This is my favorite video of baby Ian. He was such a fun baby!
Jackson is starting to laugh a lot more. So cute!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Picture catch up
The view from our balcony. Pretty huh?
Ian took this picture. All the babies need their mommy.
Ian wearing Adam's yard work headphones.
Ian and Hailey wearing their giant sunglasses from Grandma.
Ian and Hailey in a bucket.
Jackson: "One..."
I can never get them both smiling at the same time so although is isn't the best picture, they are both smiling.
Brandon looks a little guilty in this one. Or like he's trying not to smile.
All ready for bed.
Diaper Duty
I am telling you, it never ends with this girl. Lately she has had a fascination with her own diaper, but recently she has branched out to other diapers. I went into the kitchen to help Ian with the computer and about a minute later I come back to Hailey changing Brandon's diaper. In one minute she had unsnapped his onesie and had his diaper off! Yikes!
She then proceeded to very neatly roll the wet diaper up and fold the tabs over just like mommy does it. (I put the new diaper on Brandon, don't worry she's not that good) Aye, this child kills me.
This was one of those situations that was hilarious but I didn't really want her to try it again because of the potential mess and danger of a baby falling off the couch (I guess that one was my bad) so I had to try no to laugh. Oh, what to do?Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Four Months
The twins are 4 months old! This is such a fun age don't you think? Lots of smiles and the beginning of some little laughs.
Brandon
Jackson
Hailey....my "special" child
How can such a sweet looking little child drive me so CRAZY???
Most recent infractions include: drew all over the wall with a permanent marker, dumped milk all over kitchen floor, emptied an entire bottle of bubble bath into the tub, emptied an entire bottle of face lotion all over herself and the carpet (which it bleached), emptied the contents of her diaper on her bedroom floor, bit Ian on his back (that happened just now), broke the front off of 2 drawers in Ian's dresser, and too many more to count. Who wants her to come visit for a few....years?
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Wooohoooo!!!
I have finally done it! All my babies sleep through the night! For those unbelievers out there, here is my story:
I think it was Tuesday night, maybe Monday, I was fed up with Jackson and his screaming. It took around half an hour to get him to go to sleep for naps and bed. I had to swaddle him, hold his binky in his mouth, hold him tightly against my chest, jiggle him, and pat his little bum until he would fall asleep. Once he was asleep I had to wait the right amount of time (which was always different) before I would put him down in his car seat and hope that he would stay asleep. Most of the time he would just start screaming and I would have to start all over again. He also would scream a lot if I wasn't holding him when he was awake so I couldn't get anything done without listening to the screaming. The last week I spent pretty much all of my time doing this all day long every day. At least once he was asleep at night he would usually sleep through the night, but Brandon wouldn't. Grrrrr.
I had finally had enough, so I decided that was the day to sleep train him. I rocked him for a little bit and then put him in his bed. The screaming began immediately and didn't stop. I was going to let him cry for an hour but when it had been an hour he was still screaming his lungs out. I decided to wait a few more minutes. Five minutes later he was out. The worst was over. Half an hour later he woke up. I fed him and put him back down (he was exhausted). He cried for 30 minutes and went to sleep. I put Brandon to bed in the playroom so Jackson wouldn't bother him so much, and so I couldn't hear him when he woke up (he had some work to do too). Jackson woke up at 1am and screamed for about an hour. He cried every once in a while the rest of the night until I finally got him out of his bed at 6:45am.
That was all it took. Ever since then I have been able to put him down for naps and for bed with minimal crying. For the next 3 days he cried less than 10 minutes, usually less than 5, and today he just lays in his bed until he falls asleep with no crying (and no binky!). It only took Brandon that one night to stop waking up in the night too. Now both babies are in their own beds by 7:30pm at the latest and sleep straight till around 6am. Jackson is like an entirely different baby. He is much calmer and more content and I don't have to hold him all the time! It is seriously life changing for me. Pretty soon I won't be a walking zombie anymore!
This process was really hard for that first night. The whole time I kept questioning myself and if I had made the right decision to do it. I felt so bad for the poor little thing. I hated listening to him cry (luckily I can barely hear it in this house). I cried a few times too. Now I definitely don't regret it and am really glad I did it. He isn't traumatized at all and we are all a lot happier and better rested now. Yippee! Now on to the 2-year-old (I wish it was that easy to fix her...).
I think it was Tuesday night, maybe Monday, I was fed up with Jackson and his screaming. It took around half an hour to get him to go to sleep for naps and bed. I had to swaddle him, hold his binky in his mouth, hold him tightly against my chest, jiggle him, and pat his little bum until he would fall asleep. Once he was asleep I had to wait the right amount of time (which was always different) before I would put him down in his car seat and hope that he would stay asleep. Most of the time he would just start screaming and I would have to start all over again. He also would scream a lot if I wasn't holding him when he was awake so I couldn't get anything done without listening to the screaming. The last week I spent pretty much all of my time doing this all day long every day. At least once he was asleep at night he would usually sleep through the night, but Brandon wouldn't. Grrrrr.
