The Rays of Sunshine

Every year we celebrate our moms to show them how much we appreciate them. On this Mother's Day, I wanted to leave a message to the ones that mean the most to me, the ones who made me a mom. To my wonderful husband: You make every day special and I am so lucky to have you on my side! You are the best partner anyone could ask for! You are my right hand. You always have my best interest at heart and through your words and actions, I see how much you care and love your family!  You are a wonderful dad to our kids and I am so glad you chose me to start a family with! Your kids adore you and want to do everything to make you happy. You never fall short to make me feel special, and this year was no different. I love seeing you as a dad to our kids, and even when parenting gets tough, you are right there in the trenches, helping me mold the kids into the people we want them to be. Thank you for being present in all of their little moments.  To My firstborn son...

Dylan has been with us for 6 Months now, and we are enjoying every minute with him. I could not wait for Dylan to reach the 6-month mark, cause I know we could start feeding him baby food. I also hoped that with food, he would sleep through the night. Just like with Derek, we wanted his first taste of food to be a banana. I think he liked it, as he kept leaning towards the spoon.  In addition to baby food, we are still nursing and going strong. I know that BF babies tend to wake up during the night since the milk does not stay with them as long, so we have still been co-sleeping, even though I am trying to put him in his crib more. I started that process this month, but by midnight, he is usually in the bed with me. Baby steps right? He also cut his bottom 2 teeth this month, so I have a been a little laid back on crib training, even though it doesn't seem to bother him that much. This swing was given to us when we had Derek and we held onto it for our next kid, and o...