Days 11- 15: Aug 15-20th

Having to do the blog a little differently due to time restraints at the moment :)

August 15th's positives:


Today Shannon and the boys came to visit us on the way back from RI!

1: We met at Chili's and it was the first time I had taken all three kids out on my own! We all made it safely across the parking lot and then out came my lovely nephews with open arms and lots of hugs! Aunty Shay was not far behind them :)

2: We sat in in Chili's for a long time. Our poor waitress had to come back several times before we knew what we wanted, because we were so excited to see each other we forgot to look at the menu!

3: It was raining and kinda cold outside so we all came back to Grammy and Grandpa's apartment.

4: All the children had a lovely time playing toys and bouncing around together.

5: Cousins A and G took turns holding baby Serenity and even lil baby Lochlan had a quick pat and kiss :)

It was very sad to see them go but we had a lovely visit and plan to go to Daytona in the next couple of months :)

August 16th Positives:

1: James had his 18-20 month check up. The doctor said he is right on track. He weighs 24 pounds and is  32" tall. He was such a good boy she gave him a little book and a sticker on his way out :)

2: After the doctors we had to run in to the exchange and we stopped for a quick drink and a kitkat.

3: That afternoon it was Gracie's turn to have some one on one time with Mama so I took her to get our nails done. She seemed to have a great time. She picked a color for us (which is neon pink...) then sat in my lap while the lady did our nails. We had such a nice time sitting and chatting. Treasured memory with my precious Gracie.


August 17th

First grocery store run with all three of you on my own! WE MADE IT!!!! That is all that is needed for today...


August 19th Positives:

Today Stacey and Daniel came to visit!

 1: We started our morning by cleaning up and getting ready for Stacey and Daniel to arrive.
James and Gracie helped me pick up toys and helped Grammy pack boxes!

2: Everyone was excited for S and D to arrive!

3: Gracie and James enjoyed playing with them very much. James was especially excited when D threw him in to the air, I think it reminded him of Daddy :)

4: S brought her camera and took some pictures of the babies!

5: After S and D left everyone was super hungry and tired so we ordered pizza and as a treat ate dinner in front of the T.V.

 6: James' quilt from Aunty Sami arrived and he LOVES it!

August 20th's Positives:

1: Today was my 6 week check up so I took Serenity with me and we had fun listening to music on the car ride. It feels very strange to have one very quiet little baby in the back seat and i'm slightly worried I will forget she is there!

2: Today is the day Daddy called us to tell us he finally classed up and should be home in 30 days! It feels AMAZING to know the end is in sight. Soon we will know where our first station is and all be back together. I am so grateful this has only taken 6 months and not a year as originally thought.

3: The doctor says I am all healed up and ready to run around like a crazy lady with you guys :)

4: Gracie's quilt from Auntie Sami arrives and she can't stop smiling :)


Well that's all I can remember off the top of my head! It's been a busy past week.

Write again soon.

- Sophie

 

Day 10: Catch up blog!

So this will be a catch up blog for the past few days :)



August 10th: Serenity smiles for the first time, at Grammy making silly faces.


Aug 10th: Serenity has her first ride in a stroller.


August 12: James gets his first haircut at a proper salon.

August 12-13: Serenity sleeps through the night for the first time :) 9:30pm - 5:30am

Today's positives:

1: We had breakfast in waffle house. The kids LOVED their chocolate chip waffles.

2: James surprised me by counting to 5 a few times today! I have no idea where he learned it lol.

3:  Gracie had her nails painting sparkly purple and informed me she is Minnie Mouse pretending to be Gracie. lol

 4: James fell asleep in his highchair. He was so out he went through a face wash and diaper change without waking


That's it for now. I am having problems uploading pictures so pics to follow later!


- Sophie

Day 9: Dance Dance

Today's positives:

1: We put awesome dance music on and had a wonderful dance party!

2: Gracie has a kitten book and on one page they have a ball of wool... Gracie told me the kitten is crocheting!

3: Gracie also sat and "read" a book to Serenity, she made sure to show her all of the pictures and James even sat and enjoyed the story. :)

4: I had a great time playing with the kids and their toys. We sat for a long time playing with their eggs.

