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Friday, April 24, 2009
Ash Wednesday????
This looks like a picture of "Ash Wednesday Gone Bad," right? Well, it's not. This is the photo of what can happen if you let your child play in your bathroom for two minutes while you're not looking.... My son has seen me put my make up on many times. He knows where my make up drawer is and he knows what most of my products are used for. He knows that you use the brushes on your cheeks, the eye brow brush on your eye brows and the chapstick (or chopstick as he calls it) on your lips. He even knows that mascara goes on your eye lashes, but apparently he's not sure where exactly eye lashes are. I let me son play with two blush brushes and have designated one tiny little bottle of lotion as his. Apparently these items no longer hold his interest and mascara looks more appealing. It is in neon pink bottle after all. And the brush that's inside the mascara bottle must look just like a paint brush because my child applied it to his forehead, arms and the wall the other night. Yep, the wall. He got it on the frame of our doorway and I cannot get it off. Little stinker!! I managed to get the mascara off of my son using my eye make up remover without it stinging or burning, but I'm gonna have to find something special to get my "water proof, smudge free" mascara off my wall w/o taking the paint off, too. The mascara incident reminded me of a lotion incident we had a few months ago that is pictured below. Enjoy!
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Easter
Easter
I hope everyone had a great Easter. We had a wonderful time at our house. I decided to host at our house this year. My sister and her family visited the house for the first time. It was great to get to spend time with them. We only get to see them a handful of times every year because they live a few hours away. I was delighted when they decided to come down Friday afternoon and Saturday. We got to go bowling and out for pizza Friday evening. We did Easter activities at our house Saturday morning before eating lunch. Mom and Dad stayed over night as well, so they got to hang out with all the kids and grandkids for a nice visit.
Mom put together her annual Easter egg hunt. Every year she chooses 4-5 different colors/designs of plastic eggs. Each color of egg is assigned team that tries to find them. Once you find your team's eggs you open them up and find clues in them. The first person to find their eggs and figure out their clue wins. This year she put an alphabet letter in each egg. You had to figure out what word(s) your letters spelled. My dad and my husband ended up being one of the teams. Somehow they ended up searching for the pastel speckled eggs. After several attempts to spell their word Mom had to give up and tell them their clue... It was "Brittany S" for Brittany Spears. Everyone laughed because my Dad and my husband would never even think of her name in a million years, but my sister and I would have because we are going to her concert together in a few weeks. My mom had intended those plastic eggs for my sis and I but it was even more fun seeing my Dad and hubby's faces as they tried to put their word together.
After our egg hunt and exchanging baskets we gathered for a simple (read that as "this preggie lady doesn't have the energy to cook a fancy shmancy meal") but yummy meal. I think the simple meal of gondolas, chicken fingers the size of your head, beans, salad, chips and dessert was just right for our family. We are a pretty laid back crew so I think everyone enjoyed the meal. (Thanks again for all your help, Mom!)
One of my favorite things about this year's Easter was watching my son play with his cousins. My son was a toddler going on "tween" (that age between youth and teenager) that weekend because his cousins are at (or nearing) their teenage years. N loved playing with the boys and they were great to him! I have one funny picture of my son sitting (wedged) between his two cousins watching them play their PSP's on the couch. N is a toddler who is very interested in electronics and buttons, but he doesn't understand that they can break. He was dying to play the PSP's but was finally happy enough just watching the two boys play their PSP's when he could watch both of them at the same time. It looked like N was watching a tennis match or something.
As most of you know I have another sister who lives overseas. She obviously isn't able to make it home for every holiday, so she wasn't here at Easter, but she did send some really cool kites for the boys to have. Unfortunately the weather was kind of icky the days my family was here which made the ground far too wet to fly the kites, but I'm sure the boys will be able to play with them at home.
Pregnancy Update...
After being pregnant for nearly four months I finally had four consecutive days of feeling "normal" this past week. Hallelujah!!! After feeling well for a few days I can now look back and realize just how sick I felt the past four months. I always have a difficult time judging how sick I feel while "I'm in the thick of it." I can now officially say I was definitely sicker the first trimester of this pregnancy than I was the last. Yuck-o! There are still foods that do not agree with me (mostly in the mornings) that I'd normally eat if I wasn't preggers, but I can identify what those are and avoid them. I still have to pace myself to make my "energy supply" last all day. I take power naps (20-30 minutes) when I need to so I can make it through the day. We'll see how the next couple weeks go. According to babycenter.com, the baby is supposed to double in size. If the baby grows that rapidly in the next couples of weeks I figure I'm either going to be very hungry or even more tired. The pregnancy calendar on their website is excellent for telling you what growth is taking place each week. It gives great pictures and descriptions of what's going on, but some of their comparisons are really funny. For example... Last week it said the baby should be about the size of an avocado.. Another comparison several weeks ago was a kumquat... what is a kumquat any way?
