Mom of 3

This 'Mom of 3 Gig' I have keeps me hopping a bit more than I thought it would. Of course it doesn't hurt that not only do I have the 3 kids, but those 3 kids are involved in extra-curricular activities that have put Mom's Taxi Service into business. We are constantly running from school to dance to gymnastics for 2 and now T-ball for 2, all the while trying to fit in naps and just a few home cooked meals. We've had a birthday and a weekend trip since I last blogged, so before everyone totally gives up on checking on us here in lovely CA, I thought I'd try and catch up a bit.

Matthew is now just a few days shy of 8 months, but I took these pics when he was 7 months.

I love EVERY little part of this guy!



Comfy in the exersaucer.

A month later and I still can't look at this picture without laughing!

Such a handsome guy!

Matthew's 1st St. Patrick's Day!

Matthew and 2 of his biggest fans!

These kids are great together! Well, more specifically, the 2 older ones are great with Matthew. Some days Clara and Jonathan are the best of friends and some days it seems they're on a mission to see who can start the most fights over the stupidest things! I'm trying to savor this time when Matthew isn't old enough to join in on those days!

We're STILL waiting on those first teeth. We can see the white mounds in his gums, but those teeth just can't seem to cut the surface. Still, we introduced Matthew to puffs.

He wasn't sure what to make of having something more solid in his mouth, but quickly decided it wasn't such a bad thing!

Yum!

Roly Poly

This is how Matthew gets around:

1st Time in Crib

While Matthew and I were out getting his portraits taken, Chris was home converting the crib back into a crib (from a toddler bed). So Matthew was able to try it out for his nap, after his tummy was full.

See, it would've been a cute outfit for portraits!

Not sure what to think of this crib...in fact, he cried for a good while before falling off to sleep.

At bedtime, Jonathan was giddy with excitement over finally getting to share his room with Matthew. (Matthew has been sleeping in the bassinet, then pack 'n' play, in our room all this time).

Ready for bed time - which went much more smoothly, no crying!

Matthew at 6 Months

This morning I took Matthew in to 'The Picture People' for his 6 month portraits. We've never had pictures done there before, but I was very pleased! Let me start by saying boys are so much easier than girls. I would start planning Clara's portrait outfits a month in advance, to make sure she had everything matching from head to toe...Matthew was wearing hand-me-down clothes from Jonathan earlier in the week, Chris and I agreed that he looked so handsome in them, they would work perfect for portraits! So I wasn't at all upset when I saw they weren't laying right in the pics, and stripped him down to his diaper!

They took some great shots of him - I had to narrow down the choices to 7, and then they threw in one extra for free since I HAD to have this first one:

It's the first time Matthew has gotten up on all fours - and there just happened to be a camera pointed at him!!!! I know he's not looking at the camera, but I had to have it!

If Matthew is laying on his back, he's holding onto at least one foot, so this was great to capture!


Those feet can be distracting when sitting up too!


Matthew loves to reach out and feel objects and textures. He has this thing where he'll stand his hand up on the thumb and then roll his hand back and forth using his thumb as the pivot...that's what he was doing here.

Beautiful blue eyes!

Blowing Raspberries!

Wouldn't be complete without a little drool and that huge toothless grin!

My favorite! Love this little boy!

Cuddle Buddies

Today was the neighbors' little girl's birthday. When we went to head down the street for cake and ice cream, I tried to get the boys up from their naps. Matthew was ready to party, but Jonathan was not having it AT ALL! Chris happened to call right about then to say he was leaving work, so I explained that Jonathan wouldn't wake up and asked him to try when he got home, before heading down to the neighbor's to join us. Chris said don't worry about Jonathan, he had it under control. So I took Clara and Matthew with me to the neighbor's house and checked back outside a couple minutes later to be sure Chris had made it home.

A couple hours later when Matthew and Clara and I walked back home, all partied out, this is what we found in Jonathan's room:

All under control!

PB&J Helper

I'm having a lazy day today. Chris got Clara off to school this morning, and at her request, he even went in to volunteer in my place. I've been getting all of Clara's old clothes ready for a huge consignment sale, so I've had a few late nights lately. Thankfully Chris had the boys all set before going into volunteer so I got to take a cat nap on the couch while Jonathan watched TV and Matthew took his morning nap. By the time Chris and Clara got back from school, I was just waking up from that cat nap, and not quite up to making lunch just yet. Chris had to get into to work, so Clara excitedly helped me out!

Chris got her everything she needed and she went to work.

Time for the jelly!


Jonathan was just as excited about eating a lunch made his big sister! (Notice he's still in his PJ's a lunch time!)

Although, I had to finally perk up and start my day when Clara informed me halfway through lunch, "Mom, Jonathan thinks he could be pregnant!"...Yep, time for me to be an active participant in what my kids are doing!

When Time Out Doesn't Seem to Work....

Sometimes you have to go back to the tried and true 'Nose in the Corner'. It was killing him to not be able to see what was going on around him!