We're jumping, rolling, laughing and spitting!

  I start my full week of school tomorrow so I thought I better get a quick update done before life gets crazy again!

The past couple of weeks Hayden has been rolling and scooting EVERYWHERE!  He's moving much earlier than his sister did.  She didn't even start army crawling until 6-7 months.  He can make it across the room fairly quickly at only 4 1/2 months.  Oh...did I mention he also weighs 18 pounds!  He's a solid "little" man but we just can't get enough of him.  He's started really giggling and even a full belly laugh sometimes!  We also started him on cereal and have added in fruits and veggies a little quicker than we were supposed to but he was screaming constantly for food and I don't want to keep giving him so much formula.  He obviously weighs enough!  He seems to be a lot more satisfied and happier now and is drinking much less formula which make this mama feel better!  He also discovered how to make the spitting sound.  Which cracks us up every time!  We don't really remember Kaitlynn doing this so it's funny how he's figured it out.  It makes eating time a messy situation.  :)  As I type this, I have dried peas completely splattered all over my shirt!  

These pictures are a bit out of order.  Some of them are from his first time trying out rice cereal.  Big sister, Kaitlynn got to help, too!    The rest are from yesterday when he was eating sweet peas.  I also posted a video of his new messy trick.  Enjoy!

 

Last week I started back to work again.  Other than being exhausted, the transition has gone fairly smoothly.  We have, yet again another babysitter this year.  This will be #4 for poor Kaitlynn.  Thankfully she just goes with the flow!  She seems to be having a great time playing with kids again.  4 1/2 months was a little long for her with just mommy when she's used to playing all day long. She's been acting a little out of sorts at our house this week, but we're hoping it's just because she's adjusting to the new schedule and routines.  Not to mention her allergies are a mess again.  She gets to start preschool in two weeks and is SO excited about it!  We have her orientation next week and get to take all of her supplies up.  I can't wait to hear all about what she does.  It's only for 3 hours two mornings a week but I think it will be good for her.  Her little friend, Isaac (babysitter's son) will be in her class, as well.  

Here she was sitting out on the deck blowing bubbles with her baby this evening...so cute!

Videos

Here  is a video of Daddy singing and Kaitlynn dancing which is a scene we see VERY often at our house!   Enjoy!

         

Here are some smiles, giggles and baby talk from my favorite little guy to brighten your day!!!

July Updates

The month of July has already been a little crazy around our house. 2 weeks ago, Matt started getting what we thought was a cold with a cough, runny nose, etc. He then ALL of a sudden crashed and was feeling awful, running a fever and the coughing got much worse. Hayden and Kaitlynn were randomly coughing every once in a while but nothing we were too concerned with. Matt went to the doctor and ended up with an antibiotic and inhaler. She said his lungs looked like he had asthma, but he obviously doesn't. A couple of days later Hayden's breathing started getting louder, had a wheezing sound and he was coughing a lot. I was obviously a very scared mama and after a sleepless night of just watching him to make sure he was breathing, we were off to the doctor. He ended up having his first ear infection and also needed 4 breathing treatments a day. Poor little guy! After about a week he started feeling and acting better.

Then of course, Kaitlynn's cough started getting worse. She also started running a fever and kept saying her ear hurt. This Monday we went off to the doctor again and she also had an ear infection and needs breathing treatments with an added steroid. Thankfully, today she is acting and feeling better. I wouldn't say she's 100% but we're getting close. After 2 weeks of battling this nasty bug, I'm praying that I don't end up getting it but so far, so good.

At one of Hayden's appointments I asked the doctor about his eye lid which has been swollen and droopy since he was born. In fact, he didn't open that eye for almost 2 weeks after he was born, but everyone kept assuring us it was fine. 3 1/2 months later it's still puffy. The doctor said it could possibly be nerve damage either from being breech with the cord around his neck and being shoved up under my ribs. Or it could be from trauma from his birth, which I will say was kind of tramatic when they couldn't get him out during the c-section. We have made an appointment with a pediatric eye doctor in August to get it checked out. From my internet research I think it might be Ptosis which sometime requires surgery so it doesn't become a lazy eye which would bring up other issues. We'll feel better to hopefully get some more info. and answers. He is also still not turning his neck very well and is starting to get a flat spot because of it. I'm taking him to my friend, Jill who is a chiropractor on Tuesday and we'll see if that helps some. We're doing what we can to get our little guy in good shape! Please pray that we can get some answers and know how to make the best decisions for him.

Here's a little side grin during his bath the other night!

Very serious
Here's my poor guy with his mask on. Yes, it was almost as big as his face!

