Random Happenings

The baby's asleep, hubby and oldest are away and I have a few minutes to spare to muse on here. I have no theme to present, so I'll just "bullet point" some occurrences that have happened lately:
- Ignatius is growing up way too fast! I'll have to buy some 6-9 month clothes for him soon. He's now wearing #3 diapers and has the cutest, chubbiest thighs a mamma could ask for!
- I love/hate Julian's energy level lately. He's such an eager learner, loves exploring parks, throwing rocks in rivers, and scaling tall playground equipment. It's great. It's wonderful. But oh! does it tire me out sometimes! I'm just glad I have a husband that does an amazing job keeping up with him.  
- I left my camera someplace-not-where-it's-supposed-to-be again. I can't help myself, it's in my job description to leave it at people's houses/on lawn mowers/on top of record players. So, I don't have great pictures to show.
- Here's some alright pictures I took with my cruddy phone camera.

 Cutie Pie Brothers

Wearin' ma bebe at the playground

 Say "Cheese"! Or just sleep, that's fine too!

 I'm so blessed to have two beautiful boys!

- Are you ready for this?

I woke up two days ago from my nap to a line of itchy welts running down my arm. They're smaller than this today and itch less, but man, yesterday and the night before were terrible. I have no idea what happened. If you know what bit me or if I got hives let me know. 

Okay, now the baby's awake, hubby and oldest are home and life resumes its normal course. I'm off to enjoy the rest of my Saturday. Ta ta!

-------------------------------- UPDATE!!!--------------------------------
Bed bugs, people. BED. BUGS. They can hide in plain sight for several months before you realize that's the issue. Before spending tons of dollars on allergy tests and doctor's visits, if you have dots in a line like this please do yourself a favor and get a bug specialist to check your home. We went 5 months without knowing what we were dealing with. That was a most unpleasant experience, which I wish on no person.

Life with Two Babes

We're coming close to Ignatius' 2 month mark outside the womb. I can hardly believe he's as old as he is! It feels like yesterday we brought him home in his little cow get-up.

Since then he's grown from 0-3 months to 3-6 month duds! That hat doesn't fit him anymore as well. What can I say, we grow 'em big around here!

Life as a mom with two little ones has been an adventure thus far. Julian is extremely sweet with the baby, but a bit stand-offish. I actually don't mind this because I would be very concerned about Ignatius' safety if he wanted to be all over him all the time. For now, he gives him plenty-but-not-too-many hugs and kisses throughout the day. He'll say sweet things like, "It's okay, 'Nay-shus! We almost dare!" and "Don't cry!" when the crying gets a bit much. Of the most challenging aspects of this new phase of our lives is just the fact that Julian is a full-fledged 2-year-old. The tantrums are stronger and he's into EVERYTHING, but we've found the more attentive, patient and consistent we are the better behaved Julian is. So in other words, we rely on lots of prayers and caffeinated beverages around here!

Also, the fact that he can be this stinkin' cute helps especially in the patience factor.

Ignatius is such a beautiful, calm, observant, alert, and loving baby. He smiled a few days after he was born at his daddy, but he waited until he was just under 5 weeks to start smiling at mama. Now he'll smile at just about anyone who makes eye contact with him.

 Sometimes if he's crying and we come up to him he'll just smile at us and immediately calm down. Ignatius is definitely our little Love Bug.

He's one strong baby as well. He rolled belly to back 2 days after birth, and has rolled about 10 times since then. His neck is very strong and needed very little support from day 1. When he wants "out" of the moby wrap he gets OUT of the moby wrap! I call him my little Butterfly emerging from his cocoon. I wish I could capture on camera his little head wriggling out of his bondage -- funniest sight ever!

He wakes up 1-3 times a night, which is okay by my standards. We co-sleep so I just roll back to sleep when he's full of the Mommy Juice. He naps when Julian naps, and I think that's what has been my saving grace -- getting my rest in the middle of the day is the best gift this little guy could give me!

That's all for now. We love our little men, and they show us how to give of ourselves and love more purely every day. Life is a Gift.