October

I decided that I would update my blog today and how said is it that I had like 3 drafts of previous posts that I never finished.  I apparently started a few and then never finished them for some reason, and therefore, did not post them.  So sad.....I really hate that I have done that.  I really commend folks that are able to keep their blog updated.  I just never seem to have time.  However, now that work slowed down for a minute (and I literally mean a minute), thought I would provide an update.

Everyone is doing fantastic.  Ethan started high school this year (CRAZY!) and is part of the JV football team.  He is second string and doesn't play much, but it is really exciting when he does.  I haven't had a chance to go to many of his games, but apparently he played last weekend.  This is him....#35.....he plays outside linebacker.  Crazy to think he plays any position that includes the word "linebacker".....I never guessed him for that position.  I always pictured them as big guys, but what do I know?

Anyway....still can't believe he is in high school.  He is just a smidge taller than me and still growing!  He has turned into a handsome young man!  In just a few short years, he will be driving.  Dear God, give me strength!

Brody is in Pre-K and has homework every night, with the exception of Fridays.  I mean....really?  I didn't realize homework started this early.  Every day, they have a word of the day and he has to trace the word every night twice, and do some type of activity.  Either sing a song, draw a picture and color it, or something else.  He is so smart and amazes me with all he knows every day!  I can't believe that next year he will be starting kindergarten.  Time flies entirely too fast for my liking.  even though we have our moments where his listening is not spot on, he is so well behaved and makes me one proud Mama!  He still gets the occasional time-out (some days more than others), but overall, I really can't complain.  His personality is great...he is constantly smiling and laughing, and I just said last night that I really wish I could bottle up his laughter.  It is the best sound ever!

He and Molly are the best of friends, fighting one minute, and loving on each other the next.  Whatever he does, she is not far behind.  Of course, he loves to put on his Spiderman costume from last Halloween, and of course, she had to get her Minnie Mouse costume out and put it on.  This was them yesterday...Halloween circa 2011.  They are such cuties though!

Yesterday, my parents came over for dinner and brough 4 little pumpkins for the kiddies to carve.  One for Brody and Molly, and then one for Anthony and Ashleigh.  Brody started his while Molly was still down for her nap.  Here he is with Pop-Pop.....

Once Molly got up from her nap, we finished Brody's and started on hers.  Here they are posing for the camera, waiting patiently.  Molly looks so grown up in this picture (atleast to me she does).

Well, once we got done with Brody's, he put the electric candle in it and we turned the lights off to see it glow.  The picture below shows exactly how my daughter reacted to that!

Have no clue why she was so scared, but luckily, it was short-lived and she got over it pretty quickly.  Here they are with their newly carved pumpkins.  Costumes are ordered and pumpkins are carved.....we are ready for Halloween!

More on Molly....she is officially potty trained....atleast during the day.  We have not started the nights yet, but during the day, she is free from diapers and has done an amazing job the last month or so!  We are so proud.  I was one of the lucky ones who had 2 easy kids to potty train.  I think it was God's way of being nice since Ethan was so horrible to potty train.  In any case, we are officially diaper-free.  Just need to get rid of the pull-ups and that is it!

Well...that is all for October 2012.  Hopefully my next post will be before 2013! HA!

Our First Break

So we have experienced our first broken bone with the kiddies.  For the longest time, I always assumed it would be Brody, but nope......it is Molly.  Yesterday, we took the kiddies to a little 4th of July celebration and they had a few bounce houses and bounce slides.  Molly was in one of the bounce houses by herself, with Ted watching her on the outside.  I was with Brody on one of the slides.  All of the sudden, I heard her screaming and crying and saw Ted fly into the bounce house.  By the time I got over there, she was laying on the bottom of the bounce house and Ted was trying to stretch her leg out.  She, of course, was screaming so we got her out, got her to the car, and she continued to cry all the way home.

