I just can't help myself. I'm addicted...
Maybe there are meetings? :-)
Just ONE more...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Obsession
I have an obsession. I freely admit it. I call him "Red." Here he is...
Monday, May 25, 2009
"Not Me!" Monday
We had such a great play day today, and I can't wait to share all the things we did not do. Our day did not start bright and early at 6:45am when Kellen woke up. I do not secretly wish that my kids will suddenly become great sleepers. Is sleeping in until 8am too much to ask? I can't really think that hoping for such a thing would actually work. Kellen is up by 7, Cole by 7:15 and we're lucky if neither one wakes up during the night needing a quick hug before they will go back to sleep. Kellen takes 2 pretty good naps, but Cole is down to one 2 hour (if we're lucky) nap in the afternoon. My crazy husband did not come up with the bright idea that we should let Cole stay up until 9pm since it's summer time. I think he has temporarily lost his mind. I'm glad they are buddies and all, but seriously, I struggle with him sleeping enough as it is! With that said, it is 9:07pm and Cole is not hollering "rock" from his crib because he wants to snuggle and rock in the rocking chair.
We did not walk into the pool even though it was raining because it had taken longer to get ready for the trip than our stay at the pool would probably last. It only rained for a few minutes, thank goodness. The amount of rain in the last day or so certainly did not increase the temperature of the pool water! Cole did not say "push" (meaning he wanted to go swing at the playground) over and over and over and over until we finally left the pool and headed over to the swings. While both my boys were swinging, I did not look down to see Kellen not looking at his feet like I thought the was, but sound asleep in his swing. (See below) On our way home from the pool, Justin did not pull over, get out of the car and get a turtle that was in the road so he could take it home and let Cole play with it. The poor turtle did not pee on my theiving husband for taking him. I did not laugh hysterically at the turtle pee on his lap and pull out the camera for evidence! I'll spare you that picure:-)
Kellen did not devour 2 containers of green beans, then sweet potatoes for dinner tonight. And I am most definately not moving on to new foods every other day rather than only introducing a new food every week or so as recommended. What kind of mother would do that? During his binge, I did not have to say to my dear Kellen "please get your foot out of your mouth while you're eating" more than once. I have never in my life seen a baby so obsessed with having his hands and feet in his mouth. Sometimes I forget what he looks like without something in his mouth. When he was finally finished eating, I did not find his sneaky big brother in the living room trying to tie Bella up with a bungy cord. Poor dog.
I went to Harris Teeter while the boys were sleeping this afternoon, and did not save 62% on my bill. I do not have a rule that I must save more than I spend. That would be impossible, right? I have also not snagged so many good deals lately that I have cereal, juice and crackers, etc. stuffed under bathroom counters and in the cabinets above my washing machine. I do not have to remind Justin constantly that stockpiling when you find good deals is necessary to maximize savings on groceries.
Here are a few pictures of our day (the first couple are yesterday at Justin's softball tournament...and yes, Cole is sitting in the dugout like he belongs there). I have a few good ones of Cole and Kellen together that I'll post maybe tomorrow since Justin is off work again. By the way, in case you weren't sure... I am not the proudest Mommy in the entire universe.
We did not walk into the pool even though it was raining because it had taken longer to get ready for the trip than our stay at the pool would probably last. It only rained for a few minutes, thank goodness. The amount of rain in the last day or so certainly did not increase the temperature of the pool water! Cole did not say "push" (meaning he wanted to go swing at the playground) over and over and over and over until we finally left the pool and headed over to the swings. While both my boys were swinging, I did not look down to see Kellen not looking at his feet like I thought the was, but sound asleep in his swing. (See below) On our way home from the pool, Justin did not pull over, get out of the car and get a turtle that was in the road so he could take it home and let Cole play with it. The poor turtle did not pee on my theiving husband for taking him. I did not laugh hysterically at the turtle pee on his lap and pull out the camera for evidence! I'll spare you that picure:-)
Kellen did not devour 2 containers of green beans, then sweet potatoes for dinner tonight. And I am most definately not moving on to new foods every other day rather than only introducing a new food every week or so as recommended. What kind of mother would do that? During his binge, I did not have to say to my dear Kellen "please get your foot out of your mouth while you're eating" more than once. I have never in my life seen a baby so obsessed with having his hands and feet in his mouth. Sometimes I forget what he looks like without something in his mouth. When he was finally finished eating, I did not find his sneaky big brother in the living room trying to tie Bella up with a bungy cord. Poor dog.
