Cupcake Factory

I don't have time to write much, but I just had to share these pictures of Jeff and Lexi Kate making cupcakes for my birthday...

4 weeks and 30 years

Sam and I have big birthdays today. He is 4 weeks old, and I turned 30. Being the sweet little boy he is, he didn't want mommy to spend the hour of her birthday alone, so we were up from 1:30- 4:00am partying. Actually, we were catching up on my tivo programs.... It has been a great day. I actually slept in a little, 6:55am has gotten to be late for me. I got up, had my coffee, fed Sam and then Lexi Kate woke up. She wanted waffles and milk, so I fixed her breakfast. Pretty normal day.... I have resisted my urge to do anything productive today. I really want to do laundry and catch up on some unfinished tasks, but I am trying to relax. Both kids have slept so I even took a nap. Other than being with my precious family, the best part of my day was lunch with my dear friend Lanesia and her son Aidan. We took all of the kids to Puckett's. I wanted to be somewhere that it was loud and they wouldn't notice if the kids were crying or acting out. Now I am trying to decide where I want Jeff to take me to dinner.....

Yikes!!!

Sam was 3 weeks old yesterday.... where did the last 21 days go? I could just ask my body, I think it feels every single one of them. Yesterday was also my first day at home with both kids by myself. And, I will admit all of the rules got broken. First of all, it is impossible not to lift more than 10 pounds when you are home alone and have to function with a 2 year old and newborn. For one, there are times that toddlers just have to be picked up. And, accidents happen that need to be cleaned up. Jeff replaced our hot water heater this week, which meant there were days the water was shut off, which further means I had 7 loads of laundry to catch up on.... Dishes were dirty, and life just had to happen. Therefore, the rules got broken. Today, my body is not thanking me for yesterday. I also threatened Lexi Kate a whole lot more than I delivered. I hate that, but when you are nursing a newborn, delivery gets hard. And, when the 2 year old runs and you are exhausted, it is sometimes easier just to forget it.

Today some friends of our came to take pictures of the kids. That again was an experience I don't care to repeat for some time. It was just wild, but that is what moms do. They make thier kids put on matching outfits and we all smile and pretend we are having a great time doing it. And, when it is all over, we take a nap....

New pictures

Our first 2 weeks:

2 weeks old today:

everybody just had a bath:

Good morning babies:

1 week old today:

Trying to catch up....

I realize I have not been too good at keeping the blog up to date since Sam got here. And, even this time I forgot to bring my camera upstairs to upload new photos.... We are all doing well, just trying to figure out life with an extra Woodford in the house. Sam is amazing. You never can believe how much you can love your kids until they are in your arms. He eats around the clock... literally. He eats every 1.5 - 2 hours day and night. That is leaving us all a little exhausted, but we keep saying these days will be over way too soon. Lexi Kate is madly in love with her baby brother. She just can't understand why she can't pack him around, or why he won't get up and play with her.

I am healing as expected from the c-section. I will admit, this has been a more difficult recovery than my delivery with Lexi Kate. The pain is different, and it just stinks not to be able to lift and go about my normal life. I am still trying to figure out how I am going to make it 3.5 more weeks without picking Lexi Kate up... Jeff's mom is here this week and then we are on our own.

Be praying for us, Jeff is out of town next Wednesday and Thursday. We are really sad that he is going to miss donuts with dad at Lexi Kate's school. Trying to figure out what to do about that.... Even more worried about how to put Lexi Kate to bed and deal if she decides to wake up in the night. She has gotten very used to night time with daddy...