Last night was a very difficult night here. Ivy developed a cold, and was so congested all night. She couldn't breathe through her nose, and since she prefers to sleep with a pacifier, she basically did not sleep much at all, and was waking up every 30 minutes or so crying. ugh! I am the only one in this house that gets up with the crying kids in the middle of the night, so it was all on me. Anyway, I am guessing I probably got about 2 hours of broken sleep, when 5:00 hit and Ivy was suddenly WIDE awake and ready to be up for the day!
I felt completely exhausted like I hadn't slept at all. I laid Ivy on the floor in the living room, so I could go let out the dog and feed him. I let the dog out....peeked around the corner, and Ivy was lying on her back holding one of Zayden's pirate hats and chewing on it. Luckily Z was still sleeping or else he would have not been happy. While I was feeding the dog I kept thinking, "HOW am I going to manage today? How am I going to function and take care of 2 energetic demanding kids who are not feeling well? How can I get through this day?"
I came back into the living room to find Ivy up on her hands and knees facing me with a big smile on her face while wearing the pirate hat perfectly on her head, but backwards! I have no idea how she did it, but it was just what I needed! I laughed and laughed, and then she laughed too...that little pirate baby! It had to be one of the funniest and cutest things I had ever walked in on! ;)
And then I realized HOW I was going to make it through the day. I was going to laugh and smile and enjoy my kids. I was going to be grateful for having a baby that keeps me up all night, and for having 2 kids to enjoy ALL day even if I can barely keep my eyes open!
Thank you Ivy for the reminder that I needed today!
Monday, February 16, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Random car conversation with the Z man!
I LOVE the random conversations Zayden and I have during our 5 minute drive home from my in-laws on the days I get a chance to pick him up! Here is our long conversation we had today with many topic changes and some funnies to the best of my recollection.
Me: So, how was your day today?
Z: I got a bird.
Me: You got a bird?
Z: Yes, an eagle.
Me: What did you do with it?
Z: I don't know. It flew away.
Me: It flew away?
Z: I don't know where it went.
Me: Maybe it went to it's nest, it's home.
Z: Yeah the best nest, the best nest.
Z: What is that?
Me: What?
Z: That!
Me: What?
Z: That!!
Me: ummm cars.
Z: No actually it's a man.
Me: Do you see the fire truck?
Z: Yes! It's a big truck.
Me: Do you know what color it is?
Z: Red
Me: Yes smarty pants it is red.
Z: Is there a green fire truck?
Me: I have never seen a green fire truck.
Z: Fire trucks are good.
Me: Yes they are good. They help put out fires and save lives.
Z: There's a gas station.
Me: YES, that IS a gas station.
Z: Can we live there?
Me: *long explanation of why we can't live in a gas station and should go home*
Z: I don't want to go home!
Me: Where do you want to go?
Z: Target.
Me: Target?
Z: I have to buy some money. I have to go to Target to buy some money.
Me: Oh yeah?
Z: Do you see that boy? He's walking!
Me: Yes, I see him.
Z: Can we go see him again?
Me: No.
(last 2 lines repeated 3 times)
Z: Who is at their house?
Me: I don't know. I don't know those people. Do you know them?
Z: Yes
Me: Who are they?
Z: I don't know
Z: A car is going to hit you.
Me: No a car won't hit me. I am driving safely.
Z: I don't want to go home!
Me: Why not?
Z: Cause there is a monster.
Me: Where is a monster?
Z: There is a monster at my home.
Me: There is no monster there!
Z: Yes, there is a monster.
Me: *long explanation of how monsters are just pretend and in books, but not at our house*
Me: So, what do you want for dinner tonight?
Z: I don't want anything. I'm okay. Don't make me any food.....okay mommy?
And then we were in the garage....and my evening was made!!
Me: So, how was your day today?
Z: I got a bird.
Me: You got a bird?
Z: Yes, an eagle.
Me: What did you do with it?
Z: I don't know. It flew away.
Me: It flew away?
Z: I don't know where it went.
Me: Maybe it went to it's nest, it's home.
Z: Yeah the best nest, the best nest.
Z: What is that?
Me: What?
Z: That!
Me: What?
Z: That!!
Me: ummm cars.
Z: No actually it's a man.
Me: Do you see the fire truck?
Z: Yes! It's a big truck.
Me: Do you know what color it is?
Z: Red
Me: Yes smarty pants it is red.
Z: Is there a green fire truck?
Me: I have never seen a green fire truck.
Z: Fire trucks are good.
Me: Yes they are good. They help put out fires and save lives.
Z: There's a gas station.
Me: YES, that IS a gas station.
Z: Can we live there?
Me: *long explanation of why we can't live in a gas station and should go home*
Z: I don't want to go home!
