Life is like a Blizzard

I am having a moment. 

A moment where I realize that I can't do everything that I want to do. 

Sometimes it's just not physically possible. 

That makes me frustrated and mad. 

Mostly at myself.

In my mind, I am supposed to be superwoman and invincible. 

And I can accomplish everything my little heart desires, all while looking poised and confident 

and my kids are dressed in clothes that actually match with cute hairstyles and bows. 

And maybe even coordinating shoes!

Reality is I am lucky to bathe my kids every other day 

(otherwise, like their mother, their skin would dry out and their hair would not be happy)

and I'm happy most days when I get them all out of their pajamas!

Even better if I myself get dressed! Woot!!

I know this is Satan making me feel like I should be doing better.

Though I know that in all honesty I am doing awesome.

I need to be giving myself more props I'm thinking.

 Because seriously. 

I'm amazing.

Aftyn

Bronwyn

Mirren

Trips We Took I Never Documented

Like the sign says, Plymouth Rock!

                                Pretty sweet. We went here only a few days before we moved.

                               
 This is actually only a part of the rock. It wasn't that big. I always expected Plymouth Rock to be as large as a boulder. Turns out it's about as big as my two girls sitting next to each other. And maybe one more kid sitting next to them.

Old Sturbridge Village

 Reed's parents flew out to visit us in Worcester, come for his graduation and to help Reed's Aunt Eileen do some family history by way of finding graves of ancestors. One of the fun jaunts we took was to Old Sturbridge Village which was about 45 minutes away from Worcester. It was a re-creation of what a village in the (I can't seem to remember how old) time period would look and how it would run, who would live there, what people did for work, how gardens were grown and what things were grown, what it felt like to ride on a wagon pulled by horses, etc., etc. It was so much fun and a great way to wear us all out pretty quickly!    ;)
In fact, it was so much fun that we went back a few days later when Reed's brother and family came out as well! Ha!

First time I've ever been around pig's in a real pig stye. Guess what!?! Pigs really really stink. Or maybe it's worse when you're a few months pregnant. LOL

They had newborn baby goats! If you really know me, you know I was in heaven!!

A group shot! By what miracle this happened on our camera I will never know. Go Reed!

Sisters

2.5 Months Old

New things for Mirren lately: She loves to sit up, she LOVES to stand, until her legs get tired and then she's done but until they get tired she has the happiest expressions on her face. :)  She is big. Big for my babies at this age. She's in 3-6 month clothes. Size 1 diapers are getting close to being too small for her. I estimate she's probably about 12 pounds.  She smiles when she wants to generally, not easily influenced by outside sources.
Today I let the girls work together at changing her diaper and changing her clothes, with help from me when needed. Mirren was in HEAVEN with her big sisters touching her and being so close to her. She is such a laid back baby. You give her food, sleep, clean diapers, and she's pretty perfectly content. She is FINALLY willingly taking the binky at nap time. And only at nap time. So different from my other two girls. She LOVES bathtime just like Aftyn did at her age. I love to watch how spastic and excited she gets in water. She does this one leg kick thing, kind of looks like a karate move, in the water along with just splashing with one of her arms. I'll have to get it on video because it is pretty dang hilarious.
    We love her so much. I love how both of my girls are always making sure that Mirren is coming with us whenever we go out. :D  They really and truly care for and love her so so much. Aftyn is so good to check on Mirren for me when I ask whether it's in the car or just if I need her to check and see if she's still sleeping or finally asleep. It's interesting how having a 3rd child helps the other 2 kids come together so much more. At least in our family.

9 Pillows Later

Now that we have 2 couches and a chair (!) rather than the recliner and couch we had in Massachusetts, we needed some pillows to pull all of our couches together. After 6 weeks, I finally found the time to finish these suckers. And in fact, they're still not finished. But I've done the majority of the work, so the rest should be easy. Right?

This is the one pillow I did not create. This beautiful teal flower pillow was made my, who else, Alyson. That girl is multi-talented. She also re-upholstered this chair. By herself.

Alyson also re-upholstered this couch! I did the seat cushions, but they still need a little tweaking. Right now, that's on the back burner. Too many other projects before that one.

Videos of all the kids

Video of Bronwyn

Video of Aftyn

Video of Mirren

My girls are all getting so big so fast. I can't believe Mirren is almost 10 weeks old! Where did the last 10 weeks go???  Bronwyn has so much to say, what happened to my little little girl? And Aftyn is becoming such a grown up little girl. Where did my sweet 2 year old go with all the funny quirks? Guess that's why we have videos to help us remember, hmm?

A Little Update

Bronwyn: "Hey, wait a sec-und!" "That's what I'm talkin' about!"  "I try and try and try!"  All said in a high pitched tone, with w's for r's. A-dorable. And the inflection. Hi-larious. She cracks me up.

Aftyn: I love how she stands up to pushy Bronwyn, but still can't help but help Bronwyn with whatever her latest crazy scheme is. Aftyn is such a caring big sister. She tells me all the time that she loves me, which gets Bronwyn saying it too. I love to hear that from both my girls. I can't believe how much Aftyn is growing up over the last few months! Aftyn's latest enjoyment is playing with Bronwyn. I generally love how they make a team together, playing whatever game they decide will be fun.

Mirren: Yesterday after her napping through running errands with me and then for a while after we got home, she finally started waking up. I can't help it. When she has slept for a few hours at a time, I miss holding her. So I quickly unbuckled my little sweetheart and held her while she
s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d her little body out, one hand under her head and the other under her bum. Just watching her and her sweet little face. Until I felt something wet and pasty on my hand. I quickly adjusted my hold on her only to discover she TOTALLY got me with her "I poop every 4 days" poop. And when you eat a lot and poop only every 4 days, my friends, we're not talking about a little. It was everywhere once we discovered it. All over her outfit. On her little fleece bodysuit. Reed just kept chucking wipes at me, helpful ;) , while Aftyn ran for a plastic bag to put all those poopy wipes in. We all laughed when we finished. And Mirren sure was happy through it all! I love how much Aftyn and Bronwyn love Mirren. And Mirren loves when they show any attention to her.