This is the turkey Isaac made for school. They did them for the Thanksgiving feast - which we did not go to because we went to Texas and skipped two days of school!
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Isaac's Colorful Turkey
This is the turkey Isaac made for school. They did them for the Thanksgiving feast - which we did not go to because we went to Texas and skipped two days of school!
Habitat Box - Destroyed
This is how Caleb's habitat box came home from school. Someone tore it apart while it was in the classroom. You can't tell but there are holes in the foam and snow wiped off. I find it very irritating that we spent time and money to make this box and write his report and it gets torn up during classtime. NOTHING was done to try to fix it either!! ARGHHHHH! How does this encourage the kids to do big projects like this? Where was the teacher when this happened?
Thursday, November 22, 2007
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
Just wanted to post and tell everyone HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! I know I have not posted in a while - I will...SOON!!
At dinner (or lunch, actually) while we were fixing plates, etc, we took turns saying what we were thankful for. The kids started before we even had a chance to say anything about it.
Daddy was thankful that he was able to be home and spend time with his family, who he has been missing a lot lately!
Mommy is thankful for all of her gorgeous, healthy, BOYS.
Caleb is thankful for (all of the animals).
Isaac is thankful for Jesus and the animals and his family.
Bryce is thankful for (everything everyone else said).
Andrew is thankful for bababababa.
We were all very thankful for the chance to enjoy each other today. We did nothing (other than cooking...), had no where to be, just took it easy! It was much needed!! I will post more about our day and some post from over the past week when I get a chance.
At dinner (or lunch, actually) while we were fixing plates, etc, we took turns saying what we were thankful for. The kids started before we even had a chance to say anything about it.
Daddy was thankful that he was able to be home and spend time with his family, who he has been missing a lot lately!
Mommy is thankful for all of her gorgeous, healthy, BOYS.
Caleb is thankful for (all of the animals).
Isaac is thankful for Jesus and the animals and his family.
Bryce is thankful for (everything everyone else said).
Andrew is thankful for bababababa.
We were all very thankful for the chance to enjoy each other today. We did nothing (other than cooking...), had no where to be, just took it easy! It was much needed!! I will post more about our day and some post from over the past week when I get a chance.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Peek-A-Boo
Andrew's new carseat is big enough that he can play peek-a-boo in it - and he does ALL the time. He loves the seat! He would cry every time we put him in the other seat, he NEVER cries with this one!
OH, he REALLY plays peek-a-boo - ALL THE TIME!
That pillow spends more time OVER his head than under it! This is how I get greeted almost every time I go to get him out of the car.
OH, he REALLY plays peek-a-boo - ALL THE TIME!
That pillow spends more time OVER his head than under it! This is how I get greeted almost every time I go to get him out of the car.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Grab the Tissues!
Heard this on KLOVE earlier tonight. Crying while cleaning the kitchen. This is a 13 year old boy - AMAZING!
Mean Moms
Thanks for sending this to me Dad, did you and Mom write it? I am VERY thankful for my mean Mom - and Dad!! I only hope I have the strength and courage to be just as mean to my children!! I love you both! To me, one of the biggest compliments my children can give me is to tell me I am mean - and this explains why!
Mean Moms
Someday when my children are old enough to
understand the logic that motivates a parent, I will
tell them, as my Mean Mom told me: I loved you
enough . . to ask where you were going, with whom,
and what time you would be home.
I loved you enough to be silent and let you
discover that your new best friend was a creep.
I loved you enough to stand over you for two hours
while you cleaned your room, a job that should have taken 15 minutes.
I loved you enough to let you see anger,
disappointment, and tears in my eyes. Children must
learn that their parents aren't perfect.
I loved you enough to let you assume the
responsibility for your actions even when the
penalties were so harsh they almost broke my heart.
But most of all, I loved you enough . .. . to say
NO when I knew you would hate me for it.
Those were the most difficult battles of all. I'm
glad I won them, because in the end you won, too.
And someday when your children are old enough to
understand the logic that motivates parents, you will tell them.
Was your Mom mean? I know mine was. We had the
meanest mother in the whole world! While other kids
ate candy for breakfast, we had to have cereal, eggs, and toast.
When others had a Pepsi and a Twinkie for lunch, we had to eat sandwiches.
And you can guess our mother fixed us a dinner that was
different from what other kids had, too.
Mother insisted on knowing where we were at all
times. You'd think we were convicts in a prison. She
had to know who our friends were, and what we were
doing with them. She insisted that if we said we
would be gone for an hour, we would be gone for an hour or less.
