Stairs and Toilets!

It's a miracle!! I cleaned all 3 bathrooms today. I even got down on my hands and knees and scrubbed the floors! It needed it desperately. Tomorrow I am hoping to dust and clean kitchen floor and entry way floor. Thursday I will vacuum the whole house including stairs and Friday I will do laundry and pack. That's right, only 4 more sleeps until we get to see Grandaddy and GG!!!


Ok, there is a reason I am telling you that I cleaned. I will get to that in a minute. So Hayley has been moving nonstop. She is trying to climb up and over everything. I'm not quite sure why I couldn't wait for this moment. Actually I am really happy for her. She has climbed up our whole flight of stairs once and has climbed up Gramma Jodi's stairs twice! She is so determined and I love it. She is also attempting to stand on her own which is fantastic. She will stand for a few seconds and then fall, but just that she is trying is awesome!


Well, tonight after I gave Hayley a bath I was getting ready to give Chase a bath. Hayley was crawling around in our bedroom and followed me into the bathroom. Next thing I know, she had thrown her toy into the toilet and was standing trying to get it out! Ok, relax, remember I had cleaned earlier. In fact the toilet hadn't been used since so I didn't freak out to much. It was actually pretty cute. It almost looked like she was sick.


Chase is just Chase. He is rolling across the floor and can now get out of his bumbo chair. They are growing up too fast!!!

Milestones!

The last couple of days have been pretty eventful. We are hitting some milestones in our household! Hayley is now pulling to stand from sitting on the floor. She is also starting to take steps to the side while she is standing, and she has perfected going up stairs!! Help!!!! It just seems that all of a sudden she is just doing more and more! I am so proud of her. She falls down and gets right back up. She is in a very determined stage right now and I'm loving it. Hayley walking is getting closer and closer and I am so ready!!!!

Chase is starting to eat baby food now. He is eating sweet potatoes and carrots. I am going to try peas tonight. He is the messiest eater I have every seen. He takes a bite and then puts his fingers in his mouth. That means he has it all over his face, chair, clothes, and of course mommy!! I'm sure it is normal, but I did not experience that with Hayley. She was the neatest eater!!

By the way, I have not started the workout :( I know, I know, it is really sad!

Growing to fast!

Well, I am sad to report that my plan to get up and workout has yet to come into action. It's really sad I know. Those 30 lbs (yes 30) are still hanging out. My problem isn't actually getting out of bed anymore, it's the actual working out part. I get up and love that the house is so quiet so I spend that time alone. Drinking coffee. Eating breakfast at my own pace. I know, I know, I need to just do it. We will see.
This weekend wasn't to eventful. I am realizing how fast my children are growing up and I feel like I am missing it having two so close. We went to Grammas on Saturday and Hayley was standing at the coffee table and then completely lifted herself up off the floor. Yesterday she did the same thing except she actually got her legs on the coffee table so she was sitting on the coffee table. She tried to climb over the back of the couch yesterday also. She is just a little monkey! I can't take my eyes off of her for a second. It makes me nervous for when she starts walking.
Chase is really starting to babble. He is so stinkin cute. He is gonna be a little heartbreaker. He is into rolling and being on the floor now. He doesn't like to be stuck somewhere. Next thing I know he will be crawling!!! AHHHHH!!
Anyhoo, it was a good weekend. This weekend they are getting pictures done so I will post them next week.

Shots again!

Today I got up at 5:45 am. Why you ask? Well, my goal is to actually get up at 5am to start a workout routine, so I figured I will just get up earlier and earlier so it's not just cold turkey. We will see how this turns out. Honestly, I don't know which way this will go. I feel like during the day I am so determined to workout and lose this 30 lbs (yes 30) of babyweight, but when it actually comes time to do it I just have no motivation to get up. I know there are mothers out there who have 4 or 5 kids and get up at the crack of dawn, workout, homeschool, make homemade dinners and clean the house daily. I'm just telling you now that just typing that out made me exhausted. I don't think I am going to be one of those super moms. Most days I look like I get dressed in the dark. I usually shower every other day (or two days). I scramble around my house like a mad women, yet at the end of the day I don't actually know what I have gotten done. Wow, I am looking pretty pathetic right now. Ok, let's move on to the children.

Hayley had physical therapy today. She did awesome! Little by little we are seeing new things with her. I am thrilled. I hope she is walking around her 2nd birthday. If not, that's ok. She will do it when she is ready.

