Happy Days

I've been struggling to find time to write this update! But I finally found it :)

Right now my 3 year old Gage is screaming at the top of his lungs in a temper tantrum. He really is going through the terrible threes. They are way worse than 2 ever was! Sometimes he gets so aggressive, especially to his 4 year old brother. He needs an outlet for sure. On a super positive note, he potty trained himself this week! We had been encouraging him to wear his underwear and not pee in them and also try to pee in the potty. While visiting his Granny last weekend, he decided to pee in her potty. Ever since then he has been peeing AND pooping in the potty with only an accident or 2. I am SO proud of my big boy!!!!

The twins had their 2 month checkup on Wednesday. Kason weighs 10 lbs 2 oz and is 21 and 3/4 inches tall. Kyler weighs 10 lbs 8 oz and is 23 inches tall! Kason feels heavier but I think it's because he's more compact. Kyler's colic has really not improved much unfortunately, we are just waiting it out. I am going to start wearing them though when I get my baby k'tan carrier! Hopefully that will help. Either way, I can't wait to use it.

Starting back to work was really rough. I missed everyone so badly and it was hard trying to pump every 2-3 hours and still try to get back in the swing of things. So much of what I do at work is timed and I can't afford to be slow or distracted. I have gone down to part time though and I think it's for the best, especially with school. I have managed to stay ahead of them with pumping so far and I intend to continue to pump and breastfeed until they're 1 with no formula ever. That's the plan anyway! :)

I can't remember if I talked about this in a previous post or not, but I'm having trouble deciding whther to start kindergarten with Jaden this year or not. He will be 5 August 20th and while ahead academically, he is behind in maturity and physically. We are using My Fathers World curriculum and it's supposed to start off gently so I think we will just do it and see what happens. If I feel like he isn't ready yet or he's not enjoying it, we can either do it slower or wait a while.

We are going to occupational therapy twice a week for one hour sessions and it is helping a lot with his motor skills. He can press down with more pressure with a crayon now and is having more strength in his fingers. Jaden still frequently "w-sits" and it has made his hip muscles tight so he runs funny and it hurts his legs to sit other ways like "criss-cross applesauce". He also has general low muscle tone so he gets tired faster than other kids and he doesn't ride a bike or tricycle. We are working on all these things with the wonderful people at Aspire Pediatric Therapy! Love them! Jaden loves going to OT.


I got a new phone, the samsung galaxy s4. I had an iphone 4s. I miss my iphone! The galaxy is so different and I'm not used to it and find the device very aggravating and not user friendly at all. I'm hoping it'll grow on me.

Local people with small kids- we need to get together and play. Also, I was thinking about getting Jaden involved in a sport or activity this year, but not sure how to go about it or what he would really like. I was thinking about tumbling. I plan on talking to his O therapist about it next week. Does anyone have any suggestions on what we should try? He's not old enough for music lessons right? We're definitely gonna do 4H and boy scouts when he's old enough because I know he would love those things. Gage definitely needs something physical, but he 's so young and usually refuses to participate in things.

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Until next time!