Mar

6

United They Stand

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My boys have found the power of joining together as a united force against their mother. My life is forever changed. Any tips at dissolving this kind of team work? I know. Be consistent and discipline… but I wondered if anyone who had encountered this before had any creative ideas of ways to handle it.

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Feb

23

Our Very First Break

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unknown.jpgIt’s official now.  I was surprised this time had not come sooner with the way my boys play… but it finally came.  Owen Broke his arm.  Of course he was doing something he had been told not to do and I did not notice because I was on the computer.  He went into the nearby closet and climbed the suitcases.  He fell.  Apparently hard.

If you know Owen, you know he is a dramatic kid.  I thought nothing of the dramatic scene he created in recovery.  Until it didn’t stop.  Finally he calmed down in his daddy’s arms and fell asleep.  He awoke screaming because he moved his arm!  We knew then something was probably wrong.

I dropped he and Jeff off at Children’s Hospital urgent care and they were so wonderful to Owen.  He got a great book and a blue Popsicle.  The x-ray showed a break just below his elbow and they said his wrist was probably strained because of its swelling.   He had to get a soft cast so there would be give for the excessive swelling but we have to treat it as a hard one.  Poor little guy is left handed and it is his left arm!  He loves to draw and practice letters so that’s a bummer.

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Feb

20

When Toys Disappear.

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bigstockphoto_toys_in_bins_1905239.jpgLately I have been lamenting toys. Toys everywhere. Toys all over the basement one hour after I finally cleaned it. Toys being tripped over on my way up to comfort a crying 2 year old upstairs in the middle of the night. Toys in unsuspecting odd places. Don’t get me wrong. I pick up the toys. I coach my children into picking up toys. I enlist my husband in picking up toys. But the toys, they are always finding there way out, everywhere.

Tonight as I was kicking some aside to form a non-dangerous path toward the stairs, I was about to complain… Then it hit me. These sweet little boys won’t care about these toys long. In fact there will be a season, not far away where I won’t have to worry about another plastic toy laying around. Will I miss it?

These are little signs of their activity. Their enjoyment. Their fun. 2 little brothers playing together, using their imagination together. Someday they will not care about those toys. They’ll be busy with other things. I almost cried.

So for now, I’ll pick toys up. Again.

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Feb

17

Hygiene Deficient Pregnant Woman- HELP!

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I just showered. For the first time in days. No Joke. I really am not sure when the last day I showered was. Fortunately I don’t ooze body oder easily. But seriously, what is it about being pregnant that makes me so hygiene deficient? Does anyone else experience this? I hardly want to spend a moment on myself.

Maybe it all stems from not liking my body when I’m pregnant? I know, I know, the hip thing is to at least pretend you love your pregnant body and wear it proud… but it is always a strange thing for me to see myself this shape. I actually get compliments, but I don’t see it. My husband loves it, but I still don’t see it. Maybe that makes me want to be frumpy?

I never wanted to be one of those women that let themselves go. And I don’t think I’m quite there, yet. How do I stop from starting to slide down that slippery slope. I suppose I should go easier on myself and only worry if it continues after pregnancy. Please tell me someone out there relates to all of this.

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Feb

4

Hospitality Lesson

Filed Under Motherhood, Staying Organized | 8 Comments

I had Lukas at an indoor playground the other day and could not help over-hearing a conversation happening next to me. The ladies had apparently gone to some meeting at their church where the speaker was discussing hospitality. There was one simple message I heard them repeat that will probably stick with me forever.

The goal of hospitality is the other person. If someone stops by unexpectedly and all you can think about is your messy house than you have missed the point. Thinking about your messy house is self-focused because you are worried about how you look to other people. True hospitality is more concerned with the person visiting and making sure they are taken care of.

Ouch.

How often am I super-obsessed with trying to get my house look perfect when people are coming over. Its not that trying to have a clean house is bad at all. BUT the moment that person enters the door it is to be about them, not about how I feel about myself. If I’m worn out or stressed out from house-cleaning I have passed a limit. This is something I will be thinking about every time I get in a bad mood because I can’t get my house into the perfection I want it to be.

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Jan

27

Baby-How.com

Filed Under Children, Motherhood, Review | 2 Comments

If you haven’t heard of Baby-how.com head over there right now. A reader wrote me about it and I was really impressed with how easy to navigate it was, how clean and simple, but useful. It is a site that would come in handy most for those of you that don’t have a lot of mommy peers in real life. It is somewhere you can go to ask your questions and also put in your own 2 cents.

Check it out.

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Jan

22

A Spoonful of Pink Eye

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We are in beautiful winter Florida and my oldest has come up with a case of pink eye!  No fun.  Praying it doesn’t spread to the rest.

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Jan

9

Mommy Confessional

Filed Under Children, Featured, Motherhood | 17 Comments

As mom’s we are plagued with guilt aren’t we? If it is not one thing it will be sure to be another. For instance. I don’t have a lot of guilt about my children’s sleep habits, they are pretty good. BUT ask me about most other areas, and I have guilt. I will probably disclaimer or try to explain. But the truth is… there is intense shame under the surface.

So here goes. A confessional for me with absolutely NO disclaimer.  NO explanation, NO excuses.

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Jan

4

Lukas Turns 2 Today!

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I can’t believe little lukie is 2 today! Now I officially have a 2 year old and a 3 year old.

Lukas’s personality has been turning out to be so unique. His focus is that of a grown up at times and he seems to be studying all the time. He loves to make silly faces that make us laugh. He is so easy going and laid back until something really rubs him the wrong way. THEN a temper comes out the size I have never seen on a child so small! Jeff and I have to be careful not to cater to it too much because his scream just wants you to jump up and do whatever to make it stop.

He definitely is extroverted. Everywhere we go he often says hi to people as they pass by. Depending on his mood his smiles are generous.

He loves his big brother and has also learned to fight back when Owen does something unfair to him. Sometimes it is hard to know when to intervene and when to let it go and have them work it out.

We love Lukie so much and can’t imagine our lives with out him. And to think, he was such a surprise. Thanks God. :)

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Dec

10

Where Have All My Brain Cells Gone?

Filed Under Aesthetics, Blogging, Children, Featured, Humor, Motherhood | 20 Comments

I know I have not been blogging, yada, yada, yada…

For a blog writing addict like me that says a lot. Truthfully? I have had no content folks. This sweet baby inside me has robbed me of all my creativity and anything slightly resembling a deep thought. I go to bed with the boys do, I wake up when they do, I nap when they do. And that makes up my day.

I do have a couple confessions of brainless mishaps I have done lately. If I don’t confess them my husband threatens to start a blog and do it for me. Of course he would never really do that because he is a self-reputed “not the blogging type” kind of guy.

Anyway, for starters. Read more

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