13 for thursday

1. I know I talk about how much Addie loves Leah all the time, but I cant get over it. They are so cute together. Addie was hitting the little hanging toys for Leah to see.
2. I took some boots off of Addie the other day and a quarter, dime, penny and hair clip fell out.
3. Addie said her first prayer last night! She said every word I told her to. She hasn't had much interest in saying her own prayers until last night. It made me cry.
4. I watched Ellen today and she was talking about the changes to Facebook and how everyone was ticked about it. She said (not a direct quote...), "I have an idea to help out with that, go outside! Breath fresh air. You'll find that the real birds aren't angry." I laughed, but I so appreciated it.
5. Tonight I made a peanut butter chocolate milk shake....YUM. It was like drinking a peanut butter cup. I was in heaven.
6. I am so excited to go to Vancouver this weekend! I get to see family! And Addie gets to play with her favorite red-headed cousin! Crafting, shopping, playing... Can't wait!
7. Have I mentioned how much I love little Leah? She is perfect and SO cute! She has started coo-ing and blowing little bubbles.
8. My favorite thing right now is when I look at Leah and she smiles at me like I am the best thing she has ever seen. My heart MELTS!
9. I am learning a lot lately about where I stand on a few procedural things at church. All I have to say is, thanks dad for teaching me that we should always use the church handbook and not rationalize certain things.... The end.
10. Also I am learning about being a better mom and how to be more patient. Being patient isn't one of my strong points, but I am definitely getting better.
11. Addie's new favorite thing is quarters (see number 2). She loves my coin purse and takes every coin and lines it up. Then she'll hand it to me and she'll say "kank-oo el-cum!" She is the cutest two year old ever.
12. I am loving fall! I am excited to make a new wreath for my door. And I have some fun Halloween dinner ideas for us! We love playing outside and checking on our garden. I can't wait to harvest everything in a few weeks.
13. Mike was gone last night for work, and I missed him lots and lots (like slept on his side of the bed kind of missed him). I was so glad to have him home tonight. I love Mike. Addie missed him so much and kept asking for him last night and this morning when she woke up. It was sad. But we are glad to have him home.
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Our day....

Yes, that is my child, sitting pantsless and with sugary stuff around her mouth and a lemonade. Let me back-up a few days...
She got a slight cold last week, and it has been hanging on and we just can't quite shake it. It is enough to keep her cranky, stuffy, and lazy. Lazy is fine every once in a while, since she really is so busy,but we are on day 5 of her wanting to sit around (and I am sick of certain movies...Robots....).

We are going to an M's game tonight and I had to go buy tickets at the mall. This was my first time going to the mall with both girls. I stuck Addie in the stroller and used my scarf as a sling for Leah (why haven't I done that before???) Addie was hungry, so I got her some cinnamon sugar pretzel nuggets and a lemonade from Auntie Ann's. On the way out to the car, her lemonade spilled and her pants were soaked. So we took off the pants. When we go home, we put in Cinderella (at least its not Robots...) and she has been chowing down on her little pretzels. While I am not excited about the nutrition (or lack thereof) in the pretzels, I'm glad she is eating for the first time in days.

Our mornings have been rough recently and I read a story in the Rexburg Standard Journal this morning about a couple who recently lost their 18 month old baby girl. I cried for their loss, but more importantly I remembered how sweet it is that I have an eternal family and how LUCKY I am to have two beautiful girls. While my heart breaks for those who have dealt with the loss of a loved one, I am so grateful for gentle reminders that I have mine. It pushes me to be a better mother and wife. I am glad that I was sealed in the temple to my husband and that we can have a family that extends beyond this life, even if mornings like today make me think I could sell a certain two year old (I couldn't, wouldn't! ... I'd miss her too much!).

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Nursing

Last night, Leah took her first bottle. I pumped some and Mike gave her the bottle. While I was excited (maybe I can pump and Mike and I can have a real date?), I also was sad. I almost cried over the fact that she took a bottle (really, just ask Mike).

My mom didn't nurse us as babies. And that is OKAY! She just wasn't really comfortable with it, and so I grew up with all my siblings being bottle-fed. When I got pregnant with Addie, I really didn't want to nurse, but Mike wanted me to. It cause some slight tension when the subject would come up. I mean, nowadays, formula is just as nutritious for the baby. So after some thought, I decided I would try it. When I started nursing, it was awkward and unfamiliar. And to be honest, I hated nursing in the mother's lounge at church (We are in public; I don't want to see your boob. Cover it up!). Also, because of Addie's size and her slight jaundice, I had to give her a formula after every nursing session. So, that gave way to 50% bottle, 50% breast. Then eventually, by three months she was exclusively bottle. Part of me felt that I had failed a little, but the other part of me knew that if she was healthy, then that was perfectly acceptable.

