Bring you up to speed!

To all you faithfuls, I apologize for my lack of posting. Not that my posts are very entertaining or interesting, however, I do love sharing with you on what goes on in the Gibson Household. I hope that I will find time and stay on top of it from now on (we will see)...

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I could probably write a lot about all the things that has happened or went on the past month but I figured it might be better to just sum it up with a few of my Favs and Not-so-Favs.

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The month of March contained the following:

Daddy's 30th Birthday

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a very NASTY BUG that attacked ALL but Ladybug

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checked out "Remember Me" (sad, but great movie)

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Our Couples' Game Night

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My Midnight "New Moon" purchase

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Cohen's Day to the Zoo and Chuckie Cheese

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Boys "only" trip to Papa Gibson

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Ladybug turns 3 months

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Mommy's Return to WORK

One of these days....

....I AM GOING TO GET BACK TO POSTING ON THIS BLOG!!!

But until I do, check out some TERRIFIC photos of The Gibson Family photo shoot!

It was time to capture some of our adorable 3 month old and I talked myself into having all of us join in. And I am SO GLAD I did!

No more Twenty-Something (mwahahaha)!!!

HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY DA-DA!!!

YOU ARE A TERRIFIC DADDY AND WONDERFUL HUSBAND

WE LOVE YOU BUNCHES!!!

MOMMIE, COHEN AND CAYDEN

Putting on the pounds!

Our Ladybug is TWO months old and growing so fast. Today, she went in for her check up and I just couldn't wait to see how much she weighed. I knew just by the adorable baby rolls she has added to her tiny body that there was definitely some pounds gained. She weighed 10 lbs, 12.8 oz and measured at 23.5 inches long. A little over 4 lbs and 4.5 inches in 2 months!

There is no doubt that Ladybug has a very good appetite. She LOVES to eat and currently going through a growth spurt. She is eating between 3 to 4 ozs every 3 hours which I think sometimes it isnt enough for her. And she makes it known that she isn't too happy that there isn't more.

And Sleeping! Oh how I wished I had been stronger when Cohen was a baby. Tomorrow will be 3 weeks since Ladybug has moved to her crib and it has been wonderful. I highly recommend self soothing your baby as early as you can. The longest she cried was about a hour and half, which it was on and off and not the whole time. Now, she might cry out but not for too long and will go right to sleep. There are the occasions where she wakes up but she then goes back to sleep on her own. During the day, we have been placing her in the bouncer or swing for the sleeping. But as of today, she is starting to take her naps in the crib. And I might add that when I went to lay her down this afternoon, she just looked up at me and I never heard a word. Fell right to sleep!!!

Ladybug loves for you to talk to her. She smiles every time! She is starting to enjoy being held and looking over your shoulder and she prefers to skip the tummy time. Overall, Ladybug is such a good baby! I love to watch her reaction to her da-da and big brother and just know that she will adore them both!

Something that I meant to start with her is taking a picture beside her first pink teddy bear but apparently I forgot when she turned a month old. So here is one from the day we left the hospital. It is funny to look back and see how big her beanie hat and clothes were on her and I thought will she ever fit in them. Well her hat will not cover her ears and she is starting to fill her clothes!

Love our happy two month Ladybug!!!

It gave me the fever...

....SPRING FEVER that is! And definitely MORE of this!!!

Getting too close for my liking...

Today marks FIVE WEEKS before I have to return back to work. I am NOT looking forward to that day but just like when I survived when I had to leave Cohen, I will this time too.

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I have a lot of things I would like to accomplish before that day arrives. For starters, to get in shape. I keep procrastinating on that one. Second is to continue getting our house more organized. Third is filling my recipe book. Since I am not a huge fan of cooking, I thought if I gathered some easy preparations, that I might start enjoying it. Now my list could go on and on but just hopefully I will accomplish some if not all...

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A lot has been going on at the Gibson household. We are experiencing something that we wish would never had happened. Charlie is officially unemployed. Two weeks ago, the company closed the branch. We might face some hard times, but I know and trust God that it will all be alright. We believe He will place Charlie where he needs to be in His time. So we are very thankful for the job I will be returning to soon. Please keep us in your prayers during this stressful time.

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Something I know that will give me huge support during hard times is the wonderful ladies in the Women's Community Bible Group I recently joined. This bible study was put together by a loving friend of mine and is filled with ladies from different churches. We are studying the "Fingerprints of God" by Jennifer Rothschild. I am looking forward to seeing great things come out of this study and building relationships with these ladies.

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Of course as the time decreases on going back to work, this also means that our Ladybug is getting older. Days away from hitting the 2 month mark. So hard to believe. Our Ladybug has officially moved to her crib and learning to self soothe. I will tell more in a later post but she has been such a good baby.

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Today, Cohen is half way to turning the Big Three. And we are hoping the 3's will turn out to be better than the 2's. Cohen is such a good little boy but....with all the changes like bringing home baby sister, having mommie home all day and now daddie home too, he sure has been very testy with some bad attitudes. We attempted the potty training but not going so well. Some days he seems excited but mostly he just doesn't want to try. We will see how that turns out.

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So as the next five weeks fly by, I am going to enjoy them as much as I can. To not stress over the things I can not change but be blessed to have this time with hubby and kids!!!

XOXOXO

happy valentine's day

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lots of hugs and kisses

from two lovable

"sweet tarts"