Neat picture to share of Riley and Nate

Thought I would be goofy and set Riley like this on Nate. They both were being pretty goofy themselves!

It's Helmet time!

Riley as you can see got his helmet! I love the camo print! Jason said that he can go hunting with Grandpa Starbuck this fall now!! Riley is tolerating his helmet just fine. We are working our way up to 22 hours a day of wearing it. Right now we are one day 3. He wears it 3 times a day for 3 hours at a time. Kinda hard to wear it for 3 hours when you throw nap time in. By tomorrow, he can take naps with it on. By Tuesday, he will wear it over night too. We will take it off every 3-4 hours for a break, check for redness and wipe down his head and helmet. He gets pretty sweaty in it. I am going to ask if they can drill a couple of holes in the back of the helmet for more ventilation. He will have to wear this helmet for 3-6 months depending on how well the helmet works. Since we found his plagicephally early enough, he probably won't have to wear it as long.

Other news: My 33rd birthday was this week. My mom came into town to spend time with me. She made a peach pie that was very yummy! Jason took the day off. My mom babysat all 3 boys so Jason and I could go out for lunch. Thanks mom! We ended up at Walmart to get a few things after lunch. I bought a wireless mouse for my laptop that is awesome!! I also picked up a case for my new digital camera that Jason bought me! I love it! I am having fun taking pictures. I can download/upload pictures right to my laptop and manage the pics that way. The camera is a point and shoot from Pentax. It suits my needs very well. I also received a necklace and earring set from my parents that is beautiful!! Jason also bought me the movie Emma w/Gwenth Paltrow, 2 cds from my favorite Christian, Chonda Pierce and some spending cash. I am need of some nice clothes.

All 3 boys are doing fine. Nate had his last Parents Day Out last Thursday. He will start again next fall. I am thinking we need to schedule in some play dates with some friends this summer. Nate sure enjoys playing with his pals!

Jonathan and Riley are growing like crazy. They are talking all the time and getting louder too! They are enjoying an exersaucer that we are borrowing from a friend. They are getting interested in small toys too. Makes my life a bit easier to be able to entertain them! They are now sitting at the table with us. I brought out the booster chair that straps to a chair. I found another one just like what we have at a yard sale yesterday!! I was so excited! The seat has a tray that hooks on. Kinda like a highchair but for a chair. I need to wipe down the one I just bought and hook it to a chair. Our kitchen is too small for 2 highchairs so this fits our needs just fine. The boys are doing ok with sleeping at night. I stopped giving bottles to Jonathan and nursing Riley at the 3am feeding. A few nights ago, Jonathan woke up and I went in, gave him a paci, patted his bottom and within 2 mins he was fast asleep. I had to do this for a few nights in a row with both of them and last night they slept till 6am this morning!! I don't know how long this is going to last.

Guess thats enough rambling for the day! We have a birthday party to attend this afternoon. Lots of fun!

Cute words!

Teeter totter= Tator tots
Couple sips= soda or pop
Lemelade= lemonade

Nates version of the real words!

Cute picture to share

This evening, I put the boys down for bed. I usually lay them about 1-2 feet apart. This is what I found when I went to check on them:




Enjoy!

Happy Anniversary to my wonderful husband!

Jason and I have been married 6 years today! These are some photos of the memorable day!
The first is of the grooms part. Starting on the left: Vince(friend), Josh(my brother), Jason, Adrian(Jasons brother) Ben(friend) and Matthew(nephew). Ben and Vince were ushers.

The second photo is of the brides party. Starting on the left: Amy(Jason's sister) Me, Tiffani(my sister-in-law, Josh's wife) and Ashton(niece). Tiffani was my Matron of Honor

The last picture is pretty much self explanatory. Jason and me, the Bride and Groom!

It was such a beautiful day. The sun was out but it was a bit chilly. We had a really good photographer from Trotters photo. My sister-in-law, Tiffani, brought some yummy pulled beef for sandwiches. I loved my dress! My mom and I went on a dressing shopping date. We stopped at a shop in Litchfield, IL. My parents lived not far from there. I tried on plenty of dresses not knowing what style fit me best. I put this on, went out to the big mirror and both my mom and I knew this was the dress for me. It's an A-line style dress, ivory in color with flowers embroidered on the bodice and down the dress. We did go into Springfield to see if we could find other dresses but had zero luck. This dress was meant for me! The only thing I wish I could have done is perserve my flowers. I wonder if I could recreate it somewhat with silk flowers? Mmmm, I will have to look into that.

