JAKE & TRISTEN's wedding photos

Here is a sneak peek at the photos Carrie did for Jake and Tristen! I just love how beautiful Tris looks and my brother cleans up very very nice...he was so handsome!!!

    They are the cutest couple...I just love them together

my brothers awesome family, i just love them so much!!

Our  beautiful diva shoes, I am the odd ball with the  black ones, because I have the biggest feet in the world....size 10...don't tell anyone! They did not have my size in the purple

Finch Memorial Day Baseball Game

Random Photos

Ben is such a good sitter upper now, I am in trouble because crawling is next!
Love those eyes!

My BrOtHEr did it!!!

On saturday my brother Jake got married to Tristen and it was the best wedding I have been to!! I cryed from the moment my brother walked out, he was so handsome and Tristen was so beautiful!!! Everything just fell into place on that day and it turned out great and I danced my little butt off with my hubby and Ben!!!

I am so blessed to have such a wonderful son, he did so well at the wedding I was so proud, he didn't cry 1 time and he just danced with us and smiled the entire wedding! I will post pictures as soon as they are done!!!

An ode to an old friend

Today I had the pleasure of hanging out with one fantastic mother of 3!! I was not sure how she did it but she does and she does it so well. I was so proud to see her be so under control, I mean she was more cool then me.... and I have just one!! I defiantly look up to her and I hope one day that I can be as great of a mother as she is! I mean... to only 2, I could never and would never have more than that!!! I love you Tess and you are so wonderful!! I now know that you could handle 7... no problem!

Take 5,6 & 7

Ben's sleeping problem has not gotten better! I feel like his allergies are better, so I am not too sure what is going on! I feel like I have a newborn again!

He has been going to bed at 8 and waking at between 9 &10 and then again at 1 and 4,5, & 6.

Last night Ryus was finally home and Ben had woke at 10 and Ryus said let him cry and so I did for like 3 minutes, only because I have a plugged duct and my boob hurts so bad that I needed him to relieve the pressure, so when I picked him up he started arching his back, kicking his legs and was uncontrollably crying and would not stop for 10 minutes. He usually doesn't take it this far when I don't pick him up right away. Ryus said take him outside, so I did and he stopped. Not to sure if it distracted him or maybe he was hot.  Ryus then tryed to take him and he was having none of daddy, so he finally nursed and went back to sleep. Not to sure if his tummy hurt, cause he ate a entire jar of squash and oatmeal. But it matters not what it was at this point because he is up every single night like this for the last week.  I am deathly afraid that this will become a habit! And I feel very confused because I don't know if there is something wrong with him, or is he having a growth spurt or are his allergies really bothering him. I would like to make him cry it out and let him figure this out on his own, cause I am lost right now, but I am scared that he really needs me.

TAKE 4

So...Benadryl does nothing for my son!!! I finally got the guts to give him Benadryl and it did nothing!!! For the last month I have been trying to make my son a better sleeper and that all went up in smoke and I am very pissed about it!!! I made the mistake of falling asleep with Ben while he was nursing (because I am so exhausted) and now he won't go to sleep without nursing again. I feel horrible because he is not feeling well, he woke this morning with his eye madded shut. Now I can't tell if he has pink eye or if his allergies are making his eyes that way!!!

Last night he woke 5 times and wouldn't sleep unless I nursed him, so I did, because I am desperate and he is not feeling good, so I feel bad!!! Ryus is gone for 2 weeks and I feel very alone and I hate every minute of this!!! How do people have more than one child? Oh yeah...they probably were told early on NOT TO NURSE YOUR CHILD TO SLEEP!

Sleepless Night Take 3

So I am officially running on E! Last night will mark night 3 of no sleep! What I think are Ben's allergies have officially taken over our lives!! We went to the DR. yesterday and the doc can't find anything wrong with him, except the obvious...running nose, dry cough, watery eyes. So we are chalking it off as allergies, but they really suck!! Ben has not slept this bad since he had an ear infection.

I am so sad because I can not even take him out in this nice weather to enjoy. If I do the poor guy starts oozing out of his eyes and nose. 

The doc said to give him ZYRTEC, but I don't see it working!! I am very tempted to give him BENADRYL before bed to knock him out!!! Poor kid needs some sleep! And so do I!!!!

Its OFFICIAL...

    

Ben loves carrots!!!

Such a loser

So I feel that my entire blog is about my son, and it actually is! I am such a loser, my life revolves around him of course and these days I am stressed about baby food, poop and sleep! Where do i begin?  ADVICE WELCOMED!!!

Sleep...I get none since daylight savings time! Ben has been horrible, he was sleeping 7 hours straight and then went to waking up at 11:30 and 2:30 and it is killing me!!! So...I quit breastfeeding him to sleep at nap time and put him on a schedule, but it did not help his night time sleep problem. I did baby wise and baby whisperer, hasn't helped, not that I have been perfect at it but I can say my son does sleep in his crib during the day and he does not need my boob to go to sleep. But I have not wanted to put him in his crib at night yet, but he has slept in his bassinet since 6 weeks old, he does not sleep with us, thank goodness.

I actually put him in his crib last night for the first time at night and I hated it, he still woke at the same times and it drove me nuts that he was not an arm length away, so to heck with that for now until I feel better about it! Plus Ryus is out of town for 2 weeks and I get lonely sleeping by myself. I am up for advice! I am actually starting the wake to sleep..which is I wake and feed him 1 hour before he normally wakes so like 10:30 to try and throw off his normal 11:30 waking, we will see how that works! I am leaving the cry it out method for last!!

FOOD!

He is 6 months old now and he loves cereal and oatmeal, but hates green beans and carrots. We are working on carrots and it seems to get better and better everyday! keep your fingers crossed! My crazy mom (child nutritionist) said not to give him the sweet stuff first, and its not working, but for her sake I will plug away at the carrots and green beans!! Don't tell her but I gave him bananas in his cereal today!!!

PooP

all i can say is that it is just wrong!!! Ever since solids, it just is bad news! Can I breastfeed forever? I actually feel bad because he struggles to go now, and I refuse to give him juice. I do give him water tho!!