It's Christmas time again!

The Saturday after Thanksgiving, we decided to decorate our tree. This year I couldn't wait to decorate our house for Christmas. I'm just so excited and I think it's because we now have two kids and Tiffany is enjoying it so much more!

 

Fall is here!

We took Tiffany to this cute barn in Idaho Falls where they let you pick your own pumpkin. I thought it was much better than taking her to Broulims...unfortunately we got there late and it was already getting dark, but we had fun!





We thought the pumpkins in the first place were kinda pricy and only bought a couple of small ones for the kids. And today we found a house where this man grows pumpkins in his backyard and sells it. He was a really nice and had Tiffany help him cut the pumpkins we wanted. Now we are all set and ready to carve them!

Kids bedrooms

I've had a few requests since Adam was born to post pictures of his room, but since my mom was staying in it...well, it didn't really look like a baby's room! Tiffany still had his crib and it was all just temporary.
The DAY my mom left, I was so sad and depressed that I made Bryan transfer the crib to Adam's room (it wouldn't fit through the door, so he had to take it apart) so I wouldn't think of it as my mom's room anymore (or I would cry again!) and have something to look forward to the next day (finally setting up the nursery!).
Tiffany got a twin size bed from my in-law's but she would still ask to sleep in the crib (she even learned to FINALLY climb in it so we wouldn't make her sleep on the bed). But that night we showed her that the crib was now Adam's and she now had the big girl bed with pretty flowers all to herself.
Thankfully she adjusted just fine and never asked for the crib again. The only problem now is that we can't make her understand that she can get out of bed by herself without having to call us. It's so annoying that she will lay there and yell for us to come get her instead of just getting out by herself. I guess I can't complain too much, cuz I rather she did that than get out of bed ALL the time and not sleep when she is supposed to, but sometimes I'm busy or Adam is sleeping next door and she will wake him up. Any suggestions???





I still need to figure out what/how I'm going to hang on the walls. I want to do a vinyl phrase by Tiff's bed that says "aqui dorme uma princesa" (here sleeps a princess) and for Adam I have three paintings of the animals from his bedding set and also I want to add a shelf with blocks that have his name on it, but those are projects that I still need to find time to do! It's been fun to have both a boy and a girl's room. They have totally different feel and personalities to it.

Life with two kids...

Wow...who knew life with two kids would be so so so hectic? I remember feeling this way when Tiff was born, but it's even worse now. I'm sure it's mainly because I'm nursing Adam every 3 hours. But really, how do people do it??? I still have my mom here so she helps A LOT with handling one kid while I help the other, or managing the house while I run errands and so on. But in a few weeks she is going home, and I ask myself: Then what???? How am I going to do it all? Plus add a job on top of it? I know, I know, with time we will get into a routine and I'll get things figured out, but I have to say I'll freak out quite a bit until then.
I feel very apart from the world. Like I do so much all day that by the end of it I don't have time to keep in touch with anybody. But life is good. Whenever we can, we've been going out and doing lots of things to enjoy the short summer we get here in Idaho.

Riding horses...

Going to Bear World


Going to the pool...Playing in the sand at Bear Lake...Being miserable at Bear Lake because of the heat and the amount of people there. The lake was so full we couldn't go to our regular spot and enjoy it like we always did. So we didn't stay long.Getting ready for hunting season with Bryan's new state-of-the-art bow. His dream come true!Getting rained on at the International Dance Festival.Visiting the Tautphaus Zoo in Idaho Falls...And getting stared at by animals because he is SO stinking cute!

Here is Adam's latest picture. Isn't he so chubby? He is already well over 13 lbs and losing most of his 0-3 months. He is so heavy already that my back hurts like crazy if I hold him too long. He is such a sweet baby. Sleeps around 5 hours at night, eats every 3h during the day and if he is feeling good he will just lay there and hang out for the longest time (that never really happened with Tiff).

I feel so blessed to have these two angels in my life. It makes me feel so complete to have my little family and to be able to enjoy them every day. I know it's not always easy, but I wouldn't change it for the world. And I know it will just get better once they start playing more together.

