Zoo!

I know I have written about his before.  I feel like a mobile zoo when I go just about anywhere. Maybe this is all just in my head but I feel people staring at me and my crazy kids all the time. I know that this is not in my head,  when I am at a store and Kade is not being good or hiding and Kamryn and Keegan are both crying. Everybody is starting. I know I would be one of them if it wasn't me. But the worst part is when someone says something like:

Looks like you've got your hands full.

Looks like you need some help.

Somebodies not too happy. (Are you talking about me or my kids?)

Sometimes I want to look at them and say, "Ya think so?" or "mind your own business!"

9 times out of 10 the person that says something that either bothers me or makes me mad is male or is old.

Why can't old men learn to keep their mouth shut?

Random stuff

So last night I went grocery shopping this was my bill: Spent $75.00 and saved $71.00! That always make you feel good!

I took Keegan to the dermatologist because the doctor isn't sure what the rash is on the back of his head. She says it is just really bad cradle cap (which I don't agree because of it's pattern. Not that I know anything about dermatology). So we are trying a prescribed cream for a month to see if it helps. He was flirting with all the girls in the office batting his big bright blue eyes and his big smile. Already a ladies man! On a bad note he did 4 huge poops yesterday...and then this morning. Luckily I heard them come out or else we could have had 5 major disasters (actually one of them was and I had even rushed him into get changed and it was already coming out the top!) Sorry if it's a little TMI. I think he is my poopiest kid yet!

Cooking in a new oven is different! I decided to make the monster cookies I have been craving forever and I undercooked the first batch then I forgot about the second batch (I used the wrong timer) and burnt those....so I only got 2 dozen out of all that work!

Also I am cooking dinner tonight for one of the ladies I visit teach in my ward and I have no clue what to make her family. NO CLUE! They have lots of younger kids....I am so clueless I can barely think of what to cook for my own family because Kade is so picky (wonder where he gets that from?). I think of something and then I think of Kade and I second guess myself as to if a kid would eat it.

I have got to get off the computer and actually get dressed and fix my hair before the kids wake up from their nap. Which is probably any second! Yep, Kamryn's up!

Last but not least I just bought tickets to Lanee's Legacy Pancake Breakfast. This is to raise money for these cute boxes that get put together to be sent to hospitals to give to Mother's who lose their babies. Such a neat thing. The hospital I was at didn't have much of anything. So I think this is a great cause. If you are in the Phoenix area you should come!

http://laneeslegacy.blogspot.com/

Now they are both awake!

Gotta go!

Liar, Liar (memory Monday)

Kade has inherited this trait from me.  He may think it isn't a good trait but I am sure Ryan and I will benefit greatly from this trait as long as it sticks and he doesn't outgrow it. 

I can't lie....very well anyways. As a kid my parents always knew when I was lying because as soon as I went to respond to a question and it wasn't the truth I would start laughing, have a big smile on my face and turn red.  So needless to say I tried to be a good kid because I knew I wasn't going to be able to get away with much. If my parents wanted to know something...who do you think they asked? Yep me!  Plus I would tell on my sisters in a heartbeat, especially when I was younger and the odd man out.  I think that is a middle child thing...

Up until recently Kade always told the truth even when he knew he was going to get in trouble for it. Now he tries to lie and the same thing that happened to me happens to him. He gets a big grin on his face and starts laughing. I eventually lie to him and tell him I saw him do whatever he did because I definitely know he is lying and then he says, "You saw that?" and I tell him, "Yep!" and he says, "Aww man!" Which confesses it all!

Hopefully he continues to be horrible at lying, especially as he gets to be a teenager!

5 things that I want to see change...challenge day 9

When I first saw this one for the challenge I thought, that is going to be a challenge. I don't know what I want to change. But today I thought of some things.

Number1: I want Keegan to start sleeping through the night. We have had some rough nights lately...I think it's partially due to Keegan and Kamryn having colds and then passing it on to me! I would love for him to sleep in his crib better. With Kade and Kamryn we eventually did the cry it out thing for a few nights and then they were able to sleep great on their own. (I think they are a little older than Keegan is now.)  Keegan is going to be tricky when the time comes to letting him cry it out. His bedroom is right next to Kamryn's. Which means that Kamryn will be up all night with him! So if anyone has any suggestions to help with the sleep situation I would love to hear them. You think I would be a pro since I just went through this less than a year ago...but I am far from it.  I do know that Keegan loves to sleep on his tummy. I am just a tad bit afraid of letting him sleep on his tummy at night (the whole SIDS thing and all). He does great at naps on his tummy though.

Number 2:  My pants size! I would love to lose some baby weight.  I really need to cut out all the crap I just LOVE to eat and exercise a little. It is so much harder than it sounds!

Number 3: The heat! I wish it didn't get so darn hot here! I mean come on now...does it really have to be 100 degrees in the middle of the night when the sun is down? Luckily it is getting a little cooler, which I am loving, but why does it have to get so hot in the first place?

