Showing a little love despite feeling badly.
Piper has gotten super attached to her pacifier (binky) during this whole sickness. She doesn't care how its in, as long as its in. :)
Friday, March 5, 2010
Attached to the binky
The babies are sick again, this time with croup and Peyton and I have gotten colds from all of this.
Showing a little love despite feeling badly.
Piper has gotten super attached to her pacifier (binky) during this whole sickness. She doesn't care how its in, as long as its in. :)
Showing a little love despite feeling badly.
Piper has gotten super attached to her pacifier (binky) during this whole sickness. She doesn't care how its in, as long as its in. :)
My Mom's 50th Birthday
We had a birthday dinner at our house for my Mom's 50th birthday. (the photos are slightly out of order, but you get the point) :) Piper decided she needed a handful before we took the cake away.
Happy Birthday Grandmom!
Tilman, Peyton, Braycee, Piper, Parker (who of course HATES his picture taken)
Happy Birthday Grandmom!
Tilman, Peyton, Braycee, Piper, Parker (who of course HATES his picture taken)
Getting into trouble
Piper is finally starting to become mobile. She is pulling herself up (sorta) on some things and she can army crawl now, thankfully not as aggressively as the boys used to.
Getting into trouble... eating Sandman! I am constantly sweeping the living room for any of the boys toys she can't have.
Saturday morning, hanging in their PJs.
Getting into trouble... eating Sandman! I am constantly sweeping the living room for any of the boys toys she can't have.
Saturday morning, hanging in their PJs.
First big snowstorm
I hate snow! The kids LOVE the snow! We took them out in it for a while. The boys dove right in and Piper hung out in the stroller all wrapped up.
Parker wouldn't stay still long enough for me to get a good photo of him.
I just realized how squinty her eyes look in this photo. :)
Parker wouldn't stay still long enough for me to get a good photo of him.
I just realized how squinty her eyes look in this photo. :)
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Our little man
Tomorrow I am taking Parker to the allergist for a follow up to see if he has made any improvement, but unfortunately his symptoms persist. He has a constant low grade fever and bathroom issues (to spare you the details). His "allergy shiners" (black and blue marks under his eyes) never fully go away and often flare. I have yet to be able to pinpoint anything in particular that causes the symptoms to worsen. The dr. had originally thought he had dust mite allergies and possibly other environmental allergies. He was tested for those as well as food allergies, but he falls into the 25% of kids under 2 who show a negative result despite the possibility of an allergy present. Their immune systems fight the test. So I'm anxious for tomorrow's appt and am hoping for some answers. It saddens us both to watch him go through this and for his little body to be "fighting" something for so long. It frustrates me to be possibly exposing him to something that his body is rejecting and not agreeing with.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Always on my toes
Welcome to Not Me Monday where I can list all my mishaps as a Mama and give you all a good laugh in the meantime.
So as many of you know, Parker is more than a handful. His crazy toddler antics keep me on my toes and constantly wondering what crazy thing he will be into next. I'm always following his trail like a Hoover just doing what I can to keep Piper from getting every little toy or snack he leaves behind. This time did not end up with Piper having her very first taste of a chocolate chip cookie! She did not have the whole thing all mushy with baby drool and cookie crumbs stuck to her cheeks and I most definitely did not bust out laughing and take a picture. Sometimes laughter is all that gets me through the day!
"Mama, what's so funny?"
As a mom of 3, almost 4, young kids I definitely wear my share of poop, pee, throw up/spit up, partially chewed up food, blood, dirt, and snot. Some days I wonder how Jeff can even muster up the courage to come close enough to give me a kiss when he gets home because I most definitely do not look like I'm the one with uncontrollable acid reflux or decided to start eating something and part way through end up spitting it out in my lap or stop a bloody nose or cut with my shirt. No not me! Although these things happen on a daily basis ( I mean do not :) ), I did not experience a "mommy first" for me today. I did not lean over to kiss my beautiful little girl to get a really stinky formula burp and a mouthful of spit up!
So as many of you know, Parker is more than a handful. His crazy toddler antics keep me on my toes and constantly wondering what crazy thing he will be into next. I'm always following his trail like a Hoover just doing what I can to keep Piper from getting every little toy or snack he leaves behind. This time did not end up with Piper having her very first taste of a chocolate chip cookie! She did not have the whole thing all mushy with baby drool and cookie crumbs stuck to her cheeks and I most definitely did not bust out laughing and take a picture. Sometimes laughter is all that gets me through the day!
"Mama, what's so funny?"