Me: Where do you want to go?
Z: Target.
Me: Target?
Z: I have to buy some money. I have to go to Target to buy some money.
Me: Oh yeah?
Z: Do you see that boy? He's walking!
Me: Yes, I see him.
Z: Can we go see him again?
Me: No.
(last 2 lines repeated 3 times)
Z: Who is at their house?
Me: I don't know. I don't know those people. Do you know them?
Z: Yes
Me: Who are they?
Z: I don't know
Z: A car is going to hit you.
Me: No a car won't hit me. I am driving safely.
Z: I don't want to go home!
Me: Why not?
Z: Cause there is a monster.
Me: Where is a monster?
Z: There is a monster at my home.
Me: There is no monster there!
Z: Yes, there is a monster.
Me: *long explanation of how monsters are just pretend and in books, but not at our house*
Me: So, what do you want for dinner tonight?
Z: I don't want anything. I'm okay. Don't make me any food.....okay mommy?
And then we were in the garage....and my evening was made!!
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Paying it forward!
I went snowboarding on Friday with Brian and his good friend Chris. We had a good time. I was starting to get the hang of it again, and the boys were pretty good teachers. Then one of my worst nightmares happened. Brian lost our camera!! Not only does this suck because it is a decent camera with a 4 GB sd card, but I had many pictures and vidoes on there that I had not yet transferred to the computer. I was soooo upset. Brian said he lost it during a fall. We looked everywhere and nothing.
Brian said if someone found it they would definitely just keep it for themselves because it was a nice camera. I literally felt sick. I had a headache, and I was just then tired of snowboarding. I'd already been at it for a couple of hours. So I took off all my gear, and went inside for some hot chocolate and lunch. First I stopped by the front desk to see if someone by chance may have turned it in.
To my surprise and huge relief someone DID find it and turn it in!! And it still was in perfect condition. I told the lady that worked at the desk that I wished I could thank the person who turned it in, but there was no way. She didn't know who did.
So, I decided I needed to go do something nice for a stranger. I went to get my lunch, and stood in line with my tray waiting. I then turned to the lady behind me and asked if I could buy her lunch. She looked at me like I was nuts, and told me "no". I explained what had just happened to me, and how I wanted to "pay it forward". I then just asked that in return she does something nice for someone else soon. She said she definitely would, and let me buy her lunch.
It made me feel so good to give back, even if it wasn't to the person who helped me.
I've done that kind of thing before, but it's been awhile. I think I want to try to do that type of thing more often and teach my kids to do that. It sure did feel good even though it was such a small thing. I want my kids to learn that type of gift that they can give themselves by helping to spread happiness!
I also believe when you give...you get back....here's 2 stories of a situation when I just gave a little and got a lot in return. Years ago I was a big sister in the big brothers/big sisters program. I took my little sister to a movie one day. The lady at the concession stand gave me a dollar too much back in change. I corrected her and gave her the dollar back. My little sister laughed at me and told me that no one does that. Later that night after I dropped off my little sister when I got home I found a $20 bill in the parking lot in front of my apartment. Thanks Karma!
Another time, I was with a friend and we did some charity walk (I think the Komen walk), and afterwards we got a free bagged meal. My friend had like an oatmeal cookie in hers, and I had a chocolate chip in mine. My friend told me she was jealous and wished she had the chocolate chip. I like cc better than oatmeal too, but it wasn't a big deal so I traded her. 2 days later another friend of mine who didn't know that happened for no reason at all baked me a dozen chocolate chip cookies. LOL! Crazy but true!
So anyway, those have all been lessons learned for me. And I am so anxious for my kids to get old enough to teach them THAT kind of stuff!! :)
So while I am in some ways sad how time flies, I really am eager for all the things that are coming around the corner!!
Brian said if someone found it they would definitely just keep it for themselves because it was a nice camera. I literally felt sick. I had a headache, and I was just then tired of snowboarding. I'd already been at it for a couple of hours. So I took off all my gear, and went inside for some hot chocolate and lunch. First I stopped by the front desk to see if someone by chance may have turned it in.
To my surprise and huge relief someone DID find it and turn it in!! And it still was in perfect condition. I told the lady that worked at the desk that I wished I could thank the person who turned it in, but there was no way. She didn't know who did.
So, I decided I needed to go do something nice for a stranger. I went to get my lunch, and stood in line with my tray waiting. I then turned to the lady behind me and asked if I could buy her lunch. She looked at me like I was nuts, and told me "no". I explained what had just happened to me, and how I wanted to "pay it forward". I then just asked that in return she does something nice for someone else soon. She said she definitely would, and let me buy her lunch.
It made me feel so good to give back, even if it wasn't to the person who helped me.
