The boys asked why she had tutus around her legs and stomach :) A year ago my boys would not have known what a tutu was :)
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Cutie
I LOVED these very girly pajamas! And, she looks so cute in them :)
The boys asked why she had tutus around her legs and stomach :) A year ago my boys would not have known what a tutu was :)
The boys asked why she had tutus around her legs and stomach :) A year ago my boys would not have known what a tutu was :)
Underwear
Andrew came out of his room and I saw the top of his underwear hanging out the top of his jeans. They did not look familiar as what he had been wearing prior to being put down for nap, so I asked what was on his underwear.
He pulled down his pants and said "Cowboy" (Woody from Toy Story).
As I started to ask why he changed underwear, he pulled his underwear down to reveal MORE underwear. "And, Buzz."
As he said that, I realized we were not done.
He pulled Buzz down, "and guitars" (guitars down) "and Handy Manny and pirate monkeys."
I stopped him before he pulled down the last pair.
He had FIVE pairs of underwear on and his jeans. This is not completely abnormal (although usually he doesn't put five on at a time). I don't know why he likes to wear more than one pair of underwear, but he does.
I guess if this is the biggest potty training dilemma we had, that is pretty good. He is completely potty trained and actually does better at night than any of his brothers did. He still sleeps in pull-ups, but it is very rare for him to have an accident.
He pulled down his pants and said "Cowboy" (Woody from Toy Story).
As I started to ask why he changed underwear, he pulled his underwear down to reveal MORE underwear. "And, Buzz."
As he said that, I realized we were not done.
He pulled Buzz down, "and guitars" (guitars down) "and Handy Manny and pirate monkeys."
I stopped him before he pulled down the last pair.
He had FIVE pairs of underwear on and his jeans. This is not completely abnormal (although usually he doesn't put five on at a time). I don't know why he likes to wear more than one pair of underwear, but he does.
I guess if this is the biggest potty training dilemma we had, that is pretty good. He is completely potty trained and actually does better at night than any of his brothers did. He still sleeps in pull-ups, but it is very rare for him to have an accident.
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
His Master Plan
"Hey Mom! The day before you die why don't you publish your blog and become rich."
Yeah Caleb...THANKS!! Regardless of the fact that we don't typically know when we are going to die - why would I want to become rich AFTER I die.....oh wait, you mean YOU want to be rich!
And my blog is not going to make ANYONE rich!
Yeah Caleb...THANKS!! Regardless of the fact that we don't typically know when we are going to die - why would I want to become rich AFTER I die.....oh wait, you mean YOU want to be rich!
And my blog is not going to make ANYONE rich!
Tooth Fairy Overtime
The tooth fairy has been working overtime at our house. I guess that is what happens when you have three that are losing teeth. Lucky for the tooth fairy, Caleb only has his 12 year molars left to loose. He lost one the week before last. Bryce lost one last week (he already had one growing in - guess it pushed the baby one out). He has a couple of more that are loose.
I don't guess the tooth fairy gets a break for a down economy?
I don't guess the tooth fairy gets a break for a down economy?
Rotating Tires
Andrew started riding a bike a couple of weeks ago.
Daddy was rotating his tires the same weekend and had come in to wash his hands real quick. When he went back out, this is what we found:
Guess his tires needed to be rotated too!!
Daddy was rotating his tires the same weekend and had come in to wash his hands real quick. When he went back out, this is what we found:
Guess his tires needed to be rotated too!!
Wrapped Hand
You might be asking what happened to his hand. Technically, nothing. But, he will NOT keep his thumb out of his mouth! We have tried everything. He liked the taste of all of the spices we put on it (he would ask for more and then started going to the spice drawer and eating spices....STRANGE CHILD). We have tried putting a sock on it, which worked for a while. I tried wrapping just his thumb, but he immediately pulled it off.
He only had it wrapped like that for a couple of hours. I took it off before bed so he wouldn't rip it off with his teeth. As it was, the bandage was soaked when I took it off.
I wish he had stuck with the pacifier!!
Weather
It rained ALL day yesterday. Steady downpour, never letting up. But, yesterday evening after Paul got home he came out of the bedroom and said it sounded like the house was going to blow over. I figured it was just a strong gust, no big deal.