As for "Mr. N..."
He is doing well. It is amazing how much he's grown both physically and developmentally in the last month. He talks incredibly well. He is telling full stories using full sentences all the time. He is also at the age where he is observing things, remembering them and talking about them later. Last night D, N and I decided to go out for dinner. I was trying on various shirt and pant combinations in the master bedroom. N was running back and forth between the bedroom and the master bath playing while I was doing this. I had no idea he realized I was trying clothes on. It took me about fifteen minutes (and five outfits) to figure out what I was going to wear. I went into the master bath to get N to tell him it was time to go downstairs. He was perched on top of his little wooden step stool brushing his teeth and Daddy's sink. I stood there smiling at him for a minute w/o saying anything. He looked at me in the mirror and smiled. Then he turned and faced me and said "You dressed up, Mommy!" I laughed and said "I did." He then looked down at my feet and said "Cute shoes!!" What a charmer!!
I hope everyone had a great Easter. We had a wonderful time at our house. I decided to host at our house this year. My sister and her family visited the house for the first time. It was great to get to spend time with them. We only get to see them a handful of times every year because they live a few hours away. I was delighted when they decided to come down Friday afternoon and Saturday. We got to go bowling and out for pizza Friday evening. We did Easter activities at our house Saturday morning before eating lunch. Mom and Dad stayed over night as well, so they got to hang out with all the kids and grandkids for a nice visit.
Mom put together her annual Easter egg hunt. Every year she chooses 4-5 different colors/designs of plastic eggs. Each color of egg is assigned team that tries to find them. Once you find your team's eggs you open them up and find clues in them. The first person to find their eggs and figure out their clue wins. This year she put an alphabet letter in each egg. You had to figure out what word(s) your letters spelled. My dad and my husband ended up being one of the teams. Somehow they ended up searching for the pastel speckled eggs. After several attempts to spell their word Mom had to give up and tell them their clue... It was "Brittany S" for Brittany Spears. Everyone laughed because my Dad and my husband would never even think of her name in a million years, but my sister and I would have because we are going to her concert together in a few weeks. My mom had intended those plastic eggs for my sis and I but it was even more fun seeing my Dad and hubby's faces as they tried to put their word together.
After our egg hunt and exchanging baskets we gathered for a simple (read that as "this preggie lady doesn't have the energy to cook a fancy shmancy meal") but yummy meal. I think the simple meal of gondolas, chicken fingers the size of your head, beans, salad, chips and dessert was just right for our family. We are a pretty laid back crew so I think everyone enjoyed the meal. (Thanks again for all your help, Mom!)
One of my favorite things about this year's Easter was watching my son play with his cousins. My son was a toddler going on "tween" (that age between youth and teenager) that weekend because his cousins are at (or nearing) their teenage years. N loved playing with the boys and they were great to him! I have one funny picture of my son sitting (wedged) between his two cousins watching them play their PSP's on the couch. N is a toddler who is very interested in electronics and buttons, but he doesn't understand that they can break. He was dying to play the PSP's but was finally happy enough just watching the two boys play their PSP's when he could watch both of them at the same time. It looked like N was watching a tennis match or something.
As most of you know I have another sister who lives overseas. She obviously isn't able to make it home for every holiday, so she wasn't here at Easter, but she did send some really cool kites for the boys to have. Unfortunately the weather was kind of icky the days my family was here which made the ground far too wet to fly the kites, but I'm sure the boys will be able to play with them at home.
Pregnancy Update...
After being pregnant for nearly four months I finally had four consecutive days of feeling "normal" this past week. Hallelujah!!! After feeling well for a few days I can now look back and realize just how sick I felt the past four months. I always have a difficult time judging how sick I feel while "I'm in the thick of it." I can now officially say I was definitely sicker the first trimester of this pregnancy than I was the last. Yuck-o! There are still foods that do not agree with me (mostly in the mornings) that I'd normally eat if I wasn't preggers, but I can identify what those are and avoid them. I still have to pace myself to make my "energy supply" last all day. I take power naps (20-30 minutes) when I need to so I can make it through the day. We'll see how the next couple weeks go. According to babycenter.com, the baby is supposed to double in size. If the baby grows that rapidly in the next couples of weeks I figure I'm either going to be very hungry or even more tired. The pregnancy calendar on their website is excellent for telling you what growth is taking place each week. It gives great pictures and descriptions of what's going on, but some of their comparisons are really funny. For example... Last week it said the baby should be about the size of an avocado.. Another comparison several weeks ago was a kumquat... what is a kumquat any way?
