A day in my life with 3 kids

I haven't done a day in my life for a while and I want to keep a record of what my life is at this phase with 3 little ones.
I'm going to do a normal Tuesday since it's my off day (usually) and Teagan has school

2am-Feed Brennen a bottle
5:30am- get up and take a shower if I'm going to before Emmersyn wakes up
6ish- Emmersyn is usually up by this time now. She's been cutting teeth for what seems like forever
     I'll usually bring Emmersyn and Brennen downstairs at the same time
6:30- make Emmersyn milk and give her a snack of goldfish or crackers while I feed Brennen a bottle
7:15am- Wake Teagan. I get her up, dressed, shoes on,  hair fixed, and teeth brushed for school
7:30am-Breakfast for the girls. Usually I make eggs, pancakes, or blueberry muffins. Teagan is on a chocolate milk phase right now so she'll usually eat a bite of food and then only want her milk. Emmersyn will eat her portion plus whatever Teagan doesn't eat HA
7:30-8am- I get the babies dressed, myself dressed (while Emmersyn finishes breakfast), and make sure Teagan is ready
8am- All kids loaded up in carseats and in the car to head to school
8:15am-Unload all the kids and take in school for dropoff. Hang up coat, put backpack up, etc
8:20ish-Load babies back in car
8:30am-Unload babies from car and bring in house. Undo Brennen from carseat and we play with various toys for a bit
9:15-put Emmersyn down for a nap
9:30-feed Brennen a small bottle and put in swing to nap as well
9:45-10:15- I pay bills, blog, catch up on laundry, dishes, or if I'm extra lucky, take a nap
10:30am-get babies changed and loaded back into the carseats
11am- unload babies and get Teagan
11:15am- (we play with friends in the parking lot) Load back all the kids and head home or McDonald's for a diet coke and lunch
12-LUnch time

Hell, I have no idea what else I did today. I gave up writing it down after my 80th time loading kids in the car. If I look back, all I'll know is I have some heavy duty arm muscles! HA

when did this happen?

Sometime between having 2 babies in a year and now, my first baby has grown up! I'm not sure when it happened, but it makes me very sad.  She no longer needs my help doing a lot of things, which is a good thing I know, but it still is bittersweet. 

Here she is doing a "big girl" puzzle with pieces that do not go on a board. Oh yeah, big time stuff and she does it ALL BY HERSELF! Oh my! She is such a smart and loving girl. I thank God everyday that He chose me to be her mom. I think I'm the luckiest mom in the world to be blessed with her and hope her little brother and sister turn out as good as she has been!

Some things she does right now that makes her sound so much older than just 4 (and barely a month):
She calls Matt "dad" a lot now and me "mom". I correct her and make her say mommy or momma still, but I know it's just a matter of time before I'm mom all the time. Boo
She can get in the fridge and get her own juice or snack if it's in there. (already cut up, but still....)
She comforts Emmersyn when she cries (usually it is because of something Teagan has done, but again, sweet gesture). She also Emmersyn "Em" a lot.
She LOVES to hold Brennen and will cover him up when he falls asleep

Some ways I knows she's always going to be my little baby girl:
She LOVES to cuddle still and have me rub her back when she watches TV
She still wants one of us to sleep with her and will tell us she's scared of the dark. (She will usually get one night every few weeks to actually sleep with us)
She still has her stuffed animal she takes to school everyday
She gives me hugs and kisses at school IN FRONT OF HER FRIENDS!!!

A first for Brennen

Brennen rolled over from his back to his belly and then from his belly to his back tonight! Of course, I was in the kitchen and missed the back to belly part, but hey, I was in the house this time! HA  It seems like I always miss the first times for all my kiddos, but there will be more.
YAY Brennen! I can't believe how big you are getting!

PARK

It has been so nice outside lately. The temperatures are starting to warm up, but not to the point I feel like I'm boiling, the birds are out, and flowers are blooming. I know that Teagan especially has been going CRAZY inside with not much to do so I thought it was time I (wo)man-up and take the kids to the park. I had gotten a text from a friend wanting to know if I wanted to meet her since it would be nice and honestly, I was a bit scared at the idea. I've taken the kids all to the grocery, to Target, and other places here and there, but not anywhere I didn't have a cart to strap them in, but I said yes anyway.

And, I'm SO happy I said yes! The girls had a blast! Teagan and Emmersyn played and climbed up the plaything a million times and slid down the slides. They were SO good. I was slightly worried about Emmersyn though because she's a bit of a dare devil and the playground equipment is very high with an opening she could jump from at the top, but she did good. She mostly followed Teagan and Killian (my friend's son) all around and played in the mulch. We left there and they were filthy. Luckily, I timed it right, and Brennen slept most of the time in his careat/stroller which worked wonderfully.

