Brother and Sister

It's amazing watching my two babies develop this relationship between each other as they grow older. Brody is always helping us take care of her making sure she doesn't get hurt or get into things she shouldn't. When Keagan wakes up in the morning she always looks over my shoulder to see if she can see her brother. Once she spots him her face lights up and they both giggle and go on like they have missed each other so much. I love watching them together, they love each other so much!

They play together all day and when Brody is at his school, Keagan is lost without him. She now walks all over the house looking for her big brother.

Brother and Sister and best friends!

Fighting for LOVE

Glen Napier=Wife Jean, Daughter Deanna, Son Jerome, Daughter April, & Daughter Kim. This was our family not just one child, but 4. Never once did our father make one of us feel less important. My dad would be very disappointed in anyone making one of his kids or wife for that matter feel like they were less important in his life. We each have a special quality of him! We were raised by one of the greatest men that has ever walked this earth. He was our ROCK, our PERSON! He was someones son, brother, uncle, papaw, but most importantly he was Jean's husband and Deanna, Jerome, April, and Kim's dad! Just take a second and think what it would be like to lose your husband. The person you have spent basically your entire life with. The person that was always by your side no matter what was happening. Take a second and think how each of his children felt when we saw our dad take his last breath. When we saw him laying in a casket. When we had something really important that we wanted to share with him and you go to grab the phone only to realize he will not answer. Or when you have cried so much that you just can't cry anymore. When you give birth to his grand babies and it's the happiest day of your life, but he isn't there to share this with you. We all hurt....each and every person that knew my dad misses and grieves for him. You hurt many people with things you write and when you try and use our fathers memory and love to hurt one of his people it really shows your character.

My busy 4 month old brown eyed beauty

Month four turned out to be a busy month for my little princess. She not only grew 2 teeth on bottom, but she also started rolling over. The doctor was amazed at how active she is and told me that he wouldn't be surprised if she wasn't walking by the time she turned 7 months. I really hope he is wrong about that!!! I'm just not ready for my baby girl to not be a baby anymore!!

We also started solid food and she just loves it! So far she likes them all and just like her brother the fruits are her favorite! It looks like we have another sweet eater on our hands.

Keagan loves her carrots!

She is starting to play with Brody now too! It's so cute watching them interact with each other. Brody sometimes doesn't want his sister touching his stuff though, so I see many fights I will have to break up in my future!! Maybe she will just play with her babies instead of trying to get his race cars!! Right now the race cars seem to be more exciting than her baby dolls.

I'm excited to see what she does next!! She is already up on her knees rocking, so I know she will be crawling very soon!! Brother better watch out because once she starts crawling she will follow him every step he makes!! She loves her BIG BROTHER!!

WoW look who is 3 months old now!!

My baby girl is 3 months now and acts more like a 6 month old!! Makes me sad because I just want her to stay little forever. I have went against everything I said I would never do with her. I never had Brody in the bed with me and I tried to give him more playing time, rather than holding him a lot. I just can't seem to put my finger on why things are so different this time, but I think it has a lot to do with her being a girl. She loves snuggles and loves to be held. We relate to each other because we are girls :)

My first week back......

Well my first week of work is over and done with since coming off of maternity leave. I have to admit that this time was so much harder going back. In the weeks leading up to me returning to work I was thinking to myself how I would deal with working night shift and taking care of two kids with little or no sleep.

My first night back was great! I loved catching up with all of my co-workers and just being out of the house!! Although, I was having a good time I still in the back of my mind was thinking about Brody and Keagan. The next morning I came home and seen were Casey had posted on facebook about how hard it was taking care of two kids. I can tell you this him saying that meant more to me than he will ever know. Just that he acknowledged that it was hard work and not as easy as he thought made me smile.

With Casey being off work Wednesday and Thursday of my week, I was able to come straight home and get a few hours of sleep. So far my body has adjusted pretty good to being up all night. My guilt however, is a different story!!! I have to manage my time when I'm working wisely! On top of all the duties I have here at the house, I need to make sure my kids have all of my attention as well. This wasn't so bad for me when it was just Brody, but now that Keagan is here I want to make sure both of the kids do not feel neglected.

I probably drove everyone crazy with all of the pictures and talking non-stop about my kids. I really missed them so much and I'm sure I will make up for it these eight days! I just hope I don't spoil them too much!!!

