1. Today is surgery day for a very special little baby named Zane. His whole family is on my brain and in my SEVERAL prayers today. I wish a fast recovery for this four month old baby boy.
2. My precious little boy has never really been a stellar sleeper, but not bad either...well...at 2 years and 8 months he has skipped his nap two times in the last 4 days...and he is laying up there as we speak singing and playing, so it looks like another sleepless day. I am worried this is the end of an era, and I have to say I am worried about it. Not great timing. Any ideas on how to deal?
3. Happy birthday to my Granddaddy!!!
4. I really want to nest, have a ton of things on my list....wish I could find the time or energy or motivation.
5. Struggling yet again for dinner ideas....
6. Still getting over the OU hangover from last Saturday. Being number 1 is a curse!
7. The first movie we ever took John to was 'how to train your dragon'. He seemed to love it at the time, but when it came out on video he was not about to watch it! It took getting several of the dragons and several days of coaxing, but now he loves it! Dragons are His new favorite things.
8. We love moon dough! If you have never tried it, I suggest it. Like play-dough, but it never dries out. It crumbles a but easier, but it vacuums up like a dream!
9. John and I made a calendar for October and we have been crossing off the days until Halloween. He really likes it and seems to get the concept. Can't wait to make November!
10. Sort of slow ten on Tuesday....
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Ten on Tuesday (10/19)
So, I missed a couple of weeks....read #1 below for the reason why:
1) I can not tell you how glad I am to say that my house has been vomit free since Friday! WHOOHOO!!! John came down 2 Thursdays ago with a stomach bug. He started vomiting at 9:00 at night and continued every 20 minutes for 3 hours and then every hour for 3 hours after that. Took him to the Dr. the next day. Said he was fine, that it was a 24 hour bug going around. Sure enough, I got it followed by Carl. But strangely enough, John never stopped vomiting. That weekend may go down in our history as one of the absolute worst. Even after Carl and I stopped, John continued on. I took him to the Dr. again Monday, but they just sort of blew it off still at that point. Wednesday came around and here we went again... so I took him AGAIN. They sent us for the hospital for tests. To close a long story...we gave him all liquids and kept zofran down him every 4 hours for 2 days.... then...he was all better. They are guessing it was just the virus that may have reinfected him 2 times and then his tummy was so raw and torn up it never had time to heal until we gave him sedatives for 2 days. It was SO SAD!
2) As he gets older I am starting to notice very distinct personality trends developing in him. One of which that stands out to me right now is that he may be becoming a perfectionist. When he is drawing something and it is not perfect, he says "I messed it up" and starts all over and tries and tries again until it is how he wants it. Even when we say "no, it looks great" he follows with "it not look great". OR when he is counting and he gets to 13 or 14 and can not remember what is next, he gets super upset and has to start over. OR when he messes up a song or you dare to sing it with him, he screams and has to start from the beginning. OR when he is playing with his toy animals or something and he one falls over, or is not exactly where he wants it, he will stay with that animal and it is perfect. hmmmm????
3) I am not sure if he is guessing correctly or not, but I am pretty sure he is learning his left from his right. when you ask him if we are turning left or right in the car, he normally gets it right. Or he will point to two things and tell me which is on the left or right; he does the same things with his hands and shoes.... is it too early to know that? Or is he just a lucky guesser?
4) Pictures have become a lot easier to take of him. He will stop and smile anytime a camera is around. CHEESE BALL!
5) Ended up with a shark costume for Halloween, the dinosaur came and it is WAY to small.
6) Had a garage sale this weekend - TOTALLY worth it. It was during the neighborhood garage sale weekend so there was a TON of traffic. Have to wonder if we would have made as much without the neighborhood signs. If you are out there and reading this and just want to clean out some closets, DO IT! You may have a small gold mine. :)
7) GO RANGERS! We have not typically been baseball fans, but last year Carl got into it because he knew John would want to play one day. Since then we have become regular baseball watchers. And this season has been extra special! The Rangers have made it to the postseason and are about to beat the Yankees to go on to the world series! Would be so cool to have the World Series in Texas the same year the Super Bowl is here (too bad the Cowboys won't be there, boo!).
