Back into the routine

Audrey is doing great getting into a routine. She goes down at 9pm and wakes up at 1:30am/2am to eat and then 6:30/7am to eat. It is great for Mama to only get up once in the night. I remember baby Matthew would wake at midnight and then 4am, which is too early for Mom to get up for the day. So I would go back asleep for a little bit and then I was tired the rest of the day.
Matthew is still struggling to adjust to the new time change so there were several mornings where he would wake up at 7am and then eat his cereal in the car. We went to the mall last weekend to get my computer fixed and I lost my cell phone in the process. I was devastated!
Matthew says a few funny things lately where he gets the words wrong for things. I peeled an orange with my fingers and Matthew didn't like that because he wanted the " tail" left on the orange. He meant peel. If you say it is a little windy outside. He will say "not big windy but little windy".
Matthews teacher moved to Chicago for her fiancees job. Matthew had a hard week adjusting to a new teacher.
We stayed home mostly over the weekend and tried to regroup for another work week.


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Audreys first week of school

I started work on Monday and so Audrey started her first week of daycare. Ms Sharon was eager to see her. Ms Sharon watched Matthew when he was a baby. She could not get over how much Audrey looked like Matthew. She still asks about Matthew. Audrey had a good week despite the change. I visited her at lunch everyday. She would give me a big smile. It has been hard for all of us to get on schedule because we were on vacation last week and then we moved the clocks up an hour. Audrey would sleep from 10:30pm until 5am and then i would just stay awake after the feeding because I knew I would really be tired if I went back to sleep. One morning, Audrey stayed awake after the 5am feeding and she was really tired by the time I took her to school. She is more alert now and the other babies keep her stimulated. I picked her up from school on Tuesday and she was so tired that she slept most of the evening. Matthew wanted to wake her to see her but we told him not to. He was very happy to go back to school. The only problem is that his teacher, Ms Leah, is moving to Chicago. He will definitely miss her.

Matthew likes the fact that Audrey is going to school, too. He says she goes to school just like him.



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Ski trip

We went to Snowmass Village, Colorado for a week. Matthew learned how to ski for the first time. Nanna and Papa watched Audrey in the condo while we skiied. Lori, Bryan, and Mike also joined us.
One time at bath time, I washed Matthew with a soap containing microbeads. He didn't like it so I used something else. While on vacation, he drank some orange juice with pulp in it for the first time. He said "mama, this has microbeads in it!".

Matthew had a sinus cold and had trouble sleeping the first night. Andy had to pit him in our bed where we were both kicked at during the night. Audrey also struggled with a cold and I had her in the bed, too. Matthew accidentally woke her up with his flailing arms so she cried and then he cried. Audrey had sinus drainage that caused her to spit up a lot. We were all taking lots of showers to get cleaned up. It was exhausting at first. But then they both started feeling better and sleeping better so we were all feeling better from the good sleep. It is a rough adjustment the first couple of days to get used to the altitude.
We flew into Eagle Vail airport and rented a car. Audrey did well on her first plane ride and Matthew was a big boy, too. The kids slept in the car on the way to the condo so mommy and daddy were happy to have some peace and quiet on the drive.
Andy and Matthew were playing and Matthew bit Andy thinking that it was funny. Andy disciplined Matthew and later that night Matthew said "daddy have bobo. Matthew bite daddy. I'm sorry daddy"
Bryan was cutting some vegetables the first day and cut his finger. He put a bandaid on it
and Matthew talked about it the rest of the trip.
Matthew was having so much fun with the family that he didn't want to go to bed. He can be very chatty when he is in a good mood. Audrey would nap a little and try to sit up to see everyone. She has good control over her head and she would lift it to see whats going on. Nanna would feed Audrey the bottle and Papa would burp her. Papa was able to get her to sleep by walking the floor and patting her back.

Matthew is playing soccer

Matthew played soccer on Saturday morning at his first soccer practice. He picked a dandelion and then carried his flower in one hand while kicking the ball. He loved being outdoors and running around. The weather was chilly but warmed up to 80 degrees. Ms Krystal babysat for us on Saturday night and we went to dinner and then a couples baby shower. Andy talked about almost losing Matthew at the YMCA one time and the father-to-be got a little scared by the story. Audrey is almost 3 months old and she slept through the night 2 nights in a row! I was happy. Matthew takes a bath with Audrey at night and he likes to count her toes. Sometimes he counts to 4 or 5 and sometimes he counts to 9.

We went to a different park on Sunday and Matthew loved it. Mama and Matthew would race down the double slide. Andy jogged over with Rusty and watched Audrey while we played.
Matthew saw a kite for the first time and chased after it.





Matthew is kicking the ball while holding the flower





Playing at chic-fil-a with sophia after the practice





Enjoying ice cream





Ice cream treat






Matthew likes to sit in Audrey's chair
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Another birthday party

Matthew enjoying a juice box and cake





Matthew and Macie

Mama, look at my dinosaur!

Matthew sat next to his favorite friend, Macie





Matthew slid into a big pit. He also jumped off a trampoline into the big pit. The staff worker said he has never seen a toddler that is daring enough to jump into the pit on their own..that's out Matthew!





Matthew saw a fire truck at out neighborhood park. He climbed on board and tried on a fire hat. He was more interested in the mcgruff.





Matthew pointed across the park at the dog. He pet his nose and after a minute he says "mama, that dog don't talk!". It was cute.




Matthew wanted to check out the police car. He liked the flashing lights.





Matthews friends at the birthday party



Audrey is 2 1/2 months old now




Nanna with the kids


Matthew rode to school with his old teacher, ms Krystal. It went really well. We asked her to help out on an as needed basis when Andy travels or has early morning meetings. She is also our babysitter and Matthew loves her.

Nanna, Papa, and Mike came in town for a visit over the weekend. They arrived late Friday night after Matthew was in bed. When Matthew woke up he was surprised to see them in the bed in his room. We all went to breakfast at Angelas that morning. Matthew got his hair cut with daddy and enjoyed the lollipop. My parents watched the kids later that evening and Andy and I went out for dinner. I got a new iPhone so I was telling Andy all about it over dinner.

We went to church on Sunday while my parents watched the kids. It was our first time in a while to get there early. Matthew and I went to his friends birthday party on Sunday. Matthew loved seeing his friends. He ran around the gym and all the girls were calling for him "Matthew, Matthew, over here". But he didn't pay much attention to them. He would go over to Macie. When he left the party he said goodbye to all his friends. He was so happy and chatty. He sounded like a little guy "bye bye Eli, see you morning". We are planning a fun birthday party for Matthew in March and I hope all his friends from school show up because he loves playing with them.

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Happy Valentines Day

Audrey at 9 weeks old

Valentine party at Matthew's school

Ms Leah, Matthew's teacher

Macie delivering Matthew a valentine

Naptime - Mama is exhausted

tumbling on the bed with Macie

putting together puzzles with Macie

Playing with Macie

Matthew's classmate, Macie, is his favorite friend. The teacher says that they are inseparable. Macie's mom told me that Macie wore a dress with pockets yesterday so that she could pick up acorns with Matthew. We had a playdate at the house on Saturday where Macie came over to play. Matthew was so excited to see her.

Audrey is 2 months old. We went to her dr appointment on February 11th. Her stats are the following:

weight: 12 lbs 3 0z 85%

height: 22.5 inches 70%

head circum: 15 3/8 inches 74%

She is growing fast. She is already wearing 6 months clothes. I looked back at Matthew's measurements at this age and it was very similar. The doctor says that she is healthy and it is common to be larger than average for breast-fed babies.

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!