As a mom of 3, almost 4, young kids I definitely wear my share of poop, pee, throw up/spit up, partially chewed up food, blood, dirt, and snot. Some days I wonder how Jeff can even muster up the courage to come close enough to give me a kiss when he gets home because I most definitely do not look like I'm the one with uncontrollable acid reflux or decided to start eating something and part way through end up spitting it out in my lap or stop a bloody nose or cut with my shirt. No not me! Although these things happen on a daily basis ( I mean do not :) ), I did not experience a "mommy first" for me today. I did not lean over to kiss my beautiful little girl to get a really stinky formula burp and a mouthful of spit up!
And, speaking of bodily fluids... on Friday I watch a friend's baby and with 3 in diapers, I definitely change my share of poopy diapers. After being up to my elbows in one poopy diaper after another, I realized the smell was still lingering. As I'm checking each kid and noticing they all smell like a fresh diaper, I'm still trying to figure out where the smell could be coming from. After a couple of hours I do not realize that its got to be the couch! I insist no one sits there the rest of the day (which goes so well with a toddler who does not continually jump from one couch to the other all day). With a hyper-sensitive prego nose, I am getting super frustrated with the constant smell of a poopy living room. Just before friends come over, I am overwhelmed by the fact that our house reeks to come to figure out that it is not my clothes that smell!!!!! (Did I mention that I was not sitting on that couch for a quite a while before I figured out that it was the culprit?)
So if you're a mom and can relate to all the imperfections that you wish you could take back (or not and just want a good laugh), check out MckMama's blog and all that everyone else had to say on Not Me Monday!
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
SURPRISE!!!
What a way to start off the first post after being gone for a while! Yes, we are having another baby, much to our surprise. Sometimes life throws you curveballs. :) Well we are expecting another little "P" July 31st. So far all looks good and the baby is doing great.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Not Me Monday! Take 2
As I am attempting to rinse out a poopy cloth diaper in the toilet, the toilet DOES NOT start to overflow on me! I mean, come on really??? Its not bad enough that I have to put my hands in the toilet to begin with?? I did not then just hope the problem would solve itself and that the next time I would flush it would just work. (Funny thing is, it did work!!)
Thank goodness I can start over tomorrow!
Thank goodness I can start over tomorrow!
Not me Monday!
Not Me Monday time! Check out MckMama's blog.
Somehow the worst of my "Not Me's" happen when I am alone with the kids. Maybe that's because there are 3 of them and only 1 of me!! Sunday I did not decide that taking the kids out to run errands as a way to get out of the house was a good idea. I did not then listen to Piper scream the whole way there to then not fall asleep less than 30 seconds from the store. She did not fuss the entire time at the store. I did not listen to Parker scream the minute I put him in the cart until I did not give him a bright red Cherry flavored Icee. An Icee that he did not drink most of in a matter of minutes and then proceed to take the straw out and did not flick all over himself and his brother who was not nicely sitting next to him being quiet. Oh and did I mention that he did not have a white shirt on? I did not then fight with him the rest of the time to keep the straw in and not drink it from the hole in the lid. I was not wishing I had not just created more laundry for me to do.
I did not then decide to head to a craft store, "J" to look for items to finish a Christmas card order. I did not not find what I was looking for in J and then go to the other craft store, "M" across the street. Again, I did not not end up with the things I did not drag the kids in there to find. As I am standing there looking on the shelves I did not feel a warm wet spot forming on my shirt under Parker's butt to then left him up and see that he had not peed all over me. I did not then put everything I had on the stroller on the shelf in front of me and walk out. I did not then listen to Peyton cry about not getting to go to McDonald's that I had not been using as bribery to cooperate at the stores with me to then just cave in and not go in with a soaking wet shirt and a 20 month old with soaking wet pants. Nope not me!! I did not put my vest on and try to cover it up, but then realize it was too ungodly hot to wear that and juggle all 3 kids in McDonalds by myself. I did not then leave it in the car and say to myself "Who cares? My shirt is wet, they can think what they want." Everyone does not always stare at me and make comments about how "full my hands are" anyway, when in reality they do not really want to say "You're crazy for having 3 kids that close in age! What were you thinking!" To which I don't want to scream and say "Mind your own business!!"
I did not then hang out for a while to let them play on the playground to then have to go and rescue the 20 month old from the very top! I did not then decide it was time to go and turn down the help that strangers were so kindly offering me.
I did not drive all the way home to then find out that Parker had not pooped in his diaper like he does not do EVERYTIME we are at a playground!
Thank goodness it was naptime when we got home!!!