When we got home, we tried to see if she would put any weight on it, and when she didn't, we decided to take her to the ER.  Well, after her physical exam and a few x-rays, the doctor said she fractured her tibia near the top of her shin, near her knee.  Holy cow!  What a freak accident.  I still can't believe she did that on a bounce house.  Anyway, the put a hard splint on her leg (from her toes to her thigh) and we have to follow-up with an orthopedic on Monday.  Until then, she is not able to put any weight on it and has to keep it elevated as much as possible.  I stayed home from work with her today and Ted will be with her tomorrow and Monday.  I wish the appointment was tomorrow, but they want to be sure they can see the break, especially if there is swelling. 

So, poor thing has to be carried everywhere, or she has to get on the ground and scoot on her butt!  I am still in shock over the whole situation....who would have thunk a bounce house could be so dangerous, especially since she was in there by herself!

Here is a picture of her from yesterday at the hospital, after they wrapped her leg.

My poor baby!!

Camping was Fun!

Yes, the title of my blog is correct.  Not a mistake.  I actually had a really good time.  However, when I have told people about the trip, most say it wasn't really camping....but it definitely was my type of camping.

When we got there, I have to admit that I was a little spooked about the size of the yurt.  I don't know what I was expecting, but I joked saying that we were staying in a teepee!  Anyway, on the inside, it was bigger than I thought.  Plus, it had A/C, a fan, and power!  The bathrooms were clean, and there were individual showers with doors!  Plus, most of the weekend, we spent on my girlfriend's boat!  So...all in all, we had a really good time!  I would definitely do it again...which is not what was I expecting!

On another note....not sure what is going on with Molly, but she has started boycotting dinner!  As weird as it sounds, when it is time to eat dinner, she cries and says she wants to go night-night.  Not sure what has happened or how to fix the issue.  It is the weirdest thing ever!  I am at a loss......

Sibling Love and Sibling Rivalry

When I was younger, when my sisters and I fought, my parents would punish us by telling us that we had to pretend we no longer had sisters.  We had to function as if they didn't exist, we couldn't talk to them, play with them, or even acknolwedge their presence.  At the time, I thought it was the weirdest thing, but of course, whenever that happened, I immediately needed to tell my sister something or ask her a question, but of course, if I got caught talking to her, I would get in more trouble.

Well....like most things in life, I completely get the rationale of the punishment now that I am a mother.  If I could do that for a 4 and 2 year old and have them really understand the punishment, I would do it!  But unfortunately, I don't think they would be able to understand. 

When Molly was born, I remember thinking that Brody really wanted nothing to do with Molly...never acknowledged her, never seemed to like her, and I remember being worried that they were not going to be close to each other.  My how I was wrong.  They are literally two peas in a pod.  I actually joke with people saying it is almost like I have twins.  What one does, the other has to do the exact thing.  What one eats, the other has to have the same thing.  What one plays with, the other of course wants to play with it at the exact same time even when it was sitting there for days without either one playing with it.  It is funny to think how wrong I was.

The first thing Molly says when she gets up in the morning is "Where is Brody?"  When they go to bed at night, Molly can't lay down until she gives Brody a kiss and a hug.  It really is pretty sweet!  I am so glad to see how close they are and I do hope it continues as they grow up.  Of course, they do have their moments where one is screaming at the other...or tattling "Mommy.....Brody hit me" or "Mommy....Molly won't give me that!"  But I would say 98% of the time, they are inspeparable!

Right now, as I type this, we are hanging out in the living room and watching Scooby-Doo because it is raining outside.  Where are my children?  Right here....(sorry the picture is so grainy)

That is Molly on the left, twisting her neck so she can see the TV, and Brody on the right.  They are covered up with the blanket.  What is funny is that if Brody got up right now to go to the playroom, Molly would follow right after him....but right now, they are both content just chillin and watching TV. 

This was them yesterday.  So cute!

So on another note, Ted is having to work nights for the next week.  He started on Thursday night...and I have to say I am not a fan.  He works from 10 pm to 6 am and even has to do it over the weekend.  Luckily, his last night is Tuesday.  I could not do this for the long haul.  I, nor the kids, would never see him.  He comes home in the morning and sleeps all day.  Then he gets up around 6:00 or 7:00, eats some dinner (or for him, breakfast) and then takes a shower and heads to work.  Like I said, luckily it is short term. 

