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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Saturday, February 04, 2012
New Year Changes
We're finally settling into life, with me back to work and the girls in full time daycare. It's been a tough transition, after a wonderful 4 months at home together. I'm so thankful that we were able to have such a long time together! Thank you for your prayers. Although it's not an ideal situation, we're finally finding some normalcy in our schedule. Mya is starting to write her letters, has new friends and has finally begun to feel more comfortable at her "new school." Kylie needed only a couple of days to adjust, she's such an easy-going baby, she's doing great- eating and sleeping like a champ! She's been sleeping thru the night since 2 days prior to Christmas, a Mommy's dream!
Two days after Kylie's 5 month birthday, we decided to start her on solid foods. We were both dragging our feet a bit, we don't want this one to grow up as quickly, as if we have the choice! Needless to say, there was no hesitation to eating, she loves food! Squash rocked! Mya jumped at the chance to help feed her, it's all so fun. Crazy how fast it's all going- contrary to my wish to keep our last baby a baby.
We also finally invested in our first flat screen TV this week. Just in time for the superbowl, Rob is pretty stoaked to have the addition to our home. This has been something he's dreamed of purchasing for a long time! My dreams will be answered in a few months, as we've just ordered new furniture for our living room- I can't wait! Since we've had our existing couches for 12 years, it's time for an update. Needless to say, it's been harder to wait than I expected! We're getting ready for the changes, and will be doing some painting and a few other adjustments to make our "loft" space a useable space, since it's been pretty dysfunctional. Othewise, our time seems to be spent attending baby showers and kids birthday parties. Mya was recently invited to a dance class birthday party. She had a great time- see the picture below.
We're finally settling into life, with me back to work and the girls in full time daycare. It's been a tough transition, after a wonderful 4 months at home together. I'm so thankful that we were able to have such a long time together! Thank you for your prayers. Although it's not an ideal situation, we're finally finding some normalcy in our schedule. Mya is starting to write her letters, has new friends and has finally begun to feel more comfortable at her "new school." Kylie needed only a couple of days to adjust, she's such an easy-going baby, she's doing great- eating and sleeping like a champ! She's been sleeping thru the night since 2 days prior to Christmas, a Mommy's dream!
Two days after Kylie's 5 month birthday, we decided to start her on solid foods. We were both dragging our feet a bit, we don't want this one to grow up as quickly, as if we have the choice! Needless to say, there was no hesitation to eating, she loves food! Squash rocked! Mya jumped at the chance to help feed her, it's all so fun. Crazy how fast it's all going- contrary to my wish to keep our last baby a baby.
We also finally invested in our first flat screen TV this week. Just in time for the superbowl, Rob is pretty stoaked to have the addition to our home. This has been something he's dreamed of purchasing for a long time! My dreams will be answered in a few months, as we've just ordered new furniture for our living room- I can't wait! Since we've had our existing couches for 12 years, it's time for an update. Needless to say, it's been harder to wait than I expected! We're getting ready for the changes, and will be doing some painting and a few other adjustments to make our "loft" space a useable space, since it's been pretty dysfunctional. Othewise, our time seems to be spent attending baby showers and kids birthday parties. Mya was recently invited to a dance class birthday party. She had a great time- see the picture below.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Snow Fun
What a week we had! You wouldn't know it from looking outside today, but we had about 10" of snow last week. Luckily I was able to work from home for most of the week, and Rob was able to get back and fourth from his job. The best part was that we got a lot of play time in! These pictures were from before the big dump, we sure had fun sledding down our hillside. That's likely the only time we've enjoyed the big slope! We did a few baking and craft projects inside during the other times, we really enjoyed time at home together. Bring on the snow days! Luckily we didn't lose power, I have a lot of friends/co-workers on the south end not as lucky.
Having 2 girls is pretty fun, and the best is when they giggle with one another. Here is a little example of some of the fun times we get with these sweet little ones. We are truly blessed!
