Joshua is 2 Months!

Does he look like Jaime or what???

Cannot believe that I'm sitting here about to write about Joshua being 2 months old!  Where have the past 60 or so days gone?  Things have been sooooo busy around here with the two kiddos that I have fallen behind on my blog posts as I'm just trying to keep up with all that is going on around here.  Life with two is definitely much busier than it was with just Quinn!  I'm constantly trying to make sure each child has what he/she needs and wants and sometimes I feel like there is just not enough of me to go around!  Weekends are so much easier around the house since Jaime is home and we can kind of do a man on man approach whereas when it is just me on the weekdays I feel like I'm stretching myself thin.  I constantly battle with giving each child what they need and want all day long.  Joshua needs so much of me (nursing, holding, rocking, changing diapers etc..) and Quinn needs so much of me too (playing, meals, help going potty, getting dressed, entertaining etc...).  If we stay home all day Joshua gets what he needs because he is able to have long uninterrupted naps and such but then Quinn is going bonkers because she is so bored.  If we go out and do play dates and such Quinn is getting her social play time but I always worry that Joshua is not getting what he needs.  Maybe this is just the dilemma of a mother of more than one child? 

Things are going pretty well with Joshua and he is become such a chubby, happy little guy!  He no longer wakes up every 2 hours at night (yipeee) and only wakes up twice.  He naps well in his crib in the morning and has a harder time taking his late afternoon nap in his crib as he wants to be held.  We are still having to do a lot of rocking and soothing to get him to go to bed at night.  In January after the holidays are over and things have calmed down a bit I'm planning on doing the real sleep training with him (i.e. crying it out, if I can handle it).  This is what we did with Quinn and she is and always has been and excellent independent sleeper.  We shall see...

We have our two month well check next week so we will see how much weight he's gained and all that good stuff. 

Have a great Thanksgiving!!!

Trunk or Treat

On Friday evening we attended the Vista Ridge High School Trunk or Treat event.  Our little princess was ready to hit the road and collect candy!  Our frog (Joshua) snoozed the whole time and I didn't catch a picture of him. :(  I will try and grab one of him tonight as we trick or treat around the neighborhood. 

Quinn the princess and her buddy Ayden the Tickle Monster

Joshua is 1 Month

I can't for the life of me figure out how to flip this image right side up- this is what he looks like upside down at 1 month. :)

On Saturday Joshua was one month old!  I really think we are all adjusting to each other quite well.  He is such a cuddle little guy and really likes to be held as much as he can.  He also has taken a liking to his little gym mat recently and sometimes can stay in it for up to 30 minutes!  We're working on tummy time (as often as I can remember) and he is not the biggest fan of that yet.  What a little eater this guy is too!  He wakes up about every 2-3 hours to eat still but goes right back to sleep after eating.  He's such a loud sleeper that sometimes I think he'll be waking up and when I go check him he is sound asleep;  Lots of grunting, sometimes even a cry or two but always still asleep.  We've seen a few smiles from him and can't wait to see what he'll be doing next!

1 month stats:

Weight 9 lbs. 6 oz. (gained 2 lbs. since birth!)
Height 22 in.

Fall Fest Fun

We attended the Twin Lakes YMCA Fall Fest this weekend.  It was such a great time!  I've been so nostalgic lately thinking about how quickly time goes by when you have children and couldn't stop thinking that just one quick year ago we were at our first Fall Fest with Quinn.  Here are a few pictures of her at last year's event:

And here are pictures of her at this year's event:

It just isn't fair how quickly children grow up!!  I will remember that tonight when I am awake feeding little man every two hours. ;)

Around the House

Wow!  What an adjustment it has been for all of us in the Pina family lately.  Going from one child to two has been wonderful and challenging all in the same- for everybody.  The biggest challenge Jaime and I are experiencing is learning how to juggle the needs and wants of both children at the same time.  Joshua is the sweetest most cuddly little baby ever- but wants to be held most of the day.  This is a bit of a challenge as Quinn is so active and wants to be played with all day.  We are learning day by day and will hopefully learn how to find a new "normal".  Here are a few pictures of life around the house lately:

Hope this picture doesn't gross anybody out- just thought it was too cute that Quinn wanted to nurse her baby too!  Jaime even crafted her a little boppy pillow too!

Bath time!  Quinny is such a great helper.

Rawr!  Daddy did a great job painting the lion, I mean Quinn

Its a serious task holding baby "Dosh"

Three generations!

A little night time bike riding

This Moment

Today we took family pictures/newborn pictures for Joshua.  I am always so grateful for professional photographers as they have such a way with capturing "this moment" and making it look so sweet!  Andrea Foster is a wonderful photographer and definitely worked her magic on my family.  Quinn immediately took a liking to Andrea and had a ball being a little model!  Joshua was super agreeable too (minus two poopy accidents).  I think we're going to have such a hard time deciding which photos to chose!

http://www.andreafosterphotography.com/blog/the-pina-family/

He's Here!

After nine months of waiting we were finally able to meet our little prince!  Joshua James arrived on Thursday September 29 weighing in at 7 lbs. 13 oz. and measuring 21 inches long.  These were the same exact measurements as his big sis Quinn!! 

We went in to be induced on Thursday morning at 9:30 filled with so much excitement and anticipation of what the day ahead had in store for us.  By 6:30 we were totally enamored and in love with our newest member of the family!  Quinn was so excited to meet Joshua and has been really enthusiastic to help out with his diapers, baths, dressing etc...  Sometimes she is a little too enthusiastic and we will have to remind her to give him a little space.  So far she is just a proud big sis and wakes up every morning asking "Is baby Joshua awake yet?". 

Our first nights with him have been a huge reminder of what life can be like with a newborn.  He slept extremely well in the hospital- so well we had a hard time waking him up for his feedings.  But as soon as we came home he decided that night time was going to be party time--seriously-- awake every hour!!  Last night we had some progress and he slept really well.  I had to wake him up for his feedings so I'm crossing my fingers that we can continue this trend.

Things are going as well as can be.  Our hearts are overflowing with love and we're feeling super blessed to have been entrusted with such special little people.  Here are some pictures of the last couple days: