Bunco

Last night was Bunco, my monthly night out and away from the girls. This is the frst month I have really gone. I hosted in January but there were only 4 people so that doesn't really count. I have never left Camille so I was a little nervous and sad, but knew she would be ok. I knew Richard could handle the girls and Camille is a pretty happy baby, especially since she is not so gassy anymore. My one major concern was Camille taking the bottle. I guess my worries were unfounded because Richard said that we she got hungry she took the bottle and sucked it down like it was going out of style. I am so thankful. It was always hard to go to bunco when I had Evelyn because she wouldn't take the bottle and I was worried that would happen again. But no, my sweet Camille will eat anything put into her mouth, this includes bottles and hands.

I enjoyed bunco and having some me time, although the whole time I am gone I am thinking about the girls. To make matters worse, Richard sent me a text saying Camille rolled from her back to her belly and showed me a picture. I had tears in my eyes because I missed it. How am I ever going to be able to go back to work?

This has been a busy week for Camille. She has rolled from belly to back, giggled and rolled back to belly (we will see if she does this again) all within this week. It is amazing how fast they learn new things.

Anyways, that was my Friday. This weekend will be low key and for that I am thankful. Things have been pretty crazy lately. I hope everyone has a great weekend.

Pee Pee on the Potty!

Yes, you read that right. Evelyn has gone to the bathroom twice on the potty. It is a far cry from being potty trained, I know, but it is a step in the right direction. Hopefully we can stay with it and put her on the potty multiple times a day.

Evelyn is also taking showers, with me, but at least she is getting clean. I have even been able to use shampoo on her the last few times. I give her some to help wash her or mommy's knee and she asks for more 5 or 6 times. It is cute and I am glad she is getting better with it.

Evelyn loves to walk around in my shoes. She often comes down the hall in my heels with a big grin on her face. She does really well walking in them and if you pick her up she flexes her feet so they don't fall off, smart girl that Evelyn. She is talking more and more and I think she is in a growth spurt as she has been sleeping 12-14 hours at night and still napping during the day.

Camille is doing good. She has a small cold right now but hopefully will get better soon. She is giggling and smiling all the time and it is the greatest thing in the world. Camille is talking more and more, well cooing and it is so sweet to hear. She usually wakes up happy in the morning and tells us her stories from the night. It is really cute and she is so happy that it makes getting up at 6:30 bearable.

Tonight is bunco and I get to go. I am looking forward to some adult interaction without the girls. This will be Richard's first time with both girls alone so hopefully it all goes well. I wish him luck.

Have a great weekend!

Camille asleep on the floor.


Evelyn wearing mommy's shoes.

Camille happy after getting a bath because of a diaper explosion!

Evelyn looking cute as usual.

Evelyn and Daddy reading. She does this every night and while he lays there she plays with his hair.

Giggles!

Camille giggled last night for the first time. She has had coos of enjoyement as well as shrieks but last night was her first belly laugh. It was amazing. It makes anything bad that occurred during the day better. I should get it on video and post it for everyone. Maybe someday soon.

Not much else is happening. We are hanging out with friends this week that we haven't seen in a while and it has been a lot of fun. This weekend we get to see a close friend of mine who I have not seen in way too long due to different schedules. I am so excited to see her and her daughter this weekend. She will finally get to meet Camille and I am really looking forward to catching up with her.

Hope all is well in your nieghborhood.

Picture time

Mommy and Evelyn


The three girls!


Mommy and Camille.

Evelyn giving Camille a hug!

Daddy and Camille.

Camille Rolled Over

I orginially put this in the post below but felt she deserved to have her own post for this big accomplishment.

Saturday night Camille rolled over from her belly to back for the first time. She did it a few more times that night and again in the past few days. It is cute to watch her flip her head back and body follow suit.

Congrats!

Weekend Accomplishes and Trials...

We had an overall good weekend.

