It has been almost a month since my last post...oops! I guess the month of December got the best of me! We have been quite busy, since Evan's birthday nothing too much new has been going on. Just same old 'Darling' stuff. Evan had his first Christmas program at his preschool, the Grandparents joined us to watch him...and oh my, was it cute to watch all these 3-4 year olds and 4-5 year olds sing and do a little skit about Mary and Joseph. The entire program was about a 1/2 hour long, I think that was way over Evan's patience level, he was very nervous and pretty much just stood there. But that's Evan...whad-do-ya-do.
Mason's been fairly busy himself. He's quite the instigator and whiner. Not so fun, but he still is very funny and tells us the funniest things. He is done with his ECFE class and they actually cancelled it for next semester. We're a bit bummed about that, but oh well. He'll be 3 next April, and boy oh boy can you tell he's got the terrible 3's! He definitely tests us to our max. But that's a 2 1/2 year old!
Carter will be 6 months old tomorrow. We tried rice cereal, he didn't dig it too much. The very first time went ok, but after that he looked at me like I was nuts to try and give that to him. He's still nursing, which has been going pretty good. I've been thinking about weaning him, but just don't know when to yet. I think I will just wait it out and let things happen naturally. I'm not in any major hurry...I certainly like saving money by not buying formula! That stuff is e-x-p-e-n-s-i-v-e! Hopefully nursing will continue to go well and we get a few more months in :). Other than that, he's a really fun baby and we are enjoying every moment with him. He smiles and laughs all the time and he's almost sitting up by himself! You can tell he's so proud of himself too, it's so cute. He's a smart little cookie, he knows what he wants and he will let us know!
As for Brian, pretty much the same. He saw another neurologist for his headache and he's going to be going in for a sleep apnea test. He has his consult this Friday. Hopefully they can do it sooner than later... He's on another prescription (yay...more western medicine...) and I have no idea if it's helping or not. My assumption is 'not'. I try not to bug him about his headache too often. Poor guy. Well, at least there's another hope out there for him with this sleep apnea test! Cross your fingers for us!
As for myself, again, the same. Christmas came and went. The kids have been having their bouts of sickness (which I have to say, they have the best Daddy ever!!!). Brian took care of Evan so well when he got sick the other day, he took care of all of us! He's amazing. I am SO lucky. My job that I took with the company I used to work for is on hold. I worked myself out of work! I was helping office staff with 'catch up' stuff. I really enjoy it and it's been nice to get a pay check. I sure hope they have something for me again soon... The boys are keeping me busy, the Holiday's left me overwhelmed, the organization needs to start, and dinner needs to be made. =) And for that...good afternoon, good evening and good night! I will post pics in my next blog...hopefully if I get the energy to upload them to the computer!
Monday, December 29, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Happy Birthday Evan!!!
Woohoo! Today is Evan's 5th birthday. Time sure does fly...but you all know that. I'm excited for him, I'm excited for us, but I think it's hard for a Mom to watch her first born grow up. I remember when we found out we were pregnant for the first time and how excited and nervous we were...no more doctors telling me I may not be able to have kids! Ha, we showed them ;). 5 years ago today was a crazy, hectic, scary and exciting day. Evan was the first grandchild on both sides of our family. Our families were in the waiting room waiting for the news of if the baby was a boy or girl. When he was born, Brian and I had our first moments with him. It was wonderful and overwhelming. He went down to the waiting room and told the family that we have a boy, and I could hear the screams of excitement down the hall while I was laying in bed holding my new son. It was incredible.
Now it's 5 years later, and he's just been a joy. We're still new parents with him, growing and learning with him every day, and its been fun. Here's a fun Evan story from a couple days ago.
Brian was outside cleaning the shed and Evan was helping. Evan thought it was a good time to ask about God. Brian explained the best he could to a 5 year old, saying that God can see us everywhere and is with us all the time. Evan couldn't quite grasp the fact that God can see us everywhere...so he went into the shed and said, 'God can't see me in here!'.
Now it's 5 years later, and he's just been a joy. We're still new parents with him, growing and learning with him every day, and its been fun. Here's a fun Evan story from a couple days ago.
Brian was outside cleaning the shed and Evan was helping. Evan thought it was a good time to ask about God. Brian explained the best he could to a 5 year old, saying that God can see us everywhere and is with us all the time. Evan couldn't quite grasp the fact that God can see us everywhere...so he went into the shed and said, 'God can't see me in here!'.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Happy Anniversary!
13 years ago today marks the day that Brian 'asked me out'. I was just 15, he was 16. I remember that moment like it was yesterday, I felt so nervous and shocked that someone like him would be asking me out! The song 'I can love you like that' was playing on K102. He was wearing black jeans, a t-shirt with a cow on it and a black and white flannel, he also had his black Duke hat. I was in blue jeans a blue t-shirt and a jean vest (I know...I was stylin'). We were sitting on my cousin's couch, he was sitting back and I was leaning forward. He was on my left side. At 11:06pm, he made his big move, 'will you go out with me?'. My heart stopped. At 11:07pm, I answered, 'yeeeaaahh'. The rest is history =).
It puts a smile on my face looking back and seeing all we've done and accomplished. We survived being high school sweethearts and all the high school drama that goes with that. We survived his 4 years of college life and my 1 year of tech school life. We survived me working at a company in St. Paul while he was still in college. We survived the long and crazy farming hours. We survived our wedding plans that took 2 1/2 years. We survived our wedding! We survived home ownership. We survived going through rough pregnancies. We survived deciding for me to be a stay at home mom. We survived the decision for him to own his own insurance agency. We survived, and are still surviving, parenthood. We've survived every sacrifice we've made. We've survived the past 13 years of our life together, with all that we've been through and all that we have, it couldn't be any better.
He is my rock. He is who comes home every day from work and greets us all with a hug and kiss. He is who says 'I love you' countless times during each and every day. He is who spoils me rotten by letting me sleep in on weekends when I can and makes me breakfast. He is who the perfect father is. He is who is so helpful and does everything in his power to make sure I'm happy. He is who I can look at every day and know that he loves me, and I love him. He is who is my 100% supporter in everything I do. He is who is strong, compassionate and caring. He is who takes care of his family. He is who has made me the person I am today. He is handsome. He is loving. He is loved. He is supportive. He is strong. He is amazing. He is my husband. I couldn't be more proud of him.
