Wonderful Weekend

Saturday we spent the day at the A Maze'n Farmyard in Eden Valley. What a cool place!! This place is right up Tayah's alley with all the animals they have. We can't wait to go back. They had every sort of farm animal you could think of, plus some. It is very hands on and they do a great job keeping the place very clean. We will definitely be going back.

Here is the website to check it out. www.amazenfarmyard.com/





Sunday, Ben and I spent the morning and afternoon celebrating with my best friend, Alicia, and her husband, Jason. Their daughter, Hayden Kylee was baptized and they had asked Ben and I to be her godparents. We were very honored that they asked us. She did such a good job and we can't wait to see her grow up and be such a close part of her life. Collin and Hayden are bound to be good friends.

Co-Sleeping: My Struggle with Sleep

I realize that co-sleeping is very much discouraged in America and I too have had my own struggles with this idea. I still try every night to lay Collin in his crib, and Ben says, "Just let him sleep with us", as we are trying to let him "cry it out". I have gotten encouraging words from other moms saying that they too had their infant sleep with them for a short period of time and to enjoy the moment as they grow up so fast.
When Tayah was an infant I very much discouraged her sleeping with me. I did not want to start a habit that would be hard to break. With Collin my thoughts have changed a bit and it started when his pediatrician actually sorta okayed the idea. She basically said to do what works and what gets us both the most amount of sleep. Co-sleeping is actually a pretty common practice in many other countries and a very natural parenting belief by many cultures. Just not so much here.
I had been bringing Collin to bed with me when he would wake up to eat since day 1, and he would sometimes fall asleep in my arms and I too would fall asleep with him next to me. I would wake up and put him back in his crib, next to our bed, only to have him wake up crying a few minutes later. I would go back and get him, bring him to bed with me to try and get him back to sleep, only to have us both fall asleep in bed. Eventually I just gave up in bringing him back to his crib because I found that if I didn't move him he would sleep all night long without even waking up to eat during the night. The other night I did lay him in his crib in his room for the first time and he slept 8 1/2 hours by himself. It was soooo NICE and very ENCOURAGING!! But the last few nights have been unsuccessful in that department and he has moved back in bed with me. The good news is that he is sleeping through the night, as long as he is next to me. I'm just trying to enjoy the moment and hoping that Ben is right when he says he won't do this forever. I'm surprised Ben is so okay with this idea and all I can think is that we may need a bigger bed.

Why Do Some People Choose to Cosleep?

Cosleeping supporters believe — and some studies support their beliefs — that cosleeping:

• encourages breastfeeding by making nighttime breastfeeding more convenient
• makes it easier for a nursing mother to get her sleep cycle in sync with her baby's
• helps babies fall asleep more easily, especially during their first few months and when they wake up in the middle of the night
• helps babies get more nighttime sleep (because they awaken more frequently with shorter duration of feeds, which can add up to a greater amount of sleep throughout the night)
• helps parents who are separated from their babies during the day regain the closeness with their infant that they feel they missed

It all started here. This is Collin and I sleeping in the hospital the night he was born.

2 Months Old

We are a big 2 month old now!! Our newest trick is that we SMILE!!

Golden Birthday Girl!!

We officially have a 4 year old in the house now!! Can you believe it? It was a weekend of parties and a birthday that would never end. Friday, Tayah had her first sleepover and had her friend Ella over for the night. We got a Bounce House for the girls to jump. They loved that and burned alot of energy doing so. Sunday we had some family over for a little birthday party. She got many great gifts. She is a very lucky girl!! Monday, was Tayah's actual birthday so we celebrated by going out to dinner. Tayah chose to eat at Space Aliens. Levi, Steph, James and Cole joined us for dinner. It was a great Golden Birthday!!

What I learned in School

So I am in the livingroom reading a book to the kids. Tayah's in the bathroom and yells down the hall to me.

Tayah: "Mom, Know what starts with the letter P."

Me: "What"....why I asked I could see this coming a mile away.

Tayah: "Pee, pee starts with the letter P."

Thanks Tayah. Thanks for that bit of info.