One of my biggest fears when I found out I was pregnant so close together with the babies was if I would ever be able to take Teagan out like I had before. I didn't want her to suffer and resent her siblings and I hate relying on others to come with me to help. I like being an independent mom and doing things with or without someone.  And Monday, I proved I could do it with 3 kids all alone! YAY 

Brennen's baptism

Brennen was baptized into the Catholic church on Saturday, April 13, after Mass. He had fallen asleep during Mass and stayed that way until Fr Paul poured the water on his head and then he woke up screaming! Who could blame him though! 

We choose our friends, Becky and Jay, to be the godparents. Becky and I have been friends since freshman year of high school and have went through a ton of stuff together, from high school boyfriends to infertility to NICU babies (both of us) we been there for each other. And Matt and Jay have been friends since high school. They both joined the Navy together and have been a constant in each others lives. I hope they love our kids as much as we do.

Brennen's cake. Wasn't really impressed with the design, but love the taste!

Brennen getting a blessing from Fr Paul. (if you look closely, you will see Teagan's head. She had to stand up there with us of course! HA)

The Murray Family with the godparents

Such a good picture of everyone

 Murray Family of 5

I know you all are SO jealous of my life, right?!?!

Ok, this is better! My sweet family was about DONE with pictures at this point. 

Side note: In EVERY picture, Teagan has her head tilted like this. I'm surprised I didn't hear how sore her neck was the next day! HA

Tball

Teagan started t-ball practices over the weekend. We all went on Friday afternoon to her very first practice! I think she was more interested in batting and picking flowers in the infield than she was in actually paying attention, but she had fun.  They had another practice on Saturday at 1 that Matt took her to while I cleaned up the house for Brennen's baptism.

I stole these from Erin, but I'm the worst about uploading pictures! Teagan at bat! She has a ton of strength so we're hoping she can wallop the ball far!

Winding up to hit. She is SO excited about being able to hit the ball!

Teagan is one of only 3 girls on the team. Both the other girls were not able to come to practice over the weekend so Teagan thinks she's the only one. I'm sure she'll have the boys doing what she wants in no time! She LOVES playing with boys so I'm sure we won't have any trouble there.

Busy Busy Busy

Life just keeps getting busier for the Murray family! I just can't keep up with things right now.  Teagan had her very first t-ball meeting on Tuesday. We met her coach, got her shirt and hat, and also the practice/game schedule! She's so excited her "boyfriend" Jayden is on the team, and we also know 3 of the other kids on the team as well. It should be a fun (and busy) season.  She is also excited she is the number 1 Angel! HA~her team name is the Angels and her shirt number is 1...she's a nut!

Brennen rolled over during tummy time on Monday night. I was SO happy I got to witness the first roll. I missed the big rolls with the girls due to work so I was extra excited and probably scared my baby!
Brennen is also getting baptized on Saturday. Today is Friday, and I have yet to get his baptismal outfit...poor third child! HA. Don't worry, I work better under pressure!

Emmersyn has FOUR teeth coming in right now and is slightly miserable! The molars have popped through the gums, but not all the way up yet.  I'm hoping they grow fast so I get my happy, mellow girl back. Right now, she's been running fevers, had snotty noses, and been a fuss bucket at naps, but I know her poor mouth is hurting. Yesterday, Matt took her to the doctor just to make sure she didn't have anything more going on. She woke up with goop coming from her ears, but she is good. The doctor said it was all teeth related and just treat her with tylenol and teething tablets!

My dermatologist is back from vacation. I got the pathology report back from my biopsy. There is no cancer, but they are a moderate level so I will be getting more cut out of my back to make sure all the abnormal cells are gone and then recheck every 6 months. Oh goody!

updates on momma

I can't really think of a blog title so I'm just doing a million updates on me.
I am off the postpartum meds and feel about normal. There are days I get overwhelmed, but just the normal, everyday mom type. I no longer feel I NEED them to function if that makes sense! YAY
I haven't worn maternity pants in over 4 months, which may be the longest I've went in the past 2 years! HA
I can't really say if I'm below my pregnancy weight because honestly, which pregnancy do I use...they seemed to overlap.
I probably should be taking my vitamins daily still, but I can't remember to do it
My bp is still very high even with new meds for it (technically I'm on my old, prepreggo medicine) and I'm working on a new plan to get that leveled out and hopefully get rid of my horrible headaches
I'm finally feeling like I have a routine/schedule with work, preschool, kids, etc. It involves no sleep, but it's still a routine right?!?
I think I'm slowly getting use to the idea of not ever sleeping again and my body no longer hates me every morning that I wake up with 3 hours of sleep for the night
I had an appointment with a new dermatologist last week during lunch and she removed some moles to be biopsied on my back. Wasn't expecting that on my lunch and it sucked working the rest of the day with cuts all over, but glad she did it! They came back today as abnormal so I'm talking with the doctor next week when she gets back from vacation on a "plan of action".
I'm still trying to process the last part of that so I can't verbalize much on it. I don't think we would need a plan other than watch it if it weren't a serious issue though.
Anyways, that's all that's new in my life of 5. Keep ya updated on me again soon!