My days are spent......

I think if you looked the word HECTIC up in the dictionary, you would find my picture beside it. It's hard having one kid, a job, a house, and so many other things to keep up with. However, when you add another baby to the mix it really becomes HECTIC!!

My day usually starts at 7 or 7:30 every morning. I get up and get Keagan a bottle and by the time I get it made which only takes maybe 30 seconds, she is screaming her head off. I change her and then the feeding starts. This sometimes takes about 15-30 minutes.

I put her back to bed and she usually sleeps until 10. By this time Brody is also awake. I put Keagan in the bouncy seat so I can run upstairs and get her brother. Brody usually doesn't want to get out of the crib so I turn his T.V. on, raise his blinds, and turn the lights on. Then we do a diaper change for him and by the time I get done with these things Keagan is once again screaming her head off.

Brody and I run downstairs. He plays with Keagan until I can get a bottle for her. Fix Brody some chocolate milk and pancakes. He feeds himself and I feed Keagan. After her feeding I change her diaper and she plays with Brody.

While Brody keeps her entertained for a few minutes I grab a coke and a handful of granola with blueberries....I know breakfast of champs! I literally inhale the stuff and then my cleaning begins. I usually go around pick up all the dirty dishes, trash, and dirty laundry that has been scattered everywhere from the night before. Then I wash bottles and start to clean my kitchen up.

Around 11:00 or 11:30 Keagan starts to get fussy. Brody is done playing with her and is usually in his room playing. I hold Keagan for a little bit and she starts to get sleepy, so I put her down for a nap.

Brody by this time usually has a dirty diaper, so I change him and he goes back to playing. I continue to clean things up around the house. The washer and dryer are almost always going around here. In between cycles I fold and put away the laundry.

11:30-12 Brody wants a snack and I try to play with him for awhile.

1-2 Fix Brody lunch and most of the time Keagan is up and ready to eat also. She will stay up anywhere from 1-2 hours and then she is ready for a nap again, but before she goes down she will get another diaper change.
I pick the living room up constantly. When Brody goes upstairs to play I try to go behind him and clean the mess he has made downstairs. This can consist of Vacuuming, dusting, and mopping the floor.

4 or 4:30 I give Keagan a bottle and change her diaper. Change Brody's diaper if I can catch him.

5:00 I try to put both kids down for a nap. I will let Brody sleep for 1 1/2 or 2 hours depending on his mood. While they are napping I will finish what cleaning I have to do and then I start on dinner.

6-7:00 When Brody gets up I try to get his dinner for him and get him somewhat fed before Keagan gets up.

7-8 Give Keagan another bottle and after we finish I start bath time.
Bath time can last at least an hour if not longer.

9-9:30 Put Keagan down for the night. Brody stays up usually and waits for his daddy to get home from work. I try to squeeze a bath in for me, but sometimes it's later depending on the night.

10-11:30 Brody is going full force!! He plays with Casey for an hour and typically has something to eat with Casey too. I will try and play with them if I can before he goes to bed.

11:30-12am Get Brody into bed. Casey does this for me most of the time. I will wash bottles and clean up anything that is left out.

12 am Keagan sometimes gets up for a bottle!! If she does then I'm in bed by 12:30 or 1 am.

*These days can vary depending on play dates, grocery trips, and taking care of the lawn. It also depends on if Brody wants to play outside!*

I still do most of this I just fit those things into our day and in 10 days I will be going back to work at the hospital. Hectic will not even describe my days then!!

Working Momma

So tomorrow my maternity leave will be over and not only will I be taking care of two small kids, I will also be working part time night shift. It's a challenge to say the least, but I enjoy getting to be around adults and getting to spend time with some of my co-workers.

I'm very lucky that Casey and I can work around our schedules, so that our kids do not have to go to daycare. He works longer shifts and overtime so I can work part time. I'm very thankful that I have such a great husband. My shift consist of 5 days...2 of those days I work 8 1/2 hour shifts and then the other 3 I work 10 1/2 hour shifts. I have 8 days off in between weeks, so I'm able to catch up on my sleep and quality time with my kids.

I'm anxious to get back to work and even more anxious to see how Casey adapts to taking care of both babies while I'm away. My week on Casey will be the one doing most of the work for the kids. He has done this before with Brody, but not with Keagan yet!