A Baby Story

As some of you know, I had scheduled to be induced on the 24th because it was my dad's birthday, and it also gave me an excuse to have him a little early (2 days before his due date). I was pretty sure he wasn't going to come any earlier than that, so I was totally planning on being induced.
The 23rd arrived and Bryan had the day off, so we spent most of the day out getting things done, we went to Kmart to look at some things and we were there for about an hour just walking. It was pretty painful to walk so much, but since I knew it was my last day with my big belly I just decided to tough it out. After that we went to Idaho Falls to change the oil in the car, so we had to wait for an hour at Wal mart. I ended up walking a bunch more there too, but I was already pretty worn out.
We did a lot of other things during that day and ended up getting home late. I still had to finish packing my hospital bag, and I wanted to get my nails done. By then I started to have some pretty painful contractions and quite often. I showered, ate, and got ready for bed. I told Bryan I would just go to sleep and if they got bad enough then we would head to the hospital.
I ended up sleeping until about 4:30 (the usual time I would get up to go to the bathroom). However, as soon as I woke up, I got a really strong contraction and couldn't even move. I got a couple more before I was able to get up (I was sleeping on the floor on our air mattress). I got up, went to the bathroom and tried to go back to sleep. Didn't happen! My contractions kept coming and coming and stronger. So I got up and started to get ready. I was scheduled to be at the hospital by 7:30 so I didn't want to wake Bryan up until about 6 which is what we had set our alarm clock to. I ended up waking him up a little before that because I was in serious pain. I just told him to hurry and shower because I was going to call the hospital and see if we could go earlier than scheduled. I talked to the nurse and she said I should probably hurry and go.
The funny thing is that we got there 1/2 hour before the time I was supposed to arrive and we still had to register (last time we registered before). The lady could tell I was in a lot of pain, but still it took FOREVER. She told the nurse to come and get me and they never showed (they probably thought I wasn't in real labor and were just waiting for me to get upstairs. ) This was the longest hour of my life, and they even asked me how I waited that long to go to hospital (well, I've never started labor on my own before so how was I supposed to know?!). As soon as I got there though, I asked for the epidural. The pain was about as bad as I knew I could and wanted to handle and I knew it would still take them a while to give me the epidural. When I got all set in bed, they checked me and I was at 3.5 dilated and 80% effaced. I got the epidural after 8 and oh how I had looked forward to that moment! It was great but not as good as the last time...I think I was in pain for a lot longer so I was too tense and never took my so hoped for nap. I did get some good rest though. By 10 I was dilated to almost 6, by 11 I was at 8 and by 12 I was ready. The nurse told me to start pushing and she would only call the Dr went the baby got to the canal. I pushed for about 1/2 hour and he started to crown. She made me stop pushing until the Dr arrived. That made me mad because I could feel the pressure and I could tell he was almost out. It seemed like the Dr took forever, but once he got there I pushed twice and he came out! Wow...I was so amazed at how easy it was compared to my experience with Tiff. Yes, now I believe that the second time is easier!
They gave him to me right away and I got to hold him the whole time! It was a TOTALLY different experience (I don't know how many times I've said this, but it's true!), because we didn't have any complications, everything was more peaceful and I got to enjoy every minute of it. Also, it was my second time, so I wasn't so freaked out with the fact that I had a tiny baby in my arms. They finally took him to weigh and measure and when they told me he was 8 lbs 9 oz I couldn't believe it! How in the world did I deliver such a big baby? Well, by getting a bunch of stitches, that's how! But it still wasn't nearly as bad. Everyone left the room and Bryan and I got to hang out with our little boy for quite a while...it was such a neat experience. Finally the nurse came in to help me up and give him a bath. We then went into the mom and baby unit where I would stay for a couple of days. After we were settled, I called my mom so her and Tiffany could come over.
Tiffany has loved Adam from the beginning. She is always worried and hates seeing him cry so she will hold his hand and do whatever she can to comfort him. She is also obsessed with his hands, and he doesn't like that so much.
What amazes me the most about this whole experience is that it's been one week since I had him and I feel as good as I did 2 months after I had Tiffany. HUGE difference, right?! I've been pretty much doing everything, even driving. The only thing is the lack of sleep, but today was the first time I took a nap. I have so much going on that I never stop, but when I do I'm worn out.
Adam eats and sleeps really well, he is such a good baby. Everything has been a lot easier than I thought it would be. I still don't have enough hours in the day to keep up, but maybe that will come with time.
Tiffany is adapting well. My mom finds tons of different activities to keep her entertained, and the weather is finally good enough for her to go play outside. The only problem has been her lack of appetite. She wont eat anything but cheerios and some fruit. She refuses everything and won't try anything new. I don't what to do anymore. She's never been like this, but there has been so much change in her life that I can understand.

Well, I wrote way too much, and if you made it all the way through, now you can enjoy some pictures!