Pumpkin Carving!

Sorry for the missed post but the above picture shows what we (or at least Eric and I) all felt like. Going back full time along with 3 early morning practices each week finally caught up with me and with Eric in having the kids full time, but I think we're finally finding our groove now.

Robert also struggled for a few weeks with bedtime. My first week back to work he decided that his bedtime should be 2-3 hours later. So most nights he stayed up with dad while Izzy and I were fast asleep. Luckily he realized, or rather his body demanded sleep, that going to bed at 8 is an okay thing...well for a few nights anyway. The next fun quirk he threw our way is not sleeping in his bed. He kept falling asleep on the floor right by his door, we're guessing it was because he likes to look under the door to see what's going on and then he can also hear what's going on downstairs better. When I'd go up to bed and check on him I was barely able to get in his room and then would pick him up and put him back to bed...sometimes this process was repeated multiple times throughout the night. I've finally started putting a towel in front of his door so he can't see/hear anything and it seems to have kept him in his bed. Other than that he is full of curiosity and keeps us on our toes!

Izzy has outgrown her fussiness and is definitely a daddy's girl. He is the best at getting her to coo and giggle but she does same some smiles for her mommy too! She continues to be nothing like her brother (both when he was this age and him as a 2 year old) and have GREAT sleeping habits. She usually sleeps about 10-11 hours at night and on the nights when it is only 8 and she gets up at 4am I have to remind myself that it could be much worse and she could be getting up every 2-3 hours like Robert did at this stage. Time is going so fast with her and it is hard to believe she'll already be 3 months next week.

Robert continues to be a wonderful big brother. The other day when I got home from work Izzy was ready for a feeding and as I got her bottle ready Robert took over the chair where I normally sit to feed her. After asking him to move a few times I realized he wasn't going to budge so I asked him if he wanted to feed Izzy and he gave me a big grin along with some Robert words (the language only he understands) that I took to mean yes. So I set up the boppy, placed Izzy carefully in his arms and handed him the bottle. He loved helping out and posing for some pictures but unfortunately didn't make it through the entire bottle nor has he volunteered to help since!

This weekend was another busy one for us. Yesterday we had our college meet with a reception afterwards for the swimmers and their families and Eric brought the kids in. Robert did a good job at entertaining everyone and Izzy found some comfortable arms to cuddle into. Following the reception we caught the end of the St. Kate's soccer game and then headed in to catch part of the Volleyball game. From there we went to Olive Garden for a yummy dinner! Today continued to be a busy day for me. Eric needed some quiet time, by quiet I mean time away from the kids distracting him, to get some work done so he took off with the laptop for most of the afternoon and had an enjoyable and productive time at Buffalo Wild Wings. I on the other hand stayed home with the kids, did 4 loads of laundry, cleaned the kitchen, picked up the house, and enjoyed a few minutes of quiet time before the kids woke up from their naps. Productive afternoon for the both of us but I think Eric got the better end of the deal! After he got home and we all had dinner I decided that we needed to carve pumpkins. So Robert and I headed to Rainbow to get some pumpkins and then we began the adventure. Robert found the pumpkins to be really cool but didn't like touching the guts. Here are some pictures of our pumpkins!

Eww to the guts inside the pumpkins!

Finished Product!Eric's mouth is barely visible but I promise one is there!

We're excited for some trick-or-treating in the neighborhood next weekend with Robert. Check back next week to see how cute the kids are in their costumes!