Westover Family

How is it that after a bath, which included LOTS of soap and scrubbing, getting teeth brushed and some clean clothes a kid can still smell of puke SO bad!?

"Joy" is probably the wrong word for this situation...

Lets start with a little background...
Jack has been sleeping through the night for close to 2 weeks now (12 hours of sleep, it's great!) so we decided to move him from his cradle in the living room to the crib in Avery's room. Last night was the first night of the boys sleeping in the same room.

This morning I woke up before the boys so I turned the hall light off and opened their bedroom door, so if Avery woke up first he could come out and not wake Jack up with any yelling.
When I first opened the door I noticed it smelled pretty nasty in the bedroom, but I couldn't figure out why, and since both boys were still asleep I didn't want to turn the light on and wake them up.
After a little bit I heard Jack making noise so I went to get him, when I walked into the room Avery was awake just laying in his bed. I turned the light on to discover Avery had thrown up in his bed sometime in the night, it was all over his blanket, pillow, head, caked on his shirt and face. I almost threw up right there! He just kept saying "I spit in my bed, Mom" over and over. so as quickly as I could I stripped him down and stuck him in the bath. It was seriously one of the grossest things ever. And it had happened quite a while ago, it was all dry. Yuck!
I got all the dirty things in the Washer, opened the window in the bedroom and put a plug in air freshener in there too, we'll see how long it takes to get the fumes out of there!

Poor Jack had to wait to eat, so he was unhappy and made himself tired with all the crying, so he's already down for an early nap.
And Avery is just vegging on the couch (which is covered with a blanket and other protective covers, just in case!) watching tv. He's not acting way sick, but I certainly don't want to smell or clean up puke again...I generally "let" Andy do that, too bad for these long work/school days!

One thing that was cute about this whole thing was Avery being so sweet to me. As I was trying to get him in the bath, gagging over the smell and the dry chunks of puke, he thought I was sneezing and kept saying "bless you momma" over and over. Little did he know what I was trying to hold back!

This is what we're vegging out to tonight (and probably a little tomorrow, thanks to DVR!)

These boys sure do love each other. Avery is always wanting to "huggle" Jack and give him kisses, and Jack always has a smile for his big brother. I think Avery will be a little happier when Jack can join him with toys and stuff!

Andy frequently complains to me that I don't blog enough (he likes to look at the blog when he's at work/school), So I'll let you all in on why I'm not blogging as many exciting things.

My days often run together, there are several times a week I actually forget what day it is.
I wake up
Feed the boys
do the dishes
change diapers
try to keep the house decent
fold laundry (cause we have the problem of the never resting washer/dryer!)
do whatever other chores I have alloted for the day
lay Jack down for naps at various times throughout the day
feed Avery lunch
lay Avery down for a nap
clean or relax while both boys are down
try to think of things to do to keep me busy through the afternoon (which includes things like reading, crafting sometimes, organizing something, living vicariously through others blogs, you know...)
make dinner
wait for Andy to get home
eat
hang out together before the boys go to bed
watch a couple shows, play a game or trick Andy into helping me clean something
go to bed
wake up and do it all again. With the exception of going to the grocery store some evenings.

I'm mostly too chicken to go out with both boys by myself, between being diseased and limited in my physical activities (i.e. running after kids) and Avery being a typical kid who likes to run...we prefer to wait for Dad.
Every few days we really have to get out though, before Avery and I go crazy and start screaming!
So, weekends are much more exciting around here, we get to get out of the house, maybe see other people. Avery looks forward to nursery. All week. And I look forward to just being around other adults!
So now I've blogged for the week, if anything exciting happens I'll post again. I always have cute pictures of the boys, so you all have that to look forward to at least! :)

This past weekend we watched the BYU game at our house with Andy's brothers. Got together with Jordan and Amelia and on Friday we went and got our van programmed for one of these beauties. Love it! We lead a simple life...and I'm easily excited about things like this!

Jack has slept through the night the last two nights. It's been nice. I just hope it continues this way and that it's not just a fluke!

I've probably jinxed us now that I've posted about it...! Shoot.

I can't believe it's been 2 months since Jack was born, time really does fly!

Jack had his 2 month check up yesterday morning, he's weighing in at a whopping 9 pounds 11 ounces (10th percentile) and 23 inches long (50th percentile). He's still in newborn diapers and just barely fitting into newborn clothes. He seems so huge to me, but I guess he's still pretty little!

He's so much fun, he smiles and coos at us all the time, it's adorable. He's such an easy baby, he only wakes once in the night to eat (and I owe a HUGE thanks to Andy for feeding him every night!), he's content to be kissed, hugged and posed by his big brother. Yesterday I caught him staring at his foot, he was concentrating so hard on it, it was adorable.

We're really (really, really!) enjoying having another little boy, we love watching him grow and learn new things. And while I love that he's content to lay in my lap and smile at me all day, a teeny part of me is looking forward to when he and Avery can interact with each other on a more equal level. Just a teeny part though. I sure love my little baby!