Oh and I most definitely DID NOT wear the shirt that did not get soaked with pee the rest of the day because I forgot! Nope not me!!!!!!
Somehow the worst of my "Not Me's" happen when I am alone with the kids. Maybe that's because there are 3 of them and only 1 of me!! Sunday I did not decide that taking the kids out to run errands as a way to get out of the house was a good idea. I did not then listen to Piper scream the whole way there to then not fall asleep less than 30 seconds from the store. She did not fuss the entire time at the store. I did not listen to Parker scream the minute I put him in the cart until I did not give him a bright red Cherry flavored Icee. An Icee that he did not drink most of in a matter of minutes and then proceed to take the straw out and did not flick all over himself and his brother who was not nicely sitting next to him being quiet. Oh and did I mention that he did not have a white shirt on? I did not then fight with him the rest of the time to keep the straw in and not drink it from the hole in the lid. I was not wishing I had not just created more laundry for me to do.
I did not then decide to head to a craft store, "J" to look for items to finish a Christmas card order. I did not not find what I was looking for in J and then go to the other craft store, "M" across the street. Again, I did not not end up with the things I did not drag the kids in there to find. As I am standing there looking on the shelves I did not feel a warm wet spot forming on my shirt under Parker's butt to then left him up and see that he had not peed all over me. I did not then put everything I had on the stroller on the shelf in front of me and walk out. I did not then listen to Peyton cry about not getting to go to McDonald's that I had not been using as bribery to cooperate at the stores with me to then just cave in and not go in with a soaking wet shirt and a 20 month old with soaking wet pants. Nope not me!! I did not put my vest on and try to cover it up, but then realize it was too ungodly hot to wear that and juggle all 3 kids in McDonalds by myself. I did not then leave it in the car and say to myself "Who cares? My shirt is wet, they can think what they want." Everyone does not always stare at me and make comments about how "full my hands are" anyway, when in reality they do not really want to say "You're crazy for having 3 kids that close in age! What were you thinking!" To which I don't want to scream and say "Mind your own business!!"
I did not then hang out for a while to let them play on the playground to then have to go and rescue the 20 month old from the very top! I did not then decide it was time to go and turn down the help that strangers were so kindly offering me.
I did not drive all the way home to then find out that Parker had not pooped in his diaper like he does not do EVERYTIME we are at a playground!
Thank goodness it was naptime when we got home!!!
Oh and I most definitely DID NOT wear the shirt that did not get soaked with pee the rest of the day because I forgot! Nope not me!!!!!!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Piper's 1st cereal
Piper had her first cereal the other day. She wasn't too sure at first, but LOVES it now. Its helping to keep this little 18lb girl full longer!!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
We took the kids out trick or treating on Friday night to see family and then went around the neighborhood on Saturday night.
Quick photo before we left Sat. No one was in the mood to have their picture taken.
Our little butterfly.
Quick photo before we left Sat. No one was in the mood to have their picture taken.
Our little butterfly.
"Rrrgh" pirates!
Monday, October 19, 2009
Not Me Monday!
Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. Visit her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.
Not Me Monday... The Weekend Version.
I most definitely did not take my 2 babies to the grocery store on a Friday night one hour before bedtime and expect them to go along with the flow. I did not spend the entire time carrying one baby and trying to console another one with food. When it was time to put the food on the conveyor belt, I did not put the 4 month old back in her seat to scream while I threw the food at the cashier in an effort to hurry things along. I did not find out that my toddler had put his finger through the plastic on the RAW hamburger meat and then in my attempts to keep him quiet ate a cookie. I did not then just politely smile at everyone who was now staring at me as I have 2 screaming children, a grocery cart full of food, and a diaper bag that did not fall upside down onto the floor and have everything spill out.
I did not go back to sleep when my husband came down to hang out with our sick baby girl on Saturday and get up with less than an hour to get all 5 of us showered and out of the house for a family photo. Nope, not me! We did not show up late to a family photo that was outside in the rain and 40 degree weather. I did not then go on to rush home and wrap my nephews birthday gift 5 minutes before we walked out of the house for his party. I did not take my baby who wasn't feeling well to the party, go to Ikea, and get back to find out that she had a fever.
