Norris & Brenna's Adventure: March 2013

Well some of you know and some of you dont know that we bought a house in Valencia and we are fixing it up to rent out for a little until we are ready to move into it. What a process. We thought alright we will get in there and do certain things on it to fix it up but as we all now fixer-uper's are always more work and money then thought. I am so thankful Norris does what he does b/c we would be up a creek. Norris goes to work all day and then normally goes straight over to the house and works on it till like 8pm and then comes home showers and goes to bed. We havent seen much of him lately but it will be all worth it. I am grateful he is such a hard working. He is doing so much of the work which helps with the cost. He has strips pretty much the hold house, replaces every door and window, done all the electrical, put new lights in every bedroom, hallway, and kitchen, strips the kitchen cabinet down and sanded. put in a new slider, re-doing the trim on the outside of the house. CRAZY I have been running around picking out carpet, paint, backsplash, granite, appliances, and sanding down the kitchen cabinets as well. I will be glad when its over and we have our life back and i have my husband back.

So glad my parents are here to help with Tate b/c i would go crazy. Well if you know of anyone that is looking to rent out a house starting in March for 2,300 a month. 1,400 sqft 4 bedroom 2 bath in Valencia off McBean let me know:)

The front of the house getting a face lift.

New kitchen window and slider.

These pictures are from the first day of demo work!

Major work in the living room

Norris showing off the new lights and doors he put in.

So Tate is 5 months old now and he is a ball of fire. Every day he seems to get a little more active. He is learning to do more things every couple of days it seems. He is starting to jump out of my arms now. He leaps for things that I am holding now so I have to be careful when holding him with one arm now. He is starting to lean side to side when laying on the floor and looking for things or trying to grab a toy. No rolling over yet. He is slowly learning how to put his pacifier back in and then let go of it so he can suck on it. Before he would pull it out when he would fine it in his mouth. He has learned how to blow bubbles and he talks a ton.
The other night I finally made him laugh out loud by doing something funny. I try all the time and he cracks a smile and giggles if he tickle him but I haven't done something that has made him bust up until the other night. Norris was holding him and I was leave the room for a sec and I turned around fast and through my hands on the bed and scared Tate. Then he started to laugh. I did it again and again and he just kept going. I was loving every minute of it.
He is getting better a naps. I try to put him down at 10am and 2pm and one more hour nap later in the day and bed time is around 8. The past couple of days he has been talking 2 hour naps which as been so so so nice. He has been happier and I have too. He has never has been a long napper, 30 minutes to 45 minutes is typical for him. I hope he continues this trend. He is napping in his swing with his stuffed elephant, swaddled, with the noise maker on loud, his face covered, and him grunting. It's a process so hopefully we will get into the crib for naps but for now I am so happy he is taking longer naps. I have been trying to get him to fall asleep without his pacifier b/c when it falls out he wakes up looking for it and crying. It's going better then I though. He seems to be sleeping better. He still wakes up two times a night to feed. Hopefully soon. He teething seems to come and go, some days are worse than others. When his teeth hurt he is a pill and very needy for me. I feel bad for his month but I hope teething ends sooner then later.
He eats way better than he use to. He is faster and I don't have to stand or feed in the bathroom with the water running anymore. I can just sit in my rocking chair or out and about and feed for 5 minutes both side then burp him at the end and be done:) he also go every three hours now:) so nice.
Tate is a ball of fire like a said before. He is very unpredictable, for example I would leave him for 2 hours one day and he would be perfect and a couple days later same thing but he would be horrible. It's hard to leave him b/c I never know how it's going to go. Tate is not a self soother. We have tried to get him to learn how to sleep on his own and nope. We have tried lots of different stuff. He only wants me to put him to sleep and nurse right before hand with him be swaddled and music and a noise maker. So annoying. Haha we have tired the cry it out method and not for him either. He is one stubborn dude. He cried for two hours straight and didn't just cry himself to sleep. Hopefully he will learn soon. I would love to just put him in his crib and say goodnight. Tate loves to be held. I will try to put him down to go to the bathroom and he gets so mad. He has always wanted to be held even when he was just born, he is getting a little better where he entertains himself for a little at a times but he loves touch. If Tate doesn't like something he will let u know right away. He isn't patient a when he is hungry I am way better off feeding him right away. He is draining at times but he has plenty of great quality about him too. I just want to remember his personality and how hard he is at times. He loves to be outside and loves to cuddle with mommy. Tate is aleays making crazy faces and tries so hard to figure things put. i can tell he just wants to do what mom and dad are doing. He smiles lots and makes us laugh. He has a huge personality and he has taught me so much patience. I am so glad I am able to stay home with him and learn all his likes and dislikes so that we can best met his needs. I love watching him grow and figure new things out.
So Tate is just about 13 lbs now and had his first tooth start to break through the skin yesterday. I though he was sick with a cold b/c he wasn't sleeping well, was all congested, kept itching his noise, and coughing. Plus Norris and I caught a little something so i just natural though he had a little something like the rest of us. Then yesterday Norris came home for lunch and was playing with him which i was making lunch and he said hey look i see i tooth coming through. I said no way and sure enough there it was, his front bottom tooth. All i have to say is FINALLY. I seriously feel like he has been teething for two months already. I wouldn't be surprised if more popped up soon. Tate is starting to get to tall for his 3 month old pjs now. I have to get him into 6 month pjs now and i am thinking we might switch to size 2 diapers soon, we will see. My baby is growing and he cant wait till he can move around. I know he will be so much happier. He gets so frustrated when he cant get something he wants. Love my baby! Also ignore all spelling and grammar mistakes. I did not edit my blog, not enough time! He are some pictures!