Has it really been almost 5 months since I last blogged??  Blogger must be lying to me.  There's no way time has flown that quickly.  Well, let's see.... hmm, anything new going on... not much, got my 3rd Kindle (first two broke, not my fault), it's been a really warm winter...my iphone shattered (again, not my fault), my worm bin is doing great things... OH!  AND WE HAD A BABY!  I almost forgot, mostly because she doesn't scream all day and sleeps practically all night.  Truly, she is the cutest happiest baby on the block - as long as I don't eat any dairy.  Here's the story:

2 days shy of 41 weeks I was induced.  Water broke at 7am, contractions kicked into high gear around noon, about 4 hours later and 3 measly little pushes she was born.  The nurse actually wrote "spontaneous birth" because, really, I hardly did anything.  I was updating Facebook while in labor and buying junk online.  I'm so 21st century it hurts.




Things keep trucking along at the Raines household.  The boys eat (or don't eat, depending on the day) copious amounts of food and keep growing and growing.  Jack is a freak of nature and now wears size 5/6 clothes.  He's so verbal and smart.  People absolutely cannot believe it when I tell them that he's only 3.  Well, 4 now!!  Yesterday was his birthday.  Matt took him out to lunch for some special Daddy time and we had an impromptu birthday playdate at the park with his friends.  He's taking an immersion spanish class on Monday's now so now he can understand Dora and Diego on a deeper, more personal level.



Avelynn Lorraine (middle name is named after my father's mother) is now close to 12lbs and crazy tall.  She had a bout with some reflux like Eamon did but I've mostly got it under control with my diet and herbals for both her and I.  Her favorite place to be is the changing table because she gets to see her very best friend in the whole wide world - the fan.  At 7.5 weeks she is smiling and starting to coo.  Anytime she makes a noise Jack asks me "Is she calling for me??"  To which I always answer "Yes!"  The boys ADORE her.  I do have to protect her from them... from them squishing her by hugging her too hard and turning her face to look at them.  They like to be no further than 2 inches away from her face at all times.  Thus, she's already had her first cold.  She is an amazing sleeper.  The girl puts herself to sleep around 7:30pm and sleeps until 3-4AM.  That's 8 hours!  And she's been doing that for weeks!!  She is the perfect addition to our family and I can't imagine our life without her now that she's here.  She loves being held and I love carrying her around in my sling.  We get so many compliments on it.  *ahem Mother's Day gift, Matt cough*

Everyone always asks: which is harder? going from 1 kid to 2 or 2 kids to 1?  Honestly, going from 1 to 2 was waaaaaaay harder for me.  Then again, she's a pretty chill baby.  Maybe I'm just more experienced?  Or maybe I'm just more chilled???  Who's to say but I can say from the bottom of my heart, after the kids have gone to bed and it's just me, my beer and the TV (Matt's usually working out at the gym - GO MATT!) .. I think to myself  "Wow, today totally didn't ALL suck!"    heh