What a week we had! You wouldn't know it from looking outside today, but we had about 10" of snow last week. Luckily I was able to work from home for most of the week, and Rob was able to get back and fourth from his job. The best part was that we got a lot of play time in! These pictures were from before the big dump, we sure had fun sledding down our hillside. That's likely the only time we've enjoyed the big slope! We did a few baking and craft projects inside during the other times, we really enjoyed time at home together. Bring on the snow days! Luckily we didn't lose power, I have a lot of friends/co-workers on the south end not as lucky.
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| Baking Snowman cupcakes together! |
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| Chunky little thighs!!! |
Friday, January 06, 2012
A very tough week...
This week was a very big week for our family. After an amazing 4 month maternity leave, I had to go back to work, and the girls went to a new daycare. I love my job, but nothing sucks more than putting your kids into full-time care. The place we've chosen has actually been great, but it's going to take awhile to get adjusted. Kylie had a rough first couple of days, but she's adjusting and eating/sleeping fine again at school. Mya has really struggled, and I have a feeling it's going to be a long road ahead of us, before she's comfortable. She hasn't been eating her lunch, has had several potty accidents, and today topped it off for Rob, she threw a HUGE tantrum when he was dropping her off. Last night she screamed uncontrollably for about an hour prior to bed, due to major exhaustion and not wanting to brush teeth/put jammies on/go to bed. Needless to say, this is major motivation to get our mortgage paid off early so we can be more flexible on being home with our kids. I can't say it's been easy on me either... I've been getting up at 5:00-5:30 every day to get bottles and my 38 mile commute out of the way early. We get home, make dinner, play for an hour, then it's time to get the girls to bed. After that, it's time to do laundry (after 4 accidents on Tuesday, we've had to do it a lot more frequently), and clean/re-do bottles. In the midst I'm trying to continue to breast feed... pumping and jockying all of the milk is a whole lot of work! The good news in all is that I really love my job, and I've gone back to a temporary coverage for another co-worker on maternity leave. It's back in the footwear area, so I'm pretty comfortable with everything, and I'm totally busy out of the gate... so I'm certainly not watching the clock.
Tonight we had a wonderful little 3 year old dancing around the living room again, and didn't cry before bed, knowing that we have two days at home together. Please pray for us on Monday morning! We'll all get thru it, but man it's tough to live through. That's for sure.
This week was a very big week for our family. After an amazing 4 month maternity leave, I had to go back to work, and the girls went to a new daycare. I love my job, but nothing sucks more than putting your kids into full-time care. The place we've chosen has actually been great, but it's going to take awhile to get adjusted. Kylie had a rough first couple of days, but she's adjusting and eating/sleeping fine again at school. Mya has really struggled, and I have a feeling it's going to be a long road ahead of us, before she's comfortable. She hasn't been eating her lunch, has had several potty accidents, and today topped it off for Rob, she threw a HUGE tantrum when he was dropping her off. Last night she screamed uncontrollably for about an hour prior to bed, due to major exhaustion and not wanting to brush teeth/put jammies on/go to bed. Needless to say, this is major motivation to get our mortgage paid off early so we can be more flexible on being home with our kids. I can't say it's been easy on me either... I've been getting up at 5:00-5:30 every day to get bottles and my 38 mile commute out of the way early. We get home, make dinner, play for an hour, then it's time to get the girls to bed. After that, it's time to do laundry (after 4 accidents on Tuesday, we've had to do it a lot more frequently), and clean/re-do bottles. In the midst I'm trying to continue to breast feed... pumping and jockying all of the milk is a whole lot of work! The good news in all is that I really love my job, and I've gone back to a temporary coverage for another co-worker on maternity leave. It's back in the footwear area, so I'm pretty comfortable with everything, and I'm totally busy out of the gate... so I'm certainly not watching the clock.
Tonight we had a wonderful little 3 year old dancing around the living room again, and didn't cry before bed, knowing that we have two days at home together. Please pray for us on Monday morning! We'll all get thru it, but man it's tough to live through. That's for sure.
Sunday, January 01, 2012
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
We had a wonderful December, I can't believe it's already over. We got to do all the Christmas traditions, including cutting down our tree, decorating our house, sitting (not so willingly) on Santa's lap, making cookies for many of our neighbors, attending Mya's first performance of the Nutcracker, her first dance recital and amaing time spent with both of our families. I'm not sure that we could have packed anything more into the month. We had a wonderful time together, and were thrilled to have our little Kylie part of it this time! We enjoyed the celebration of Jesus' birth, and Mya's favorite decorations were the Nativity scenes. We enjoyed time together during the day- just the girls. A treasured Christmas season for me, for sure! We are so incredibly blessed, and I'm so humbled by the many gifts God's given our family this wonderful year.
