Need hormone control!

Ok, maybe it is because of the impending removal of "the uterus" but man I am hormonal around my kids today! The thought that I will never carry super cute babies again, because I have to admit our kids are so cute! (Then again I am the mommy). I am so glad that I videotaped the kids moving in the belly and took so many pictures while pregnant and through their first 10 months so far. What would we do without Iphones!

I was moving their playmat which they haven't used in a while to just chill and I started crying that my babies are getting so big at almost 18 and 20 lbs. I miss my 5 and 6 lb peanuts when I was trying to figure out being a mom and what it meant for the first time.

I may never have more kids but I love the two I have. At least moving forward they can have a more functional and hopefully pain free mom who isn't always doubled over in pain. I am guessing each parent goes through this when they decide to stop expanding their family. In more ways than one I am just so thankful that I even have these two.

On a side note since we are moving about 10 minutes away from the lakes I took my camera out this morning to Lake Calhoun at 5:30 am for a few pictures.

I'm so excited and I just can't hide it

Yes I have this song in my head for a reason. After the last year and our house becoming overrun we are finally moving!!! We are not moving far about 13 blocks but into a different school district which is good.

After going through the last year and mom will be staying with us again for her next surgery we really need a guest room. Now when she stays with us either she gets to share a room with the snoring Dino boy or daddy takes him to the basement. In the basement daddy has to sleep on a futon and Dino's in a play yard and then he doesn't sleep.

So this change excites me. To top it off each of the kiddos will have their own normal size rooms and I can decorate them! Sara will not have to be stuffed in a 7x7 room where the radiator takes up about a good 3 feet. Ugh! Our current house was bought when we were dating so we had no concept of the future. 6 years later it is time to move. The most exciting part of all is........we will have a GARAGE!!! A real garage to put a car in.

The last part of the house that surprised me was that we choose a rambler. After hauling the kids up and down the stairs all day I long for one level living. We close in just about a month. Fun times to come!

Now she can pull herself up!

No more babies here

As of next Wednesday there will officially be no more babies for me. Not that I wouldn't love another one (I know I am crazy), but the endometriosis has beaten me. Hello partial hysterectomy.

The Dr.'s wanted me to get the Lupron shot (hell no!), since the pill is having no affect at all. They offered ablation but that won't resolve the pain, it just might lessen the crazy bleeding (which the pill doesn't control at all). The next option was back to laparoscopic surgery every so often to control the pain. Ugh, really?

I figure at this point we are lucky to have two healthy, beautiful kids and I will take that.

On a different note all of the years of EMT classes in high school paid off. For some reason my son will not eat ANY type of solid food. He gages and then chokes. Needless to say the Heimlich maneuver has been pulled out a few times and today was the worst yet! It resulted in massive amounts of vomit and a very scared little guy. I guess we will stick with baby food until we see his doctor next.

Changes

Well there are some changes. Danyal now crawls (not ready for this!). Sara goes backwards and is becoming so talkative! On top of this I am sure you can all see her new accessory. She is a helmet baby now. She has had a flat head since the day she was born and her head grew sideways more than back. Her head looked a little like a football. Now in recent pictures after 3-4 weeks her head shape has changed so much! Many days it is a good things she has a helmet, she loves to fall backwards.

Oh we shall see what changes happen now. Sara is 17.4 lbs and Danyal is 19.6 lbs. They are getting big!

9 months pictures

I know they are a little early but it was the only time I could get their 9 month pictures done. Danyal is such a happy guy at home, on walks, out and about. Put a camera near him that mom isn't wielding and he is a grump!

More teeth

I feel so bad for my baby boy. 4 teeth at once is killer for all of us. On the positive side two of the teeth have finally broken the skin.

Ugh now onto a topic I am trying to figure out. Finger foods?! Sara does ok with puffs, squash, and bananas. Danyal, oy! If you give that boy anything a little thicker or a puff he gags, turns red, and throws up. He hates textures, and wants easy food. He started solids almost a month and a half after his sister. He has just started to become a good eater. When do people usually start with finger foods? It is all so confusing when you try and add a new skill.