Easter :)

Easter morning was a little more fun this year with Aiden and Oliver. They didn't know exactly what they were doing or why they were getting gifts on this day but one day they will know what Easter is all about. They got some cute bunnies from Grandma and Grandpa Meyer and pj's, a ball and new Easter outfits from us.

 The boys loved playing with their new ball and the hangers their clothes came on. It is so funny how easily little boys are entertained and not always with toys. It is great! We didn't have an Easter egg hunt since we were going to have one at Grandma and Grandpa's house, plus we didn't even have any Easter eggs to hide. :)

I have the cutest nieces and nephews and they did a lovely job posing for me so I could take their picture. Little Benjamin loved playing with the eggs and he always seems to have a car in hand too. Little miss Autumn is so adorable and smiled every time I took her picture.

Maylee is the oldest of my sisters children and looked so cute in her Easter dress. She loves to be a little mom to all the smaller kids. 

We invited my cousin Jerika to come over with us and join in the days activities. We had a lot of fun looking for eggs and even the older kids(adults) had something to find that was hidden just for them.

 

 

The boys love playing with daddy and especially his hair as you can tell in the picture below. :)

Family Picture time. It was a little breezy and bright in our eyes.

Grandpa & Grandma Meyer with little Ollie

This our Strawberries and Cream pie that David made and I decorated it. It was delicious!! Yum!!

My Boys

Aren't these guys to most handsome? I love them all so much and Aiden and Oliver are definitely the cutest babies out there . They love looking out the window of our screened in porch especially when daddy is outside mowing the lawn, they get so excited to see him walk by.

Helmets

     You might be thinking what about helmets? Well David and I have decided to get helmets for the boys to help with their flat spots. It's called Plagioscephaly but I will call it flat head. Aiden's head is a little flatter in back then Olivers so we were originally going to just get one for him, but then we changed our minds. Olivers head is mostly flat on one side so we figured we better just do it. The doctor doing the helmet therapy told us that kids don't need any more ammunition when they get older and we agreed. Their heads haven't always been flat, but they haven't been super coney either. I think it might have to do with not delivering naturally and having a C-section, their head didn't have to get squished.

     The helmet will not cause any problems with the brain because it is all cosmetic. They will have to wear these helmets 23/7. It will be an adjustment for sure but worth it in the end. The helmet will put a tiny bit of pressure where the skull should stay but will leave space for the skull to fill in while their heads keep growing. We should have done this when they were younger when the process and results would be quicker. We don't know how long they will have to have them we just have to wait and see. We did try rotating their heads when they slept but it was not an easy task. They naturally would put their head to one side on their own but we did try. :)

     Sometimes I feel as if it wouldn't be as bad if I held them more. I did hold them don't you worry but I never carried them in a sling or anything like that. I always felt bad holding one and not the other so I mostly just played with both of them on the floor so their poor heads didn't get much of a break until they started rolling over. And tummy time was not their favorite activity :)

     Last Tuesday we had to go get their heads casted. They have to do this so that the helmet fit and works properly, kind of a no brainer. Our doctor did it two casts so that he could easily remove it. The boys actually did really well. Oliver really didn't like having his arms being held down, he cried quite a bit at the end. It didn't take long so it was quick and painless and David and I rewarded ourselves with an ice cream cone at McDonalds. :)

Aiden getting ready to get plastered!! HAHA

First cast on Aiden

Full cast on Aiden. He was trying to eat a goldfish and cry at the same time

Ollie Before

Ollie After. Not very happy  :(

Catching Up!! (a rather lengthy post)

Our lives get busier and busier and before we know it, it has already been two months since I last posted so I figured that I would do a little catching up.

For Valentines Day David was so great and bought me a lily to plant. It is still alive but if it doesn't get warm and planted soon I am afraid it won't last too much longer. He also got me my favorite chocolates, Lindt Lindor chocolates. I am afraid I didn't get him anything but he did surprise me with being able to stay home that day which was so nice. We love having David home. I tried to have the boys pose for their first Valentines photo. It didn't really work out and all they wanted to do was eat my props I had them hold. Oh well, they are still super cute. 

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!

Oliver & Aiden

Then it was March all of a sudden and busy too. David has been applying for jobs since he will be done with school this summer sometime. He has had zero calls or interviews so we are waiting for better things to come our way. He most likely will stay with Wal-Mart until he is finished with school. He is hoping next month to transfer back to meat and produce which will start at 2 in the afternoon and he won't get home until after midnight. I am not too fond with this schedule but then he will be able to get an internship in the mornings... hopefully. :) That is his goal, and in the long run that would be best, giving him some experience. Almost all jobs he has applied for requires 2-4 years experience which is hard when you are just starting out. So how are you suppose to gain experience when no one will hire you? A question for those with an answer that I do not have. We pray that everything will work out and I am sure it will. David is so ready to be done with school and so are we. I can't wait until I don't have to hear him say " I have to do a bunch of homework so see ya in a couple hours." It is coming and we are so proud of David for all that he does for our family. He is such a hard worker and so dedicated to all he has to do. We love you!!

My niece Maylee turned 4 on the 6th and my sister Marcie invited us to celebrate with her. I told her i would make those cute tissue paper Pom Poms to decorate with since it was a princess party. Well she emailed me the date and time and I totally read it wrong. She said it would be on the 2nd, and I read the 7th. Not sure how I did that, so I had maybe made 6 pom poms and wanted to make a lot more. I had just showered so I was not at all ready to go out when I get a phone call from her sister-in-law asking if we were still going to go because of the snow. I was a little confused since I thought the party wasn't until the next week. So she told me that it was today and that she had just talked to my sister so she was pretty sure. So I made David go and check my email and sure enough it was that night. So I told her yes and that we were going. So I put my hair in a ponytail, changed and put on a little make up and we left. We made it to my sisters in really good time. I made 6 more pom poms on our way over and they looked so cute :) We had a lot of fun and Maylee got spoiled with lots of princess stuff. We played some fun games and ate Abe's yummy cake he made for Maylee. I hate forgetting things and getting stressed about it so next time I will read the email correctly and put it on my calender. 

The boys and I like to have a little fun during the day, and sometimes I like to dress the boys up in stuff they don't wear very often. This time it was their hats. They just look so cute in them and I love hearing them laugh at each other when they notice something weird on their heads.

Aiden & Oliver

So the next day I made David wear his hat with the boys. 

My babes love to eat what ever we are eating now. It is nice not always having to make something different for them, unless its too spicy or chewy. They love graham crackers and cheerios. Fruit of any kind, and smoothies. Aiden now has 8 teeth, and Oliver 6. Oliver has figured out how to bite things. So when he eats his cracker he will take a bite instead of sucking on it or shoving the whole thing into his mouth. Aiden has yet to grasp this concept and still insists of shoving everything into his mouth at once. 

 Oliver taking a bite of his cracker with his bib on his head. Aiden putting the entire cracker in his mouth. HA ha!! They love doing this and laughing at each other. They either look like Nuns, or Egyptians.

Here are some random pictures of them just playing around.

They love their stuffed animals and anything really soft

Aiden holding onto me so he can walk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY!!

Oliver & Aiden

The boys have recently started walking. It is so cute to watch them take little steps and try to keep their balance. They are getting quite good at it and more brave then before. They started taking steps a couple of weeks ago but are both becoming pros. Good thing it takes a little time and they move slowly right now.

As for myself I am loving being a mom and I can not wait for Spring to officially arrive, I love the warmth and sunshine. I am excited to watch my boys explore the outdoors and experience new things.

Happy Spring Everyone!!

(well officially tomorrow)