Baby Furniture & other things this week

Here are some pictures of Baby E's furniture...it finally arrived after quite the wait. Backorder much! And poor communitication from the retailer. But it is here and I LOVE IT! We still need to hang things on the walls but here is a peek.

On another note, KJ seems like such a big girl these days. She's not even 2 yet but I think in her mind she is 4. Here are some pictures of her playing with a friend and some from her cousins birthday party.

Love & Silliness...

Not much to report these days. Just adjusting to life with a newborn & a toddler. KJ is loving her new brother. Several times a day she will walk up to whoever is holding him, pat us on the leg, point to her brother and say, "Please. Please?" This is her way of asking if she can hold him. We sit with her & help her "hold" him. She kisses him & stares at him and then is off to play with her toys - until 20 min later when she wants to check on brother again. :) When he cries she is quick to alert us (like we don't hear him too), saying, "UhOh. UhOh."
Also this week KJ has discovered she really likes the pink crocs that the neighbor girl handed down to her. She likes to put them on herself and yesterday insisted on wearing them over her footed pajamas. She is a hoot & certainly keeps us smiling and laughing.

Silly Mommy...

I shared this story in a faceb*ook message to my cousin today and thought it would be funny to share it with you.
It is wild to me that Baby E is already a week old.
The other day my husband had to make a sharp turn in the car and he said, "Hold on Baby E."
I patted my belly & said, "sorry little guy, daddy's driving crazy!"
There was silence and then I said, "Hahahaha...Eli is in the back, not in my tummy!" We laughed so hard. Poor kid, 5min in the backseat & I already forgot he was here.

A few pictures from this last week...

Here is a little slide show of some pictures we have taken over the last week. We are really enjoying our family of four. :)

Not your everyday Grandma...

I called my grandma today to say Happy Easter. My aunt answered the phone & my grandma was busy doing some "spring cleaning" outside with my uncles. My aunt proceeds to tell me about their day so far and I was laughing so hard!

There is a basketball goal that has been attached to a light pole at the end of my grandma's driveway (the pole does not have a light attached * serves no purpose other than holding the goal). I don't remember the last time someone actually played basketball there, and the goal is very high up. So here is the story...

Last night while leaving to go out to eat, my grandma reminded my uncle to be careful backing out the car to not hit the pole
My uncle: "If I had my chainsaw with me I would take care of that pole for you." (Note, my uncle is visiting from out of state)

Grandma: "Well I have a chainsaw." (she says in a matter-of-fact way)

LOL - obviously! Because every one's 76 yr old grandma has a working chainsaw, right? Oh, she is funny!

But it gets better.

My grandma had been outside for awhile watching them take down the pole and she came inside to get something. My aunt asked her how things were going and in the most casual way my grandma says, "Great. Freda brought over a log chain. The guys are almost done."

Freda is the other older lady who lives next door - also a widow.

So if you need any work done in south central Kansas don't worry about renting equipment - just call Clarice & Freda, they may have just the thing!

Mommy Product Review

I LOVE THESE! Every sore nursing momma should give them a try!

Baby E is here and nursing a newborn has begun. The engorgement, the cracking, the soreness, etc. I actually enjoy nursing a baby, just have to get through those first few weeks of the discomfort and then it's really one of my favorite times with my baby.
Thursday was day 1 of real pain on one side. I went to see the lactation nurse right away. I know soreness is normal, even some cracking but I wanted to do everything I could as soon as I could so that baby would eat, so that I wouldn't dread feeding him and most of all so that I wouldn't get an infection &/or lose my milk supply.
Aside from the usual tips, using breast milk to heal the crack, using lanolin as well, time and patience, the Lactation Consultant said that several women have found that gel pads can be helpful & suggested I stop by Ta*rget to pick some up and give them a try.

This momma gives them 5 HUGE STARS!!!!! I SO SO Wish I had these when I was starting the nursing process with my daughter.
You can just put these right on, or as the instructions suggest, you can put them in the fridge for a few min and then put them on for extra soothing relief. the gel of the pad has lanolin and some other goodness to give you relief and help you heal faster, and provides some cushion for extra comfort so you can just enjoy your baby.
I used breast milk on my sore spot, let it air dry and then applied the gel pads, I did this for about 48 hours and today has honestly been a great day of nursing.

You still need to use nursing pads with the gel pads b/c they are not meant to absorb milk or keep you from leaking.

Baby E is here!

Here are some photos of our first few days together with our newest family member, Baby E.