

yumm!