UPDATES, finally!!

I realized it has been since November since writing anything. Geez, time flies. I hate saying that but it is so true. SO a quick recap on the last couple months. The holidays were great! Very relaxing and lots of family time. Oliver didn't really care much for his new toys but he loved all the attention from everyone. He is such a charmer. Lillian was so happy to get new stuff. She is at the age where she understands she is getting new things but isn't sure why. She loved all the Christmas lights and decorations. She would stare out the window and ooh and aww at all the neighbors lights. We live on a themed block so we had a giant Santa in our front yard so every time we came home from somewhere she had to run up to him and say hi. It was so cute. He is now in the garage and she continues to say hi to him when we are in the garage. The new year brought the sadness of Bryce returning to his normal work schedule. We are all sad about that. January was a fun month with a visit from one of my dear friends from Washington. It was so wonderful to see her! Oliver didn't care too much for her at first but he finally warmed up to her when she was about to leave. I celebrated another birthday. It was a wonderful day! On to February, which came and passed very quickly. The weather was not so great for having little kids. We were forced to be indoors a lot. We had another visit from a friend and her sweet kids. She has a boy about Lillian's age and a little girl who is 4 and is probably the smartest 4 year old I have met. She sat and read books most of the time she was here:) They were only planning to stay one night and I made sure I let Tana know how sad I was she wasn't staying longer. Well my whining paid off and they ended up staying another night because of car trouble. I felt bad but was so thankful for more time with all of them. My heart is so full after getting to spend a couple days with them. Tana has a way of making you feel so loved and important. She also asks the tough questions and keeps me accountable. I'm so thankful for her friendship. Also, we have already arranged for her little guy and Lillian to get married so that we can officially be stuck together. He is the cutest little boy and Lilly just loved him. She followed him all over the house. Then they left and we all got sick with colds. Oliver is a true male and makes it seems as though the world is ending because he doesn't feel good. He was so difficult the whole week he fought his cold. It was brutal. Lillian as always slept a ton and was so good about it. One day I had to go in and wake her up around 11am! She probably would of slept all day had I let her. Bryce and I have come to the reality of life with a toddler. For the most part Lilly has been really good. She listens well and responds great to discipline. Well not so much that last couple weeks. She has thrown numerous fits where she throws herself on the floor and screams. She whines constantly pointing at things she wants saying this, this, this, THIS, THIS!! She can say what it is she wants but she just says "THIS". And she has grown to really like the word no. Lilly would you like to eat breakfast, NO, Lilly we are going to go bye-bye, NO, Lilly we are going to get dressed, NOOO!! And on and on it goes all day. Which is why I am exhausted and can not type any more. I will leave you with some recent pictures.

We spent lots of days in the snow. Lilly wasn't too sure of it at first

This is my view all day:)

Oliver and Courtney-He finally warmed up

We love the new library!

This is all we got on Christmas Eve. Lilly would not sit still for anything.

Quick update

We moved yet again. It has been our third time moving since Lillian was born. This move will be our last for a long time, at least I hope so. We really didn't know where we wanted to settle down at. We always thought we would live somewhere else other than Billings, MT but God had other plans. Having another baby so quick after the first kept us around longer to realize that we need to be here. The family and friend support we have is incredible and we couldn't imagine leaving. Bryce's dad got some unfortunate news that he is in the early stages of Parkinson's so that was also a huge deciding factor. We wanted to make sure we are around now while he can hold his grandbabies anytime he wants and let me tell you Lilly LOVES her Papa! It warms my heart watching her with him and Bryce's mom. We couldn't imagine taking her and moving away. So that said we bought a house and we are settling here in Billings, MT and I couldn't be happier. We live in a cookie cutter subdivision and got greeted by most of the neighborhood and even got some yummy treats out of it:) This isn't exactly how I pictured where we would be living but I think that is more proof that this is where God wants us.
SO on to the babies. Lillian is 18 months! She is doing great, talking up a storm and absorbing every piece of knowledge she can through out the day. She loves her new house and all the room she has to run around and play. Oliver is now 5 months and is the sweetest thing ever. I just want to eat him up. I could lay on the floor with him all day making him laugh and kissing his sweet face. He LOVES Lillian. he gets so excited when she pays attention to him. Its so sweet. They keep me very busy; it makes me wonder what I did with all my time before kids.

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Sweet Baby Boy

She is making her daddy so happy with a bat in her hand.

I get to see this smiley face all day, can't get enough of it:)

In Helena with good friends. It was wonderful!

Family picture(Oliver is fast asleep for it)

Lilly's first carousel ride, she loved it and so did I! Nothing better than seeing your baby having fun:)

Bryce and Jonathan with their girls:) I love Lilly's face in this.

Beautiful fall day

Having fun in Bozeman

Fell asleep with his hands full of toys and his hat over his face, love it:)

Lilly reading to Oliver, so precious

 

 

 

Confessions

It has been a hard month with these two little ones. I knew it wouldn't be easy but I didn't expect it to be this hard. So I have a few confessions as a mom of two babies.
1. I have days were I seriously could leave my house and not come back.
2. I use the TV to distract Lilly-something I never said I would do
3. I have fallen asleep on the floor while playing with Lilly.
4. I go to Target and Costco at least once a week.
5. I go Target so much that I have driven there a few times out of habit when I was supposed to go somewhere else
6. Lilly has fallen through the screen door, played in the toilet, got wedged  in between furniture, got stuck under our bed, ate her diaper cream all while I have been feeding Oliver.
7. Oliver's pacifier is constantly in his mouth-another thing I never said I would do 

These two sweethearts sure keep my life busy. Though I have some really hard days I wouldn't trade this for anything. Nothing can prepare you for being a mom but nothing can make your life more full.
Oliver is 11 weeks today and is so full of smiles and giggles. He doesn't sleep that great and has some uncomfortable issues that Lilly had but each week he seems to get better. Lilly is almost 16 months. She is busy, enough said! And a lot of fun!

Baby dedication



This is all I get from Lilly. She doesn't sit still for longer than  a second for pictures anymore

Family of 4 month 1

We all survived Oliver's first month of life. He has fit right into our little family. Lilly has adjusted so well to her new brother. I am so grateful to have them close in age because she really could care less that  her time is shared with him. She still loves him so much giving him hugs and kisses every chance she gets. And she always checks on him when he is sleeping and gets very concerned when he cries. I can't believe it has been a month already! Oliver at 1 month-still eats, sleeps, and poops. That pretty much sums him up. As for Lilly, she can say about ten words, is walking, almost running, everywhere and is SO much fun! She is making Bryce and I laugh constantly. Now for some pictures: