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Back to work

I can't beleive my 3 month maternity leave is over already. It seems like we just barely brought are little angel home. The thought of leaving her makes me tear up every time. I haven't spent more than an hour away from her...ever! My boss was ever so nice and let me come back part-time my first week, so I will only have to suffer through a few hours. I have enjoyed spending such quality time with both my kiddos!

Kaylen is turning into such a big girl. Full of personality and a smile that brightens the room. She is losing that "newborn look" which is bittersweet. This will be the last time we have a newborn in the house so I want to savor every moment. She is also turning into quite the talker. Coos of course, but we can carry on 20 minute conversation without breaking a sweat. Hopefully she will still talk to me that much when she's 16...I won't count on it. She is also growing into quite the little butterball. I always say we don't have scrawny babies in this house and she is holding true!

Aiden is still convinced his new sister is the best thing since sliced bread. He is always watching out for her, talking to her, kissing her, bringing her toys to play with, etc. I think he is most excited to bring Kaylen to daycare with him. I don't know what he thinks she will do there but he is excited none the less. Aiden went to his first dentist appointment today. I was little worried that he would freak out but he was such a big boy. He sat through an entire cleaning without even as much as a wimper or wiggle. He makes me so proud when I see what an amazing little man he is growing in to.

Kaylen is 10 weeks!

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Our little girl is 10 weeks old already. This means only 2 more weeks for mom before I head back to work. As you can imagine, this is a very sad moment in time. While I don't think I could ever have the patients to be a stay at home mom, I have enjoyed the time off and being with my children. Kaylen continues to be a great baby; eating, sleeping and growing well! She is sleeping through the night which is such a relief. Aiden was over a year before he slept for 6+ hours, but Kaylen gave me a break and was sleeping for 6-8 hours stretches by 8 weeks. She continues to melt our hearts with her sweet snuggles and grins. As you can imagine, she didn't get much out of her first christmas but did seem to enjoy all the hustle and bustle. She especially enjoyed all the family around to hold her every second of the day! We hosted the Greenwald christmas at our house this year and the day after christmas we headed to Casper to visit the Cox side of the family. Kaylen was able to meet her Uncles Jason and Ryan, Aunt Vickie and cousin Sheridan for the first time. We love our families and enjoy spending time with them.

Birthday Boy!

I'm finally getting around to posting some pictures of Aiden's big #3 birthday. It seems like just yesterday we brought him home from the hospital. After 22 hours of labor we were so glad to hold him in our arms. He was always a busy baby and continues to be a busy boy now. It is amazing to see the smart, funny young man he's growing into. He is so full of personality and love. If he is anything like he is now, we figure he will grow up to be the social director of life! Always making sure everyone is in their place, and yes he can be a bit bossy at times. (my mom would say he gets that from me) We love him so much and are so blessed with such a great little man.

Smiley Girl

Our sweet girl is five weeks old and has started to give us smiles on a regular basis. It is so precious. Now I'm ready for some giggles. There is nothing better than the sound of a baby laughing! In other news, she is sleeping really well usually only waking up once to eat then going right back to bed. She is spoiling me!

Diggin Rocks

Yesterday, we were driving to town and passed the beet dump and a sugar beet truck headed to the factory. Aiden and I started talking about when he got to ride in the tractor with Grandpa Bill during beet harvest. I also told him how we dig up the beets and they go to the factory to make sugar. So really, Grandpa Bill grows sugar. Aiden piped up and said "No, Grandpa Bill grows rocks." At first, I was a little puzzled but then, after I thought about it, the beets do kind of look like rocks covered with dirt. So, the whole beet season, everytime Aiden went in the tractor he thought he was digging up a whole field of rocks. At lease he had fun doing it. I still can't convice Aiden that they aren't rocks. He says "the other tractors dig sugar beets but Papa Bill grows rocks...BIG rocks!"

Sling Thing!

I just had to post a picture of Kaylen in her sling. She loves this thing and so do I. It usually puts her right to sleep and frees up my hands to do whatever needs done! Yeah!