A little bit later I walked outside to get some milk out of the refrigerator in the garage. Our garage has a double car opening on the front and a single car opening on the back, but doesn't have the garage doors on it (it is enclosed other than the door openings). Our grill is usually by the back garage door. When I walked into the garage the grill was not there and it was VERY windy. I asked Paul if he moved it and he said no and that when he came in it was where it normally is.
I found it in the side yard. It had rolled all the way through the garage, partially down the driveway and ended up in the yard. A ladder and wheel barrow that were behind the house were also in the driveway. As we were picking things up and taking the umbrella out of our patio furniture, we realized we could possibly be in a tornado. The winds were that strong.
We came in and told the kids to get in the hall. They were all looking at us like we were crazy and we had to tell them several times. We looked up the weather and we were under a wind advisory, but no tornado watches or warnings.
The winds were 35-48 mph and blowing from every direction. This is what it looked like outside:
Today is supposed to be exceptionally windy too. Then it is supposed to FINALLY get warm! One of the only upsides to living here (other than Daddy being home all the time) is that the winters are so mild. NOT THIS YEAR!! Christmas of 08 we were wearing shorts! I don't think there were many, if any, real short days this winter!
I am SOOO ready for the sunny 70's we should have this weekend!
A little bit later I walked outside to get some milk out of the refrigerator in the garage. Our garage has a double car opening on the front and a single car opening on the back, but doesn't have the garage doors on it (it is enclosed other than the door openings). Our grill is usually by the back garage door. When I walked into the garage the grill was not there and it was VERY windy. I asked Paul if he moved it and he said no and that when he came in it was where it normally is.
I found it in the side yard. It had rolled all the way through the garage, partially down the driveway and ended up in the yard. A ladder and wheel barrow that were behind the house were also in the driveway. As we were picking things up and taking the umbrella out of our patio furniture, we realized we could possibly be in a tornado. The winds were that strong.
We came in and told the kids to get in the hall. They were all looking at us like we were crazy and we had to tell them several times. We looked up the weather and we were under a wind advisory, but no tornado watches or warnings.
The winds were 35-48 mph and blowing from every direction. This is what it looked like outside:
Today is supposed to be exceptionally windy too. Then it is supposed to FINALLY get warm! One of the only upsides to living here (other than Daddy being home all the time) is that the winters are so mild. NOT THIS YEAR!! Christmas of 08 we were wearing shorts! I don't think there were many, if any, real short days this winter!
I am SOOO ready for the sunny 70's we should have this weekend!
Mady's Room
We finally got Mady's room mostly done. I still need to hang her mirror above the dresser and make the skirt for her bed. I am amazed at how long she spends playing in front of that mirror! Between the corner with the pillows and toys and the mirror right by that corner, she LOVES being in her room now. She doesn't even mind playing by herself (although her brothers also love her room - mainly the mirror - so she is rarely in there alone).
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Things I Never Thought I Would Say...
Before you have kids there are things you say you will never say or do. There are also MANY things that you could not even prepare yourself for or fathom EVER coming out of your mouth. Believe me, with four boys..there are a LOT of things that I say and then I wonder if that REALLY came out of my mouth!
Here are some examples of things I have had to say. Warning: some of these might not be for those with weak stomachs....
Go clean the slug slime of the doorknob. (I have a child that likes to put slugs on the front door knob while he waits for the bus so Mom grabs them and gets grossed out...doesn't even have to be April Fool's Day!)
Quit eating (insert some kind of food or candy) out of the trashcan
I believe you that the grasshopper was alive when you put it in your pocket yesterday morning. But, grasshoppers don't survive long in little boys pockets....especially when said pocket has been through the washing machine!
Go potty and you can feed P-Rex (or the fact that we have a bank named P-Rex for that matter)
No, Daddy is not going to beat ANYBODY up! (Daddy was wrestling with one child and another one asked "Daddy, can you beat me up next?")
Don't kiss the dog under his tail
I know you love your sister, but you can not hug her to death (Watching Andrew hug his sister makes me flashback to Animaniacs "I will hug him and pet him and squeeze him and pat him and pet him and caress him..."
