Update!!

Ok, so you ask for an update... here is goes!

Tyler: He is doing great! He still sleeps a lot and I have to force him to wake up every night around 7 so he is asleep for a night cycle by 9pm. Most nights I run to bed as soon as everyone is in bed. Tyler has been projectile vomiting atleast once a day and everytime I think he is doing better and that is over... he does it again. Today I changed my clothes 3 times! Ugg... I am looking for that to be over. I am not really concerned about it... he is just adjusting to the bottles. Sound familiar?? Oh please God do not let him be like Savannah was!! Anyhow, I have no idea what he weighs, but he is growing well. He loves to be held when he is awake.. but Savannah does not like to share my arms! Mothers should be able to grow extra arms and loose them when they are no longer needed!

Savannah: Well, I am not really sure what to say about her... Is she just a BRAT?? Or is she suffering with Middle Child Syndrome?? Or is she sick?? She was given the chicken pox vaccine a week and a half ago and broke out in a rash. This is a side affect of the vaccine and it is not contagious. Is that her problem?? All the kid does is cry to be held! She is a faker... so hard to deal with! As soon as I pick her up... it is over. Oh and if I am feeding Tyler and she does not have a bottle too that ticks her off! She will do what ever it takes to get what she wants. She is a climber and is into everything. She is very tall for her age and can open doors and reach to the table and counter tops. She can get on my bed as well as the couch. If she cant get where she wants to go she will find something to stand on to get what she wants! She is a very funny kid also. Jeff and I can not wait until she can talk so we can understand her. She says alot that cracks her up, but of course we have no idea what she is saying!

Madison: Maddie is still Maddie. She is an awesome big sister to Tyler. She loves him to death and misses him after a nights sleep. She can not hold him and feed him enough. I thought it was best to teach her the proper words for Tylers body parts that were new to her. For Tylers first 2 weeks I can not even tell you how many times we talked about a penis and testicles. I then had to talk to her about private parts and private words. I am so scared she is going to ask a boy at school if he has a penis. She really has not mentioned it at all this week, so I think by the time school starts the penis will not really be something on her mind! She is still Maddie... when she is quite... watch out! Always means trouble! She is in love with our neighbors and can not get enough play time with them! It is a saving grace for me that they are there and it gives Maddie a constant playdate! (Thank you Nicole, George, Nick, and Andrew)

Jeff: Well, he has been home and has not traveled in a while. He is currently in Tennessee but will be home tomorrow afternoon. Nights a tough for me when he is not here, but somehow we make it through with the help of family! Jeff did take a week off when Tyler was born and has no vacation time left, but we are going to try to make a trip to see friends in MD as soon as Tyler sleeps a little longer than 3 hours at a time at night.

And Me: I have recovered well from surgery! I am SO happy that i am not pregnant anymore and will never be again. I love my kids but I hate pregnancy! I am almost ready for weight watcher... and I say almost because I have some yummy cakes and pies I need to consume before I never eat that crap again. I have a goal to be ME again by xmas. I better get cracking. Anyone else wanna join WW with me?? I have obviously been busy with kids with no time to myself. But I am ok with that for now. I will request some more ME time in a few months. I am still trying to figure out how to get out of the house with 3 kids by myself. What stroller do I take? Who will sit where?

Overall, we are all doing great! Everyday gets better!

Oh how our lives have changed AGAIN!

I have so much to tell you so this might be a long post! Yes, as you know we now have 3 little bodies in our home now. Life has gotten more challenging than before. But, surprisingly enough I am so excited for this challenge. I just wish I felt better to tackle the challenge right away. I am still feeling tired and sore. But, everyday is better for me.

Tyler is the light of my life. I remember when I had Savannah I was not sure how I could love two kids as much as I loved just one. Well, some how I have so much love for all 3 I don't know how that happened! Although I love all of my kids equally, I have a very special place in my heart for him. I think that is because I know he is my last. He amazes me minute. I can not believe that they develop such a personality in the womb that they carry into the world with them. Tyler stretched out inside of me all the time. I would feel his head, arms, legs, and butt push all at the same time. Today he is always totally stretched out all the time. Both of the girls were curled up in fetal positions for a few weeks after birth. Every time I look at him I realize over and over again how special the miracle of life children are. It is simply amazing!

Ok, enough of me gloating over my son. Here is a little Maddie story. So she is the same Madison she was when Savannah was born. She realizes that I am down and a bit slower and her little brain turns and she gets into trouble. Today I was watching a little rash she had on her chin. I kept telling her is was a rash and I might have to put some cream on it. Later in the day she decided to take the problem into her own hands and covered her face and hands in Desitin (the nighttime one... if you know desitin at all..it STINKS!) She said she was "taking care of her rash!" We could not help but laugh and then force her in the tub!!

Savannah has been acting like a great big sister. She has decided that she likes to help me burp Tyler. Or should I say... BEAT Tyler. She means so well, but any excuse to be allowed to hit someone... Great! She is so cute with him. She loved to hold him and gets very upset when we take him away when she was not really ready to give him up! But you better be ready when she is done... she pushes him away so fast and goes onto the next thing.
This picture is of Savannah dogging some donuts. Jeff has just replaced the child lock on the snack drawer and Savannah had to prove to him what she wants she gets. She was so happy she broke the drawer again and got her first lick of chocolate! We could not help but laugh!!!




When we were in the hospital we put Savannah in Tyler's bed and just as we were going to swaddle her up and wheel her to the nurses station, my nurse walked in. She thought it was so funny!

Here are some pictures!!

TYLER JOHN YOUNG HAS ARRIVED

Yesterday, August 8, 2008, TYLER JOHN was born via c-section. He was born 8lbs. 6oz. and 21 1/2 inches. He is healthy and doing well. I am too doing well. I am up and out of bed, but still really sore.

Madison is such an awesome big sister. She fed him his first bottle and she thought she was so cool. She wants to be here for every feeding. I am so excited for her. It is amazing how different she is this time being 1 year older than the last time she was here.

Savannah on the other hand has no clue and it is very hard to have her here in the hospital. She is a little recking ball. She is really going to bond with Mema this weekend.

I want to thank everyone in advance for all of your congratulations!!