Cruz-1 month

Since Cruz is almost 8 weeks and 2 months a week from yesterday, I will update you on his 1st month of life!  He came into this world sleeping. . a lot!  You always forget how much they sleep.  He wasn't quite back to birth weight at his 2 week check up so Doctor Markham wanted to see him at 3 weeks and he had gained almost a pound!  Can't wait to see how much the little stinker weighs next week at his 2 month check up!
Thank goodness my mom was here the first month, because Cruz took up a lot of my time!  Having no sort of routine and eating about every 1 1/2-2 hours, he was with Mommy a lot!  His fussy time seemed to be at night or random times during the day.  He figured out night sleep pretty well from the start.  He was pretty consistent the first month being up 2-3 times.  He would wake up between 11-12:30, then again at 3ish, and then between 5-6.  I can totally handle that.  He only had a few nights when he woke up at 3 and decided to stay awake for over and hour and not go back to sleep.  Other than that, I was very lucky that first month with getting enough sleep at night!
He quickly outgrew newborn diapers and moved up to size 1 after a couple of weeks.  At 1 month, he was still wearing newborn clothes, but could fit into 3 month onesies- he has such a LONG torso!  I'm not sure how much he was eating at a feeding; I just know he ate a lot!  Excited to update you on his 2 month stats as he is definitely changing, and growing, and becoming more alert!

Here are a few 1 month shots!

Life with 3

So again, it's been awhile since I have updated my blog and a friend reminded me of this so I thought I better get one out to let everyone know how things are going! :)  So some of you may wonder how life with 3 little ones is. . well. . it's Crazy, Fun, Chaotic, Messy, Stressful, Rewarding, Wonderful. . just to list a few!
Honestly, going into this I really had no idea what to expect having 3 under the age of 4.  Needless to say, I am finally starting to get the hang of things(after almost 7 weeks!)
I read somewhere a little while back that a Mommy's plate is always full no matter if she has 1 or 3 or 5 kids.  I totally get it now!  I thought with one child we were busy and my plate was full and I wasn't sure how I was going to handle 2 kids because having 1 child took all my time.  Now with 3, my plate is still full, maybe overflowing at times, but it's a wonderful feeling.  I have to admit, at times, I think I am going to go nuts trying to juggle so many things at one time--but I wouldn't have it any other way.  I have been blessed with 3 amazing little men that keep me on my toes at all times!
The most trying time of the day right now is when Im feeding Cruz.   Kellen knows I can't get to him so he goes into aggressive mode with Carson or does things he knows he is not supposed to be doing- he's my ornery middle child!! ;)
Cruz is starting to develop a daytime routine which makes things a lot easier and predictable!
I'm so blessed to be home another 5 weeks with my boys!  I don't go back to school until after Thanksgiving break!  I will continue to try and update you all on what has been happening and get some more pictures up soon! :)