Do you need to go poopy or peepee
Please put that back in your pants (Andrew likes to pull it out when he needs to go potty, he just doesnt wait until he gets to the bathroom to do it)
Stop licking the wall
Just go pee over there (sometimes a boy has to go...whether there is a bathroom or not)
Stop licking the floor
Stop licking the dog
Stop licking....you can probably add just about anything here and I have probably had to say it
Do not tell your brother to fish out the toy you dropped in the poopy toilet....that is why we don't bring toys with us when we got potty
Do not let the 2 year old climb a six foot ladder and slide down a piece of wood (yeah, unfortunately I had to tell Dad and Grandpa that one...that was during the Redneck Olympics while still recovering from the birth of our daughter)
Do not let the 2 year old jump off homemade ramps on his powerwheels tractor (again... Dad and Grandpa - and I wonder where the boys get it from)
No, you cannot take your brother with you kayaking so he can be alligator bait if one trys to attack you
If you are going to try to vacuum up your brother, go get the shop vac so you don't ruin my good vacuum!!
Go let your bloody nose drip in the sink while I get you something to put on it....and STOP EATING THE BLOOD!
I am going to MAKE that dog bite you if you don't quit kicking her
Is that poop on the floor or is it a bug? Or a raisin? Oh, it USED to be a bug! Which leads me to the next one.....
I know who ate the bug. There is a cricket leg hanging out of his mouth.
DROP THAT MOUSE RIGHT NOW! OH MY GOSH IT IS STILL ALIVE!! (As I jump onto a bed with my two year old holding a mouse that the cat played with ALMOST to death. This was with my first son, but I would probably still react the same way!) Which was followed by...
Let's go wash your hands again. I know we have washed them about 25 times already, but you touched an almost dead MOUSE!!
I know you want to be a fireman and it is your duty to put out any fires, but PLEASE NEVER pee on the fire in the fireplace again!! (probably should have specified not to pee on ANY fires, but hey...)
No, we cannot play in the front yard naked. We have neighbors!
You are going to eat it so quit gagging! (Bryce makes himself gag if the SIGHT of the food set in front of him doesn't appease him. Usually though, after we make him eat it - he LIKES it - except tuna sandwichs)
And, there was also....if make yourself throw up you are going to eat it. It tastes MUCH better only going down once!
You are going to have to hold on to that booger until we get home. I have nothing for you to wipe it on and you are NOT wiping it on my car seats, carpet, ceiling, seatbelt or YOUR BROTHERS! That is why we don't pick our nose! (answered with "I guess I could eat it like my brother does." Which I responded with "as long as it doesn't end up on my car or on your brothers....."
Do you have poop on your butt? Then WHY is the dog following you around licking your butt? OH, and WHY ARE YOU NAKED AGAIN??
No, I will not put dishsoap and chocolate in the water you are drinking
I told you to get ready for school. Since you kept ignoring me you can go to school in your underwear. YES, I AM serious. Get in the car. (this only happened once and not only does he remember it well, but he tells his brothers frequently that I will do it.)
Do NOT brush your teeth with the same tooth brush you just cleaned the toilet with! And WHY are you cleaning the toilet with your toothbrush?
Is there really any point in taking a shower if you are going to dry the pee off the bathroom floor and then dry yourself with the same towel?
Do not feed your brothers red peppers from the bird cage
Since you fed your brother red peppers anyway, go get one out of the birds food bowl and YOU eat it. YES, I am serious! If it was good enough for you to make him eat it, it is good enough for you to eat it!
Why are you sniffing your brothers (or sisters) butt?
You got several blisters on your fingers because you wanted to see how long you could hold your hand on a hot lightbulb? I think you need to move to the bottom bunk!
No, I don't hope the house catches on fire tonight so that the fireman will come to the house. Well, I guess it depends on the fireman that comes. Wait, no....I don't want the house to catch on fire.
Why is there a dirty diaper in the space shuttle?
This is only a small list because, quite frankly, it happens so frequently I can't remember them all (and sometimes I don't even catch the did-I-just-say-that of whatever I am saying! Not much surprises me anymore!
And, there are lots of potty ones...did I mention I have four boys?
What are some things that you have said that you never thought you would say?
Here are some examples of things I have had to say. Warning: some of these might not be for those with weak stomachs....
