7 month update and beach vacay

I can't believe that my sweet girl is seven months old.  I was just writing her 6 month up-date! (literally)  This month I feel that she has grown so much in personality as well as physically.  She sure knows how to wrap anyone around her little fingers.  She is talking up a storm and standing on everything!  It is becoming more difficult to cuddle with her because she is so darn nosey!  I feel like I will be planning her first birthday party anyday now.  She is also talking up a storm now, she started off with dada (boo) and now says mama and baba. 

Age 7 months

Weight about 14 pounds. 

Length no doctor visit this month..

Size (diapers, onesies, etc.) size 2 diapers, 3-6 month clothes

Eyes turning more green in the middle with blue around the outside.

Hair blonde

Sleeping she goes to bed around 7:30-8 until about 12 and then in bed with me.. nipple in mouth!

Eating breast milk.. fruit veggie at breakfast lunch and dinner

Milestones she is now standing holding onto anything and everything

Memorable outings.  first trip to the beach

Favorite toys/activities her play table

Words/sounds mama dada baba

Nicknames Emelia Bedelia, Emme, little lady (her feet are constantly crossed)

Funny moments eating sand on the beach

Looking forward to! sleeping through the night

We also had our first trip to North Carolina this past week and loved every second besides the long drive.  All 3 kids loved it and I loved seeing my long lost friend, I cannot wait to go back again. 

6 Month Update

Even though little lady has been 6 months since the 9th, I wanted to wait to do her monthly update until she had her doctors appointment.  The doctor had a family emergency so her check up got pushed back this month.  I am still having a hard time believing that my little baby is already half a year old.  That just boggles my mind, it doesn't seem possible in any shape or form.  She also seems less like a baby this month.  When I hold her she is moving every which way to get a peek at what is going on.  She is also CRAWLING, hands and knees crawling, everywhere!  Her favorite thing is to go over to the TV when the other 2 are watching a movie, she will look RIGHT at them and pull the plug.  She then giggles and keeps looking at them.  She is a stinker.  She also has become a bed hog.  When she is in bed with mommy she sprawls out, arms and legs everywhere.  It feels that just yesterday she was itty bitty and constantly sleeping in my arms.

Age 6 months

Weight about 13 lbs 13 oz (10%, still itty bitty)

Length 24 1/2 inches (also 10%tile)

Size (diapers, onesies, etc.) size 2 diapers, 3-6 month clothes for the most part, still a little big

Eyes blue, kind of green in the middle

Hair blonde but is mostly bald

Sleeping she goes to bed around 7:30-8 until about 12 and then in bed with me.. nipple in mouth!

Eating breast milk.. getting oatmeal in the morning and then a fruit or veggie at dinner

Milestones crawling on hands and knees.. full out laughing.

Memorable outings.  the slides at the park 

Favorite toys/activities getting into her brother and sisters toys

Words/sounds cooing and babbling

Nicknames Emelia Bedelia, Emme, little lady (her feet are constantly crossed)

Funny moments when ella in on the swing and i am pushing her, E will SQUEAL and laugh, it is so cute.

Looking ! saying your first word (which will be mama, DUH)

Mother's Day In A Whole New Light

Even though I have been a mommy for a little over 5 years now, this Mother's Day felt completely different.  Ever since I had baby E, I feel that I appreciate my other two children more.  I always felt blessed to have them but never realized how lucky I truly was.  I am not sure if this happened because E was in the NICU or if it was because she spent a week in the hospital at just 2 months old.  I remember looking at my little baby and feeling completely helpless.

She was struggling to breathe and there was nothing I could do to take that pain away from her.  To be honest, I am not even sure how I had the physical energy to stand and rock her.  But I did, it seemed to be the only thing to soothe her.  I went almost 5 days with barely any sleep just trying to comfort my baby or making sure she wasn't getting any worse.  I remember that Sunday morning ( our third morning in the hospital) being woken up to a nurse yanking my baby out of my arms and calling for the doctor.  My heart broke as they quickly put a feeding tube down her nose and called for respiratory.  At this point, my little lady had barely nursed in a couple days.  Every time she tried, she would gag and throw up.  The new treatments brought relief to my girly and while my husband kept an eye on her, I was able to catch a little rest.  I heard the doctor come in and speak to my husband even though I was half out of it.  She told him how lucky we were and how they were talking about transporting her to another hospital.  In that moment, I realized how lucky I was and from then on, I treasure my baby. 