13 years ago today, marks the beginning of our life together. Our story has been interesting, fun, comical, crazy...and our story continues.
It puts a smile on my face looking back and seeing all we've done and accomplished. We survived being high school sweethearts and all the high school drama that goes with that. We survived his 4 years of college life and my 1 year of tech school life. We survived me working at a company in St. Paul while he was still in college. We survived the long and crazy farming hours. We survived our wedding plans that took 2 1/2 years. We survived our wedding! We survived home ownership. We survived going through rough pregnancies. We survived deciding for me to be a stay at home mom. We survived the decision for him to own his own insurance agency. We survived, and are still surviving, parenthood. We've survived every sacrifice we've made. We've survived the past 13 years of our life together, with all that we've been through and all that we have, it couldn't be any better.
He is my rock. He is who comes home every day from work and greets us all with a hug and kiss. He is who says 'I love you' countless times during each and every day. He is who spoils me rotten by letting me sleep in on weekends when I can and makes me breakfast. He is who the perfect father is. He is who is so helpful and does everything in his power to make sure I'm happy. He is who I can look at every day and know that he loves me, and I love him. He is who is my 100% supporter in everything I do. He is who is strong, compassionate and caring. He is who takes care of his family. He is who has made me the person I am today. He is handsome. He is loving. He is loved. He is supportive. He is strong. He is amazing. He is my husband. I couldn't be more proud of him.
13 years ago today, marks the beginning of our life together. Our story has been interesting, fun, comical, crazy...and our story continues.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Update - looong, there are pics =)
It's been a while since my last update, so here goes.
Evan's doing good, he's starting to open up more at school which has been great! He's so ridiculously shy. His newest thing is that he's been having a hard time with anxiety. He absolutely throws a fit and massively overreacts if something doesn't go right. We're working with him, but it's such a challenge since we don't have a clue as to how to fix it! Other than that, he's doing good :)
Mason's doing good as well. He's just Mason. He cracks us up daily and does the funniest things. He's starting to think he can use the toilet, and he tries, and he's been successful at times. However, I just haven't taken the complete time to potty train him. I think if I actually did take the time, we'd have 2 kids out of diapers. I don't know why I haven't tried harder...maybe this will be my motivation! Duh - 2 out of diapers?! HELLO!!!
Carter's doing great. He was baptised on November 8th and it was so fun! Brian's sister and her husband are his Godparents and the service went really well! =) He's such a fun baby. I'm still nursing him which is going well, except for when he goes through his growth spurts and I have a hard time keeping up! He's growing like crazy and smiles all the time! He's figured out his hands and that they do things, and that in itself has been hilarious. The day he found his hand, I was in the car with the kids, he was crying and all of a sudden was very quiet. I looked back and he was staring at his hand - he stared at it for about 5 minutes. Seriously! It was really cute. Anywho, he's playing with toys, grabbing his feet, removing his socks all the time, rolling to his side (he's rolled over a handful of times), laughing, playing, talking, putting things in his mouth and just being super fun all the time!
Brian's doing well, he still has his headache friend...or shall I say enemy?? Maybe we should name it something...like farnuckel. I may have to get that approved. Not too much is new with him. He's busy busy and that's about it.
I'm doing pretty good. I'm struggling with my weight of course. But this is the worst struggle I think I've ever gone through. I'm a stress eater and that sucks. At least with nursing I haven't gained weight (except for that 3 lb buffer), but I'm not losing - which is what I need to do!!! Oh well. I was involved in a boutique yesterday with my jewelry business and that was a really nice time! I got to hang out with my cousin and my sister in law who were also involved in the boutique! I also had a jewelry show last Wednesday night and it was really fun! My last show was 5 months ago, so I was a bit rusty, but regardless it was still a good time and it was a great show! My hostess is getting a ton of free jewelry! I'm hoping to get some more shows on the calendar...I'm also hoping I can do a 'mock show' for some friends so I can get some practice and advice :) Anyone want to help???
Here are some pics from our adventures:
Evan's doing good, he's starting to open up more at school which has been great! He's so ridiculously shy. His newest thing is that he's been having a hard time with anxiety. He absolutely throws a fit and massively overreacts if something doesn't go right. We're working with him, but it's such a challenge since we don't have a clue as to how to fix it! Other than that, he's doing good :)
Mason's doing good as well. He's just Mason. He cracks us up daily and does the funniest things. He's starting to think he can use the toilet, and he tries, and he's been successful at times. However, I just haven't taken the complete time to potty train him. I think if I actually did take the time, we'd have 2 kids out of diapers. I don't know why I haven't tried harder...maybe this will be my motivation! Duh - 2 out of diapers?! HELLO!!!
Carter's doing great. He was baptised on November 8th and it was so fun! Brian's sister and her husband are his Godparents and the service went really well! =) He's such a fun baby. I'm still nursing him which is going well, except for when he goes through his growth spurts and I have a hard time keeping up! He's growing like crazy and smiles all the time! He's figured out his hands and that they do things, and that in itself has been hilarious. The day he found his hand, I was in the car with the kids, he was crying and all of a sudden was very quiet. I looked back and he was staring at his hand - he stared at it for about 5 minutes. Seriously! It was really cute. Anywho, he's playing with toys, grabbing his feet, removing his socks all the time, rolling to his side (he's rolled over a handful of times), laughing, playing, talking, putting things in his mouth and just being super fun all the time!
Brian's doing well, he still has his headache friend...or shall I say enemy?? Maybe we should name it something...like farnuckel. I may have to get that approved. Not too much is new with him. He's busy busy and that's about it.
I'm doing pretty good. I'm struggling with my weight of course. But this is the worst struggle I think I've ever gone through. I'm a stress eater and that sucks. At least with nursing I haven't gained weight (except for that 3 lb buffer), but I'm not losing - which is what I need to do!!! Oh well. I was involved in a boutique yesterday with my jewelry business and that was a really nice time! I got to hang out with my cousin and my sister in law who were also involved in the boutique! I also had a jewelry show last Wednesday night and it was really fun! My last show was 5 months ago, so I was a bit rusty, but regardless it was still a good time and it was a great show! My hostess is getting a ton of free jewelry! I'm hoping to get some more shows on the calendar...I'm also hoping I can do a 'mock show' for some friends so I can get some practice and advice :) Anyone want to help???
