1. Hi there.
2. This evening was the "curriculum" night for Jakeb and Zachary's grades....Robert stayed with the boys and I went. I was not able to go to both classes and opted to go to Jakeb's since I have gone thru 3rd before and not 5th...5th has a lot of info. Such as discussions about a graduation, a dance, and a puberty conversation. Eek all around.
3. Despite the Eek I am crazy about this preteen prepubescent boy of mine. I think this is a fun age. While seeing them go from tiny babies to big kids is sometimes sad...I really do enjoy watching them get older and mature and revel at who they are becomming.
4. I am bummed I had to miss Zachary's...however I am a room mom for him and not Jakeb so...it evens out. And always does.
5. OH! We received our USCIS approval yesterday. Holla! Really means not much at this point but that sheet of paper cost us nearly a grand and took over a month to get...so a big step in the right direction.
6. For some reason the cursor is not showing on my screen...annoying. Or as Gavin says ignoying...ignore+annoying He's awesome. And also says susposed to...I don't correct him. I probably should but it's cute so I don't
7. I need a hair cut again....AGAIN. What....I get hair cuts quarterly not monthly. BOO.
8. Um and also...guess who had to get a box of old clothes out tonight to locate jeans that fit...um this girl. Hello favorite prepregnancy jeans--yes I love you. Despite being still 2 sizes bigger than I would like I am very happy to see you again. Even better that I am seeing them on my body. ...without having to wiggling and dance my way into them.
9. I am very sleepy....story of my life...but my clothes fit so you know...it evens out.
10. Nolie Bear's cold is hanging on for like ever....and is trying to dance it's way into my body...so the scratchy throat I am feeling can just go. And it will.
11. I have eaten my weight in sugar over the last 2 weeks. Someone please stop me...must eat cookies, candy, and ice cream...ugh.
12. Oh right and I also cooked dinner at home every single night last week. AND froze dishes. Awesomeness.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Some things.
I was just sitting here thinking about something to talk about on this here blog and it occurred to me that I would like to jot down a few awesomeness things about the boysies. I talk about them a lot...but you know they are my baaaaabbbbbieees and this is my blog and yeah...I can do that.
Sometimes though when I go to talk about them or tell about them I have a hard time deciding who to start with...like they are going to look back and think gee she always talked about you first or what she says about you is longer or something. When really I struggle with being fair and I try to make sure "it all shakes out in the wash" and it does.
So first off...Gavin that boy. He is seriously a funny guy...I mean here he is our lone blondie little peanut and he has more personality than all of us. First off Gavin is a hit with Every.one. From what I hear from other parents the kids talk about Gavin and just love Gavin...which is just cool. I mean I know what is great about him but it's neat to hear what others see too. He's just a nice kid...he's thoughtful and friendly and just great. However. Gavin is also...hmm well he's like the hulk. Happy friendly easy going one minute and crazy not nice the next. Tonight I read a new Skippyjon Jones book to them (thank you Kohls Cares!) and Gavin decided he needed to sleep in a mask...I told him he could but if they were playing and not sleeping I was going to take it. The of course were playing and not sleeping so it gotten taken away. As I was walking away my little spitfire of a boy slams back into his bed and angrily mutters "screw this". I think we can thank a certain uncle for the use of that term since it's not one we use (another I might claim but not that one ;) ) Of course I giggle and immediately text Robert. Well after I sternly told him that is 100% not something he can say. And also some goods...he can read. Like really really read amazingly well. He started Kindy basically not reading. By Christmas last year he was starting to read more and now 8 months later he can read anything and everything. It's amazing.
My Zman...my party hardy boy. He is such a tender heart but a wild guy. He has decided on his own accord that he is going to "write a book". He has chosen the topic of Bobcats and is looking up info on the computer and pictures and is typing it out in Word. He even got a binder and labeled it "Zachary's research book". I am impressed. I am not impressed that he keeps freezing my computer with his crazy clicking and pasting. He is Nolan's buddy and while Nolan loves Jakeb and Gavin just as much he will sit and snuggle with Zachary...or maybe Zachary snuggles with him more. Zachary is my helper. He will typically help when asked without complaining...he loves helping in the kitchen and loves being with the grown ups. Zachary is really bad about sitting at the table with his knee propped up at the table...it's something I am trying to get him to stop doing so the other night when it was up again I said to him "Where is your leg supposed to bed?" And without missing a beat he straight face responds with "attached to my body". I couldn't help but laugh...He's quick.