 

I don't care if she sleeps in my bed, I don't care if she wants to nurse every 2 hours.  I don't care if she doesn't sleep through the night.  I don't care if she wants me to walk around the house for hours at a time or be extra clingy.  Because before I know it she will be Ella and Kollin's age and these moments will be gone.  Before I know it, my arms will ache to hold her and she will want to be off doing her own thing. I wish I would of been in no rush for the other two to grow up.  I wish I would of let them cuddle as long as they wished when they were this tiny.  I will never take them for granted again that is for sure.  It also made me appreciate my own mother more.  It is true you do not understand your parents love until you are a parent yourself.

 

 

All in all, we had an awesome Mother's Day and I enjoyed every second with my three little babies.  We also spent some quality time with our own mothers which is always nice! How was your Mother's Day?







5 months old

 

 

 

I can't believe my little lady is already 5 months old.  It is just flying by, insert tear here, before I know it she will be having a first birthday.  I just want time to slow down.  This month Emelia has become more mobile and crying way less.  I have figured out that a lot of her sleeping issues were due to her being over tired, so I try to get her to sleep somehow every 2 hours.



She normally naps for about 30 minutes and then is as happy as can be.  She has been so smiley lately and the smile radiates all the way to her toes, it is too cute!  This week I started giving her a couple spoonfuls of carrots.  She seems to like them and just wants to grab the spoon and chew on it.  I am hoping in the next week or so to start making my own baby food, we will see how it goes.  Although Emelia has been rolling for sometime now, she is now a professional baby roller and can go both ways rather quickly.  She also does this thing when she is on her back and picks her butt up and scoots across the floor.  She just wants to move and play with her brother and sister! 

Age 5 months

Weight about 12 lbs 8 oz

Length ...

Size (diapers, onesies, etc.) size 2 diapers, 0-3 month clothes (starting to get in between clothes, 3-6 are still too big)

Eyes turning into a lighter blue

Hair blondish, starting to fall out more.  Start dark on the bottom

Sleeping much better!  She will sleep from about 7:30pm til about 1-2am and then come into bed with me.

Eating breast milk, starting solids

Milestones rolling, scooting, sitting, "talking" laughing nonstop

Memorable outings.  We celebrated her first Easter and egg hunts. 

Favorite toys/activities jumperoo, playing with any toys that crinkle

Words/sounds cooing and "talking" away, laughing more

Nicknames Emelia Bedelia, Emme, Buggy

Funny moments eating carrots for the first time, stealing the spoon and getting them everywhere!

Looking forward to crawling! saying your first word (which will be mama, DUH)

 

Rolling like a pro

Doesn't this picture melt your heart?!? He is an awesome big brother

 

The rest of our week has been pretty good, we actually had a break in the weather which went into the 80's!  We were loving it!  I can't wait to kick the cooler weather and enjoy sunshine again.  Today is my mom's birthday so I made my great grammy's cooked icing, I cannot wait to try it! Hopefully it turned out just as great as I remember.  Any family cooking recipes that have been passed down to you?

 

Easter 2013

I hope that everyone had a great Easter Holiday.  We spent the morning at home, finding Easter eggs and hidden Easter baskets.  My husband's family always hid their Easter baskets and they would have to find them Easter Morning, we adopted the tradition into our own little family.  I wanted to 'grow magic lollipops' this year but I forgot the jellybeans in my husbands car and he got home from work long after I went to bed, maybe next year. 

After the 5 of us finally got dressed ( and mommy was done sneaking candy) we headed up to my husband's Aunt's house.  We decided to do the egg hunt before it started the rain.  The boys hid 108 Easter eggs throughout the yard!

After that we all just hung out until it was time to chow down on ham and mashed potatoes. YUM.  We had a great holiday but they always seem so long and wear this momma out!  My poppop has an Easter dinner the weekend following Easter which means more food and Easter festivities to come! 

This was the only somewhat decent family photo we could get. 