We were ashamed to admit it, but she had the nerve
to break the Child Labor Laws by making us work We
had to wash the dishes, make the beds, learn to
cook, vacuum the floor, do laundry, empty the trash
and all sorts of cruel jobs. I think she would lie
awake at night thinking of more things for us to do.
She always insisted on us telling the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the truth. By the time
we were teenagers, she could read our minds and had
eyes in the back of her head. Then, life was really tough!
Mother wouldn't let our friends just honk the horn
when they drove up. They had to come up to the door
so she could meet them. While everyone else could
date when they were 12 or 13, we had to wait until we were 16.
Because of our mother we missed out on lots of
things other kids experienced. None of us have ever
been caught shop lifting, vandalizing other's
property or ever arrested for any crime. It was all her fault.
Now that we have left home, we are all educated,
honest adults. We are doing our best to be mean
parents just like Mom was.
Mean Moms
Someday when my children are old enough to
understand the logic that motivates a parent, I will
tell them, as my Mean Mom told me: I loved you
enough . . to ask where you were going, with whom,
and what time you would be home.
I loved you enough to be silent and let you
discover that your new best friend was a creep.
I loved you enough to stand over you for two hours
while you cleaned your room, a job that should have taken 15 minutes.
I loved you enough to let you see anger,
disappointment, and tears in my eyes. Children must
learn that their parents aren't perfect.
I loved you enough to let you assume the
responsibility for your actions even when the
penalties were so harsh they almost broke my heart.
But most of all, I loved you enough . .. . to say
NO when I knew you would hate me for it.
Those were the most difficult battles of all. I'm
glad I won them, because in the end you won, too.
And someday when your children are old enough to
understand the logic that motivates parents, you will tell them.
Was your Mom mean? I know mine was. We had the
meanest mother in the whole world! While other kids
ate candy for breakfast, we had to have cereal, eggs, and toast.
When others had a Pepsi and a Twinkie for lunch, we had to eat sandwiches.
And you can guess our mother fixed us a dinner that was
different from what other kids had, too.
Mother insisted on knowing where we were at all
times. You'd think we were convicts in a prison. She
had to know who our friends were, and what we were
doing with them. She insisted that if we said we
would be gone for an hour, we would be gone for an hour or less.
We were ashamed to admit it, but she had the nerve
to break the Child Labor Laws by making us work We
had to wash the dishes, make the beds, learn to
cook, vacuum the floor, do laundry, empty the trash
and all sorts of cruel jobs. I think she would lie
awake at night thinking of more things for us to do.
She always insisted on us telling the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the truth. By the time
we were teenagers, she could read our minds and had
eyes in the back of her head. Then, life was really tough!
Mother wouldn't let our friends just honk the horn
when they drove up. They had to come up to the door
so she could meet them. While everyone else could
date when they were 12 or 13, we had to wait until we were 16.
Because of our mother we missed out on lots of
things other kids experienced. None of us have ever
been caught shop lifting, vandalizing other's
property or ever arrested for any crime. It was all her fault.
Now that we have left home, we are all educated,
honest adults. We are doing our best to be mean
parents just like Mom was.
To Sum Up My Day
I cheated and fixed peanut butter and jelly for dinner. I got the boys sat down and eating and went to the pantry trying to decide what to fix for dinner! Hmmmmm!!
Then not even five minutes later I walked into the living room and did not see Andrew in there. I started frantically looking for him and realized he was in his walker in the kitchen. Both times I was looking for dinner for the boys - I was triping on him!
I did not sleep last night. The dogs were barking at something all night. I kept going and telling them to shut up, but it did not work. When they FINALLY decided to stop barking Andrew got up coughing.
I am about to pass out!!!
Then not even five minutes later I walked into the living room and did not see Andrew in there. I started frantically looking for him and realized he was in his walker in the kitchen. Both times I was looking for dinner for the boys - I was triping on him!
I did not sleep last night. The dogs were barking at something all night. I kept going and telling them to shut up, but it did not work. When they FINALLY decided to stop barking Andrew got up coughing.
I am about to pass out!!!
Plants
I am REALLY starting to figure out the indoor plant thing!! I have had some great plant teachers though! The boys were talking last night about how old a couple of my plants were. I had not thought about it, but a couple of these came with us when we moved up here from TX. I figure they are close to five years old!
These are my "teachers" and their sad stories!
This is the oldest plant.
It has really survived a lot!! When I first got this plant it looked similar to this:
As a small baby plant, it got beat up by a small baby human named Isaac. Isaac pulled the plant out of the pot. Luckily it was not long after I repotted it from the store pot. It had not had time to root into the new soil, so I was able to save it. I was not sure that it would survive, but that was five years ago, and two moves ago! It really needs some grooming - cut off the stems that can't stand anymore - but those are the original stems - hate to cut them off!
