Its getting better!

Baby Wise scheduling is my friend, after two days of regular naps and feedings my little girl slept peacefully for two eight hour stretches, I was sleeping in Braxtyn's room and only had to sit up to feed her because Daniel insisted I get some real sleep. Sweet husband! I guess I won't be throwing him off the bed anytime soon! So last night I decided to sleep in my own bed its so much more comfortable. I put her in the glider to try and get a few more hours out of her, nope. After three hours she was up and crying. Daniel is determined to keep her in a sleep pattern he got up placed her in the pac in play in our bathroom (that's were they sleep in a small house without any rooms left! LOL!) and let her cry it out....I of course kept saying I thought she sounded stuffy, do you think she can breathe ok?, she's probably hungry now...he made me stay in bed...after about twenty minutes she fell asleep until 3:30am!!! She went 6 1/2 hours and then I fed her and she slept in her crib quietly until 7:30. So tonight we will do it again until she is hopefully sleeping in longer stretches. It would seem I'm a new mom wondering if this will ever end, when I know that I have three little ones sleeping peacefully from 9-8 each night. It all goes away and then somehow my brain re-sets and I forget all these painfully long nights and blurry days and all I remember is the sweet little baby smiles, cuddles and that sweet newborn baby smell... So in a couple of months when she's sleeping a regular 8-10 hours per night I'll forget the devastation of sleep deprivation!

Sleep deprived

As most people know me, I am very active. I have a plan for each day, week, upcoming weekend, even if there is nothing to do, I plan to do something. However, Cozy has plans FOR ME. Its called night time partying. I'm so over this party, I can't tell you how may times I've glared at Daniels' sleeping body. He looks so peaceful I just want to throw him out of the bed and see if he liked getting up at 2am. Please sisters, say you understand! Its my fault, I'm a baby spoiler. I like to hold them all the time, sleep with them, and I hate to let them cry. I always end up here, a baby that wont sleep unless they are fed or rocked or in my bed next to me. And then I go crazy after about 4 months of it. So here I am again, going to let her cry a little to get herself to sleep. I tried this two weeks ago and I gave up before she did. So here I go again. I think if I don't do this Daniel is going to set up a playpen in the other room and do it himself, so his crazy wife will sleep. I think I might let him, until I hear her pitiful crys that I know must be for some good reason...she needs me:). Its Baby Wise time, this book has saved me from sleep deprivation three times now. Why I don't start the books methods at birth, I don't know, but it really works out once I put her on a schedule. I don't even want to hear from you moms who's babies just decide to sleep through the night on their own! (Doni) Oh well, this too will pass!

Prescott trip

Our friends, Chris and Mary and their two kids, Gracie and Zane went with us this year on our annual fall road trip and we had so much fun! We started in Wickenburg for breakfast, headed to Yarnell where we toured the dirt roads for our dream horse ranches, played in the creek and enjoyed a rainfall. We then headed to Prescott in search of new dry clothes for the kids! Thankfully there was a Salvation Army with everything we needed including a great jean jacket! We picnicked at the courthouse lawn and then topped of the day with treats from the candy store on main street. Fall is in the air!!

Picture updates

I know this picture is terrible quality, but it cracks me up. This is my Graham at his 5th birthday

Noah took most of these, he loves th camera and finds new ways to capture our lives. He gets it from his Aunt Sissy.

getting canned

No we did not lose our jobs, on the contrary..we are getting better at them!

Some of us girls are getting back to the basics. We have big plans that include growing and grinding wheat, milking goats and canning. So yesterday Jodi and I spent the afternoon making our own apple sauce and apple pies from scratch. We had a great time doing it and it was oh so yummy! We spent all day and only yielded 4 jars of sauce and two pies, but hey, it was our first attempt and there was a lot of Internet research to do beforehand.

What did our great grandmothers do without the Internet and microwaves.

So anyways, back to the basics right??