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4 months

Well, this week Miss Emelia had her 4 month check up.  ( a little late but better then never) 
She continues to be my smallest baby and only in the 25% percentile but no worries.  She shed a couple of tears ( and momma too) while getting her shots but quickly was distracted by Kollin wearing his big brother cape and talking to her.  That boy melts my heart, he knows how to put a smile on his baby sister's face.  Ella also had her 5 year check up that nice and was brave throughout her shots.  I cannot get over just how perfect the 3 of them are.  I count my blessings multiple times a day that I have not 1, but 3 beautiful, healthy, happy (for the most part) babies.  I know that there are many people in the world that would love to pick up fruit loops off the floor for the 7th time in 10 minutes, or find a racecar under their pillow, or even hear their 5 year old talk back to them. Here are the girls updates. 

Emelia

Age 4 months

Weight 12 lbs 1oz

Length 23 1/4 inches

Size (diapers, onesies, etc.) size 1 diapers, 0-3 month clothes

Eyes blue like her brother and sister!

Hair blondish, reddish, brown.  curious to see what color it will end up being

Sleeping HAHA whats sleep

Eating breastmilk

Milestones you are rolling over like a champ and can go in a circle while on your belly.

Memorable outings we don't get out much with the cold weather

Favorite toys/activities loves walking around the house and bouncing  up and down

Words/sounds cooing and "talking" away

Nicknames Emelia Bedelia, Emme, Buggy

Funny moments peeing on her brother

Looking forward to crawling! (and sleep)

 

Ella

Age 5 (wahhh :( )

Weight 42 pounds

Length 43 inches

Size (diapers, onesies, etc.) size 5 or 6 clothes

Eyes blue

Hair long and blonde

Sleeping 8pm bedtime and sleeps until 6-7

Favorite toys/activities loves playing mommy to her babies and teaching her brother letters.

Nicknames Ella Bella Boo, elle bell, girlfriend

Funny moments ohh she is full of funny things, she loves telling Emelia that she is her mommy!

Looking forward to- kindergarten! so bittersweet. 

 

                          How seet are my babies?!?! I could die from their cuteness.

Sleep, whats sleep?

I am not exactly sure who started the "sleeping like a baby" quote but obviously they did not have a baby.  At least not my baby, who has now been wide away since about 11:15 this morning. YAWN.  I would not mind this if she did not want to be held CONSTANTLY.  I lay her down on her play mat or swing and she starts crying almost immediately.  She is perfectly fine and smiley if I sit there and talk to to her but hey with two other young kids I can not just sit and baby babble. 

I feel bad for Ella and Kollin because I cannot pay as much attention to them or play with them for as long as they want before Emelia starts crying.  Then on the other hand, I want to soak up every moment with Emelia because before I know it she is going to be crawling and then walking and then talking and just the thought makes me want to cry.  Some people keep telling me to give her cereal or food and that she isn't getting full enough but I really enjoy nursing her and I know that food is for fun until one.  I just do not want to rush her to be anything but my baby.

Anyway, Emelia will go to sleep between 7:30 and 9pm and then sleep until 1am.  Then she wakes up about every 2 hours and is up for good around 6 or 7am.  She also feels the need to babble and talk so loud that she wakes Ella and Kollin up.  She will stay away for about 2 hours and then take an hour or two nap.  Then she is normally up the rest of the day.  I just don't get it.  I can tell she is tired but she just won't go to sleep.  I would feel bad if I just put her in her crib and let her cry herself to sleep.  I feel she is too little for that.  I know this is a phase and will be over before I know it yet I crave a good nights rest desperately.  

                                  Happy as ever if your paying attention to her, oh Emelia

V Day

Well, today was vasectomy day at the Cron household.   I am still not sure how I feel about it.  This morning I was pretty upset but oh well.  I know that I am more then blessed to have 3 healthy and beautiful children.  Some people have trouble to even have one.  I also feel that I am only 24 years old and a lot could change, how do I know that I will not want another baby in the future. (the far future)  My husband is done with babies though and I guess it would be selfish of me to ask that of him.  When we first started dating, he had told me that he would only want one child ( we now have 3)  After a vasectomy, a man is not completely sterile until 2 months and this might not even happen until a year afterwards so I guess if it is meant to happen it still could.  I know that if God intended for me to have another baby, it will happen in some shape or form.  For now I will cherish my 3 little lovebugs and not take them for granted.  I often catch myself just staring at Emelia, as much as I hate these colicky days I know that before I can blink they will be over.  One day, I am going to miss this, I am going to miss her wanting to be held and walked around the house.  I will miss her sweet little smiles when she knows she is being picked up.  I am cherishing every minute of having a baby, the crying, the sleepless nights, the droll, even the explosive baby poop that seems to find its way all the way up her back. 