Today, while re-heating leftovers for Avery's lunch my microwave just quit working, at first I thought a breaker blew or something, but that was not the case.

It's not even old. I bought it 2 years ago after our ancient microwave that Andy bought used right before we got married, bit the dust. I wasn't sad about that one. But I hate that I just bought a brand new one that I liked less than 2 full years ago and now it's dead.

So...now I'm trying to decide if I want to buy a new one, a used one or non at all. I sure would like the extra counter space and most things you do in the microwave can be done in the oven or on the stove. With the exception of microwave popcorn, which I really like.

Do you have a microwave? Is it really necessary? I'm thinking I may try a week or so without, to see if I really need it? So tell me, what can you only do in the microwave? I need to decide if I'm motivated enough to re-heat things in the oven...! Microwaves sure are convenient...! But they can be expensive!

Misty tagged me for this one, here goes...

3 Joys
-Andy and the boys

-Baby smiles

-A good steak :)

3 Fears

-Something bad happening to my kids

-Silly, but...Dying, then Andy getting remarried and forgetting about me, and the new wife being evil and not liking my kids. Andy thinks I'm crazy, but admits if I died he's probably get remarried someday. Rude.

-Not getting better

3 Obsessions
-trying to keep a clean house. Does that make sense? I'm obsessed with trying to keep a clean house...some days I'm successful!

-bloggin, reading friends blogs, blog stalking. Everyone I meet, I wonder if they have a blog. now you all know I'm a little crazy!

-Lately, reading. I wish it was all the time, and it would be I guess if all books were good.

3 Surprising Facts About Me
-at 9 months pregnant I could stand, fold myself in half with my legs straight and palm the ground.

-I read really fast. Andy's jealous.

-I actually like my mini van. Most people that have one don't really like it. But I pretty much love it.

3 People I tag
-Sis

-Karen

-Mishka

The Sunday that we blessed Jack was a little crazy with all the family we had in town and the luncheon after the blessing, so we didn't get any pictures of Jack in his blessing outfit. He was so little in it still so I just decided to wait until it fit him a little better. At 2 months old the little outfit that was supposed to fit babies up to 7 pounds finally fits! So we got some pictures of him in it. My Mom made it, she also made a matching shirt for Avery. So we got some pictures of the two of them together as well.

So here he is in his blessing outfit.

The other night I was sleeping somewhat peacefully when all of the sudden Andy rolled over and grabbed my shoulders which as you can imagine woke me up pretty quick, when I asked him what he was doing he replied with this "you weren't moving so I was making sure you weren't choking". At this point I knew he was asleep so I just told him to lay down, which he didn't understand until I'd said the same thing about 4 times. He was very confused by the simple command. Of course in the morning he didn't remember any of it.

he often talks in his sleep, sometimes I try and get him to keep talking because it's funny. Other times I just make him go back to sleep for real. It's pretty funny really. And he's always very confused when he's half asleep like that which gets me a little frustrated when I say something like "just go back to sleep" and he comes back with "what? I don't know what you're talking about!". I mean really, even half asleep how hard is it to understand what "go to sleep." means?! :)

Jack exhausted after cheering on BYU as they crushed UCLA 59-0

....at Forever and a Day!
My sister is way talented and she's giving everyone a chance to win a super cute pair of baby Mary Jane's...so go sign up and tell your friends about it!

How adorable are these? And how talented is Sis!?
I ordered these matching loafers for my boys and got them today, they're adorable and fit perfectly!! Avery's will serve as slippers for around the house (he already loves them!) but Jack's will be going out shoes as well. I love them! I'm thinking of constructing an outfit for church to match these beauties! So, check out my sister's stuff, Forever and a Day ,and tell your friends about her!

Especially when it keeps a certain 2 year old occupied for longer than 5 seconds! Avery played with it yesterday (and today) for a good 20 or 30 minutes. He thinks he's such a big boy to be able to play a game all by himself!

And here are a few more pictures of Avery and Jack.

Avery wearing Jack's onesie around his neck and a hat that's much too small. He was too shy to pose for a picture. Or just not interested, lately he's been telling me "Camera, all done" or "Cheese, not right now" (he often refers to the Camera as "Cheese" or "say cheese!".

Jack's hair is growing back a little more, so now he doesn't look completely bald, we think he's pretty cute!

Look at that smile, I haven't been able to catch a really big one in pictures yet, but they're super cute!

And here's one of the three of us...don't mind my double chin, my excuse is that I was laying at a funny angle on that pillow!

This week I finally started a treatment for my RA, I'm really hoping it works and I can start feeling better soon! I have to take several pills twice a day and I actually have to give myself a shot once a week. Not cool. It better work, that's all I have to say.
With my treatment starting it also means the start of Jack on formula. It's so much more complicated than nursing, not that bottle feeding is hard, but since I've never done it I'm at a complete loss! Good thing Sis has experience and can help me out there! I think he's having a little bit of a hard time adjusting, or does it always take almost an hour to down a couple ounces? I'm hoping it gets easier the longer we do it.
Wish us luck! :)