Quick Update

Well I haven't posted in a month now....where does the time go?! Boston turned 4 months last Saturday and to "celebrate" 3 of my best friends and I took our kids to Miller Park Zoo. Brynlee had SO much fun with my friend, Breann's, 8 year old! Brynlee pretty much thought she was the coolest thing ever! When we got home she said, "I want to go eat lunch with that girl again, the one we went to the animal shelter with." Animal shelter = Zoo. :) Brynlee is rotten, I'm not going to lie. Sometimes I think I am going crazy...or maybe I really am. Mom says she is paying me back for the terrible toddler I was for her. I would guess she is right! Sometimes she is the sweetest and I get some many compliments on how well behaved and polite she is, but at home she is ROTTEN! :) There is definitely some jealousy and I know most of it spills from that. She loves her brother...well, for the most part! A couple weeks ago, Boston was sleeping on the floor and I was trying to get some things done. The second I left the room, he started screaming. I turned around to see Brynlee running from him saying, "I need to tell he sorry!"....SO I replied, "what did you do?" And in the most innocent voice ever she says, "I just bite he fingers." I definitely turned around and chuckled before I scolded her. (Boston was no longer crying). Since then she has been complaining about her teeth hurting. She is definitely working on her 2 year molars.

Bostons 4 Month Stats: (Thursday August 16th)
Weight: 13lbs 13oz (exact same as Brynlee) 25%ile
Length: 24.5 inches (also the exact same as Brynlee)

He is in 3 month clothes. He is a MAJOR jabber month. He eats about every 4 hours during the day and goes about 9.5 hours at night. I continue to struggle with mastitis, but I finally got some bigger bras and that has helped....I have actually gone 3 weeks without a spell! He also has a major latch issue so we have been struggling with that for a month now. So I go back and forth with pumping exclusively and nursing. It has been a lot of work, a lot of blood, sweat, and tears.....literally. But our deep freeze is officially full so I'm not sure how much more milk I can save. I have enough to get him about 4 months on frozen milk. He is such a good boy! I thought Brynlee was good...but Boston is so much more laid back! Brynlee was rolling all over the place by now and at 5 months started crawling backwards....I do not believe Boston will be a go getter like his sis. He is much more content to chill and not work at anything if he doesn't have to. And he is such a snuggle bug! Brynlee was NOT at all....so I absolutely love this. His bili level continues to go down. It was at 3.8 a couple weeks ago and she decided that she won't check it again...it's just stair stepping SLOWLY!

Brynlee has potty trained herself! haha I am not joking. Honestly I think diapers are easier with 2 kids running errands or what not (public restrooms completely disgust me), but I guess if she is ready...... A lot of my coworkers said to let her do it on her own...she will be less likely to have accidents so I just put the potty chair downstairs and let her run around in underwear. She started going a month ago and has not peed in a diaper or pull up since....even at night. She is still working on the pooping thing, but she is definitely getting there! I am not going to push her, she will figure it out. The biggest lessons I have learned being a mother of 2 is that no 2 kids are the same and pick your battles. I definitely wouldn't enjoy being a mom if I were high maintenance!

We went to Indianapolis this weekend with Andrew's family. It was so nice to get away. We went to the Children's Museum and Zoo. Brynlee and Boston were both asleep by 7 tonight and I am WIPED.

So this was just a quick update...pics and more stories soon...hopefully! :)

Oh...I have another cat scan on Friday! Praying for good results! God has blessed us so much with a healthy little boy through some medical madness, and he has healed me more and allowed me to grow in FAITH so much more than I ever could have dreamed of! Whatever the results are, His plan is perfect!

July Happenings

 Brynlee sporting her new Tori and Alec Memorial Ride T-shirt! It's her new favorite!
 

 We went to this amazing indoor playground on a playdate with a friend last week! So awesome!

 

 He's getting so big!
 

 The Cards/Cubs rivalry has begun....I am extremely embarrassed to even admit we are Cubs fans
 

 Happy 3 months love bug!

Boston is such a happy little boy! He is getting so big SO fast! He is STILL jaundice so we are still doing labs! It continues to go down, so that's great, but it still isn't gone! We go back in 2 weeks for another check! On Saturday he started rolling over...from tummy to back! 

Boston's weight on July 11th (3 months): 12 lbs-7 oz

We got Boston's 3 month pictures taken last Thursday! A friend of mine started doing photography and gave us a free session as a gift when Boston was born! To see the sneak peak click here! Just a warning, Brynlee is such a poser! I will get the disk Sunday with the rest of the pictures!

I went back to work Monday night! It was good for me to get out of the house! Brynlee and I have not even spent a total of 24 hours apart since we came home from the hospital. And that is TOTAL..........all the time I was away for appointments, groceries, etc added together....WE NEEDED A BREAK! I would have loved to have taken Boston with me, but it was good for me! A friend of mine cannot work 12 hour shifts due to her having twins that don't like to take a bottle so she and I are splitting the shifts until her girls turn 1 in November. This helps SO MUCH! Only working a 6 hour shift FLIES by! I was totally shocked to walk in and find out that I was getting a baby that was getting sick...I looked at our charge nurse and said....you know I've been off for 14 weeks, right?! She said of course and I would be fine! She was right and it was nice to jump right back in! She was a huge help when I needed her! All the nurses in NICU are AMAZING! So nice to go back to a flexible job that I LOVE!

4th of July

We always go to Mom and Dad's on the 4th for the Chenoa parade and lots of food!

 This year we celebrated Mason's FIRST Birthday too!

 

 I don't think we will ever get a good picture of the 4 grandkids!

 

Our trip to Athens, Alabama

We took a trip to Athens, Alabama at the end of June with some of Andrew's family! We took a charter bus which made the time fly! One of my BEST friends Rebekah (Wenger) Klaus lives down there so it was GREAT to see her, her hubby and their adorable little girls!

 

 I got 8 inches cut off my hair! Definitely not short enough!

 

Grandpa and Grandma Fehr

Alan and Marcia were next to them, but I can't find that picture!

Random pictures from June

 

 Shi loves to share Brynlee's car seat!

 

This is totally her!

 Father's Day

 Happy 2 months Big Boy!

Helping make Breakfast Casserole

 

 The lipoma is out!

 Our happy boy!

 Boston's first "bike" ride

 Brynlee's first time bowling! What a cheerleader!

 First Pool Day

 Brynlee and Lily were born on the same day so we wanted to compare their size! Very similar!
 

 Carter thought it looked like fun so he joined in!
 

 This is what we do EVERYDAY!
 

 The best things in life!

 

Brooklyn Rose

Well, after changing where the pictures were saved I am finally able to get them on here without them looking like the negatives! I still have no idea what was going on, but hey at least I got them on here some way! This is Brooklyn Rose Rich right after she was born!

 The Vit K shot was not fun!

 Brynlee's first time seeing Brooklyn! She LOVES being a big cousin!

 Brooklyn 6 days, Boston 10 weeks