Adalyn feeds her baby

I have been waiting on this day since Landon was born. People kept telling me not to be surprised when you see Adalyn try to nurse her baby doll. Well, it took almost 4 months but today, she finally "fed" her baby! hahaha. This whole time she always grabed her baby bottle to feed her dolls but today was different. She was sitting in her little chair in the living room and said "Baby hungry. feed her." She lifted up her shirt, got her baby, fed her then said, "all done" and burped her. All I could do was laugh. It's so sweet how innocent children are. Other than Adalyn nursing her baby, today was just like any other day. We play, play, and play some more, then it's finally nap time. Landon takes 2 naps before lunch, and then at 1:00 is when I put them both down for a nap. This nap is his longest of the day. It's around 1.5-2 hours. I try to find somewhere to lay down during that time, too. Today was different though. I layed Adalyn down in my bed, Landon was on the couch, and I was in the recliner and curled up with my blanket and wachted 2 episodes of Teen Mom. I never watch it when it comes on Tuesday nights so my house was nice and quiet for 2 hours today! ahhh. Adalyn has really been acting like a true 2 year old lately. Oh me- we have a long year in front of us! Although, people tell me that turning 3 is worse. Lately, anytime she starts whining, i tell her to stop whining that I don't want to hear it and she says, " I'm sleepy now". the reason she says that is b/c when Landon starts whining, I always say, "he's getting sleepy" Which is true for him. So she must think since it's ok for him to whine b/c he is sleepy, then it's ok for her to whine if she says shes sleepy. She also doesn't like when I sit on Adam's lap or jump in his arms... she immediately falls to the ground and says in the most annoying voice, "my daddy! my daddy!" hahahaha. It is actually pretty funny. One day she was whining about something and Adam and I just ignored her. She kept running and falling to her knees and would whine some more. I had to turn my head so she wouldn't see me laugh. She is something else!

Landon rolled over last night. Well, he pushed off my hands and he flipped over so technically not all by himself just yet but soon! He is just the cutest thing. He is so lovable. He is really trying to "talk" to us. He has the loudest squeals when he gets so excited. This weeked we are having our big Christmas with all of the Clark's. It's always a fun weekend with A LOT of food. That's my kind of weekend. ;)

My sweet babies

Update on our BIG boy!

Landon will be 4 months old next week and I must admit, I am glad he is getting a little older! He is really so much fun!! He is just the chunkiest little boy and I could just eat him up. He has been in size 3 diapers for 3 weeks now! He has outgrown most of his 3-6 month clothing and I have dressed him in a couple of 6 month outfits. We he turned 3 months, Adam weighed him on our scale and he weighed 16 lbs 2 oz-- I looked in Adalyn's baby book and when she was 5 months old, she weighed 16 lbs 6 oz.


You can somewhat see his little fat rolls in some of these pictures. I just love chubby babies! Aside from his fat rolls, he really is just a laid back baby! Exactly what I wanted.( and needed! Adalyn is full speed from the time she wakes up until she goes to bed!) He eats every 3 hours during the day and his last feeding is around 8:45-9:00 at night. He has been sleeping in his room for well over a month now but still doesn't quite sleep thru the night. Well,he kind of does, but we don't. He still needs to be swaddled to sleep so when he does wake up in the middle of the night, I'll go in there to check on him and his stinkin arm has managed to wiggle its way out of the swaddle. I will be so glad when he grows out of the swaddling stage though. I want him to sleep on his belly but he just ain't having it. Adalyn has always been a belly sleeper and I think they just sleep so much better! Looks like we will have to wait until he can roll over so he can decide the way he wants to sleep. He outgrew the velcro swaddle blankets pretty quick as a newborn so we had these big ones from Target (that were so dang expensive, too!) that seemed to be working for him. Except at 3:00 in the morning when an arm was flying around in his crib. So I had been thinking he needs a velcro blanket again. Instead of ordering him one, I remember we had a large size for Adalyn that we never used. So I marched myself up to our attic and dug through a huge box full of blankets. I found it. AND it's PINK. So yes, our boy, always dressed in some form of blue BOY, has been sleeping in his sisters pink blanket. I have yet to take a picture of him in it for some reason. I need to though so it can be shown at his wedding one day. =) But yes, I do plan to get him a different one. No need to worry. He is so close in turning over! It's fun watch him try. Ill walk into the room and he is completely on his side but he just can't figure out how to roll over his shoulder. He is enjoying his Bumbo seat. I have been making him try to sit up on his own. It's so funny b/c when he does, his belly is basically touching his feet he is leaned over so far. haha.