Jakey boy...he is my guy I feel the closest to right now. (and that changes all the time!) He will sit and chit chat with me and we can giggle and joke around with each other in a different "more mature" way than I can with his brothers right now. I can walk into a room and dance like a goof and he will look at me crazy and just giggle with a "Moooommm" and I love it. I feel bad for him right now...he is in a boot for 2 weeks for his heel all the while his other heel is hurting a bit too. I hope that this fixes the problem but I am worried it won't. I can't believe he is in 5th grade. He loves his school and his teacher. She seems great and I hope she notices him more than other teachers have in the past. That sounds "harsh" but Jakeb flies below the radar...he doesn't get in trouble and is quiet and because of that he is just a kid in class. Or at least that's how it often seems. I love that he wakes up eager for school and will say in a heartbeat "I love school". He gets up every morning and gets his things done and is ready to go without a struggle. The joys of a 10 year old. I often have to remind myself that his brothers are not 10...I imagine when they are 10 they will be going thru the motions just as smoothly.
These big guys are doing great and they amaze me daily. Sometimes it's nice and good to stop and think about all the things they do that amaze me. It's so easy to get caught up in the day to day and the frustrations that I often don't slow down and appreciate it them or jot down some of the funny things they do. Or even just the mundane things of our days. They are amazing little boys.
Sometimes though when I go to talk about them or tell about them I have a hard time deciding who to start with...like they are going to look back and think gee she always talked about you first or what she says about you is longer or something. When really I struggle with being fair and I try to make sure "it all shakes out in the wash" and it does.
So first off...Gavin that boy. He is seriously a funny guy...I mean here he is our lone blondie little peanut and he has more personality than all of us. First off Gavin is a hit with Every.one. From what I hear from other parents the kids talk about Gavin and just love Gavin...which is just cool. I mean I know what is great about him but it's neat to hear what others see too. He's just a nice kid...he's thoughtful and friendly and just great. However. Gavin is also...hmm well he's like the hulk. Happy friendly easy going one minute and crazy not nice the next. Tonight I read a new Skippyjon Jones book to them (thank you Kohls Cares!) and Gavin decided he needed to sleep in a mask...I told him he could but if they were playing and not sleeping I was going to take it. The of course were playing and not sleeping so it gotten taken away. As I was walking away my little spitfire of a boy slams back into his bed and angrily mutters "screw this". I think we can thank a certain uncle for the use of that term since it's not one we use (another I might claim but not that one ;) ) Of course I giggle and immediately text Robert. Well after I sternly told him that is 100% not something he can say. And also some goods...he can read. Like really really read amazingly well. He started Kindy basically not reading. By Christmas last year he was starting to read more and now 8 months later he can read anything and everything. It's amazing.
My Zman...my party hardy boy. He is such a tender heart but a wild guy. He has decided on his own accord that he is going to "write a book". He has chosen the topic of Bobcats and is looking up info on the computer and pictures and is typing it out in Word. He even got a binder and labeled it "Zachary's research book". I am impressed. I am not impressed that he keeps freezing my computer with his crazy clicking and pasting. He is Nolan's buddy and while Nolan loves Jakeb and Gavin just as much he will sit and snuggle with Zachary...or maybe Zachary snuggles with him more. Zachary is my helper. He will typically help when asked without complaining...he loves helping in the kitchen and loves being with the grown ups. Zachary is really bad about sitting at the table with his knee propped up at the table...it's something I am trying to get him to stop doing so the other night when it was up again I said to him "Where is your leg supposed to bed?" And without missing a beat he straight face responds with "attached to my body". I couldn't help but laugh...He's quick.
