Briggs 5 Months!

This month has been a month full of milestones for Briggs!

He has found and is totally obsessed with his toes.

He has rolled from his belly to his back a few times.

Rolls to his side to grab objects. I'm sure he will be rolling all the way over soon!

He recognizes he bottle and gets so excited to eat.

He has started eating solids and loves his veggies. 

He always wants to be up and moving around so he can see everything that is going on.

He loves the baby swing that is outside.

He isn't sleeping through the night anymore and eats 2-3 times :( :(

He has a super sensitive tummy. We had to switch to a sensitive formula which has made him a completely different and happier baby! 

He experienced his first plane ride and trip to the ocean when we traveled to Cancun.

He still LOVES anytime you get him naked. 

 He still has his "resting jerk (keeping things PG) face." He looks like he is just pissed off all the time. It really is quite hilarious. But, as soon as anyone gives him the slightest attention, he gives you the BIGGEST grin in the world. Either super pissed off or smiling. There is no in between.

Briggs 4 months!

Briggs is now 4 months old! Which means 8 months til Christmas everyone! Ha awful joke... I know.

He finally got a good growth spurt and weighs 14 lbs, 24inches tall (25%) and is wearing 6 month clothes.

He is definitely a people person and loves to smile and talk to anyone that will give him attention.

He loves watching his brother play and is so patient with him as well.

He loves to be naked and gets really excited every time you get him dressed, change his bum, or give him a bath.

He is getting pretty good at standing up with our help. Getting those muscles stronger and stronger.

He is still doing great at sleeping.

His nicknames include: Bee, Bee-riggs, Briggles, Boogers, and Briggs-y

He snores soooo loud at night.

Briggs has to be swaddled and have his binky in order to sleep. 

He is trying so hard to grab objects. It's my favorite to watch him concentrate so hard and move his hands ever so slowly, trying to grab an object, and then completely misses it. Hahaha I love this stage!!! 

He loves chewing and sucking on his fists. 

We love you Briggs!!

Moab!

We decided to take a little spring break Trip to Moab this past month. I was worried about how that would be with two kids but was very surprised. Both boys did great! Jenson had a complete blast. He LOVED playing in the sand and being outside all day long!

We played in the water, climbed rocks, dug tunnels, and went on lots of 4-wheel rides. We went to Arches National Park and hiked to the famous Delicate Arch. (Pictured above, squinty eyes and all.) It was a really fun hike but HOLY COW was it hard carry Briggs in his sling and my camelpak on my back. I sound like the world's biggest wimp right now because he weighs like 12 pound but seriously. It was HARD! Plus, the wind was awful, especially at the top. We took a picture, hung around for literally 30 seconds, then headed back down. Poor Jenson's eyes were swollen and red from the dust and wind! :( It's too bad we didn't get to enjoy the view a little bit longer. The weather was great up until the last day when it rained and was super windy. We decided to pack up a few days early because weather wasn't looking promising and we were all exhausted.

Kids makes things like this so much more fun! I loved watching Jenson as he discovered new things, all the while I was snuggling my baby Briggs. Life is sure good! :)

 His hair KILLS me. I love it!!

Briggs 3 Months

 Briggs is such a sweet little boy. <3

His smile lights up his whole face! It's my absolute favorite! It's like a straight mouth smile but reaches all the way to his eyes.

He is going through this stage where if he's awake, then someone better be talking to him. He is a social little dude and will smile at anyone who pays attention to him. 

That being said... He also has this look that's like "you're ridiculous" or "this is stupid" almost like a glare type thing. If he's not smiling, then he's glaring. There is NO in between. It's quite hilarious. Smile. Glare. Smile. Glare.

He loves eating his fists.

Briggs is doing much better at sleeping. YAY! We're almost there. About half the time I can get him to sleep all the way until 5am and then he goes back to sleep til 8am. But, there are still a few nights here and there where he wakes up at 3am. I am a BIG believer on routine! That's what we did with Jenson and now Briggs and they have both been excellent sleepers! Sleeping through the night at 3 months old. Bath every night at 7 and then bottle, then off to sleep. Works like a charm. And as soon as you disrupt that routine you can bet your bottom both of them will be... as Kip Moore would say, "Up All Night." Yes.... I have my own version of that song that I sing to Briggs when he wakes up in the middle of the night. I'm quite clever. ;)

Briggs LOVES Jenson. Anytime Jenson is around him playing loudly or laughing. Briggs will tune right in and just watch forever. I can't wait to watch them play together!