I did not spend the majority of the night awake with a sick baby and then call the pediatrician on a Sunday morning to get an appointment that was in 30 min but still had a 45 min drive ahead of me. I did not then take 10 more minutes to get all 3 kids in the car. I did not race around the house to find my toddler's ONLY pair of shoes, to then find out that we did not leave it at Ikea the night before. I did not say "Oh well" and take him to the doctors office in his socks. I did not let him play in the sick child waiting room in just his socks. Not me! I did not then go to Target to fill a perscription for a baby who had an ear infection and a fever with 3 kids (one of which who was in his socks). I did not buy a bag of goldfish for the kids to snack on for my 5 year old to drop them all over the floor of the van. I did not leave Target with a bag of goldfish, two Icees, a pack of Swedish fish, Amoxicillin, and NO shoes for my toddler. I did not go home and give my baby her meds to then be thrown up on (twice!) I did not then enjoy a 2 hour nap with all 3 kids!
I did not then wake up on Monday morning and take the kids to Walmart (with no shoes on my toddler) to pick up some of the items I forgot to get on my trip to the grocery store on Friday night. Not me!
Not Me Monday... The Weekend Version.
I most definitely did not take my 2 babies to the grocery store on a Friday night one hour before bedtime and expect them to go along with the flow. I did not spend the entire time carrying one baby and trying to console another one with food. When it was time to put the food on the conveyor belt, I did not put the 4 month old back in her seat to scream while I threw the food at the cashier in an effort to hurry things along. I did not find out that my toddler had put his finger through the plastic on the RAW hamburger meat and then in my attempts to keep him quiet ate a cookie. I did not then just politely smile at everyone who was now staring at me as I have 2 screaming children, a grocery cart full of food, and a diaper bag that did not fall upside down onto the floor and have everything spill out.
I did not go back to sleep when my husband came down to hang out with our sick baby girl on Saturday and get up with less than an hour to get all 5 of us showered and out of the house for a family photo. Nope, not me! We did not show up late to a family photo that was outside in the rain and 40 degree weather. I did not then go on to rush home and wrap my nephews birthday gift 5 minutes before we walked out of the house for his party. I did not take my baby who wasn't feeling well to the party, go to Ikea, and get back to find out that she had a fever.
I did not spend the majority of the night awake with a sick baby and then call the pediatrician on a Sunday morning to get an appointment that was in 30 min but still had a 45 min drive ahead of me. I did not then take 10 more minutes to get all 3 kids in the car. I did not race around the house to find my toddler's ONLY pair of shoes, to then find out that we did not leave it at Ikea the night before. I did not say "Oh well" and take him to the doctors office in his socks. I did not let him play in the sick child waiting room in just his socks. Not me! I did not then go to Target to fill a perscription for a baby who had an ear infection and a fever with 3 kids (one of which who was in his socks). I did not buy a bag of goldfish for the kids to snack on for my 5 year old to drop them all over the floor of the van. I did not leave Target with a bag of goldfish, two Icees, a pack of Swedish fish, Amoxicillin, and NO shoes for my toddler. I did not go home and give my baby her meds to then be thrown up on (twice!) I did not then enjoy a 2 hour nap with all 3 kids!
I did not then wake up on Monday morning and take the kids to Walmart (with no shoes on my toddler) to pick up some of the items I forgot to get on my trip to the grocery store on Friday night. Not me!
Monday, October 12, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Half eaten poptarts and vacuum attachments
Being as I am a HUGE germaphobe and carry hand sanitizer everywhere we go, Parker's lovely infatuation with putting things in his mouth often makes me want to hurl. He will eat ANYTHING!!!!! Or should I say try to. He eats everything from dust bunnies from under the couch (yes I have dust bunnies under the couch - I mean come on... aren't there more important things to do then sweep up dust bunnies, like sit on my butt and watch the latest series premier!), to dirt off the ground, bugs (ants and crickets included), mulch, tire pieces meant for the playground surface, to the vacuum attachments (YUCK!!!), to... get this one, Peyton's half eaten poptart from the TRASH CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GROSS!!!
I can handle rolling in the mud, digging in the grouchy old lady's "dirt" (hehe - that was kind of funny), squishing bugs (well sort of), jumping in huge mud puddles, wiping food through their hair and all over the clothes.... but I CANNOT handle eating things from the trash can!! Where he gets this from, I'm not sure. It has been going on since he was about 9 months old. 9 months later we are still battling him daily, just waiting and hoping that this will end soon! PLEASE Parker... Mama could use a break!
I can handle rolling in the mud, digging in the grouchy old lady's "dirt" (hehe - that was kind of funny), squishing bugs (well sort of), jumping in huge mud puddles, wiping food through their hair and all over the clothes.... but I CANNOT handle eating things from the trash can!! Where he gets this from, I'm not sure. It has been going on since he was about 9 months old. 9 months later we are still battling him daily, just waiting and hoping that this will end soon! PLEASE Parker... Mama could use a break!
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