I went to Harris Teeter while the boys were sleeping this afternoon, and did not save 62% on my bill. I do not have a rule that I must save more than I spend. That would be impossible, right? I have also not snagged so many good deals lately that I have cereal, juice and crackers, etc. stuffed under bathroom counters and in the cabinets above my washing machine. I do not have to remind Justin constantly that stockpiling when you find good deals is necessary to maximize savings on groceries.
Here are a few pictures of our day (the first couple are yesterday at Justin's softball tournament...and yes, Cole is sitting in the dugout like he belongs there). I have a few good ones of Cole and Kellen together that I'll post maybe tomorrow since Justin is off work again. By the way, in case you weren't sure... I am not the proudest Mommy in the entire universe.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Time flies
I'm pretty sure I told you to stop growing up so fast...
(please ignore the squash neck... YES, you read right, i did give in and let my sweet baby boy try solids. but seriously now, the growing up HAS TO STOP!)
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Thanks honey :-)
Well he can be sweet when he wants to, can't he guys? "Smokin' hot" ....hmmm, wouldn't have gone that far, but thanks! So, you know me, I have to say a few things in response to Justin's post. First of all, thank you for recognizing my patience with the boys. Most of the time, it comes naturally, although I have to say when I'm tired it is a challenge. Like today, for instance when Cole is kicking and squirming and trying to roll over on the changing table (with a poop diaper, in cloth may I add ...what was I thinking with this cloth deal?)... and Kellen is crying because he's ready for a nap and his tooth hurts, and I've got Kellen pee all over my pant leg because he peed out of his diaper while sitting on my lap, after spitting his cereal and squash all over me, while I'm TRYING to get an upset toddler to eat his lunch when all he wants to do it go back outside and play.... Whew I'm worked up again just thinking about it! Secondly, I'm impressed that only one dead animal picture made it to the blog...although that is probably because it takes forever to load pictures. Thirdly, I will spoil and baby my boys for the rest of their lives...so there. :-)
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Daddy's Day on the Blog
Well I've been meaning to do this for a while, and we can't let my wife have all of the fun, so we're now going to have "Daddy's Day on the Blog." This should give a little different perspective on what goes on in this crazy household. As you know, my wife does an incredible job keeping this thing going, but hopefully I'll be able to add a few neat stories or good pictures that she didn't think to post.
Since Sarah keeps the stories pretty up to date, I'm just going to give you my view of my wonderful family this week. I'll start with my beautiful bride. She has more patience with our children than you can ever imagine. (I think that might be why it's so short with me...) It's good though, I'm sure I would procrastinate even worse if it weren't for her. She's 25 years old with two children under the age of 2 and still smokin hot! She won't share her secret with me unfortunately. And can I please tell you about the coupon thing. She is literally saving us enough money that she is able to work 2 less days a month. I don't even remember the last time she walked out of a grocery store and paid more than half price.
What can I say about Cole that she hasn't already put on here. This child is an absolute goofball. I'm not sure where he gets it, but it makes it impossible to try and discipline him. Sarah is over there telling him what he did wrong and putting him in timeout, and I'm trying my best not to let him see me laughing. It's nice though, because no matter how your day went, he'll make you laugh out loud when you get home. He loves sports and being outside and he's learning to run pretty well. I also don't think he's ever going to be at a loss for words. His favorites are "deer" and "beer" and don't let my wife tell you any different. Not sure where he learned those...
Now on to the little man. I think Sarah finally confessed in her last post that she has babied Kellen a little extra. I pick on her about it, but it's good that he gets the extra attention since Cole demands so much of his own. Kellen is just about as laid back and easy going as you can expect a 5 month old to be... until mommy goes to work. We've had some adventures with the bottle at night, but we seem to work through them ok. He's got his first tooth (2 months earlier than Cole) and he absolutely adores his big brother.
On that note they're both awake now and mommy is in the shower, so I've got some babysitting to do. I'll leave you with a few pics that Sarah may not have put on here. More daddy's days to come...
Cole and I and Tom Turkey
Kellen and Sarah. He's not babied... really...