I've done that kind of thing before, but it's been awhile. I think I want to try to do that type of thing more often and teach my kids to do that. It sure did feel good even though it was such a small thing. I want my kids to learn that type of gift that they can give themselves by helping to spread happiness!
I also believe when you give...you get back....here's 2 stories of a situation when I just gave a little and got a lot in return. Years ago I was a big sister in the big brothers/big sisters program. I took my little sister to a movie one day. The lady at the concession stand gave me a dollar too much back in change. I corrected her and gave her the dollar back. My little sister laughed at me and told me that no one does that. Later that night after I dropped off my little sister when I got home I found a $20 bill in the parking lot in front of my apartment. Thanks Karma!
Another time, I was with a friend and we did some charity walk (I think the Komen walk), and afterwards we got a free bagged meal. My friend had like an oatmeal cookie in hers, and I had a chocolate chip in mine. My friend told me she was jealous and wished she had the chocolate chip. I like cc better than oatmeal too, but it wasn't a big deal so I traded her. 2 days later another friend of mine who didn't know that happened for no reason at all baked me a dozen chocolate chip cookies. LOL! Crazy but true!
So anyway, those have all been lessons learned for me. And I am so anxious for my kids to get old enough to teach them THAT kind of stuff!! :)
So while I am in some ways sad how time flies, I really am eager for all the things that are coming around the corner!!
Saturday, February 7, 2009
What's next? College applications perhaps?
This week I am watching my kids and listening to Zayden speak to me and they all of a sudden seem so incredibly OLD! I know I talk a lot about time flying and them growing up too fast, and everyone says this happens....but holy smoke it is happening WAY too fast for my liking! Is there a way to slow this down a little, or do I just need to buckle up and enjoy the thrilling high speed rollercoaster?
Yesterday, we had to lower Ivy's crib, which in my head means she's not my "little" baby anymore. She is so close to crawling now. She starts to get going and then falls on her face. ;) She can army crawl a little in desperation to get a toy. She gets into sitting on her own. She has even gotten herself up into a standing position a couple of times. She has one toy at my in-laws house that is at eye level if she is on her hands and knees, and she can push up on that to stand up. She also climbed up on me the other day to stand up. And when she is standing at a toy, she'll now even sometimes take a step or two to the side. WHAT is going on....she's 6 months old. *sniff sniff* While I love watching her do all these things and discover how to do them, it is also sad that she is getting so "big"!! She also has waved "bye bye" to my MIL twice now.
And Zayden went from two to thirteen in the past couple weeks. He all of a sudden has this teen attitude, and says things I never thought my two year old would say....these are things teens and tweens say, right? I guess not.
Here's some examples:
Today I asked him to do something for me and he responded with, "I cant. I'm busy right now!"
yesterday my father in law was trying to get Zayden to help put away his toys when I went to pick him up. Z walked over and was looking at a toy rather than putting it away, and my father told him to put it away, and Z said to him with attitude, "Be pateint!"
The thing he says the most though, that drives me crazy is all day long when I tell him something he responds with "Yeah, I know it!" or "Yeah, I know that!" Apparently he already knows everything!
He is saying some other phrases that make him sound older that are nice and not punched with as much attitude though like,
"I will help you mommy. I am a really good helper."
and "I got in big trouble today. Pawpaw was very mad at me"
and today when we were going to the park to see some friends, he said, "I am going to go play with my buddies!" (don't know where he learned buddies!) :D
and "Daddy is going to scare me. Well, actually daddy is a good guy!" I love when he says actually!
and
"I don't want to go to grandma's house today (be)cause everyone is sick. Grandma's sick and pawpaw's sick too."
Anyway....he just sounds too grown up when he talks lately. I love that Z talks so well, but gosh it all is just flying at me so fast!!
I really just want freeze time RIGHT now! I guess I just need to be better about living in the moment, and enjoying them all as they come because I am already missing so many moments that have passed by!
Yesterday, we had to lower Ivy's crib, which in my head means she's not my "little" baby anymore. She is so close to crawling now. She starts to get going and then falls on her face. ;) She can army crawl a little in desperation to get a toy. She gets into sitting on her own. She has even gotten herself up into a standing position a couple of times. She has one toy at my in-laws house that is at eye level if she is on her hands and knees, and she can push up on that to stand up. She also climbed up on me the other day to stand up. And when she is standing at a toy, she'll now even sometimes take a step or two to the side. WHAT is going on....she's 6 months old. *sniff sniff* While I love watching her do all these things and discover how to do them, it is also sad that she is getting so "big"!! She also has waved "bye bye" to my MIL twice now.
And Zayden went from two to thirteen in the past couple weeks. He all of a sudden has this teen attitude, and says things I never thought my two year old would say....these are things teens and tweens say, right? I guess not.