This time around, I wanted to be better. The first week is awful (engorgement, nipples that are on fire, problems latching...) and being the only one to feed the baby is hard. Mike heard about that lots in the middle of the night (see above picture). But, as time has gone on, I have had a HUGE change of heart. I have found that I enjoy our 2 AM feedings (and the 3 and 4 AM ones too!), she can latch so much better, and she is growing perfectly. Nursing is something special for us. I understand what it means when they say it creates a bond: its for the mom more so than the baby. So, last night when Mike was feeding her, I guess I got a little sad, wishing it was just me and Leah. But I am excited for the little bit of freedom this gives me. Now to find a babysitter...Any takers?

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Thursday

Ok, I am not doing thirteen things today. Bummed? Sorry. I am pooped and can barely think of what my name is (its momma right?).
Today we had well child check-ups for the girls.
Stats:
Adelaide is 21 pounds 4 ounces. My two year old is 21 pounds. She's in the 9th percentile. She's gained almost a pound since 18 months. She got her flu shot in her arm and she did so well.
Leah Rose is 9 pounds 12 ounces. It took Adelaide until 4 months to get that big. She got 3 shots and an oral vaccine. She was ticked for a little while.
We switched doctors due to a change in insurance and it was a good switch. We loved our old doctor, but this new one is great! The nurse was awesome, the office was not busy, we didn't have any wait, I could go on and on. If you need a pediatrician, I'll give you our doctor's number.
And bonus for the day, Addie is sick and therefore a pill. I love her though. We've stayed in our jammies a lot the past few days
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Two months

Leah is two months old (yesterday), but today makes it nine weeks. She is starting to coo and make cute baby noises. She smiles all the time. She is adorable.

She has only ever nursed and so today, I pumped (TMI, I know) and gave her a bottle. She looked at me like, "what the crap?" and then proceeded to gag. We'll stick with nursing for a little bit longer. Which, by the way, I am very proud of myself for. Nursing isn't my favorite thing to do, and it's a little foreign because my mom bottle fed her kids. With Addie, from the very start I gave her a bottle with formula a few times a day, and nursed too, and I only made it until 3 months. But I am feeling good this time around. And I LOVE our middle of the night feedings when it is just the two of us.

Addie has been so funny lately. She just does cute little things or says funny words. I love when she wears my heels around the house. She is also very into coloring and dancing. We just rented Rio (very cute) and she danced for most of the movie. We love all her spunk! She stayed in nursery on Sunday for almost a whole hour! She has been going to nursery since February and has always gone with one of us. We haven't had a nursery leader since the end of March, and they finally called one (thank goodness), so in the mean time, Mike and I have been helping out. I am usually in there anyways because of Primary. So, Sunday was a huge success for us!

I love how much my girls love each other. At night when we are putting Addie to bed, I let them cuddle while we pray and sing. Leah just looks at Addie the whole time and Addie points out Leah's body parts and gives her hi-fives. Addie is always so concerned for her sister; it is so sweet.
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Note to Self...

If you want an evenly cut cantaloupe, don't use a small steak knife.
Woops :)
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You know what I'm going to do...

1. I think this picture is kind of dark, but she is so cute, right! Thanks Katie for the shirt. Addie calls it her jacket because it has a hood! And she loves wearing her sunglasses everywhere. And my heels for church.
2. I love going to the grocery store when all the older ladies are there. They love that I have cute girls with me.
3. Speaking of my cute girls, I got stopped 5 times the other day so people could look at BEAUTIFUL Leah. Then Addie would pop her head up over the car seat in the cart and people would tell me how adorable Addie is. I have cute kids. And I'm going to brag about them forever.
4. I think a routine is actually falling into place at the Huskinson home.
5. I need to clean and reorganize everywhere in my house. I honestly don't know how I have clean laundry right now... Yesterday, I was exhausted.
6. I am going running tonight (fingers crossed).
7. I started sewing Leah's blessing dress. I need to buy a seam ripper before I move on. When I told Mike I lost mine, his first response was, "Well, where did you put it?" If I knew, it wouldn't be lost.
8. I am planning for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas already. Yikes. I have some cute decorations to make!
9. Thursday is the only time I blog. I find that I don't have much to say lately. And I don't take nearly as many pictures as I should.
10. I am looking forward to a fun weekend! Friday we are going to an Inglemoor High School football game with some good friends! Addie will love it! Saturday we are going to the zoo. We haven't been for 3 months. We love it there.
11. Next week we have doctor appointments for the girls...and its a new doctor, so we'll see how it goes
12. The cooler weather has been a life saver for me this week. I was getting real tired of wearing my yoga pants (I don't do yoga...) because my shorts don't fit me currently.
13. I am anxious to go back to the temple. I haven't been since May, and that is too long. Mike and I haven't been together since before that. I love going with him and spending time where there is peace. I feel like I have lots of thinking to do, and that is the best place for me to do that. But since Leah is nursing still (yay for me, not even a bottle yet!), it will be a few more months before I can go. But I look forward to that time when Mike and I can go together.