Since Sarah keeps the stories pretty up to date, I'm just going to give you my view of my wonderful family this week. I'll start with my beautiful bride. She has more patience with our children than you can ever imagine. (I think that might be why it's so short with me...) It's good though, I'm sure I would procrastinate even worse if it weren't for her. She's 25 years old with two children under the age of 2 and still smokin hot! She won't share her secret with me unfortunately. And can I please tell you about the coupon thing. She is literally saving us enough money that she is able to work 2 less days a month. I don't even remember the last time she walked out of a grocery store and paid more than half price.
What can I say about Cole that she hasn't already put on here. This child is an absolute goofball. I'm not sure where he gets it, but it makes it impossible to try and discipline him. Sarah is over there telling him what he did wrong and putting him in timeout, and I'm trying my best not to let him see me laughing. It's nice though, because no matter how your day went, he'll make you laugh out loud when you get home. He loves sports and being outside and he's learning to run pretty well. I also don't think he's ever going to be at a loss for words. His favorites are "deer" and "beer" and don't let my wife tell you any different. Not sure where he learned those...
Now on to the little man. I think Sarah finally confessed in her last post that she has babied Kellen a little extra. I pick on her about it, but it's good that he gets the extra attention since Cole demands so much of his own. Kellen is just about as laid back and easy going as you can expect a 5 month old to be... until mommy goes to work. We've had some adventures with the bottle at night, but we seem to work through them ok. He's got his first tooth (2 months earlier than Cole) and he absolutely adores his big brother.
On that note they're both awake now and mommy is in the shower, so I've got some babysitting to do. I'll leave you with a few pics that Sarah may not have put on here. More daddy's days to come...
Cole and I and Tom Turkey
Kellen and Sarah. He's not babied... really...
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Playing in the rain
So much has been going on around here lately. Cole is growing up so fast I can hardly keep up. He talks non stop. He even talks himself to sleep. Actually, I think he sings himself to sleep. I'm not sure what he's saying a lot of the time when he's in his bed, but it seems to be melodic. Life is so much easier now that he can verbalize what he wants/needs or what he wants to do. He says a few word combos, like "Hi or Bye Mommy/Daddy/Baby", "Here it is", "all gone/done" "Pee pee potty (which he has done twice now! He has decided that it's a pretty cool deal to pee on the potty because he gets a handful of chocolate teddy grahams when he does...AND we sing a super cool song and do a dance:-) Some days I think he's ready to get serious about it, and some days I think he is far from it. So for now, we just let him do what he's interested in. So back to his talking...I must admit that his most favorite word lately is "no". His sweet "naww" from my previous post is no longer sweet! I know it's all part of being a toddler, but it's so hard watching my sweet, easy to get along with baby turn in to a defiant and independant little boy. I'm lucky if I can get him to give me a kiss these days! Hugs are still frequent, but he saves all his kisses for Kellen. Not fair. Speaking of those two boys of mine, I sure hope they stay as smitten with each other as they are right now. While Cole has become a chatter box at home, he remains fairly shy around other kids and strangers. He is content to sit back and watch at playgrounds until I all-but force him to play. I think part of it is we are mostly around older kids and he still isn't very comfortable with stairs, playgrounds, jumping, climbing, etc. I guess I'm learning that kids seem to develop either verbally or physically one a little sooner than the other.
My sweet baby Kellen is doing amazing. I can't believe he will be 5 months old this weekend. Justin tells me I baby him, and I think he's right. I don't know if this is the case with most people and their second child, but I find myself giving in to him much quicker than I did with Cole. (Hence the reason he is almost 5 months old and I am just now making him wait until 7am to eat rather than 5am). He HATES (that is putting it nicely) to take a bottle, and gives Justin a pretty hard time when I'm at work. I guess I should make him take bottles more when I'm home to get him used to the idea, but I feel like he should'nt have to do it if he doesn't want to. I know, it's bad, but I can't help it. I spent 9 months riddled with guilt that he would somehow be short handed because of how close together in age he and Cole were, so I guess I have an extra big soft spot in my heart for him. When I get sad at how fast Cole is growing up, I steal some extra snuggles from Kellen and feel much better! He is rolling all over the place, and LOVES to grab and suck on his feet. He is starting to pull his knees underneath him when he's on his belly and manages to wiggle himself all over his crib or play mats. He wants to sit up so badly, but cant prop himself for more than a couple seconds before he folds over or falls to the side. Justin says he has these boys figured out and that Cole will be outgoing, funny, average height and stocky; and Kellen will be more reserved, calm, and tall and slim.