Go clean the slug slime of the doorknob. (I have a child that likes to put slugs on the front door knob while he waits for the bus so Mom grabs them and gets grossed out...doesn't even have to be April Fool's Day!)
Quit eating (insert some kind of food or candy) out of the trashcan
I believe you that the grasshopper was alive when you put it in your pocket yesterday morning. But, grasshoppers don't survive long in little boys pockets....especially when said pocket has been through the washing machine!
Go potty and you can feed P-Rex (or the fact that we have a bank named P-Rex for that matter)
No, Daddy is not going to beat ANYBODY up! (Daddy was wrestling with one child and another one asked "Daddy, can you beat me up next?")
Don't kiss the dog under his tail
I know you love your sister, but you can not hug her to death (Watching Andrew hug his sister makes me flashback to Animaniacs "I will hug him and pet him and squeeze him and pat him and pet him and caress him..."
Do you need to go poopy or peepee
Please put that back in your pants (Andrew likes to pull it out when he needs to go potty, he just doesnt wait until he gets to the bathroom to do it)
Stop licking the wall
Just go pee over there (sometimes a boy has to go...whether there is a bathroom or not)
Stop licking the floor
Stop licking the dog
Stop licking....you can probably add just about anything here and I have probably had to say it
Do not tell your brother to fish out the toy you dropped in the poopy toilet....that is why we don't bring toys with us when we got potty
Do not let the 2 year old climb a six foot ladder and slide down a piece of wood (yeah, unfortunately I had to tell Dad and Grandpa that one...that was during the Redneck Olympics while still recovering from the birth of our daughter)
Do not let the 2 year old jump off homemade ramps on his powerwheels tractor (again... Dad and Grandpa - and I wonder where the boys get it from)
No, you cannot take your brother with you kayaking so he can be alligator bait if one trys to attack you
If you are going to try to vacuum up your brother, go get the shop vac so you don't ruin my good vacuum!!
Go let your bloody nose drip in the sink while I get you something to put on it....and STOP EATING THE BLOOD!
I am going to MAKE that dog bite you if you don't quit kicking her
Is that poop on the floor or is it a bug? Or a raisin? Oh, it USED to be a bug! Which leads me to the next one.....
I know who ate the bug. There is a cricket leg hanging out of his mouth.
DROP THAT MOUSE RIGHT NOW! OH MY GOSH IT IS STILL ALIVE!! (As I jump onto a bed with my two year old holding a mouse that the cat played with ALMOST to death. This was with my first son, but I would probably still react the same way!) Which was followed by...
Let's go wash your hands again. I know we have washed them about 25 times already, but you touched an almost dead MOUSE!!
I know you want to be a fireman and it is your duty to put out any fires, but PLEASE NEVER pee on the fire in the fireplace again!! (probably should have specified not to pee on ANY fires, but hey...)
No, we cannot play in the front yard naked. We have neighbors!
You are going to eat it so quit gagging! (Bryce makes himself gag if the SIGHT of the food set in front of him doesn't appease him. Usually though, after we make him eat it - he LIKES it - except tuna sandwichs)
And, there was also....if make yourself throw up you are going to eat it. It tastes MUCH better only going down once!
You are going to have to hold on to that booger until we get home. I have nothing for you to wipe it on and you are NOT wiping it on my car seats, carpet, ceiling, seatbelt or YOUR BROTHERS! That is why we don't pick our nose! (answered with "I guess I could eat it like my brother does." Which I responded with "as long as it doesn't end up on my car or on your brothers....."
Do you have poop on your butt? Then WHY is the dog following you around licking your butt? OH, and WHY ARE YOU NAKED AGAIN??
No, I will not put dishsoap and chocolate in the water you are drinking
I told you to get ready for school. Since you kept ignoring me you can go to school in your underwear. YES, I AM serious. Get in the car. (this only happened once and not only does he remember it well, but he tells his brothers frequently that I will do it.)
Do NOT brush your teeth with the same tooth brush you just cleaned the toilet with! And WHY are you cleaning the toilet with your toothbrush?
Is there really any point in taking a shower if you are going to dry the pee off the bathroom floor and then dry yourself with the same towel?
Do not feed your brothers red peppers from the bird cage
Since you fed your brother red peppers anyway, go get one out of the birds food bowl and YOU eat it. YES, I am serious! If it was good enough for you to make him eat it, it is good enough for you to eat it!
