Lucas 3-4 weeks

Lucas has been a sweet, sweet baby since the day he was born. He cries a lot when he is put down but  he quickly adjusted to a life of snuggles AND floor, bed and swing time.

Every time he yawns, he lets out a bit of a scream.

Eliza loves holding baby brother.

Lucas had his first cold. I really thought having a baby in the summer we were pretty safe for the first few months......how wrong I was. We also all had a bout of the stomach flu around the Stacey family but I tried to be meticulous about germs and fortunately he did not get that.

We all spent lots of time snuggling and snuggling.

I am pretty sure he was already smiling at about 4 weeks.

Probably one of my favorite newborn pictures.....and the darker gray is a shadow NOT a big wet spot. 

Eliza's Naughty Day

A picture is worth a thousand words......

YES it's poop!!!

It's one of those moments you hear about from other parents but never think your kid will do something so gross and awful. Eliza had been out of diapers for probably almost a year. I did still put a diaper on her when she had a nap or for bedtime. She would sometimes be wet and sometimes poopy so I was not willing to pull the diapers. And you hear stories that kids will just be ready and not need diapers anymore for sleeping. WELLLLL..... I was wrong. By the beginning of the year, Eliza was basically waiting to poop until nap time or bedtime. And we could not come up with a positive reinforcement good enough to stop her from doing it. SO I just whatevered it and decided to not deal with it until after the pregnancy.

Then this day came. To preface this, Eliza had that morning made a huge mess in her bed from her poopy diaper leaking all over her bed and pillow and clothes. Matt went in and cleaned her up and told her she needed to tell us when she needed to go poopy. AND that this just was not acceptable.

So then nap time came. She was not sleeping and I had a camera in her room. I looked at the camera and pretty much knew what I was in for. I calmly walked upstairs and opened her door and She was holding poop like it was play dough and I just gagged. I was so mad. I carried her downstairs and just rinsed and rinsed. Some of it was crusted on. It was so nasty. I was SOOOO mad!!! 

Of course, Eliza is still in good spirits, even though I am telling her how mad she made me and that there were going to be some serious consequences. Matt and I both have decided she was just being totally naughty that day. She doesn't even like to get her hands dirty.......

So that was the last diaper I ever put on my 3 year. That was her biggest consequence. She wet the bed a few times the first week and a few times in the months to follow but never pooped out of the potty again and she is doing great. I was holding my breath, though, because I also know there are kids that just can't stay dry until morning. But it all worked out well and for the best. I couldn't be happier having her completely out of diapers and maybe that is what I needed to finally pull the plug.

Honestly, I still don't really laugh about it, though. It still grosses me out to look at the picture.......... I was sooooooo mad!  

But the day will probably come. .....maybe when this picture is in her wedding video montage.  Hahaha!!

Lucas' First 2 Weeks

It is so fun to snuggle this little guy. He would snuggle all day if we were willing. And there were days that I spent sore and sitting on the couch cuddling my baby. I loved it!