Visiting my parents

I am here listening to the waves crash into the beach. My parents recently moved to Oxnard and their home is right on Hollywood Beach. It is weird to watch the waves as you drink your morning coffee. Mia is a beach beauty and already made it halfway to the beach without me noticing. Aiden and Seth are both afraid of the sand. I love it here. This morning we all went to the farmers market. It was a blast. Seth is doing really good with all the changes to his day. Our newest family memeber, Marvin, is doing great as well.

Introducing.....Marvin

Our newest family member came home today. His name is Marvin. He is a small mini poodle that we adopted from the local SPCA. He was neutered today, so he is a little tired. I can't wait to get him groomed and looking new. So far his adjustment has been okay. Aiden (our biggest scardy cat) has even been ok seeing him from afar. I just used Seth as an example and then his competitive side kicked in and he was fine with being near him.

I fell in love with Marvin and could not believe how calm he was. Time will tell how this transition will go, but we all will give it our best effort.

Aiden and Isa

We got a visit from our cousins, Max and Isa, today. Aiden is so loving towards them. He gives them big hugs and talks to them softly. It is too cute. I couldn't get Max to hold still long enough for a picture but here is Aiden and Isa.

Three peas with crazy hair

Not just for toys...

Mia fell asleep in her toy box yesterday. Having them both in toddler beds has made nap time a bit harder. I find I end up separating them on many days just to get them to stop playing and take a nap.

Counting fruit loops

They sure do make a mess of their cereal in the morning.

Her real name

Lately, I have been trying to teach Mia her real name. She almost always goes by Mia or Mimi. Today, I think she finally figured out her name is also Emilia. Princess Emilia Ann Delgado. Named after her grandpa, Emil J. Barycki Jr.

Bed time in our new beds

Aiden and Mia are now in big kid beds (toddler beds). Aiden has had his for awhile but Mia's is new. She tends to be more social and keeps Aiden up with her talking. Last night when I went to go check on them one last time this is what I found.

Stop..... Aiden time

This little man can be very demanding for attention. He has me wrapped around his little finger....oh heck they all do!

A typical night

I have decided to try and get these guys up by eight no matter what, because I am hoping this helps with my sleepless nights. It starts with Aiden at 3am, then he passes the torch to Mia at 4am. After I get her down Seth starts to wake, while working on Seth, Mia decides she needs some momma love once more. I give her a small bottle to knock her out, then back to Seth. I would say by 6:30 they are all asleep and an hour later I have to get up. So it's eight and here they are allllll asleep. Of course, I am sure there are days I will just crash with them, but I am hoping this helps.