My Little Chunk

I need to take some more pics of my little chunk. I took him in Wednesday for his 8 week appt and he is a chunk. I am so proud. He was 12 lbs. 10.5 oz. which was 75 %. And his height was 23 1/2 inches, which was 75 % too. I was so excited. He is going to be a chunk like Cade was. Cade's nickname, given to him by his Grandpa Norm was "Lunch," when he was a baby. And I think Crew will be given the nickname "Lunch #2." I think that Crew and Cade have my genes and Corey and Casen are all Thompson, because they were both very petite and did not gain weight very good. It was funny too because when they were weighing him, at the Dr.'s he peed all over the scale and the wall and then when I took him back in the room to change him and put a diaper on him, he peed again all over the bed. I had to use his blanket to stop the pee. Anyway, he also got some shots too at his appt. because I do get very worried about meningitis and the Whopping Cough. I normally do not give them that many shots at once, but he is chubby and healthy, so I went ahead and did it. He has been a little cranky since then, but not bad. He sure was pissed though and sad when they gave him the shot. I felt bad for him. I can't believe he is already 8 weeks. He is still a great baby and pretty easy and I am adjusting to 4 kids. Ya know, I don't really know that you ever adjust. It is always hard. I have my good days and my hard days. Taking 4 kids to the ortho today was hard, but afterwards we got to go to the park and watch Cade's soccer practice because it was a warm day and that was the good part of my day.....hard getting 4 kids in and out of the car, but the park was what they needed and the warmer weather was what I needed. Crew was funny too....it was like his first time out of his carseat, outside, in the sun , and I think he loved it. And I got thinking that I do not know that I could handle 5 kids, at least not anytime soon. It would be very hard. I think to myself that 4 kids under the age of 8 is tough, but there are moms out there who are doing 4 kids under the age of 4 and I think they must go nuts. I need the help[ of my older 2 or I could not do it. In fact, if I have to go to the store before Matt gets home, I have to wait and take Cade because I have Casen and Crew in the cart and no room for groceries, so Cade is my cart pusher. I make him feel so proud that I could never do it without him. He is my little helper. Love my kids!

My Chunky Lil' Monkey

This is my almost 8 week old chunky little monkey. These pics are more true to what he looks like. I love him. He is such a good baby. He loves to eat, but not anymore than my other kids. He just gains weight better, kinda like Cade did. Corey and Casen must have been more Thompson because they were my little runts. And Cade and Crew are more alike, must be Maughan, cause they gain weight at a rapid rate. He sure is growing up and we are enjoying every minute of it. 4 kids is not so bad. There are certain times where I want to pull my hair out....like getting ready for school with a hungry baby and bedtime with a hungry baby. We are still learning to juggle that. And I think the whole "I am not the baby anymore" is finally hitting Casen. He is throwing some CRAZY AWESOME fits that really wear on my nerves and I feel like he is whining and crying all day long. So I am trying to pay more attention to him, but it is hard to balance it all out. He also want to be one of the big kids, which is hard too. One of these days, we will have it all figured out! I don't know how some moms have ALL their kids so close together. I have a few close together (4 under the age of 8) and I am pulling my hair out at certain hours of the day.

But I can't believe my little munchkin Crew is growing up so fast. My parents are coming out in 1.5 weeks and I am so excited. We decided to fly them out because it was cheaper and easier than me trying to take all 4 kids on an airplane, not to mention keeping them healthy. (My kids have all been sick this week, some of them having strep throat. So annoying! )So my mom gets to see him again and my dad gets to see him for the first time. I can't wait! He really has changed alot. It will be a short weekend, but still fun and special!

Corey & Hip Hop

This weekend Corey did an awesome hip hop camp with her cousins. The dancers that taught the classes were awesome. They are teachers from LA who have choreographed alot of the celebrities. Corey learned 3 short dances and she did really good. I was very impressed with how well she learned them and how on count she was. They were the coolest dances she has ever learned. In fact, in her favorite dance, I would say that Corey was BUCK. (Isn't that what they say on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE?) She really got into it. I enjoyed going and watching her performances. I was really side-tracked by the teachers dancing though cause they were so good. (I would post a video, but last time I tried that, it never worked after hours of trying. Not worth it. Just take my word for it.)

Weekend With The Boys

This weekend, Corey spent Friday night and Saturday with her twin cousins having a sleepover and attending a dance camp, so we decided we had to do something a little fun with the boys...mainly for Cade's sake because he was bored and sad. He really does not know what to do when Corey is gone for that long. He really misses her.

First we let the boys play outside for awhile because my kids have the worst case of Cabin Fever ever and we are just waiting for it to warm up. They love to be outside and are craving spring. Then we went out to eat at Cafe Rio and afterwards took the boys over to Sub Zero for some ice cream. And when we got home, Matt decided to take the boys out in the hot tub. And to top the night off, to make it a perfect night for Cade, after the kids bath, Cade got to have a sippy cup of chocolate milk, in bed, watching a movie and falling asleep.

It is really weird not having Corey around. It is a weird feeling to have only boys. I am not use to it. I love my Corey, but there was no whining and no fighting between Corey and Cade while she was gone. Cade was still teasing Casen and I had to break up the occassional fight there, but it was kind of a nice break. I need that one girl. I felt a little out of place being the only girl.

And I also included a few pics of Crew at 6-7 weeks. He sure is following in his brother Cade's footsteps...he is chunking right up. And these pics add like 10 lbs. too. So freakin funny! He is almost 12 lbs. already. I love it. Casen never gained weight, so it is such a relief that he is gaining.

St. Pattys Day Fun

I usually don't do anything fun for St. Patricks Day, but Corey came home from school on this Leprechaun kick. So I decided to try and be a fun mom and do something creative. Since I am not creative, I found some ideas off of facebook, while I was checking my mail, at 10:00 PM, the night before. So I hurried and threw this together. A little leprechaun visited us and brought us breakfast....Lucky Charms and green milk. It was fun and the kids enjoyed it. They also did alot of fun stuff at school....little activities and parties. Teachers really are great to let the kids enjoy these days! And Corey was so excited because her Aunt Lynley made her the same dress as her twin cousins, so they could be triplets for the day. They all wore the same outfit and their hair the same way! She loved it!