Friday night Camille decided that she didn't want to sleep again so I got about 3 hours of sleep. She was awake but happy and not really crying so that was nice.

Saturday morning, we went to the bagel shop for breakfast. Tim said to say hi to my parents. "Hi." The rest of Saturday was spent doing errands and household chores. I took care of the girls while Richard did most of the stuff around the house. I managed to dust. Whoohoo!

Sunday, we went to Tahoe. We left really early around 7am (6am according to our normal time). We were hoping the girls would sleep on the way up which Camille did. Evely was fussy and saying "all done". I told her we would be there soon but she kept saying it so I looked back to talk to her (she is forward facing as of last weekend) and she startd vomiting everywhere. We pulled over to get her out and clean her and the carseat up. It was in the low 30s with a wind chill, poor Evelyn was shaking so bad. We finally got her cleaned up and put her in the front seat to warm up while we finished cleaning. We decided that we were closer to Tahoe than home so we pushed forward slower. I sat in the back with her and she was fine the rest of the way there and was ok coming home as well. She slept on the way home thankfully. Hopefully this is a one time deal and she doesn't have really bad carsickness.

That is about all that happened this weekend. It was overall a good weekend. Hope everyone had a good weekend.

Some Pics...

Evelyn happily holding Camille.


Are you talking to me?


Lifting her head. So strong!

Staying Home

We are staying home this weekend and getting things done. The last couple of weekends we have been out of town visiting family and friends and had a wonderful time doing so, but now we need to attend to household chores. The lawn hasn't mowed itself unfortunately and the house hasn't cleaned itself either. Richard will be working outside while I will be working inside. Hopefully there will be some fun time with the girls this weekend. I am hoping we can accomplish the cleaning in one day and have the other to do something as a family. It is supposed to be nice this weekend so hopefully we can enjoy the weather. We will probably stay close to home as the girls have been traveling a lot lately and Evelyn isn't as fond of her carseat right now. Maybe we will go to the park and play if it is not too cold.

Camille is sleeping better and is in her crib all night long. She slept 7:30-4:15 last night which I will take. I am so much more rested since I am not getting up 5-10 times a night. Camille is a happy baby and is starting to coo up a storm. She is outgrowing her 3 month clothes so it is time to bring out the 6 month clothing. Man, she is growing up fast. She is beautiful and a joy to be around. She is must more interactive these days and is even starting to giggle when you kiss her belly.

Evelyn is doing great. She too is talking up a storm. She can identify people in pictures and call them the right name. She knows Papa, Yaya, Uncle Scott (Cott), Aunt Nicole (Cole), Uncle Tyler (Ty),Sara, Claire, and Grandma Lavon. She knows some of the great grandparents by face but not name yet. We are working on them. Evelyn is doing better with her baths and even took a shower last night. She did pretty good so we may keep trying that for a while and see how it goes. Everyone seems to think she is ready to potty train so maybe we can attempt trying this weekend.

Richard is doing well and working hard. What's new? He is a great help around the house. He helps anywhere I need it including the cooking and cleaning. I hope he knows how much I appreciate it nad couldn't do it without him. He is truly an amazing man and dad. He loves the girls so much and says so everyday.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Good things are happening...

As many of you know baths have not been good lately with Evelyn. They are pretty much an all out war. We tried everything we could think of to make it happy again but nothing was really working. Last night we tried to give her a bath in Camille's baby bath (a step back maybe) and she spent almost an hour in there. She loved it. She let us wash her and even get her hair wet. It was a step in the right direction and hopefully it keeps going on.

Camille turned 3 months yesterday and man has it flown by. She has not been sleeping well that past 3-4 weeks until last night. Something changed over the weekend and she started doing better but last night was amazing. I don't expect this to be the norm by any means. Last night she fell asleep at 7:30 and woke up this morning at 6:30 happy as can be. She also has been putting herself to sleep by sucking on her thumb. We don't give her a pacifier so she made her own and she is VERY good at finding it. She has put herself to sleep for naps twice over the last day. This morning she was playing on the ground before Richard went to work and when he left she was asleep on the floor and still is.

