Chagga-Chagga-Choo-Choo

My little man is OBSESSED with trains. It all started this Christmas when watched the Polar Express movie and he hasn't been the same since. He plays with his train set for hours at a time and I have caught him in is sleep saying "choo choo". He goes around the house saying "chagga-chagga-choo-choo" every second that he can and we are finally breaking him of his habit of listening to the polar express soundtrack every morning ( it is April and listening to Christmas musis every day was starting to drive me insane). So the moment he saw this train at This is the Place monument you would have thought it was Christmas morning. 3 weeks later he is still talking about how Papa took him to see the "choo choo".

Things I love

Here is a short list of items that I love or can't live without at time moment in time... I swear by swaddling my babies and it's my lifesaver when it comes to long naps and sleeping through the night! The moment I swaddle Brooklyn she is asleep within 5 minutes. Swaddling blankets are my number 1 baby item besides my Boppy. I am a girl who loves a good book. The problem with a good book is it doesn't last a long time for me and I want more and more of. This book I just finished and it is SO SO GOOD. I am talking Hunger Games, Twilight kind of good book. If you liked the Hunger Games this book is a lot like it plot wise and grips you in within 2 seconds. The best part is there are more books to come in this series and I can't wait! I just have to make it last more than 2 days:) Oh how I love cookbooks. I have a million. But this cookbook is by far the best one! I am obsessed with everything in it and it is so not helping me lose these last stubborn 5 pounds of baby weight. The recipes are so easy to follow, the pictures make my mouth water, and the recipes are so delicious. They even have tips throughout the cookbook that really make sense and I use as I cook the recipes.Every kitchen has to have this cookbook! Tonight I want to try the Strawberry-Lime Shortcakes with Coconut Cream. YUMMMMMY!!!

Ryan and I bought a GPS before we moved to Utah this past month and I can't go anywhere without it. I seriously am horrible with directions and now that we are in Bountiful it is so helpful when we want to go somewhere to eat or out shopping. It even lets you know the speed limit in the area and how fast you are going. We are getting our money out of this product for sure! I live in these slipper boots. Ryan got them for me for my birthday and they are on my feet all day long. They are so comfy and warm and I don't know what I am going to do when summer comes.

Brooklyn never spits up. However, we are having major issues with blowouts which are so gross and I am kinda getting sick of them. We go through 3 outfits some days and Dreft Laundry Stain Remover has become my best friend and works so well. We seriously have almost gone through a whole bottle between Brooklyn's blowouts, and Weston's love of coloring on his clothes with his new water color paints.

Why don't they sell these in Washington?!?! Now that we are living in Utah I am stocking up like crazy on these Popsicles. I call them "heaven on a stick" and I love them because they are SO CREAMY and yet not unhealthy at all. I can eat them guilt free while I watch my husband cram his sugar loaded ice cream in his mouth;)

My Buddy

This little guy is so much fun.

I love waking up every morning and having our breakfast together as he talks about Buzz and "choo choo" trains.

I love coloring and painting in his new favorite Mickey Mouse coloring book.

I love sitting outside on the porch and watching the airplanes fly by and listening to him say hi and bye to each and every airplane.

I love his dancing and how his face lights up when his music starts playing.

I love how he helps me sweep up the kitchen and takes his wipes and helps me "dust" around the house.

I still love snuggling up to him during nap time.

I love hearing him call me mommy.

I love watching him pray and close his eyes during our prayers..I love it even more when I catch him trying to open his eyes to see if we are watching him.

I love how he calls Jesus, "Jees" and his smile whenever he sees a picture of him.

I love his giggles that are so infectious.

I love his sweet love for his sister. It seriously is the best thing in the entire world to see how gentle and loving he is towards her.

I love how he is learning so much and it blows my mind at some of the things he knows ( letters, colors, numbers...don't ask me where it is coming from)

I love how he is teaching me patience in ways that I never knew possible. Those darn 2 year old tantrums really have a way of putting a mom on her knees begging Heavenly Father for wisdom and love that can only come from Him.

I love how I am his mother and he is filling my life with so much love and happiness each and every day!