I had finally had enough, so I decided that was the day to sleep train him. I rocked him for a little bit and then put him in his bed. The screaming began immediately and didn't stop. I was going to let him cry for an hour but when it had been an hour he was still screaming his lungs out. I decided to wait a few more minutes. Five minutes later he was out. The worst was over. Half an hour later he woke up. I fed him and put him back down (he was exhausted). He cried for 30 minutes and went to sleep. I put Brandon to bed in the playroom so Jackson wouldn't bother him so much, and so I couldn't hear him when he woke up (he had some work to do too). Jackson woke up at 1am and screamed for about an hour. He cried every once in a while the rest of the night until I finally got him out of his bed at 6:45am.
That was all it took. Ever since then I have been able to put him down for naps and for bed with minimal crying. For the next 3 days he cried less than 10 minutes, usually less than 5, and today he just lays in his bed until he falls asleep with no crying (and no binky!). It only took Brandon that one night to stop waking up in the night too. Now both babies are in their own beds by 7:30pm at the latest and sleep straight till around 6am. Jackson is like an entirely different baby. He is much calmer and more content and I don't have to hold him all the time! It is seriously life changing for me. Pretty soon I won't be a walking zombie anymore!
This process was really hard for that first night. The whole time I kept questioning myself and if I had made the right decision to do it. I felt so bad for the poor little thing. I hated listening to him cry (luckily I can barely hear it in this house). I cried a few times too. Now I definitely don't regret it and am really glad I did it. He isn't traumatized at all and we are all a lot happier and better rested now. Yippee! Now on to the 2-year-old (I wish it was that easy to fix her...).
Monday, June 15, 2009
Update
We have moved into our new home! Things have been really crazy, as you might imagine, so I finally am getting around to at least a little update on how things are going, pictures may still take a while. We are liking the new house, there is a lot of work to do around here but Adam is doing a great job being mister fix-it. Thank goodness he is so handy! He has installed a water heater and all of the appliances, fixed toilets, doors, sprinklers, outlets, and all kinds of other stuff. I am amazed.
The kids are adjusting ok to the change. Ian finally stopped saying he hates this home (as soon as we set up the Wii) and Hailey is getting a little less whiney. Brandon and Jackson are getting better at sleeping at night (for the most part) but Jackson is still a little screamer. That kid can cause quite a ringing in your ears.
Our new ward seems just right for us. There are at least 3 other sets of twins in the ward and an older set of triplets. There are two sets of twin girls in nursery with Hailey. So I have lots of people to ask advice from.
We still aren't completely moved out of our other place, it is taking FOREVER. I go almost every day with all the kids and try to pack up a few boxes. It is a long process, especially with Jackson screaming every time I put him down. I am hoping to get it all done by next week. My sister Jill went over there the other day and got more done in an hour than I usually get done in 4. Jill, you're my hero.
Anyway, that's kind of what's going on. Adam and I had our 6th anniversary yesterday. Who would have thought in 6 years we would have 4 kids, 2 cars, and a house? Life is crazy. We are trying to decide if we are going to go to P-town this summer and Ian is turning 5 next month, yippee! After we're all done with the townhouse I am going to attempt to sleep train Jackson (he is driving me crazy!). So until next time.....
The kids are adjusting ok to the change. Ian finally stopped saying he hates this home (as soon as we set up the Wii) and Hailey is getting a little less whiney. Brandon and Jackson are getting better at sleeping at night (for the most part) but Jackson is still a little screamer. That kid can cause quite a ringing in your ears.
Our new ward seems just right for us. There are at least 3 other sets of twins in the ward and an older set of triplets. There are two sets of twin girls in nursery with Hailey. So I have lots of people to ask advice from.
We still aren't completely moved out of our other place, it is taking FOREVER. I go almost every day with all the kids and try to pack up a few boxes. It is a long process, especially with Jackson screaming every time I put him down. I am hoping to get it all done by next week. My sister Jill went over there the other day and got more done in an hour than I usually get done in 4. Jill, you're my hero.
Anyway, that's kind of what's going on. Adam and I had our 6th anniversary yesterday. Who would have thought in 6 years we would have 4 kids, 2 cars, and a house? Life is crazy. We are trying to decide if we are going to go to P-town this summer and Ian is turning 5 next month, yippee! After we're all done with the townhouse I am going to attempt to sleep train Jackson (he is driving me crazy!). So until next time.....
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