Clayton is 3 months old!

Today has been a pretty exciting day today Ayden is offiically going to be TWO in a month and baby Clayton has reached 3 months and life with the both of them is still pretty chaotic I really dont know  if life will ever not be chaotic again til they are out of the house and living on their own! But with all the chaos and jelousy issues I have been facing with Ayden since Claytons arrival  and the sleepless nights and temper tantrums I have to admit I wouldnt have it any other way these two boys are my life and I really dont remember life before them it was obviously pretty boring! I thank god everyday for the amazing family that he has allowed Brent and I to create and we cherish every moment good or bad. Clayton has been hitting some pretty awesome milestones at 3 months and I am soooo excited to be able to see him grow and thrive each and everyday. Here are some of the things Clayton is doing:

• Clayton is offically in size 6 months clothes 
• Wearing a size 3 diaper
• eating 6-8 oz every 4 hours (cant wait to start him on cereal!)
• sleeping through the night goes to bed around 10pm and wakes up at 8:30 9:00am
• smiling like crazy
• kicking his legs all the time
• "talking"
• starting to laugh out loud
• holding a rattle for a few seconds at a time 
• bringing his hands to his mouth 
• sitting in the bumbo for a couple of minutes at a time

I cannot wait to see what he will be doing next month! and how much he will weigh since we dont go back to our pediatrian until he is 4 months old! Well my computer is about to die and someone is hollering for me to feed him so back to mommy duty I go!
Elizabeth

Ayden Ayden Ayden

 The title says it all! We have entered into the land of the "terrible twos"! And all I have to say about that is I am ready to skip right over to three! lol Ayden has done so much changing in the last couple of months I sometimes wonder where in the world my sweet little boy went! The little boy that wanted to do everything that I wanted him to do would love and kiss on me all the time who didnt hardly throw a fit unless tired......Well I miss that little boy now I have the almost two year old who is finding his own idependence and thinks that he is invisible!  I am now understanding that boys will be boys! Ayden now LOVES to climb up on anything and everything that can be climbed on! His favorite thing to climb up on is the bar counter in our living room to get a drink of whatever the grown-ups are drinking and usually that consist of Dr. Pepper or Coke.... I have NEVER given Ayden any caffine not once but the other day I caught him sitting up on the bar having a nice drink of Coke after I had gone out of the room for a second to change Claytons diaper! I couldnt believe it! Now that is his favorite thing to do when no one is looking and that is to sneak in getting a drink of coke! Yes it sounds funny and it is but I hate the fact that he has had caffine! And today he finally has topped it there is a gate that is between the kitchen and the living room that leads to the rest of the house Ayden for the longest of times has always tried to go under the gate cause he sees our cat Abby do it but obviously he cant fit! Well he has figured out a way to get around the gate......We have counter high kitchen table in our liiving room and he drags along the chair to the gate and as you probably have already guessed....He puts the chair right up against it and climbs OVER the gate! I was very startled at this when all of a sudden I am in the rest room and somebody is knocking at the bathroom door saying MAMA! and when I opened the door to my suprise its Ayden with his sippy cup all he wanted was something to drink! He handed me the cup and immediately said DINK MAMA PEEESSE! Now for the last thing that Ayden did and this happened right after nap.....As most of you know he is full time in a toddler bed so he gets up usually plays for a little bit then lets me know its time to come out well that is usual well after his nap this time I open the door like always to find Ayden standing at the door BUTT NAKED! and of course poopy! ahhhhhh! We are going to start working on potty training I think here soon! Well as much as I can go on and on about this cause every day is literally a new adventure I have to go get a very angry baby out of his crib cause he is letting me know its time to eat! So til next time!
Elizabeth 