Next weekend is our anniversary and I will leave you with this note.....I am going camping.  Yes, that is not a mistake....I typed camping.  I still can not believe that I agreed to go, but my neighbor finally broke me down and I agreed to try it.  The only good thing is that we are not going to be in a tent.....we rented a yurt.  When I originally googled a yurt, I have to say I found things that scared me.  But when I found out what the yurt looked like at the place we are going, it wasn't sooooo bad.  Here is a picture of the outside and inside......not horrible, I guess!

The one good thing is that we are going with just Ethan.....my parents are going to watch the little ones.  It will be nice to spend some time with just Ethan and I think he is really looking forward to going.  My neighbors have a boat and we are going to spend a lot of time on the lake.  I am trying to be open-minded about this whole thing and am happy that I will have a day or 2 off of work.....much needed that's for sure.

Anyway, I am off to do some laundry while the kids are still laying here nicely watching Scooby Doo!

Happy Mother's Day....and Big Changes for Molly

Happy Mother's Day!  I want to say this especially to my mother who is the best role model I could have asked for.  I have already told my mother this, but I really never knew the depth of her love until I had my own kids and I love her so much!  I also want to wish my mother-in-law a special Happy Mother's Day.  I know she hates that she can't be here to be near her grandkids, but hopefully that will change soon.  And don't worry.....they have not forgotten their Mia!

So last night we had a major transition in this house.....for Molly and for me!  She slept in her big girl bed for the first time and did awesome!!  I had to work yesterday and when I got home, Ted was about half done converting her bed/room and I almost fainted!  I mean....we talked about doing this for a couple months now, but I was hesitating a little because that means that was the last crib in our house!  She is my last one (reluctantly by me) and I admit that I was holding on a little longer than I should have to the crib.  But...really....she never tried to climb out and I think she was as distraught as I was when she actually went to bed last night.

So...we did our normal routine.....bath, book, and then she laid with me for a few minutes in the rocking chair in her room.  When it was time to lay her down, she laid right down, but when I covered her up like I normally do and walk out, she started crying.  Ted thought I was crazy, but I was going to see if she would give up her paci (or papi as she calls it) since she was in the big girl bed, but I was going with the motto "don't offer...don't refuse"  So I didn't offer it to her, but before long, she asked for it so I thought that would give her some comfort.  I sat next to her bed for about 10 minutes just rubbing her back and getting her to calm down.  The funny thing is that she never tried to get out of the bed.  She just laid there and cried.  Finally, I decided to be brave and leave and while she was still crying, she was starting to calm down and still...never tried to get out.  By the time I got downstairs, I looked in the monitor and she grabbed her blanket up near her head and was out.  This is what I saw:

She slept all night....no problem and while she was awake when we went and got her for breakfast, she was still laying in her bed.  She is such a good girl and like Tab and I always say....we always get worried about transitions and how our children will adjust....but they always surprise us and end up having no issues with transitions. 

And now....for my middle child (Brody that is....).  We have been having some issues with listening lately and he has gotten a little sassy with talking back.  It has probably been for the last week or so, but still....I am hoping it is just a brief phase.  So, on Wednesday, he got in trouble in school and I had told him that if he got in trouble, he was going to go straight to bed after bath and not be able to watch TV.  So, Wednesday, he went straight to bed.  Of course, for the first 30 minutes or so, he cried and then finally calmed down and fell asleep.  So the next morning, I told him the same thing.....and that day, he had a note from one of the teachers to his main teacher saying Brody would not listen to her and that he was being disruptive.  So....same thing.  Except this time, he went straight to bed with no crying.  I think he actually laid there for 2 hours before he finally fell asleep.

