Meadows Family: Four Weeks, One Month and Berk Tate!

You have to excuse the pictures they are a little scattered! (just be thankful I found the energy to post!) Last week Thad was out of town from Tuesday through Sunday at the NASCAR race in Phoenix and I pulled the whole "single mom" duty and boy, it was a tough one! But we are so happy that Thad made it home safely and he has been playing catch up on his loving with the kiddos! Thankfully, Jill came out to stay with me and got here Thursday night and stayed until Saturday! Friday, Berk and Payten went to Jump N' Jungle in the mall and had a blast! They both were skeptical at first, but they soon caught on and had a blast on the jumpers and also just running around! I can't wait to take Berk to the big one and actually get to go on the stuff with her so that she isn't afraid (see picture below)! But overall it has just been busy, busy around here. Jack turned ONE MONTH old on Sunday and I can't believe how much he is changing everyday and how big he has gotten. I would guess that he probably weighs in the high 8 pounds or mid 9 pounds now, he is in newborn clothes but can wear some 0-3 month clothes and is wearing size 1 diapers! He is eating every 3 hours still and still waking once in the middle of the night and then again in the early morning. I know that it is going to be a challenge getting two kids ready when I go back to work (a week from this coming Monday), but hopefully I will figure something out! I go the doctor next Thursday for my 6-week follow up and I hope everything will be fine (I've had no indication that it shouldn't)! We are going to my parent's this weekend for a "Welcoming Shower" for Jack since a lot of our friends around there haven't yet met him! We are excited to get to see everyone and introduce them to Jack, but traveling with two kids will definitely be an adventure I am sure! Hopefully all will go smooth; as for the sleeping arrangements there, that might be a whole other story! But I guess that is it for about now! I don't know if I posted Berkley's 18-month stats, but we went to the doctor on March 30th and she is 34 inches tall (95th percentile) and weighed 29 lbs. (90th percentile) She also got her MMR shot (the one that has caused so much ruccus) and she was a real TROOPER! I've heard scary things about reactions that kids have and she didn't have any of them; no fever, no swelling, no soreness! Thank goodness! It is also crazy for us to think that at the age of two you are supposed to double their height and that is how tall they will be when they are full grown; well, if Berkley grows 2 inches by September (putting her at 36 inches), you double that and she will be SIX FOOT TALL when she is full grown! Can you say athletics here we come?! Anyway I think that is all that has been going on. I am sure I am forgetting something but if so, I will have to catch up another time; packing, laundry and lunch are calling my name! Have a wonderful weekend!