Busy Book

I'm a lame Mom. Mason is always bored during the day and I have a hard time finding things for him to do. I'm kicking myself for not getting him into a preschool this year (he'll go in sept). Anyway, while we were at Barnes and Noble the other night (trying to figure out how to be better parents), I came across what seems to be a great little book.

It is full of activities that are simple and cheap. Today, Mason and I washed coins. That's right. Washed coins with a toothbrush and soap and water. It wasted a lot of time and he absolutely loved it. Too bad I needed to spend 10 bucks on a book to tell me that my kid would love this.

Big Boy

So, I'm not usually the mom that likes to take pictures of my kids doing things they shouldn't do. But this time I did. Because it made me laugh.

Jack and Mason

My sister sent me this picture of Mason and his cousin Jack when they were babies. I'm thinking Mason is about 12 months and Jack is 2 or 3 months. I LOVE this picture!

Last week we went to Build a Bear at the mall. Apparently Mason still loves to "hold" Jack. As you can see, Jack doesn't like it anymore.

Train Wreck

This is how my life is going right now. Pretty much a train wreck. I'm sure people love to stop and stare and are so happy that this isn't their life. I hope it gets better soon because I think I'm going crazy.

Sunny Days!

We had such a fun day today with our cousins! Mason and his cousin Jack had haircuts at Bella and Max and then we met up with my sister-in-law and two of her kids Laney and Murphy. They fed the ducks, played on the playground and took a ride on the train. It is so nice that my sister has the week off from work. We've had so much fun!

BASEBALL!

Happy first week of Major League Baseball!! Spring is here!

T-ball

Mason started t-ball a few weeks ago. Derek amazingly found time to be his coach (much to my dismay). They have only had a couple practices because of all the rain. Today is beautiful. I hope it's this nice next Saturday for his first game. Mason is the youngest on his team of 4, 5 and 6 year olds. Anyway, it looks like it's going to be a great year! Go Green Monsters!!

Here baby, have a toy.

Reese loves to give Maddox toys to "play" with. And she doesn't stop with one! She loves to help. I hope she'll always be like that!

THANK YOU!

I wanted to thank everyone for all the great advice when it came to Maddox and his food. I'm grateful to have such wonderful friends and family that care!! So here is a little update. Maddox is a totally different baby now. I have been giving him a couple of ounces of formula after he nurses, mainly just to get his weight up. I had no idea that his fussiness was due to the fact that he wasn't getting a lot out of nursing. He is soooo much happier now even hours after he eats. Before it would be like 2 hours and he would be so fussy. I'm also thinking that my milk supply is just the same as it was with the other two but that maybe he isn't latching on right and maybe not getting all that there is. I didn't diet at all this weekend and my milk supply was exactly the same. I'm going to call the breastfeeding clinic at the hospital and make an appointment so they can see why he's not getting all of it. Anyway, I feel like he's finally thriving. I hope I don't have to give him formula after they weigh him this week. But to be honest, I just want a happy baby and I'll do whatever it takes to make that happen. Here are a few pictures from this weekend.

Do I look small to you?

Maddox went in for his 2 month check up today. He went down on the weight growth chart. He only weighs 10lbs 5 ozs. He went from the 55th percentile to the 25th. I feel like a horrible mom. His doctor thinks its my milk supply and probably because I've been cutting back on calories. Maddox always seems happy after he eats so I never thought it was an issue. Anyway, to solve this issue he said I should supplement with formula after every other breast feeding. Next week I'll go back in and they'll weigh him to make sure he's gaining the weight. So I'm pretty much the suckiest mom ever for starving my kid. Poor little guy.

Oh and formula stinks.