What's Been Going On?

Things are kind of busy and crazy around here and time is limited. Here is a rundown of what has been going on (I promise to get the camera out this weekend!).

Last weekend we headed to LP. I had a bridal shower to go to and we had Zukowski family pics scheduled. Let’s just say, I have no idea how they are going to turn out. I am sure there are some good ones, but getting 11 people (which includes two little ones) to all smile and look and keep their eyes open at the same time can prove to be difficult. Not to mention, when we arrived at Starved Rock (our photo location) and I took Paige out of her carseat, she was missing a shoe – Wally! Moms – you know how stressful coordinating outfits can be and to be missing a shoe was very irritating to me! And our attempt at a picture of Paige and Luke in their adorable Christmas outfits did not quite turnout – both are crying!

Monday we were back to the grind, but we also had Paige’s 4-month doctor’s appointment. I was SHOCKED to learn that she is only 14 lbs. 12 oz. I mean, that is a great weight and she is doing fantastic, but have you seen her lately??? She looks like she weighs much more than that – ha! I also couldn’t believe that when I looked back at Luke’s stats he was 16 lbs. 8 oz. at his 4-month check up – whoa Bubba! She was 25 inches long and really just doing fabulously. She proved to be a bit tougher this time around with the shots too.

Since we had painting done last week, our house has been in disarray. Everything needed/needs to be put back on the walls and furniture re-organized. And since the painters were there, we have been having a terrible smell coming from our dryer, oven, and even the toaster when it was plugged in. We had no idea what was going on until I Googled (thank goodness for Google – Papa Jeff knows a lot, but even he couldn’t figure this one out after we did everything he had suggested and found no issues). It turns out that fumes can settle in these appliances (or something like that). We had our entire basement finished and partially stained so we think that is where the problem lied. We really got the fans going in the basement and the smell has finally started to go away! We also changed the layout of the furniture down there, and I am loving it! It feels so much more open and gives us more space for Toyland USA. We still have some reorganizing and decorating to do, but it is turning out to be a great family/play room.

Paige sleep update: Well, we had one good night this week. Paige could not keep her eyes open so we put her down at 7, she woke at 10:15, I fed her and laid her back down, she slept until 5:45 – woo hoo! And then the next night she was up 3 times…sigh! We got the go ahead at her doctor’s appointment to start cereal. I really wasn’t ready to start it with her yet (we waited until Luke was about 5 months), but now I am thinking it is worth a try if it might help her sleep (although I don’t feel that hunger is the reason she wakes up…). I know cereal at this point isn’t really for nutritious reasons, it is just about learning to eat, but it’s worth a try right? If she doesn’t seem into it, we will stop and try again in a few weeks. If she does like it, but it doesn’t help her sleep, well, we will just keep hoping that more than 2 hours of uninterrupted sleep is in our near future on a regular basis!

The rest of the week was pretty typical. Typical now equals busy. Busy playing, feeding, cooking, cleaning, washing bottles and pump parts, laundering, organizing, cuddling, reading, singing, dancing, bathing, sleeping, or lacking sleep, rocking, and so on.

Life in the Zukowski house – crazy at times, but I wouldn’t change it for the world! (I continuously remind myself that one day my house will be empty and I will be wishing there was an almost-3-year old talking my ear off and a baby fussing because she wants to be held by her mama!)