Why are you sniffing your brothers (or sisters) butt?
You got several blisters on your fingers because you wanted to see how long you could hold your hand on a hot lightbulb? I think you need to move to the bottom bunk!
No, I don't hope the house catches on fire tonight so that the fireman will come to the house. Well, I guess it depends on the fireman that comes. Wait, no....I don't want the house to catch on fire.
Why is there a dirty diaper in the space shuttle?
This is only a small list because, quite frankly, it happens so frequently I can't remember them all (and sometimes I don't even catch the did-I-just-say-that of whatever I am saying! Not much surprises me anymore!
And, there are lots of potty ones...did I mention I have four boys?
What are some things that you have said that you never thought you would say?
LOOK OUT - Here Comes the Torturous Threes!!
Let's just say we are nearing the end of the Terrible Twos and making a magnifacent entrance into the Torturous Threes! I have always said threes are worse than twos...and Andrew is out to prove me right (which is amazing because the kids normally try to prove me wrong). I have to appreciate the work and dedication he puts into it, though (note the sarcasm).
"Andrew, get out of that." "NO, I DON'T WANT TO GET OUT OF THAT!"
"Andrew, we don't hit our big brother over the head with a big wooden board...or anything else." "I WANT TO HIT MY BIG BROTHER OVER THE HEAD WITH A WOOD!"
(yes, he actually did that!)
This is how the majority of our conversations go lately. I have never looked forward and LOVED napped time with him as much as I am right now (of course, this is also when he has decided naps are for the weak and he is NOT weak!). Just a small amount of time where everything I say is not followed by "NO! I don't want to....(repeat whatever Mom said)!!"
OHHHH....and can he ever push his brothers buttons. Everything they have let him get away with in the past they are now annoyed by. The cuteness has worn off, and he knows it but just LOVES to make is brothers scream at him, then he screams back, and it is loud and nasty until Mom can't stand it anymore!
We turned door knobs to bedrooms around because he LOVED to lock doors (he also loves to slam doors over and over) with him on the outside of the door and no one on the inside, except maybe his baby sister. I am a pro at taking door knobs off....I think I could do it in less than 30 seconds. Now his thing is to wait until his brothers are in their rooms and then go lock them IN! Of course, I know nothing about it until kids are beating doors down wanting out!
I do have to say though, when it comes to temper tantrums.....his about to be seven year old brother has him WAY beat on that. I think he has mastered the "art" of temper tantrums. If it wasn't so annoying I would be in awe of him. But, since he throws them VERY frequently - like anytime he has to do something he doesn't want to - well, let's just say the awe is gone!
Although this stage is a very trying stage, it is also a very fun stage of exploration and learning. It is so fun to watch him figure things our for himself and then see how proud he is of his accomplishments! Everything is a learning oppurtunity!
Here is to hoping that the drama I am preparing myself for having a GIRL going through the terrible twos and torturous threes is all for nothing. I am expecting it to be BAD, especially since she has had the Drama Queen routine down since before birth! Maybe a lot like her brothers, but with lots of tears and poochy lips and going to Daddy to get her way.
"Andrew, get out of that." "NO, I DON'T WANT TO GET OUT OF THAT!"
"Andrew, we don't hit our big brother over the head with a big wooden board...or anything else." "I WANT TO HIT MY BIG BROTHER OVER THE HEAD WITH A WOOD!"
(yes, he actually did that!)
This is how the majority of our conversations go lately. I have never looked forward and LOVED napped time with him as much as I am right now (of course, this is also when he has decided naps are for the weak and he is NOT weak!). Just a small amount of time where everything I say is not followed by "NO! I don't want to....(repeat whatever Mom said)!!"
OHHHH....and can he ever push his brothers buttons. Everything they have let him get away with in the past they are now annoyed by. The cuteness has worn off, and he knows it but just LOVES to make is brothers scream at him, then he screams back, and it is loud and nasty until Mom can't stand it anymore!
We turned door knobs to bedrooms around because he LOVED to lock doors (he also loves to slam doors over and over) with him on the outside of the door and no one on the inside, except maybe his baby sister. I am a pro at taking door knobs off....I think I could do it in less than 30 seconds. Now his thing is to wait until his brothers are in their rooms and then go lock them IN! Of course, I know nothing about it until kids are beating doors down wanting out!
