Sleep Deprived Parents

Just a quick update. I realized when I went to look at the pictures on the camera....poor Kennon.....didn't have a one. So it is ALL Maddox for this entry but I'll try to get a few of Kennon over the weekend. He is changing quickly. WE DID make it as a family to the bridal shower AND the graduation party over the weekend. It was a really nice outing and both Maddox and Kennon were very well behaved. Maddox enjoyed all the people and the attention. Unfortunately I didn't get ONE picture of her or Kennon at either of the parties. Maddox is doing well. Just occasionally the 'whiny Maddox' shows up but for the most part she is doing pretty well with her behavior and is a very happy fun kid! She is very helpful with Kennon when she and I are home alone, getting me diapers, burp rags, grabbing the TV remote etc. However it is still nice to have an extra set of adult hands and luckily both Grandmas have been coming over occasionally to help out and we even had a special visit from Grandpa JIM and Grandpa DICK ( Maddox has shortened their names to JIM and DICK) over the weekend. THANK YOU! Maddox knows so many words it is really amazing. She can't say them all perfectly, but she knows exactly what she wants to tell you and what we are telling her. My favorite right now ( that I can think of)....is LAP. She loves to crawl up on your LAP and read books ( or watch Sesame Street-she has recently discovered Elmo and LOVES him...I think there is an ELMO birthday cake in our future)...although it comes out YAP because she can't say her L's which makes it even more cute. There are many other mispronounced words that Eric and I are able to interpret. She is getting at least 1 maybe 2 more teeth on the bottom to fill in that bottom row. But, luckily she isn't having too many symptoms. And we are SO LUCKY that she still takes 2 good naps and is sleeping through the night despite Kennon's extremely loud crying and squealing throughout the day AND night. It seems in the last few days Kennon has been really fussy secondary to gas! He is eating REALLY well, pooping, and getting rid of gas but despite all that he still gets bound up and it causes him much pain in the gut which causes him to wake up easily and NOT sleep at night. So both Eric and I are very sleep deprived and the couch has become my second bed. He can go 4 hours or so without eating and does so during the day but once those gas pains come around he WILL NOT lye on his back in his crib and wakes right up. So he has been sleeping a lot at night in the swing and taking naps in the swing as well. It seems to help relax him if he has his hips flexed a bit which the swing provides. I keep thinking he will outgrow this, and I'm sure that he will as soon, as his little intestines start working a bit better but, until then Eric and I will be walking around like zombies....!! We've had these sunglasses for awhile but just pulled them out. I think she looks like she is ready to go for a motorcycle ride!