Thursday, February 24, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Progress
That's right we were on a roll today. I knew from the moment I opened my eyes this morning it was going to be one heck of a great day. I mean can you really have two bad days in a row? Fate has got to tip a hat to you once in a while.
Joey spared us a poopy diaper right from the get go. And because he didn't smell like a dumpster fire we played for a few minutes in our bed. If you get to him before he's had time to discover he's awake the little guy actually feels like cuddling. And John and I can never get enough.
John got a hair cut and Joey and I both made it through breakfast without wearing oatmeal in our hair. And we were off to the balk food store in Sandusky. We headed north to pick up bread flour for a grand adventure in bread making in the afternoon.We made bread for the fist time ever. It smells so good.
To bad I butchered the loaf with a dull bread knife. I'll have to work on my loaf carving skills.
I tried hard to enjoy playing this afternoon. I am still learning to set the chores aside, turn the tv off and put my adult life on hold so that we can have time to play. I read "Mr. Brown can Moo can you" four times today not because I was thrilled with "dribble dribble dribble drop" but because when Joey lays back in my lap and smiles I know we both are right were we need to be.
He loves looking out the window so much now. I just wish we had one he could always see out. I guess it just means I'm going to spend some time looking at the outside. In the end it's probably good for both him and I.
I started giving Joey laundry basket rides in the hallway up stairs. He loves it. And it's good to get my blood pumping. It's hard work. Tonight Leslie came over and joined in the fun.
-ALL THE LOVE IN THE UNIVERSE-
Joey spared us a poopy diaper right from the get go. And because he didn't smell like a dumpster fire we played for a few minutes in our bed. If you get to him before he's had time to discover he's awake the little guy actually feels like cuddling. And John and I can never get enough.
John got a hair cut and Joey and I both made it through breakfast without wearing oatmeal in our hair. And we were off to the balk food store in Sandusky. We headed north to pick up bread flour for a grand adventure in bread making in the afternoon.We made bread for the fist time ever. It smells so good.
To bad I butchered the loaf with a dull bread knife. I'll have to work on my loaf carving skills.
I tried hard to enjoy playing this afternoon. I am still learning to set the chores aside, turn the tv off and put my adult life on hold so that we can have time to play. I read "Mr. Brown can Moo can you" four times today not because I was thrilled with "dribble dribble dribble drop" but because when Joey lays back in my lap and smiles I know we both are right were we need to be.
He loves looking out the window so much now. I just wish we had one he could always see out. I guess it just means I'm going to spend some time looking at the outside. In the end it's probably good for both him and I.
I started giving Joey laundry basket rides in the hallway up stairs. He loves it. And it's good to get my blood pumping. It's hard work. Tonight Leslie came over and joined in the fun.
-ALL THE LOVE IN THE UNIVERSE-
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Brave
You are brave. Nothing frightens you except for the vacuum cleaner. You will leap without thinking from any height because you trust I will catch you. And you know what, you are right. I will catch you no matter what. I think it's my job. It's my job to keep you safe, to show you the good in the world, to put you down for naps even though you would rather stand at the end of your crib and gaze out the window. It's my job to put you hat back on when you rip it off, to keep you from swimming to fast in the bath tub and to tuck you in safe each night. I'll try my best to always be there because I'm your number one fan. It's a scary world out there but you are so brave and I'll hold your hand and together we are unstoppable.
ALL THE LOVE IN THE UNIVERSE
Is it 7pm yet?
Today was long and I mean long in the sense that I must have glanced at the clock on our mantel every two minutes. No Joey wasn't teething and he even had a great nap in the middle of the day but this mom was one short fuse from blowing up. I must have picked that kid off the wood stove 30 times today. And another 20 off The sub woofer, also a favorite place to play with the little switch on the back just waiting to be ripped of and eaten before my very eyes.
So on the last trip to the stove I called his name "Joey" like I had the rest of the thousands of times previous and yelled out a firm stern "No" I marched over picked him up and gave him a spanking. One with my hand, not hard, just noticeable on his back side. It just about killed me. Guess who hasn't been back to the stove. Mom meant business.
To bad I felt so guilty after the fact. After dinner we played more before bath time. Joey loves walking across the floor. He got a walker cart/toy for Christmas and he is so smitten to push it across the floor. He smile so big and you can just see the excitement in his eyes. Back and forth between John and I. He'd do it all day long if we let him. I'd be lost without him.
The bread machine came today and John has been hoarding the instruction manual and shaking the bed with his foot since Joey went to bed. So I'm posting this photo as a sort of revenge. Let's hope he brings me some jello before he reads this blog post.
