Happy 6 months Chad!

Today Chad is 6 months old. He is such a blessing, such a joy, such a happy baby. He's pretty much still sleeping through the night. An occasional waking here and there from his little head rolling over onto his pacifier. Must not feel too good. Then, sometimes he'll wet through his diaper, so that can't be too comfy. Especially when it's so cold! I weighed him the other day, and it said 19 lbs! Geez, he's so big! I can't believe he weighs so much at just 6 months old. I take him in for his 6 month checkup on Jan. 8th, so we'll get a more accurate reading on his weight then. He eats everything, he loves it all, it's crazy. He is so different then Maddie. She is very picky like me, and Chad is the total opposite, will probably take after Chris. These past 6 months have had it's ups and downs (emotionally), but I'm so happy to say that things are great! Chad just loves Maddie, he can't take his eyes off her when she's in the room. He's just started to develop a little temper too. If Maddie takes a toy away from him he'll just cry and fuss until it's returned back to him. We're trying to teach Maddie that if Chad is playing with something, she can't just grab it out of his hand, and if she does take something from him, then she needs to replace it with a different toy. I am so looking forward to the next 6 months. Chad will be sitting on his own before we know it. He's already starting to sit in his stroller, he likes to hold on to the back of Maddie's seat. now, if I could just keep him from grabbing at her and pulling her hair. It really upsets Maddie. Happy 2008!

Christmas was a success! Bring on the New Year!

Christmas Eve morning we let Maddie and Chad each open up one gift from me and Chris. Maddie opened up her playdough set, and Chad opened up soemething to chew on, which kept him occupied for awhile.


Then, Jacob (my nephew) came over, and him and Maddie played and kept each other occupied for a little bit. Then, Jacob started getting ancy to open up gifts. My brother was late as usual (LOL), so Jacob was getting really irritated. Poor thing. I remember at that age, I couldn't wait to eat and start openeing presents. So, we told him, as soon as we eat, we'll open gifts. So, he thought if he ate first, he could open presents sooner, it was so cute. The food wasn't even ready yet, and he went into the kitchen, grabbed his plate, and said, he's first in line :) So, he ate, then sat on the couch looking out the window waiting for his dad

Finally they arrived (they were only a half hour late, but to a kid, it seems like eternity), everyone ate, and presents went flying. Maddie got tons of stuff to play with, Barbie guitar, Disney chair, Princess dress, books, clothes, markers, etc.

And Jacob finally got his XBox 360, he was so excited.

So, after presents, we had cookies, and then everyone left. I told Maddie we had to leave cookies and milk for Santa, and carrots for the reindeer. She couldn't wait to pick out a carrot for rudolph!

So, she picked one, and then she helped me poor the milk,

picked out some cookies, and then finally got her to bed, and then me and Chris were up late wrapping, and putting together the Rose Petal Cottage.



Christmas morning Maddie slept in till 9:30! I was up around 8 with Chad, and couldn't wait for Maddie to get up! When she got up, she couldn't wait to see if Santa brought her rose petal cottage, then when she walked out to the living room, Chris had the song from the commercial playing, man, she was all smiles... and said "ya, that's what I wanted!" It was so cute. She couldn't stop laughing. She immediately started to move the sink and crib around, like they do in the commercial. She was in HEAVEN!

Then she started to open her presents, but kept getting distracted and going back to the RPC. We put Chad in his walker and opened the presents for him. I think he was more into the wrapping paper then anything.

Chris and I exchanged small gifts this year. We just wanted to focus on the kids, especially since this is the first year Maddie really understood what was going on. So, I'm getting my hair done for Christmas, and have decided to go back to blonde. I'm so tired of my hair being dark. It just depresses me. I think that's what my problem has been lately, just tired of feeling yucky :( So that was our Christmas, looking forward to next year when Chad will be walking. Seems like such a long time away, but I know it will come quickly!

The cutest thing ever!