Here are some pics from our adventures:
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Dadisms
Brian is getting the boys ready for bed, they got pj's on, then it was time to brush teeth and use the bathroom. Evan decided it was the time of the day to do his duties...so he climbed up on the toilet, and Brian took Mason in there to brush his teeth (nice picture, huh?!). I'm out in the living room playing with Carter on the floor and this is what I hear:
'Evan, we don't play on the toilet like that, now put your shirt down and poop!'.
I guess you know you're a parent when you say things like this :). I have been hysterical ever since and just had to blog about it.
Have a good night.
Until next time...
'Evan, we don't play on the toilet like that, now put your shirt down and poop!'.
I guess you know you're a parent when you say things like this :). I have been hysterical ever since and just had to blog about it.
Have a good night.
Until next time...
Sunday, November 02, 2008
Wow...have we been busy!
It's been a very long time since my last post! We have been so busy! We were hard at work with our haunted house stuff, and I am happy that it's over :). It's a long process, but it turned out great (www.nightmaregrove.blogspot.com)! We had a fantastic turnout and we have a lot of great food donations for the food shelf! I've also been going into work 2 nights a week, and it's been going really well. I'm enjoying my time away working outside the home, but I do miss my boys.
I had Evan's conferences on Friday (I know...nice add to our crazy Halloween day!) and the teacher said he's doing really well. He's very shy, but he's starting to warm up and get much better! So that was nice to hear :)
Mason's been doing well. We've been trying to keep him healthy and away from cold stuff - every time he gets a little runny nose, he ends up with an ear infection. Poor kid's going to be immune to amoxicillin before he's 5! Other than that, he's been just a riot. He cracks us up every day with his stories and actions. He's a funny kid.
Carter's doing great! He's 4 months old now!!! He's smiling up a storm, giggling, rolling from his tummy to his back and always wanting to be held. His 4 month appointment is this Wednesday, so we'll see how he's doing health wise there :). He's cute as a button and we're all loving him to pieces :)!
As far as hubby and myself...same old same old! I haven't really had much of a chance to sit and chat with hubby for a while due to the Halloween chaos and work. We're hoping to cuddle up tonight and enjoy a movie - if we can stay awake! I'm doing pretty much the same, just very busy with 3 kids, work and avoiding the scale ;). The darn Halloween candy is so easy to grab...ugh! Oh well, I'll get there!
I had Evan's conferences on Friday (I know...nice add to our crazy Halloween day!) and the teacher said he's doing really well. He's very shy, but he's starting to warm up and get much better! So that was nice to hear :)
Mason's been doing well. We've been trying to keep him healthy and away from cold stuff - every time he gets a little runny nose, he ends up with an ear infection. Poor kid's going to be immune to amoxicillin before he's 5! Other than that, he's been just a riot. He cracks us up every day with his stories and actions. He's a funny kid.
Carter's doing great! He's 4 months old now!!! He's smiling up a storm, giggling, rolling from his tummy to his back and always wanting to be held. His 4 month appointment is this Wednesday, so we'll see how he's doing health wise there :). He's cute as a button and we're all loving him to pieces :)!
As far as hubby and myself...same old same old! I haven't really had much of a chance to sit and chat with hubby for a while due to the Halloween chaos and work. We're hoping to cuddle up tonight and enjoy a movie - if we can stay awake! I'm doing pretty much the same, just very busy with 3 kids, work and avoiding the scale ;). The darn Halloween candy is so easy to grab...ugh! Oh well, I'll get there!
Thursday, October 16, 2008
HI HO, HI HO, IT'S OFF TO WORK I GO!
It's been a busy week! I started work on Tuesday night and it went great! It was fun to get out of the house, sit at a desk and 'work'. It was kind of weird and I almost felt naked without 3 kids hanging on me! But I am so far really enjoying it and thankful for the opportunity my ex-boss has given me! It's neat to be back with the company I worked for before we had kids. Plus it's a huge bonus to already have the knowledge of the computer system and everything that goes on! It only took a few minutes to remember everything...kind of like riding a bike :). I'll be working Tuesday and Wednesday evenings when I can...maybe in the future I'll pick up more hours. But for now it's working out great so we can all get adjusted. Brian, of course, is doing awesome with the boys! I think the boys are REALLY loving their Daddy time! I asked them this morning if they missed me and they said no! I had to laugh. Carter's doing good with the bottle too - at least that's what I'm told ;). I'm having a hard time though getting a milk supply...I'll have to work extra hard to get that supply up! Oh well, the job isn't super pressing, so if I need to leave I can. I am loving the flexibility! Yay! I better stop before this gets too much more babbly, plus the boys are needing me :).
Monday, October 13, 2008
New Adventures and Projects
We are able to cross off a couple things off our 'to do' list! Woohoo! We spent the weekend working on some projects that have been long waiting! We got 3 things done...well, mostly Brian did, but I helped a little :).
We got the swingset stained, the bench out front stained and the windmill and honeysuckle plant landscaping project done! Yippee!
Carter has also been enjoying some new adventures of experiencing the exersaucer and the Bumbo! He likes them a lot, but doesn't last too long. He's also been VERY cranky lately and I'm walking around with him all the time. It's been exhausting and I sure hope he gets over this crankiness soon! However, I've learned new things I can do with one hand and even my feet. Well, I learned these things when Mason came around, but I think I'm just improving my skills. Multitasking is my profession :).
Speaking of profession...
I'm headed back to work tomorrow! I was filling out some applications and I thought I'd email my ex-boss to see if she'd be ok to respond with being a reference. Well, she emailed back very quickly offering me a job! I'll be helping out in the evenings a couple times a week with office stuff - basically the same stuff I was doing over 5 years ago! I'm excited, but also nervous. I've been a stay at home mom for 5 years now, so going back into an office setting is a little intimidating! Also...I just hope, so much, that the boys will be good for Daddy while Mommy is out of the house!!! It'll be an adjustment for everyone, but we're excited about it! Wish me luck, as it will be difficult to leave my family!
We got the swingset stained, the bench out front stained and the windmill and honeysuckle plant landscaping project done! Yippee!
Carter has also been enjoying some new adventures of experiencing the exersaucer and the Bumbo! He likes them a lot, but doesn't last too long. He's also been VERY cranky lately and I'm walking around with him all the time. It's been exhausting and I sure hope he gets over this crankiness soon! However, I've learned new things I can do with one hand and even my feet. Well, I learned these things when Mason came around, but I think I'm just improving my skills. Multitasking is my profession :).
