10 hours!!!!!

Here I was worried that I wouldn't have anything to blog about and I keep thinking of things! But, as I predicted, they are about my kids so far! :)

I just had to share some exciting news! Gavin, my 2 1/2 month-old son, slept 10 hours straight last night!!! I still can't believe it! I gave him his bath early last night and he fell asleep at 8:00. I figured he was not out for the night and would want to nurse again a few hours later. I ended up going to bed around 11:00 (which is pretty early for me!) and jolted awake at 5:30am, realizing that 1.)we had not been up in the night, 2.)Gavin hadn't made a peep, and 3.) amazingly - I had slept the ENTIRE time! I don't know how I slept because I had so much milk stored up that I think I lost 5-6 pounds after he nursed!!! Gavin never actually woke up until 6:00 and I was so happy to see his beautiful blue eyes! (I was also glad for the relief he provided my milk jugs that were about to explode!!)

I am very thankful for a great night of sleep. It is funny how babies help us to appreciate the things we took for granted. I feel like a new woman - now, what can I bake with Austin?? :)

My Baking Buddy

I decided to make some banana bread this afternoon. Now, I enjoy baking and find it relaxing, but I never realized how exciting and fun it is until today. Austin, my 2-year -old, loves to help me with whatever I am doing. In fact, he offers his help by chanting, "I do it! I do it! I do it!" or he sweetly says "Help Mommy!" until I agree or distract him with something else. Of course he was curious when he saw me getting all the ingredients out and wanted to help, so I thought, why not? I pulled a chair up to the counter and began explaining what we were going to make and how to measure the ingredients. I let him do everything, with a little guidance and some extra stirring after he was finished. He was so thrilled and delighted about each little thing we did and would giggle and clap his hands through the whole process. He was so adorable that I didn't even care about the flour that ended up all over him, me, the counter and the floor! The amazing thing is that he actually was very careful and did a great job! I was quite impressed! I didn't want the fun to end, so I decided to make some chocolate chip cookies next. I wanted to continue watching my little helper in action! Now, I will just need to start making some more healthy options with him! Hey! Maybe I could get him to eat more vegetables if he helps me make them!! (Just thinking out loud!)

Anyway, Austin didn't just help me bake today... he helped me to rediscover the joy in the simple things. He helped me see how funny it is when you crack an egg. He gave me a new perspective. I love seeing life through the eyes of a 2-year-old!

Oh! I did remember to go grab the camera and got some pics of him helping me. Now, I just need Anna to come over and help me figure out how to put them on here! I'll get this stuff figured out someday!

This is Austin enjoying the fruits of his labor the next morning!

What am I getting myself into???

Okay, I guess I am joining the blogging world! My dear friend, Anna Moseley, helped me set this up and put the pics up for me, so I don't want to disappoint her! I really don't need to add anything else to me life right now, but I think I will actually enjoy this. I will think of it as cheap therapy after a crazy day! Just to warn you, most of my posts will probably be about my two wonderful boys, since they are who I spend all of my time with! I love to share all the cute and funny things they do! I must admit, I am a little nervous about publishing my personal life and not really sure what I have to say, but I am looking forward to connecting with all you bloggers!