The small plant is one of my newest plants. I figured I did so good with the first one - I would try again. They are easy to keep in the house because they don't like direct sunlight - it burns the leaves. So I can put them ANYWHERE (not in the sun) in the house and they do great. I only water when the soil is bone dry - that is important survival trick for them because I frequently forget to water!
This is another that has survived two moves, but was not pulled out of the soil by little hands!
It is another one that does not need direct sunlight and the best part...it actually TELLS me when it is thirsty. I don't water it until it starts to wilt. When it starts wilting I give it lots of water - til it comes out of the pot and fills the tray underneath it.
This one has the saddest story though:
I have had this one for probably around two years. It had gotten really stringy and ugly and needed a lot of trimming. It had been hanging outside at the old house, but when we moved I had no where outside to hang it, so I put it on the fence in the backyard. It froze MANY MANY times last winter because I forgot about it until it looked to bad to save. For some reason, even though it was dead, brown and really ugly, I never took it down from the fence. This spring when we started doing work outside, I went to throw it away and noticed it had new sprouts. So, I decided to cut all the dead off, leave it outside and see what it would do. I never remembered to water it - it only got rain water. Somehow it survived. I brought it in the house when it started getting cold out again. I made a spot for it (for now anyway) in the kitchen. It was growing good, the shape was uniform all the way around - until this week. Late Saturday night I watered all the plants with Miracle Grow. This is the first time THIS plant has had Miracle Grow. All of the tall sprouts are new since Saturday night. This plant REALLY loves Miracle Grow! I think he deserves a nice pretty pot now!
I also have a fairly new ivy (different kind from the two above). I am still trying to learn this fellow! He needs more sunlight than the other two, so I am still experimenting with where he needs to be. And I have two African Violets. I had one before we moved that I had had for a LONG time. They are finicky little plants though. It had a perfect spot at the old house, and I could not find that spot here. I decided a couple of months ago to try again. I got two new plants and put them both in my bathroom (I have a glass block window and the sun never shines directly in it). I was concerned that there would not be enough light through the glass blocks, but I have had flowers blooming constantly since I got them!
Hopefully, now that I have bragged on them all and how well they are doing, I did not jinx it. My luck - by next week they will all be DEAD!!
These are my "teachers" and their sad stories!
This is the oldest plant.
It has really survived a lot!! When I first got this plant it looked similar to this:
As a small baby plant, it got beat up by a small baby human named Isaac. Isaac pulled the plant out of the pot. Luckily it was not long after I repotted it from the store pot. It had not had time to root into the new soil, so I was able to save it. I was not sure that it would survive, but that was five years ago, and two moves ago! It really needs some grooming - cut off the stems that can't stand anymore - but those are the original stems - hate to cut them off!
The small plant is one of my newest plants. I figured I did so good with the first one - I would try again. They are easy to keep in the house because they don't like direct sunlight - it burns the leaves. So I can put them ANYWHERE (not in the sun) in the house and they do great. I only water when the soil is bone dry - that is important survival trick for them because I frequently forget to water!
This is another that has survived two moves, but was not pulled out of the soil by little hands!
It is another one that does not need direct sunlight and the best part...it actually TELLS me when it is thirsty. I don't water it until it starts to wilt. When it starts wilting I give it lots of water - til it comes out of the pot and fills the tray underneath it.
This one has the saddest story though:
I have had this one for probably around two years. It had gotten really stringy and ugly and needed a lot of trimming. It had been hanging outside at the old house, but when we moved I had no where outside to hang it, so I put it on the fence in the backyard. It froze MANY MANY times last winter because I forgot about it until it looked to bad to save. For some reason, even though it was dead, brown and really ugly, I never took it down from the fence. This spring when we started doing work outside, I went to throw it away and noticed it had new sprouts. So, I decided to cut all the dead off, leave it outside and see what it would do. I never remembered to water it - it only got rain water. Somehow it survived. I brought it in the house when it started getting cold out again. I made a spot for it (for now anyway) in the kitchen. It was growing good, the shape was uniform all the way around - until this week. Late Saturday night I watered all the plants with Miracle Grow. This is the first time THIS plant has had Miracle Grow. All of the tall sprouts are new since Saturday night. This plant REALLY loves Miracle Grow! I think he deserves a nice pretty pot now!
