We are a family of 4 now. Olivander Pantaleòn Nation was born on August 26,2021 weighing 7lbs 14oz. Not as big as Robin but pretty close. Right now he is wearing 6 month clothing and is only 2 months old 😅. Not sure how much he weighs but at his 2 month appointment he was 13 lbs. Robin was 15 lbs at 2 months. Both were in the >80th percentile in weight. Maybe I just make some chunky kids. Robin sure loves being a big brother. I thought he was going to be super jealous but he loves to give Oli hugs and kisses. Sometimes he loves him so much that he will climb on top of him and ”give him the biggest hug” aka squish him. Oli does not like those kind of hugs. Oli loves to smile and being talked to. He’ll give the biggest smile whenever he sees Robin. So cute seeing the brotherly love. We love sure love our two boys.

I have to be honest, gosh parenting is hard. I never thought it would be easy but gosh dang it’s hard AF. Don’t get me wrong I love my two boys and love seeing them grow up. We have some really great days but those hard days can be really stressful and seem never ending. For an example, currently Robin is growing his last set of molars so he’s been extra whiny, cranky and clingy. Because of that, he is super picky and with halloween added to the mix all he wants to eat is candy. And boy he is testing our limits. They don’t call it the terrible twos for nothing. It’s stressful but I also feel bad that he his hurting. (the joys of parenthood.) My sister shared a picture with me that pretty much sums up motherhood that I will share right here.

Although motherhood is hard, I still love it. I love watching my boys grow up. I love watching them figure out life. I love it when they reach milestones. It really is the best. But I know we have have certain trials and that when we ask for help, it will truly lift us up.

Now that everyone loves to share their political views, I will briefly share mine. I don’t think I truly am one side or another. What I am tired of is the polarization between the two parties. I feel like lately here is no respect between the two different opinions. I understand not everyone is going to have the same opinions on what they believe is the best. But come on, we can at least respect each other. I’m so tired of seeing the negativity in my Facebook from both sides. Like what is up with this “Let’s go Brandon” thing going on. Seriously? Or the disrespect when Trump was president. I personally don’t like Trump but it does not mean he wasn’t our president and that we should play nice. Was he the greatest choice? Ha no. But I still would disagree with him in a respectful way. The reason I bring this is all up comes down to thinking about my children. Right now we are trying to teach Robin to be nice and share with others. Especially with his brother and cousins. So it’s made me think shouldn’t we be nice to each other? Shouldn’t we model what we want from the future generation? I don’t know about you but I want my kids to live the best life possible with the best opportunities and treat each other with respect no matter who they are and what their views are. Shouldn’t we love one another and try to understand each other?

Anyways, a little update between Alex and I. It will be our 7th year anniversary soon. Time sure does fly by. Not much has changed except having a newborn. I think our world is changing everyday and so are our views on certain things. We thought we were going to raise our kids a certain way but things have change and we’ve come to learn things are not as black and white as they seem. Our worldly views and religious views have changed. I rather not get into specifics right now but I don’t mind having a discussion later or make another blog about it another time.

Until next time, Stephanie