- All the love in the universe!
So on the last trip to the stove I called his name "Joey" like I had the rest of the thousands of times previous and yelled out a firm stern "No" I marched over picked him up and gave him a spanking. One with my hand, not hard, just noticeable on his back side. It just about killed me. Guess who hasn't been back to the stove. Mom meant business.
To bad I felt so guilty after the fact. After dinner we played more before bath time. Joey loves walking across the floor. He got a walker cart/toy for Christmas and he is so smitten to push it across the floor. He smile so big and you can just see the excitement in his eyes. Back and forth between John and I. He'd do it all day long if we let him. I'd be lost without him.
The bread machine came today and John has been hoarding the instruction manual and shaking the bed with his foot since Joey went to bed. So I'm posting this photo as a sort of revenge. Let's hope he brings me some jello before he reads this blog post.
- All the love in the universe!
Saturday, February 12, 2011
You are my sunshine, you make me happy
So I'm giving blogging from my iPad a shot so if thing look a little of it probably because I'm still working the bugs out.
This week as been incredible. I think Joey is enjoying the mama days too. The best part is spendIng time in the corner of the living room in my chair while Joey naps in the afternoon. I think the sun coming in the window is doing more for my soul than the week off is. This week has been nothing special but still filled with lots of smiles and laughter from all three of us.
John and I ate dinner together after the boy went to bed last night like lovers the way couples do things before they have children. To top off the night we ate chocolate cake and played skipbo all the way from Oakland. We bought the game at an Oakland Target on our honeymoon after we discovered we forgot ours back home. I lost last night after a raging to hands of no contest winning I wagered double or nothing. I came up short by one sticking card. ONE CARD. It was nice to play with one another again. Sometimes I think we both forget that we are both lovers and parents. It's nice to get back there. The chocolate cake was pretty good too.
Here are a few from this week in our sun filled home.
This week as been incredible. I think Joey is enjoying the mama days too. The best part is spendIng time in the corner of the living room in my chair while Joey naps in the afternoon. I think the sun coming in the window is doing more for my soul than the week off is. This week has been nothing special but still filled with lots of smiles and laughter from all three of us.
John and I ate dinner together after the boy went to bed last night like lovers the way couples do things before they have children. To top off the night we ate chocolate cake and played skipbo all the way from Oakland. We bought the game at an Oakland Target on our honeymoon after we discovered we forgot ours back home. I lost last night after a raging to hands of no contest winning I wagered double or nothing. I came up short by one sticking card. ONE CARD. It was nice to play with one another again. Sometimes I think we both forget that we are both lovers and parents. It's nice to get back there. The chocolate cake was pretty good too.
Here are a few from this week in our sun filled home.
ALL THE LOVE IN THE UNIVERSE,
-MOM
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Bonus
It's been a week filled with mama days and I'm loving it. Finally I've had some time pick up this house and donate or toss a lot of the things a few years ago I never thought I could live with out. Turns out there is a whole lot that this mama really doesn't need. The basement is cleaner that I have ever see it. If it didn't fit on a shelf or neatly in the corner I tossed it. I made a pretty nice garage sale pile for spring too.
Where's Joey been all this time? In his play pen. I guess it's meant for more than napping. He doesn't put up much of a fight either as long has he has a snack cup full of cherrios. The kid lives for those little oat o's like an addict lives for crack.
It's great to walk up stairs not covered on cat hair. It's also great waking up when it's light outside. It gives we a whole new outlook on the day when I can start off with that warm fuzzy feeling. It's just bonus when the first diaper of the day is NOT poop filled.
In all my collecting and putting away I have found a handful of things reminded me how small my littl guy used to be so this afternoon I put them all in a shoe box and put it back on the shelf for a day when the world is treating me wrong and I need a little pick me up. He's getting too big too fast. I wish he would slow down just a little. I miss the snuggling.
Where's Joey been all this time? In his play pen. I guess it's meant for more than napping. He doesn't put up much of a fight either as long has he has a snack cup full of cherrios. The kid lives for those little oat o's like an addict lives for crack.
It's great to walk up stairs not covered on cat hair. It's also great waking up when it's light outside. It gives we a whole new outlook on the day when I can start off with that warm fuzzy feeling. It's just bonus when the first diaper of the day is NOT poop filled.
In all my collecting and putting away I have found a handful of things reminded me how small my littl guy used to be so this afternoon I put them all in a shoe box and put it back on the shelf for a day when the world is treating me wrong and I need a little pick me up. He's getting too big too fast. I wish he would slow down just a little. I miss the snuggling.
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