So, now on Friday, again....we had many discussions and I told him that he needed to listen (yet again).  Well...I called his school around 3:30 and talked to his teacher.  She said that while he had a better day that day, he was still not listening.  She said he was not being "her Brody"  I swear...I love his teacher.  She has always said that Brody is her "go to" guy because he knows the rules and he is always so helpful.  So of course, it broke my hear that she said "What is going on with my Brody.  This is not like him"  Of course, I told her I didn't know but I was going to do my best to make sure we rectified this situation.  She said "We will overcome this and we will work together on it!"  I do love that woman....I will be sad when he ends up moving to the next class.

So...this weekend, he has been awesome!  We told him he had to earn his stuff back and he has done an awesome job with listening and doing what he is told.  So....we shall see what the week brings!  Hopefully.....this past week was a fluke.....

Anyway, I hope all the Mommy's out there have a great day!

Long long time.....And Funny Stories!

It has been a while since I have posted....and I hate that!  I tend to look back at my blog posts alot just to see what the kids were doing at certain ages and when I don't blog like this for a while, I realize that I am going to regret it.

So...what has been going on!  LOTS!  Work is crazy.  I got a promotion (YAY!) and of course with a promotion, comes alot more work!  Last year, I was working on a huge project in Massachusetts and we found out about a month ago that we won it!  I am so relieved.  This new program is now worth $525 million dollars a year for our company......sooooooo much money!  Considering all the work that went into the project, it is nice that it paid off.  We are now waiting for word on the last big project I worked on here in Virginia.

Kids are doing great!  Because I want to remember these later on in life, I have a few stories about the kids recently.

Molly
Sassy little Molly.  A couple of weeks ago, Brody was put in time out.  Of course, lately here, he has gotten a little mouthy and he starts saying "Let me out...I want out!"  Of course, we tell him the longer he does that the longer he will stay in time out.  So...I was in the kitchen and Ted was in the living room.  Molly was walking towards me and she said something, but I didn't quite hear what she said.  Ted asked her what she said and she said, I quote, "Brody is hard headed!"  I could not believe she said that...or that she said it in the right context! 

Second story.....I was putting the kids to bed one night and we were in Molly's room getting ready to read a story.  The night before, I was working late so Ted put the kids to bed.  Brody said to me "Molly didn't listen to Daddy last night so she didn't get a bedtime story."  Here was our conversation:

Me:  "Molly - did you not listen to Daddy last night?"
Molly:  "Nope"
Me:  "Why not?"
Molly:  "Can't"

Again, hilarious.  It was just simple one word answers!  She is definitely going to be our little troublemaker!

Brody
Brody is smart beyond his years.  I tell you....everyday he amazes me with the things he is learning and the things he knows about.  A couple of Saturdays ago, my parents called and said that since they weren't coming over for Sunday dinner the next day, they wanted to pick up the kids and take them to the park and out to lunch.  Of course, I was thrilled to get a little stuff done around the house while they were gone.  Of course, Brody kept my parents entertained.  At lunch, apparently Brody wasn't paying attention while he was eating and my Dad told him to turn around and eat.  Brody looked at him and said "You are right Pop-Pop....I need to focus!"

Another funny story....On Sunday, he was out riding his bike with my neighbor's son.  After a little bit, they both came in and Benjie said that Brody fell off his bike and scraped his knee.  Brody came to me and he had a little strawberry so I cleaned it up and put a bandaid on it and he went on his merry way.  That night at bath time, Brody told Ted that his knee was really hurting and he thought he might need to ride in a wheelchair!  Where this kids get this stuff, I have no clue, but he is definitely an entertainer!!

Anyway...I wanted to get this stories down so I would remember them later on in life.  Of course, there are many more and I am going to try and get better about keeping a record of them.  Anyway, here are some recent pics....

Pics from Easter.....

Molly chilling in Brody's car....

Relaxing with Daddy!

We took them to a fundraiser at the park near our house and they got their face painted!  Molly loved it!!!!

Brody loved the popcorn!

Brody and I went shopping one day and once we were done, I got him a snack.  After a couple of bites of his pretzel he looked at me and said "Look Mommy.....a 9!"

I just love this picture....not other reason!



A couple of Firsts for Molly

So yesterday was a milestone for Molly....good and bad!

