What's it like?

Sometimes I get asked, "What's it like with two small babies under 3 years of age?" Although each day is very different, here is as close to a typical day as you can get with a 7 week old and almost three year old:
1:45- To be technical our day sometimes begins as early as 1:45a.m. these days, and it's not due to Sam Nolan! Delaney has been waking up at about 1:45ish, either due to an accident (we're wearing panties all night and day now-except for #2) or she misses her daddy and needs him to sleep with her. So, he gets up, which sometimes wakes Sam Nolan and I up, which makes for bottle time. :) Then, we all go back to sleep.
4:00-Sam Nolan usually wakes up for a little bit more bottle and goes back to sleep.
5:00-We all wake up and our day starts. Eric has been really good about taking Sam Nolan and Delaney into the den and watching cartoons. This gives me a little bit more time to sleep without Sam Nolan in the bed with me. Yes, this is against the rules, but I know it won't last for long and...oh well.
6:00-I wake up, we all talk about the cartoons, breakfast, and Delaney cuddles with me while Sam Nolan cuddles with Eric
6:30-Eric starts getting ready. I dress Delaney (clothes, hair, etc.) while Sam Nolan sleeps or watches us.
7:00-Eric leaves for work. If it's Monday or Wednesday Delaney goes to school. If not, I get Sam Nolan dressed. Delaney plays or reads books until I get a bath. I makes bottles for the day, wash them, and pick up around the house.
7:45- I get ready with Sam Nolan and Delaney in the bathroom with me. :) Delaney gives me toys, jewelry, etc. in the bath tub. We usually have the conversation:
"Mommy, do you want a bracelet (or any other item she finds)?"
"No, not right now. Don't put it in the water."
"You need a bracelet."
"No, we don't put it in the bath tub. Wait a second and I'll put it on when I get out."
She gets too close to the tub and plays around with it.
Then, she accidently drops it in the tub.
"It was an accident. I get it."
"No, I'm getting out now."
8:30-Sam Nolan takes a little nap in his swing. Delaney and I play with dolls, read books, talk about what we want to do during the day. This is usually our long play time together. Sometimes, we go places to look around and shop or breakfast at Burger King (it has an indoor playground where you can also eat). Jack's is her favorite, but she says it's too "crowtin." (crowded)  This morning, we went to the park and to the library for storytelling. (The picture above is from today) She didn't care for the storytelling as much as I thought she would. There were too many kids trying to listen to a soft-spoken young lady. :)
10:00-Snack time. Sam Nolan wakes up and has a bottle. Delaney eats princess yogurt or something like that. I wash bottles, dishes, and clothes.
10:30- I have been giving Delaney crafts to do. We start doing them together and then she wants to do them "by herself." She absolutely loves painting with watercolors or fingerpaints. We are going to attempt Easter eggs tomorrow, so we will see how that goes.
11:30-Lunch. Everyone eats (Sam Nolan drinks his bottle). He is eating about 4 oz. at 7 weeks old.
12:00-Nap time. I am lucky that they both are usually good about sleeping at this time. Sam Nolan can sleep for 3-4 hours at this nap. Delaney is good to sleep 2. Her routine for nap time is to use the potty, I read 2 books to her, then she sleeps with them. I love that she loves books! When they're asleep, I try to blog or get on pinterest to find fun ideas to do with kids. I also do more laundry.
2:00-Delaney wakes up, we watch Max and Ruby or whatever cartoon is on Nick Jr. It is definitely worth the 5-6 dollars extra for that channel.  Sometimes, she helps me with chores like folding clothes or picking up her toys.
3:00-Sam Nolan wakes up, takes a bottle, and we all go into Delaney's room to play, read Tag books (those are the best books ever) and sing.
4:30-We call this "Mommy t.v. time". This is a designated 30 minutes that Delaney knows she can't watch what she wants.There's nothing in particular that I watch, but it's just a time that I can relax with them and not feel like I have to be up doing something.
5:00- I feed Sam Nolan, while Delaney feeds her "baby." If I'm cooking, she comes in the kitchen with me to help while Sam Nolan watches. I am glad her "kitchen" is in ours because she loves to pretend like she's making whatever I'm cooking, too.
5:30-Eric gets home. We all eat and play.
6:30-Bath time. Sam Nolan gets a bath every other night, but Delaney gets one every night.
7:30-Eric feeds Sam Nolan while Delaney watches Dora! Of course. I give goodnight kisses and go to bed!
8:00- Eric reads two books to Delaney. Delaney goes to bed. Sam Nolan and Eric relax. :)
8:30- Eric put Sam Nolan down for bed.
10:00-Sam Nolan eats again. Eric feeds him.
Sometimes Sam Nolan wakes up and gets restless before 1:45ish, but sometimes he sleeps really well! Everyday is definitely an adventure, that can sometimes be tiring. But it is so much fun being with these two children who have such amazingly wonderful personalities. They are so different right now, and I wonder if Sam Nolan will remain as laid back as he is today.