I also have a fairly new ivy (different kind from the two above). I am still trying to learn this fellow! He needs more sunlight than the other two, so I am still experimenting with where he needs to be. And I have two African Violets. I had one before we moved that I had had for a LONG time. They are finicky little plants though. It had a perfect spot at the old house, and I could not find that spot here. I decided a couple of months ago to try again. I got two new plants and put them both in my bathroom (I have a glass block window and the sun never shines directly in it). I was concerned that there would not be enough light through the glass blocks, but I have had flowers blooming constantly since I got them!
Hopefully, now that I have bragged on them all and how well they are doing, I did not jinx it. My luck - by next week they will all be DEAD!!
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
HE FOUND THE BATHROOM!!!
This is what happens when you lay your (dare I say) too quiet child down on the floor for a bottle and get busy:
you suddenly remember about said too quiet child and go to find him....you find him in the bathroom eating I don't want to know what off the floor (this IS the boys bathroom)!!
Luckily, I do know it is a napkin that was carried from the kitchen earlier, but that does not make me feel that much better!! It looks like he is wiping his nose in the first picture and then eating the napkin proudly though!!
I told the boys they have to start keeping doors shut. They have done great remembering to close THEIR doors so he doesn't eat and throw up on their toys. Not doing to great remembering the bathroom door though!!!
you suddenly remember about said too quiet child and go to find him....you find him in the bathroom eating I don't want to know what off the floor (this IS the boys bathroom)!!
Luckily, I do know it is a napkin that was carried from the kitchen earlier, but that does not make me feel that much better!! It looks like he is wiping his nose in the first picture and then eating the napkin proudly though!!
I told the boys they have to start keeping doors shut. They have done great remembering to close THEIR doors so he doesn't eat and throw up on their toys. Not doing to great remembering the bathroom door though!!!
He Really IS Turning Into a Spider!!
Maybe we shouldn't have dressed him up as a spider for Halloween. If I knew that he would turn into what he dressed up as, I would have turned him into a millionare baby!!
I am not sure how he did this. He had been sleeping for quite a while, I had just checked on him and he was dressed correctly. Went in a few minutes later to put some clothes away and he was in the exact same position as when I had gone in before, but his arm was out of his shirt!
EMBARRASSING!!!
We just got back from the MOST EMBARRASSING drs appt EVER!! I took the boys to get their flu shots (Caleb and Isaac). The nurse made the mistake of asking who wanted to go first so the boys fought over who was going LAST! So the nurse asked who was oldest, I said Caleb was - but he was also the biggest baby (he has been crying about this shot since last night). We pulled Isaac to the seat, he hugged Andrew and got the shot (screamed, but got the shot).
When he was done I turned around to get Caleb. He was GONE!! They were doing flu shots in the lobby - right outside the elevator. I REALLY thought he had gotten on the elevator and taken off. I found him, though. He was behind the nurses table and UNDER THE WATER FOUNTAINS. Everytime I went to one side of the table - he crawled to the other side. I was just about to crawl under the table after him (picture me doing this WHILE HOLDING ANDREW!), but the nurse went to the other side of the table from me and we trapped him. We LITERALLY drug him behind the curtain. I had handed off Andrew at this point to Bryce who was sitting on the floor (trying not to let Andrew crawl off in the crowded room). The kids normally sit for a flu shot - but Caleb was fighting so hard and pulling away, I told him to just lay down. Then I laid across his chest and she laid across him. She got the needle to his arm and he tried to kick her in the face - (the nurse calmly explained that she was the one giving the shot so it would not be wise to kick her in the face BEFORE she gives it)so then I got to use the flexibility I no longer have to hold his legs WHILE also laying across his chest and dealing with two kids screaming "ANDREW JUST THREW UP ALL OVER THE PLACE" from the other side of the curtain! Somehow I was able to throw them AJ's towel while NOT letting go of Caleb.
I AM SUPERMOM!! I will let you know when I find my kryptonite!
When it is all said and done - Caleb will be the one to pay for it. He will have ONE SORE ARM tomorrow!! And thanks to MarMar, he will also get to sit down and write a letter of apology to the nurse that gave him the shot! She gave me the idea and said she was the "master of making kids miserable" NO COMMENT!! :)
When he was done I turned around to get Caleb. He was GONE!! They were doing flu shots in the lobby - right outside the elevator. I REALLY thought he had gotten on the elevator and taken off. I found him, though. He was behind the nurses table and UNDER THE WATER FOUNTAINS. Everytime I went to one side of the table - he crawled to the other side. I was just about to crawl under the table after him (picture me doing this WHILE HOLDING ANDREW!), but the nurse went to the other side of the table from me and we trapped him. We LITERALLY drug him behind the curtain. I had handed off Andrew at this point to Bryce who was sitting on the floor (trying not to let Andrew crawl off in the crowded room). The kids normally sit for a flu shot - but Caleb was fighting so hard and pulling away, I told him to just lay down. Then I laid across his chest and she laid across him. She got the needle to his arm and he tried to kick her in the face - (the nurse calmly explained that she was the one giving the shot so it would not be wise to kick her in the face BEFORE she gives it)so then I got to use the flexibility I no longer have to hold his legs WHILE also laying across his chest and dealing with two kids screaming "ANDREW JUST THREW UP ALL OVER THE PLACE" from the other side of the curtain! Somehow I was able to throw them AJ's towel while NOT letting go of Caleb.
I AM SUPERMOM!! I will let you know when I find my kryptonite!
When it is all said and done - Caleb will be the one to pay for it. He will have ONE SORE ARM tomorrow!! And thanks to MarMar, he will also get to sit down and write a letter of apology to the nurse that gave him the shot! She gave me the idea and said she was the "master of making kids miserable" NO COMMENT!! :)
Guilt
The boys often try to guilt me into things - usually it doesn't work. Last night, Isaac did - and it worked!
He has a Thanksgiving program at school tonight. He was reminding me about it for the zillionith time at dinner. I told him we were probably not going to be able to go. He asked why and I told him I just didn't want to try to wrestle with everyone by myself. Evenings/Nights are hectic anyway without going anywhere!
"If you don't take me and watch me I will be REALLY mad!"
We are going!
This is the first "school program" he has been in. It is not fair that he would have to miss it. I know I can manage - I always do! Besides, life is short! I am trying to stick with my motto, and can't do that if I cheat the kids out of their memories!
I will take the video camera - I am sure he would be mad if I didn't do that too - but that way Daddy can watch the program with Isaac when he gets home!
He has a Thanksgiving program at school tonight. He was reminding me about it for the zillionith time at dinner. I told him we were probably not going to be able to go. He asked why and I told him I just didn't want to try to wrestle with everyone by myself. Evenings/Nights are hectic anyway without going anywhere!
"If you don't take me and watch me I will be REALLY mad!"
We are going!
This is the first "school program" he has been in. It is not fair that he would have to miss it. I know I can manage - I always do! Besides, life is short! I am trying to stick with my motto, and can't do that if I cheat the kids out of their memories!
I will take the video camera - I am sure he would be mad if I didn't do that too - but that way Daddy can watch the program with Isaac when he gets home!
Monday, November 12, 2007
Birthday/Christmas List
Here is the BOYS list! I will try to post one tomorrow that is at least slightly more realistic! Make sure and thank Daddy for coming home Friday night and giving the boys a SkyMall magazine and telling them to go Christmas shopping!!
Here we go...get the pens ready and prepare to be amazed!
Caleb:
he says his budget is $50 for his birthday and $1000 for Christmas, but Santa's budget for Caleb is $1M - not sure if that is supposed to be per gift, per person or what!
books
several venus fly traps (plant)
Mr. Squawkers
Shocker pen (a pen that shocks)
R/C plane
R/C helicopter
R/C shark submarine
R/C dragonfly
bumper cars
spy truck with gear
video camera
clothes
K'nex carnival set
bike with shocks
laptop
cell phone
fly fishing pole
camping/hiking/fishing gear
Isaac:
camera
burp gun
bumper cars
cell phone
laser beam
marshmellow shooter
R/C helicopter
R/C airplane
R/C police car
Dr. Pepper
Flytrap plant
R/C shark
robosapien
camping/hiking/fishing gear : tent, backpack, lantern, flashlights, sleeping bag, fishing pole, etc....
xbox game
donut stand
monster truck
bicycle
Bryce:
burp gun
gameboy
R/C racecar
R/C shark
R/C robot (humongous one!!!)
fly trap plant
teapot
r/c firetruck
party stuff: cake, hat, presents, adult boxes(?)...
camping/hiking/fishing gear
r/c bears
popcorn maker
donut maker
hotdog stand
pickle bicycle (yes - you read right - a PICKLE BICYCLE! Again with the overactive imagination!!!!)
I am assuming by all of the carts and stands the boys have some entreprenual aspirations!! Maybe THEY can pay for the carts/stands. I will also assume that they ALL want the fly trap plants so they don't have a fly problem with all of the food stands.
I am trying here!
Here we go...get the pens ready and prepare to be amazed!
