Travel Time

I left town on Thursday to take the kids to Houston and let daddy have some alone time.  We had a  great time and enjoyed visiting with my friend D'Lyn (Auntie D'Lyn) and her girls, as well as my brother and sister-in-law and cousins Katie and Kevin.  All and All the visit was pretty calm.  Auntie D'Lyn has quite the way with babies and Cooper especially loved spending time with her dog Jake.  If I had said yes, we might have a dog named Jake here with us now.  My brother's house was a blast for us all.  Katie spent a lot of time with Zoe and Jaxon.  Kevin played with Mason the whole time and with Cooper some.  Cooper dubbed the study "his" room and camped out in there most of the weekend.  I had a wonderful visit with Chris and Tonja and enjoyed lots of laughter.  Thanks to my friend D'Lyn and to Chris and Tonja for their hospitality!  We all enjoyed our time with you!  We leave Thursday for a trip to Amarillo for the Babcock family reunion!  I hope our trip is as easy and successful as this last weekend.

New developments

New formula-  Wow what a difference a change of formula makes.  (and going poop)  Long story short Princess Zoe has some digestive issues and had become a bit "impacted".  : ( 

One suppository later and a special formula switch and I have a completely different child.  Soooooooo much less crying!  Thank God!!  Cooper of course had to put in his opinion and said, "Mom if you need some help helping Zoe poop don't ask me that's not a brother's job.  I'll just kiss her when she needs me!  

Thanks, but no-eew

It is so sweet when siblings want to take care of each other but this one goes a little too far (sweet but eew).

We are in the car this morning and this is the conversation:

Cooper: Mommy my finger doesn't fit in Zoe's nose

Me: No, it doesn't it isn't supposed to

Cooper: But, mom, she's to little to pick her own nose

Even as I type it I am still laughing!  I know I will never get tired of his comments!!!  Enjoy!!!

Bits here and there

Ok so I have been a little slow with posts- I was smacked right between the eyes with the whole postpartum thing but I am slowly coming back around.  The kids are hanging in there and we have had some serious fun @ Fiesta Texas thanks to the season passes that Jeff's parents gave us for Christmas.  Cooper and Mason are both big enough to ride the big rides and Jaxon loves to watch people and rides and sit and talk and snuggle with me.  So he and I find a place to "chill" with Zoe and Jeff goes with the boys.  We keep in touch on our cell phones and catch up with each other every few hours or so.  Jaxon's vocabulary has really jumped over the last few weeks and his sentences are becoming more complex.  We have been doing some little crafts around the house the last few days and one had to do with pirates.  Cooper asked me last night "hey mom, why do pirates where matches?"  Of course he meant patches but he was so cute and innocent when he said it.  Be looking for my post coming up on the 60 mile walk I will be participating in for breast cancer.  I will need your help!!

I was a victim

Tonight I was the victim of a random act of kindness.  I won't go into the yucky details of what was a very very long day but I went to HEB to "get away".   I took Zoe with me and she slept on the way there while I cried.  I pulled myself together and went in.  I didn't need much but she had a tummy ache and screamed most of the way off and on through the store.  I was patient and quiet, got my few items and patted as she spit up on me several times and was almost settled when I got up to the check out.  I am used to people smiling and saying things like how sweet and how old is your baby etc.  There was an attractive woman who approached me- she had her hair pulled back and was wearing a tee-shirt and shorts.  I was waiting on her to ask how old Zoe was but instead she said, "can I help you by unloading your cart"  I couldn't speak!  I only nodded and began to sob.  She looked up and said, "oh please don't do that you'll make me start."  The whole time she was unloading she was talking about how beautiful Zoe was.  By the time she was finished Zoe was sound asleep on my shoulder and the woman said, "you must be a great mom with the perfect touch."  I don't know who she was but when we hugged- Because I was not going to let her get away without hugging her- she was one of the most beautiful women I had ever met.  I have often bestowed upon others random acts of kindness because I love to see people's faces when you do something nice for them.  But after this one I will do it way way more often!!  I would like to say thank you again to my HEB hero whomever she is!

All Smiles

One of the hardest things about having a preemie is the developmental part of it.  We are always left wondering if there are any developmental issues as a part of being born early.  Zoe turned 2 months old yesterday and had been tracking things with her eyes the last few days.  On Sunday I thought she smiled at me but it was hard to tell.  Today she did for sure- She looked straight into my eyes and when I said hi to her she smiled that sideways grin that starts the whole smiling thing.  Thank God for these little milestones!!

Little Fishes

Today I embarked on something that I had been fearing and realized that I had made it a bigger deal in my head.  I took the boys and Zoe to the pool at lifetime for a little summer fun.  We took food and drinks so we didn't have the pressure of "mommy can we buy a snack/drink/whatever?"

The boys were great and Zoe slept in the shade.  My sweet friend Heather, came out to say Hi and took Zoe to visit inside.  She fed her while spending some cuddle time with her and I got some no pressure time with Jaxon and Cooper in the deeper water playing ring around the rosie.  To sum up a great time was had by all!  They are tired and happy tonight and I am looking forward to an early bedtime for them : )  I will take my little fishes back again I think- It was a great way to spend the day!