I know not to expect this all the time but I can be hopeful that she will be a good sleeper and not cry like Evelyn did. I get now what my mom meant about us being able to fall asleep anywhere. That's what Camille has been doing lately. Let's hope it sticks.


This is how I found Camille yesterday afternoon.


She sure loves her thumb.

Wonderful Weekend

This weekend we were in Riverside celebrating my parents 35th wedding anniversary. Congratulations! It is not an easy task these days and I still that the love each other very much.

We drove down on Friday morning. We left about 4:45 and got to Riverside at about 1:30. We made great time. The girls we fantastic and we only stopped twice. It was a lot easier than we had planned.

Saturday, we got together with all the family. There were parents, grandparents and great-grandparents in attendance. It was great to see everyone and catch up. Everyone got to meet Camille. She was a happy baby which made it all the more enjoyable.

Sunday, we celebrated my parents anniversary by going out to dinner as a family. We had a good time. We all pitched in and got them a Blu-ray player so now they can enjoy better picture during their movies.

We drove home early this morning and again the girls were fantastic. We stopped 3 times and got home around 3. It was wonderful trip and I am so glad that we were able to go down.

Here are some pictures from the weekend. I will post more later.



The Whole Family!


Great-Grandpa Fred and Camille.


Papa Tim and Camille asleep.


Uncle Tyler holding Camille for the 1st time.


Camille tuckered out from the weekend events.


Evelyn playing in the dirt.


Evelyn and the doggies.

HAPPY 35TH ANNIVERSARY MOM AND DAD!

Busy Weekend

This past weekend was a busy one. Saturday we went to Grass Valley to meet up with some friends. Richard went on a 4x4 snow run with the husband and I stayed with the wife and their son for the day. The guys were supposed to be home around dinner time but did not get home until 10:30 because they got stuck in the snow. Luckily I was with my friend because otherwise it would have been a VERY lonely day at home.

The girls were great. I could almost say it was the best day either of them have had. They were wonderful. Evelyn only got a 15 minute nap and did not go to sleep until 10:30. She did so good with having no real nap. She never cried or fussed. The next day was rough but she is now back on her schedule. Camille did great and was a happy baby. I could not have asked for better babies.

Sunday we went and visited some friends in Elk Grove. We had a great time. Jon's parents were in town so we were lucky enough to see them as well. Evelyn took a while to warm up (she woke up from a nap when we got there) but once she warmed up she was playing with the boys like crazy. It was good to see them all and catch up.

This next weekend we will be in Riverside for my parents 35th wedding anniversary. Crazy! We will also be seeing some family that we haven't seen in a while and some more great-grandparents get to meet Camille. It should a good weekend. Hopefully the drive to and from are not too bad and hopefully Camille is a good traveler.

One last thing:

Happy Birthday Grandpa Hal! We love you very much!

Some pictures for the day...

Sleeping soundly.


In her crib... only lasted for about 20 minutes but better than nothing.



Evelyn giving Camille a kiss.




Sweet Camille.

Exhausted!

Camille has not been sleeping well (or at all) for the last 8 or 9 days. She has been up every 1-2 hours to eat and will not sleep in her pack in play for long. The longest she sleeps in it is about 2-3 hours if we are lucky. I am so tired I can barely keep my eyes open. I am at a loss of what to do to make Camille happy enough to sleep in her pack and play. Maybe she needs to be in her own room. maybe our room is too cold, too hot, too stuffy, etc. for her and she would do better in her own room. I don't know.

I feel bad for Evelyn becuase she is not getting the attention she needs because I am so tired. Hopefully this will all change soon. I know that it gets better it just doesn't feel like it right now.
I should say sorry now to my parents for next weekend when are there for 3 nights. Hopefully Camille will be sleeping better and I am sorry if she is not.