Speaking of profession...
I'm headed back to work tomorrow! I was filling out some applications and I thought I'd email my ex-boss to see if she'd be ok to respond with being a reference. Well, she emailed back very quickly offering me a job! I'll be helping out in the evenings a couple times a week with office stuff - basically the same stuff I was doing over 5 years ago! I'm excited, but also nervous. I've been a stay at home mom for 5 years now, so going back into an office setting is a little intimidating! Also...I just hope, so much, that the boys will be good for Daddy while Mommy is out of the house!!! It'll be an adjustment for everyone, but we're excited about it! Wish me luck, as it will be difficult to leave my family!
Friday, October 10, 2008
McDougall's Apple Junction
We had a very successful family outing to our favorite spot in fall - McDougall's Apple Junction in Afton. We go there every year to pick out our pumpkins, see the animals and check out the little store. The kiddos also got a kick out of the look out tower this year! It was a blast...I absolutely LOVE these little outings we do. They're so special :).
Saturday, October 04, 2008
3 Months =)
Little man is 3 months old already! Where did that go?! His newest 'tricks' are spitting bubbles, giggling, holding his hands together, and just being as cute and fun as ever! I'm LOVING it!
We were invited to a wedding last night for a good friend of mine from elementary school! I haven't seen her in 9 years (high school graduation) so it was an absolute blast seeing her on her wedding day! She was gorgeous and I was so excited to be there on her special day :).
On another note, poor Mason has yet another ear infection. Poor kid, he spikes the highest fevers too so it's really tough on him. Although, it's nice to have a cuddle bug ;). Even though I hate it when they're sick, all I want to do is take the pain away.
Other than that, life is good and I am hoping for a bonfire night tonight...I'll have to see how hubby's doing though. He's so awesome at making bonfires, it takes me about an hour to get one started! We haven't had one since I was 9 months preggo with Carter...it's time to have one :). We used to have them ALL the time and I want to get back into that habit. There's nothing better than sitting around a bonfire.
Until next time...
We were invited to a wedding last night for a good friend of mine from elementary school! I haven't seen her in 9 years (high school graduation) so it was an absolute blast seeing her on her wedding day! She was gorgeous and I was so excited to be there on her special day :).
On another note, poor Mason has yet another ear infection. Poor kid, he spikes the highest fevers too so it's really tough on him. Although, it's nice to have a cuddle bug ;). Even though I hate it when they're sick, all I want to do is take the pain away.
Other than that, life is good and I am hoping for a bonfire night tonight...I'll have to see how hubby's doing though. He's so awesome at making bonfires, it takes me about an hour to get one started! We haven't had one since I was 9 months preggo with Carter...it's time to have one :). We used to have them ALL the time and I want to get back into that habit. There's nothing better than sitting around a bonfire.
Until next time...
Monday, September 29, 2008
Fun Weekend
We had such a great weekend this past weekend! It was Brian's 10 year reunion and we had a blast! Friday night we went to a park and met some classmates and took a tour of the very different high school. They have added onto the building quite a bit since we were all there. The cafeteria was pretty much what looked familiar ;). Saturday night was the actual reunion and there were so many people that came, it was a great turnout! At least I thought it was. Even though I was class of '99, it was still really fun to see familiar faces.
Saturday night was also our first night away with 'no' kids since June! And in June, I was 9 months preggo, so that doesn't count. Carter did good for grandma and grandpa - at least I hope he did. They said he did, but they wouldn't tell us otherwise! We weren't too worried about the other 2 stooges, they're pretty easy and on a fairly simple schedule.
Update on 'us': Evan's newest thing is sitting around putting puzzles together and singing songs. Mason's thing now is 'testing' us to our limits. That's always fun, but he still cracks us up with his comedic style. Carter's newest thing is giggling...he's still working on it, but it's so frickin' cute when he does! He'll be 3 months old tomorrow. As far as I'm concerned, that's crazy.
We had a WONDERFUL Sunday of doing absolutely nothing. I LOVE those days! Brian so greatly let me sleep in, I slept until 12:42pm!!! Well, I woke up to feed Carter about 4 times, but still, it was sleep and I'll take it! Bless that amazing husband of mine!!! We were in our PJ's all day and kicked back. The boys enjoyed play-do and we watched Shrek later in the evening. Movie nights are always a blast. We also did make it outside for about an hour to play (it gets dark so early now!), it was too nice to be locked in all day! We ran into our neighbors and had a wonderful timing chatting and catching up from the week, and Brian and Josh played a bit of frisbee which is always fun for them :). That's about it!
Saturday night was also our first night away with 'no' kids since June! And in June, I was 9 months preggo, so that doesn't count. Carter did good for grandma and grandpa - at least I hope he did. They said he did, but they wouldn't tell us otherwise! We weren't too worried about the other 2 stooges, they're pretty easy and on a fairly simple schedule.
Update on 'us': Evan's newest thing is sitting around putting puzzles together and singing songs. Mason's thing now is 'testing' us to our limits. That's always fun, but he still cracks us up with his comedic style. Carter's newest thing is giggling...he's still working on it, but it's so frickin' cute when he does! He'll be 3 months old tomorrow. As far as I'm concerned, that's crazy.
We had a WONDERFUL Sunday of doing absolutely nothing. I LOVE those days! Brian so greatly let me sleep in, I slept until 12:42pm!!! Well, I woke up to feed Carter about 4 times, but still, it was sleep and I'll take it! Bless that amazing husband of mine!!! We were in our PJ's all day and kicked back. The boys enjoyed play-do and we watched Shrek later in the evening. Movie nights are always a blast. We also did make it outside for about an hour to play (it gets dark so early now!), it was too nice to be locked in all day! We ran into our neighbors and had a wonderful timing chatting and catching up from the week, and Brian and Josh played a bit of frisbee which is always fun for them :). That's about it!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Fun Day!
Yay! It was a pretty good day today =). Evan and Mason spent the day at Grammy's in Stillwater and they had a blast! So I just had Carter today! He and I did some shopping at the Woodbury Lakes...wow, I haven't been shopping for myself in a VERY long time. It was pretty intimidating.