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| Mya's First Dance Recital, she's in the middle |
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| Mya's after recital welcoming crew |
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| Santa brought Mya 14 barbie sized princesses and their princes. A little over the top yes, but she loves them! |
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| Sawyer Family Christmas Celebration |
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| Tiegs Family Christmas Celebration |
Sunday, November 27, 2011
We surprised Mya and got tickets to the 5th Avenue's production of Cinderella the musical. We had a date with her, it was funny to be just the 3 of us again! She really enjoyed it, her eyes were glued to the stage the whole time! She loved the singing and dancing- a no fail combination for her. The best part of the Rogers and Hammerstein version of the "wicked" step sisters are very funny, so she wasn't nervous at all (which I was a little concerned about). For those of you going- (Christi I know you are...), be sure to get there early enough to get a cushion for your little one's seat and here is a link to a youtube production they have the exact same costumes and set if you want a little preview!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpeLwDRjBg4&list=FLPQ0alrvXJ_dCz-0iPp-tKg&index=1&feature=plpp_video
We also kicked off our Christmas season by making a gingerbread house (Grandma & Grandpa were here to help take photos), always a fun little project for our family!
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| Mya and Daddy in front of the 5th |
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| Mya and Mommy waiting for the show to start |
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| Our complete gingerbread house |
Friday, November 25, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving!
We had a nice day yesterday, hosting our Thanksgiving celebration. Kylie's first Thanksgiving was great, she had both sets of grandparents here to play with. Mya was a brave girl and tried Turkey for the first time, she actually liked it! Previously she wouldn't eat any kind of white meat. We're making headway in that department! Thank you to the family who joined us!
A Major Undertaking...
Since we've been blessed with our little Kylie, big sister has had a major regression the potty training department. It's 100% a balance of power issue, and we've done everything to learn how to deal with it. FINALLY, after months of knock down drag-outs and LOTS of laundry and likely my worst moments to date as a parent... Mya has found a solution. We have had a "No Peeing In Her Undies" chart on the fridge for about a month, but we finally made it work. For 7 days, she had to stay dry, and the reward would be a Lemon Meringue doll (from Strawberry Shortcake). Originally, it was 7 consecutive days, but it was not very attainable. After a few days of not staying dry, she said, "I don't want a sticker." At the end of my rope, and as a last resort, early last week I asked her, "how are we going to make this work?" She said that she wanted me to set the alarm on my phone as a potty reminder (which we've tried 2-3 times before). I was willing to give it a try, as her idea this time. Needless to say, we've had a fairly successful week going to the potty every hour. Tuesday night, we got to go to Target to pick out her Lemon Meringue doll... she chose the mini dolls and got four of them. I think I was more proud of it than she was! We've all worked hard on this project!
Since we've been blessed with our little Kylie, big sister has had a major regression the potty training department. It's 100% a balance of power issue, and we've done everything to learn how to deal with it. FINALLY, after months of knock down drag-outs and LOTS of laundry and likely my worst moments to date as a parent... Mya has found a solution. We have had a "No Peeing In Her Undies" chart on the fridge for about a month, but we finally made it work. For 7 days, she had to stay dry, and the reward would be a Lemon Meringue doll (from Strawberry Shortcake). Originally, it was 7 consecutive days, but it was not very attainable. After a few days of not staying dry, she said, "I don't want a sticker." At the end of my rope, and as a last resort, early last week I asked her, "how are we going to make this work?" She said that she wanted me to set the alarm on my phone as a potty reminder (which we've tried 2-3 times before). I was willing to give it a try, as her idea this time. Needless to say, we've had a fairly successful week going to the potty every hour. Tuesday night, we got to go to Target to pick out her Lemon Meringue doll... she chose the mini dolls and got four of them. I think I was more proud of it than she was! We've all worked hard on this project!
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