I do have to say though, when it comes to temper tantrums.....his about to be seven year old brother has him WAY beat on that. I think he has mastered the "art" of temper tantrums. If it wasn't so annoying I would be in awe of him. But, since he throws them VERY frequently - like anytime he has to do something he doesn't want to - well, let's just say the awe is gone!
Although this stage is a very trying stage, it is also a very fun stage of exploration and learning. It is so fun to watch him figure things our for himself and then see how proud he is of his accomplishments! Everything is a learning oppurtunity!
Here is to hoping that the drama I am preparing myself for having a GIRL going through the terrible twos and torturous threes is all for nothing. I am expecting it to be BAD, especially since she has had the Drama Queen routine down since before birth! Maybe a lot like her brothers, but with lots of tears and poochy lips and going to Daddy to get her way.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Sweet Moments
I witnessed such a sweet moment when I went in to get Madeleine out of bed this morning. Andrew comes running in her room and says "Mowning Pitty Girl Pincess! Did you seep goooood Sistee Pincess Mads? I missed my Pitty Pitty Pitty Pincess Girl!" as he smothers her with kisses and hugs.
She had a huge smile on her face from the moment she saw (actually I think she HEARD him first)him. I have so enjoyed watching the two of them interact. They are usually so sweet with each other, although sometimes Andrew gets a little tougher than he thinks he is.
She had a huge smile on her face from the moment she saw (actually I think she HEARD him first)him. I have so enjoyed watching the two of them interact. They are usually so sweet with each other, although sometimes Andrew gets a little tougher than he thinks he is.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Tom Sawyer
Caleb had to give a biography today and had to dress up for it. He chose Mark Twain to do his biography on. He really enjoys reading the old classics. Mark Twain liked to wear white suits (which went great with his crazy white hair). I was not going to go buy him a white suit for a class assignment, so his teacher said he could dress up as a character from Mark Twain's stories. Of course, he immediately chose Tom Sawyer.
He did not want to wear his uniform today and they were told that if they wanted to wear their costume all day they could. So, this is how Caleb went to school....I am not sure that this is going to be much better than his uniform.
Don't you want to pop those suspenders??!!
He did not want to wear his uniform today and they were told that if they wanted to wear their costume all day they could. So, this is how Caleb went to school....I am not sure that this is going to be much better than his uniform.
Don't you want to pop those suspenders??!!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Choking
This morning I heard a story about a 911 operator who was still in training when he got a call from a mom that had a child that was choking. His supervisor was standing there while he calmly told the frantic mother how to help the child and it ended with the child being saved.
When he got off the call, his supervisor praised his great job of calmly directing the mother to helping her child. The operator turned to his supervisor shaking and visibly upset. "That was MY child that was choking!"
When that call came in he had NO idea what he was about to face. But, he was able to CALMLY give his wife instructions to help HIS baby. His supervisor gave him the rest of the day off to spend with his wife and baby!
This is something I have wondered about a lot. I have been through several infant/child CPR and heimlich maneuver training courses. If MY child was choking, would I be able to do CPR or the Heimlich to save his or her life? I honestly think I would freeze in fear!
I have had two children choke on two different occasions. The first time was Bryce, years ago. We were at a Sunday School function and he was eating a hotdog. Paul was out of town, so it was just me and the four kids. You can read about that experience here.
The second time was last year and it was Andrew. You can read about that experience here. Thank goodness Daddy was there! But, my heart stopped and I had a second where all I could do is freeze. If he had not been there would I have snapped out of it in time to save him?
This is something that is very serious to me. Not only because it is a serious situation, but because I have a two (almost three) year old that still ALWAYS has something in his mouth that he should not have. Money, legos, marbles, SOMETHING! I also have a fairly newly mobile baby that puts EVERYTHING in her mouth. If she can reach it and it fits in her mouth, it is in it. If it doesn't fit in her mouth she is trying to bite it. The odds of me being alone and one of them choking are VERY high!
I can only hope that if (or when) I am put in that situation that God would give me the strength to move, and quickly. There is no way I would be able to do it otherwise!
