Oh My Gosh

Oh my gosh, Amelia is a crazy woman. I have been talking with other moms of 2 and 3 year olds and it is comforting to know that my daughter is not the only one who has temporarily (please God) lost her mind. However, this does not help me in this moment while she is screaming like a crazy woman in her bed over things she nor I can control. I've never prayed so much as in the last two weeks.

Hooray!

Isaac finally slept through the night last night! It's been at least two weeks. The key, 4oz of formula with the last feed. Sadly, I'm just not producing enough at night right now. But, getting more sleep because he doesn't need to eat twice a night should help for sure. It's a vicious cycle, he wakes up hungry twice because I didn't make enough in the evening; I didn't make enough in the evening because I'm tired from being up with him twice the night before...you see the cycle here? Thank God for hypoallergenic formula!

In Amelia news, the girl is hitting the terrible two's hard right now. We've had many drestling, yes, drestling matches (that's wrestling with the girl to get her dressed) and she's produced screams and sounds I have never heard before. The good news is that she's doing fabulously with potty training and after only 2 weeks can pretty much be trusted wearing "big kid underpants". They must be called this. Must.

Mommy and Daddy? We're just trying to make it past the BAR, July 28th and 29th. Pray!

Conversation with Isaac

Introducing Isaac

Isaac is 10 weeks old now. He is very social and loves to smile and talk. As you can see, he's also a good eater! His favorite pass times are looking at his mobile and kicking his legs and arms vigorously, sucking on his hands, eating, and hanging out in his bouncy seat. Amelia has taken very well to her role of big sister. She has her two and a half year old moments, but overall is very sweet to Isaac. We are incredibly blessed to have two healthy, beautiful children.
It blows me away.

Happy Birthday Amelia!

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Yay for cupcakes!


Amelia got a new kitty for her birthday! It's a fur real kitty - that's the closest to a real kitty she's going to get for some time after our Pedro experience. This one doesn't attack viciously with no known reason, though it does hiss if you pull it's tail! At the end of the video when Amelia says, "see Amelia!" over and over, it's because she noticed the camera and wants to see herself in it. Watching herself in videos is her favorite pass time!

Boo at the Zoo

The St. Louis Zoo has an event each year the Saturday before Halloween for kids to come in their costumes and trick or treat at the zoo. We had a blast!

The baby tigers! There are 5 at the zoo right now. I could watch them for hours!

Amelia loves riding on Jason's shoulders

Riding on the train. Don't let her face fool you, Amelia loves the train!

Walking confidently as her dinosaur self

Apple Picking at Eckert's

Aren't we cute =) Amelia couldn't take the apple away from her mouth for a minute. They're her favorite fruit.

Amelia got to ride a pony for the first time. She wasn't scared at all!

Yee-Ha!

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