We have successfully gone 3 whole days now without ANY bottles!!! Yeah I'm so happy Decs loves boobie again:)

He's sitting!

He started sitting a few weeks ago for a couple minutes on his own! Now he does it for long periods of time without falling over. He's 5 1/2 months old:) Such a big boy.

Worst Week?

So last Sunday Lilah got a major fever in the night and was throwing up and very sick:( I maybe got 4 hours of sleep that night. She slept a lot the next day but was still sick. That night she was up most of the night and so was Declan with a fever! So that night I maybe got 3 hours of sleep. Aaron and I did what we had to do, Lilah in our bed, Aaron in Lilah's bed, Aaron and Lilah in Lilah's bed, Aaron on the floor in Lilah's room with Declan! Yea those 2 nights were HELL!!! (And so was the rest of the week) Anyways once Lilah's fever was gone the diarrhea began and lasted 5 whole days and nights. Poor girl, she pooped more in those 5 days than she had in the last 2 months. And she only had one accident! Pretty impressive. I took her to the Dr. on Friday and really there was nothing he could do:( I did get a stool sample to the lab which was NOT fun. He also let me know not to give her any dairy, I didn't know it bothered her tummy. I started her on the B.R.A.T. diet (bananas, rice, applesauce, toast) and once that was all she was ingesting her pooping got better. So her poor little body lost a little bit of weight. She would be fine at times and than the tummy pains would come back. I could tell she was getting really frustrated and she would act out in RAGE and throw some major tantrums. Come Monday she was almost 100%! But it was a whole week of flu for her:(

Another reason why it was not a good week for me was in my stress, anxiety, lack of sleep, I lost some of my milk:( Declan started refusing to nurse at times. Since day 1 I never had any problems with breastfeeding and now all of a sudden I had to supplement because there just wasn't enough milk in there. Also my let-down would just take waaay too long for him. I think stress had a lot to do with that. I talked to the Dr. and he prescribed domperidone which I am on now, as well as fenugreek and blessed thistle. Seems to be working well. Yesterday Declan nursed all 6 feedings!!! The days before he would have at least 1-2 bottles. I also think he had a growth spurt this week because he was extra hungry all day and night. My good friend Colleen, who has taken a breastfeeding course, was incredibly helpful! She told me about breast compression which really helped, as well as lots of other helpful tips. She has some really good resources and websites. Thanks again Colleen for being understanding and nonjudgmental;) I'm really glad that week is over and I have my happy, chipper little girl back! Now I can look forward to camping this weekend!!! Oh and the last 2 nights I only had to get up once for a feeding. Ahhh sleep:) Even though its hot its ok because I can sleep in peace. Also thankyou to Mom G. for all your help this week and support! Aaron really enjoyed his time with you and Lilah too.

Standing by himself!

Sitting with sis.

He's so big already.

Having fun with Decs! Poor boy.

Summer is here! Well its been here for almost a month now but now it really feels like summer to me. I can't wait to go camping Aug. long weekend! Aaron set up the tent last weekend just to air it out, since its been 2 years since we last used it. Lilah was thrilled and kept saying "I love it!" I've started making my lists of things we still need to buy, stuff we need to bring, and meal planning. Can never be too prepared;) We still don't know exactly where we are going but that can be decided pretty much last minute. I can't wait to see Katie, Ian and little Aaron again! (they're camping too)

Lilah has been hilarious lately. She doesn't ever stop talking and has a very distinctive way she talks. You have to listen very carefully if you don't hear it all the time. I have to laugh at her when she is really trying to get something out she stutters a lot and says the same thing like 10 times before she can continue. She is also very mischievous but plays well on her own. She is using her imagination more and more and its pretty incredible what she comes up with. She loves her movies and I love that she now has her own TV in the playroom so that we aren't fighting over who gets to watch what:) She sleeps so well in her new room too.

Declan is still such a joy! He loves his crib and usually naps so well. He still has 3 naps a day and is down for the night by 8:30pm. He's been waking up at around 5am for some milk than its right back to bed til about 8am. He isn't sleeping so well anymore in his car seat or stroller:( He falls asleep fine but will wake up after 20 minutes and be wide eyed. He doesn't really like being rocked to sleep either he just wants to be put in his bed with his soother and bear and he does the rest. Which is really nice but sometimes I would like a cuddle:( He LOVES his rice cereal! He knows when its coming and gets very excited. I can't spoon it fast enough into his little mouth. I think I will try giving him some veggies soon and giving him cereal in the morning instead of at dinnertime. I can't believe he's 5 months old already?:( The time has gone by so fast. It makes me kinda sad to think that this maybe is my last baby.

7 Years!

Yesterday we celebrated 7 years of marriage! Wow time has just flown by! Aaron took me to the Phoenix for dinner on the patio. It was nice and quiet there and we had very yummy food. Aaron seems to think that this next year is going to be a good one so lets hope he's right! I love you honey! (If you read this?!!!)

