Happy Thanksgiving!

The Applegate cousins minus Gabriel. They had so much fun playing together. Glad they were able to make the drive from Texas!

Brooklyn 2 month update

Ok, so I know a promised a 2 month update last week, and totally meant to do it last week, but with Thanksgiving and visitors I just forgot. I am doing this from my phone during an early morning feeding, so forgive me for no new pictures.

Brooklyn is such a sweet and happy baby. This month she has been doing very good at her tummy time and most of the time she can push herself all the way up. She likes to eat, as I am still feeding her for 15 minutes on each side 5-6 times a day. When its only 5 times a day that means she slept through the night! Woo hoo for me! This has happened 4 or 5 times (honestly I can't remember). She sleeps from about 930p to 730a, if she wakes up to eat, it's usually around 3 or 4, and then will sleep until 8/830.
Like I said at the beginning, Brooklyn is a happy baby, she gives THE biggest smiles we have ever seen, no joke. Not to compare kids, but we don't remember Dominik smiling as much as she does!
She has the bluest eyes and I'm pretty sure they will stay blue, like mine, not turn brown like Dominik's did.
Brooklyn has her 2 month Dr. Appointment today, so I'll update the stats later. Not looking forward to her getting shots, but am anxious to see how big she is!

                                                              Brooklyn's Baptism

Brooklyn is 2 months!

The post will come later, I just wanted to get a picture on of our baby girl :)

Sleepy girl

So proud of my baby girl, she slept from 930pm to 630am. And this momma feels spectacular! Great way to start the week!
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65 hours

That's how long I went without a shower this week. Totally gross I know. Joys of being a mom, I guess. Don't get me wrong, I still "tidied" up (read dry shampoo, wash face, and change undies), but showering just didn't fit into my schedule. I was able to shower Tuesday evening after I fed Brooklyn. Wednesday I was pretty clean as we only went to story time and to Target. Bruce got home late and I didn't really feel like going to bed with wet hair. Thursday we went for a run, and by run I mean I did the running and the kiddos just enjoyed the ride, except when we passed parks and Dominik says "Mom, please?" And of course I have to keep saying no until my run is done. Anyways, so I was sweaty from my run, but was planning on showering during nap time until I remembered the exterminator was coming between 1 and 3 = prime showering time. Boo. So I put it off until after bedtime. But Bruce decided he was going to bed after he put Dominik down, and I was still up hanging with Brooklyn and of course still had to feed her. So I was nice enough to not shower and wake Bruce up. Cue Friday morning. So after I fed Brooklyn we rushed off to Kohl's to use my $10 off a $10 purchase coupon (can't let those go to waste), and rushed back home so I could get a run in before it was time for Brooklyn to eat again. Still longing for my shower, I was finally able to get one in this afternoon after I fed Brooklyn. Sure I could have showered while she was sleeping before I fed her, but that would mean precious baby goodness (milk) would go down the drain while I got clean and she is perfectly content chilling in her bouncy seat while listening to the calming sounds of the shower. I do have to say I feel mighty refreshed, even if it took me almost 3 days to get here!
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Strong baby girl!

Brooklyn has been doing awesome at tummy time. She loves pushing herself up and looking at toys!

Crazy busy

So here we are entering the holiday season. I can't believe how fast Thanksgiving snuck up on me! Needless to say we are pretty much booked every weekend until January! Yikes. That means I have to stay organized and with 2 kids and a husband sometimes its quite a chore, but it fuels me to keep going :). Next week for Thanksgiving we are hosting Bruce's bro Ben and his family. They will be here Thurs-Mon as Brooklyn's baptism is Sunday. The following weekend I am hosting a cookie exchange/wine exchange/ugly sweater party called Sweets, Sweaters, and Sauvignon. I like the name I came up with :). The weekend after is Dom's 2nd birthday and of course I'm hosting a party! Weekend after that we are going to a Polar Express party one of my friends is hosting for the kids. Weekend after that is Christmas in Nebraska. Weekend after that is New Years back in Arizona. Whew, I'm exhausted just typing. Guess I better go back to sleep so I can have some energy for all of this!
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