So with all those stores and all the clothes I was trying on (for Brian's reunion this weekend), I didn't find anything!!! There was a pair of pants at the Gap that I really liked, but of course they didn't have my size (which right now is the wonderful leftover baby flub fatness size). So I was leaving, almost in tears, got to the car, fed and changed Carter, let him play in the back of my car for a while so he could stretch and then I called Brian because I needed someone to talk to!
Anywhoobie, I ended up calling the Maplewood Gap to see if they had the pants I liked in my size and no luck. Then I called the Mall of America Gap and they had them in my size! So tonight we had a family night at the Mall of America and it was a ton of fun, I even found a top!!! Evan and Mason had quite the long day, but they were great at the mall and also had fun. I wish we could have had more time there, all the boys did so great! But we had to get home because it's a preschool night :).
I can't wait until I lose all this baby weight and then some to do some more shopping for ME! I think that'll be my reward...get some nice clothes that fit well. My comfy pants that are about 8 years old and all my Kohl's $5 patriotic raggedy t-shirts have seen better days.
I'm looking forward to this weekend, it's Brian's 10 year high school reunion and I'm anxious to see everyone and what people have been up to. I know it'll be fun! Friday night is the homecoming game, and before that there's going to be a couple other 'reunion' events, including a tour of the high school (it's changed). I'm excited to roam those halls again, with our kids in toe! That'll be interesting. 10 years ago, we sure didn't picture where we'd be today!!! Then Saturday is the reunion, plus a night out for us!!!
My parents are babysitting and right now we're working really hard with Carter to get him used to a bottle! He's only used to me right now...so it's been really challenging. I went out and bought a different type of bottle and he seems to do ok with it. He actually took it earlier today with only about 5 minutes of screaming. Then tonight we gave him another one before bed to help him practice, and he took it pretty well! I'll be taking him to my parents tomorrow night to have them practice with him...I really want Saturday night to go well at home so I can be at ease and have fun at the reunion.
All righty, enough blabbing. Good night!
So with all those stores and all the clothes I was trying on (for Brian's reunion this weekend), I didn't find anything!!! There was a pair of pants at the Gap that I really liked, but of course they didn't have my size (which right now is the wonderful leftover baby flub fatness size). So I was leaving, almost in tears, got to the car, fed and changed Carter, let him play in the back of my car for a while so he could stretch and then I called Brian because I needed someone to talk to!
Anywhoobie, I ended up calling the Maplewood Gap to see if they had the pants I liked in my size and no luck. Then I called the Mall of America Gap and they had them in my size! So tonight we had a family night at the Mall of America and it was a ton of fun, I even found a top!!! Evan and Mason had quite the long day, but they were great at the mall and also had fun. I wish we could have had more time there, all the boys did so great! But we had to get home because it's a preschool night :).
I can't wait until I lose all this baby weight and then some to do some more shopping for ME! I think that'll be my reward...get some nice clothes that fit well. My comfy pants that are about 8 years old and all my Kohl's $5 patriotic raggedy t-shirts have seen better days.
I'm looking forward to this weekend, it's Brian's 10 year high school reunion and I'm anxious to see everyone and what people have been up to. I know it'll be fun! Friday night is the homecoming game, and before that there's going to be a couple other 'reunion' events, including a tour of the high school (it's changed). I'm excited to roam those halls again, with our kids in toe! That'll be interesting. 10 years ago, we sure didn't picture where we'd be today!!! Then Saturday is the reunion, plus a night out for us!!!
My parents are babysitting and right now we're working really hard with Carter to get him used to a bottle! He's only used to me right now...so it's been really challenging. I went out and bought a different type of bottle and he seems to do ok with it. He actually took it earlier today with only about 5 minutes of screaming. Then tonight we gave him another one before bed to help him practice, and he took it pretty well! I'll be taking him to my parents tomorrow night to have them practice with him...I really want Saturday night to go well at home so I can be at ease and have fun at the reunion.
All righty, enough blabbing. Good night!
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Perspective
Today has been a better day. A little hectic, but much better. I took all 3 stooges to the grocery store today, after I picked Evan up from preschool. It was quite an adventure, and went pretty well...except the little guy cried most of the time and the boys were being really silly. They had to walk since I needed a full cart and somewhere to put the baby. It was crazy, but worked well.
An elderly man stopped me in an aisle, and said how good my boys were and how they were good helpers...as they are acting really silly and the baby is crying. He then decided it was a good time to tell me a little story...but it was so sweet, I'm glad he did. Here's how the story goes:
The man says he's a great grandfather to a 2 1/2 year old girl. One day, she was sitting on here Dad's lap, and they were all together, and she asked what time it was. Her Dad told her to look at the clock and see what it says. So she looked up at the clock, examined it for a while, looked back at her Dad, and says "the clock says tick, tick, tick...". How cute is that?!
I then had to pause and thank him for sharing his great story. It made me laugh, and also made me realize, by looking at him - a great grandfather - how quickly time passes. I looked back my 'silly' boys and then glanced at my little one, now smiling at me, and thought how lucky I am to have such a great family. The elderly man walked on and we all continued our shopping. Oh - and of course, Evan has to make a comment on the man's hearing aids by saying 'he has silly putty in his ears', I only hope he didn't hear that comment...only from the mouths of babes!!!
I think every day, by any chance, angels are sent to us to remind us how great things really are. My day yesterday was insane...I look back at my last blog and laugh about it today. It really wasn't a bad day, actually it was a typical day! Then today, I knew I had a lot going on as well, but once that man talked to me, I felt almost like I had a weight lifted off my shoulders. It was really weird, but I pretty much smiled throughout the entire rest of the store. Children are a blessing, and we need to enjoy them every day. Even when they drive us nuts! ;) Their carefree laughter, hugs and kisses, the funny comments they make and the smiles that can make anyone's day better...it makes me feel so blessed...and blessed I am.
Until next time...
An elderly man stopped me in an aisle, and said how good my boys were and how they were good helpers...as they are acting really silly and the baby is crying. He then decided it was a good time to tell me a little story...but it was so sweet, I'm glad he did. Here's how the story goes:
The man says he's a great grandfather to a 2 1/2 year old girl. One day, she was sitting on here Dad's lap, and they were all together, and she asked what time it was. Her Dad told her to look at the clock and see what it says. So she looked up at the clock, examined it for a while, looked back at her Dad, and says "the clock says tick, tick, tick...". How cute is that?!