Video

Aaron's mom took this video and it turned out so good!

Baptism

Today we watched my brother get baptized in Cultus Lake! It was pretty amazing and I was so proud of him! He gave a small part of his testimony and it really reminded me of when I was baptized in the lake at camp Firwood in grade 11.

The church he goes to "The Bridge" held their service lakeside and at least 15 people were baptized. The singing was amazing especially because it was Brian Doerksen who leads worship there!

Family photo including Nana. Notice my new do! Short:)

Mom snapped a pic of me. There aren't very many of them because I'm always the one taking the pictures.

It was a really good day today:)

Learning to eat!

200 Posts!

Just hanging out!

This is what I woke up to on Sat. morning. She was soo quiet and this is why! Those sparkles are so fine and soo hard to clean up:(

Declan's bedroom! My cousin Curtis painted it last week. Yeah, no more pink for Decs!

Now all I need are a few things to decorate the walls, they're kinda bare:P

Lilah's bed. I got a curtain rod from Ikea yesterday so I could put up her curtains but I need Aaron's help because her window is so high. He hurt his wrist yesterday and couldn't do it:( I post pics of it when its done.

Lilah's closet! I kinda wish it was mine. So much space to organize and store stuff.

A Picture Post

Just hanging out with a chicken!

Our big 3 year old!

Decs has been doing this thing lately where he chews on his lips and tongue. Strange but cute.

Sassy girl. Oh and mittens hanging on for dear life!

Lilah actually took this picture of mom and mittens! Quite the photographer, but we already knew that, right Holly?!!!

Sharing an iced coffee. The face painting was from the VCS fun fair we attended that day.

The prized chick!

We're so mean!

Papa and my little man. They do really look alike and yet so different. I just love both their expressions:) So serious. Decs does just remind me a little bit of Benjamin Button;) He He!

Here she's holding the wild baby jack-rabbit my dad found one day. We eventually had to let it go and Lilah was okay with that.

Big smiles and a dimple. He sure doesn't get the dimple from me, that's all daddy!

Sweet sleepy little boy:)

This was not actually taken on her birthday but she likes to wear the hat anyway!

This is Mama Flo and Lilah today:) Lilah's wearing the cute dress she got from her friend Reese for her birthday.

New furniture!!! We picked these out from Ashley furniture (of course) and they came yesterday! Aaron delivered them while I was out and didn't tell me so wasn't I surprised when I came home?! I love them and they are both soo comfortable:)

I think mittens has taken a liking to Decs. I have to be careful though because he likes to play with his feet.

My little man today:0)

A few more pics

A family reunion photo.

Lilah at the water slides in the afternoon. We went the day after her birthday and she must have been pooped because she just fell asleep on the blanket for a good hour or so. Poor girl, too much sun.

Declan at the water slides. He didn't do any sliding but he was sure happy:)

His two favorite fingers at the moment. And the stunned look in his eyes.

At Dad and Jeanie's on their birthday. Lilah and her grandpa share the same birthday and Auntie Katie's in on June 1st so we celebrated all together. Auntie Holly made kitty cat cupcakes and a frog cake. She's amazing and they always taste SOO good!

Lilah on her birthday morning in her new princess bed. I thought it would be perfect for camping this year.

Aaron found Lilah a two wheeler bicycle with training wheels on Craigslist. So he bought her a helmet to go with it.

At the beach in White Rock.

Our new computer is FINALLY up and running! Thanks to Ian:) No more carting the kids upstairs just to check my email and facebook or bank account. This last weekend and week so far have been a slow one especially compared to the birthday week before. I like it better when we are busy and have things to do and people to see. Its still hard to believe Lilah is already 3?! She is so grown up already and amazes me with the things she knows and says. As you can see in the video below Lilah got a kitten for her birthday. She named him Mittens like the cat from the movie "Bolt". He is a very fun, playful kitten and she loves carrying him around and making him beds to sleep in. She also scolds him a lot because he likes to bite and scratch.

Declan gets bigger all the time. I don't want him to grow up so fast but its happening right before my eyes. He's very chatty and happy most of the time. He'll be 4 months old in a week. Right now he is basically sleeping through the night:) 8:30pm to 5 or 6am usually than eats and goes back to bed for another 2 hours. Good boy! I am really looking forward to the summer. We are going camping in August with friends and some family. Decs will be at a really good age to camp and so is Lilah this year. Should be a good time:) We didn't go at all last year but than again I was pregnant and nauseous most of the summer:(

Our playroom and Lilah's bedroom are finished! I'm loving all the space and storage I now have. I think Lilah likes it too. She adjusted to her new room no problem. Aaron and I picked out new furniture for our living room from Ashley furniture! We should get it in about a week or so. I'm very excited to get the old couch out of my living room and into the playroom and actually have an adult room. Well that's all I can think of to write. I'll certainly be updating more often now that the computer is so accessible and fast!

Mittens