Caleb:
he says his budget is $50 for his birthday and $1000 for Christmas, but Santa's budget for Caleb is $1M - not sure if that is supposed to be per gift, per person or what!
books
several venus fly traps (plant)
Mr. Squawkers
Shocker pen (a pen that shocks)
R/C plane
R/C helicopter
R/C shark submarine
R/C dragonfly
bumper cars
spy truck with gear
video camera
clothes
K'nex carnival set
bike with shocks
laptop
cell phone
fly fishing pole
camping/hiking/fishing gear
Isaac:
camera
burp gun
bumper cars
cell phone
laser beam
marshmellow shooter
R/C helicopter
R/C airplane
R/C police car
Dr. Pepper
Flytrap plant
R/C shark
robosapien
camping/hiking/fishing gear : tent, backpack, lantern, flashlights, sleeping bag, fishing pole, etc....
xbox game
donut stand
monster truck
bicycle
Bryce:
burp gun
gameboy
R/C racecar
R/C shark
R/C robot (humongous one!!!)
fly trap plant
teapot
r/c firetruck
party stuff: cake, hat, presents, adult boxes(?)...
camping/hiking/fishing gear
r/c bears
popcorn maker
donut maker
hotdog stand
pickle bicycle (yes - you read right - a PICKLE BICYCLE! Again with the overactive imagination!!!!)
I am assuming by all of the carts and stands the boys have some entreprenual aspirations!! Maybe THEY can pay for the carts/stands. I will also assume that they ALL want the fly trap plants so they don't have a fly problem with all of the food stands.
I am trying here!
This Just In
Bryce is allergic to milk.
He just informed me of this while he was sucking down a cup of milk at dinner.
He is not!
He DOES have an over-active imagination though!!
He just informed me of this while he was sucking down a cup of milk at dinner.
He is not!
He DOES have an over-active imagination though!!
Then...and...Now
3 days old:
Today:
Seven months (yesterday) have past since Andrew was born!! I can't believe it has been seven months (or four years or almost 6 years or 9 years Saturday!!). I feel sometimes like time is just crawling (especially when Paul is out of town), but then I think back and see that time has FLOWN!
He has FINALLY hit 15 pounds! I was so excited when I weighed him and saw that! He gained about 4 ounces in less than a week! Guess it is time to scale back on the calories! He has a LOVE for ice cream and, we found out this weekend, pudding! I went through all of the puddings and found the ones with the most calories. I was trying to stay away from the chocolate, but found that butterscotch and banana cream pie actually have more calories per serving than the chocolate! DO NOT THINK ABOUT SHARING! He wants it ALL!! I am not much concerned with him gaining weight - I am fine with him being small if that is what he is to be - I want this reflux outgrown!
He moved into a big carseat a couple of weeks ago. He had gotten to where he would cry everytime we would put him in his carseat. Since we were not really taking the carrier out much anymore, we decided it was time for a convertible carseat. He is MUCH happier in the new one.
He is pulling up on EVERYTHING! Yesterday he kept pulling up on the coffee table. We would just move him over and over. I don't know why I thought he would just forget about it. First thing this morning - straight to the coffee table. About the 50th time I removed him from it, I called a friend and asked her to come over when she had a chance and help me move the table out of the living room. I now have a coffee table in my bedroom - glad it is a big room!! Andrew was upset to see it go - he has been obsessed with it since he started being mobile - he has always liked playing under it and contiuously hitting his head on it!
I am not sure how much longer he can use the playpen. He is already trying to figure out how to climb out of it. I would not be too concerned, but if you saw the picture of what he did Friday night - you would understand WHY I am concerned - he is a STRONG little monkey!
He has quit with the old man face - it was SO cute, but probably best short-lived. Daddy was quite worried about a 20 year old making that face out of habit, so he felt better when Andrew looked at us like we were stupid when we made the face at him! He does still suck him thumb and the pacifier every now and then (mostly his thumb). He has also gotten obsessed with playing with my necklaces - trying to rip them off - or buttons, etc!
The most surprising/amazing thing is that he gave up breastfeeding. I did not think he would EVER be the one to give that up! The last couple of weeks he has just been playing when I tried to nurse. He would nibble, look around, pinch, etc.. but not really nurse. He has always taken it very seriously (and never bit me) So, we stopped. Yesterday was his first full day to not nurse. He did not try to rip my shirt off or nurse through my shirt as I rocked him to sleep like he has always done in the past. I think he was just ready!
Today:
Seven months (yesterday) have past since Andrew was born!! I can't believe it has been seven months (or four years or almost 6 years or 9 years Saturday!!). I feel sometimes like time is just crawling (especially when Paul is out of town), but then I think back and see that time has FLOWN!