Here's some examples:
Today I asked him to do something for me and he responded with, "I cant. I'm busy right now!"
yesterday my father in law was trying to get Zayden to help put away his toys when I went to pick him up. Z walked over and was looking at a toy rather than putting it away, and my father told him to put it away, and Z said to him with attitude, "Be pateint!"
The thing he says the most though, that drives me crazy is all day long when I tell him something he responds with "Yeah, I know it!" or "Yeah, I know that!" Apparently he already knows everything!
He is saying some other phrases that make him sound older that are nice and not punched with as much attitude though like,
"I will help you mommy. I am a really good helper."
and "I got in big trouble today. Pawpaw was very mad at me"
and today when we were going to the park to see some friends, he said, "I am going to go play with my buddies!" (don't know where he learned buddies!) :D
and "Daddy is going to scare me. Well, actually daddy is a good guy!" I love when he says actually!
and
"I don't want to go to grandma's house today (be)cause everyone is sick. Grandma's sick and pawpaw's sick too."
Anyway....he just sounds too grown up when he talks lately. I love that Z talks so well, but gosh it all is just flying at me so fast!!
I really just want freeze time RIGHT now! I guess I just need to be better about living in the moment, and enjoying them all as they come because I am already missing so many moments that have passed by!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Funny, sweet, smart, egotistical Z!
I couldn't really title this one Funnies, because some of them are just kind of cute little sayings that weren't necessarily haha funny, but still worth remembering.
All of these were said during our day yesterday.
We were driving in the car, and had this conversation:
Z: Mommy is your hat on?
Me: No, I took it off.
Z: Why?
Me: I don't know.
Z: Do you like hat's?
Me: Not really. Daddy like's hats.
Z: YEAH
Me: Pawpaw likes hats
Z: YEAH
Me: Pirates like hats
Z: YEAH
Me: Football players like hats!
Z: YEAH......*pause* Actually football players wear helmets.
Later in the day, Z hurt his knee "real bad" so I put a band-aid on it. He then looked up at me and said, "Mommy you are the best friend I never had!"
My screen saver has a picture of Z and Ivy together. Z looked at it yesterday and said, "That's Ivy and me! We are the greatest kids in the whole world" (I wonder who tells him that all the time. ;))
Yesterday we were hanging out not doing much and Z looks at me and says, "I have an idea!! Let's eat candy!"
Yesterday I wanted to go to the store, and Z didn't want to go. I told him Ivy and I were going with out him, and he said okay, so I pretended to leave without him. I carried Ivy out of the room, opened and shut the door like we left, and then stood there quietly in the next room listening. Z just carried on playing like nothing happened. So, then I decided to use my cell to call the house number, because usually when the phone rings Z will tell me it's ringing. I thought he must not believe I really left. So I call the house, and then I hear Z pause from playing with his guys and say, "Mommy went to the store!"
Oh....and this one was a couple of days ago, but still pretty funny!
Z: Daddy I falled down
Brian: Fell
Z: I did fell down!
All of these were said during our day yesterday.
We were driving in the car, and had this conversation:
Z: Mommy is your hat on?
Me: No, I took it off.
Z: Why?
Me: I don't know.
Z: Do you like hat's?
Me: Not really. Daddy like's hats.
Z: YEAH
Me: Pawpaw likes hats
Z: YEAH
Me: Pirates like hats
Z: YEAH
Me: Football players like hats!
Z: YEAH......*pause* Actually football players wear helmets.
Later in the day, Z hurt his knee "real bad" so I put a band-aid on it. He then looked up at me and said, "Mommy you are the best friend I never had!"
My screen saver has a picture of Z and Ivy together. Z looked at it yesterday and said, "That's Ivy and me! We are the greatest kids in the whole world" (I wonder who tells him that all the time. ;))
Yesterday we were hanging out not doing much and Z looks at me and says, "I have an idea!! Let's eat candy!"
Yesterday I wanted to go to the store, and Z didn't want to go. I told him Ivy and I were going with out him, and he said okay, so I pretended to leave without him. I carried Ivy out of the room, opened and shut the door like we left, and then stood there quietly in the next room listening. Z just carried on playing like nothing happened. So, then I decided to use my cell to call the house number, because usually when the phone rings Z will tell me it's ringing. I thought he must not believe I really left. So I call the house, and then I hear Z pause from playing with his guys and say, "Mommy went to the store!"
Oh....and this one was a couple of days ago, but still pretty funny!
Z: Daddy I falled down
Brian: Fell
Z: I did fell down!
Exercise is paying off for Miss Ivy!
She has been doing push-ups:
And Yoga:
And Yoga:
Which paid off because tonight she managed to do this several times:
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