Oh, just swinging around...

At a loss...

Last night my friend delivered her baby boy. I don't know any of the details, but he didn't make it.

It was just two weeks ago that her little girl (who is Lucy's age) was crying because she wanted her baby brother to come out of her mama's belly immediately. From the stories my friend would tell me, you could feel the brother-sister bond already.

I'm just so sad today. This was not the way it was suppose to happen.

If you get a chance, say a little prayer for baby Jax Hudson and his mama, daddy and big sister. Their whole family could use a few extra thoughts and prayers. Little Reese will forever have a little brother looking out for her from above (though it pains me to think about how you explain something like that to a 2 year old)...

Sharing

Sharing can be tough when you're two. Especially when you have a little brother AND a little sister to share with.

Now that Audrey and Nolan are sitting up and mobile (Nolan), they are all trying to play with the same toys. Give them three toys, and they all want to play with the same one.

Lucy is doing a pretty good job sharing... as long as everyone follows her rules :)

Scoreboard

The psychologists will tell you that as parents of multiples, it is important that you don’t compare your children and their milestones. To that, I say “Scoreboard”.

Here are the standings:

First to be born: Audrey

First to lift their head: Audrey

First to rollover (back to front): Audrey

First to rollover (front to back): Nolan

First to sleep through the night: Audrey (three months later, we’re still waiting on Nolan to show signs)

First to poop 5 times in one day: Audrey

First to poop on your mama: Nolan

First to smile: Nolan

First to sit up: Audrey

First to spit up an entire feeding: Nolan

First to polish off a container of baby food: Nolan

First to reach 19 pounds: Nolan

First to move from point A to point B: Nolan. I won’t call it crawling. It’s more of an inchworm maneuver. He pushes his head into the floor and moves his legs forward and flops back to the ground, and then repeats. He’s actually pretty good at this move.

So far it’s 7-6 Nolan. Audrey’s going to have to bring out her A-game in the second half (of their first year)…

Kyle's Friday morning when nana and papa are on vacation...

I Had to leave for work. Snapped a photo before I left :)

Daddy knows Lucy best

The scene: Lucy sitting on the couch watching "Elmo" while Kyle and I are getting ready for work in the bathroom.

"Ooo-yee-ahya-yi Haaaaah-wooooah-kah Yi-yi-yee Yoww-pow-yi-yo"

Kyle: oh no!
Me: what? What was that?
Kyle: that's Lucy's "I'm doing something that I'm not suppose to be doing, come look at me" noise...

Dear Nolan & Audrey - 5 months

Dear Nolan & Audrey,

Your mama is tired, exhausted, and barely keeping things together. I'll do better next month.

I'll always love you anyway,

Your mama

Gymnast

Preparation for the 2028 Summer Olympics has begun.  For the past few months, Lucy has been going to parent/tot gymnastics class once a week.  She has been getting very good at it and so much more confident in all the different moves they do.  If you ask her, she'll be happy to show you her forward rolls, headstands, jumps, or butterfly sits.

 

(Unless you have uneven bars in your house, she probably won't be able to show you the moves pictured above.)

Hey, nice outfit!

Happy Sunday funday!

Nolan's first haircut!

Nolan had his first haircut this weekend! (Daddy still won't let me cut Lucy's hair). Nolan was starting to look a bit homeless.
Before:


After:



Such a handsome fellow. Looking dapper in his new do! (I'm not sure what "dapper" means, but for some reason that's the word I came up with)...

May 5th Birthdays

Lucy and her Aunt Kelly share May 5th as a birthday.  Sunday we went over to Kelly and Jason's house for a birthday cookout.  Lucy had a great time playing with her cousins.  Then she helped Aunt Kelly blow out the candles and open presents.  Ben and Jacob were happy to help with the presents, too!

 

Yesterday, on her birthday, Michelle and I both took the day off work.  We had a photographer take some family pictures of us in the morning, then we headed to the zoo in the afternoon.  Nana and Papa joined us.

 
 

After the zoo, we returned home for presents and cake (Elmo cake, of course!).







Lucy, your Mama and I were so happy watching how much fun you had on your birthday.  You are an absolutely amazing girl.  It is hard to believe that you are already 2 years old!  You are a smart, compassionate, beautiful, happy little girl.  Thank you for bringing so much joy to our family.

Kyle / Daddy

Dear Lucy - 2 years

Dear Lucy,

Thank you for filling the best two years of my life with all
of your smiles, laughs, and love. You have changed me for the better. You make
me want to be selfless. You give my life more meaning than I ever knew possible.

Every day (I haven’t missed one yet) I tell you that you are going to “Great Things”.  I tell you that you are going to:

Treat others with respect

Love yourself

And stand up for what is right

And together we say that “, Lucy Ring is going to do Great Things.”

It doesn’t matter if you can run the fastest, spell the longest word, or get into the most prestigious colleges. What is most important to your daddy and I, is that you have self confidence and treat others with respect. And you do every single day. You have become such a sweetheart. When daddy puts you to bed at night, your first instinct is to remind him that Nolan and Audrey will both need a bottle. You are always so concerned about your brother and sister. If Nolan is crying, you run to get him his blankie. If Audrey is sad you'll say ", no cry Audrey". You want everyone to be happy. 

You love to make your mama and daddy happy too. You are such a good listener. We don't have to discipline you. You like to follow the rules, and you are proud of yourself when you do the right thing. You make great choices, and when you stray off, we can usually bribe you with chocolate. 

You amaze me with how quickly you learn new things.  You know all of your alphabet (both upper case and lowercase) and you can even spell your name (though you still refer to yourself as "Nini"). You pick up on everything that your daddy and I say. We've resorted to spelling words, in hopes that we can sneak something by you, but nope; You know that I-P-A-D spells iPad and E-L-M-O spells Elmo. Your favorite letter is “W”, and you like to turn “W’s” upside down to make them into a “M for Mama”. Your laugh makes me smile (even your fake laugh). You are so loved. You are the center of your daddy's world. You guys love to play. And when you have your choice of mama or daddy, you almost always choose daddy (unless you're hurt, then you usually choose mama). You spend a lot of time with your Nana and Papa. You and Nana spend every Thursday and Friday together. When we asked you what you wanted to do for your birthday, your immediate response was ", Nana home?!?" You have learned to play well with your cousins Jacob and Ben. You love to follow around Frannie and laugh at Yoshi (especially his funny faces). Your Nuna likes to sing you "this old man" and your Papa Bielick makes you laugh when he face times you on your iPad. 

You love your family so much. You have such a good heart and you make me so proud every day. I think that you inherited your daddy’s kindness, and my determination. I have a feeling that combination will help you achieve Great Things.

I’m excited to see what this next year brings.

I’ll always love you anyway,

Your mama

Weekend fun - Lucy and Mama edition