He has FINALLY hit 15 pounds! I was so excited when I weighed him and saw that! He gained about 4 ounces in less than a week! Guess it is time to scale back on the calories! He has a LOVE for ice cream and, we found out this weekend, pudding! I went through all of the puddings and found the ones with the most calories. I was trying to stay away from the chocolate, but found that butterscotch and banana cream pie actually have more calories per serving than the chocolate! DO NOT THINK ABOUT SHARING! He wants it ALL!! I am not much concerned with him gaining weight - I am fine with him being small if that is what he is to be - I want this reflux outgrown!
He moved into a big carseat a couple of weeks ago. He had gotten to where he would cry everytime we would put him in his carseat. Since we were not really taking the carrier out much anymore, we decided it was time for a convertible carseat. He is MUCH happier in the new one.
He is pulling up on EVERYTHING! Yesterday he kept pulling up on the coffee table. We would just move him over and over. I don't know why I thought he would just forget about it. First thing this morning - straight to the coffee table. About the 50th time I removed him from it, I called a friend and asked her to come over when she had a chance and help me move the table out of the living room. I now have a coffee table in my bedroom - glad it is a big room!! Andrew was upset to see it go - he has been obsessed with it since he started being mobile - he has always liked playing under it and contiuously hitting his head on it!
I am not sure how much longer he can use the playpen. He is already trying to figure out how to climb out of it. I would not be too concerned, but if you saw the picture of what he did Friday night - you would understand WHY I am concerned - he is a STRONG little monkey!
He has quit with the old man face - it was SO cute, but probably best short-lived. Daddy was quite worried about a 20 year old making that face out of habit, so he felt better when Andrew looked at us like we were stupid when we made the face at him! He does still suck him thumb and the pacifier every now and then (mostly his thumb). He has also gotten obsessed with playing with my necklaces - trying to rip them off - or buttons, etc!
The most surprising/amazing thing is that he gave up breastfeeding. I did not think he would EVER be the one to give that up! The last couple of weeks he has just been playing when I tried to nurse. He would nibble, look around, pinch, etc.. but not really nurse. He has always taken it very seriously (and never bit me) So, we stopped. Yesterday was his first full day to not nurse. He did not try to rip my shirt off or nurse through my shirt as I rocked him to sleep like he has always done in the past. I think he was just ready!
Caleb
Caleb will be SO excited when he gets home! I found this in the backyard this morning:
It is a HUGE mushroom that is growing under our swing. He likes to take things like this and look at them under his microscope. I will let him wear some latex gloves, cut some off and look at it and then throw it out - so no lectures on the danger of playing with wild mushrooms! He LOVES science!
We went this weekend and let him pick out his birthday present. It seems to work better letting them pick out their present. We tell them how much they can have and they can get what they want. We do the same with some of the Christmas presents, but they still get some surprises too. They seem to like doing it this way better!
He picked out some Heelys. Those are the shoes that have a wheel on the heel of the shoe. I am not personally a big fan of them, but he knows he is not allowed to wear them to school, etc. We have had the time and place speech about them already. He has not gotten to try them out - and won't until next weekend when Daddy is here! I know we are mean!
I will make sure I have a camera when he goes to try them out. I have talked to some parents of kids his age that have them and they apparantly have a hard time learning how to use them! At least we got them on sale and they weren't anymore than the shoes he buys!
I have gotten some request for Christmas/birthday list. I will try to get those from the kids and post them on here for those that need it.
It is a HUGE mushroom that is growing under our swing. He likes to take things like this and look at them under his microscope. I will let him wear some latex gloves, cut some off and look at it and then throw it out - so no lectures on the danger of playing with wild mushrooms! He LOVES science!
We went this weekend and let him pick out his birthday present. It seems to work better letting them pick out their present. We tell them how much they can have and they can get what they want. We do the same with some of the Christmas presents, but they still get some surprises too. They seem to like doing it this way better!
He picked out some Heelys. Those are the shoes that have a wheel on the heel of the shoe. I am not personally a big fan of them, but he knows he is not allowed to wear them to school, etc. We have had the time and place speech about them already. He has not gotten to try them out - and won't until next weekend when Daddy is here! I know we are mean!
I will make sure I have a camera when he goes to try them out. I have talked to some parents of kids his age that have them and they apparantly have a hard time learning how to use them! At least we got them on sale and they weren't anymore than the shoes he buys!
I have gotten some request for Christmas/birthday list. I will try to get those from the kids and post them on here for those that need it.
Problem Fixed (HOPEFULLY)
Hopefully this has fixed the problem with Bryce sneaking out. I really think the police station did the trick, but this at least puts MY mind at ease!
This is a window alarm. If he opens his window a very loud alarm goes off and you have to have a key to turn it off! To help scare him a little more, we also told him that it would shock him like the fence in the backyard if he trys to open the window.