Cole had his first fishing experience with Daddy the other day. We went to Falls Lake and I stayed in the car to feed Kellen while Cole went with Justin down to the water. When I walked up, my eldest child had his hands in a cup of muddy worms and was taking the fish that Justin and Casey (Courtney, your husband was instigating) handed him to throw in the bucket. Did I have an anxiety attack?...nearly. Now how do you tell a child who is getting his molars in to please not put his hands in his mouth?...yea, you catch my drift. NASTY! Or as Cole would say "gwoss." I guess this is just one of many times where I will have to let my boys be boys. Lets just say he got a bath with Wet Ones and then a severe scrubbing in the tub when we got home. The boy does love to be outside though. He would live outside if he could, and there is nothing cooler than sticks and rocks and dirt.
My favorite thing this week was playing in the rain with Cole today. We were playing outside while Kellen was napping this afternoon and it started to rain. Instead of going inside we ran in and out of the garage into the rain, both laughing like a couple of crazies! "GO!" Cole would say and we ran from the garage up to the mailbox and back. Then we found some great puddles and stomped until we were soaked. It was free therapy. That little boy is my best friend, and he reminds me every day why my life is good.
My sweet baby Kellen is doing amazing. I can't believe he will be 5 months old this weekend. Justin tells me I baby him, and I think he's right. I don't know if this is the case with most people and their second child, but I find myself giving in to him much quicker than I did with Cole. (Hence the reason he is almost 5 months old and I am just now making him wait until 7am to eat rather than 5am). He HATES (that is putting it nicely) to take a bottle, and gives Justin a pretty hard time when I'm at work. I guess I should make him take bottles more when I'm home to get him used to the idea, but I feel like he should'nt have to do it if he doesn't want to. I know, it's bad, but I can't help it. I spent 9 months riddled with guilt that he would somehow be short handed because of how close together in age he and Cole were, so I guess I have an extra big soft spot in my heart for him. When I get sad at how fast Cole is growing up, I steal some extra snuggles from Kellen and feel much better! He is rolling all over the place, and LOVES to grab and suck on his feet. He is starting to pull his knees underneath him when he's on his belly and manages to wiggle himself all over his crib or play mats. He wants to sit up so badly, but cant prop himself for more than a couple seconds before he folds over or falls to the side. Justin says he has these boys figured out and that Cole will be outgoing, funny, average height and stocky; and Kellen will be more reserved, calm, and tall and slim.
Cole had his first fishing experience with Daddy the other day. We went to Falls Lake and I stayed in the car to feed Kellen while Cole went with Justin down to the water. When I walked up, my eldest child had his hands in a cup of muddy worms and was taking the fish that Justin and Casey (Courtney, your husband was instigating) handed him to throw in the bucket. Did I have an anxiety attack?...nearly. Now how do you tell a child who is getting his molars in to please not put his hands in his mouth?...yea, you catch my drift. NASTY! Or as Cole would say "gwoss." I guess this is just one of many times where I will have to let my boys be boys. Lets just say he got a bath with Wet Ones and then a severe scrubbing in the tub when we got home. The boy does love to be outside though. He would live outside if he could, and there is nothing cooler than sticks and rocks and dirt.
My favorite thing this week was playing in the rain with Cole today. We were playing outside while Kellen was napping this afternoon and it started to rain. Instead of going inside we ran in and out of the garage into the rain, both laughing like a couple of crazies! "GO!" Cole would say and we ran from the garage up to the mailbox and back. Then we found some great puddles and stomped until we were soaked. It was free therapy. That little boy is my best friend, and he reminds me every day why my life is good.
Friday, May 1, 2009
This is why...
THIS is why I spend less time these days
cleaning the house...
and taking time for myself.
THIS is why I spend more time
searching for sales...
cutting countless coupons...
and resisting urges to buy all the things I crave.
So to the lady today at Target, who quickly pulled out from behind me in line when she saw me pull out coupons...go ahead and rush through life, but I will take my time...and I will do what it takes to work less and be home more...
because I don't want to miss a thing.
cleaning the house...
and taking time for myself.
THIS is why I spend more time
searching for sales...
cutting countless coupons...
and resisting urges to buy all the things I crave.
So to the lady today at Target, who quickly pulled out from behind me in line when she saw me pull out coupons...go ahead and rush through life, but I will take my time...and I will do what it takes to work less and be home more...
because I don't want to miss a thing.
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