TIme is Flying!

Our Family has been SUPER busy, and it seems there are not enough hours in the day. I am lucky to have 20 minutes to myself! The only way I am able to blog at this current moment, 2 of the 3 kids are in bed! Our days have been filled with baseball, and two weeks ago, the entire house had the nasty FLU bug. I have had the bug in my house already 2 times this year, but we were the lucky house to get the FLU 3 times! Previously, we have all had it at different times, but this time was a lot different. Matt had it for 5 days, and as soon as he was all better, and back to school, the rest of my household had it. Trevor and I barely slept, the kids were so incredibly sick, and there was nothing we could do, but hold them, snuggle with them, and at the same time, take care of ourselves. It was exhausting, but we are so glad to have everyone in good health...

Matthew... He is playing basketball for his school, as well as baseball for league. He is playing in the highest division for the second year in a row (Majors). His baseball schedule is very demanding. We are at the ball park 3 times a week. His first game is this coming Saturday, so we will have baseball 5 days a week, starting next week. He loves it! I love his coaches motto though, "Family, School then baseball!" I appreciate a coach that wants the kids to have a good family relationship and good grades. Last week I had to pull him early because we had a "mother/son game night/dance" to go to at his school. I was so excited to have some one on one time with him. It is not too often we get to hang out just us. We had to dress in sports apparel. Most boys and moms matched, but Matt and I couldn't. The only team we both agree on are the Sharks, but wearing a long sleeve jersey in a gym full of boys who are hormonal and run hot, I opted to wear my Giants shirt. Matt wore his A's shirt under a football jersey, not supporting my Niners. Once we got there, I was anxious to play games with him and hang out. He had a different plan. It was bye Mom, I am going to hang out with my friends... the onlytime he wanted to be near me was after the pie eating contest, when he was feeling sick.  I have a Pre-Teen! I am chop liver... But I was grateful he wanted to even go.

 
Mason... Now 7 months old!!! My little baby is growing up way to fast! I feel like just yesterday I was holding him in my arms at the hospital! Now he sits up with support still, but occasionally on his own, but is FULLY mobile. He army crawls mostly and is getting into everything! He likes to eat applesauce, pureed bananas, sweet potatoes and squash. He is finally taking a bottle, but not from me. (we have a lot of wedding events coming up quickly, so in June Trevor will have the kids for 3 days by himself. Mason HAS to be able to take a bottle and not do middle of the night feedings at that point!) He Laughs all the time! Maddison is the funniest person to him. She constantly is entertaining him, and he likes when she is a little rough with him. She treats him like a rag doll, and he doesn't seem to mind (most of the time).  He started to eat Mum-Mums and now prefers those over anything else! Mason is such a happy, easy going baby! I just want to keep him exactly at this age forever! I love it!

Maddison... She can tell you she is 2 and a half and that her birthday is July 7. not 7th, but 7. She has been making new little friends at MOPS as well as at church, and a little girl at the baseball field. She is definitely bossy and aggressive with her friends. She gravitates to older children, or boys. When she plays with them, there is NO drama. But girls her own age, there is constant friction. Yes, my daughter has a Very strong personality (the apple does not fall far from the tree). We are working with her on sharing. This is a very hard thing for her, but when she does it, we praise her! She is 2 1/2, she will eventually get it. She is fully potty trained, but I still put her in a diaper for naps and bedtime. She sometimes wakes up completely dry, but it is too soon to take the diapers away completely.

She also just helped me plant a little garden. We are growing tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, snap peas,basil, jalapenos, and rosemary.(only planting things I know my family will eat) I can't wait for the little baby sprouts to start popping up. She has her own watering can, and once we get them to start growing we will transplant them outside. I am very excited to have my OWN garden, and I am enjoying the process of taking care of our crops with my daughter.



It was raining and she was so bored in the house, so I hung up colorful construction paper all over the house, would shout a color and she would run and go get it. This kept her entertained for over an hour, and it pooped her out



We also had a scare in her mouth (I thought it was an infection) so Maddie got to go to the Dentist for the first time! She did great. She let the Hygienist look inside her mouth, as well as the Dentist. She was not keen on laying down , but they were happy to look inside her mouth, while she tilted her head back. Thank goodness it was just a secondary Molar coming in. She has three teeth coming in right now. No wonder the poor girl kept saying her mouth hurts.


Hopefully another update will come soon!