The Christensen's Chaos

Thursday, August 15, 2013

2 Months Old

I can't believe our baby is already two months old and that he will go to daycare in just a week and a half!! Where has time gone? Bobby had his 2 month apt on Monday and he is a very healthy boy! The doctor was impressed with his strength and how social he was, she said it reminded her more of an almost four month old. She said it seems he is really observing everything around him, which has helped with his strength. The whole time we were talking, Bobby was following Izzy around the room with his eyes and moving his head to see her and smiling at her. I think daycare will be a little overstimulating for him, I think he'll sleep a lot when he comes home each day.

Bobby's 2 Month Stats:

Weight: 11lbs 8 oz (45th percentile)

Height: 23 inches!! (51st percentile)

Head: 23cm? (53rd percentile)

Izzy's 2 Month Stats in Comparison:

       Weight: 10lbs (26th percentile) (Highest percentile she has ever been in!)
       Length: 22.5 inches (34th percentile)
      Head: 15.5 inches (66th percentile)

Bobby's Loves:
*His sister, watching her, and smiling at her.
*His nuk and his hands/fingers when he can get them into his mouth.
*Eating every three hours.
*Sleeping, he sleeps one longer stretch for 5-6 hours, but it usually happens from 8pm-2/3am.
*Smiling.
*Cooing/Talking...we are so close to a giggle.

Bobby's Dislikes:
*When he gets tired and wants to let you know to put him to bed.
*SHOTS!

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

The last few days...

It has been a busy few days. We went to the pool on Sunday, Izzy had a blast! Bobby had his two month apt and has been struggling a little since. I have to take his two month photos still, but he hasn't been in the mood for them yet. :) Both Bobby and Izzy seem to have caught a cough of some sorts, which is kind of freaking hearing an infant start coughing a deeper cough. I swear every time we go to the doctor, we come home sick. Do you think they plant germs for job security? 😉

Yesterday, Izzy went to daycare and Bobby and I started to attack my classroom...yuck, not ready for summer to be over just yet. After a fun dinner with Jackie and Libby, we came home for baths and bedtime. I almost fell asleep at 8pm! My legs were sore and felt like they were swollen like they would when I was pregnant and on my feet all day, I think working will be an adjustment! I was so tired and wiped out and I didn't even have kids in my classroom. Of course, Bobby sleeps his longest stretch, but Izzy wakes up hacking and crying, so I didn't even get to enjoy the long stretch of sleep. Someday I will sleep again, right??

Going down the whale slide

Weeee

Going up the stairs for the water slide

She had a big smile on her face!

"I lay down!"

Bobby didnt mind the fresh air either

We met Anna and Evan at the Splash Pad and Park after Bobby's apt.

That smile, seriously!

We met up with the Daravingas' for dinner, Bobby is mister social so he loved talking to and smiling at his cousins.

Smiles for Georgie!

Two talkers...;)

Crazy girl!

Jackie and Libby came to play and we went to Noodles for dinner. My how life has changed, we could hardly catch up because our cherubs required so much attention. :)

Bobby is still as sweet as can be, even after shots and his nasty cough, he is still flashing smiles and pretty chill. He was so good for me at school, he slept most of the time and was content in the Ergo if he was awake so I could get things done.

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Terrible Twos Meeting Terrific Twos

Well, let's just say Izzy's terrible twos peaked last week, paired with Bobby's upset stomach and my lack of sleep, which made for a long week. Izzy is a climber, more boy than girl I swear. She is into everything and oh so curious about anything and everything. She is especially curious if you tell her not to touch something, then she wants to touch it even more. One minute I am at my wits end, thinking to myself, "Can I make it to naptime? or Can I make it until Pat gets home?" and then she'll go and do something adorable with her brother. She is the sweetest big sister ever! Thank goodness she is never naughty or mean to him. She just wants to hug, kiss, and hold him all the time. When she is at her worst, I keep reminding myself that this is a phase and this too shall pass.

I am dreading going back to work for many reasons, the biggest being leaving the kids again. However, I am not going to lie, the thought of making sure I get showered every morning and wear an outfit other than yoga pants and a tank top frightens me. :) Izzy is a product of Pat and I, which means, poor girl is a Type A as well. We all crave and do well with a routine and schedule. Mr. Sweet Bobby will also be a type A too, but just hasn't realized it yet and often puts a damper on making any real plans this summer. Izzy and I are used to going, going, going, until naptime, we love having a schedule, and things to do each day. Don't get me wrong, we still go places and do things, but it often takes longer, which is hard for a little two year old to be patient and have to wait for me to feed her brother when I have been promising since she woke up that we would go to the Splash Pad, etc. While I am dreading work again (even though I love my job), I know that once we get into our new schedule and routine, everything will fall into place and we will be one big happy Type A family again. As sick as it is, the thought of going back to work makes my stomach turn, but then when I think of the organizing and planning I have to do to get it all set up the way I want before school starts, I get excited. I LOVE organizing and planning, as well as being crazy busy. I have always done better under stress and with a million things to do. I think a part of my Type A personality is going a little crazy constantly trying to keep the house "clean" with a two year old and not being able to finish a task I start because I have two kids, one that requires me to actually sit down and feed them for at least a half hour at a time, all while entertaining and keeping an eye on the two year old who is into everything. While it kills me to leave my kids and send them off to daycare, I think of how neat it is that I get to be with 21 other people's kids during the day and I get to be the one reassuring their parents that I will take good care of them while they are crying saying goodbye on the first day of school. They can trust that I will take good care of their babies because it is killing me to leave mine as well, but I am leaving them to help teach their children. I hope the transition goes well for all of us and that the first month and a half goes fast before my first break in October.

One of her "better" days! Instead of napping, she climbed onto the corner of her bed and decided to raid her hair drawer. She poured out every hair binder onto her bed and was wearing four headbands when I came in and proudly announced, "I pretty mommy!"