He is a bit smaller than Jenson was (Jenson was is a chunk.) Briggs is still wearing 3 months clothes. I swear Jenson was already in 6-9 months at this stage. HA! 

Every once in a while you can get him to giggle. I have gotten him to giggle maybe half a dozen times. There's nothing sweeter than hearing your baby giggle. 

He loves to be swaddled and loves his binky.

He is super chill and a very easy going baby. He kind of has to be with his big brother always taking all the attention.

2 Months!

Briggs weighs 11 lbs and is 21 inches tall.

I swear he went through a pretty quick growth spurt. Like I blinked and he is no longer my newborn squishy baby. What the heck?

He did not do so well with his shots, and screamed that awful baby scream anytime someone even came close to touching his legs. It was a long few days.

Briggs now smiles and will smile at anyone who will give him any attention.

I (yes, me, Lindsie) got him to giggle his very first time. I was so proud of myself. Mostly because it took Jenson months before I could get him to laugh. Jenson would only laugh at his dad, that lil stinker!

He still wakes up twice during the night to eat.

He always has his super serious face on, eyebrows clenched and scowling.

He loves to be swaddle and is still undecided about his binky, which is good because his big brother likes to steal it every chance he gets.:)

 

 

Life is Perfect.

Something that has been on my mind for a long time now...

The saddest thing to me is when people feel bad for me for having kids and being married.  Like, my life is over or something.
I can see it in certain people's faces. When they ask me "what's new?" or "how I'm doing", with big ol' sympathetic eyes. When they don't believe me when I tell them that Baby #2 was in NO WAY an accident and very much planned for. When they feel bad for me that I go to sleep at 10pm and stay home on the weekends. When I hear of someone not wanting to get married yet, because they don't want to get "tied down."

Seriously, it makes me just want to beat all that nonsense out of them.

If you feel bad for me..... Don't.

I couldn't imagine my life being any more perfect.

A day in the life of Me

Recently, I have found life to be quite busy and hectic. Having two kids has been a completely different ballgame than what I was use too. I started getting down and sad because there just wasn't ANY time to do things that I use to enjoy doing, ie: Blogging, crafting, eating ;) and always being exhausted!. I have come to realize that even though my day is crazy, I will someday look back and miss these days and the little things that make up our day. So, for the purpose of always remembering what an average day with two under two consists of, I decided to write up a little timeline.

Starting at midnight, When technically its a new day :)

12:00am: Sleeping- The happiest part of my day. ;) haha! jk
2:00am: Briggs wakes up to eat.
2:30am: Change Briggs' bum and back to sleep we go.
5:00am: Briggs wakes to eat.
6:00am: Al gets up and leaves for work.
7:00am: Usually when Jenson wakes up. If he wakes up any earlier I bring him into my bed and turn on Netflix for him to watch, while I try to get in a few more minutes of sleep.
7:30am: Briggs usually needs to eat again, which is when the morning gets hectic because Jenson is usually getting hungry as well. After both boys have had breakfast, I change their bums. I'd like to say it's almost like having twins. But, I sure people with twins would disagree!
8:30am: Usually everyone has been feed and changed by this point and its time to get stuff done! We feed the dogs, do the dishes, try to clean up a few things, play with trains, dance, this morning we made banana bread.....mmmm!
10:00am Jenson is ready for a nap already, (busy morning), Take him upstairs, with his bottle and blankie and lay him down.
10:30am Feed Briggs and change his bum.
11:00am Try and get stuff done while boys are sleeping! Make bed, clean room, send emails for dance, pay bills, read scriptures, laundry....
12:00pm Jenson is awake! :) Run upstairs, grab him, and change him into clothes. Yes, he usually stays in his jammies til noon. haha
12:30pm Lunch time!
1:00-3:00pm We play some more, change diapers, go outside, play trains again, feed Briggs, eat some goldfish, get ready for gym and dance, (this is usually the first time I get dressed, do my hair, and put myself somewhat together...
3:30pm-Dad is usually home!! Happy Jenson!
4:00pm- I leave to go workout and to teach dance.
7:00pm Dad puts Jenson in the tub and gets him ready for bed.
7:30pm-Jenson is usually asleep, Dad is feeding Briggs and I'm just getting home.
8:00pm- Eat some dinner.
8:30pm- Bath Briggs, shower myself, and get ready for bed.
9:00pm- Sit and talk with Al, relax, work on our house plan, make plans for the following day
10:00pm- Feed Briggs and off to bed we go!!! zzzz