She got her first timeout and she also peed on the potty for the first time!!

First....her timeout experience......

She has always been a good listener. At this age, Brody was already starting to get timeouts because he heard me when I told him to do something, but would do it on his terms. Well....guess who is starting to the same. Normally, we have been able to tell her something, maybe twice, and she ends up doing it. Lately, it is with her and the DVDs that we are having an issue. In our TV stand, she likes to open the cabinets and take the DVDs out. She got in trouble for that a couple of times this weekend. Well, last night, she wasn't listening when we asked her to get out of the kitchen while we were cooking. So after telling her for the third time, Ted took her to timeout. Whew! That was an experience. She wouldn't sit and would not stop crying! After about 5 minutes of Ted sitting there with her, I finally went over there and poor thing had the "yuckas" (when you can't catch your breath after crying so hard). She sat there for me and I told her why she was in timeout and she calmed right down. After about a minute, I finally let her get out and she was much better. Ted said that she reminded him a little of Ethan when he was younger because he was so stubborn sometimes when you tried to discipline him. We both said that Brody was never like that. Now when he goes into timeout, the first thing he says is "I want to listen....can I listen Mommy?" even when he may not have had an issue with listening to put him there in the first place! Anyway, that was our timeout experience.

Now for the more exciting part! She peed on the potty!! She has been obsessed with sitting on the potty for a while and constantly says she has to pee, but when we put her on the potty, nothing happens. Last night, before her bath, she said she needed to pee, like always, so we put her on there! Well....lo and behold, she tinkled.....just a little bit, but still.....she tinkled! We were so excited and she started to get a shy look on her face. I don't think she knew what to think. Even Brody was cheering for her. It was pretty cute! Hopefully, this is the start of something because I can tell you that I am tired of buying diapers for her!!! I am hoping she will be just as easy as Brody to potty train. Once he got, he really got it!!

Here are a couple of cute pictures of my little princess!! I can't believe she will be 2 years old on Sunday!!!

My girlfriend Connie watched the kiddies for me one day so I could work and she bought her a dress up kit, with a skirt, tiara, jewlery, purse, and furry little heels! She loved it. Here she is sporting her bling!!!

I love how she is looking up at Connie's son Jack......her prince! :)

And finally, here is a picture (of a picture) of the kid's school picture. They turned out great. I had a hard time picking the ones I wanted. They had a couple poses of each of them separately and two of them together!!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Day After Halloween!

Last night was a lot of fun. Ted is out of town for the week hunting in Charlottesville and his Mom has been here for the past couple of weeks. She was gracious enough to stay another week while Ted was gone in case something came up at work and I had issues getting the kids. She is so sweet!!

We had a house full of people last night. My parents came over to go trick-or-treating with us and my sister, brother-in-law and my niece and nephew came over too. My neighborhood is nice to trick-or-treat in because there are plenty of houses and lots of candy!!

I got some great pictures of all the kids, and my sister did too. Unfortunately, I left my camera at home so I only have the few I took with my phone. Brody went as Spiderman and Molly was Minnie Mouse. Luckily, the weather was pretty nice and not too cold. I only took Molly to a few houses and then she went back home with my Mom for her bath and bed. I let Brody stay out later and he got lots of candy! It was great to see him get excited. While he was excited last year, he was a little scared to go up to some of the houses, but not this year. He is such a big boy. And, during school yesterday, his teacher talked to all the kids about the importance of staying with your Mom and Dad and not running off. He told me "I have to stay with you or someone can take me. Mommy, they are not nice people if they take me!" He is so smart!!

I didn't get any pictures of Anthony and Ashleigh on my phone, but Anthony was the guy from Scream, with the scary mask that has blood on it. Molly wanted NOTHING to do with him. Everytime he got near her, she freaked out, and kept saying "I scared!" Poor Anthony.....he would take the mask off and try and reassure her that it was just him, but she was having nothing to do with him!

Here are a few pics.......

Tab sent me the picture below of Mallory! ADORABLE! I love how she is standing in this picture.

