from postal to thankful.

This picture is very representative of our week,  last week. He's lost his head. He has done it all with one arm behind his back missing. He is still standing, still fighting.

Both of my darling boys have been sick and I have had some of my hardest days as a mom. I was running on zero sleep and even less patience.

Contrary to what many moms would like you to believe from their blogs and facebook posts, being a mom is not all rainbows, lollipops and kitty cats.

It is hard work. Hard, thankless, exhausting work.

It is difficult, but at the end of the day we have to remember that even when we feel that we are "close to postal" we need to be thankful. 

So this week I have moved from postal to thankful. 

Thankful that my biggest problems are snotty noses and ear infections. 

Thankful that I have babies to wake me in the night.

Thankful that even though we are two ships passing in the night, that my husband and I both have jobs. 

This week I will be back to my cute picture posting, funny captioning self. 

Wait for it.

striped shirt boys take aunt madi to the zoo.

One cool September morning I text Aunt Madi and told her that we didn't have school and asked her to meet us at the zoo. Let's just say I didn't have to twist her arm. The boys had so much fun with her and she with them. They really are a match made in heaven.

Have I ever mentioned how awesome it is to have a sister 8 years younger?

As you can tell from the animation...we are sisters...;)

Getting a picture of two little boys wearing matching shirts was a much greater feat than I anticipated. All I have to say is good luck next weekend Missy! ;)

Dixon would much rather be on the run...

...and Breckie would rather be snuggled down. 

PS....This will be one of the last posts featuring the infamous red Crocs! Dixon is on his 8th day of real shoes...it is a 10 step program that is working wonders! ;)

wordless wednesday: they may need him. :)

life.

is a stage. 

 is rough when you are the little brother.

is good.

dos is nueve.

It is SO hard to believe that 9 SHORT moths ago Breckin was born! 

Breckie has been the perfect second baby. He is a laid back, easy to please, happy little guy.

Nine facts at nine months. 

1. He absolutley adores his big brother, he cracks up at Dixon's wild and crazy antics. He equally adores all of his toys, which Dixon is less than thrilled with.

2. His favorite foods are, well, everything. The classic Breckin story is that one night I fed him two containers of baby food and then left for kickboxing and when I got home Adam said, "You don't need to feed Breckin, I just fed him two containers of food." 

And Sweet Breckin didn't even blink an eye. :)

3. Breckin's two bottom teeth are half way in and he seems to be working pretty hard on some others. 

4. He has perfected his army crawl (which he has been doing since 7 months). It is amazing how far he can propel  himself with just his big toe! :) He can get up and crawl...but prefers to sweep mamas floors with his tummy.

5. Breckin has been waving "hi" and "bye" for a while now. 

6. He still loves to sit in his swing (even though it no longer swings) and watch cartoons on Nick Jr. Lately he prefers to crawl around rather than being tied up in his bouncer.

7. It only takes one person to make eye contact with Breckin and his whole face lights up in a huge grin. 

8. He has proven Dr. Munro, who delivered him, to be correct when he exclaimed, "He's a wrestler!" at birth. He WILL NOT stay on his back for anything, making outfit and diaper changes very challenging.

9. He has thankfully outgrown his acid reflux...no more Zantac! 

Mr. B continues to light up our lives with his contagious smile. It is impossible to look at him and be in a bad mood. We are so lucky to have him in our lives and are thankful for him each and every day!