A Schedule?

As soon as I think I am getting into a rhythm with Amelia, she changes things up on me, but we've been pretty stable the last couple of days and it is turning into a sustainable schedule for Mom!

• Between 4 & 5 am: Nurse Amelia
• 7 - up and at 'em! Wake up and nurse and get Miles ready and out of the house for daycare
• 8:30 - 10: Amelia and I nap
• 10 -11: Nurse and play
• 11 - 12:30: Errands, Amelia cat naps while we're out
• 12:30 - 1:30: Nurse and play
• 1:30 - 3: Amelia naps and I deal around the house (tidy, cook, what not)
• 3 - 4:30: Nurse and play
• 4:30 - 5:30: Amelia naps and I cook dinner, Tim picks up Miles from daycare
• 5:30: Nurse
• 6:00: Dinner for Tim, Miles and me while Amelia sits in her chair and watches
• 6:30 - 7: Miles bath and bedtime
• 7:30 - 8: Amelia bath and bedtime including nursing
• 10: Dream feed Amelia and bedtime!!!

Amelia does wake up a couple times during the night and I'll put the pacifier back in her mouth and maybe tuck her in a bit. I am looking forward to her sleeping more soundly and not needing am early feeding, but at this point, we are out of the super difficult phase.... until her next growth spurt which happens in 2 weeks!

Strong Girl

We've noticed that Amelia is really starting to flex her stomach on her way to sitting. While I know we are months away from her actually sitting, I did a little exercise with her to help her work her muscles. I was lightly pulling on her arms to get her to a sitting position when all of a sudden she stood up - it completely surprised me, and we captured it on film for everyone. It's amazing how quickly she is progressing!

Great weekend

We seem to be getting into the swing of having 2 kids. Mostly we do things for Miles and Amelia tags along (sorry kiddo!), but we're also mastering how to handle meals, mornings, evenings, etc when everyone seems to demanding something!

Saturday morning was the Burlingame Mother's Club spring fling, which meant a tiny petting zoo at the local park, and a crowd to shake a stick at. Miles was a little intimidated by the crowds, but played his little heart out anyway.


On Sunday, we went down to Happy Hollow in San Jose - which is probably the happiest place within 50 miles of us. It is a park absolutely geared towards kids Miles' age and about 2-3 years older. There were lots of rides that Miles loved, a puppet theater, a petting zoo, a little zoo, and about the best play structures you have ever seen. We spent 3 hours down there and still didn't explore everything. Needless to say, the nap went out the window, but it was a wonderful day and we can't wait to go back.

8 weeks with Amelia

Welp - it took us longer than we'd like to get these posted, but we finally got to it. Truth be told, Daddy's been the bottle neck. :(


She's getting big fast. It certainly feels like its going faster. She's already grown out of some of her clothes. That feels so strange to say. She's our little button - how could she be growing out of anything this soon?

New Look

More than 2 years ago we changed our blog to be blue to signify the fact that our first born was going to be a boy. Having had a little lady in our lives for quite some time, we decided to update our look. Hope you enjoy! (And it's always good to get a new look every so often!)

ZONKED!!

Miles woke up tired and cranky after cutting his nap short today. Instead of getting him up, Tim lay on the floor with him on his dog and the two of them cuddled. Apparently Miles treated Tim just like his Bubby, rubbing his neck to make sure he was still there, and generally just loving his dad. It did the trick. Within minutes, Miles was sacked out again and took another 45 minute nap. I think he woke up a little alarmed to be alone and on the floor.

We couldn't resist capturing the moment on film. We opted for video so as not to wake him up with the sound of the cameras shutter.

Chatty Cathy

Our little girl gets more and more chatty every day. Just tonight at dinner, she was in her rocking chair on the floor while the rest of us ate at the table. She sat there, just staring at me and cooing the entire time. Every time she got my attention, she'd give me a sly grin. She is really figuring out how using her voice can get attention - and it doesn't need to be a cry!