Water Babies

Since it is summer and the temperature has been in the 90's almost every day, I have a couple of water babies on my hands! Both Big C and Baby C love the swimming pool! Baby C did so well her first time in it! She loved it!

Here she is modeling her tankini...

She does some observing first to see if she really wanted to get in it or not...very 'diva-ish'.

Big C LOVES for Daddy to throw him up in the air. Bonus if he makes splashes, double bonus for Mommy that Daddy never misses catching him!

"Again Daddy Again!"

I'm not going to lie....I love being in the water too!

A Day Out With Thomas The Train

Now that school is officially out.....whew!....our summer fun can begin! We waisted no time, bring on the fun! We got to meet Thomas the Train this weekend. The look on this little boy's face says it all! Big C was so excited!

He was very curious about the Thomas "sticker" that was being put on his hand.

Cousin Collin and Big C were just so excited! They never left each other's side, these two are best friends!

Here he is!!! Thomas the Train!

The 4 grand babies.....3 princes and a princess!

Baby C did really well also. I'd like to say she was excited, but she mostly slept.

We were able to get up close and personal with Thomas. We also got to ride on him! Thanks Thomas!

Best Buds...never more than a few feet away from each other!

Riding on the train with Grammy....

We sure did have a great day out with Thomas!

Baby C's 4 Month Update

Holy Cow!!! Baby C is already 4 months old! Where has the time gone? Here is a little glimpse into the life of Baby C.

Hanging out with "Big Brotha".

Eating baby food...she loves sweet potatoes, not feeling the plain oatmeal.

Baby C LOVES to be sitting up looking around...nosey little girl!

Baby C sleeps just like Big C and Daddy.

She just began playing in the exer-saucer and loves every minute of it!

What else is going on with Baby C?

• She weighs 15.2 pounds which is the 95% for weight.
• She is in the 97% for height...must get measurement from Daddy since he took her to the doctor's appointment.
• Baby C is profiecient in rolling, back to stomach and stomach to back.
• Her hair is still red, as well as her eyebrows and her LONG eyelashes!
• Baby C still is mainly on breastmilk but we are adding in baby food as she gets better at eating from a spoon.
• She is sleeping through the night and going to bed earlier, sleeping from 7:30pm -6:00am! Woot! Woot!
• She has found her voice and exercises it reguarliy by screaming, babbeling, cooing, and best of all, laughing!
• She loves watching TV and her big brother playing.
• Every day she gets Daddy wrapped around her finger just a little more....Mommy is already wrapped tightly around it!
• Baby C continues to be just a blessing in all our lives!
  

Just In CaseYou Were Having With Draws...

..a couple of pictures of my babies, taken a few weeks ago...

"Where O Where Has This Blogger Friend Been..."

So it is TOTALLY uncharacteristic of me to have not blogged in so long, but let me give you the run down of what has been keeping me from my precious blogging...

• No More Maternity Leave! That's right, I'm back at the daily 'grind' of teaching. That means, waking up at 5:00am to get everyone up and out the door, including my self! The end of the school year is always a sprint to the finish....lots of things to do with little time to do them!


• Nursing! Baby C is still only receiving breast milk, which means during the day, instead of being able to work on post on my prep times at school, I am pumping. Yes, I totally feel like a cow sometimes with my little mini pump station set up at school.


• Grad Courses! My two Master's course started this week. I have been really nervous about them for some reason, so of course obsessing over them takes up the majority of my time!


• Big C and Baby C! Since going back to school, when I have time with my kiddos I want to focus my energy on them during the week. Going from seeing them from them 10 hours a day to only 4-5 hours a day has been really hard on me. I know I am working to be able to provide for them, but I miss them terribly when I am away from them. They are always on my mind!


• My Knight in Shinning Armor...a.k.a....my Husband! It has been extremely hard to find quality time with him as his last Master's classes started this week also along with open gym for basketball. The most time we spend together is spent with both of us unconscious...sleeping at night!

Luckily, we are both school teachers and our summer vacation is coming soon....not soon enough though for this Mama/Teacher/Wife/ Student...etc, etc!

What's Your CO2 Footprint?

Driving into school today, I started looking around at the other drivers and noticed that almost every car had only one person in it. This lead me to beginning wondering about how much Carbon was being released which ultimately got me started thinking about what my CO2 footprint. I went searching and found this online:

After searching many websites, I found this carbon footprint calculator to be most user friendly. It compares your average CO2 foot print to average United States per person. Mine was:

25
Your Estimated Emissions (1 person household)

27
United States Average per Person(1 person household)

5.5
World Average per Person(1 person household)

It also has excellent easy tips that will not only reduce your carbon footprint, but will ultimately save you money too! A little more money in our pockets isn't a bad thing! Go to their website and calculate your carbon footprint. Leave me a comment and let me know what your CO2 footprint is and any tips for me on how to lower mine! (I know using cloth diapers is an excellent way...but with 2 babies in diapers, I think that I'll just push Big C harder in the potty training department!)

M.I.A. and Mother's Day

Yes, I realize that I have been MIA (Missing In Action) on the blogging lately. Last week was my first week back at school so finding our new routine spent most of the week. I'm proud to say that we survived with only minor battle wounds and one trip to the doctors!





One trip to the doctors?! Oh no! Well, let me tell you, it is a little more....challenging taking 2 kids at 2 years old and under out alone, but when waiting for OVER AN HOUR to see the doctor, it is down right DIFFICULT! However, I must brag that Big C did WONDERFUL!! He 'flirted' with the nurses, played with his toys quietly, and was very patient! I couldn't ask for more! We ended up at the doctor because Baby C had some issues with where her diaper lays. It turns out that she is allergic to her diapers. Both of the kids have always worn pampers. However, now our little Diva needs the Pampers Sensitive.

I'm happy to say that we have been using them since Thursday and her "rump shaker" has gotten SO much better!

Mother's Day was wonderful yesterday.....any day that all of us are together all day is wonderful in my book! We kept it low key all day just spending time with each other after a hectic week. I couldn't have asked for more! Happy Mother's Day to everyone who mothers...whether it be a child, an animal, or even some adults!