Sick

We were gone most of the day Saturday and by the time we got home that night, Adalyn had fallen asleep in her carseat so I carried her in, changed her into her pajamas, and layed her in her bed. About 30 minutes later, she woke up crying. I went in to check on her and I seriously thought I could have thrown up. She was sitting up in bed and the sounds she was making sounded like she could barely breathe. Scared me to death. I picked her up and held her and could immediately tell she was sick. She started to cough and it sounded like a seal was barking. I was thinking I had read that somewhere before so we googled it and I talked to hope and carla (2 of the best nurses I know!) about it and we decided she had the croup. She slept with us that night and ohhhh me, I always dread her sleeping with us! lol she is a wild woman when she sleeps but I knew she needed to be with me so I could keep an eye on her and listen to her breathing. We kept her home from church Sunday so we played and layed around. Around 4 my parents came over to watch the kids and Adam and I got some clothes for Landon, went to Sonic, then to church to watch Courageous. I do believe that is one of the most powerful movies we have seen. Simply amazing. It was nice for Adam and I to get out without the kids. I honestly can't remember when we did that last. Adalyn woke up around 1:30 last night so again, she ended up in bed with us... ehhh. So that was night 2 of no sleep! This morning she woke up with a low fever. She just looks so pitiful. All I want to do is love on her and baby her but it's a lot harder to do that now than it was before since I have a 3 1/2 month old who wants my attention, too! So after breakfast this morning, we headed over to spend the day with my mom. I managed to squeeze in an hour nap and Adalyn napped for almost 2 hours. After school Adam came and picked up the kids and I headed to Wal-Mart to buy groceries. Came home, cooked a pizza, gave Adalyn a bath, and now both kids are sleeping! I sure hope she gets to feeling better soon. I want my Adalyn back!

Even though she doesn't feel good, she managed to give me a silly face in the bathtub tonight

"hobby bobby"

Adalyn is coming up with something new to say each day it seems like. We have a cabinet in our kitchen that she always opens the door to and says, "Mission Completion!" We kept thinking she was trying to say Mission Accomplished, but as she was watching the annoying Little Einstiens the other day, I figured out what she was saying b/c they say it. All I can do is laugh. I honestly never know what will come out of her mouth, which can be nerve wracking at times. She stuck her hand out to me the other day and said, "Glad to meet you" I about peed my pants I was laughing so hard. Yesterday just about topped it off though. I was feeding Landon in my room and she walks in and looks at me. She was playing with an old necklace of mine and she stops and says, "Hobby bobby gave it to me!" hahaha. Oh my goodness. She has been in there with me a couple of times but all I know is I hope she continues to like the place. I absolutely hated going in there with my mom when I was younger so maybe it's a good thing she is already talking about it. I'll keep my fingers crossed for a good attitude the next time we go. Her favorite song at the moment is "Jesus Loves Me" She sings it all the time and I was able to get her on video the other night while she was in the bathtub. Normally when I pull the video camera out, she stops whatever she was doing which is annoying. We have gotten a taste of the so called terrible two's lately, she has her moments but after we talk to her about her actions, etc, she looks at us and says, "Jesus is happy!" lol. We always tell her that when she acts ugly, mommy, daddy, and Jesus are not happy with her and it really bothers her. She has such a tender heart!

Happy New Year!

I have a lot of blogging to do, but for now, I'll leave you with a look back into the Clark's 2011 year.
January 10 we had a big snow! Adalyn was 14 months old and just 9 days later we found out I was pregnant!
February- Happy Valentine's Day! 15 months old
March- I turned 24 and and we still hadn't shared the news of my pregnancy! We are good at keeping secrets-
April- We bought a house! May- it's gardening season!
June-18 months- Adalyn FINALLY got her first haircut! ANNNDD we took the pacifier away!!!-July- Adalyn's first visit to the beach! We went to Panama City Beach during the 4th of July and we also made a trip to Ocala to visit Christopher and Brandy AND we went to Orlando to Walt Disney World!
August- We spent a lot of time at the lake. I also made her shirt =)
September- Adalyn is a BIG sister! Welcome Landon!
October- Adalyn is Minnie Mouse for Halloween!
November- Adalyn turns TWO! We had a Cow themed birthday party
December- Merry Christmas!

2011 was so enjoyable for our family! Looking forward to 2012! Happy New Year!

My kids look just alike

It's crazy how much Landon resembles Adalyn at this age!
Landon
Adalyn
Landon
Adalyn

Cows...

If you know Adalyn, you know her love for cows. That is seriously all we ever talk about around here. Cows, barns, tractors, poo-poo, and on and on. I am so glad my dad and Adam both farm. that way our kids will have no choice but to grow up around the farm. That's why Adalyn loves it so much. that is all she has known and of course, Landon will be the same way. Adam always talks about how he can't wait for them to help out around the farm and in the garden. Anyway, Adam and Adalyn visited a dairy farm the other day. They went to Keauna's and Adalyn just loved it! She was able to help bottle feed a calf, pet a horse, and play with Lily. Since then, that is all she has talked about. =)