Change

There has been so much change going on around here I can barely keep up!  And for once - it is all good!

FIRST I have to announce that sweet Gates is sleeping through the night!  It took him awhile because he loved waking up for his 4am bottle.  I never made him cry it out b/c of his reflux.  I just felt bad for the little guy.  Well, Sunday night he slept from 9am-7am and has done it ever since!   We are still working on his naps.  Sometimes he wants to sleep 30 minutes and sometimes for 3 hours.

He is doing much better with the reflux.  Thank goodness!  It is not 100% solved, but the medicine is helping him tremendously.

We closed on our NEW house a few weeks ago and started renovating our master bathroom.  Next we will paint a few rooms and then we can move in!!!

I am so excited and nervous about moving into our new house.  I can't sleep at night for thinking about how to arrange cabinets and furniture and get giddy about seeing my "stuff" that I haven't seen in almost a YEAR!

But...I have also been living at home for the past year with constant help and companionship from my parents...especially my Mother.  I rarely have to take Gates with me to get Hawkins to and from school b/c my Mom can stay home to watch him.  Fellow Mothers may hate me for this, but I actually rarely have to take Hawkins to school b/c my parents love to do it...seriously.  I am in for a rude awakening.

My Mom is usually around to chat with and help me ride out witching hour.  That is probably what I will miss the most...just having someone around to talk to in the boring afternoons!  We take turns going to the grocery store and cooking, so I am not fully in charge of meal planning.  Wow, the more I type the more I am truly frightened to move!  Agghhh!  I am going to be home alone with 2 babies ALL DAY while Robbie works.  AND he usually has night dinners or just works late.  Lord help me.

At least I have sweet babies.  Man are they sweet.  Sure, Hawkins can have a temper tantrum with the best of 'em, but generally he is a sweetie.  He is actually really good with Gates.  He talks to him, shows him toys and says he loves him.

Gates has turned into an easy baby too.  He loves his paci and his fingers.  He is completely unswaddled now and loves to sleep in his sleep sack and suck on those fingers.  Now if he wakes in the night or during a nap, usually he will just suck on them to get back to sleep - score!

I would stay the most change has been in my baby boy Hawkins though.  Right before my eyes he is growing up.  He can talk so well and can carry on a full conversation with you.  You really have to watch what you say around him b/c he is always listening and repeating.  It can get Mommy in trouble :)  He is going to the bathroom in the potty too!  We are not in full big boy underwear, but he is getting better and better.  When we move to our new house he will move to a big boy bed and then I just won't be able to handle it.  Where did my baby go??

We are excited about all the fun things going on in our lives!  We are so lucky!