Here are a few pictures. I also added more to Flickr. ENJOY!

She sure is changing!

Our little ham!

Sisters!

Girl's Dr. Appointments.

The girls both had dr. appointments yesterday. It was Evelyn's 18 month check up and shots and Camille's 2 month check up and shots. It went pretty well considering there were shots.

Here are their stats:

Evelyn
20.9 lbs
33 inches

Camille
11lbs 1oz
23 inches
15cm head circumference

They are both doing really well. They both cried during the shots but stopped shortly thereafter. You would never know that they had shots. We only gave them Tylenol at the drs. office. Evelyn was fine so we didn't give her anymore at bed. I did give Camille a little more hoping it would help her sleep if she was in pain. They both did great.

We also had the lab results from Camille's latest round of lab work. Everything looks GREAT! Her numbers are all back to normal and we do not have to do anymore testing. It was the best news. Thank you to those keeping her in your thoughts and prayers.

I still cannot believe we have an 18 month and a 2 month old. It is a lot of fun but a lot of work.

Rainbows!

Today we went and checked out our first daycare. It was nice and clean and the people were friendly. It is definetly a contender but we want to check out a few others before making a decision. We don't want to make the wrong decision becuase it impacts the girsl so much. Hopefully the answer will be clear.

It rained the whole time we were gone and when we got home there was a beautiful rainbow outside that was vibrant and huge. Here are a couple of the pictures Richard took of it. Breathtaking.

If you look closely or click on the picture, there are actually 2 rainbows. There is one above the really vibrant one as well.

Best Bath EVER!

Usually Richard gives Evelyn her bath because I am taking care of or feeding Camille. I try to bathe Evelyn whenever possible, while Friday night Camille was in a good mood so Richard said that I could bathe Evelyn. We did our normal routine of brushing her teeth while the bath fills up and then getting in once we are done. That night she decided to take her toothbrush in the bath with her (she is getting her molars in so she like her toothbrush right now), and the fun began from there. We played for about 25 minutes and were laughing the entire time. She was in a happy mood and we played and played. She laughed and anything and everything. She was laughing the most and me saying "ewwww" when she would put the toothbrush near her feet. We were laughing so much that Richard started laughing in the other room even though he didn't know what was so funny. He said just the fact that we were laughing so hard made him laugh. It was pure joy. My stomach and face actually hurt from laughing so hard. It was wonderful.

You don't get moments like those often so enjoy them while you can. The next night was the worst bath EVER when I tried washing her hair with soap. Let's just leave it there.

Have a good one!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Scott! I cannot believe that you are 26years old already. Man time sure flies by. I remember being at home hitting each other because we were mad about something. Things don't change do they? Heehee. I hope that you have a great birthday and hope to see you soon. I love you.

Evelyn playing in the yard.

Richard holding a sleeping Camille (definetly NOT what she is doing right now)

Camille sleeping peacefully.

Some Pics...

Evelyn watching Camille.


Camille smiling.


Evelyn reading independently.

Mommy caught me on the chair.

Evelyn being goofy.

Looking for Daycare...

So I have started looking for daycare as I am going to go back to work this fall. I am very sad about it but it has to be done for multiple reasons. Anyways, I have called about 10 places so far and daycare for 2 small kids is not cheap. We have gotten quotes from $1600-$2300 a month. I can't believe it. Like my mom said, "We went into the wrong business."

If anyone has suggestions or knows anyone in the area please let me know. I want to look now because I know that lots of places to not have infant care or are full. I want the girls to be at the same place.

Here's hoping we find something.

My day with Camille

Today Richard took Evelyn do to some running around with Lavon so I got to have Camille by myself for about4-5 hours. It was wonderful spending time with just her and really focusing on her. I even got to take a nap with her. I enjoyed it and look forward to it more often.

Happy Super Bowl!