SAHM

I am just recently a stay at home mom ( YIPPIE) After Emelia was born I decided to go back to work but not as much.  After her first day back at daycare she ended up getting sick. (RSV) This resulted in a week long trip in the hospital which is a whole other story.  Anyway, we decided that my pay was just not worth but 3 children in daycare and them getting sick.  My hubby got a second job and I stay home with the kiddies.  I have ALWAYS wanted to be a stay at home mom but I guess since I am not entirely used to it (and Emelia is a difficult baby)  I sometimes find myself going crazy.  It is still too cold out to take the baby out so I am running out of creative things to do with them.  I also feel that my husband doesn't always think that staying home is a job and let me tell you I have never been so tired in my life.  Don't get me wrong, I love my children more then anything but they certainly know what buttons to push. 

March is such a crazy month this year.  This Sunday is Ella's birthday party and then Easter at the end of the month so I thought I would share these pictures.

Could they be any cuter?!

                                                         Emelia's first Easter!!

Birthday Eve

In a couple hours my first born is going to be FIVE.  The mere thought brings tears to my eyes. ( okay I am sitting here bawling)  I remember waiting to anxiously count her ten little fingers and ten little toes.  I do not think I ever knew just what an impact my sweet Ella would have on me.  She is the reason I am where I am today, why I am a mom.  I wish I could wrap her up into a bubble and just keep her like this forever. 

The moment you find out you are pregnant, anxiety and worry wash over you.  You worry about a miscarriage or if the baby is developing right.  Then you worry that you will make it to full term.  Then you have an infant and the stress of milestowns and SIDs can take over.  With each birthday, I do not think it gets any easier.  You NEVER stop worrying, each year brings something else.  This world is a scary place, too scary for my precious babies.  This year my baby will finally be starting school.  I tucked her into bed tonight and gave her a kiss a million kisses and told her that when she woke up she would be 5, her response was " when will I be 18?"


In a blink of an eye I'm sure.

Happy birthday my sweet girl.  I love you to the moon and back.

The problem with boys...

So as some of you may know, we didn't find out the sex of our third baby while pregnant. The whole pregnancy I debated weather I would want another girl or another boy... Today I was catching up on cleaning the bathroom since I was sick all week. What do I find all around the toilet? Lots of little pee drops. Under the seat and around the actual toilet. I can't wait until he can control his aim! This made me thankful for another girl. Don't get me wrong I love him with every piece of my heart. Just not his pee drops. He also asked for a bandaid on his penis because the seat slammed on it... Ahhh ok?!?

Weekend Recap

The weekends seem to go by so fast anymore, especially when I am trying to get ready for Ella's party.  I cannot believe that another year has gone by and she will officially be school aged.  It makes me tear up just thinking about it, who gave her permission to grow up?!  She is so smart and it amazes me.  Kollin is catching up with her too, he is finally talking more and just melts my little heart.  I think this is why I cuddle Emelia so much, before I know it she will be walking and talking. 

Anyway, over the weekend we got the kids pictures taken for easter with cute baby bunnies.  I am tempted to buy one now but know that before long it will be big and pooping everywhere. (not as cute)  But we managed to get really cute pictures of the 3 of them.  It was also national margarita night so you know I enjoyed a maragarita or 2.  On Sunday, I started getting sick which I am still recovering from.  Hopefully by tomorrow morning I will be back to myself in order to get things finished for Ella's birthday. 

Taking the Plunge

I have finally decided to take the plunge into the blogging world.  With my oldest daughter's 5th birthday quickly approaching in a little over a week, I have decided that I want a place to be able to keep our memories.  I look at Emelia who is almost 4 months old already and am brought to tears at how fast it goes.  Before I know it she too will be turning 5.  Don't get me wrong, I look forward to each milestone along the way and seeing the amazing people that the three of them will turn into.  Yet all I want is for them to stay tiny and my 3 little lovebugs forever. 

                                         It is the little things that I do not want to forget.