(another post below)

2 Months

I can't believe 2 months has already gone by since this little girl came into our lives. These past 2 months have been so wonderful and the transition from 1 to 2 kids has gone smoother than I ever thought possible. Parenting this time around is a lot less stressful and I am enjoying everything a lot more without fear that I am doing something wrong.

Brooklyn is a lot more attached to me than Weston ever was, and I blame that on the nursing around the clock that I never did with Weston. She is such a good eater and is making nursing so wonderful for both her and I!

Weston is the best brother in the world and whenever he is near her he holds her hand and has brought smiles to her face that completely melts our hearts. He loves to be around her, and is the best helper when it comes to entertaining her or even changing her diaper. How did I get so lucky?!?

We were in Rexburg 2 weeks ago on our way to Salt Lake City for Ryan's last clinical and our friend Dawn Goodnough took these adorable pictures of Brooklyn. There are times when I look at her and see her brother 100% and can't get over just how much they look alike. I love having her in our home and not a day goes by when I don't look at her in pure amazement that she belongs to me.

My blue eyed baby with 2 parents that have brown eyes. Go figure! The crazy thing is Weston also has blue eyes also, so the odds of both our kids having blue eyes when we both have brown eyes are so slim. This girl is sleeping like a champ. 4 hour naps during the day and 7-8 hour stretches at night! I couldn't be happier. So in love in so many ways.

Can you get any cuter?!?!

1000 kisses

1000 kisses is the amount of kisses this little girl receives each day.

Most of them come from me of course, but a huge part comes from her big brother.

Weston adores Brooklyn and is by her side every second of the day.

He kisses her, holds her hand, climbs in her crib to turn of her mobile, gives her a binky when she cries, talks to her, shows her his cars, and smiles at her whenever he gets the chance.

As a mother, this brings so much happiness to my life.

The blessings I receive from theses two kids blows my mind every day.

I truly am so blessed!

Sleeping Beauty

So in Love

Brooklyn Faith Poffenberger

Born Feb, 2, 2010 at 10:27
6 pounds 13 ounces

17 inches long

Yes, I am late on the update but my life has not stopped spinning since the moment this little girl was born. Having 2 kids is a totally different ball game, and "me time" is slim to none these days. Truthfully, if I have "me time" it is spent either showering and sleeping! So here is a brief overview of her birth.
So it all started Wednesday morning when I noticed that I was leaking a TINY bit of fluid that totally seemed insignificant at first. I had been leaking for a couple of days and went 2 days before and they said it wasn't my water so I really didn't think much of it. I always thought of my water breaking as a gush of fluid but something told me I better go back to see the doctor just in case. Well, thank goodness I went because this time the test came back postive for amniotic fluid and I needed to give birth within 24 hours in case of an infection.
They then started the petocin at 5 and clearly stated I could not get an epideral till I reached 4 centimeters. Well it took FOREVER to get to a 4 and the petocin was really kicking in, making the contractions so not fun. I finally reached a 4 at around 9:30 and they gave me my glorious epideral. Once I received the epideral I fell asleep instantly and Ryan woke me up telling me he was going to get something in the cafeteria. Mind you only 40 minutes had past since I was a 4 so we all thought we had time to sleep and eat. Well, we were kinda wrong.
The nurse came in and said my contractions were really crazy so she wanted to check me to see what was going on. I was the only one in the room now half asleep ( Ryan was getting something to eat) and the nurse checked me and screamed that the baby was crowning and I better not sneeze or cough or the baby will seriously come out. 40 minutes ago I was only at a 4 and now the baby was crowning..... freak out time because my husband was not there and this baby was coming out. She paged the doctor and by some miracle Ryan came in the door stating the vending machine was broken( talk about divine intervention). By the time the doctor came brooklyn's head was completely out and she ran over to catch the rest of her body and she literally slid out of me. Talk about making it easy for me....no pushing or anything!
So life has been wonderful since and I have never been more in love! She is such a good baby and she is so fun to cuddle with and just admire. She has her nights and days mixed up, which makes me a zombie during the day but over time I know it will get better. Weston still doesn't know what to think about his sister. He mostly avoids her ( which is a blessing since he has broncitis), even though there will be times where I will catch him trying to put a binky in her mouth and trying to swing her in her swing.
Above all, Brooklyn is beyond anything I could ever have imagined and she truly is a perfect addition to our family!