Wednesday, October 13, 2010

My New Friend

My little guy is growing fast! He recently started eating rice and oatmeal cereal. Just 2 days ago we tried some avocado. He's not so sure about the avocado but i'm sure in time he begin to enjoy it (so i hope) This weekend when we take out regular family trip to the fruit and veggie store we're going to shop for something new. Fruits and veggies to make Josiah baby food. I'm so excited because i have a new friend that is going to help me make Josiah's food. Her name is thr BEABA babycook. She steams and blends the veggies in one chamber. She's even BPA free and dishwasher safe.
These are the great freezer cups to store the baby food in.

The joyful boy thats going to enjoy all this yummy food. Yes, he has a scratch on his head, his nails grow so fast. And yes those are blocks all over the floor behind him. Allwyn assures me that this is normal. Micah enjoys building a zoo and making cages for his animals out of any and all of the blocks he can find. If he wakes up from nap and they are put away he is so upset!

Stay at home Mommy

Three years ago i said goodbye to my classroom and hello to mommy-hood. Three years ago i was 32 weeks pregnant and had decided to take 8 weeks to prepare for my little blessing (Micah). I said goodbye to my students and packed up my stuff. Just 2 weeks later we welcomed Micah into the world. How my life has changed all for the better :)
Gone are the days of writing lesson plans and preparing for lessons and activities. (i do miss my students and the great laughs we shared.) Now, i plan play dates and play taxi cab. Micah is growing so fast, He'll be 3 in just 2 short weeks. He keeps us laughing and wondering what he'll do next. Here just a few of the silly things he's done lately.

We put Micah down the other night when i hear him talking in his room off and on. After an hour i decided to go check on him and remind him that it was sleeping time. Well, what i found was a little shocking. When i entered the room he told me that he went to the bathroom so i turned on the lights. I found him laying in his bed with nothing on. When i said, 'What are you doing?' He said, "I'm hot mommy i sleep naked.' i was in such shock i told him not to move and that i was going to get his father. When Allwyn came up we couldn't stop laughing.

Another night we were working on a special gift for Micah out in the garage, the boys were in bed sleeping or so we thought. I decided to crack the door so i could hear if the boys needed us. I then heard a child talking and i thought to myself who lets their child stay up this late and play. Well, to my surprise it was my child. I came in and he was sitting on the couch watching tv. He said, 'Mommy you forgot to turn off the lights when you went to bed.' I then took him back up to his room. He didn't fall asleep for another 30 minutes.

After our late night we had a rough morning. What was so rough you ask. Well, understanding that once you stick a sticker to paper it won't come off. We even called Auntie Katie to help us understand that if you don't stick it to yourself then it won't come off. We finally ate lunch and felt a little better and stuck another 30 stickers on a box.

That silly stuff aside we're busy planning Micah's 3rd birthday party. He's very excited and can't wait to have cake a cheese balls with his friends. I told him we're having pizza too but, he told me no i wants chicken nuggets so i'll have to see how i can make that work. Stay tuned for details on Micah's party and lots of pictures.

Monday, October 11, 2010

School

My Big boy Micah has started school. Okay, he started a month ago and I'm just now getting around to posting the pictures. He was so excited to see his teachers and friends. He has the same teachers he did last year. His friend Charlie is in his class, so there are 2 Charlies. I'm so proud of him. He comes home telling me how much fun he has. Thank you Ms. Kelly, Kathy and Georgia, we love you you're the best!
Micah on his first day waiting to load up in the van. We don't have any pictures of Micah before school outside the building because he's a big boy now and does the drop off line. (I've even caught him playing 'drop off line' with his animals.)
Micah and his best pal Charlie. They have so much fun together. This is Micah's second day of school outside the playground. The boys had a great day at school.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Wonder Pets Wonder Pets...

What's Gonna work, team work... Whats Gonna work, team work. This is what i hear Micah singing all day long. Whenever he goes to do something he breaks into song. His new favorite show is wonder pets. I had never seen or heard of the show until one Saturday daddy helped Micah find this 'new' snow. Micah wanted to go on missions just like the wonder pets but he needed a fly boat of his very own. So, I decided i would make him one. Here it is...

My Sweet Baby Boy

How can it be that my sweet baby boy screams in the car. It doesn't matter the time of day if he has just eaten or where we're headed he cries. i didn't experience this with Micah, he was a happy car rider and even slept. My good friend told me her little boy did the same thing, it didn't get better until he was 4 months. That means i have another month at least of crying in the car. It's the most helpless feeling. There is nothing you can do. Even the binky doesn't help. Big brother tries to help by saying 'Josiah don't cry, we're almost there. Don't cry Josiah.'
If anyone has any ideas on how to fix this problem I'm open to some suggestions.


Tuesday, July 20, 2010

I Caved!


July 12 was the day we caved! Yes we have a swagger wagon of our very own. We have been talking about getting a van for awhile now. I always said i would never drive a van but i do. After a lot of thinking it was the practical way to go. With 2 boys in car seats and a large dog not to mention all the gear that comes with those 3, we needed a van. Here are a few photos of our new van.






I have to say driving a mini van isnt as bad as i thought it would be. 'She' is very nice. We went with 2010 Toyota Sienna XLE.

Family Fun

We enjoyed a trip to the Brookfield zoo over fathers day weekend. Here are the a few of the photos that we took.


The following weekend we went to the Shedd Aquarium.