So Damn Cute...

Those are the words that Trey uttered as he watched Riley dance and sing with his Cardinals hat on.

The problem with Riley being so damn cute is that when she does something wrong it's hard to be stern! Well it used to be hard, but I think we've got the hang of it now. Riley is definitely entering the terrible two stage. She likes to push the buttons to see just how far she can go. Some days she is wonderful and other days she gets more time outs than I can keep track of! But it's the fun moments that I keep focused on. That's what gets me through the days!!

Bouncy Baby

It's a rare occasion that I can get Hadley to be happy in the bouncy seat or swing. She is much more needy than Riley was. Hadley likes to be held and talked to ALL of the time. However, I don't really have the option to do that. Sometimes I think that maybe Riley was the same way, I just didn't notice as much because I was capable of giving her 100% attention all of the time(well at least when Trey was at work). When Hadley is in her bouncy seat and liking it, she's a blast to watch. She gets that bouncy chair really bouncing and is smiling, cooing, and giggling! I love it! I just wish she'd enjoy it more often!

Day by Day

It's been almost one week since Trey had his jaw surgery. Things have definitely been hectic in the Prewitt household. But I'm not going to sit here and tell you how stressed out I am or have been. I will tell you that Trey has lost 11 pounds so far. Since I'm tired of talking about stress and the surgery I'm going to show you pictures of the girls to brighten your day because they help brighten mine! At least most of the time they do!

Pay no attention to the dark circles under my eyes!!

Where's Waldo?? I mean Riley! Can she make a mess of her playroom or what?!?

The New Hotness

Okay, there is a new hotness in the way of eating. It's through a syringe hooked to a catheter! Come on, you know you wish you could ingest all of your food this way! After I made Trey some chicken broth I snapped some shots of how he has to eat for the next 6 weeks. Doesn't he look thrilled?? My only saving grace is that he can feed himself, however I am still doing all the prep work. Plus I'm in charge of managing his medications...making sure he gets the right doses at the right time and blah, blah, blah. I feel so bad for him because I know he's in so much pain. Not to mention I don't think a house with 2 kids under the age of 2 is really the best place to get rest. And I feel bad because I can't give him all the attention he needs(or rather is craving) because I've got the girls to look after too. I'm trying to do laundry, make meals for Riley and I, keep Hadley entertained, take a shower, do the dishes. Needless to say I'm exhausted. I've definitely had a couple of breakdowns the past few days. It's times like these that Trey and I both wish we were back in Norfolk so my family was close to us. I'm just praying for a quick recovery and a good night sleep. I'd like to know where my ya-ya is??? Anyway...I just want Trey to feel better. So keep us in your thoughts and prayers. We need them!!

The Patient

I'm happy to report that Trey was discharged from the hospital earlier today. My day started at 5:45am when Hadley woke up to eat. She went back to sleep 15 minutes later and slept until 8:15am. Normally I'd be totally stoked about that, however Hadley's big sister woke up at 6:30am. For some reason that's what time Riley has been waking up every morning for the past couple of weeks. I got both the girls dressed and fed and then off to the commissary we went to stock up on liquid diet supplies. While walking through the commissary I realized I hadn't brushed my teeth or my hair before leaving the house. Apparently I am not as on top of things as I thought! Or I'm just not worrying about myself enough as I have my mind on so many other "more important" things! Anyway, I finished up at the store, got home and unloaded all of the groceries, fed Riley lunch, fed Hadley and then dropped them off at my friend Erika's so I could go pick up Trey. I get into Trey's room and he's ready to go. We grab all of his meds and head home. Once we got home I started unloading all of his medicine and it honestly looks like I'm running a pharmacy! Trey is doing as best as can be expected after jaw surgery. He is strictly on a liquid diet. He has to eat through a syringe that is hooked to a catheter because that's all that he can fit into his mouth. He can't talk at all, though he does try. I can make out a few words, but we rely on Trey writing down what he wants to say. I don't know if it's easier to understand what Trey is saying or Riley! Trey's mouth will be wired shut for 6 weeks. I can't wait to see the weight loss results. Perhaps if the results are good I'll try the diet next!

Riley wanted her picture taken too!

2 Months

I took Hadley for her 2 month well baby check yesterday. I can't believe how quickly 2 months has gone by! Hadley is definitely a growing girl. Hadley now weighs 14lbs .04oz and is 21in long. She is in the 97% for her weight and only in the 50% for her height! Now she has two nicknames...chunky monkey and shorty! I love a chubby baby! It must be all that good milk I'm feeding her! I'm happy that I have another healthy girl on my hands! Hadley also had to get her immunizations yesterday which included 3 shots and an oral medicine. I was rather surprised at how well Hadley did with the shots. She only screamed with the tetanus shot and stopped as soon as she got a band-aid. However, she does have a slight fever today. My poor baby!

On another note...Trey is in the hospital as I type getting his jaw surgery. For those of you who don't know, Trey had to get his jaw broken due to him having braces. His jaw shifted so much that he has an awful overbite. He didn't want me at the hospital during surgery so I respected his wishes. He's a germaphobe and didn't want me getting sick! Now I'm at home just waiting for a phone call from the doctor. The surgery is supposed to last 3 hours so I'm planning on heading to the hospital around 3pm after I drop the girls off at my friends house. Trey's jaw is going to be wired shut! I guess we'll be seeing how I can handle being a mother of three!

