The Fam

The Fam

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Harlowe's First Day of School

She looks pretty excited to go to school but don't let that smile fool you. It was an ordeal, I do have to admit I had a little break down too. But all in all she still has her moments yet I think she is liking it. I still have my moments too because if I am off during the week, I keep her home with me. I guess I have to ease into school time too, ha.



I was trying to get a good pic of her cute backpack, it is a little big for her but she can grow into it. It even has her name monogrammed in pink, so cute. She loves her backpack because Dora has a backpack too, ha.

I just adore this little girl.

Oh, poor Trysten just woke up but I had to include him in the festivities. I really need to make and effort taking his pics, I have been slacking on that department. My baby is six months old here and such a sweetheart. He is such a great baby, so laid back and go with the flow type of person. Even when he is hungry, if you are holding him, all is good in his world. He is my angel. Still blue eyes, who knew?

I had to get Harlowe's nap mat in the picture, it is so cute and I just love it to death. It comes with a built in blanket and pillow and rolls up for easy carry. Love it!





It has been so long since I have blogged, I am a slacker. I don't know how people do it to keep it together? It seems like my days off are filled with cleaning, cooking and trying to spend time with the family. You really need to be organized and have a plan for the week so everything can run smoothly. I know I sound like a broken record but I am lucky if I get a picture in. I really have to be more diligent about capturing precious moments because it does go by so fast.

Well Harlowe is doing pretty good on the potty training front, school has helped a lot. She still doesn't really tell me when she needs to go to the bathroom but we are doing the frequent potty breaks. Oh, and the pooping, yikes, we cannot get that down. Persistence is the key, right? God be with us, ha.

Since Harlowe has started school, she has had a green runny nose and cough for a couple of months now. Which has gotten Trysten sick with the same symptoms and me too. I really thought my immune system was impenetrable because I rarely get sick, but being around sick kids at work and now at home, I am a hot mess. We are a sad bunch but Dustin has been the healthy one because he avoids us like the plague, ha. I guess that is what happens when you start school, hopefully it will be over soon.

Trysten is now almost eight months, I cannot even believe it. He is such a sweet, sweet baby. He holds his bottle himself now and is eating stage two baby foods still. He doesn't like the texture of stage three baby foods yet. Dustin and I blend up what ever we are eating for dinner, so he has had pretty much everything. I have to admit, I kinda feel like a failure, not kinda, I really do feel like a failure. But since he has started eating food my milk production has gone down and now is to a halt, I even tried herbal supplements to increase my milk production but diarrhea city, I know too much info. Anyway, when he got sick he really didn't want to breastfeed anymore because he couldn't breath and the bottle was so much easier for him, he even became a biter. So needless to say my baby is on formula, Similac Organic, I hate it but I guess he has to have it, boo hoo. I know I am a freak but I breastfeed Harlowe for a year so that was my goal for Trystee too.

For the past month he has really recognized us as him primary caregivers and really wants to be held by us and now looks at strangers like, don't even think about coming close to me, ha.  I really didn't think he cared about me because when Harlowe was a baby she was so attached to me. But Trysten loves his daddy, they are so cute together, Dustin makes him laugh and giggle. It is so cute to see them together, Dustin is a great dad. Anyway, back to the point, Trysten will actually want to be held by me and lunges for me when he sees me. It feels so nice to be loved, ha.

Halowe still loves her brother, she hasn't had any jealousy issues which is so nice. I really try to make it a point to spend equal amounts of time with them. But Harlowe is still a mamma's girl but she really doesn't mind when I am toting Trysten around and playing with her.

Even through the whirlwind of everyday life, I really am so blessed to have such a great family.











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