Number 4: Family. I wish I lived closer to family.  I wish our parents could go to all of Kade's soccer games or that Kade could just spend the weekend or spend the night at his grandparents house and get spoiled rotten. I have fond memories of spending time at my grandparents houses and going there almost every Sunday as a kid.  I feel bad that my kids don't get to see their grandparents all the time. I feel bad that I have taken that chance away from them (for now anyways). That is a whole other post in itself!

Number 5: All I want is WORLD PEACE! haha I feel like I am in a beauty pageant! It would be nice to no longer be at war and to not hear all the bad things that are going on in the world. That is a big reason why I hardly ever watch the news or read the newspaper. Occasionally I  read about news on the internet, but it is usually sad and depressing. Why can't we all just get along?

Silly Kids!

A few pictures of our night.The kids were crazy tonight and I got me laughing so hard my stomach started to hurt. Kade was scaring Kamryn and Kamryn was running around screaming and laughing. Ryan  and I couldn't hear each other so we all just laughed. It is going to be crazy when we have the three of them all screaming and laughing!

Earlier we went to the cemetery to drop off some Halloween decorations for Kooper.

We love and miss you Kooper!

What a day!

Last night was a loooonnng night! Keegan was not a happy camper due to the shots from the day before along a newly developed cold. Kamryn kept waking up because she now has a cold too or her teeth were bothering her. So I was up by 6:30 for the day which is unusual for me lately.  I ended up working out. I started the couch to 5k program on my itouch.  It felt really great,

Kade is off school today and Monday for fall break! (I don't think I ever got out of school for fall break?!)

Kamryn is now signing "please" and "Thank you!" and I love it!

So today was CRAZY! It was all good when the kids were all asleep. We ate lunch and headed out. I was going to go to run some errands first on the list, Target.  Before I got to Target Keegan had a blowout....so I went into Target with a half naked baby.  I totally forgot what I needed to get at Target and ended up walking out with a new shirt for Keegan.  Then I ran a few more errands and I am in line at the bank and Kade starts freaking out because Keegan pooped and it stunk. Luckily I changed it before it was able to leak out. It was ALOT!  Then Kamryn got picked on at the mall and on top of it all she has been a cranky girl all day. BUSY, BUSY day! All I really wanted to do was make monster cookies and that never happened.  Maybe tomorrow?!

Here are a few pictures of the kids in matching PJ's. I bought Keegan some about a month ago for his Halloween costume and I had Kade's old one from his second Halloween (those are the ones Kamryn is wearing in the picture) and then Kade got jealous and while we were at the mall today he found some his size, so he was a happy camper!

Keegan's 4 months old!

*I am going to have to update with pictures tomorrow...the camera battery was dead today*

My little guy is 4 months old today. Time is going by so fast yet so slow as usual. It always seems like things just happened yesterday, yet it is hard to remember life without him.  He is growing so much! He is not a very happy boy today because he went to the doctor. I am one of those moms that likes to have their appointment right on time. Most of Kamryn's "month" appointments are within a day of when she actual turns whatever month. I was nice enough to take her for her 1 year check up on her birthday! I am that kind of mom! haha.  I think i remember I would put it off with Kade and now his yearly appointment is off and because of insurance reasons he has to stick with a year from his last appointment so he gets to see the doctor when he is 5 and a half!  Anyhow back to mister Keegan.

He is 16 pound 6 ounces (75%) and 27" long (95%)!  I looked back at Kamryn's stats from my blog post about a year ago and she weighed a pound less and was 2 inches shorter.  I have a feeling Keegan is going to be taller than her sooner rather than later! I might have a basketball player on my hands!  He is such a sweet little boy. Always giving me a smile. He was laughing at the nurse today, until she stuck him in the leg 4 times!  Kamryn cried at his doctors appointment more than he did. She didn't like the doctor, especially when he put his hands on her little brother.  She wanted to protect him!

Keegan is cooing and talking alot, smiling and laughing. His sleep has gotten worse. He loves our mattress and will sleep on our bed really well by himself. Once he is laid on a much firmer mattress he wakes up and isn't too happy.  I need to work on naps in his crib more so he can get used to the hard crib mattress.  He is rolling from his front to his back  and tries really hard to roll from his back to his front. He is a super wiggly baby. He scoots around on the floor and makes his way off blankets. He loves the TV.  He is getting tough. He has no choice. Kamryn is a tough girl and seems to think he needs smacked on the head every once in a while.  I know she isn't trying to hurt him or maybe she is. Yesterday she threw her sippy cup and it hit him on his head...poor boy! I am sure he will be fine. I was dropped on my head by my older sister when I was younger and I didn't turn out too bad. He lifts his head off the carseat and reaches for the toy hanging down and brings it to his mouth to suck on. His favorite thing lately is bringing up his hands with a blanket or toy and sucking on them and then he ends up falling asleep. Today he gave himself a hickey on his wrist. 

He has a weird rash on the back for his head so we are going to the dermatologist on Monday to get it checked out.  He still has an enlarged lymph node under his armpit which is still the same size and is unchanged so they are just watching it still. 

He is growing up too fast....time for more of the 6-9 month clothes and before I know it he will be in 9-12! Yikes! He is growing too fast!