Family, Fun, and a Relaxing weekend

Wow all I have to say is this weekend FLEW by so incredibly fast! It was a weekend of fun, family time, and rest! It all started off with Friday night being a team building night with my volleyball team I have to say it was a ton of fun!!! Lots of laughs and getting to act like a kid again lol Toilet papering a house is a ton of fun! Brought back soooo many memories for me growing up! Saturday was spent going to Nocona Tx to hang out with my brother and Brandy and her parents this was suppose to be a kid free day but we ended up having to take them with us at first I was super bummed but my mom came to the rescue and drove up and got the kids so we could have some time to ourselves! Brandy and I went shopping for wedding stuff and picked up her dress! I cannot wait til Matthew sees her for the first time in it! June CANNOT come soon enough! I am sooo excited to be gaining another sister!!  Brent and I also got to meet her mom finally we met her dad while we were helping her move to Nocona. The boys stayed at the house and finished enclosing their carport into a garage it looks amazing! The girl time and not having to worry about bottles, diapers, snacks, shoes falling off, tantrums was a nice little break. I love being a mom but sometimes I just need a break and I was totally at that point! We got home around midnight today and we came in and went right to sleep and boy did my body need it. Brent was sooooo nice to let me sleep in today til 11:00 am and then made us brunch which was sooo yummy the boys went down for a nap and we went into the bedroom just to rest as well Clayton didnt stay asleep for long and Brent got up to stay with him and told me just to relax and well I ended up taking a 3 hour nap! I guess I was more worn out than I thought.....lol I have the most amazing husband thank you baby for letting me get some rest I really needed it! This weekend was a nice one we definitely needed time to ourselves. I am so not ready for it to be over with!

Well I think its time to get off and go to bed til next time..........
Elizabeth

Life with 2 kids

Well we are having our first snow of the winter season today! I might add it is quite beautiful outside! Although its quite boring since not a whole lot has fallen here since it rained pretty much all night long so we are just hanging out today trying to stay warm and enjoy our time of being a family! So while Brent is watching Clayton trying to get him to take a nap we can thank Mr. Ayden for the reason why Clayton isnt napping right now since he thought it was a good idea to try and sit on him while he was trying to nap in my lap! LoL right now that seems to be the story of my life! Ayden is going through a whole lot right now in the since of jelousy of Clayton. Before Clayton got here it was all about Ayden and what Ayden wanted Ayden got right then and there if it was a snack, drink,being held by Brent or myself and getting every inch of our undivided attention! That isnt the case now Clayton is in away very demanding and requires a lot of my attention during the day and night. Ayden acts out right now with doing things that he isnt suppose to do to get our attention we are trying so hard to give him all the attention he needs but During the week it is especially hard since I am the one home with both kids while Brent is at work we are still after 2 months of Clayton being here still trying to find a good time management schedule that works. I am having to learn that the house cant be clean all the time, sometimes dinner gets put off and sandwiches are made instead since I havent been able to get one of the kids or both for that matter settled and that I cant sweat the small stuff that happens.It is very hard to do this but I am trying to find a happy medium.Hopefully I find it soon! At the very beginning I was constantly asked how is life with two little ones and my honest answer was it really hasnt changed much hahaha if i could go back and change those few words that came from my mouth! It is definitly a lot diffrent with two a lot more chaotic and loud thats for sure, the stress of if one kid gets sick praying the other one doesnt get it, double the messes and diaper changes and a lot less sleep! I know it sounds like I am complaining but Im not I wouldnt have my life any other way! I have learned that its ok to ask Brent for help I still hate doing it since I know he has been working all day and I have been at home but I have to remember that I have been working to all day just like he has just my office is home and my bosses are my kids.
Time to go help the hubby its getting a bit chaotic for him since both boys are now awake! So until next time!
Elizabeth  

I have decided to join the blogging world!

Hey everyone! Well this is my first time to do this so please bear with me cause I am right now COMPLETELY lost on how to get things up and running! HAHA! But if anyone knows how to build a blog page and get a few things off of there like the white and make everything the same color on my page please let me know! 

Well its a new year so I thought to myself new year lets do something new! So I have decided to start blogging about things that is our going on in our lives since we have family that lives all over the place and its hard to keep in touch and let everyone know what is going on! So where oh where do we begin......... I am going to do a quick overview of 2010.....