So, today I went into work for a little bit because Chris came home due to the rain. When I came home, all three of them were passed out in the bed. It was so darn cute!

My miracle baby!

Chad is still falling asleep on his tummy, still sleeping through the night. He very rarely cries or causes a fuss. He eats everything we give him. He even loves peas and green beans. This morning I thought I finally found something he didn't like (PEACHES), he made a funny face like he was eating something sour. But, he kept eating it. Again, we'll see how long all this lasts. Maddie is such the opposite, it's crazy. I'm so tired of ordering her a cheeseburger minus the meat, plain! She is so darn picky!

Little girl...... BIG feet!

We took Maddie to Stride Rite the other day to get her some new shoes, because we felt her old shoes were getting a little snug. I didn't want to believe it, because she was already in a size 8. It seems like every time we go to get her shoes, her feet have grown another 1/2 size. So, my suspicions were correct. She did need bigger shoes. The saleswoman said she was now a 9 1/2. I was like, no way! There's no way! The size 9 1/2's were monstorous! So, we settled for a size 9, which still looked so big on her feet, my little angel. I wanted to get her some boots (they looked like uggs), but the size 9's were too small (her toe was right at the edge) and they didn't come in 1/2 sizes. I just couldn't get her a size 10. Just didn't seem right.

Santa and Chad

So, we've been practicing with Maddie all month to see Santa. She was all ready and excited to see him. Even when we were standing in line, she was being so brave, rehearsing her lines, of what she wanted for Christmas. Then, when we got in there, we stood in front of Santa, and Santa started talking to her, and he asked her what she wanted for Christmas, and she said "I want the Rose Petal Cottage", and Santa said he'd see what he could do. Then I put Chad on Santa's lap, and asked Maddie if she would sit on his lap so we could get a picture so she could take it home and look at it, and the tears started flowing. She wouldn't let go of Chris for nothin. So, this year just a pic of Chad. He wasn't phased one bit as you can tell.

Something spooky... yet silly!

So, last night I was rocking Maddie, and she pointed in the air and said "who's that guy?" And I said "what guy?" She pointed to nothing and said "that guy". I said "what's he look like?" And she said "he's white". So, I started to get a little freaked out, because here I'm thinking she's seeing a ghost. I called for Chris, and I told Maddie to tell daddy what she's seeing. So, she tells Chris, and he looked around and couldn't figure out what the hell she was talking about. So, Chris starts asking her questions about this guy, and she tells him he's white, with a big beard. Turns out, she was pointing to a christmas card, clear across the room hanging over the bar. We just started cracking up. Here I thought she was seeing a ghost.

Well, the reason I was thinking that is because she has this imaginary person, who she gets all scared about. His name is BOBBY. She says he lives in the hallway. Totally freaks me out. Sometimes she gets scared for no reason and will run really fast yelling "here comes Bobby". And sometimes when she sleeps she has these really bad night terrors. Where she'll start grabbing at the air, and will cry uncontrollably, there's no waking her what-so-ever, we just have to let her ride it out. Crazy stuff!

Tis the season....

This weekend we finally got up our Christmas tree. We have a fake one, and I really wanted to get a real one this year, but we just decided to put up the fake one to save some money. Trees seem to be getting more and more expensive each year. Maddie had fun decorating, even though it was hard for her to stick the ornaments on the tree, she gave up after a few, and just watched me, and then would take them off after I put them on, that little stinker.

She loves all the lights on the tree and all over the house. Yesterday morning when she woke up, she said "lets go look at all the christmas decorations." It's so cute the way she talks. Chad gets excited when he sees the tree with all the lights, he squeels and squeeks when he gets excited, it's so darn cute.

Can't wait for Christmas Day this year. Maddie is so excited for the Rose Petal Cottage, and I can't wait to see her face when she gets up in the morning and see's it all put together!

Kids say the funniest things.

Yesterday Maddie told me that she was going to have a baby someday with the Jonas Brothers, that they are cute boys! How funny (and scary) is that!