5: Gracie sat in my lap and we had a pretend tea party. We ate many invisible foods!

6: Serenity laid out on her playmat and enjoyed her big siblings showing her lots of different toys.

7: James fell asleep in his high chair after eating his dinner. It was a very easy bedtime! ;)

Well that was our day!

Goodnight all

- Sophie

Days 7 and 8: Grandpa's special birthday suprise!

Day 7: Ripleys aquarium day!

1: We all got up and out the door quickly (for having three babies). Serenity was AWESOME. She didn't cry once on the way to Ripleys!

2: We stopped for lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe. Everyone had giant fat burgers!

3: Gracie and James were fearless and got to pet little sharks and giant crabs! I refuse to let them be scared just cos im a chicken!

4: Gracie saw the tropical reef and started jumping and screaming "MAMA ITS DORI"

5: James picked out 3 little stuffed animal Rays for him and his sisters. Blue pink and purple.

6: Gracie got her picture taken with a mermaid!

7:  Serenity was so easy and sweet and calm all day. She loved being in the Moby and even got some time with Grammy :)



Today's positives:

1: Gracie called Serenity "Squeeks" today.

2: We finished our book!

3: Gracie counted the M&M's on my shirt by herself!

4: James sat on my lap and had a lovely long cuddle with me.

5: We all sat on the bed and Skyped with Daddy.

6: Serenity enjoyed being in the Moby while we vacuumed.

It's been a nice quiet day today :)

Goodnight all

- Sophie

Day 6: Not much to blog..

Okay... So today has not been the most fabulous day. Infact its been pretty stinky which is largely due to the fact I have not had enough sleep.

Today's positives:

1: I enjoyed bathing all my children today. There is nothing like clean, sweet smelling cuddles!

2: We read some more of our new owl story.

3: I got lots of kisses today!

4: We had a lovely surprise from Grandma Jo! She has done a beautiful zentangle of the circus for the kiddos. Gracie was most excited about the lion!

5: Serenity really enjoyed watching the rainstick rattle toy Gma Jo sent :)

6: The kids had a blast running around in some silly old glasses Grammy and Grandpa gave them :)

That really is about all for today unfortunately! Tomorrow is Grandpa's birthday surprise so there should be lots of fun things to talk about!


Goodnight all

- Sophie

Day 5: Plop the owl

Today is the day that would not end lol. It's not been a very bad day just never ending!


Today's positives:

1: Last night I started reading The Owl Who Was Afraid Of the Dark to the kids. We all snuggled up in the big papasan chair and the kids seemed to really enjoy it. It's special as it's a childhood favorite of mine. This morning when we get up Gracie asked me if we could read more "Owl Story". So it's now part of our bed time routine to read a chapter.

2: When I went to get Serenity this morning she had managed to wriggle like a caterpillar out of her co sleeper and on to the mattress lol. I keep telling her she isn't big enough to be doing things like that! She just looked up at me like she was an athletic genius!

3: Serenity decided to sleep through breakfast time so I got to eat at the table with Gracie and James :)

4: Gracie and James have played so nicely together this afternoon. From what I could tell, Gracie was leading them in a game of "Micky's Clubhouse"... Which involved a lot of "Ohhh toooodles" lol (this is a reference to the show)

5: The kids enjoyed talking to Daddy on the phone :)

6: I have had lovely cuddles off all three of my children today. James especially.

7: Gracie has said please and thank you every time today!

It's time for me to go do some crochet now!

Goodnight all

- Soph

Day 4: End of July

I can't believe today is the last day of July! It has FLOWN by. Not to mention my lil dolly is now 3 weeks old. Crazy stuff.
Pictures on tonight's blog are from yesterday and today. I have loved today and it's been pretty ordinary :)

Today's positives:

1: Today the kiddo's got up with Grammy which was nice for me because I got an extra 45 minutes of sleep!

2: James took a lovely snugly nap in the papasan chair. He looked like a little bird in a nest.

3: Serenity skyped with Grammy and Great Grandma.

4: Gracie and I went to the grocery store. I must say I feel spoiled to have had 2 Gracie dates in one week! We had a lovely time. Gracie showed me all the nail polish's she liked (which were pretty much any obnoxiously purple ones). Then we sat in the car and talked/listened to the radio for a few minutes cos as Gracie said "need car mookicks Mommy".