Behind the Wheel

The time has come that Riley can reach the gas pedal in her mustang power wheel. Trey charged up her mustang and yesterday we decided to see if she was big enough to drive herself. Trey showed her where the pedal was and then Riley pushed down and away she went! Lord help us! Riley knows how to push the pedal but she has yet to learn how to steer the car. This is where the danger comes into play! Not to mention the fact that Riley likes to put the car in reverse and just go backwards. She finds that highly amusing! Riley already had her first accident in the mustang...we might want to look into car insurance for her. Trey's buddy was over and I was holding Hadley and watching Riley drive around. Well Riley pushed on the gas and drove right into the back of Treys' friends' truck and totally smashed the top of her windshield. I caught her in time before she smashed her head. It scared the crap out of me. That mustang is quick and I could only run so fast with Hadley in my arms. Until Riley learns how to steer, I'm thinking this mustang is going to be quite an adventure!!

Runt No More

When Hadley was born she seemed like a little runt compared to Riley. She was only 10oz. lighter than Riley but Hadley was also 2 inches shorter than Riley at birth. That just made Hadley seem so much smaller than her big sister. However, Hadley is growing like a weed. She's not a little runt anymore. She actually is getting rather heavy to carry around. I forgot how quickly babies grow. Hadley is smiling a lot now and cooing when you talk to her. She's a little sweetheart and I just can't get enough of her!!
I even think she's sweet when she's fussy!

Mommy-Riley Time

I left Hadley with my friend Abbey for a few hours yesterday so that Riley and I could spend some time together, just the two of us! I think that Riley would have liked the day just as much if Hadley had been with us. Every time we got in the car Riley would point to where Hadley sits and say "Mom, Mom." Riley was pretty much asking where her little sister was. Anyway, we just went to the mall so that I could do a little shopping for some new clothes. Of course after trying on clothes I realized that I still have a LONG way to go before I do serious shopping. Trying on clothes was my motivation to get my butt on the treadmill and start doing some serious crunches! After shopping Riley and I had some lunch and then Riley got some ice cream because she was such a good girl!

Miss Hollywood

Check out my little hot shot in her new sunglasses. Riley got these glasses for Christmas from her Uncle Justin, Aunt Sara and cousins Addie and Bella. I couldn't get her to put them on at first, go figure. Then all of the sudden she saw them on the counter and wanted to put them on. Now I can't get Riley to take them off! She walks around the house wearing them all of the time now. It makes me happy that she wears them now so when we are outside she can protect her pretty little hazel eyes!

Here is Riley pushing her baby around with her cha-cha's on and wearing her sunglasses upside down! Sassy!!

Hitting the Bottle

No worries, I'm not hitting the bottle...it's Hadley!! I'm thrilled to announce that Hadley is taking a bottle. This is a big deal to me because I never got Riley to take a bottle. The problem was that we bought a crappy breast pump that didn't pump any milk for me. And I knew I wasn't the problem because Riley was gaining plenty of weight. So by the time we got a nice Medela breast pump Riley was about 7 mos. old and refused to take a bottle. This time around I am able to pump and introduce a bottle to Hadley. The first bottle I gave her was a Playtex brand and it made Hadley gag. So I was thinking she wasn't going to take a bottle. Then I remembered I had a sample bottle from Avent, so I tried that one. Hadley took that bottle like a champ and sucked it dry!! This totally excited me because now I'll be able to leave Hadley with friends so that Trey and I can go out or I can go out and have "me" time! Of course I don't even know what I would do with "me" time it's been so long!

Hadley is growing like a weed! Her adorable baby rolls are coming in quite nicely. She's doing well sleeping at night. Hadley is normally in bed around 8:30-9'oclock-ish and wakes up around 3am for a feeding and diaper change and then sleeps until between 7 and 8am.

Oh, and let me just add that it's nice to finally hear the words "she looks just like you." I never minded the fact that Riley looks like Trey. But I've never experienced the joy of hearing that my baby looks like me until just recently and I LIKE IT!!!

Bear Hug

As I was cooking dinner last night I looked over to find this sweet moment. Hadley was passed out on her daddy's chest giving him a big old bear hug! I had to run and grab my camera because they both looked so sweet laying on the couch.

Operation No More Binky

Yesterday was day 4 of operation no more binky! The first 2 days were a little rough with Riley asking for her binky throughout the day and then having a tantrum when she was told they were all gone. However yesterday was a good day. Riley didn't ask for her binky once! It's nice to know we are making progress. I was concerned at first that this might not be the ideal time to get rid of her binky due to the changes in the house with Hadley. I guess I have been proven wrong. I think I was more hesitant to take away the binky because I knew it would keep Riley quiet which would make things easier for me! But it's not all about me anymore now is it?? I'm just happy that things are going well with the whole binky issue. I guess I shouldn't have been so concerned knowing that Riley did great when I quit breastfeeding her cold turkey.

It's so nice to have pictures binky free!!

A New Year

I hope everyone had a Happy New Year!! Trey had to work on New Year's Eve, but got home early which was exciting. So exciting that we were both asleep by 11pm and didn't even wake up at midnight to ring in the new year. I guess that's what happens when you get older and have kids! We were both so passed out that the fireworks didn't even wake us! We have some changes going on in our house with the arrival of 2010. Trey and I have both vowed not to eat fast food. I definitely would eat fast food more than I probably should, but Trey would eat it almost daily. It's just easy for him at work to grab some McDonald's. No more!! It will be easy for him come January 22nd when he gets his jaw broken and his mouth is wired shut. Trey and I made a resolution for Riley...no more binky!! YIKES!! Last night when I put her to bed she only asked for it once and I just distracted her with something else and she went to be fine and slept through the night. So far today she's asked for it about 4 times. We try to ignore the question but then she throws a little fit. When I tell her no more binky she whines and then hits me! Then it's off to time out where she screams! Nobody ever told me parenting was so fun! Honestly though, Riley is doing pretty well so far. Today is only day 2 so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that she continues to cope with no binky!