I then had to pause and thank him for sharing his great story. It made me laugh, and also made me realize, by looking at him - a great grandfather - how quickly time passes. I looked back my 'silly' boys and then glanced at my little one, now smiling at me, and thought how lucky I am to have such a great family. The elderly man walked on and we all continued our shopping. Oh - and of course, Evan has to make a comment on the man's hearing aids by saying 'he has silly putty in his ears', I only hope he didn't hear that comment...only from the mouths of babes!!!
I think every day, by any chance, angels are sent to us to remind us how great things really are. My day yesterday was insane...I look back at my last blog and laugh about it today. It really wasn't a bad day, actually it was a typical day! Then today, I knew I had a lot going on as well, but once that man talked to me, I felt almost like I had a weight lifted off my shoulders. It was really weird, but I pretty much smiled throughout the entire rest of the store. Children are a blessing, and we need to enjoy them every day. Even when they drive us nuts! ;) Their carefree laughter, hugs and kisses, the funny comments they make and the smiles that can make anyone's day better...it makes me feel so blessed...and blessed I am.
Until next time...
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
A Bad Day
Today has been a bad day. Usually, I can work through these days, but I feel the need to vent about it today.
It starts out where Brian is going to be gone the entire day, obviously going to work, but only for a 1/2 day, then heading to the cabin for the rest of the day to help take out the dock and jet skis...for those of you who know how I feel about this place, I'm sure you know how my mood was already struck this morning.
Then I wake up to the boys being LOUD and obnoxious...nothing too new, but in the mornings I'm not a very nice person...and waking up to loud is not going to put me in a happy place.
After I get the boys taken care of, I thought I'd hop into the shower since the baby was still sleeping away in his crib. I get out of the shower and I heard the baby starting to wake up, which was great, I really needed to feed him.
The following may be harmful to those with weak stomachs:
Then, I hear the dog start dry heaving on our bed, so I yelled at him to get down and I tried to get him outside...but I was FAR too late. As he jumped off our bed, he threw up all over. When I say all over, I mean ALL OVER. There was a puke trail from our bed to the door...and not only did he just puke, but it lovingly sprayed from side to side as if he was shaking his head...beautiful image, isn't it?!?
So, here I am, running around in my underwear with leaky boobs (yeah, tmi..deal with it), baby crying, dog puking, the boys being curious and excited about all the commotion, the cats started chasing each other, then the phone rings...and it's one of those political recording things that beyond pisses me off (we had one of those calls at 10:44PM last night...yes, I said PM).
So I clean up the yak, clean myself up, get dressed, get the baby and finally feed him, get the boys sat down to eat more breakfast - stinkers were still hungry...then Mason accidentally spilled his entire bowl of cereal onto the table and floor. THAT was fun. Then Evan got up and wacked his head on my elbow...can you see where my mood is going here???
I then had an 11:30am appointment to get the boys haircuts. Luckily, going out and about went great and their hair looks good. I'm starting to figure out this 'timing' thing with Carter. We had a couple other errands to run, I got 2 out of the 5 that I needed to get done done, so that was a huge accomplishment. On our way home, I almost lost it emotionally, but I held it together. (I'm still dealing with some sensitivity right now...ugh.) Got home, got the kids lunch, then Evan spilled his grapes onto the table and floor...and oh wow, you'd think the world was about to end the way he acted. It was grapes, totally not a big deal, but to an almost 5 year old, it was a HUGE deal.
I hope the rest of the evening goes ok, we are going to order pizza and have a picnic outside. Hopefully. I hope Brian comes home sooner than later...although he really did help by sending me a sweet boquet of flowers...he's so romantic and he knew about my day, I emailed him earlier...but there were quite a few f'n-heimers flying around in the email...so I thought I'd blog about everything once I calmed down!
Well, I better order the pizza now, the boys are getting antsy for their picnic.
Until next time...
It starts out where Brian is going to be gone the entire day, obviously going to work, but only for a 1/2 day, then heading to the cabin for the rest of the day to help take out the dock and jet skis...for those of you who know how I feel about this place, I'm sure you know how my mood was already struck this morning.
Then I wake up to the boys being LOUD and obnoxious...nothing too new, but in the mornings I'm not a very nice person...and waking up to loud is not going to put me in a happy place.
After I get the boys taken care of, I thought I'd hop into the shower since the baby was still sleeping away in his crib. I get out of the shower and I heard the baby starting to wake up, which was great, I really needed to feed him.
The following may be harmful to those with weak stomachs:
Then, I hear the dog start dry heaving on our bed, so I yelled at him to get down and I tried to get him outside...but I was FAR too late. As he jumped off our bed, he threw up all over. When I say all over, I mean ALL OVER. There was a puke trail from our bed to the door...and not only did he just puke, but it lovingly sprayed from side to side as if he was shaking his head...beautiful image, isn't it?!?
So, here I am, running around in my underwear with leaky boobs (yeah, tmi..deal with it), baby crying, dog puking, the boys being curious and excited about all the commotion, the cats started chasing each other, then the phone rings...and it's one of those political recording things that beyond pisses me off (we had one of those calls at 10:44PM last night...yes, I said PM).
So I clean up the yak, clean myself up, get dressed, get the baby and finally feed him, get the boys sat down to eat more breakfast - stinkers were still hungry...then Mason accidentally spilled his entire bowl of cereal onto the table and floor. THAT was fun. Then Evan got up and wacked his head on my elbow...can you see where my mood is going here???
I then had an 11:30am appointment to get the boys haircuts. Luckily, going out and about went great and their hair looks good. I'm starting to figure out this 'timing' thing with Carter. We had a couple other errands to run, I got 2 out of the 5 that I needed to get done done, so that was a huge accomplishment. On our way home, I almost lost it emotionally, but I held it together. (I'm still dealing with some sensitivity right now...ugh.) Got home, got the kids lunch, then Evan spilled his grapes onto the table and floor...and oh wow, you'd think the world was about to end the way he acted. It was grapes, totally not a big deal, but to an almost 5 year old, it was a HUGE deal.
I hope the rest of the evening goes ok, we are going to order pizza and have a picnic outside. Hopefully. I hope Brian comes home sooner than later...although he really did help by sending me a sweet boquet of flowers...he's so romantic and he knew about my day, I emailed him earlier...but there were quite a few f'n-heimers flying around in the email...so I thought I'd blog about everything once I calmed down!
