Armstrong Family

My sister Sara and her family came into town this weekend. The last time I saw her we were both pregnant. She and her husband brought their little one Jake into town. We had a lot of fun. Jake is about 5 weeks younger than Lily and you could not really tell a difference in their age.

There first meeting - Lily decides to poke Jake in the eye.

That is much better!

The only cousin missing is my niece Natalie. We miss her.

Jake as a bumbo chair so we tried it out. Lily loved it.

I thought I took more pictures when they were here but I guess I did not. Hopefully my sister will email me some and I will post them.

Here are some other random pictures.

Lily was watching very closing as I cut her finger nails.

This some of the crazy O;Connells - Daddy just woke up, the girls and I had been up since about 6am, Lily's mohawk is really showing up and Skylar looks like she is going to bite someone. Don't worry Skylar would not harm a fly - I think she just finished her breakfast was licking her lips!

My big 3 year old!

Lily fits into Mikayla's doll stroller!

Mikayla and I were playing. She said "let's play" so I said what do you want to play. She said "let me think."

Finally - Pictures

Lily is already 5 months old and boy where did the time go! She will roll from her tummy onto her back and from her back to her side. She is going to bed around 7 or 7:30 which gives me more time with Mikayla. And on a good night Lily will sleep from 7am to 4am - I just wish it was until 5 or 6 but 8 hours straight is pretty darn good for a 5 month old. I am looking foward to getting 8 hours of sleep instead of 6, if only I could go to bed at 7am.

Mikayla is getting smarter all of the time and she remembering everything. We are at the stage that we have to be careful what we say around her. She loves reading books, playing outside, going for walk, playing with her friends, playing in her sand box, and she still loves her baby sister.

We bought Mikayla a slip and slide. For $7.00 this was a huge bargain for the entertainement it bought us. Mikayla has no idea how to slide on it, even after Daddy put on his swim trucks and showed her. She crawls down it or Daddy pushes her down it - she will also run down it.

It was a little chilly the day we tried it out.

Lily watched from the slidelines.
She was so excited to try out her slip and slide that she refused to take a nap. This is what I found her doing around 6pm that evening.

With this picture I think I have the cutest baby in the world!!

Skylar needs some attention.

Lot of All In One Diapers

I would like to sell these diapers as a lot to someone. BUT if you are intersted in just one or two please email me. All of these diapers from a dog friendly, cat free and smoke free home.

Please email me at oconnellhouse@msn.com if you have ANY questions or to make an offer if you think my prices are too high.

I would like $22 for the entire lot which includes shipping to anyone in the US. If you are in Canada Iwould like $32.

If you want individual diapers please email me and we will talk.


These All in Ones are a SAHM diaper. The have snaps. One snap on the white diaper does not work but the other 3 do. There is no staining. The insert is removable and the insert is a dish towel/washcloth with a layer of soft flanel on top. I LOVED these diapers and was very upset when Lily did what babies do - GROW.

I call these the Little Pony Diapers since they have pictures of horses on them. I believe these are also a SAHM diaper since there is no tag on the. There is a very slight staining on one diaper (so slight it did not show up in my pictures.

The diaper on the left is a hot pink (not red) Wonder Wonders Baby Co diaper. (SOLD)

The one on the right is a SAHM diaper.

WOW

I can't believe it has been over a month since I have blogged. I have been busy and Lily has not had a great sleeping schedule so I am super tired. We have been putting her to bed around 6:30 and then she will wake up around midnight, 3 and then 4 or something like that so I was lucky to get 6 hours of sleep the past few weeks. But the last couple of nights she has been going to sleep around 7 or 7:30 and sleeping until 4:30 or like this morning to 5:10! I loved it - I was able to get 7.5 hours of un-interrupted sleep. I have not had that since before she was born. I hope she keeps this up but knowing her in the next few nights she will go back to her crazy schedule. She is all over the place, waking up every 2 to 3 hours for a week and then sleeping though for the next week.

Lily is also rolling over. She has always been rolling side to side when I put her on her back but now if I put her on her tummy she quickly flips over to her back!

Everyday Mikayla suprises me with what she is learning and even what she remembers. The other day I was driving down a different section of Main Street and Mikayla said "I went trick or treating here". I was shocked that she remember this from October but she was correct. Then I asked her who was with us. She said Suzanne. It was actually Aunt Sara instead of Aunt Suzanne but I was impressed that she remember that is was one of her aunts. We recently saw Aunt Suzanne so that is probablly why that name came to her.

I know I have not been blogging much but you can always email me if you want to know how we are doing. I do a MUCH better job with emails over blogging. My email address is oconnellhouse@msn.com.

Cost of Gas

We recently sold hubby's truck. We did this for a few reasons, we needed the cash and with the cost of gas going up we are going to try and see how well we can live off of one car - at least for the summer. His truck was very old and we could have sold mine but his is a stick shift and I don't know how to drive a stick shift. So with only one car this is going to force me to ride my bike to work and from work every day instead of when I feel like it. Of course we started this week off on Monday with a big snowstorm (luckily it stopped around mid-morning and dried up) and then yesterday Joe and Mikayla had to go to Grand Junction for an eye appointment and I had to deal with Lily by myself and the weather was not nice enough to push her in the stroller so I had to get a couple of rides to make these work.