Jakey boy...he is my guy I feel the closest to right now. (and that changes all the time!) He will sit and chit chat with me and we can giggle and joke around with each other in a different "more mature" way than I can with his brothers right now. I can walk into a room and dance like a goof and he will look at me crazy and just giggle with a "Moooommm" and I love it. I feel bad for him right now...he is in a boot for 2 weeks for his heel all the while his other heel is hurting a bit too. I hope that this fixes the problem but I am worried it won't. I can't believe he is in 5th grade. He loves his school and his teacher. She seems great and I hope she notices him more than other teachers have in the past. That sounds "harsh" but Jakeb flies below the radar...he doesn't get in trouble and is quiet and because of that he is just a kid in class. Or at least that's how it often seems. I love that he wakes up eager for school and will say in a heartbeat "I love school". He gets up every morning and gets his things done and is ready to go without a struggle. The joys of a 10 year old. I often have to remind myself that his brothers are not 10...I imagine when they are 10 they will be going thru the motions just as smoothly.
These big guys are doing great and they amaze me daily. Sometimes it's nice and good to stop and think about all the things they do that amaze me. It's so easy to get caught up in the day to day and the frustrations that I often don't slow down and appreciate it them or jot down some of the funny things they do. Or even just the mundane things of our days. They are amazing little boys.
A-Game.
Nolan is going to be a bear for Halloween....fitting since we call him bear. I have the costume already...I have had it ready for almost 10 years now. What's funny is I have kept all the big boys 1st costumes. I don't know what but I did...they are cute that's why. This bear costume is to.die.for.cute. But it wasn't Jakeb's first costume it was his 2nd and for some reason I kept it. It dawned on me this morning that I kept it for Nolan. I did. I really did. I knew. Well I didn't know but I couldn't get rid of it and I am so glad I didn't. It's the Gap Bear and I hope it's not 85 degrees Halloween night.
I have no idea what the big boys will be...and really I don't typically plan for Halloween months in advance. It really isn't my holiday...for some reason it stresses me out. I think it's the fuss over the right costume and the wish that I could make them...but also every year I say "we don't make them..." and that's just fine. Plus making sure we get a weekend in at the pumpkin patch before it's too late and fall pictures before the leaves are gone. It's too much pressure...all be it self imposed pressure. But every year I relax a little bit more about it and every year it gets done and every year I say that wasn't that bad.
Despite my whining a few posts back I have had a pretty darn productive week. The house is relatively picked up and there are 3 meals on the ready in the freezer and plenty more left to prepare. We haven't eaten dinner out at all this week and while that's not saying much for some it's a lot for us. Every time I start to cave and order pizza or something easy I think about the $30 I should save for our little one(s) and I get to cooking. And it's working. Last night I whipped up 3 chicken pot pies and they were darn good...next time I will make the crusts because thank you for the "yellow #5 and yellow #23" we were trying to avoid those..didn't know that was in a frozen crust. Anyway the thoughts before I buy things recently are instantly to saving instead and maybe this adoption is better for all of us in more ways than 1.
Gavin managed to get thru his homework yesterday without stomping or huffing or yelling about how stupid it was that he had to write words he already knew. Or busting out the hulk mad voice and snapping at his brothers in the most nasty way possible. We chatted about it the night before and that morning and it worked and I like seeing things work and their processing of what we say. It may not work today but it worked yesterday and that is enough for me. Next up is tackling those darn piano practices...we will get there.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Some 9 month pictures...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Tuesday Twelve.
1. Today is sheet washing day...I have been doing a superb job staying on top of laundry days. Really. However all other cleaning is not as regular.
2. This is our 3rd full week of school and we are already sporting colds. Thus far I am the last one standing. *knock on wood*
3. Nolan is standing next to me holding on the my leg and laying his head on my knee. It is very close to nap time.
4. I over slept this morning. And somehow managed to sleep thru plates hitting the counter and kids getting ready. What woke me? Robert quietly walking into our room.
5. One routine we have down pat is the morning one...the boys go thru every "step" without batting and eye and could pretty much get ready without me saying a word. In fact they seem to almost do better when I am not there.
6. Fall is fast approaching and I am excited for the season change.
7. The dogs are having a bark off outside...annoying much?
8. Gavin is really struggling with homework. Somehow I am managing to stay relatively patient with his defiance and opposition...
9. Jakeb's orthopedist appt ended with him in a walking boot...he was NOT happy about this option. My poor boy is very worried about what others will think or say. We are working on that but at 10 it's hard...though he went off to school today with no problems.