New Post

Well, things are starting to heat up again at work. As much as I love my job for the most part, this is going to be a pretty stressful Fall/Winter. Plus, next week we are supposed to find out if we won the big project I was working on a couple of months ago. To say I am nervous is an understatement! But, what will be will be!

On the home front, things are good. Hunting season officially opens up this weekend so Ted is happy. He has really started getting into fishing since he got a kayak so between that and hunting, I am hoping to see him a little bit for the next three months! HA!

Kiddies are doing great! Brody is doing really good in his class and he is growing up too fast. His vocabulary is crazy and sometimes it is hard to believe he is only 3½. I bought Ted and iPad for our anniversary and right now, Brody is getting more use out of it than he is. When Hurricane Irene was preparing to hit our area, Ted downloaded some shows on it to occupy the kids if the power went out. Well, the power did go out and stayed out for 5 days. Luckily, our neighbors have a generator that is hooked to the gas line so they pretty much had all their power so we stayed over there a majority of the time. Well, now all Brody wants to do is watch his shows on Ted’s iPad. We bought him a few games on it the other night and he loves playing them. It is crazy how much he is able to pick up the first couple of times he plays it. I hate to admit that sometimes it is nice for him to be able to occupy himself for a little bit at night so I am able to do things when I get home from work. :)

Molly is growing up way to fast. Her 2nd birthday is right around the corner and I can’t believe my baby will be 2 years old!! She has started showing some interest in the potty so we put her on it right before her bath each night, but of course, we have had no luck so far. I am glad she is showing interest in it though. The next class up from hers at school is the potty training class so similar to Brody, once she moves up, we will start concentrating more on that. I know she is still young, but hopefully she will be just as easy as Brody was to potty train. She is also starting to become picky about her clothes, or I should just say her shoes! I went shopping for her last weekend to get some winter clothes and I bought her a couple pair of shoes. She wore one of her new pair to school yesterday and when we got home, she refused to take them off. Of course, Ted walks in and tells her to sit so he can take them off and of course, she does it! I swear……I think she is going to listen to her father more than me, which will be a problem! She also has the best sense of humor. She laughs at everything and has the greatest smile! I think our next transition will be transitioning her from her crib to a toddler bed. The only problem I have is that she has not even showed the slightest bit of interest to climb out yet. She LOVES her sleep and I think she is in love with the crib so it will be interesting to see what she does when the time comes to transition her.

We got Ethan last weekend for the first time since the summer. He stayed with us for a month and ½ over the summer and it was great having him with us. The kids love him and constantly ask where he is when he isn’t home. He is in 8th grade going on 18. I can’t believe how grown up he looks and sounds! I know I say that all the time, but it still amazes me how much more grown up he looks every time I see him!

I have been horrible with the camera but I did take some cute pics of the kids yesterday. I will try and remember to post them this weekend!

Out of the Mouth of Babes

Okay...I know I need to post some more recent pictures, but unfortunately, I don't have my camera with me. But I wanted to post a funny story so later in life, I won't forget this.

Last week, I was getting ready for work and Brody was up. Ted got his clothes out and he was getting dressed. Ted left and Brody had headed downstairs to get a drink from him and say bye before he left. I knew he was down there and figured he would come up after Ted left. After a few minutes, I realized he hadn't come up so I went out to the hallway and here is how the conversation went:

Me: "Brody, where are you?"
Brody: "Right here Mommy?"
(I still can't see him so I am not sure what he is doing)

Me: "Come up here while I finished getting ready"
Brody" "Okay....coming!"
(a couple minutes pass and no Brody....)

Me: "Brody, I said come up here!"
Brody: "Okay....I am coming. Jesus!"
Me: "What did you just say?"
Brody: "Chuck-E-Cheese's?"

Okay...first of all, I couldn't believe he said that. Secondly, I can't believe he is already smart enough to try and cover for himself when he knows he did or said something wrong! Crazy!

But....gotta love him! :) He is just too darn cute!