What are you doing or planning on doing to not use as much gas this summer?

Not Blogging

I have been very busy with work, two little ones, company and what not - so I have not had time to blog except after 9pm when both kids are in bed and normally I am too tired that all I do is pump and go to bed. Joe and I don't have much time for each other because I am so tired in the evenings.

I am getting caught up on blogging tonight. Even though I am doing multiple blog entries tonight the ones below are re-dated to reflect when I should have done them - that way they will make more sense - at least to me.

Mother's Day

For Mother's Day we went to a local restaurant called Garlic Mikes for brunch. I figured it was a good reason to put a skirt on. Mikayla and I are sitting next to the river which is right outside the restaurant. We even saw a beaver swim by.

The whole family.

Here are the grandparents.

Mikayla is 3

Mikayla turned 3 on May 7th and all I have to say is where did the last 3 years go. It seems like yesterday she was a baby.

Grandma and Grandpa (Joe's parents) came in on Wednesday to help her celebrate her birthday. There present was the trampoline and it was a huge hit. On Saturday we had a birthday party and invited all of her friends.

They had plenty to do, we planted seeds in pots for them to take home and grow either flowers or herbs. Then it was time to hit the trampoline.

After that is was time to play in the sandbox.

Mikayla's daycare provider, Eric, was there and he made baloon animals and a crown for Mikayla to wear.

Cake Time!!

After opening presents they sat on her bed while I read a new book she received. That lasted less than 5 minutes!

Overall she had a great time and I think the party was a huge success.

Cute Pictures of My Girls

These are just some cute pictures of the girls. Lily is 3 months and Mikayla will be turning 3 in just a few days.

Tummey time when wrong!! Instead of working her muscles she took a short nap.

It is so hard to get a natural smile from Mikayla. Normally she forces a smile and closes her eyes. This picture would be great except for the funky colors due to the camera.

One Saturday while Daddy was working and Lily was sleeping I put Mikayla to work finger painting while I cleaned the kitchen. She had a blast painting herself instead of the rocks and cardboard she was suppose to be painting.

Look at these cute smiles. How can I get upset when one minute she is a screaming fit and the next she is giving me one of these smiles.

This is the view from our living room windows. In years past you could not see the other houses - now the neighbors tore out all of the willows because they are broken from the heavy snow we had in November. Now Joe and I are thinking about getting curtains in the living room. I really miss our privacy.

Mother's Day

With Mother’s Day coming up in a couple of weeks I want to know what the perfect present for your Mother’s Day would be.

I have been thinking about this and I would love to spend a day at the spa with a couple of girlfriends and lots of mimosas.. I would start the day off with a kick butt workout class, then head off to enjoy brunch. After that I would get enjoy a manicure and pedicure while drinking those wonderful mimosas and girl talk. After that it is off to take a aromatherapy steam shower. Then I will enjoy a facial (need to clean up that face!) Next it will be lunch time with the girls again and a dip in the hot tub. We will end the day with a yoga class followed by a 90 minute aromatherapy massage.

The day is not over yet. I will come home to a perfectly clean house, well rested Daddy, Mikayla and Lily. Finally the grandparents will be over so all I have to do is continue relaxing and nurse Lily as she want. Oh yeah one more thing, Joe tells me the house in under contract, someone wants to pay the full appriased value and take the house as is - they will be delivering a cashier's check tomorrow. Ahh the perfect Mother’s Day present!

Baby Clothes For Sale

Joe and I are done having babies so I am getting rid of some of the clothes. I know that most of you are not interested in buying these but by listing them on my blog it makes it easier for me to sell them on Diaper Swappers because I can't figure out how to load picture onto their website.

I am selling all of these infant sleepers for $6.00 each or $65 for all 12 - this includes shipping. Lily has outgrown all of these and she is almost 3 months old. She out grew most of these around 2 months.

The sleeper on the left is size 0 to 3 months, 6.5 to 12 pounds. Lily wore this until she was 2 months old. It is an off white with little bees and a picture of Pooh.

The sleeper on the right is light pink with white flowers on it, the brand is Vitamins. It is 0-3 months.

This is a light pink sleeper with brown polka dots. It is made by Little Me. The size is newborn up to 8 pounds.

This is Premie and it has been washed but never worn. It has light pink and white stripes and it says adorable under the bear. It is made by Child of Mine, Carters.

I love sleepers with a zipper for midnight changings. The sleeper on the left is white with tiny ducks, bees and turtles on it. It is made by Gerber, 0-3 months.
The sleeper on the right is fuzzy material and yellow with ducks. The size is 0-3 months and made by Gerber. I was upset when Lily outgrew this one - I loved it.

The sleeper on the left is yellow with pictures of sheep, Noah's Arc and lions on it. It is made by Gerber and is 0-3 months. The one on the right is the same except it is light green with two larger pictures of Noah's Arc.

The sleeper on the left is light pink with pink ladybugs on it. It is made by Carters, size is 0-3 months.

The sleeper on the right is light pink with a pink cow and yellow duck. It is made by Carters and the size is 0-3 months, 8 to 11 pounds.
This is a purple sleeper with flowers on it made by Child of Mine, Carters. It is newborn size

The sleeper on the right is made for a short baby. Lily only wore this for about the first month and she was 19 inches long when she was born. It is made by Circo, size is newborn.