Fun with Grandma Foreman!

I actually did get pictures of her with the kids this time, not as many as I would have liked, but several more than most visits! We did a Walk for Life to raise funds and awareness of the CareNet Pregnancy Center of Rio Rancho on Saturday morning; afterwards Hannah and I took the twins on their first carousel ride! They LOVED it! We noticed that KB Toys was having a huge going out of business sale, so Grandma bought a baby stroller for Amber, and some guns and a loud, annoying pirate sword for Ethan. We went out to eat with Brian's family and had a really good time. The next day Amber got sick so we didn't do much after that. It was so helpful to have an extra set of hands. Grandma worked her magic with Jackson during his fussy times and the early mornings after he ate and didn't want to go back to sleep right away. She cooked lots of food for us and baked banana bread, pumpkin bread, and chocolate cupcakes so we'd have some goodies in the freezer. Colors also got some quality 'Grandma Time' in too. It's always too short of a visit, but we had fun with her and miss her already. Hopefully we'll get to WI soon to visit everyone else!

Grandma Foreman's Coming To Town!

You better watch out, better not cry, better not pout, I'm tellin' you why....Grandma Foreman's comin' to town!!! I'm so excited that I put it to some music, I know that's kind of lame, oh well. She get's here tomorrow afternoon and the kids are going to have so much fun with her! She's planning on: playing with all of the kids, cooking tons of food for us, and getting up with Jackson and holding him until he goes to sleep after those early morning feedings. There's going to be a lot to squeeze into this quick weekend trip. I'm going to try to get some good pictures while she's here, she DOES NOT like the camera so it will be tricky!

Little Jack- 5.5 weeks old, he can find his fist now, for sucking and punching! And he rolls over all of the time.


Amber needing her hair combed, Ethan needing it cut..., they both looked like ragamuffins yesterday! Last night my hairdresser came to the house and Ethan and I both got a trim, this lady is really nice and happens to live in my neighborhood, so it works out great for both of us. The last one is of Hannah and her friend from school, 6th graders are so cool.

1 month old already!

I can't believe Jackson is already one month old. He is doing better with sleeping but we still have a LONG way to go... his last feeding at night is usually around 10-11pm, I get up 3-4 times in the middle of the night with him, and then we start our morning again at 7am. It is getting easier juggling all three of them during the day though. Today we went to Burger King because my neighborhood mom's club was holding their monthly meeting inside the playplace. Since that is a very familiar spot for us, I thought, why not try getting them all out on my own? I parked near the playplace entrance, put Amber and Ethan in their double stroller and was able to push that with one hand and carry Jackson (finally asleep) in his infant carseat with the other hand. Jackson has a very long morning awake time and also doesn't particularly like getting strapped into his carseat, so after the 10 minute drive serenaded by his crying, he fell asleep as we pulled into the parking lot. My friend Jill spotted us walking in and held the door open for us, so it wasn't bad at all! It was great to see other adults and it was nice for Amber and Ethan to play with their friends too. Jackson slept the whole time we were there, about 1.5 hrs. We had a good time and when we got home it was time for lunch and then naptime for the twins, one of my favorite things :) Then Jackson woke up from his nap and it was lunchtime for him! It's so much easier getting through the day when we have fun things planned like this.

And, today, Grandma Menicucci is picking up Hannah from school for me so I didn't have to be as anal about exactly what time the twins went down for a nap. When I don't plan out the morning just right and get them down early enough, I end up having to wake them up before they are finished. It can be a very crabby ride to school and back and then a crabby and long afternoon for me waiting for Brian to get home. Thank you, Grandma, that is a huge help!

Happy New Year!

Amber and Ethan both got to hold Jackson for the first time when he was 2 weeks old. Ethan wasn't too sure at first, then he got really interested and wanted to really check him out!


Ethan and Amber were playing in Jackson's room with some empty diaper and wipes boxes-loads of fun!


We took all the little ones to the park yesterday and I used the baby carrier for the first time with Jackson, he seemed to like it, it was 50+ degrees outside and sunny! Amber and Ethan get sooo stir crazy if we stay inside the house all day.
Jackson sleeps very well when he's being held...as soon as I lay him down he wakes up grunting and squirming and that quickly turns into crying. I thought it would be easier with just one, it's still really hard. He's 3 weeks old today, and I'm hoping that he starts to sleep better soon.