Well, I better order the pizza now, the boys are getting antsy for their picnic.
Until next time...
Friday, September 12, 2008
Busy Week =)
We've had quite the crazy week! Carter had his 2 month appointment...he now weighs a whopping 13.6 lbs and he grew 3 1/4"! He's smiling up a storm and being cute as ever. Evan started preschool on Thursday morning - he goes twice a week to our church preschool program. He absolutely loved it and can't wait to go back. Mason started ECFE on Thursday night and he enjoyed it...except for the part where Daddy went to go talk with the other parents (it's our first separating class with him). Brian went to a new doctor, healing, helper something or another this morning...I don't know her title...but he was there for about 4 hours and had to leave for a work golf thing (she would have worked on him longer if he didn't have to go) and he feels really good!!! I'm so excited, he told me that he hasn't felt this good in a looooong time! Maybe this will actually be a cure for his headache!!! Keep your fingers crossed ;-). Now he's enjoying an afternoon of golfing, hopefully that will help him feel even better :). As for myself, just the same old routine. Kids and the weight loss effort...'sigh'.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Yay for Mavey!
So our dog is a-ok!!! Thank goodness :). Apparently he has a fatty thing that older dogs develop. Poor guy's gettin' old. Luckily it's in a spot that won't cause any trouble, however, if it gets any bigger we may have to get it removed. But it should be ok. I feel bad for him, walking around with a lump on his back. Oh well, he doesn't seem to care ;). We are just thrilled that he's ok!
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
:-(
We are freaking out. Brian found a huge lump on our dog's side/back area. He's going to the vet at 8:30am tomorrow morning. We are so nervous and of course thinking the worst. Please keep our sweet dog in your prayers...if anyone reads this. Poor Maverick.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Update
It's been a while since my last post, so I thought I was due for a new one. Things have been pretty well. We spent last Tuesday at the Fair and had an awesome time. We were there for about 9 hours and it was great. The kids did fantastic and we all had so much fun and of course ate wonderful food!
Tiny butt (we have nicknamed our kids: Big butt, Little butt and Tiny butt) has been doing great. He's only been waking up once a night for about 2 weeks now and it's been so nice. Of course it's hard to get up, but it goes well, he eats and then he's awake for about 1-2 hours then goes back to bed. He also has been smiling so much and we've really been enjoying that! Yay!
Big butt (aka Evan) starts preschool on September 11th at our Church. He's really excited, and so are all of us! He needs something to stimulate his brain because I'm not doing a very good job at it right now! He had his last soccer game last Monday and they actually won! How ironic it was the last game, but it was fun...oh, they don't keep score but my hubby always does. He's a bit competetive.
Little butt (aka Mason) has been doing ok. He's had a bit of a rough patch these past few days. We've all been suffering these ridiculous summer colds and of course, poor Mason ends up with the brunt of it. He has a double ear infection and strep (at least we think he has strep, the Doc looked at him but didn't bother to do the strep test since he was giving him amoxicilin anyways for the ear infections). We were up with him all night 2 nights ago due to a high fever and him being absolutely miserable and crying in pain. It was heart wrenching. Tonight he was perking up, his fever is pretty much gone (thank goodness) and he seems a little better. It's so sad when they're sick, it just tears my heart out.
Hubby (aka, biggest butt...j/k...kind of ;) ) has been doing ok. His head is still really bad and I'm at a point where I feel like we're out of options. The poor guy has done everything. He's seen everyone he can see. He's done all the tests that can be done...apparently. I still feel like there could still be something, but where do we go now? Who can he see at this point that just might have an answer?
As for myself, things have been busy as usual. I had my 6 week post natal appointment and unfortunately I'm still healing and Doc thinks I've got a touch of baby blues. Ugh. Oh well. I attempted my weight loss journey a couple weeks ago and completely failed. I guess I am just not ready yet. I really need some strong motivation right now, because I desperately need to lose this baby weight. I feel like I just want to climb into a hole and come out when I look and feel better. Can people hibernate? That would be interesting. Hopefully things will start looking up soon and I can find that deeply needed motivation...and time to actually exercise! Time...that would be nice. Life just goes by way too fast.
That's pretty much it for now. Good morning, good afternoon, good evening and good night.
Tiny butt (we have nicknamed our kids: Big butt, Little butt and Tiny butt) has been doing great. He's only been waking up once a night for about 2 weeks now and it's been so nice. Of course it's hard to get up, but it goes well, he eats and then he's awake for about 1-2 hours then goes back to bed. He also has been smiling so much and we've really been enjoying that! Yay!
Big butt (aka Evan) starts preschool on September 11th at our Church. He's really excited, and so are all of us! He needs something to stimulate his brain because I'm not doing a very good job at it right now! He had his last soccer game last Monday and they actually won! How ironic it was the last game, but it was fun...oh, they don't keep score but my hubby always does. He's a bit competetive.
Little butt (aka Mason) has been doing ok. He's had a bit of a rough patch these past few days. We've all been suffering these ridiculous summer colds and of course, poor Mason ends up with the brunt of it. He has a double ear infection and strep (at least we think he has strep, the Doc looked at him but didn't bother to do the strep test since he was giving him amoxicilin anyways for the ear infections). We were up with him all night 2 nights ago due to a high fever and him being absolutely miserable and crying in pain. It was heart wrenching. Tonight he was perking up, his fever is pretty much gone (thank goodness) and he seems a little better. It's so sad when they're sick, it just tears my heart out.
Hubby (aka, biggest butt...j/k...kind of ;) ) has been doing ok. His head is still really bad and I'm at a point where I feel like we're out of options. The poor guy has done everything. He's seen everyone he can see. He's done all the tests that can be done...apparently. I still feel like there could still be something, but where do we go now? Who can he see at this point that just might have an answer?
As for myself, things have been busy as usual. I had my 6 week post natal appointment and unfortunately I'm still healing and Doc thinks I've got a touch of baby blues. Ugh. Oh well. I attempted my weight loss journey a couple weeks ago and completely failed. I guess I am just not ready yet. I really need some strong motivation right now, because I desperately need to lose this baby weight. I feel like I just want to climb into a hole and come out when I look and feel better. Can people hibernate? That would be interesting. Hopefully things will start looking up soon and I can find that deeply needed motivation...and time to actually exercise! Time...that would be nice. Life just goes by way too fast.