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Addie-ism of the Week

This week Addie really started putting together little sentences. She's been doing it for a while, but not as much as this week. My current favorite sentence goes something like this:
"Hi! How doing? Good!"
Or
"Hi Dad! Doing good!"

I love my girl!
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Thursday's 13

1. Addie and Leah cuddling in the morning in mommy's bed
2. Leah is always smiling. She only cries in the car. I love her so much.
3. Leah is now wearing her 3 month clothes at 1 1/2 months. Addie didn't grow out of her newborn clothes until she was 3 months old. Leah is growing so fast.
4. My family came into town last weekend and we had a lot of fun!
5. Kenna has gone back to Rexburg. We had fun hanging out. We went to a park by the temple and we went to Lake Washington and played in the water. We miss her lots!
6. We finally have summer weather here! It is beautiful!
7. Mike got to go to Idaho last weekend for our nephew's baptism. We are so proud of Ozzy. And even though its hard to have Mike gone, I am so glad he was able to be with his family. We are looking forward to spending Christmas with them!
8. Leah hates being in the car. Its not even the car seat she hates, she sits in it all the time, but as soon as her car seat locks into the base and I turn the key in the ignition...she loses it. It makes me so sad, but I can't do much about it.
9. I need a weekend. With nothing to do.
10. I need to go running more. I went the other day and it felt great!
11. I am still trying to figure out a decent schedule for the three of us girls. It is hard when Leah doesn't have a set schedule yet.
12. Today has been a movie day, and that is ok with me.
13. I am trying to get Addie to eat more. And to take a bath and let me wash her hair. She is too busy to eat and dislikes me telling her what to do. It makes for a really fun morning... But I still love her and we enjoy cuddling and reading together.
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13 for thursday

1. Addie loves cuddling in bed with Leah in the mornings. I love how much Addie loves Leah.
2. This morning Addie and I made banana bread with chocolate chips. YUM (thanks Meagan for the inspiration, you wanted pumpkin bread, us too, but we had brown bananas)
3. I am feeling an itch to sew... I have lots of fun projects planned! Skirts, pillows, halloween costumes, and gifts!
4. Mike is getting his itch to ski. It happens every year about this time. He watched a Warren Miller film last weekend at my parents instead of socializing... I must admit, I watched about half of it with him and felt that same it.
5. I love having friends with big families and big yards, so that when I go to their house, Addie can run around outside, mostly supervised, and have lots of friends!
6. Mike is going to Idaho this weekend. Our nephew, Ozzy, is getting baptized! I'll miss Mike, but I'm glad he can go to participate in Ozzy's special day!
7. My family is coming up for the weekend. Marit's high school is playing a local school and they are bringing Makenna up so she can catch a ride back to Rexburg for school. I am excited to see them!
8. I am running out of things to think of...I blame lack of sleep.
9. Some of my favorite blankets that we have for Leah right now are the ones from the hospital...I can't really tell you why I like them so much, but I do. I use them for everything, from naps, to bath time to burp rags. They are great.
10. The tree in our front yard is starting to turn from green to its bright red. Already??
11. I love fall. I am excited to pick my corn and pumpkins and decorate with them! I love everything about fall: sweaters, cold weather, apples, leaves, football Saturdays (but don't tell my mom...), Halloween, Thanksgiving and mostly that Christmas is right on its way.
12. We got Addie a train set for her birthday. The engine is battery operated. It is day 2, and we are on our second battery. She loves her train!
13. I wore my hair straight today for the first time in a week and a half, that makes it three times since Leah was born. I miss straight hair... But, I found some good curly hair stuff...finally!
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