Long Night

Wow, it felt like there was a newborn in the Cruz household again last night. I say this because I don't think Duane and I got much sleep.
We decided to go to dinner around 6pm last night and with the waiter being VERY slow, we didn't get home until almost 9. That in itself is really late for the boys to be going to sleep. They were over tired trying to eat dinner (Nikolas decided to try and sleep vs eat). On top of being over tired, Nikolas has now caught a cold and has a hard time breathing out of his nose.

Around midnight, Nikolas got up to go to the bathroom but must not have made it because I woke up to him screaming and crying in the bathroom. That of course, woke his brother up. From there, it didn't get any better. I gave Kaden to Duane, changed Nikolas and brought him in our room to get him calmed down. Around 1, Duane started coughing like crazy. After that, Kaden decided he couldn't get comfortable and just tossed and turned and cried. I put him back in his crib, just for him to scream at the top of his lungs for 40 minutes. I couldn't take it anymore so I went back and got him. We got maybe an hour sleep after that, then he started all over again. Duane put him in his crib and made him cry it out for an hour. During all of this, I was so tired I didn't put Nikolas back in bed. So, of a king size bed, I had the very edge. Still had feet and/or head pushed into my back. UGH!

Duane says the boys are never allowed in our bed again! I can only hope that we both follow through with that. All four of us are very tired today. I'm thinking it will be an early night for us tonight!

Enough complaining, it's a new day and we might as well enjoy it. The sun is peeking out so some fresh air will do us all some good. I was able to put Kaden down for his morning nap. We leave for work and preschool in an hour and Nikolas can't wait. It's been four days since he was there last and he really enjoys going.

We hope everyone has a wonderful day. I need to go and make some coffee now before Mickey Mouse Clubhouse puts me to sleep.

Love to all!

New Blog

Now that I have put in everyone's email address, you will be receiving the new posts to this blog about the boys. I hope you don't mind but i wanted you all to stay in the loop of these 2 growing kids. I will try to stay up on the posts.

The Beginning

I found out just yesterday that instead of keeping a notebook of all the sayings the boys come up with as the years go on, I can keep them on this blog and whenever I'm ready, I can print them out. I thought it was the greatest idea. I really wish I would have heard about this before Nikolas started talking but starting at 2 1/2 isn't to bad. This will even print the pictures that I post on here, which a notebook wouldn't have. It's amazing!!

I have another blog that I will admit, I do not update at all. I'm really hoping I will update this one often as it will turn into a memory book for the boys and Duane and I down the road.

Today Monday January 30, 2010

The boys and I are taking it easy this morning with getting ready for our day. We don't have to go to work or preschool as it is a Non-Student day. Now, you would think that instead of just having some random day off, they would change it due to us missing a whole week of school two weeks ago due to snow. Well, I guess we will be making the days up during the summer.

Anyways, Nikolas has been watching Duane and I on our computers a lot in the last few months. We always have to say "Be quiet, we are doing homework." For Christmas, Nikolas got a fancy kid computer so now all we hear from him is "Be quiet, I am doing homework and I'm busy."

Nikolas has really grown in the last month. He has gotten taller, more talkative, and surprises us every day with new things he learns in school. When Mama (Grandma Nelson) was here for Kaden's birthday, she couldn't believe how well Nikolas' coloring has improved. I love watching the wheels turn as he his growing and trying to figure everything out.

As for Kaden, he is really growing into his personality. He turned 1 on January 11th and is growing by the minute.

As I am typing this, he is finishing his breakfast. As a fast recap of Kaden, he started crawling late (well, around 6-7 months vs Nikolas' 5 months). So maybe not late but a little slower than his brother. That didn't stop him though. After crawling he turned around and was walking by 10 months (he had Nikolas beat with walking). Kaden has 6 teeth and he uses them to eat and bite his brother. Wow, this is a hard thing to stop. Because of the biting, Kaden has learned what time-out is and will now sit there until told he can get up. I'm proud of Duane, he was the one that started time-out with Kaden and it wasn't easy the first few times. Duane was consistent and started us off on the right foot with it.

Like I stated, Kaden turned 1 on January 11th. Mama (Grandma Nelson) came out to help us bring in the sad (ok happy day but not for mommy) day. It was a great turn out of the party. Lots of friends and family. Kaden got so many cars, even he doesn't know what to do with them. I guess that's a good thing though.

We are now at the end of January and Kaden still doesn't have many words. Mostly mom, dad, and uh oh. We are working on it though. If you say hello, he will pretend he is holding a phone. He waves hi, bye, gives high fives, and kisses. With the kisses, you have to be careful of the teeth as he will dig them into you. When he does that, it's not on purpose. He just gets excited and throws his head forward.

With February about to start, we have to start getting ready for our trip to Disney World. Thankfully I still have a couple weeks but we are very excited...and nervous. I'm very thankful that Mama, Papa, Uncle Andrew, and Aunt Aniela will all be there to help have eyes on the boys. This is a very scary thing for me to think about with all the crowds and I know I will be a nervous wreak.

On Thursday, February 2nd we will find out if the boys made it on the roster for swimming lessons. I really hope they do because they need something to do. They love the pool at the YMCA and it's great for them to learn at a young age. Along with that, Nikolas will be able to do sports and tumbling.

Well, day one is now becoming a book and both boys are getting antsy. We are headed to Target and Commissary this morning. We hope everyone has a wonderful day and I hope to post again soon.

Love to all!!

Cruz Family