June 3
Quinn had been asking to go to Leo's and if he could invite a friend. I asked who he would pick if he could go. He picked his friend Jacen. I rearranged a time and with his mom. We had to wait since Jacen ended up getting sick. We just did it the week after. This whole time I didn't tell Quinn. I just told him I had a surprise for him. He was excited! On the way there he guessed what it was and guessed that Jacen was meeting us there.
Today: June 10
She was responding to me and giving me such big smiles. No, they weren't gas. I thought it was so cute!
Quinn loves to be with Kayzley. He will sit and try to entertain her. Lots of times I'll see Kayzley with a transformer or some sort of toy. She's almost always covered in his blanket (the one in this picture). It was on her but I took it off just prior to the picture being taken.
Quinn loves taking care of her. If she's in her bouncy chair he will rock her. If she's crying he will sing to her. It actually works too. Quinn and Paxton both love to give her the binky. Sometimes Quinn is so helpful that when she is being good she will cry. He's always asking what he can do to help with her. He tells me when she's hungry or needs her diaper changed. It's so cute. He's such a good big brother.
Kayzley is so smart. When the bigger humanoid approaches, she is fine but when the little one is near, she cries.
I thought Paxton would be a little bit more mean to her and more aggressive. He's been awesome with her too. The only thing is that he gets so jealous of both Quinn and Kayzley. That's when he gets mean. He cries and whines and carries on for such a long time. He will bite and hit. He cusses everyone out too. Honestly, I'm not sure how to handle him sometimes. He's such a different person now. He's gotten better and I hope with more time he will continue to improve. I try to love him and cuddle him. I want him to know I still want to be with him. It's hard to divide my attention out evenly. They all demand so much and have so many needs. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed trying to give them the love they need...and trying to do my housewife duties too. I wouldn't change anything. We'll figure things out with time.
Since Paxton has been sick he has needed more time and attention. He's been so needy. I know he's miserable. He has a cold too besides his ear infections. His ear hurts also from chasing with Quinn the other day and piercing it. I'm not sure what he hit but whatever it was gave it to him good.
It has been so much fun having Kayzley around. I love having a girl! She is seriously the best baby ever! She was sick this last week and was completely amazed and baffled at how well she handled it. She had the stomach flu and now has an upper respiratory infection. She tries to sleep but has a hard time due to acid reflux. She has the hardest time burping. I took her to the chiropractor to see if he could help. That was when she started to throw up. I thought it was because of what he was doing. Then the chiropractor told me that he had the same symptoms and thought that he got it from Kayzley. I took her in to make sure she didn't have anything more. We found out that Paxton had a double ear infection. I was so glad that we chose to have Paxton looked at.
Kayzley wakes me once or twice a night to feed...even when she was sick. She has the hardest time falling asleep but once she is asleep she stays for hours. I felt so bad for her.
When we took her to the doctor she was 11 lbs 1.5 oz and when we went back we learned she gained at least a half a pound. She was butt naked the first time weighed and the next time she had her clothes on. It was an estimate since we didn't strip her down one the second weight. She had started eating and doing so much better. She still isn't feeling the greatest. She still has her cold and can't breathe. Poor thing! I thought she was done throwing up but she threw up early this morning. :(
Showing posts with label Quinn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quinn. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Quinn's Birthday
Mike had to work on Quinn's actual birthday. We celebrated it on Thursday, May 22nd. That morning, Mike took the boys fishing. The plan was to only take Quinn but he wanted me to be able to get some rest so he took Paxton too. What a good husband!
Quinn has been fascinated with robots. He asks almost daily for a robot for his birthday. He wanted a robot cake. It wasn't too bad to make. :)
Quinn is sitting patiently here for his us to sing happy birthday to him. It was hard to get all the adults to stop talking.
Robots are not sold in stores. I had to order his robot online. I didn't want to pay the shipping to get it here faster. We decided on a water table for Quinn and just to give him the robot later. Well, he still doesn't have the robot. He was disappointed but once he got going on the water table the robot was forgotten about...for a while anyways.
After the birthday party and once we got home, Mike was a trooper and put together Quinn's water table. Quinn was so excited to try it out but we made him wait until the next day. They played with it all day long. Quinn and Paxton both loved it!
Quinn still doesn't have his robot. Mike had decided to make Quinn earn his robot. Quinn knows about it now. He still asks about it. I suggested to just give it to him but Mike vetoed it. I think it's mean since it was supposed to be for his birthday. Now, just to get Quinn to follow through so that he can receive his robot for good! Once he gets him he's going to love him. I want him to have it and am excited for when he does earn it.
On Quinn's actual birthday (May 24th) he kept getting phone calls and happy birthday wishes. At first he told everyone that his birthday was over. Then I explained to him that it was his real birthday. He ate it up and loved having two days to celebrate his birthday. I kept singing to him and trying to make is special by doing things differently. Grandma came over with some birthday gifts she had saved. Mike old co-worker came over too and gave him his old grandson's leap pad. It had games already installed on it. He wanted to do that all day. I only let him play with it until nap time and then hid it. I'm sure, if I let him, he'd be on it 24/7. When he went to bed he asked why he got two birthdays. I hope he doesn't expect that every year.
Quinn has been fascinated with robots. He asks almost daily for a robot for his birthday. He wanted a robot cake. It wasn't too bad to make. :)
Quinn is sitting patiently here for his us to sing happy birthday to him. It was hard to get all the adults to stop talking.
Robots are not sold in stores. I had to order his robot online. I didn't want to pay the shipping to get it here faster. We decided on a water table for Quinn and just to give him the robot later. Well, he still doesn't have the robot. He was disappointed but once he got going on the water table the robot was forgotten about...for a while anyways.