5: Serenity had a lovely mid afternoon bath which James "helped" with.

6: We got to skype with Daddy and Serenity especially enjoyed this :)

7: James told me he needed "canyee" which is what he calls candy so I obliged ;)

That's about all for today!

Goodnight all

- Soph

Day 3: No more monkeys jumping on the bed.

I am posting this a day late so I hope I don't forget anything!

Today's positives:

1: Gracie and I got to go hang out together before her doctors appointment. We went and got a juice and did some coloring and walked around the exchange on base. It was fun!

2: Grammy turned her dining table in to a fort and Gracie and James had a wonderful time playing in it all afternoon.

3: I took both the kids on a walk to the mailbox (which is a pretty good walk for little legs). James didn't love how hot it was but we had a great time splashing in a random puddle in on one of the apartment buildings.

4: Gracie fell asleep on the sofa in a cute little ball.

5: Serenity decided she needed to be held all day yesterday and I decided I don't mind one little bit and I don't think her Grammy does either ;)

Unfortunately I can't remember much else from yesterday which is what you get when you post a day late...
We did find out we are moving though! I will let you know more when I do!

Post later!

Sophie

Day 2: Two's company, three's a PARTY

OMW today has been busy, a tad long and tiring!


Today's positives:

1: Nobody peed out of their diapers and in their beds last night!!

2: Last night me and James had a lovely snuggle and read a story about 3 little owls :)

3: This morning Serenity got to sleep in while Gracie, James and I got up and started morning hustle and bustle.

4: We a nice trip to the grocery store, where Grammy enjoyed showing off her grand babies. The kiddos were so good I got them a juice bottle with character lids. Gracie wanted "kitty one mama" James - "Want the head one" aka Superman lol.

5: Gracie and I read stories while James took a nap.

6: James and I did puzzles while Gracie took a nap.

7: We got to skype with Great Grandma and Daddy today.

8: I got to bath Serenity tonight which I must admit to quite enjoying. My favorite part is brushing her hair!

9: The kids ate up all their dinner and had seconds. Which is actually more exciting to me than winning the lottery LOL. Sad thing is I'm not joking...


That's it for day two folks.

Goodnight all!

- Sophie

Day 1: Let's start at the very beginning!

Okay, I have caught blog fever again and it seems that, for now at least, life has presented me with the time and energy to make it happen.
I have frequently thought about and missed writing 365 D.P.P so instead of my military wife blog i'm going back to chirping about my kiddos!

Of course we have a whole new addition to our family. We welcome the littlest peanut Serenity Rose Eriks.
She was born at 6.11am July 8th. Weighing 7lbs 3.4 oz and was 18" long. So far she is living up to her name and shaping up to be the easiest of my three little pickles.

 Today's positives:

1: We woke up together this morning and all snuggled up to watch Mickey's Clubhouse. Gracie is quite a fan of this show and not only sings almost the entire theme tune but can do the Minnie Mouse version of the "hotdog" dance. James just jumps around like a snowman made of boulders but I admire his enthusiasm!

2:  Grammy treated the kids to french toast for breakfast which is a household favorite!

3: The kiddos got to Skype with Daddy today.

4: Gracie and I got to have some special one on one time. She chose for us to build blocks. She also surprised me by counting to 4 unprompted!

5: We enjoyed lunch while watching Lilo and Stitch.

6: We had a successful run to Walmart. I say that because we were in and out in under 60 minutes lol. J got to stay home with Grandpa and Gracie got to choose some fabric for some of Grammy's exciting sewing creations coming soon!

7: This is not technically a positive but did cause a bit of a giggle... Grammy made BBQ pork for dinner and Gracie spent a long time shaping it then announced "It's Mickey Mouse" Then she started poking holes in it and popping peas in, to which she explained "Putting in the batteries GanGan" (GanGan is their term for Grammy)

8: It's 7.04pm and all three of my lil darlins are fast asleep and happy. I am one VERY blessed Mama :)


I think that's enough for today!
 It feels good to be blogging again. I hope situations allow for me to continue posting!

Goodnight and God bless all

- Sophie