WOW!! I know time has really gotten away from me. I keep thinking everyday 'I've got to get the blog updated' but then the day just gets away from me. We have been doing well! It has been so HOT here, I picked up a backyard pool for Maddox at Walmart over the weekend. It turned out to be a pretty fun pool complete with waterfall palm tree and a little slide. She LOVED it. It was like 90 degrees out Sunday so it was a perfect day to pull it out. Luckily Grandpa Jim and Grandma Jean came over to help out. Grandma Jean stayed inside with Kennon ( thank you Grandma Jean!!) while I manned the camera, Eric took care of Maddox and Grandpa Jim held up the leaning palm tree to keep the waterfall more evenly dispersed, it was a TRUE joint effort!! We all had a great time. I was SO HOT by the time we were done and I think Maddox was too so luckily she was willing to come inside without much fuss. She has been doing pretty well although I'd think she'd sleep outside if we let her....she loves to be outside despite the heat. We REALLY need to invest in a swing set!! Every now and then she'll have a whining fit but I'm not so sure that it just doesn't have to do with the terrible 2's rather than Kennon being here and most times she can be re directed pretty easily. She did go pee pee on the potty 2 times this last weekend. The first time she really knew it, the second time we were still sitting there and she started going but I'm not really sure if she knew she was going so we still have some work to do...but the concept is definitely blooming. Everyday she lets me know she is learning learning learning....!! She can even count to 10 with just a little help. Speaking of helping, she is really a pretty good helper with Kennon. She is able to 'fetch' all kinds of things and most recently is VERY MUCH into giving him hugs and kisses and she says 'hug and kiss'. It is so darn cute! She is a little rough with her actions but has been better about NOT touching his eyes lately. She loves to give him his 'paci'. We continue to be SO THANKFUL about her fantastic sleeping abilities even when Kennon is screamin' his head off. And lately she has been sleeping till like 8AM!! We are so lucky for that. Kennon has had a rough couple of weeks or so...but in the last, I would say, 72 hours he has really been doing pretty well. The last 2 nights he has slept 4 to 5 hours at a time which is pretty good for an almost 7 week old. He is still somewhat fussy in the evening, starting about 6 to 7pm, but NOT NEARLY as much as last week!! Dr. Anderson had diagnosed him with colic a couple of weeks ago and chiropractic care has been shown to be a successful treatment for colic so we thought we'd try after he cried last Thursday night from about 5PM till 11PM....!! And so far it seems to be working. We've just been 2 times. He has been less fussy, with less hiccups and spit ups and in general is sleeping better. I am hoping to wean him off of the visits in the near future and I figure everyday he is older and able to handle life outside the womb a little bit better. He continues to eat really well and has been doing a little more smiling and cooing lately. He loves his bath time and would prefer to be NAKED. He is a hot blooded baby. He is now taking a bottle from Eric every evening. He takes about 3 ounces like a champ. Initially the bottle seemed to really wake him up which made a rocking session necessary to get him to sleep. But the last 2 nights he has gone into a milk coma during/after the bottle which has made putting him down so easy....!! Hopefully he'll keep that up. So overall we are doing well. I have returned to the Y, which is a blessing!! Just going easy on the elliptical and doing a few weights. I go on the days that Maddox goes to Kim's. Kennon sleeps in the car seat at the base of the elliptical while I ride away. It is nice to get out of the house and kind of back into a routine. I"ll keep doing elliptical for awhile longer and then hope to return to running in the next couple of weeks. Eric and I are planning to purchase a double BOB jogging stroller in the next couple of days. Right now I have no way to take the kids out for a walk by myself because we don't have a double stroller. We figured with our love of jogging that the double BOB, despite it's cost, would be well used. I just found out one of the local bike stores has a double in stock! NAVY in color...perfect for a PV family. We have to clear out a space in the garage for it before we bring it home...it is a beast but will be well worth it. Yesterday I took both kids to HyVee by myself for the first time. With Maddox in the front seat and Kennon in his car seat down in the cart there was hardly any room for groceries!! They were both very good. OH this is getting long. Enjoy the pictures. Maddox LOVES shoes of any sort!! She most often wears her snow BOOTS around the house ( despite the heat). She eyed Grandpa Jim's BOOTS and went to town. So funny....she was very determined to get them on AND try to walk in them!! Every night I put away her snow BOOTS and then about 20 minutes after she wakes up in the AM I hear the closet door open and out she comes with those things on again!! You'd think they'd be so hot??
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