Easton - 2 months old!

Exactly 2 months ago, my little baby "Fitz" was born!!! Love this little boy more and more every single day! Here's what's goin' down with my 2 month old these days!

Two month stats:

Weight: 13lbs 6oz (85%)

Height: 24.5" (95%)

(compare to one month)

Sleep. Let's talk about this, shall we? Easton has never really had his days/nights reversed. The first stretch of the night, he does pretty well. He goes still goes to bed pretty late at night- between 10-11pm and then gets up around 3am to eat. Then again around 5-6am. He'll generally fall back to sleep and then be up for the day between 8-9am. He's still sleeping in our bed, we have a cradle for him in our room but I just can't let go of him yet. Hubby says he needs to move over to the cradle by the end of this week... so we'll see what happens. Naps are tough because big brother Bennett is quite noisy and it definitely bothers Easton. We're trying to work on a schedule 'round here. Hopefully we'll figure it out soon!

Eating. Easton is still exclusively breastfed. He's a very very good eater, as you can see in his weight/height measurements. Ha ha. I am still producing quite a bit of milk, I have a TON in the freezer and running out of room. I get up once to at night to pump but have pretty much stopped pumping during the days. It was just getting to be too much. He takes a bottle pretty well but definitely prefers to nurse.

Clothing & Diapers. East is wearing mostly 3 month clothing but I can see that he will be in 3-6 month stuff very soon. He's just so dang tall, not much fits him in the length. Poor guy. Ha ha. We have just finished off the last pack of size 1 diapers and have moved on to size 2!! Can't believe it. Seriously, it's like he's a big boy now. In size 2 diapers?? Crazay.

Easton has worked through most of his tummy issues. He seems to be doing MUCH better!! He's still kinda fussy between the hours of 6-9pm but overall, he's a very happy baby!! He's smiling so much more now, which just melts my heart! I will have to write another post about his smile. It's so sweet. :)

my real feelings.

I have been a little absent lately, from this blog anyway. A lot of the reason is that I just don't have time to write anymore. I have a crazy 2 y/o and a 2 month old (eeeeek, 2 months already!). I am back at work now and am spending all my free time editing and preparing for this summer's schedule.

But you know, a lot of the reason I haven't blogged is that whenever I sit down to write something, I just give up because I don't want to sound like I'm complaining. This really should go without saying but I will say it anyway... of course I am happy to be a Mom and I love my kids to death, AND I am happy to be working again. BUT, I am just tired. I'm straight up exhausted.

I spend my days like this:

changing diapers, preparing toddler meals, feeding the baby, changing more diapers, feeding the baby again, changing more diapers, trying to get toddler to calm down from his tantrum, trying to get baby to nap, trying to keep the toddler calm so he doesn't wake up the finally sleeping baby, putting toddler to nap, changing more diapers, nursing baby again, preparing more meals, comforting a distraught baby, cleaning the disaster zone we live in, oh yah, I have to pee... wait... I have a screaming baby in my hands... gosh i'm hungry, i realize it's 3pm now and i haven't eaten or showered. oh dang, toddler is awake from his nap, better get his lunch ready....on & on & on & on.

you get the point.

Okay so I know that sounds really negative, like I'm not enjoying life. But here it is, the truth. Sometimes I don't. I would like to say that I enjoy every single moment of my chaos, but that wouldn't be real. I mean, the reality of a SAHM or WAHM life is actually pretty overwhelming and can be very hard to deal with. I'd say on an average day (before hubs gets home) - I get like 20 minutes to myself. 20 MINUTES. And that's if I can get the kids' naps to overlap.

Some days, I just want to cry because I am hungry and all I want is to take a shower, or take a nap.

And you know me, I always end my posts with a happy thought, but this time. I'm just going to say that I'm tired. For real, I am not super mom, I can not do it all. I will admit it. I need a break.

Okay I lied about not ending with a happy something to say, because look at these tiny little people? I just love them. 