8) GO SOONERS! WOO HOO for being #1 in the BCS. A lot of pressure, but I think we can live up to it. The championship is in Arizona this year.... wonder if I can still travel in January?!??!
9) Baby is rolling around in my belly, I LOVE IT! That is my most favorite thing about being pregnant. I LOVE feeling the baby, it is something that only I have and only I share with this little miracle. I think it is the instant bond for me. Probably another month or so before Daddy can feel it though.
10)Looking for a good Chicken Tortilla soup recipe if anyone wants to share?!?!? I am LOVING soup season. I feel like I eat some sort of soup at least every other day.
1) I can not tell you how glad I am to say that my house has been vomit free since Friday! WHOOHOO!!! John came down 2 Thursdays ago with a stomach bug. He started vomiting at 9:00 at night and continued every 20 minutes for 3 hours and then every hour for 3 hours after that. Took him to the Dr. the next day. Said he was fine, that it was a 24 hour bug going around. Sure enough, I got it followed by Carl. But strangely enough, John never stopped vomiting. That weekend may go down in our history as one of the absolute worst. Even after Carl and I stopped, John continued on. I took him to the Dr. again Monday, but they just sort of blew it off still at that point. Wednesday came around and here we went again... so I took him AGAIN. They sent us for the hospital for tests. To close a long story...we gave him all liquids and kept zofran down him every 4 hours for 2 days.... then...he was all better. They are guessing it was just the virus that may have reinfected him 2 times and then his tummy was so raw and torn up it never had time to heal until we gave him sedatives for 2 days. It was SO SAD!
2) As he gets older I am starting to notice very distinct personality trends developing in him. One of which that stands out to me right now is that he may be becoming a perfectionist. When he is drawing something and it is not perfect, he says "I messed it up" and starts all over and tries and tries again until it is how he wants it. Even when we say "no, it looks great" he follows with "it not look great". OR when he is counting and he gets to 13 or 14 and can not remember what is next, he gets super upset and has to start over. OR when he messes up a song or you dare to sing it with him, he screams and has to start from the beginning. OR when he is playing with his toy animals or something and he one falls over, or is not exactly where he wants it, he will stay with that animal and it is perfect. hmmmm????
3) I am not sure if he is guessing correctly or not, but I am pretty sure he is learning his left from his right. when you ask him if we are turning left or right in the car, he normally gets it right. Or he will point to two things and tell me which is on the left or right; he does the same things with his hands and shoes.... is it too early to know that? Or is he just a lucky guesser?
4) Pictures have become a lot easier to take of him. He will stop and smile anytime a camera is around. CHEESE BALL!
5) Ended up with a shark costume for Halloween, the dinosaur came and it is WAY to small.
6) Had a garage sale this weekend - TOTALLY worth it. It was during the neighborhood garage sale weekend so there was a TON of traffic. Have to wonder if we would have made as much without the neighborhood signs. If you are out there and reading this and just want to clean out some closets, DO IT! You may have a small gold mine. :)
7) GO RANGERS! We have not typically been baseball fans, but last year Carl got into it because he knew John would want to play one day. Since then we have become regular baseball watchers. And this season has been extra special! The Rangers have made it to the postseason and are about to beat the Yankees to go on to the world series! Would be so cool to have the World Series in Texas the same year the Super Bowl is here (too bad the Cowboys won't be there, boo!).
8) GO SOONERS! WOO HOO for being #1 in the BCS. A lot of pressure, but I think we can live up to it. The championship is in Arizona this year.... wonder if I can still travel in January?!??!
9) Baby is rolling around in my belly, I LOVE IT! That is my most favorite thing about being pregnant. I LOVE feeling the baby, it is something that only I have and only I share with this little miracle. I think it is the instant bond for me. Probably another month or so before Daddy can feel it though.