Our reception was simple but nice. My mother-in-law, Kathy, and sister-in-law, Amy provided the meal. It was sandwiches, slaw, chips, and other yummy foods! Our cake was from McArthurs Bakery. It was all chocolate with a basket weave design.

We stayed at a B&B in St Charles and then took off that Monday for the Gulf Shores where we spent our honeymoon.

Out of this union came 3 adorable boys: Nate, Jonathan and Riley!

Happy Anniversary Jason!! I love you and can't wait to spend the next 6 years and more with you!

Goodbye Grandpa, I will miss you.

Thursday night the 26th of March, my Grandpa Elmer passed away. I am very sad about this. I wasn't able to say goodbye to him. He is the only Grandpa I have known. My dad called me Friday morning to let me know that Grandpa had passed away. My Grandma was with him and they were at home. He was suffering from cancer. I am glad he is not hurting anymore. I have many wonderful memories of my Grandpa. I was honored to be a pall bearer along with my brother and 4 other cousins. My Aunt read a wonderful eulogy about my Grandpa. It described him perfectly! I will always miss my Grandpa.

Just surviving

I don't like this time in life when raising babies. I am surviving which means I don't really get to enjoy my babies as much as I would like. I am tired. Makes taking care of babies that much harder. Thankfully, we have found some help. There are some women in our church that are willing to help out a few days a week. I am very happy at the idea of having an extra set of arms to help hold, feed, change diapers, and let me get a nap in once in a while and get some time to play with Nate.

We had an appointment last Thursday for Jonathan. He had another ultrasound done on his hips. The tech said that both his hips look great! We were keeping an eye on his left hip. We saw his Dr after and he also said that his hip looked great! So, no more ultrasounds or need to be seen by Dr Anderson and best of all, no braces! Whoo hoo!!!

Last Wednesday, I took the boys to the chiropractor to get adjusted. They both had some issues that I needed Dr Gina to address. She took care of both of them beautifully as usual! I was worried about Riley and the way he held his head. I was thinking he has torticollis. Dr Gina did take a look at his neck and head and said that he did indeed have a bit of torticollis. She did some muscle stretching and massage on his neck and then adjusted his neck. I let her know that I was doing massage on his neck also at home. Because of the torticollis, his head is misshaped. Dr Gina knew that we were going to see Jonathans orthopedist the next day so she wanted us to have the dr take a look at Riley's head. Dr Anderson took one look at this head and said that he has plagiocephaly. It is a malformation of the head. The way Riley lays his head, allows his bones to shift so his head takes on a weird shape. We have been referred to a plastic surgeon at St Johns. I have no clue why a plastic surgeon, but I have heard he is the best when it comes to plagiocephaly. We may end up getting Riley a helmet that helps reshape his head. I don't know more than that and will keep you all updated as we go along.

I have finally come to terms that I am no longer able to nurse both the twins full time. My body just can't keep up with the demands of two babies. I have tried all there is to keep up my milk supply but it wasn't working. I am going to continue to nurse Riley, but Jonathan will get mostly formula. As much as this hurts me, this is what needs to be done. Jonathan just isn't happy after nursing. He just isn't getting enough. I am not through nursing Jonathan completely, he still gets to nurse when Riley isn't and I will continue to pump and he can have what I pump. I would like to nurse them for as long as they want to. I was able to nurse Nate till 18mos. If we go that far, I will be very happy! I just don't want to lose my nursing relationship with my boys at all. I have a feeling that when they start eating table food then I can start nursing Jonathan more and maybe even get rid of the formula except at bedtime. I just need to get through the next few months.

I am so proud of my nephew, Ethan! He lost his first tooth! A call will be going out to Ethan this afternoon and I can't wait to hear all about it straight from the source! You can read about this exciting time from my sister-in-laws blog, Sunshine is Delicious. The link is to the left of my blog.

I better get some breakfast eaten before one of the boys decide they need to get up.

Have a blessed day everyone!