*and i must end here because my 20 minutes of alone time is up, baby is awake and crying* ;-)

Everyday Treats with COOL WHIP

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I am not much of a cook, or a baker, so I like my desserts to be quick and simple to make. And as a young married couple, raising two little boys, and owning my own business.... life is busy! Finding time to bake is tough. But I really love having that special something to enjoy after dinner. Cause the truth is, we eat dinner so we can have dessert, right? So I'm always on the look out for easy recipes I can throw together after dinner. And I'm here to share one with you!

I was introduced to this dessert by my Husband. My Mom used to make Strawberry shortcake when I was a kid, and I loved it! Well, this is sort of the same thing, only it's made with Angel food Cake instead of shortcake. This is one of my absolute favorite everyday treats to make. Light, fluffy cake, strawberries and COOL WHIP Whipped Topping. Can't possibly go wrong with those things!

Okay so this is my version of Strawberry Angel Food Cake. There are different variations of this recipe out there, but since you're here on my blog, you get to learn how I like it. :-)

Here's what you need:

• Angel Food Cake (you can always make it yourself, but... I choose to buy it!)
• Strawberries (however much you like!)
• COOL WHIP
• Sugar

And that's it, pretty awesome right?!

First slice your strawberries and throw them in a mixing bowl.

Second, mix a few tablespoons of sugar in with your strawberries. (some people will do this earlier in the day, it will help your strawberries get mushier and get more of the juices out, if you like them like that!)

Third, and last, cut your cake, add some strawberries and then put a whole lotta COOL WHIP on top and VIOLA!

Aren't you excited to make this?? It really is super fast and a perfect everyday treat! Oh and I should warn you to keep the COOP WHIP out of reach from your toddlers or they won't leave you alone until you give them some. :-)

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Buzzed.

My hubby has been hassling me for months about buzzing Bennett's hair. I have put up a fight because I just loved his hair. It's such a pretty color and has a little wave to it.

Well today, I gave up the fight and let him buzz it all off. Waaaaaaaa! I've already whined about it on Instagram. ha ha.

It's a little uneven because well, he's a 2 y/o that doesn't hold still. So we will need to go back through and fix it up a little. He just looks so much older with his hair like this. I'm not sure I like it this short, but hair grows back right?? I think it will look much better in a month or so when it grow out a little.

My little boy is so grown up!!

Wordless Wednesday {cute hat}

No words needed :-)

Linking up for Wordless Wednesday with The Paper Mama, Jenni from the Blog, And Then, She Snapped, and Naptime Momtog.

getting to know my baby

It's strange, when Easton was born, I sort of just expected him to be exactly like Bennett was as a newborn. I guess I kinda thought that newborns were all the same. Like, how they eat and sleep. And what soothes them and makes them happy. I placed expectations on Easton and had all kinds of ideas about how things were going to be, based on how Bennett was as a baby.



Here's where I'm going to be really honest. The first several weeks after we brought East home, I felt a little detached. I mean, of course I loved him to pieces. But I felt kind of removed, like I wasn't connecting with him as much as I did with Bennett when he was born. At first I just blamed it on postpartum hormones, and the fact that I was splitting my time between children, so naturally I didn't have as much time with Easton as I did with Bennett as a baby. But the real reason I felt like I wasn't in sync with Easton was because I was feeling like I didn't "know him". Ya know? I had established such a strong and special relationship with his brother, and since I had only had one child up to that point, that is all I knew. And since Easton is proving to be pretty much nothing like Bennett was a baby, I felt kind of confused and disconnected.

Does that make sense?

But now? Since having this sort of epiphany, I've let go of all of my expectations and am trying not to compare him to Bennett as a baby. And that's not to say Bennett was a better newborn, because he wasn't. But what I mean is, I've come to understand that at almost 8 weeks old, Easton is a totally different baby. I know now, that every single baby is unique and different. Every baby has different wants and needs. Seems silly that I am just now coming to this realization huh? Needless to say, the last couple of weeks, I have been really paying attention, and getting to know Easton and his personality. And in doing that, I have already created such an amazing bond with him. I love everything about my newest little boy.