Look at the picture of Mattie at the table smiling. This is a great example of Mommy trying to take care of two children in the morning. While I was doing Elijah's morning skin routine of "lotions and potions" as we call them, Mattie decided to have some fun with yogurt! Elijah is kinda rolling over. I get him started then he kicks his leg so that he can finish getting onto his back. The first time he did this Matt and I laughed for a while. Mattie never used this kind of technique. These two children are already so very different! Prevacid is helping Elijah. He is not doing the best with eating rice cereal. It kinda sits in his mouth then he pushes it out with his tongue. We will keep practicing! During Elijah's nap we went out in the snow with Mattie. Daddy and Mattie rode down the front hill on a trash can lid. She loved it!!

Here are some more pictures of the kids! The one with the pink blanket is Elijah. I was eating dinner and Matt was washing bottles. I looked over at Elijah and he grabbed the blanket under his head and pulled it over his face. This happened twice. He spits up all of the time so we put blankets behind him so we can protect the chair or toy he is in. We might ought to stop doing this!

Elijah is 4 months old!! He weights 15lbs8oz and 27in long (97th percentile for length 50th for weight). He wears 6month clothes and can more comfortably wear 9months! We started Prevacid because he was still having intense pain with his reflux and a few choking incidents (very scary!). It seems to be helping! He was even eating much less for a week and a half. He is eating better now! He is sleeping until about 5ish to eat and goes back to sleep until about 730/8ish. I am not used to this, Mattie was very different! I will be starting rice cereal as soon as he is taking at least 32oz of formula a day consistently. He has been taking much less due to reflux issues, but is slowly getting back to himself. He loves to smile and laughs when he is tickled! He loves for you to talk to him and he likes to talk back, SO CUTE! Elijah has to be in a location where he can see us or he gets upset. He is starting to know that he can cry and fuss for us to hold him.

We took Elijah to meet Hannah. Mattie stayed behind with her Nona. Matt finally got to meet his beautiful niece Hannah!

Mattie is taking naps again. It is hard work to get her down, but once I can get her to stop playing in her bed she is out!

Thanks Rachel!! Funny you offer this advice because 2 days ago I decided to do this and she has had two naps FINALLY! She has never gone this long without a nap so I was getting pretty terrified! Since Mattie is NOT getting out of her bed, which I am very thankful for, I decided that I was going to treat her SITTING UP OR PLAYING similar to GETTING OUT OF THE BED. So for two days I got my TV monitor hooked up outside her door and when she sat up I quietly went in and laid her down. Finally she stayed lying down and after a LONG time she dosed off. Naps are running later than usual since I have to get Elijah situated first, but at this point and nap is better than no nap. Thanks again Rachel! I just hope I can keep this up and she begins to sleep easier. I also told her three days ago that we can paint if she sleeps during nap time. The first day she did not sleep no painting. The past two days she has woken up saying "Paint Ma Ma Paint"! She forgets NOTHING!
I took Mattie to Kindermusik today while Aunt Heather watched Elijah. We had a wonderful time together! She is the youngest in the class and is a little shy, but I know she will open up more and more!

Any advice???

We could use some advice about naps. Mattie has always been an awful sleeper weather it be too short of a nap, multiple night awakenings, early rising, and now NO NAPS! She has not been having any night awakenings, but wakes up anywhere from 5am to 615(on a good day!). For the past week she wont take a nap. She just plays and talks to herself in her toddler bed. She does not get out, but is beginning to run and jump in her bed. I have taken her lovey and blanket/pillow, I have given her timeout, I have rocked her, I have sung to her, I've read her stories, and I've even sat in her room to make her still. This is hard because a 3 month old needs attention too! He is usually sleeping during this, but I have had to leave Mattie due to his screaming from across the room. We are putting her to bed earlier when there is no nap. Mattie is 22months and those of you that know her really well knows that her mind won't stop. She is talking a lot and just wants to play! I am happy to have such a creative and intelligent child, but the afternoon grumpiness from no nap is awful! Any advice would be great. Leave me a note in the comment area or email me!

Thanks!
Elijah is doing great! We have learned how to keep his eczema under control with less baths, dove bar soap, lots of eucerine cream, occasional steroid cream, and we think the new formula is helping. He still has lots of spitting up and painful reflux but other than that very happy and laid back! So thankful for that!!! We go for his 4month check up and shots in Feb. so look for weight and length updates.