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Happy Friday

I am thrilled that it is Friday.

Thrilled, because my kids don't sleep.

Weekends usually mean Mommy gets to sleep in at least 1 morning.

It is fabulous.

I am already looking forward to it.

 

My sweet girl has been sick the last few weeks.  Both kids have been.  They got better, and then Ellary got sick again...and then she got worse.  She was miserable.  On a rare occasion that she let me set her down, this is how she spent the entire time in her walker.  Sad baby.

Sad, sick baby sleeping on Mama.  I called her pediatrician twice last week.  The second time I told the nurse "I don't know what to do...she is just so sad...and miserable..."  She was coughing so hard she was throwing everything up...and then she cried and cried.   

...and then her sweet smile came back.   She has been so goofy the last few days.  

We were out looking for a new car last weekend.  Miss Ellary decided she didn't want to be in the car anymore, and made that very clear.  So we stopped for a while, and let her 'drive' the car until she was ready to get back in the car seat.

An extremely rare site in my house...a clean Kitchen/Dining room.  Too bad it only stays this way for .2 seconds.

Smiley girl...feeling so much better!

Meet 'Monster Karson.'  A new pair of hats and gloves came in the mail last weekend, and he ran around growling with his monster hat and gloves on for a hour.  He cracks me up.

Her afternoon nap location of choice. 

 On Mama.

Always.

We tried out only giving Karson a nap every other day this week.

After he woke up at 2am at the beginning of the week and didn't go back to sleep until 6am.

He isn't quite ready....he crashes now every time we put him in the car.

So, so, so tired!

I love him!!

Mommy Milk Coma

Cool weather here called for a fire in the fire place.

Love, love, love.

Karson helping TT make s'more bites earlier today.

He was so funny...a great special treat for kids to help make!

And they were good!

Enjoy your weekend!!

Ellary {6 Months}

Our sweet Ellary turned 6 months old last week!!  I say it all day every day, but I can not believe it was six months ago that I was a huge, miserable pregnant lady--praying I would go in to labor already!

Ellary, at six months you...

...love to be outside!  You always have.  If you are crying, and I can't get you calmed down, you usually settle as soon as I walk outside.

...nurse...a lot!  You nurse on demand, and never go more than a few hours without eating.  Day or night.  If you are really upset, or scared you comfort nurse, which I am completely ok with.  I love our time together!

...sleep very rarely.  You will only nap if I am holding you, and after fighting it since the day you were born, I finally gave up.  You take 1 good afternoon nap, while you brother is sleeping, curled up in Mama's arms.  If I lay you down, you wake up.  Always.  I keep reminding myself you will only be this little for a short time, and for the time being, our house is a disaster. :)  You still have a hard time with sleeping at night as well.  You don't know how to put yourself back to sleep when you wake up without nursing.  We spend lots of quality time together at night.

...love being in the ergo.  Whenever you are scared, I put up the sleep hood in the ergo, and you glue your head to my chest.  You immediately relax, and usually fall asleep.

...are such a Mama's girl!  You usually won't go to anyone but Mama.  As soon as someone takes you from me, you cry...with real tears.  You are instantly happy as soon as you are back with Mommy.

...get scared easily.  You don't like loud noises, or crowds.  You usually will only ride in the stroller until someone you don't know says hi to you, then you get scared.  I always keep you in the ergo when we are out and about to help keep you calm.  I joked with Aunt TT, that you need a sign that says "don't say hi to me...I will cry" while we are walking through stores.

...pulled your self up.  By yourself.  Twice.  You also army crawl.  Slow down sweet girl!

...started doing the cutest pig face the other day.  We laugh so hard when you do it, then it makes you smile even bigger.  You have been cracking us up!

 ...have no interest in solids.  At all.  We have tried a few things.  Usually,whatever veggies or fruit we are having with dinner.  You spit everything out, or gag and throw up.  

We love you so much, sweet girl!

A little video...

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Happy Friday!

Happy Friday...on a Thursday...because Ellary fell asleep on me and she is sick and I don't want to put her down.  So....I am snuggling her in the rocking chair for a few hours and only my computer and phone are in reach.

So...getting ahead...pretend it is Friday....

 

1. She has all of a sudden noticed Molly. 

2. She loves her.

3. Her favorite thing to do while I am trying to get her to sleep is act goofy.

4. Sleeping is not her thing.

5. Coffee date with my girl.

6. Coffee dates are exhausting.

7. A Mommy Time Out

8. His 3rd Walk to End Alzheimer's

9. Learning to share.

10. Goofy kid with his favorite snack :: black olives.

11. Ice cream :: yum.

12. Downtown at Art Prize.

13. Watching a movie on the tv, while watching a movie on the computer, while in his jammies :: tired Mama::

14. Playing at nap time, because sleeping isn't her thing.

15. Eating her toes.

16. Stylin' little girl.

17. Bundled at the ALZ Walk.

18. I said nap time.  She said no.

19. Watching big brother slide at the park

20. Sleeping...finally!

21. Lights in the Night.  

Seriously Amazing.  

20,000 Chineese Lanterns were lit off in downtown GR

Linking up with Jeannett at Life.Rearranged.

The Perfect Evening

I am sure I have mentioned this before, but we live in the same subdivision I grew up in.

Actually, we live less than a 1/2 mile away from my parents house.

Which I love.

And we have no plans to ever move again.

Which means, my kids will have memories growing up in the same subdivision I did.

Which I love.

A few nights ago, we decided to take a walk to the park.

The same park I played on when I was little.

I even made the comment to DJ, that when I used to walk around that park with dolls in strollers.

...and now I am bundling up my own babies in the stroller to take to the park.

The walk to the park is absolutely beautiful!

So much so, that we stopped to take the kids out for pictures.

Except Karson hadn't taken a nap so he wanted absolutely nothing to do with getting pictures taken.

 The colors on the trees were absolutely beautiful!

We will be heading back there this weekend for family pictures!

 {ps: after only letting me sleep for 1 1/2 hours on Tuesday night...she only got up ONE time last night.  Do you know when the last time she did that was.  Oh yea...so long ago I can't even remember!}

My little boy's mood improved when he saw the big yellow slide.

He was so excited!

The first time he went down the slide, he kinda flew off.

He insisted we catch him from then on.

Sweet Ella and I hung out in the grass while we watched big brother play.

Next fall, little girl, and you will be running around too!

 "Catch Me"

Daddy decided he was going to go down the slide too.

This was Karson's reaction.

And then somehow, Molly ended up going down the slide a few times too.

It was the perfect evening.

One we will be repeating many times!

Hello Monday

:: Hello Monday::

Hello, only getting up 3 times with this girl last night.

{as apposed to her normal 6}

  {hello newborn Ellary....I came across it when uploading a picture & just couldn't resist}

Hello, fall colors starting.

 

Hello,  beautiful moon on a quick trip to the beach this weekend.

Hello, making memories sliding down a diaper box at Nana & Bumpa's house.

Hello, trip to the Critter Barn with a friend whose kiddos are the same ages as mine.  

{Our girls are even Birthday Buddies.}

Hello, sweet girl all bundled up in the cold!

 

 Hello, Walking to End Alzheimers.

Hello, raising funds and awareness for a cure.

Hello, to my dream that my babies can one day live in a world without Alzheimer's

 Hello, Promise Garden.

Hello, remembering those we have last from Alzheimer's.

Hello, baked apple oatmeal in my oven making my house smell yummy!

Hello, to a wonderful week ahead!

Linking up with Lisa Leonard for Hello Monday.