10. We should receive our approval from the good ole US of A to adopt a foreign child in the next couple weeks.
11. One of the plans for us to raise money is for me to pick back up on my photography...I really need to get on that.
12. Zachary and Gavin had a fantastic time in after school yesterday and requested to stay again today. So maybe we will utilize that option more often. (Not today though).
2. This is our 3rd full week of school and we are already sporting colds. Thus far I am the last one standing. *knock on wood*
3. Nolan is standing next to me holding on the my leg and laying his head on my knee. It is very close to nap time.
4. I over slept this morning. And somehow managed to sleep thru plates hitting the counter and kids getting ready. What woke me? Robert quietly walking into our room.
5. One routine we have down pat is the morning one...the boys go thru every "step" without batting and eye and could pretty much get ready without me saying a word. In fact they seem to almost do better when I am not there.
6. Fall is fast approaching and I am excited for the season change.
7. The dogs are having a bark off outside...annoying much?
8. Gavin is really struggling with homework. Somehow I am managing to stay relatively patient with his defiance and opposition...
9. Jakeb's orthopedist appt ended with him in a walking boot...he was NOT happy about this option. My poor boy is very worried about what others will think or say. We are working on that but at 10 it's hard...though he went off to school today with no problems.
10. We should receive our approval from the good ole US of A to adopt a foreign child in the next couple weeks.
11. One of the plans for us to raise money is for me to pick back up on my photography...I really need to get on that.
12. Zachary and Gavin had a fantastic time in after school yesterday and requested to stay again today. So maybe we will utilize that option more often. (Not today though).
Monday, August 20, 2012
Strugglin'
Some truths...I am seriously not feeling great these days. The lack of sleep and well just lack of sleep and maybe those new no baby makin' candies I am eating are making me a little wonky.
I am a sleep person. I am not a nap person I am a "need a goodnights sleep person" I have not had a good nights sleep in roughly 18 months. This is not good for me. This is not good for anyone around me.
Some days I fair better than others. Today and yesterday are not one of those days. Bad feeling days happen I get that but gah. Life goes on. Fortunately life goes on.
And really life is good...it really is. But when you is vewy vewy exhausted you have a hard time seeing that. SO in light of all that happiness. Well that's it. I pretty much have nothing else to say. At least nothing good.
Well that's not true....hows about this. How about I rocked it out in the kitchen yesterday and made up some freezing food. Breakfast burritos and pancake muffins stuffed with sausage. I had big plans of making a chicken pot pie and freezing that too...but well Target isn't nice and I couldn't find the pans I decided to forgo that activity. But it will happen it will. Because grumpiness aside a good fix for that for me is to be productive. Or at the very least it makes me feel a bit better. Plus I love chicken pot pie.
Jakeb has an appt today with an orthopedist for sever's syndrome. And Zachary and Gavin are staying at after school for the very first time ever. They are excited to stay and want to stay and instead of me being happy for them and all that good stuff I am nervous and anxious about it. I don't know why I am...they are not. And they will be fine.
They have their piano lessons tomorrow and again haven't practiced and gosh darnit their teacher is going to fuss at us about it. But well all excuses aside...we just didn't. The week goes by so quickly and here it is Monday again. Whoops. We will get in a groove with it eventually. I did make sure Gavin had his library book today...he didn't last week which means he doesn't get to participate in library...which is a bummer. He says he was the only one that had to just sit on the rug and well Whoops. I guess maybe he will remember his book eventually too.
Have a good Monday...I am sure trying :)
I am a sleep person. I am not a nap person I am a "need a goodnights sleep person" I have not had a good nights sleep in roughly 18 months. This is not good for me. This is not good for anyone around me.
Some days I fair better than others. Today and yesterday are not one of those days. Bad feeling days happen I get that but gah. Life goes on. Fortunately life goes on.
And really life is good...it really is. But when you is vewy vewy exhausted you have a hard time seeing that. SO in light of all that happiness. Well that's it. I pretty much have nothing else to say. At least nothing good.
Well that's not true....hows about this. How about I rocked it out in the kitchen yesterday and made up some freezing food. Breakfast burritos and pancake muffins stuffed with sausage. I had big plans of making a chicken pot pie and freezing that too...but well Target isn't nice and I couldn't find the pans I decided to forgo that activity. But it will happen it will. Because grumpiness aside a good fix for that for me is to be productive. Or at the very least it makes me feel a bit better. Plus I love chicken pot pie.
