Mom of two under 2

Ok, so it's been about a month and a half since I wrote here. Not too much has happened. My boys are getting bigger by the second. Thing 1 is almost 18 months and I can't believe the time has gone by so fast. He wanders around everywhere saying, "Mom? Mom? Mom?" It's so cute! He knows the signs for 'more' and 'please' and he uses them all the time. He is also extremely proficient at taking his diaper off. I returned home, the other day, from having a little me time and was promptly informed that Harley had taken off a poopy diaper and run around the living room while I was gone. I, of course, laughed my head off and said, "At least I wasn't home with him." To which, my husband scowled, haha.

Thing 2 is absolutely adorable. He smiles and giggles a lot these days. He has gained 6 lbs since he was born, and grown 3 inches. He's a big boy. But I'm glad because he can know fit into his baby clothes. We recently got some pictures taken of him and we put Harley up with him for the final pictures and he immediately squatted down and kissed Hayden on the forehead. It was really sweet. But Harley is always really sweet with Hayden. He's always trying to pick him up and hold him or give him hugs and kisses.

My wonderful hubby is not working at the moment. He had a month or so where he was working 50-60 hours a week and then, bam! Nothing. They pretty much put him on call and at this point, we just say he is no longer working for them. It's a huge bummer, but it's nice that he can be home and spend time with the boys. He and I are both looking for jobs and applying at different places, but it's really difficult for everyone these days so it's hard to find anything. I just hope one of us finds something soon.

I am doing well. Trying really hard to fend off a caffeine headache at the moment. I am trying to quit Dr. Pepper cold turkey, as both my dad and my dad-in-law have suggested. But it's just so flippin hard! I have had a headache for 2 days, and though I've had headaches this long before, I still hate it. And I hate knowing exactly what would make it go away. : ( Ah, well. This too shall pass. It just sucks. Big time. I'm also trying to finish my cookbook, if I can ever get all the recipes I want. I may just print out the recipes on nifty paper and then stick it in a binder. We'll see.

A lot of things are going to change in my life pretty soon and I'm not sure I'm ready for them all. But for right now, I'm going to just enjoy being around my family and friends and enjoy the changing seasons. I love to watch the trees change colors. I also love the different smells of Christmas time. The snow, fireplaces, cinnamon, pine, cookies. Christmas is my favorite holiday and time of year because family seems to get together more around Christmas. Baking cookies, decorating the tree, exchanging gifts and just spending time with one another. I really love it. I love my husband and my sons, they are the greatest things in my life. I am so grateful to have them.

Finally

It has been 1 month and 1 day since I last posted. I haven't really had time to post in the last month. I forget a lot of things so I'll try to remember enough to make an interesting post, lol.
On August 17th, just before 8 in the morning, we had our second son Hayden. Perfect little monster, 2 eyes, 2 ears, 1 nose, 1 mouth, 10 fingers and 10 toes. Cutest little bug. The birth went just as planned and everything turned out great. We had lots of visitors at the hospital and a few when we got home.
Jared started a job, with a company he's worked for before, the day I came home from the hospital, so it's been a little rough not having him here to help. But between my mom, my mother-in-law and several others it has actually been as stress-free as possible. It also helps that little Hayden seems to have clicked with Grandpa Mike and calms down fairly quickly in his arms. Jared is loving his job, his boss and the guys he works with. Working over 40 hours every week has been a little difficult for both of us, but it's totally worth it.
For the most part Harley is ok with his new little brother, but definitely jealous of all the attention he gets. I try to make it as equal as possible, but sometimes it can't be helped. Which is where having a lot of uncles nearby helps. In the space of maybe 3 days, Harley learned to open the front door, move chairs and use the chairs to climb on the table. Tons of fun. Also, he's learned that when Mommy is nursing the new baby, there is absolutely nothing she can do to stop him from doing anything. Not funny (even though I know you're all laughing!). It's definitely been, and still is, a learning experience that I'm actually having fun with. It's helping me to have some sort of routine. It's also helping me to be more patient. That will definitely come in handy in the next few years.
Other than the birth, the new/old job and the toddler's new achievements, it has been a relatively quiet time around here. Let's hope it stays that way.

4 more days!

It's Thursday night and I'm just sitting here with my honey and my monster hanging out. They are watching Bedtime Stories (great movie, I highly recommend it) while I freak out just a little more about the baby coming on Monday. I'm really excited. Mostly because I am so ready to have this little guy out! I've been waking up sick and having trouble getting comfortable at night. Blechh! Anyway, I'm kinda bummed because Mike has AT all through next week so he won't be able to be there. Blake and Aubrie are going out of town for someone's reception and won't be back till Tuesday (I think) so they won't be there. My nieces are going up to Strawberry and everyone else will come by later after he's born. Which is fine, because I don't want 30 people standing outside the window watching the c-section. But I was kinda hoping Blake and Mike would be able to be around. Ah well.
All I have to do is finish washing all of the new baby's clothes and bedding and put everything away. I'm very excited. But really tired. No matter how much sleep I get, I am ALWAYS tired. Harley, of course, has plenty of energy to run around and wreak havoc all day. I don't know what I'm going to do with a toddler and an infant. This should be an adventure.

Ok, so Santa must be running out of ideas, because he gave us the same present he gave Jeff, Becca and Clark. Yep, that's right, we're having another baby! Yay! Definitely not planned, but soooooo welcome! We were a little nervous at first, but now we're super excited and can't wait! I'm a lot more excited about it than I thought I would be. And, despite what I've been saying for years, I think I really would like a little girl. Especially a little girl with curly, bright red hair like the twins. Ahhh, to dream. Ok, I am really off to dream since it is Christmas Eve...technically Christmas, but who's caring at this hour? Ok, good night and Merry Christmas to all! I hope we can all appreciate our gifts and the people who put so much thought and consideration into giving them.