Chase had a rough day. First he had to deal with his big sister crawling all over him. When I say that I literally mean all over him. She would start at his head and go down his feet. Then she would go from side to side. Now you are probably wondering why I didn't stop it. Well, to be honest I thought it was hilarious. His face was just priceless. He was actually smiling and playing with his music table. After a while though, he turned over and kicked her in the face. She got the hint and moved on. Then we went to the Doctor and had his shots. Not to happy about that. He screamed until we got home and had a bottle put in his mouth.

They are both sleeping like babies right now. Good night.

Today was a good day. We are finally back to our normal schedule. Daylight Savings kind of threw us off for a few days. We had some rough patches, but we made it through.
We are managing to stay healthy so I hope it continues! Hayley had speech therapy today and the therapist actually said, "yes, she is a stubborn little girl." That is actually a big trait with individuals who have Down Syndrome, so I am so excited for that! I will just have to be more stubborn. According to my parents it won't be that hard for me.
Chase is still Chase. I keep hoping that the spit up will stop. Well, it hasn't. Today I was burping him and he let out a big one. I was so excited, because it took him forever to get one out. Then a couple seconds later I realized that he spit up all the way down my back. It was on the couch and there was a huge spot on the floor where it all landed. Seriously, this is why I can't have nice things. Between the kids and the dogs, there is no way! (it's also why I am in sweatpants everyday of my life)
Hopefully you all are staying healthy!

It's November

Well, first of all I have to apologize. When I first started this blog I had the intention to actually write on it every night. Little did I know, that was not gonna happen! I'm sorry, I am just too tired to write every night, so please do not be upset. I honestly don't know what I was thinking. Anyways, I am back and I will just tell you now I will be lucky to update once a week. I will try for a couple times, but I will not guarantee.

There have been a lot of changes in our household. Hayley climbed the first flight of stairs!! I couldn't believe it. It took her a few minutes to get the first step, but after that she just took off. Hayley also started speech therapy and physical therapy so now she has therapy four times a week. A week from Monday we are also starting a playgroup. We will be busy, busy, busy! I think it will be fantastic for Hayley and I am excited to get her walking and talking. I am dreaming for the day when she looks at me and says "Mama."

Hayley is also down to 1 nap now. (please pray for me) So, let's just say mommy gets very little time to herself :( It is good though, because now I have that time with Hayley in the morning while Chase naps.

Speaking of Chase, he is gonna be a little hearbreaker. We went to the Tacoma Dome for the Holiday Gift and Food Festival the other day and Jason was carrying Chase in a front carrier. He was facing out, and I mean he was smiling at all the girls. I thought I actually saw him bat his big blue eyes, but I may be mistaken. Chase is starting to roll across the floor and playing with anything he can get his hands on. He is growing like a weed. He is only 2lbs less than Hayley!

We took the kids trick or treating tonight. Oh my goodness they were so cute. Chase was a monkey, banana and all, and Hayley was a butterfly. Cute, cute, cute! I can't wait til they can

walk up to the door themselves and say trick or treat.

I can't believe it is November!! This is crazy!

Hello again

I finally looked on here and realized it has been a while since I wrote in here. Well, last weekend we took the kids to the pumpkin patch. It was fun. We put Hayley in the wheelbarrow and we went in search for some nice looking pumpkins. After we got there though I realized that I hadn't charged my camera so I only got a few pictures before it died. Of course I didn't get any of Chase, but he was there. Poor guy!

This week we also got her therapy sessions in order. Now she will have therapy four times a week, so we will be busy with those and playgroups. I found that it is good to try and keep busy. It is hard on me to take them out by myself, but I know it is the best thing for both my children. I just can't wait for Hayley to start walking. Carrying them both is getting pretty tough!

Hayley is really getting into being an older sister. At first she would give Chase toys, but now she just takes them away. It's pretty funny to see his face. He just sits and stares at her. Then he usually ends up sucking on his fingers. I figure I'll go ahead and let her, because soon enough he will be taking the toys from her!

This week we have also really noticed how quickly Hayley is picking up on things. You usually just have to show Hayley once how to do something and then she can do it. It's pretty awesome to see her catch on to things!! She is so smart and I just can't wait for her to start talking. Sorry I haven't been keeping up I will try to do better.

Have a good weekend!