10)Looking for a good Chicken Tortilla soup recipe if anyone wants to share?!?!? I am LOVING soup season. I feel like I eat some sort of soup at least every other day.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Ten on Tuesday
1) Last night John had to go straight to bed after bath due to a very trying evening with a major listening and attitude problem. Suprisingly he was okay with this, which was not really the effect we were going for. He slept 12 hours last night without a peep! That boy was just tired.
2) Working out is going really well for Carl. I have only done it a couple of time, but not bad considering I sat on my bum for 9 months with John. Carl sticking with it totally motivates me.
3) I love Fall. So many more chances to be outside and be comfortable. So many local activities to do. Great food. Football. Awesome! Looking forward to the fair and a pumpkin patch soon.
4) John decided he wanted to be a dinosaur for Halloween. I was sort of hoping for a non body suit, as I do not think he will like it. But I suggested everything under the sun and he was STUCK on being a dinosaur. It came, it is WAY to small (although it is a 2T-4T), so now I am on the hunt again.
5) Decided on a navy blue, kahki and white color scheme for John’s room with fishing/ocean life accents.
6) I am finally getting excited about baby boy #2. I know that sounds weird 17 weeks into the pregnancy, but up until now I have not felt great and we have been so busy. I am just now slowing down enough to get excited. I think I am starting to get the urge to nest. There are SO many things on my mental checklist.
7) We had a super fun playdate at my house. Made little treasure jars using costume gems, sequence, glitter, coins, acorns, etc. as the treasure; and then put corn syrup and water in there too. They shake it up and then the kids watch the pretty treasures suspend at different rates in the mixture. I got a lot of good feedback on this project. It was simple and cheap. I recommend.
8) John’s most said phrases “I not know”; “no”; "nofing" (nothing)“ I want something to eat”; “I want Daddy back”;
9) John came home singing this song from school “God our Father, God our Father, we thank you, we thank you, for many blessings, for many blessing, amen, amen”. Made my heart smile. He sings it several times a day and requests it at night. I love him going to a church 'school'.
10)I suppose I am going to be sick through out my pregnancy. :( I would be over it by now if not. I am still vomitting at least twice a week. yuck.
2) Working out is going really well for Carl. I have only done it a couple of time, but not bad considering I sat on my bum for 9 months with John. Carl sticking with it totally motivates me.
3) I love Fall. So many more chances to be outside and be comfortable. So many local activities to do. Great food. Football. Awesome! Looking forward to the fair and a pumpkin patch soon.
4) John decided he wanted to be a dinosaur for Halloween. I was sort of hoping for a non body suit, as I do not think he will like it. But I suggested everything under the sun and he was STUCK on being a dinosaur. It came, it is WAY to small (although it is a 2T-4T), so now I am on the hunt again.
5) Decided on a navy blue, kahki and white color scheme for John’s room with fishing/ocean life accents.
6) I am finally getting excited about baby boy #2. I know that sounds weird 17 weeks into the pregnancy, but up until now I have not felt great and we have been so busy. I am just now slowing down enough to get excited. I think I am starting to get the urge to nest. There are SO many things on my mental checklist.
7) We had a super fun playdate at my house. Made little treasure jars using costume gems, sequence, glitter, coins, acorns, etc. as the treasure; and then put corn syrup and water in there too. They shake it up and then the kids watch the pretty treasures suspend at different rates in the mixture. I got a lot of good feedback on this project. It was simple and cheap. I recommend.
8) John’s most said phrases “I not know”; “no”; "nofing" (nothing)“ I want something to eat”; “I want Daddy back”;
9) John came home singing this song from school “God our Father, God our Father, we thank you, we thank you, for many blessings, for many blessing, amen, amen”. Made my heart smile. He sings it several times a day and requests it at night. I love him going to a church 'school'.
10)I suppose I am going to be sick through out my pregnancy. :( I would be over it by now if not. I am still vomitting at least twice a week. yuck.
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