Ideas?

Does anyone have any ideas how to bribe a month old baby to sleep? I've memorized every infomercial currently on the air in the middle of the night. My favorite is the Magic Bullet blender thing. Though, the Proactive and other beauty product commercials are always fun.

James is 1 month old!

It's already been a month. Where has the time gone? He's about 8 pounds, maybe a few ounces less, and 20-something inches long. My sister Ashlyn made a scrapbook page on her blog for James. Click here to see it. He is a serious cuddle bug and adored by his brothers.

We love you James!

Family Game Show

Since I am nursing we are watching much more t.v. than usual. After dinner and before bedtime the Wheel of Fortune comes on. We have started watching this as a family every night. Kenny is the driving force behind this. When it starts getting dark, he starts asking when The Wheel will be on. We have a great time watching together. Nathan gets into pointing out the letters, and Kenny likes watching the money add up and identifying parts of words that he knows (for example, tonight one of the words had I_G at the end and Kenny said, "That word has an -ing in it.") Daddy and I like to beat each other to solve the puzzle. It's nice to have a calm time before bed. And the boys like to play pretend Wheel of Fortune. Kenny even buildt a wheel out of legos- complete with Star Wars people for the players.

Kenny-isms

I was upstairs and asked Kenny to bring me a glass of water. He comes up a few minutes later and loudly announces, "Here's the stuff you use to make milk!"

He Is Still so Tiny!

Almost 4 weeks old and he can still wear newborn size clothes. The 0-3 months drown him.This is one of my favorite little sleepers. It says "Everywhere a quack, quack" with a big duck and a line of baby ducks.

"Actually Mom..."

Kenny has a new friend at school. His name is Cody. Cody is 5 years old, almost six (because Kenny said you aren't very smart until you are almost six).

According to Kenny, Cody is the smartest person in the whole world. He knows everything. Unfortunately, he knows everything wrong.

Trying to contradict Cody will get you no where. After all, I'm just a grown-up. How could I know more than a kindergartner?

For example, Cody says that on your birthday you can choose how old you want to turn. It doesn't go in order.

Cody also says if you eat too many raisins that your stomach will explode.

And we mustn't forget that you don't have to brush your teeth because stinky breath will keep the bad guys away.

Just about every night at dinner Kenny says, "Hey Mom, did you know...(fill in the dots with some ridiculous theory.) After presenting his thought he says, "Do you know who told me that?"

Of course it is always Cody. And when I try to set him straight he scowls at me and says, "Actually Mom, you are just wrong and I believe Cody because he is the smartest." I try to appeal to his logic, but Kenny's logic is often stooped in his imaginary world that he lives in and therefore he can argue anything as possible.

I just hope this isn't a sign he is always going to be this influenced by his peers. We may be in serious trouble.

James' 1st Video

Happy Birthday Boys!!
Four years old and 29+ a few.
We love you both very very much!

Daddy's Favorite Thing

Unplugged

After 17 days, James has decided to join the wireless generation. He is officially cordless!

Having 3 is a lot of work!

Wow. I have three boys.

How did this happen to me? I will admit I have had a few- though very fleeting- moments when I found myself contemplating "I'm not so sure we thought this thing through all the way."

Now that James is here, I'm grateful I didn't have a girl. With my sons I can't imagine a little girl fitting in. They are the most perfect and beautiful little trio.

But three kids is a lot of work. Granted, I am still recovering and not even close to my regular form. That probably complicates things. Our baby is also a cuddle bug. He does not like to look around or play on the floor with his hands like his brothers did. James wants to be held and held tight. Laying across your lap won't do. He wants you to sit Indian style, fold him in half, and shove in the little hole in your lap. It makes doing even the simplest tasks, like using the bathroom, hard. For example, between feedings, settling James into feeling okay with being set down, and caring for Kenny and Nathan it took me an hour and a half to fold one load of laundry yesterday.

I also don't have any pictures of my boys together. Kenny's little virus last week meant he was quarantined from the baby and if Nathan is "holding" the baby I need both my hands plus a few more. Cameras are not an option. Nathan is warming up to the baby. We bought him a little boy cabbage patch doll. He will take care of his baby while I take care of mine. It helps him feel involved. He loves changing that dolls diapers and making it dinner in the toy room kitchen. He also did great with potty training yesterday. We tried the run around naked approuch and it worked! Yeah for Nathan! It's about time seeing as we spent $40 in diapers at the store last weekend.

James had his two week appointment last Friday. He was 7 lbs. 1 oz. and 20 inches. Still smaller than Kenny when he was born. He has some problems with gassiness. Poor baby- I hope he'll grow out of it as he gets bigger.

In other news, I am within 1 pound of my pre-pregnancy weight. However, I am no where near the right shape. Things are still shrinking and moving back to their original location. I was thinking- if anyone ever needs labor and birth advice, I'm the one to come to. I have had three babies- each one different. Kenny was a vaginal/epideral. Nathan was a vaginal/natural. And James was a holy-crap-get-this-baby-out-now ceasarian section. I've done it all!

I feel that I am rambling a bit, but in my defense I am severely sleep deprived. Besides being up with a baby at night, I still have to set an early alarm clock to get my family up, dressed, and out the door for work/school. And the nap when baby naps thing]s doesn't usually go well when there are other children to care for. But James is going for 3 hour streches at night now, so things will be getting better soon.

Oh, there goes my mommy alarm clock. James has reached his limit of how long he'll lay down next to me while I type. Sorry no pictures. The computer is downloading them very slowly and I have to go now. Maybe later I'll have time.

Ha ha ha!

I have several stories to post, but finding time is hard. Kenny has been running a low grade fever for days and I have developed an infection in my incision sight. I can't seem to catch a break lately!

James is a great baby. He's rarely fussy- unless you are changing his diaper or clothes. He loves to be held and cuddle. Kenny is enamored with the baby and Nathan is quickly coming around and starting to show interest in James.

I love these pictures because James always has his hands on his face or head. Even during the several ultrasounds we had he always had his hand on his head. While I was in labor- before the world turned upside down- the doctor told me he was presenting with his hand on the top of his head.