Jakeb has an appt today with an orthopedist for sever's syndrome. And Zachary and Gavin are staying at after school for the very first time ever. They are excited to stay and want to stay and instead of me being happy for them and all that good stuff I am nervous and anxious about it. I don't know why I am...they are not. And they will be fine.
They have their piano lessons tomorrow and again haven't practiced and gosh darnit their teacher is going to fuss at us about it. But well all excuses aside...we just didn't. The week goes by so quickly and here it is Monday again. Whoops. We will get in a groove with it eventually. I did make sure Gavin had his library book today...he didn't last week which means he doesn't get to participate in library...which is a bummer. He says he was the only one that had to just sit on the rug and well Whoops. I guess maybe he will remember his book eventually too.
Have a good Monday...I am sure trying :)
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Tuesday Twelve.
1. It seems like it's been a while since I have posted one of these....
2. Our dossier is on it's way to Russia today. Awesomeness. Remember Dossier= big stack of papers telling about us and letting Russia folks know we would really like to parent one of their children....and we would be good at it. The look it over and say OK! and then we wait. Maybe 6 months maybe 18...we shall see.
3. The big boys just headed off to school about 20 minutes ago and I am enjoying my few minutes of quiet...and my coffee.
4. My house smells like a bottle of Eucalyptus...I am tired of calling the bug man to deal with our ants...because they aren't dealing with them. So I am dumping essential oils all over. I haven't read to use that but it's all I have....I figure if anything they smell will keep them away.
5. Nolan is now awake. I swear he hears me sit down...though he is our one child that can actually "sleep in"...granted it's likely because he wakes up 97 times in the night. This too shall pass, This too shall pass.
6. I am looking forward to fall. Yesterday felt almost fall like and it was niiiiicccee.
7. I am starting to think about the baby boy's upcoming birthday...a little less than 3 months away. First birthday's are my fav.
8. It's a rainy dreary morning.
9. I am typing quickly...too late he's now crying....
10. I just walked around and opened up windows....nice and cool this morning.
11. I got the rest of the stain on the stairs...trying to decide if they need a second coat and also not have a stroke trying to keep the dogs, cats, and people off of them.
12. Nolie Bear has a room full of toys he is currently sitting with this back to all of them playing with the dirty broom. All day long I pick him up and stick him in front of a toy and all day he crawls away to mess with something not baby friendly.
2. Our dossier is on it's way to Russia today. Awesomeness. Remember Dossier= big stack of papers telling about us and letting Russia folks know we would really like to parent one of their children....and we would be good at it. The look it over and say OK! and then we wait. Maybe 6 months maybe 18...we shall see.
3. The big boys just headed off to school about 20 minutes ago and I am enjoying my few minutes of quiet...and my coffee.
4. My house smells like a bottle of Eucalyptus...I am tired of calling the bug man to deal with our ants...because they aren't dealing with them. So I am dumping essential oils all over. I haven't read to use that but it's all I have....I figure if anything they smell will keep them away.
5. Nolan is now awake. I swear he hears me sit down...though he is our one child that can actually "sleep in"...granted it's likely because he wakes up 97 times in the night. This too shall pass, This too shall pass.
6. I am looking forward to fall. Yesterday felt almost fall like and it was niiiiicccee.
7. I am starting to think about the baby boy's upcoming birthday...a little less than 3 months away. First birthday's are my fav.
8. It's a rainy dreary morning.
9. I am typing quickly...too late he's now crying....
10. I just walked around and opened up windows....nice and cool this morning.
11. I got the rest of the stain on the stairs...trying to decide if they need a second coat and also not have a stroke trying to keep the dogs, cats, and people off of them.
12. Nolie Bear has a room full of toys he is currently sitting with this back to all of them playing with the dirty broom. All day long I pick him up and stick him in front of a toy and all day he crawls away to mess with something not baby friendly.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Cool Sunshine.
