2 Weeks

My two babies!
We are slowly adjusting to life with two little ones.
As you can see, Madison loves to hug on her baby brother.
She just doesn't know when to let go...
Giving a little pat on the head!

1st real bath- wasn't too thrilled about it. His umbilical cord fell off at exactly 2 weeks.

Logan Carter

Dressed and ready to go to 1st doctor's appointment for his 2 week check-up!

He weighs 8 lbs, 14.2 oz and everything looks good!

Sigh! Life with two IS harder than life with one. I'm NOT going to pretend to be super mom. I DO NOT have it all together. As much as I'd love for everyone to think I do...I DON'T! I get so frustrated at times and have to just take a deep breath and chill. Lord, please show me how to love and care for two little ones.

Madison is still in the process of adjusting to life with a baby brother. It's hard for her, as it is for me too. I know I don't handle every situation well. Hopefully, we will learn together how to survive life as family of four!

1st Day of MDO 2010/2011

Madison is now in the Butterflies class at Mother's Day Out. She and several of her friends skipped a class and went right on up to the big kids class. They were required to have a nap mat this year. Us mothers were really worried that our babies were too small for nap mats, but their teacher said they all did really well. She said Madison's feet were on her mat, but that's about it. I guess she didn't mind the carpet! Ha! Little Miss Independent!

I thought Madison's nap mat turned out ADORABLE! I love the patchwork that the seamstress did. So cute! This will last her until she goes off to Kindergarten.

We didn't get any pics before MDO because we picked up the mat on our way to the church, but we did take some pics afterwards. Here is Madison showing me how you "nap." I think she likes her nap mat pretty well. The pillow is soo soft!
My friend, Megon, introduced these yummy kiddo treats to me a while ago...YOGO BITS! Madison loves them. They are yogurt covered fruit bits. You can find them next to the fruit snacks. Madison thinks they are candy!

I have several things to blog about from last week...a play date, along with cute pics of bubba and sissy. I'll get to that later on this week.

Madison had a blast camping with her Grandma and Grandpa this past weekend holiday. She got home late yesterday afternoon. It was so nice for her to get to have fun with other kids/families and to get to enjoy being outside in the beautiful weather. It was also quite relaxing for Mom & Dad back at home. :) Logan is so low-key. It was nice to just focus on one baby for a while. But, she's (Madison) back folks and we've sprung back into high-key action! :) It was fun while it lasted!

OBU BlogAbout

Today is OBU BlogAbout day. I graduated from Ouachita in December of 2005 with a BME in Choral Music Education. I loved going to school at Ouachita and made so many great friendships there. It used to be my dream to be a christian singer, so...I wanted to go to a Christian school that had a great music program. Point of Grace went to OBU and they were one of the reasons I wanted to go there as well.

During my first semester, I realized that my "dream" was not exactly reality and wasn't really what I wanted. I changed my major from Vocal Performance to Music Education. Best choice I ever made!

Things I enjoyed at Ouachita...

TIGER TUNES
OUACHITA SINGERS
tour to China

tour to Germany

TRI CHI

PC '02

TWIRP WEEK w/pledge sisters

Barn Bash

I did not get my MRS. degree at OBU, but I became reacquainted with the love of my life after I returned home to Russellville.

And who knows? Maybe this little girl will want to become a tiger someday... Her daddy hopes not! Ha! OBU tuition is sky high!

Date Night

This morning I took Logan to the doctor. All day yesterday and last night he has sounded like he has drainage in his nose & throat. It seemed like he was choking on his milk and having trouble keeping it down and I wanted to make sure he didn't have any serious problems since he is so young and it's a holiday weekend. Turns out everything is fine. The doc said he probably is having a little acid reflux. He said to keep him upright while nursing him and to try giving him a few saline nose drops. Poor thing. He sounds all stuffy and congested, but hopefully it won't last long. He doesn't seem to be fussy, so I guess it doesn't bother him too bad.

Gabe, Logan, and I had a little date tonight. We ate at Mike's Place in Conway. (my favorite!) Logan was a perfect little angel. It's crazy how laid back he is. Madison was never this easy! He slept all through dinner while Gabe and I enjoyed real adult conversation and food! Looking forward to a few more days of rest and relaxation! Need to get some housework done around here before little munchkin returns. We hear she is having a blast camping and getting LOTS of attention!

A Camping She Will Go...

This morning I took the babies for a stroll in the neighborhood. The weather was gorgeous. It was cool, breezy, and NOT humid! It actually felt like Fall! What a beautiful day. Thank you, Lord. Isn't it amazing what the weather does to your mood?

Madison left this afternoon to go camping with Grandma & Grandpa at Lake Ouachita. She was extremely moody earlier today, but cheered up just before Grandma arrived to pick her up! I think she will have a great weekend. She loves the outdoors, so camping is right up her alley!

OBU is having their first BlogAbout on Monday, September 6th. If you went to OBU, be sure and blog about it on Monday. You can also email motll@obu.edu to have your blog listed on OBU's website. What a great way to reconnect with old friends and make some new ones.

I've been looking forward to this weekend all week long. I plan on catching up on some housework, resting, hanging out with Gabe, and maybe doing a little shopping with my baby boy.

Hope you have a GREAT Labor Day weekend!

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So...What's it like with two babies???

Well, it's exciting, wonderful, fun, scary, emotional, chaotic, and stressful! Sometimes I smile. Sometimes I laugh. Sometimes I scream. Sometimes I cry. Oh, the roller coaster of post-pregnancy hormones...and life with two babies.

The past week and a half has actually gone quite well for having two small ones in the house. Logan is such a good baby. He sleeps pretty much all day long and doesn't cry unless he's hungry. I am so thankful that he is a low maintenance baby. Madison was such a high maintenance baby. Life would be a lot crazier if he demanded more of my time and energy.

Logan is a pretty heavy sleeper during the day. Not much will wake him up. He does have his nights and days mixed up. He seems to become alert just as we are getting ready for bed. It's much harder to get him to go to sleep at night. I'm hoping this will get better soon.

Madison has done pretty well with Logan. She likes to look at him, hug him, kiss him, and would lay all over him if we let her. We have to really watch her. I don't think she's learned what the word "gentle" means yet. She doesn't understand that he is very fragile! The last couple of days have been a bit rough though. I think Madison is struggling with a little bit of anxiety with all of the sudden change. She doesn't want to be put down for a nap or bedtime. She cries a lot and for long periods of time if you let her. I think she is afraid of us leaving her alone. I don't blame her. Sometimes I feel like crying for long periods of time too! Ha! :) Hopefully this stage will pass soon. She is also cutting a tooth and has been running fever every day for about 5 days now. She usually runs fever for about a week and a half, so it looks like this may last for a little bit longer.

This morning I took the two babies out for a morning stroll...our first time with the three of us. They did great. Logan slept the whole time and Madison rode in silence! It was cool and breezy, but still very humid. I just needed to get out of the house and see some "big people!"

Tonight we have Open House for Mother's Day Out. Madison will meet her new teachers. I hope she does well. I'm a little nervous about how she will do next week. More change...

Here are a few pics that I've taken lately...Enjoy!