Time to take control of my time!

As I was sitting on the couch about 2 weeks ago I was looking at the clock, I was feeling like time was ruling my life. I decided at that moment that I was not going to be ruled by time any longer. I was going to stop just getting through each day and take hold of each day making the absolute most of it. I want to be a great wife and mom to my family and right now I don't feel like I am.

So I started my new routine about 2 or so weeks ago and I am proud to say for the most part I have stuck to it. I will try to go to bed every night by 11 but start winding down at 10, then wake up in the morning between 6 and 6:30. This will give me about an hour to hour and half in the morning to myself. To get a cup of coffee, have time with God and make breakfast all before the girls get up. By doing this I can get a nice jump on the day and feel like I am in control of what happens. 

Since I have started doing this I just feel so much better, happier then I had been feeling. I feel more awake when the girls get up and more able to get them ready so we can get things done or just do something fun that day. I feel like having a routine like this in place will help me grow more in my relationship with God (which I'm sad to say has really taken a back seat since having kids, and it makes me so sad), it will help me feel more in control when we are back in Ohio and I have a job on top of all the responsibility of being a mom and wife, and it will give my life a bit more structure, which it has lacked for some time now. 

Ultimately I am so happy I have made these small changes in my life, there are still plenty I want to change and do but I want to start small. Make one or two things a habit and then once I have those things down without thinking about it move on to a new goal of something else I want to change. All I ask is for prayer and encouragement to help me become the best wife, mom, daughter, sister and friend I can be, that is all I want. 

2 months old

Zeddrick is now 2 months old, life is very different with 3 kids but we are adjusting well. I love my 3 little babies very much and wouldn't trade them for anything. 

Zedd now weighs 12 lbs 12 oz (62 percentile), is 23 in long (70 percentile) and his head is 16 in in diameter (99 percentile). Yup little man had a big head, lol, bigger brain for a smarter boy!

He is still in size 1 diapers, his legs are to small for the cloth diapers still :(

He is in 0-3 month clothes and some are still to big on him. 

I'm so happy he is finally only getting up once or twice a night for a feeding, that's not counting his feeding right before bed and the early morning one. Although during the day he is still eating every 2 hours almost down to the minute. I'm still having pain when nursing him but I'm determined to keep nursing him and I will do whatever it takes to make that happen. I'm going to see at my appointment on Wednesday if they can up the dosage of the med they put me on to see if that helps more if not I will have to consider other options. The only down side to the med I'm on is it makes Zedd spit up a lot after every feeding and it has made him much more fussy then he use to be. 

He is still a momma's boy and is always wanting held and cuddled by mommy, of course I'm completely ok with this. 

He isn't really much into tummy time anymore but he still gets it several times a day, he loves be held in a standing position and puts weight on his legs. His head control is very good and in no time at all he will be able to sit in his bumbo for longer then a few minutes and play in his exersaucer. He is reaching out at objects and smiles and laughs at his reflection and mobiles. 

He loves to be talked to by everyone and just smiles and laughs, the girls love to talk to him and help as much as they can. 

Roland is an awesome daddy with all of the kids and I'm so glad he is here to help out. He always changes Zedd in the early morning for me and puts him back down so I can get another hour or so of sleep. He's been such a help with the girls keeping them happy and playing with them even more since I'm so busy with Zedd and doing other things when he is home from work. He lets me sleep in every weekend, since getting up at 8 with the girls is sleeping in for him, lol. 

I'm loving my little family of 5 and cherishing every moment we have together!

He really enjoys his play mate! 

First time in the bumbo