The Power of Prayer

Brielyn has made a turn for the best. Everyone that's been around her agrees she's like a completely different baby. We are so thankful for all of your thoughts and prayers. Brie is now taking a pacifier and able to calm and soothe herself. She takes naps regularly during the day and no longer cries every minute she's awake. We are able to venture out of the house and even go on spontaneous outings..... So, I am a happy MOM. She is cooing and smiling all the time. I am really getting to enjoy her. YEAH!!!

Dress Rehearsal for Halloween

The day we got her costume we wanted to see just how cute Tinkerbell would be and how well her wings fit. These are pre Halloween pictures. I'll post pictures from the night of hopefully soon!

Baking with Mimi

My mom has come over numerous days to come help and she definitely does a good job at making Alexa feel equally loved, important and special when mommy has to spend time with Brielyn. Alexa and Mimi made Cornbread to go with our dinner that night. Yes, she was sitting on the counter table (Never thought I'd let her do it but how else could she do such a good job mixing!) Now, Alexa loves to bake with me. She's gonna make a great wife one day.

COLIC

My beautiful, sweet, soft and snuggly baby turned into a fussy, beautiful, sweet, soft, colicky baby in just 4 weeks. At this point I'm labeling it Colic due to the fact that she is fussy all day long and not comfortable in any particular position for more than 3-5 minutes. It's not that she just wants to be held because that is not enough.. you have to constantly change positions. The swing is not acceptable to her, the boppy is not acceptable, the baby lounger is not acceptable, the bouncy seat is not acceptable. Nothing, really works except standing up, constantly moving and changing positions. IT'S FRUSTRATING. My mother has come every day to help and so for that, I really can't complain since it's been nothing compared to if I were here all day with no helping hands. My mom has been a LIFESAVER. We have all these cute girly contraptions and the " cadillac of swings" as we call it (Fisher Price Cradle Swing) and nothing is working. There has been a day when she didn't sleep for 12 hours from 9:45 AM -11:00PM that night. Another day it was 10 hours. BUT... the weird part is... she's a great sleeper at night. She'll sleep for 7 hours straight some nights??? So, that's my sanity and I can't complain. IT'S HER POOR TUMMY. She can't sit still while eating she pulls up her legs, wiggles and grunts and is battling this constantly. As frustrated as it gets and as sorry as I feel for myself, once she's sleeping I think about how hard it must be for the little ones to have a constant pain in their tummies. I wonder if it feels like when we gorge ourselves at Claim Jumper on a Frisco Sourdough Burger and fries??? Or does it feel like the stomach flu? Well, I guess I'll never know, but I will fight and do everything I can to make my beautiful baby happy and as content until this all passes. Please pray that if it is Colic, that it goes away in the sacred 3 -4 months that most propose.

So, in desperation I've searched the internet and verbatim she has everything they label as "colic" But she has a dr's appointment so we can rule anything else out and I'll go from there. But, today when I typed in colic a link came up, I clicked on it and found Colic Calm. Needless to say, I'm gonna try it. I'll let you know if it works. One of those things where I doubt it will, but just have to try it so I can have satisfaction of knowing I tried. It's all SAFE, HOMEOPATHIC and FDA approved. See, they have me sold. :)

HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY ... and thank you for letting me vent to you.... I feel better already!

25 is Good!!

For me I felt like turning 25 was another milestone. Then the next big one will be 30. So, I was a bit nervous. Now that I reflect on my life since August 29th (my birthday) I have only good thoughts. I have God. I have a great church. I have a wonderful husband (Thank you Lyndsay and Lori Velarde and Revolution Church) I have the best parent in laws EVER. I have another beautiful child. I live in a house that we've made home. My husband has a job he loves which makes everyone happy. I've already been able to retire and become a stay at home mom. And, I have lots of friends and family that I've had since before I turned 25 that has made life what it is today.

25 has been and is going to be a great year!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIELYN NOELLE

One month ago today at 1:42 PM my life changed. I should say our families life changed. Alexa became a big sister, I became a 25 year old mother of 2 and Chris became a 22 year old father of 2. We have been blessed with such a beautiful and healthy baby girl. One thing I've noticed that's changed drastically for me is TIME. I definitely value my time more. I don't get to throw Alexa in the car and run out the door anymore. In fact, I barely get out the door anymore. It's all about timing now. My biggest thought is " Why did I think one was so hard? That was easy and nothing compared to two!!!" The biggest positive is that now I will get double the hugs and double the kisses from now until FOREVER. And with each child, I feel a deeper connection and love for my husband. He is a hands on DAD and I'm forever gratetful for that. So, a month ago my life changed for the BEST. Happy 1 Month Birthday Brielyn...

WOW.. TIME FLIES BY!

Nothing But A Cow...

I'm in love with my daughter Brielyn, she's so special to me and we've been able to bond as I'm breastfeeding her. I wasn't able to have this experience with Alexa so I'm enjoying the bond BUT..... I FEEL LIKE A COW. My daughter seriously wants to nurse ALL DAY LONG. I told my husband I'm never getting my boobs back, she's claimed them. Nothing else makes her happy. It makes me feel good at times to know I comfort her and she needs me, but sometimes I have the " give me a break" feeling and the thoughts that I'll never get out of the house if this continues.

Well, I'm sorry for the lack of blogs but now you know what I'm doing all day long. Poor Alexa, good thing she plays well by herself and has been an angel of a big sister. She says "Baby Lunch" when I'm feeding the baby :)

I will hopefully soon be adding more pictures but our camera actually is broken and it has been since Brielyn was born. BUMMER. We didn't realize til we went to take it to the hospital. Not a good time for us to figure that one out, but oh well.