Delaney loves to go to the early service at our church because it's the contemporary service with TONS of music. We have only been to the traditional service since Sam Nolan was born because, frankly, it's just hard to get out the door before 8:00 with two young children. Getting everyone dressed and ready can be very difficult sometimes, but this morning we managed to do it with time to spare. What did we do in that spare time? Take pictures, of course!

 She's telling him, "Say cheese, Sam Nolan! Say cheese!!"

 Two peas in a pod. This is how they look most of the time...:) Sam Nolan looks real thrilled. Haha!

Fun with My New Phone!

I recently got a new phone! This one will let me upload pictures I take from my phone to my computer (blog!). I am very excited because this means I don't always have to take my big (expensive!) camera everywhere. The picture quality isn't even close to the other, but I am able to get some shots of the babies anywhere we go. :)

This is at Sam Nolan's one month dr. appt. "Mad Face" Roberts...

 Cutie Pie Roberts...

 This was taken when Delaney got her big girl haircut...

 Before she got her hair straightened...

 Her new outfit (one of many) from Cottontails...

I'm also able to upload videos!! Warning: This video is just a trial, so it's very short and not that great. :)

Delaney's New Haircut!

 Delaney got her very first "big girl" haircut. Before this, she had just had trims. It was a big change, but she loves it! The pictures I took on my phone during the haircut won't upload, so I had take some during play time...

 The back is the biggest change, because this is now...

 And this is what it did look like...

Sam Nolan's One Month Check-up

Sam Nolan and I went to see Dr. Miller on Monday! I knew he had gained weight, but I was a little shocked to find out he was 11 lbs. 11 oz., almost 12 pounds and 23 1/4 in. long. At 12 pounds, he should be able to sleep 6-8 hours during the night. I really can't believe that the night feedings are about to end!! It seems like he is growing way too fast. He is such a sweet baby (aka. good sleeper...haha!) and I want him to stay a baby for as long as possible. He is beginning to smile...

He's alse showing us his super cute personality...

 And he's basically the best guy I know of to go shopping with...

 Since we're all staying home more often (me, Sam Nolan, and Delaney), we decided to get into the Dr. Seuss excitement for Read Across America week! We used some fabric paint to decorate a "Thing 1 and Thing 2" shirt. Her hands were the Things and she also put polka dots on it. I only helped a little!

 Sam Nolan made one with his feet. It's inspired by The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss...

 Here's some pictures of Delaney showing off her new shirt. Crazy girl!

 This pose could be the result of having a really GREAT morning!! As many of you know, Delaney is doing great with #1 in the potty, but never #2. She always  asks for a pull-up! After many persuasive attempts to get her to go, we finally told her that we are all out of pull-ups and they aren't coming back. This morning, after only a small tantrum, she went!! Through her tears, she said, "That was easy!" Yay for three smarties and a future trip to Disney World!

 Sam Nolan took some pictures, too. Only his weren't as dramatic...

 This face cracks me up!!

 Our little cutie pie.

Future Teacher?

Today, Delaney and I tried the next activity on my to-do list. The directions from the paper said we were suppose to cut out pictures from magazines, glue them to paper, and then color around them to make funny pictures. Instead, we decided to turn it into school with some learning going on! She loved using the glue. I think we will be getting some of the colored glue next!

 She helped me pick out pictures to cut out, and we talked about what sound they started with...

 And since her class has been talking about "S" and "T" we only used those sounds. She was actually pretty good at telling me the sound they made, and then she glued them to the letter.

 Showing off her "S" pictures!

Let's Go Fly a Kite!!

We had good intentions of cleaning out the basement on one of the pretty weekend days, but instead this happened...

 She had the best time running after the kite! We definitely will be using kites more often. It turned out to be one of the best Sunday afternoons we have had in awhile...

 This is what Sam Nolan and I did while we were watching Delaney and Daddy...

 This look make me wonder if he thinks it's not fair that they get to play and he doesn't. But one day he'll be running, too... :)