Baby Food

I decided with Oliver that I would make his baby food. I did buy some stuff from the store and he didn't seem to fond of it. I made some foods for Jamie, but wanted to do more this time. I figured, I make food for the rest of us, why not for Oliver? I had a few people ask me why I would do that because they thought it would be harder. It really isn't that bad at all. I got a cool cookbook from Amazon....and just ordered another one :).....and things have been going well. Oliver loves the food I make. He didn't want to eat the carrots from the store, but last week I made some fresh ones for him and he couldn't get enough of them! Things I have made so far are: carrots, broccoli, sweet potatoes, peas, sweet potatoes with peas, and sweet potatoes with broccoli. I will be making some more things later in the week. I got some fruit also so he can get a variety of things. His favorite fruit is mashed bananas. He is just like his brother, can't get enough of them! I'm also hoping to get some foods made with meat in them soon. It is also getting warmer here which means I will be able to get more frutis soon. I wish I had some pictures of my creations! Maybe once I fill the freezer up again, I will take a picture of that. Side note, Oliver got his 6 month pictures and they are adorable!

2 Months

Ahhh....gotta love babies! Both of my babies are sleeping right now :) I do love that they enjoy their sleep. This precious babe is Oliver. This handsome man is Jamie. Please don't mind the picture. The camera we had at the time had a busted flash and it wouldn't take decent pictures. I love my little men. Even during those moments when they are bugging me like mad :)

1 Month

1 month....my babes. They are so precious! I can't believe how fast they are growing. The picture below is Oliver. I think they look so much a like in these photos. I had someone tell me the other day that you can definately tell they are brothers and that sometimes they look so much like each other and then other times, they look different. Oliver looks a lot like me when I was a baby and Jamie looks like me when I was a toddler. My mom couldn't get over how much Jamie looked like me....I think it is crazy how much your kids can look like you, or a relative! Anyway..... This picture is of Jamie and it is one of my all time favorites! Even now when I take pictures of him, I love getting the ones when he is just looking at me, in his own world. Right now, my babes are sleeping. Jamie is sound alseep, tucked in his bed and Oliver is sound asleep in bed next to me :)

My Loves

Ok, so for the past few days I have been trying to do a post. I have trying to put pictures up of the boys, at the same ages, and it was just not working out! So, I will just do one month at time. Since I don't have Oliver's 6 month pictures on the computer yet, I will start with newborn pics.

This picture is of James.

This handsome little man is Oliver. I'm going to get caught up with these pictures and then do it once a month. It is fun looking back at pictures of the first baby. Their births were completely different! After all the issues with Jamie's birth, I am so glad that Oliver's was different. Isn't it crazy that no matter how much pain you are in, you will do it again?!

A Pain in my...

You know what is a real pain in the butt.....having a messed up tailbone. I hurt it during delivery with Oliver. It was feeling better and then about a month ago, it started hurting even worse than before. I had an appointment with my doctor the other day and I brought it up. It had gotten to the point that it hurts to sit, lay down, just about do anything. She ordered an X-Ray to see what was going on because it should have been better by now. Well, I didn't break it, but it is bent! Hahaha...bent! I just have to laugh saying that. The thing that really stinks is that there is nothing that can be done. I guess the pain should start to go away but we will see. My doc did say that having another baby would probably fix the problem. Yeah, I will get right on that! Actually, they shouldn't tempt me! Oh well, I'm hoping it will start to feel better soon.

I finally got a call from the place that we can take Jamie to see a child psychologist. This place is local, only about 20 minutes away. I called them back last week and I'm hoping to hear from them tomorrow. I'm anxious to get things going.

So, this is kind of a random post! It is the first day of spring here in lovely Michigan and it has been raining most of the day. There is thunder and lightening now. I don't really even care about the rain though. It isn't snow! I am definitely ready for spring and warm weather. I can't wait to get outside with the boys. We all have the spring sniffles here also. We all have allergies and then the sinuses' start to act up. Luckily, knock on wood, this is as sick as we have been this winter. We all had some allergy issues earlier in the season. Other than some runny noses, things are going well here. I will make sure to do a post tomorrow with some pictures, but now, I'm going to bed :)

I'm not superman

This title has a few different meanings. There is a song that we sing in Fireflies (at church), called Superman. There has been one part that I keep singing to myself, and have been for the past couple of weeks...."I'm not superman, Lord you made me the kid that I am. Thank you Lord for who I am, I don't have to be a superman." I have been learning that I cannot be superman, I cannot fix everything and I don't have to fix everything. I let something go this week that I didn't think I could do. It scared me, but then I said to the man upstairs that I am letting go. He obviously has his own plans and I have to trust that He knows best. I kept telling myself that all day and I felt a weight lifted off. I don't know how things are going to turn out, but I know He is there to keep us safe and He knows what He is doing. That is a hard thing to do. Superman is also becoming Jamie's new nickname. Like I said last time, he did something that really scared us the other week, and well, Superman is a fitting nickname. Jamie and I had an appointment with his doctor today to talk about his possible ADHD. By the way she was talking, I think she believes he has it, but since he is only 2, he won't get diagnosed yet. She is looking for a child psychologist (that is covered by our insurance) and we will set up a "play date." This person will watch Jamie play and really get a feel for what he is doing. They will also look to see if his intelligence is higher than his social age. But, when I was researching ADHD, these kids have higher IQs. Hopefully we can do this soon and get some answers and get an action plan. Anyway, this big lesson learned here this week is that I am not superman.

Lables

I don't like them, I don't like putting them on people, and I don't want my kids to have to have them. My two year old has an appointment with his doctor this week so we can discuss him possibly having ADHD. I have been ignoring the signs for a while. Well, I have noticed them, but just said it was him being a 2 year old. I have been doing lots of research on the matter and it is like they are talking about my little man! I know, looking on the internet is not always a good idea. I know a lot of what he does is very typical for his age, but not to the magnitude that he does them. When he was one, I noticed that when he got angry or frustrated, he would hit himself. I thought it was a faze, but it hasn't ended. I don't like to yell, but lets face it, it happens sometimes! Anyway, Jamie does not react well to yelling, he seems to get more frustrated. I also noticed that when he was one. We have to talk to him in a calm voice and that seems to calm him down. He is the most active 2 year I have ever seen! And I have been around a lot of kids. The kid never stops! When he does manage to sit, it isn't for very long and he is always moving something. I want to get him help, but at the same time, this is my Jamie! He did something the other week (that I won't go into detail about) that scared us half to death. That was about all we could take. I know that the doctors won't make a formal diagnosis since he is only 2, but we needs tools on how to make things easier for all of us. I want to jump on this before he starts school. I would like to keep him off of medication.....of course, when he gets to school and absolutely needs it, then that is a different story. I posted something on BlogFrog asking for advice and I was surprised at how many parents are going through the same thing, and with their 2 and 3 year olds. I was happy to see that, but at the same time not happy just because that meas there are a lot of kids out there with this problem. But....I feel silly for talking about this or worrying about it because there are so many kids out there facing things that are much more serious than ADHD. Anyway, I am hoping to get some answers on Friday. I can see that Jamie is frustrated also, as are we.