Two kids. I need to vent.

I'm not gonna lie, having two kids has been really hard. I feel like all we do every day is just survive. When it was just Tate I could play with him a lot , go places, and actually get things done around the house. Now I feel neglectful to the poor kid, I don't know how to tote both kids out places, and my house is a disaster. All I do is feed, burp, change bums, and ward off tantrums 24 hours a day. It's been quite an adjustment that I haven't figured out yet. And Tate definitely is having a hard time adjusting too. We'll just say he's been EXTRA naughty lately and I'm way too exhausted to deal with it. I am tired.

Sleepy Head

These are the only shots I can get of Marley because this is what she's doing most of the day. Tate never slept from day one, so a sleepy newborn is foreign to me. I just hope she doesn't turn on me soon and start being colicky all the time, so for now I'm enjoying the sleepiness...

Story time...

Marley is now over a week old already! I figured I would hurry and do a quick recap of the birth so I don't forget! We had to check in on Tuesday at 5:00 am, so it was a very early day. But it was so nice because everything went so much smoother and faster this time around; totally different from when I had Tate. The doctor broke my water around 9:00, got the epidural, (like I would do it natural) and went from a 4 to a 10 in under 10 minutes! She came so fast that we didn't even have time to call our parents, so they came after she was already born at 11:30 am.

So far she has been a great baby, I've barely ever heard her cry and she's pretty mellow. I really hope that is a good sign for things to come...My final pregnancy shot...I was so ready to be done!

right after having her...

proud papa!

at the hospital ready to bring her home; they look so tiny in those big carseats!

Tate seeing Marley for the first time, he kept petting her head and pinching her feet

Tate was so excited to hold her for the first time, that's all he kept asking for the whole drive home. He calls her baby Yarley; he can say his "m's" just fine normally, but for some reason he can't say Marley, it's kinda funny.

Marley Mae Love

Marley was born on Tuesday, February 23rd at 11:30 am. She was 6 lbs 11 oz and 19 1/2 inches. Mom and baby are doing great! Story and more pictures to follow....

Baby's Room

I just wanted to post some before and after pictures of the baby's room before I forget to...
Before: Jord scraping off the border...what was with these people before us and borders?
And after! The only thing left is I'm waiting for my window valance to be shipped to us.
We are into stripes if you can't tell; I loved them so much in the family room that I wanted them in her room too. And yes, by the way, her name is going to be Marley. We finally decided about 3 weeks ago.

Hodgepodge.

Just some random things going on with us right now...Tate was NOT having any of pre-school. We tried taking him for a few times and he just cried and cried (and tried to escape) so we pulled him out. I was really bummed because I've been looking forward to those few hours a week by myself! But I guess he's just not quite ready, so instead we put him in a parent-tot class at the same place. He's liking that a lot because I stay with him the whole time. So hopefully we can work him up to the other class again in the fall.

I've got my induction scheduled for February 23rd! There's actually an end in sight, praise the lord! I know there's people (and I think you're crazy) who love being pregnant but I am not one of them. I think it's miserable and painful and I can't wait until my back doesn't ache all the time and I can once again sleep on my stomach....to name a few. So I'm now down to about 2 1/2 weeks...

Lastly, we took Tate bowling last week for the first time and he loved it! When we first got there he was so excited that he just took off running clear down the lane and was only about a foot from the actual pins when he slipped and fell (too bad I didn't get a picture of that). If he hadn't fallen I think he would have dove into the pins head first. He tried running down a few more times, but eventually got that you throw the ball, not yourself...

(Jord holding on to Tate so he wouldn't sprint)

Pre-school!!

Tate started pre-school today! I know that most kids don't start until they're 3 or so, but he's so bored and needs something to do a few days a week. And I found a great place that has a class just for 2 and 3 year olds. So him and his cousin Hailey are in it together two days a week. There's only one little problem....he cried and cried when I left him. And basically continued to cry for alot of the class time. Oh, and at one point tried to CLIMB out of the window and escape. Hmmm...
But the teacher was really good at distracting him and explained to me that alot of kids do that their first couple of times (the crying, not the climbing out of the window:) we just need to keep going and give it time. I think he really will love it eventually; here's to hoping it gets better...