Major Crisis... Maddie and her dolly.

Ok, so Maddie takes her dolly everywhere. And she's got about 6 different ones that she just loves! So, she trades off which one she wants to take with her. Well, today we went to Target, and she wanted to take Baby MARCO with us. First off, meaning behind the name, she's into this one episode of Sesame Street, where Gina (the Vet) adopts a baby, and his name is Marco. So, Maddie had to name one of her babies Marco, super funny! So, anyway, we're at Target, and she brings baby Marco. We do our shopping, and we're out in the parking lot, and Maddie realizes she has lost baby Marco. OMG, major crisis! So, I take her back into Target, and re-track our steps. Finally, I saw baby Marco's legs sticking out from a clothes rack! Phew! I grabbed baby Marco and gave him (well, it's actually a girl dolly) to Maddie, who was in tears by this point. Poor little thing. Baby Marco is now safe at home ;)

I feel like I'm ALWAYS shopping!

Does anyone else have this problem? I swear, I go to the store like 3-4 times a week it seems like. I think I have everything I need, then before I know it, I need diapers for Chad. Then I need diapers for Maddie. Then, Chad is out of applesauce. Uh oh, Maddie needs bananas again. Woops, out of Mac N Cheese! Crap, need more wipes. I swear, it's never-ending. And I don't ever have my own money because I work from home, and don't get many hours in, so I'm always having to write a check, then get it from Chris to put in my bank. Agh! I guess what I need to do is take an inventory before I leave the house. Maybe make a check-list. I just need to get a little more organized.

Starting to see some light at the end of the tunnell!

Well, things are finally starting to calm down around here. We're all finally feeling like things are falling into place. I never thought I'd be saying that, but I can finally breathe again! It use to be so difficult when we first brought Chad home. I didn't know what to do. Chad would cry, and Maddie would cry, what was I suppose to do? Can't comfort both of them at the same time. Don't know how I did it, but I managed. Maddie (bless her little heart) would just look at me with those big blue eyes, thumb in mouth, blankie rubbed up against her cheek, wanting me to rock her, while Chad is waking from a nap, frantic, wet and hungry. "Don't hold him momma, rock me, rock me" Not sure how to reason with a two year old, not sure if they understand, but somehow, Maddie did. She would climb up on the couch, and lay there and watch her shows until I was done with Chad, then once I layed him down, she'd crawl up onto my lap for her turn to rock and cuddle. I would feel so bad, like I was putting Chad first, and her second. But I'd explain to her that Chad can't talk, he can't do anything by himself, we have to help him, together. Just hoping she would understand, that mommy still loved her as much as she use too, if not more. I look at her, and am amazed by how much she has grown. just by looking at her new recent pic's, and her pic's from when she turned one, how her facial features have changed, her hair has grown (thank god!), but the one thing that has stayed the same, is that beautiful little smile of hers, and that sweet little dimple!

So, today, Maddie has gotten the swing of things. She knows what to expect. She knows that mommy has to feed Chad. She knows that she will get her mommy time no matter what. Just now she has to be a little more patient, and understand that she can't have everything she wants NOW NOW NOW!

Chad has started to fall asleep in his crib on his own. Not sure how I lucked out with that, but it kinda just started happening. I didn't put him down meaning for him to nap at first. I just layed him in the crib because I needed to put a load of laundry in. I put the monitor on so I could hear him. And, I realized that he was just hanging out, not fussy, so I thought I'd let him lay in there while I played with Maddie. Next thing I know, I walked in there to check on him, and he was sound asleep. Not thinking that would ever happen again, I put him down when I thought he was ready for his nap, and the same thing happened. After awhile, he just fell asleep. And, the really weird thing is, he doesn't cry. Maybe because I put him on his tummy (he loves loves loves laying on his tummy) and he is just comfy. Well, we're going on day two of this, so we will see how long it lasts.