It's a cool bright sunshiney morning here and I have my windows open. It's supposed to hit 90 today but for now it's a cool and windows open kinda morning. Last night I worked on the stair project that I am going to finish...like soon. It's not a difficult process but it does require several steps {no pun intended} that just take time. Granted the amount of time that has lapse since I tore the carpet off is well past a normal waiting period. But anyway....Last night I stained every other step and hopefully it will dry enough so that tonight I can do the remaining steps. Every other again so that we can get up and down stairs without ruining the stain. I was unaware of the drying time for stain...24+ hours. So when we woke this morning to sticky still wet stairs I was disappointed. Patience is not something I have a bountiful amount of...despite popular belief that lots of kids=lots of patience. After staining is done and dry...we get to slap on the the polyurethane. And then it's onto painting the risers and moldings....eventually it will look AWESOME. I promise.
This weekend I tackled a few projects that have been on the list...the stairs being one and also finally getting my chalkboard paint on the wall. We had a wall in our laundry room that was ruined from a sticky poster thing I had put up when we moved in and I also was wanting a chalkboard wall...so that wall needed paint and I needed a chalkboard wall. So there ya have it. Though we need to get used to it because it keeps catching my eye and I think the door is open. It's a black wall right by the door....tricks on the eyes my friends.
My sister in law and I hit up Ikea this past week and I have finally decided on a temporary solution to the no pantry PROBLEM. And am going to buy yet another cabinet to store food and what not in...and seriously I cannot tell you how excited I am about this...do you know the space I will have in my cabinets!! No more breaking of items and jars and things falling out of the cabinet when I open the door. Third world problems here...no pantry...I realize this.
Also bought a few cool hangy uppy thingy's and I am mighty bummed that our screw purchase yesterday did not yield the results I was hoping for and in fact did exactly the opposite. Apparently wood screws are not going to work in dry wall. Wood screws look like regular old screws except the last 1/2 inch or so is smooth therefore when you be-bop it into the drywall the smooth part of it just allows the screw to wiggle all around in there...therefore NOT holding whatever item you may have into place. So lesson to the masses....do not purchase these types of screws when hanging things into drywall....unless of course you will be using one of those support things along with it then I do believe you will be good to go. As will we once I locate those. You like that rant on screws? I knew you would. Moving on....
The sleep battle is going poorly at best. However my new coffee pot is not....so it's all good until about 4pm and then it's a rapid decline. I could drink another cup of joe at this point but then I can't sleep and it's just a vicious sleepy cycle.
Also no worries I will get some pictures up of the recent project tackle. Also according to Kelly Ripa today is National Left Handed day. Yay for lefty's...I am a lefty. I write and eat left handed but I throw a ball and bat and all that good stuff with my right. Did you know that all sorts of awesome amazing people were lefty's? A great many presidents were lefty's....a few famous painters...Da Vinci, Picasso, Michelangelo to name a few...and also um...Einstein. So just sayin'.....you know...maybe...Right so go Lefty's.
Have a great day.
This weekend I tackled a few projects that have been on the list...the stairs being one and also finally getting my chalkboard paint on the wall. We had a wall in our laundry room that was ruined from a sticky poster thing I had put up when we moved in and I also was wanting a chalkboard wall...so that wall needed paint and I needed a chalkboard wall. So there ya have it. Though we need to get used to it because it keeps catching my eye and I think the door is open. It's a black wall right by the door....tricks on the eyes my friends.
My sister in law and I hit up Ikea this past week and I have finally decided on a temporary solution to the no pantry PROBLEM. And am going to buy yet another cabinet to store food and what not in...and seriously I cannot tell you how excited I am about this...do you know the space I will have in my cabinets!! No more breaking of items and jars and things falling out of the cabinet when I open the door. Third world problems here...no pantry...I realize this.
Also bought a few cool hangy uppy thingy's and I am mighty bummed that our screw purchase yesterday did not yield the results I was hoping for and in fact did exactly the opposite. Apparently wood screws are not going to work in dry wall. Wood screws look like regular old screws except the last 1/2 inch or so is smooth therefore when you be-bop it into the drywall the smooth part of it just allows the screw to wiggle all around in there...therefore NOT holding whatever item you may have into place. So lesson to the masses....do not purchase these types of screws when hanging things into drywall....unless of course you will be using one of those support things along with it then I do believe you will be good to go. As will we once I locate those. You like that rant on screws? I knew you would. Moving on....