We have an electric fence around the fence and house in the backyard to keep the dogs from digging. Since Bryce is one of those that has to learn for himself - hands on - he did not believe us that the fence shocks. That is until he touched it. It does not have a continuos flow of electricity - thank goodness for him! It shocked him, he jumped said it hurt and won't do it anymore - not even when his brothers tell him to!
Now, he seems to be basically scared of the window. Hopefully he won't feel daring anytime soon and try for himself to see if it shocks!
A Blonde Moment
Paul wanted me to blog this about myself, and since I still don't think it was a blonde moment, I will! I don't want to hear about how I tell funny stories about everyone but myself, so here we go...
We were at Gander Mountain this weekend (which is an outdoor store - not a mountain). They were having a clearance tent sale outside. We walked through the tent before we went inside the store. Caleb wanted a new tent for his birthday, so we had looked at tents - but did not find anything. I had found the small clip-on fans I had been looking for all summer for Andrew's stroller and carseat, so as we were paying for those I noticed that there was a sign for a 50-75% off tent sale. I asked Paul if he had seen any tents for sale outside (since that is what we were looking for). The sign was for the tent that all of the clearance stuff was in. I read it as tents being on clearance, not a tent of clearance!
Is it really that off-the-wall thing for an outdoor sale to have their tents clearanced - especially going into the winter???
We were at Gander Mountain this weekend (which is an outdoor store - not a mountain). They were having a clearance tent sale outside. We walked through the tent before we went inside the store. Caleb wanted a new tent for his birthday, so we had looked at tents - but did not find anything. I had found the small clip-on fans I had been looking for all summer for Andrew's stroller and carseat, so as we were paying for those I noticed that there was a sign for a 50-75% off tent sale. I asked Paul if he had seen any tents for sale outside (since that is what we were looking for). The sign was for the tent that all of the clearance stuff was in. I read it as tents being on clearance, not a tent of clearance!
Is it really that off-the-wall thing for an outdoor sale to have their tents clearanced - especially going into the winter???
No Elephants and Giggles This Morning
That's right - I should not have said anything. I did not wake up to elephants or giggles, I instead woke up to coughing coming over the monitor.
Andrew has a HORRIBLE cough. He is not too bad when he is up, but when he is laying down it is pretty bad. He threw up - like he has never thrown up before - last night. He did not get any of his Prevacid this weekend, and started having foam come out of his mouth. Really, it looked like he had eaten a bar of soap or something. I can only assume it was from the acid in his tummy. He also started getting pretty fussy, like he was in pain!! So, he got some Prevacid (better late than never?)!
At 3:15 (remember our alarm goes off at 3:30 - couldn't hang on that extra 15 minutes) this morning, I finally got up and went and got him. I had listened to him for quite a while coughing, but I was hoping he could wait until the alarm went off so Paul did not have to wake up any earlier than he already had too! I brought him to my bed and propped him up on a pillow. By the time he got the cough gone, and calmed down I could not sleep. I was scared to go to sleep with him on a pillow because he likes to sleep with his face pressed straight into his mattress - a pillow is quite a bit softer than a mattress, thus MUCH easier to suffocate in!!
I called this morning to see if we could get something for the draining mucous and the cough. I am waiting to hear back from the drs office!
I missed waking up to the elephants and giggles (how ironic - the kids are watching Winnie the Pooh and they are singing the Heffalump song as I type this!!).
Andrew has a HORRIBLE cough. He is not too bad when he is up, but when he is laying down it is pretty bad. He threw up - like he has never thrown up before - last night. He did not get any of his Prevacid this weekend, and started having foam come out of his mouth. Really, it looked like he had eaten a bar of soap or something. I can only assume it was from the acid in his tummy. He also started getting pretty fussy, like he was in pain!! So, he got some Prevacid (better late than never?)!
At 3:15 (remember our alarm goes off at 3:30 - couldn't hang on that extra 15 minutes) this morning, I finally got up and went and got him. I had listened to him for quite a while coughing, but I was hoping he could wait until the alarm went off so Paul did not have to wake up any earlier than he already had too! I brought him to my bed and propped him up on a pillow. By the time he got the cough gone, and calmed down I could not sleep. I was scared to go to sleep with him on a pillow because he likes to sleep with his face pressed straight into his mattress - a pillow is quite a bit softer than a mattress, thus MUCH easier to suffocate in!!
I called this morning to see if we could get something for the draining mucous and the cough. I am waiting to hear back from the drs office!
I missed waking up to the elephants and giggles (how ironic - the kids are watching Winnie the Pooh and they are singing the Heffalump song as I type this!!).
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