When we found out that I was pregnant again after Jaden was just 9 months old, I had so many emotions of sadness, fear, and worry. I felt like I wasn't going to survive 2 under 16 months, I was missing out on all of Jaden's childhood, and I wasn't ready to love someone as much as Jaden...I was also pregnant and hormonal so give me a break :)! Everyone said that you just suddenly have the capacity to love once you see that 2nd baby's face, I honestly didn't think it was going to happen for me because I just love my baby boy sooooo much! And then, Abigail Riley David made her grand entrance and that whole capacity to love just grew to a whole new level! This little girl is the most joyful baby there ever was! She looks at me every morning when she wakes up with her big blue eyes and gives the worlds biggest grin. She has started to giggle and it is the best sound in the whole world. I think back to my pregnant self and laugh at how silly I was to not be the most excited person ever. I didnt know that God had a plan to give us the best little baby ever! We have had so much fun as a family of 4!
My job with Communities in Schools allows me to take all of July off! It is really the most incredible job, I get to work with student everyday without having to make a lesson plan or grade papers and then I get the benefits of the school schedule and holidays! Since having Abby in April and then returning for a week in June and then being off all of July, it has taken a little bit more effort to return to work this week.
Here are a few of our highlights:
We went camping for a week in Utah! Abby loved it and it was the first time she started sleeping 7pm-5am every night, so I loved it too! and Jaden loved it! He drove the boat, and when I say he drove the boat, I don't mean that he sat on someone's lap and pretended to drive, I mean, he sat on someone's lap and drove us around and around in circles until the person suppose to be driving took back over. This driving took him to a new level of obsession with cars. He always wanted to sit in one of our cars and pretend drive, click the blinker, and honk the horn. I gladly let him sit there for as long as he wanted...running after an 18 month old and keeping him entertained with a camp fire blazing, a lake near by and woods and bears everywhere was an adventure in itself. In one of the books we read every night it has a camp fire in the picture and when we get to that picture, he still to this day without fail will point to the fire, say "HOT, no, no, no!"Im glad he got the message a month later, because I felt like I said that 3,000 times a day we were there! I know the whole parenting technique of let them touch the stove once and they won't touch it again, but I wasn't ready to rush my son down a mountain with no cell phone reception to the nearest hospital which was an hour away.
Speaking of rushing down the mountain to the nearest hospital an hour away, Kyle took this journey the first night we were there! We went to bed around 11pm that night, and around 12am, I woke up to a loud BANG and then loud snoring coming from the bathroom. Kyle didn't seem to move so at first I thought I was dreaming and then I was worried it might be Bob sleep walking, so I waited for a few moments. About a minute or two later, I realized that Kyle wasn't next to me and that was him in the bathroom! I rushed in to see what was happening and Kyle had passed out and slammed his head against something and sliced his head open! I failed as a future nurse because I froze...I'm glad that Bob and Karen came to the rescue! Bob took Kyle to the hospital and he got staples in his head. Apparently there is a condition that men sometimes get when they empty their bladder, it cuts of a vein to their brain and makes them pass out. It could happen anytime to anyone. So crazy! The doctor said it could or could not happen again, it's just unpredictable. I still wake up most time when kyle gets up to go to the restroom! So crazy!
When we returned from camping, Kyle started his job! That meant it was Jaden, Abby and myself hanging out all day, everyday!! We set up tons of activities to do, and I have mastered the art of getting two babies in and out of the car! In the midst of our adventures, our A/C unit exploded and we had to get a whole new unit. While waiting for the repairs, we moved in with Kyle's parents for about a week! I loved it! Karen is a 1st grade teacher so she was off for the summer as well! We went to Bonnie Springs one day and Jaden got to pet a deer, a llama, a goat, and a chicken! It was so much fun! It was also nice having Karen and Bob cook for us and even do the kids laundry! I like being back in our house, but I miss the constant extra hands through out the day! Karen watched Jaden and Abby until she had to go back to school on the 17th, so that was such a huge blessing for us!
A couple things I want to remember about this month with the kids:
Jaden is ball crazy! He can spot a football, basketball or baseball a mile away! The only problem is that he calls them all basketballs so you don't know which sport you are looking for. We have been swimming, to the park and to the indoor trampolines almost everyday and when it's time to go, he just walks out peacefully....but take him to a Big 5 or Sports Store and he loses his mind when it's time to go. He would be content with a room full of sports options for hours
I have not found one thing that Abby doesn't like! She is content in her carseat, she is content in the bathtub, I took her to the cardiologist and they had to do an EKG and Ultrasound on her heart and she was even content being poked and prodded. Not only was she content, she was smiling and giggling at the doctor the whole time! In the bathtub and on her playmat she loves to kick her legs and she has started bouncing in her Einstein Jumper!! The daycare ladies always fight over who gets Abby that day because she is just a happy and content baby. It's funny because one day she was crying for about a minute or two and I thought....OH no, something is wrong, but then I thought, what would I say to the doctor if I took her in? Doctor: "What seems to be the problem" Me: "Well, she was crying...." He would probably kick me out and be happy to take my money, because crying is what babies do! Luckily, she soon started smiling again quickly after that!
So school starts tomorrow and Jaden is moving up to the potty training room. My kids are growing up so fast and I can't stand it! Thankfully it is starting to cool down from the 110 degree weather, so we can start going back to the park after school every day!
I have not found one thing that Abby doesn't like! She is content in her carseat, she is content in the bathtub, I took her to the cardiologist and they had to do an EKG and Ultrasound on her heart and she was even content being poked and prodded. Not only was she content, she was smiling and giggling at the doctor the whole time! In the bathtub and on her playmat she loves to kick her legs and she has started bouncing in her Einstein Jumper!! The daycare ladies always fight over who gets Abby that day because she is just a happy and content baby. It's funny because one day she was crying for about a minute or two and I thought....OH no, something is wrong, but then I thought, what would I say to the doctor if I took her in? Doctor: "What seems to be the problem" Me: "Well, she was crying...." He would probably kick me out and be happy to take my money, because crying is what babies do! Luckily, she soon started smiling again quickly after that!
So school starts tomorrow and Jaden is moving up to the potty training room. My kids are growing up so fast and I can't stand it! Thankfully it is starting to cool down from the 110 degree weather, so we can start going back to the park after school every day!