When he got off the call, his supervisor praised his great job of calmly directing the mother to helping her child. The operator turned to his supervisor shaking and visibly upset. "That was MY child that was choking!"
When that call came in he had NO idea what he was about to face. But, he was able to CALMLY give his wife instructions to help HIS baby. His supervisor gave him the rest of the day off to spend with his wife and baby!
This is something I have wondered about a lot. I have been through several infant/child CPR and heimlich maneuver training courses. If MY child was choking, would I be able to do CPR or the Heimlich to save his or her life? I honestly think I would freeze in fear!
I have had two children choke on two different occasions. The first time was Bryce, years ago. We were at a Sunday School function and he was eating a hotdog. Paul was out of town, so it was just me and the four kids. You can read about that experience here.
The second time was last year and it was Andrew. You can read about that experience here. Thank goodness Daddy was there! But, my heart stopped and I had a second where all I could do is freeze. If he had not been there would I have snapped out of it in time to save him?
This is something that is very serious to me. Not only because it is a serious situation, but because I have a two (almost three) year old that still ALWAYS has something in his mouth that he should not have. Money, legos, marbles, SOMETHING! I also have a fairly newly mobile baby that puts EVERYTHING in her mouth. If she can reach it and it fits in her mouth, it is in it. If it doesn't fit in her mouth she is trying to bite it. The odds of me being alone and one of them choking are VERY high!
I can only hope that if (or when) I am put in that situation that God would give me the strength to move, and quickly. There is no way I would be able to do it otherwise!
Monday, February 15, 2010
Bad Habits
When Mady hears one of the boys burp, she "burps." It is the funniest thing, except she is a GIRL! I do NOT want my daughter walking around burping all the time, albeit fake or not.
Daddy says the burping is okay because he doesn't want guys to like her! I told him my parents might have felt the same way and asked what he would have done if I walked around burping all the time. "Well I would have thought you were gross and would not have wanted anything to do with you." Yeah, I guess I proved HIS point!
She also shakes her head no all the time. If she hears anyone say no, she will shake her head and say "nuh-uh" over and over.
Andrew also has a new bad habit. He calls EVERYONE a "doedoe" (much thanks to his oldest brother for that one). I have been trying and trying to break him of it.
Why is it that bad habits are learned much quicker that good habits?
Daddy says the burping is okay because he doesn't want guys to like her! I told him my parents might have felt the same way and asked what he would have done if I walked around burping all the time. "Well I would have thought you were gross and would not have wanted anything to do with you." Yeah, I guess I proved HIS point!
She also shakes her head no all the time. If she hears anyone say no, she will shake her head and say "nuh-uh" over and over.
Andrew also has a new bad habit. He calls EVERYONE a "doedoe" (much thanks to his oldest brother for that one). I have been trying and trying to break him of it.
Why is it that bad habits are learned much quicker that good habits?
Patience
I am sitting in Madeleine's room with her and Andrew. Mady has a toy that is 10 half circles that you can connect and make a tower, snap together and make 5 balls or you can nest the balls inside each other (10 different sizes). Andrew figured out he could hide a small ball under each half circle. As quickly as he gets a ball under one though, Mady takes the ball to eat.
Andrew keeps telling her over and over "Mads, you have to be patient sistee!"
Except Mads has already started to master the art of ignoring all of her brothers (which is probably a good thing). So, we are instead just going in circles. Andrew places balls under, Mady takes them, Andrew tells her to be patient. Andrew places ball under, Mady takes them......
I must say, Andrew is being pretty patient and he is politely telling her to be patient over and over instead of being mean to her.
Andrew keeps telling her over and over "Mads, you have to be patient sistee!"
Except Mads has already started to master the art of ignoring all of her brothers (which is probably a good thing). So, we are instead just going in circles. Andrew places balls under, Mady takes them, Andrew tells her to be patient. Andrew places ball under, Mady takes them......
I must say, Andrew is being pretty patient and he is politely telling her to be patient over and over instead of being mean to her.
Madeleine's Room
I spent the weekend working on Mads bedroom. She is no longer in a blue bedroom :) We did two shades of pink with a green stripe around the room. That was a PAIN! It sounded much better in my head! There was a LOT of time spent measuring and taping off this stripe and the whole time I was painting I was nervous as to how it would look when I pulled off the tape!