After the birthday party and once we got home, Mike was a trooper and put together Quinn's water table. Quinn was so excited to try it out but we made him wait until the next day. They played with it all day long. Quinn and Paxton both loved it!
Quinn still doesn't have his robot. Mike had decided to make Quinn earn his robot. Quinn knows about it now. He still asks about it. I suggested to just give it to him but Mike vetoed it. I think it's mean since it was supposed to be for his birthday. Now, just to get Quinn to follow through so that he can receive his robot for good! Once he gets him he's going to love him. I want him to have it and am excited for when he does earn it.
On Quinn's actual birthday (May 24th) he kept getting phone calls and happy birthday wishes. At first he told everyone that his birthday was over. Then I explained to him that it was his real birthday. He ate it up and loved having two days to celebrate his birthday. I kept singing to him and trying to make is special by doing things differently. Grandma came over with some birthday gifts she had saved. Mike old co-worker came over too and gave him his old grandson's leap pad. It had games already installed on it. He wanted to do that all day. I only let him play with it until nap time and then hid it. I'm sure, if I let him, he'd be on it 24/7. When he went to bed he asked why he got two birthdays. I hope he doesn't expect that every year.
Monday, March 31, 2014
Baby Chickies
We've been debating about getting some chickies for some time now. We don't actually want to keep them or have them around forever. We thought it would be fun for the kids when they're little to have around for like a month or so. Every year it seems like something comes up or we can't find anyone to take them off of our hands once we are done with them. Well, this year we were in luck. Our neighbors got some and I was asking questions. She offered for us to take them for the month and then give them back. That's perfect! She gave us the stuff to take care of them. They think we are doing them a favor since it's our electricity being used for the heat lamp. Their kids are older and aren't really interested in them. It works out for both of us. I'm not a huge fan but the boys (especially Mike) just love them!
If this baby comes before the month is up then they'll go back before that. I don't want them around when she is born. I'm the party pooper! I hope she comes a week early too. So, hope and pray with me, k?!?
Mike puts them in this box when he wants to play with them. They're home is a much more comfortable spot. They were pecking things on the side and it gave him an idea to put a hole in the side of the box and let them eat worms. The boys had a riot shoving them through and then seeing the chicks fight over them.
Quinn named them Rhett, Mole, and the one was already named Stinky and I think he kept that name the same.
I think this is somewhat good practice for when the baby comes. Rules have been established and they have to follow them to be able to be around them. They are learning to be gentle and to follow directions. They scare the chicks if they are too wild so I have taught them to settle down around them. Surprisingly, they have done a good job handling the birds.
I don't know who loves the birds more; Mike or the boys. He will visit them even without Quinn and Paxton. He claims it's for them but we both know better. I know that he comes home looking forward to spending time with them. It's been good daddy interaction time too. I'm not one to spend a lot of time with them. Quinn and Paxton look forward to when daddy comes home to be able to feed them worms and crickets.
I just told Mike teasingly that he better be just as excited when the baby is born; lol!
Paxton and Quinn are both so anxious to feed them. They fight over who gets to give them the next worm.
If this baby comes before the month is up then they'll go back before that. I don't want them around when she is born. I'm the party pooper! I hope she comes a week early too. So, hope and pray with me, k?!?
Mike puts them in this box when he wants to play with them. They're home is a much more comfortable spot. They were pecking things on the side and it gave him an idea to put a hole in the side of the box and let them eat worms. The boys had a riot shoving them through and then seeing the chicks fight over them.
Quinn named them Rhett, Mole, and the one was already named Stinky and I think he kept that name the same.
I think this is somewhat good practice for when the baby comes. Rules have been established and they have to follow them to be able to be around them. They are learning to be gentle and to follow directions. They scare the chicks if they are too wild so I have taught them to settle down around them. Surprisingly, they have done a good job handling the birds.
I don't know who loves the birds more; Mike or the boys. He will visit them even without Quinn and Paxton. He claims it's for them but we both know better. I know that he comes home looking forward to spending time with them. It's been good daddy interaction time too. I'm not one to spend a lot of time with them. Quinn and Paxton look forward to when daddy comes home to be able to feed them worms and crickets.
I just told Mike teasingly that he better be just as excited when the baby is born; lol!
Paxton and Quinn are both so anxious to feed them. They fight over who gets to give them the next worm.
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014
St. Patricks Day
I taught Quinn what St. Patrick's Day was. He didn't quite get it. He thought it was cool to have green pancakes, green eggs, and green milk for breakfast. Naturally, he wanted to wear green. He learned about being pinched and immediately when to pinch his dad since he wasn't wearing green.
FYI: Quinn loves to help make the pancakes. He was trying to make them look like dinosaurs. That's why they're all funny shaped.
We didn't do much for St. Patrick's Day. I was going to make him a scavenger hunt but never made it that far. I let him make decorations for the windows. We were putting them up during our freak snow storm.
Then he played with Paxton's toy for the rest of the day after nap.
What a great toy!
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
The new and improved Quinn
Quinn is doing much better. This is a recent photo of his black eyes and bruised goose egg (although the picture doesn't show the intensity of his bruised face). He looks like a different child. The doctor totally called it and was right that he would get black eyes. I'd say he's healing quite well! Don't mind his dirty face. We let him have some strawberry pie just before bed.
Quinn is telling us a bedtime story. I wanted to share the story but for some reason the video wouldn't load. He is really animated and dramatic.
Apparently the flash is a little bright!
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