As for "Mr. N..."
He is doing well. It is amazing how much he's grown both physically and developmentally in the last month. He talks incredibly well. He is telling full stories using full sentences all the time. He is also at the age where he is observing things, remembering them and talking about them later. Last night D, N and I decided to go out for dinner. I was trying on various shirt and pant combinations in the master bedroom. N was running back and forth between the bedroom and the master bath playing while I was doing this. I had no idea he realized I was trying clothes on. It took me about fifteen minutes (and five outfits) to figure out what I was going to wear. I went into the master bath to get N to tell him it was time to go downstairs. He was perched on top of his little wooden step stool brushing his teeth and Daddy's sink. I stood there smiling at him for a minute w/o saying anything. He looked at me in the mirror and smiled. Then he turned and faced me and said "You dressed up, Mommy!" I laughed and said "I did." He then looked down at my feet and said "Cute shoes!!" What a charmer!!
Friday, April 3, 2009
Big News!!
We have big news at our house!! We are having a baby! We are due in early October. I am heading into the second trimester and am gradually feeling better. Instead of feeling sick all day I'm only feeling sick in the morning. I am still very tired and have been taking lots of naps. I will say I am very happy and thankful to be having another child but I forgot just how tiring pregnancy can be. I have to tell myself it's okay if I don't get everything done on my to do list. I am learning to prioritize my tasks so that I accomplish the necessary things first and the not-so-necessary things are a bonus when they get done. I can't believe how quickly I am showing compared to my pg with N. D and I took a "baby-moon" (a honeymoon for soon to be parents) to San Francisco when I was five months preggers with N and I was just starting to show. Five months!! I remember being able to wear "regular" clothing for a really long time b/f having to step into Motherhood Maternity to start my quest for tall maternity clothes...I am rediscovering that "tall" and "maternity" rarely co-exist and if they do you have to pay a mint for it!!
We plan on finding out the gender of the baby and will be happy to share it with everyone. The name we choose for the baby will remain a surprise until he/she is born.
At this point N knows that Mommy has a baby in her belly...although he often tells me the baby is actually located in my back. He has talked to the baby a few times. I have lifted up my shirt to expose my belly and he talks into my belly button as if it's a microphone. N says "Hi, baby. It's N. I'm your big brother. What you doing in there?" The other day I showed N sonogram pictures of the baby. He studied them for a minute and said "he's in the dark. Why's he in the dark, Mommy??" (We don't know the baby's gender, but every baby is a "he" to N.) N and I were playing in the guest room the other day and I told N that this room was going to be the baby's room pretty soon. I pointed to the baby crib that is leaning against the wall and I said, "That will be the baby's bed." He quickly ran over to the crib and said "That's not baby's bed, that's my bed!!!" I told him he's a big boy and he has his own big boy bed with cool sheets and a pillow, but he still insisted that the crib is his... So, this should be interesting. I'm kind of glad we are talking about the baby already because I can see that this will be a big adjustment for big brother. I'm sure he will eventually accept having a little brother or sister and will love to play with him/her.
Before signing off I will say that I attempted to call/email as many people as I could to tell them our big news before posting this online. I emailed out a really cute Smilebox card with sonogram photos as our announcement to everyone. However, for some reason, several of them got bounced back to me. I have also discovered in the last couple of days that I am not receiving all the emails that are being sent to me. This is peculiar to me because my inbox is not full so I don't know why this is happening but I hope it gets fixed soon.
Take care
-C
We plan on finding out the gender of the baby and will be happy to share it with everyone. The name we choose for the baby will remain a surprise until he/she is born.