The sleep battle is going poorly at best. However my new coffee pot is not....so it's all good until about 4pm and then it's a rapid decline. I could drink another cup of joe at this point but then I can't sleep and it's just a vicious sleepy cycle.
Also no worries I will get some pictures up of the recent project tackle. Also according to Kelly Ripa today is National Left Handed day. Yay for lefty's...I am a lefty. I write and eat left handed but I throw a ball and bat and all that good stuff with my right. Did you know that all sorts of awesome amazing people were lefty's? A great many presidents were lefty's....a few famous painters...Da Vinci, Picasso, Michelangelo to name a few...and also um...Einstein. So just sayin'.....you know...maybe...Right so go Lefty's.
Have a great day.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
9 Months.
Time passes so quickly. At 9 months his personality is in full bloom and watching it unfold everyday is wonderful. He is still our laid back boy we can easily take anywhere. He dozes off when he needs to and is content as long as we are around and he has access to his paci. He really is the easiest baby we have had....that is until sleep is involved. What is really interesting about his difficulty with sleep is that he is not hard to get to sleep but he has a hard time staying asleep. As I have mentioned more times than anyone cares....we have tried every way imaginable and it seems that only time is what has helped. This month naps have slowly gotten longer and I can count on at least one lenthy'ish nap a day from him. At 9 months we are still struggling with sleeping thru the night but we are slowly but surely working it out. I am confident that one day it will happen. Because of course it will.
Over this past week it seems he has learned to fake cry and that is his new favorite thing. The other day at dinner we all just looked at him doing it and giggled because every few seconds he would stop open his eyes and make sure we were looking. It's also not funny and can get rather frustrating...but this too shall pass. Sitting still is not his thing. But he still will stop for some snuggle time and loves to give squeezes. Often when I rock him to sleep he is holding tightly to my shirt or smacking me in the face with his other hand. ;) He is still as chatty as ever and it's my very favorite walking thru a store with him yelling and squealing. He is a happy guy and watching him grow and learn is wonderful. We are all just as enamored with him today as we were 9 months ago. Happy 9 months my Nolie Bear.
He was not a fan of picture taking this month...and repeatedly tried to roll away from me. So that made picture taking a bit difficult! You can also see his temper in quite a few of these. Between trying to get him to smile and not roll off the ottoman I worked up a sweat!
He was DONE at this point....
Monday, August 6, 2012
Favorites.
I was watching Nolan play this morning with one of our very favorite toys and it got me thinking of jotting down a few of our favorite things. After 4 kids and a decade of married time we have amassed a few things that are hands down "must haves"...at least for us. BUT I am not going to do it today...this is yet another blog thing I am going to try to do in a few posts over the next few weeks. So hang tight...I need some more gathering time because I was thinking a few categories would be fun. Soon though...Soon!
I tackled cleaning out my desk this morning...or rather the drawers and the top of it. The cabinet is for another day--though really it's a-ok. I had planned on running down to ATL to grab our apostilles but was not feeling up to par this morning so that will have to wait until tomorrow. However, have I mentioned that I am stoked to have this done? We had just gotten all of this done and sent to Colombia when I found out I was pregnant with Nolan so to be here again is exciting. Especially knowing that the wait for an approval from country will not be 9+ months like previously. So awesomeness for sure. Now we need to seriously crack down on saving and ways to raise money to help fund this hefty chunk of change!
The biggun's are loving school so far and seem happy to be back with their friends and enjoying their days. So that's good :) Soon enough we will have baseball and soccer starting up as well.
Here are a few pictures from the first day last week!
I tackled cleaning out my desk this morning...or rather the drawers and the top of it. The cabinet is for another day--though really it's a-ok. I had planned on running down to ATL to grab our apostilles but was not feeling up to par this morning so that will have to wait until tomorrow. However, have I mentioned that I am stoked to have this done? We had just gotten all of this done and sent to Colombia when I found out I was pregnant with Nolan so to be here again is exciting. Especially knowing that the wait for an approval from country will not be 9+ months like previously. So awesomeness for sure. Now we need to seriously crack down on saving and ways to raise money to help fund this hefty chunk of change!
The biggun's are loving school so far and seem happy to be back with their friends and enjoying their days. So that's good :) Soon enough we will have baseball and soccer starting up as well.
Here are a few pictures from the first day last week!
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