Happy 4th of July! We were planning on being in Iowa for a couple of days but with the sickness we just went for the day. It was a long trip up and back but both kids did great and Kaitlynn LOVED the little parade at Great Grandma's house. Although, not the loud tractors, cars and fire trucks!
This was the best picture I could get with Kaitlynn and Kinley in their matching shirts. Kinley is just a doll and smiling all the time! We tried to keep Kaitlynn away from her that day to avoid the possible germs.
Snuggling with Great Grandma during the parade
Grandma Hardie was there, too!
Our "little" guy now weighs almost 15 pounds...geez!That's my girl!

I have two adorable videos of both the kids, but it's not letting me upload them today. I'll try again tomorrow.

Vacation

We were lucky enough to get to go on another family vacation with Matt's extended family. This year we rented a house down by Lake of the Ozarks and had a wonderful time! Kaitlynn LOVED "fishing" which pretty much consisted of throwing out the fake fish that was attached to the end of her princess fishing pole and then reeling it back in again! We also rented a boat one day and I'm pretty sure that was the highlight of her trip!

There were several rainy mornings so Asha and Kaitlynn played cards with Uncle Randy
Mr. H hanging out in the sun!
Daddy hanging out with the boys on the water trampoline!
Abby curled up beside Hayden one morning and covered them both up with her blanket...too cute!
Look out!!
Aunt Annie (AKA Kaitlynn's twin!) with the girls
Plugging her ears just in case the boat was noisy when it started. I finally had to tell her that it was already turned on :)

Annie bought the girls matching shirts. They wore them just long enough to barely get this photo!

2 months old

Mr. Hayden is actually now 10 weekths old. I can't believe how fast the time is going and how big he is getting already! We had his 2 month appt. last week and he weighs 13 pounds which is the 75%. His head and length are still in the 25th%. It took him a little longer to start smiling then Kaitlynn did at this age, but the last few days he's really started to smile a lot more which I just LOVE!!

He is still pretty laid back unless he needs something and then his high pitched scream will quickly let you know that he isn't happy! He hardly spits up and is not colicky...thank goodness!! The biggest battle we've had so far is helping him to not be so gassy. He gets pretty uncomfortable sometimes. We're considering trying some soy formula with him to see if that helps any.

Kaitlynn is still a great big sister. She loves to help get things for us and is really a big help in the car. She can now reach him to put the pacifier back in his mouth when he starts crying. Sometimes she even says "shh shh shh" and she's pretty proud of herself when he stops crying and is happy again!

I went back to school for the last 9 1/2 days and it actually went by pretty quickly. I'm so excited to have another 9 weeks at home with the kids. We're going on a family vacation with the Wiese side of the family and are planning trips to the zoo, play dates, swimming and lots of other fun stuff. Hopefully I'll have a little more time to share updates.

When I went back to work our families took turn coming down to help babysit the kids. We are so thankful that they were able and willing to take time off of work to come help us out!

Playing with the neighbor girl
Talking to Carter, the neighbor on the other side. He carried his lawn chair over to the fence and sat down to have a little chat with the ladies. Too cute!
Here are some pictures I took of my little guy yesterday. Thanks to Janice for the adorable outfit!

My little man is hanging out here next to me as I type this so I decided to tape him. I didn't catch a big smile on here, but you can hear him "talking"!

Easter and Cousins

Here is a little update from the Sewing household. We've been very busy with a trip to Iowa for Easter and then another trip this past week for Mother's Day and to spend time with Aunt Annie and Cousin Abby. We had such a fun time!Some snuggle time with her brother one morning
We went to Mark and Diane's house Friday evening and Saturday to spend some time with my family Easter weekend.
Snuggling with Great Grandma Clouse
His shirt says it all! I can't complain one bit about this little guy. :)
Hanging out with Grandpa Hardie
Kaitlynn had her first Easter Egg Hunt in their basement. There's not too much of a rush to fiind the eggs when you're the only participant! In fact, she opened each egg one at a time as she went to see what was inside.
Here she is with her goods
Saturday evening we went over to Grammy and Grandpa Sewing's house. Papa had just had surgery on his shoulder but he was getting around pretty well. The Easter Bunny visited her at their house, too.
He just knew she would need a new fishing pole to practice for our vacation in June
That night she had ANOTHER egg hunt back at Grandma and Grandpa's house!




Happy 1st Easter Hayden Matthew!
Rocking with Great Grandma Wiese at lunch on Sunday
Cheese!
Lovin' from Nanny Janny

Our first family picture. Someday we'll get everyone looking and smiling!
Then she had her third egg hunt with Asha
Last Thursday I took both kids up to Iowa again and we stayed for a whole week. We had lots of family time and I even got caught up on my sleep. It was much needed!

Annie and Abby flew in on Monday and it was so nice to see them and watch the girls play together now that Abby's running around!
Grammy gave them spoons to dig in the dirt!
Poor Toby!
Pouty Kaitlynn