At this point N knows that Mommy has a baby in her belly...although he often tells me the baby is actually located in my back. He has talked to the baby a few times. I have lifted up my shirt to expose my belly and he talks into my belly button as if it's a microphone. N says "Hi, baby. It's N. I'm your big brother. What you doing in there?" The other day I showed N sonogram pictures of the baby. He studied them for a minute and said "he's in the dark. Why's he in the dark, Mommy??" (We don't know the baby's gender, but every baby is a "he" to N.) N and I were playing in the guest room the other day and I told N that this room was going to be the baby's room pretty soon. I pointed to the baby crib that is leaning against the wall and I said, "That will be the baby's bed." He quickly ran over to the crib and said "That's not baby's bed, that's my bed!!!" I told him he's a big boy and he has his own big boy bed with cool sheets and a pillow, but he still insisted that the crib is his... So, this should be interesting. I'm kind of glad we are talking about the baby already because I can see that this will be a big adjustment for big brother. I'm sure he will eventually accept having a little brother or sister and will love to play with him/her.
Before signing off I will say that I attempted to call/email as many people as I could to tell them our big news before posting this online. I emailed out a really cute Smilebox card with sonogram photos as our announcement to everyone. However, for some reason, several of them got bounced back to me. I have also discovered in the last couple of days that I am not receiving all the emails that are being sent to me. This is peculiar to me because my inbox is not full so I don't know why this is happening but I hope it gets fixed soon.
Take care
-C
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Oh Man!
One of the cinemas in town in offering free movies on Saturday mornings, so I took advantage of the deal and took N to his first ever movie at the theatre. I decided it was a good test run.If he wasn't interested in the movie or wasn't able to sit still in his chair there wasn't a big loss in having to leave a free movie. To be even more frugal, I snuck in my own popcorn.. But I did buy a drink there. One reason I brought my own popcorn is because I bought the kind w/o kernels or seeds. N hasn't eaten too much popcorn in his short little life time, so he still hasn't fully grasped the idea of not eating the seeds. I didn't want him to eat and choke on a seed in the middle of the dark theater, so I brought my own. Makes sense, right?
Anyway...Space Chimps was playing. That was not a movie on my "to see" list, but I figured N would probably like it, so N and I checked it out while Daddy got to stay home for some time to himself. N was amazed by the "big tv." He was so mesmerized by the whole thing that he sat in his seat and didn't say a word for the first ten minutes. (Believe me, ten minutes of my child not saying a word is a loooong time!) At one point in the movie the chimps crashed the spaceship on the ground. When the spaceship hit the ground the theatre went silent and the movie was silent....but my child was not silent. He yelled out "Oh man!!!" Luckily the audience was made up of mostly kids and parents, so everyone in the theatre found it funny and laughed at his reaction. There is a ten minute intermission in the movie.. I guess they do this for any little kids in the theatre who may have to go potty and so Mom and Dad can get refills on treats. This is a great idea in theory, but it did not work to my child's advantage. It only revved up his little engines and made him want to climb on the faux stage in front of the movie screen to dance for everyone. He ran up there a few times and I caught him before getting onto the stage. He screamed "I dance, I dance, I dance" as I carried him back to our seats. Unfortunately N was not able to overcome his desire to dance (and he wouldn't dance in the aisle right next to me), so we had to leave promptly after intermission. I'm sure he will learn the etiquette of movie viewing sooner or later, but I can see we have some work ahead of us. We might try another freebie movie again this weekend since the weather has turned cold once again.
Anyway...Space Chimps was playing. That was not a movie on my "to see" list, but I figured N would probably like it, so N and I checked it out while Daddy got to stay home for some time to himself. N was amazed by the "big tv." He was so mesmerized by the whole thing that he sat in his seat and didn't say a word for the first ten minutes. (Believe me, ten minutes of my child not saying a word is a loooong time!) At one point in the movie the chimps crashed the spaceship on the ground. When the spaceship hit the ground the theatre went silent and the movie was silent....but my child was not silent. He yelled out "Oh man!!!" Luckily the audience was made up of mostly kids and parents, so everyone in the theatre found it funny and laughed at his reaction. There is a ten minute intermission in the movie.. I guess they do this for any little kids in the theatre who may have to go potty and so Mom and Dad can get refills on treats. This is a great idea in theory, but it did not work to my child's advantage. It only revved up his little engines and made him want to climb on the faux stage in front of the movie screen to dance for everyone. He ran up there a few times and I caught him before getting onto the stage. He screamed "I dance, I dance, I dance" as I carried him back to our seats. Unfortunately N was not able to overcome his desire to dance (and he wouldn't dance in the aisle right next to me), so we had to leave promptly after intermission. I'm sure he will learn the etiquette of movie viewing sooner or later, but I can see we have some work ahead of us. We might try another freebie movie again this weekend since the weather has turned cold once again.
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