• Ayden took his first steps on New years day at Gammie and Papas house in Indiana 
• Ayden celebrated his first birthday in February with a construction themed party
• Brent finished his very first hospital project with Rogers- O'brien its located in Sunnyvale TX 
• We found out we were expecting our 2nd child on February 19th
• We had a record breaking snow storm with 13.5 inches of snow in Ft. Worth 
• My mom moved in with us
• Brent started his second hospital project in Addison 
• Found out we were having a baby boy on June 20th and decided on the name Clayton Randall MacDonald 
• Celebrated the 4th of July with a family vacation to Branson Missouri with Brent's side of the family
• Ayden got to ride his first amusement park ride
• We lost my grandmother unexpectedly in July to a fall there isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about her and miss her a lot. 
• Brent's sister and Brother in law celebrated there 1 year wedding anniversary in August
• My brother got a teaching job in Nacona Tx as a high school biology teacher/ football and basketball coach and purchased his first house.
• My mom sold her house in September
• Brent finished up his second hospital project in October.
• We celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary in October
• Clayton Randall MacDonald joined us in October weighing in at 9lbs 21in
• Ayden learned he can climb out of his crib 
• Brent went on a deep sea fishing trip to Florida 
• Ayden's favorite word is NO! 
• Clayton experienced his first Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas (which was a white one), and new years 
• Ayden loves going bye bye
• I started my second season of assistant coaching club volleyball at Texas Image
• Clayton at 2 months weighed in at 13lbs 8 oz 
• Clayton slept through the night!

2010 was a wonderful year full of many blessings and amazing experiences and accomplishments! We definitely had some rough patches and trying times but those times only makes us stronger and also the reminder of god doesnt give us anything we cant handle.

        2011 started out with us hanging out in Nacona Tx with Matthew and Brandy and ringing in the new year with them. I had my first experience of visiting my brother and staying at his house for the night it was kind of weird but we sure did have a blast!

           Brent is currently working out of the main office and will soon be on a new project here in Feburary at the Will Rogers Collusim in Downtown Fort Worth! 

            Ayden is still growing into his own little person we are definitely at the "Terrible Twos" and we arent even TWO yet and I am already ready for TWO to be over with! But in all honesty this is absolutely my FAVORITE age! Ayden started out the new year still in his crib but I am excited to announce that he has graduated to a toddler bed and is doing AMAZING in it I dont have any horror stories to tell you about moving him into a toddler bed. He is also learning manners he loves bringing me things like snacks and hands them to me and says "eeeeseee" momma and in Ayden language that is please. The Aydeneese is still around but is becoming more and more understanding each passing day! 

Clayton is growing like a WEED I find it so hard to believe at the end of this month he will already be 3 months old! It sure is flying by I still feel like I just came home from the hospital with him! Right now Clayton is on 6 oz of formula has completely grown out of all his Newborn ( he was in that for like 4 days) 0-3months clothes. He is currently in 3-6 month clothes but those are starting to get snug as well and already in some 6 month clothes. Clayton has really taught me about patience and time management it really is amazing how much diffrent my two boys were at the age. Clayton LOVES to be held and cuddled with he actually HATES being put down for any period of time maybe 30 minutes tops and then its game over and he wants to be held til he goes down for a nap! Ayden at this age liked being held but didnt mind not being held and just entertain himself and still to this day he doesnt like to cuddle unless he is sick or really tired! Clayton has also somewhat figured out the sleeping through the night routine and by sleeping through the night its sleeping from 10pm til maybe 5-6:30am taking a bottle and then waking up around 9am or so I am not complaining though it could be a whole lot worse. 

I have started my second season with assistant coaching volleyball at Texas Image, and I am sooooo excited for this season we have a awesome group of talented girls this year! I am enjoying being a stay at home mom still I do sometimes miss the adult interaction that comes with going to work but all I have to do is look at my family and know I am right where I want to be. I still havent had the courage to go out of the house with both kids by myself I just get so overwhelmed just thinking about that I always make sure that Brent is with me or someone is for that matter I know one day I will have to venture out with them both by myself but right now I am just completely content with staying home til Brent gets home then we all run errands together so no one will be out numbered by two small children!

Well this has become a book and probably have lost everyones intrest with this one blog but like I said I am new at this and I promise that the next blog probably wont be that long Unless I have lots to talk about!

Elizabeth