Sleep baby sleep

Alright, for all the mommies out there!!

Zoe has for the last 2 weeks has refused to nap for longer than 30 minutes, so she has been getting about an hour nap a day. She is just shy of 9 months actual, 6 months adjusted so I know she is supposed to be napping more. She just refuses! By 5pm she is exhausted, falling alseep while eating dinner and/or playing. Zoe gets very fussy and very very "vocal" so any advice right now would be appreciated as it is getting frusterating, it's almost like older baby colic!! AAAHHH!! Any advice!?

Yay!

This weekend was actually a good one despite the chaos! My parent's celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at the end of last month and to commemorate it my sisters and I threw them a party. It was fantastic except for one thing, I FORGOT TO GET A PICTURE OF ZOE IN HER FIRST REAL DRESS! Made me a bit upset once I realized it! But it went well, the kids were just amazingly well behaved, Zoe lasted 5 hours without a real peep out of her, just enjoying the attention. The boys had a blast dancing to the dj and playing with balloons. Despite the snow storm, which it was oddly the same way on their wedding day, it went really well.

Zoe unfortunately has caught the cold that the boys had. So far it's just a runny nose but we are watching her very very closely. On top of it she is teething (if it wasn't for her voice coming and going I would for sure say the nose was due to teething) she is soaking herself in drool:)

Kaleb got over his cold real quick and with minimal issues. He was so exhausted Saturday that he kept asking me to carry him, he never does that. He is very excited because they are having a pajama day at school next monday in honor of Dr. Seuss. We are just getting over excited waiting for summer so we can go have a day out with Thomas the train, Kaleb's prefect day!

Andrew really did himself in Saturday. When we cut the cake I gave the boys both a peice and sat them down at a table, later my sister came up to me and asked if Andrew had gotten cake earlier to which I told her he had. I then realized what he was up to, he went to 4 other people after I gave him his and told them he hadn't been given any cake. I wonder how that tummy ache came about that he had all day Sunday!?!? Andrew was so darn cute as he decided to get up on the stage (the dj was a close family friend) and start head banging and dancing all crazy. Such a goofy boy I tell ya!

The kids were playing in Zoe's bedroom yesterday and I snapped a few pics so I hope you all enjoy!

I need to keep up!

Alright I know, I'm pokey!! Everything has just been on fast foward lately! So here are the updates!

I was just saying to my cousin yesterday at how pleased I am with Kaleb's lungs this winter! With him starting school this year we were terrified of what kind of illnesses he would bring home. As I was saying that Kaleb started coughing!! He has some junk in his lungs so we are going to the peds tomorrow morning early. Pray for good news! He is usually on his neb through out the winter but we haven't needed it. Kaleb is doing fantastic in school though, his speech is improving so much! We are very pleased with his program and the teachers/specialists. That's about it for him, just being cute as ever. He cracks me up all the time "mom, you're beautiful, you're my beautiful Mary" "I have a good idea, no really, it's a great one!" (that one usually ends up in an injury or a time out hehe) His latest thing is when I go to grab his hand to go to the truck or somewhere he always has it balled up like he has something in it and I ask him what he's got and he tells me it's his kids lol. Oh yes, his imagination works well!

Zoe is doing awesome! I am totally amazed by her and the progress she is making. We went to Children's Hospital today and had her hemangioma looked at and thank the heavens it hasn't gotten any bigger and actually looks smaller! She will not need the steroids again and they are just going to keep watching it. By 2 it should be pretty un noticable to most people. We had her at the Opthamologist a few weeks back and her eyesight hasn't gotten any better or any worse so that's a good thing! She still has an astigmatism and no clear vision out of the eye with the Hemangioma but they are going to have her come back 2 days before her first bday! Zoe's OT (which was Kaleb's for 3 years) is now coming once a week for some weak muscles on one side, we are thinking she wont need it long though, she is catching on quickly. She is very very vocal and loves the attention she gets from her brothers! Zoe is also now 19 pounds and 8 months old already, wow has time flowen by!

Andrew is doing fantastic really! He is pumped for his bday which is at the end of April, he keeps asking when spring will be here. We went to his first school dance, it was a pizza party dance. They had a chlidren's dj and it was a ton of fun, Kaleb and Andrew dances away! He is doing really good in school and his speech has also just been taking off. I sometimes just sit and watch him interact with friends, his brother and sister and am totally amazed at watching him and his progress. He has come a long way!

As for us as a family, we have been busy. We are planning my parents 25th anniversary party that is going on this weekend. They are going to be renewing their vows. The following weekend my cousin, whom I am very close to, is getting married and we are all going away for 4 days (the trip was planned first but then they decided to get married quickly:) That's about it here, I am going to get some more pictures up tonight sometime and I promise I will update more often, not every 2 months :)

thanks for reading and I hope everyone is doing well!!