It turned out cute though. I hate trying to pick paint colors because they come out so different when you put them on walls then that little swatch looks. I was a little concerned about the green, but I think it came out nice.
There is a corner of her room that I put a bean bag and some pillows in. She LOVES that corner. She spends a ton of time climbing on the bean bag chair and then rolling off of it. There are SO many giggles that come out of that corner! I was really just trying to get that stuff out of the way, I never guessed she would love it so much.
We went with a ballerina theme. I still have some stuff to do. One of the big things I want to do is to put a long mirror on one wall with a dance barre on it (down low at her level). Mads loves looking at herself in the mirror and talking to herself, so I think it would be a big hit.
Here are a couple of pics of what I have done this weekend....
Not only has she been napping much better since we changed rooms, she is starting to sleep through the night! I give her a "dream bottle" (that is from the Baby Whisperer) before I go to bed and IF she wakes up in the middle of the night, she usually goes right back to sleep without anyone going to her room!
It turned out cute though. I hate trying to pick paint colors because they come out so different when you put them on walls then that little swatch looks. I was a little concerned about the green, but I think it came out nice.
There is a corner of her room that I put a bean bag and some pillows in. She LOVES that corner. She spends a ton of time climbing on the bean bag chair and then rolling off of it. There are SO many giggles that come out of that corner! I was really just trying to get that stuff out of the way, I never guessed she would love it so much.
We went with a ballerina theme. I still have some stuff to do. One of the big things I want to do is to put a long mirror on one wall with a dance barre on it (down low at her level). Mads loves looking at herself in the mirror and talking to herself, so I think it would be a big hit.
Here are a couple of pics of what I have done this weekend....
Not only has she been napping much better since we changed rooms, she is starting to sleep through the night! I give her a "dream bottle" (that is from the Baby Whisperer) before I go to bed and IF she wakes up in the middle of the night, she usually goes right back to sleep without anyone going to her room!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Snow Day 2010
It started snowing at about 6:30 this morning. We got probably an inch and a half to two inches. By 10:30 it was still snowing, but melting too. It briefly started accumulating on the roads and they talked about closing the bridges (they did temporarily to sand them), but not before Paul got sent home (he was actually told by the boss to go home).
Andrew came out of his room in shorts and a tshirt and said he was ready to go play outside in the snow. It was his older brothers shorts and tshirt so they were not even staying on him!
We got to enjoy some time outside playing before it started melting and then we spent the day running errands and trying to stay out of the house for a while.
Andrew came out of his room in shorts and a tshirt and said he was ready to go play outside in the snow. It was his older brothers shorts and tshirt so they were not even staying on him!
We got to enjoy some time outside playing before it started melting and then we spent the day running errands and trying to stay out of the house for a while.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
A LONG Weekend!
School has been cancelled for tomorrow "just in case." We have a chance of 1 or 2 inches of snow tonight and tomorrow. That means either we will get nothing or we will get a foot of snow :) That is just the way it normally works. But the weathermen always make a point of saying it is VERY hard to predict down here because everything has to work out "just right" for us to get snow.
Honestly, this is just God's sense of humor at work. We told the kids not to expect to see snow at home when we moved down here. That year they got the most snow they had gotten in over 20 years. This will be our second snow this season. I guess I should tell them to expect snow every year and then it won't snow!!
If I am lucky the two Mississippi bridges will be closed due to ice on the road. That means Daddy will have to stay home and we can have a family day stuck inside!
The boys don't go back to school until next Wednesday. They have Monday and Tuesday off for Mardi Gras. Oh, the benefits of living in Louisiana!! There aren't many, so we take what we can get!
Honestly, this is just God's sense of humor at work. We told the kids not to expect to see snow at home when we moved down here. That year they got the most snow they had gotten in over 20 years. This will be our second snow this season. I guess I should tell them to expect snow every year and then it won't snow!!
If I am lucky the two Mississippi bridges will be closed due to ice on the road. That means Daddy will have to stay home and we can have a family day stuck inside!
The boys don't go back to school until next Wednesday. They have Monday and Tuesday off for Mardi Gras. Oh, the benefits of living in Louisiana!! There aren't many, so we take what we can get!
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