That's pretty much it for now. Good morning, good afternoon, good evening and good night.
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Life's Crazy...
with 3 kids that is!!! Holy smacks, I never thought it would be this insane. I knew adding another member to our family would be challenging, but whoa! Three kiddos is a lot of work! I've managed to make a couple 'outings' this week all by myself, and I have to say, I'm quite proud I was able to do it! I even ventured to Target yesterday with all 3 of them and it went pretty well...except for our cart that had a broken wheel. But the dressing room attendant called the front and got us a new one. That was very sweet. Carter cried for about 10 minutes, then finally fell asleep. Evan and Mason did really good...I did bribe them however. If they were very good through the entire store they could pick out a candy bar. Then we swung through Wendy's drive-thru (I know, I totally deserve the mother of the year award ;) ). I couldn't believe how well the boys ate their chicken nuggets. They ate them all! That's a record in this house. But then Mason accidentally spilled his entire milk on the floor, and chair...and table...right when Carter woke up screaming to eat. It was a pretty stressful 15 minutes of cleaning and listening to 2 kids crying. Mason was bawling because he was mad his milk spilled and carter was HUNGRY. Oh well, such is life.
Last night we had our neighborhood national night out and it was so much fun! My amazing neighbor Kellie put the whole thing together and did a great job! It was very organized and a ton of fun! We enjoyed root beer floats, water balloon toss contests and talking with the neighbors. The water balloon toss contest was hilarious! It was so much fun and the boys are still talking about it today - thank you Kellie for doing EVERYTHING!!!
Well I could write my typical novel right now, but I'll try to save more for another day :). Even though this is a long blog...again. I guess I write like I talk...I don't know how to shut up!
Last night we had our neighborhood national night out and it was so much fun! My amazing neighbor Kellie put the whole thing together and did a great job! It was very organized and a ton of fun! We enjoyed root beer floats, water balloon toss contests and talking with the neighbors. The water balloon toss contest was hilarious! It was so much fun and the boys are still talking about it today - thank you Kellie for doing EVERYTHING!!!
Well I could write my typical novel right now, but I'll try to save more for another day :). Even though this is a long blog...again. I guess I write like I talk...I don't know how to shut up!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Update
I thought it was time for a little update...
Evan started soccer last Monday, and it's been really fun. He had his first game this past Monday and has another game tonight. It's hilarious to watch all these 4 year olds chasing a ball around and not really knowing what to do with it, except if it gets by them to kick it. It's pretty fun, although it gets really hot sitting there in the middle of a field under the sun! But I guess that's all part of having kiddos in sports!
Mason's doing pretty good, he's been cracking us up lately. We took his 'binker' away last week due to his naughty behavior. We warned him, he was naughty anyways, so we took it away. He cried that night for it, but I figured that this was our opportunity to take it away, so we sucked it up and that's the end of it, and he's been great since. He's been talking A LOT more since it's been gone, and he's so funny to listen to. He holds these crazy conversations and tries so hard to explain certain things that are so important to him.
Carter's doing good, just being a baby. He has a lot of fussy moments that are sometimes very difficult to handle. I'm kind of in that phase of where I want to quit breastfeeding...he nurses all the time! I'll stick it out though, I know it's just a phase! I love having portable food that's good for him :). Plus the perk of weight loss is nice! Carter's also starting to finally develop little rolls on his thighs, yay! It's so cute, I love that baby fat.
As for myself, I've started to try to get back on track with weight watchers. I tried last week and it lasted 2 days :(. I started stress eating! Weird, huh?! ;) Well, I started again today, and I feel quite a bit more confident that I'll be able to stick to it. I love that weight watchers has a nursing plan for mommys. Brian's 10 year reunion is this fall and that is my motivation! I'm hoping I'll be able to stick it out...I can't wait to get into my shorts! And my jeans...and my regular shirts...etc!
Brian's doing pretty good except for his headache which has been bad again these past couple days. I think he needs a really long and good massage! He should get that scalp massage thing that we had at our spa retreat...he needs that! I feel so bad for him, I don't know how he functions every day. He's a tough cookie. Mmmm...cookies...
Better go, Mason woke up early from nap (stinker) and I gotta try to cut the baby's finger nails before he wakes up. Until next time...
Evan started soccer last Monday, and it's been really fun. He had his first game this past Monday and has another game tonight. It's hilarious to watch all these 4 year olds chasing a ball around and not really knowing what to do with it, except if it gets by them to kick it. It's pretty fun, although it gets really hot sitting there in the middle of a field under the sun! But I guess that's all part of having kiddos in sports!
Mason's doing pretty good, he's been cracking us up lately. We took his 'binker' away last week due to his naughty behavior. We warned him, he was naughty anyways, so we took it away. He cried that night for it, but I figured that this was our opportunity to take it away, so we sucked it up and that's the end of it, and he's been great since. He's been talking A LOT more since it's been gone, and he's so funny to listen to. He holds these crazy conversations and tries so hard to explain certain things that are so important to him.
Carter's doing good, just being a baby. He has a lot of fussy moments that are sometimes very difficult to handle. I'm kind of in that phase of where I want to quit breastfeeding...he nurses all the time! I'll stick it out though, I know it's just a phase! I love having portable food that's good for him :). Plus the perk of weight loss is nice! Carter's also starting to finally develop little rolls on his thighs, yay! It's so cute, I love that baby fat.
As for myself, I've started to try to get back on track with weight watchers. I tried last week and it lasted 2 days :(. I started stress eating! Weird, huh?! ;) Well, I started again today, and I feel quite a bit more confident that I'll be able to stick to it. I love that weight watchers has a nursing plan for mommys. Brian's 10 year reunion is this fall and that is my motivation! I'm hoping I'll be able to stick it out...I can't wait to get into my shorts! And my jeans...and my regular shirts...etc!
Brian's doing pretty good except for his headache which has been bad again these past couple days. I think he needs a really long and good massage! He should get that scalp massage thing that we had at our spa retreat...he needs that! I feel so bad for him, I don't know how he functions every day. He's a tough cookie. Mmmm...cookies...
Better go, Mason woke up early from nap (stinker) and I gotta try to cut the baby's finger nails before he wakes up. Until next time...
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