Random Pictures

Here are some random pictures of the kids that I have on my computer at work. I need to download the ones from my camera and post them. I haven't done that in a while. I really am starting to stink with the picture taking! :(

This picture cracks me up. Tab sent it to me. It was taken during Mallory's birthday party. Not sure what the expression was about, but he looks a hot mess!

This is a better representation of my little man. This sums him up perfectly! He is always happy! :) Love it!

See? Another day, another great smile!

Here is my sassy little girl. Sarah - in this picture, I think she resembles Joseph a little!

Daddy and his little girl. She is going to give him way more gray hair as she grows up!

Here she was coloring at the Children's Museum. I am pretty sure we have a lefty on our hands!

Whew! Time for a Breather

So my monster project finally went out the door. It is now in the hands of Massachusetts and we now wait to find out what happens next. I am keeping my fingers, toes, legs, arms….everything crossed in hopes we win. I think we definitely have a high chance of winning and retaining this piece of business, but we never know what is going to happen. I will be on pins and needles until they announce the winner.

I took off a couple of days this week to catch up on things. My intention was to clean the house and do stuff that I have neglected over the past 2 months….but guess what? It didn’t happen! I ended up being pretty lazy and sleeping. I told Ted that I can’t believe how tired I have been the last week or so. He told me to just relax and it was probably my body trying to catch up from all the late work nights, the travel and the stress. I am definitely feeling a bit better now that I had a few days to rest up.

The kids are all doing great. Ethan went back to his Mom’s this past weekend and will be there for the remainder of the summer. Loved having him at home! Like I said in a previous post, it feels like we are complete when he is there. The kids have been asking about him a lot because he was with us for over a month. I love that they do that! :)

Brody and Molly both moved up in their classes at school. I had a brief meeting with Brody’s new teacher last week, since I didn’t know who she was and wanted to introduce myself to her. I LOVE HER! She is awesome and we had a great meeting. She said that she is a pretty strict disciplinarian (yay!) and that whatever Ted and I have done with Brody, we need to keep it up because he is so well behaved. That made this Momma smile! It totally warms my heart to hear that. It makes me realize that when we have to get on him for things and punish, the results are paying off! In his new class, they go on a field trip to the movies down the street every Tuesday. She said she was impressed with Brody considering it was his first time. I have always been hesitant about taking him because I am not sure how he will act. He watches movies at home, but normally he gets ¼ or ½ through and then wants to do something else. The only time he will watch the whole thing is when he is in his room. But, she said he did great and Brody loves going!

As for Molly, she has the same main teacher that Brody did when he was in her class so I know her pretty well. A couple weeks ago, I asked them how she was in the class with the other kids. The reason I asked is because my little girl has a TUDE! Yes, a big fat attitude! She is the sweetest thing one minute and then the next, she is throwing a look at you and if looks could kill you would be dead. She definitely bosses Brody around when we are at home. (He will be my sensitive one….she will be the more strong-willed one!) They said she is the leader of the pack, but not in an aggressive way. They said she gets along great with all the other kids. They love her there! All the teachers love to love up on her. I am thinking that she is holding it all inside until she gets home at night. Don’t get me wrong….she is a sweet little girl, but she can be mean. And like I said, when she doesn’t want to eat something, or she doesn’t want to do something, she lets you know! Sometimes, we laugh because it is pretty funny and other times, we aren’t sure what to do with her. She is too cute to get mad at, that’s for sure.

She has started to say love you (although it comes out “low-you”) and it makes me melt. Last night, after we read our books before bed, I asked her if I could rock her before I put her to bed. Initially, she said no, but when I get her paci, she came right up and just laid on me. I rocked her for a little bit. I could have stayed like that forever. I told her “Molly – don’t grow up…..just stay this small forever!” She said “Yes!” If only that could happen!

I am in such a baby mood lately and can’t believe my babies are growing up. I could have 4 more, but unfortunately, I need a man to do that and Ted said he is done. I definitely respect his decision….we do have 3, but I could have many more Brody’s and Molly’s. Knowing our luck, we would hope for good babies like they were and getting the holy terror!! We thought that would happen with Molly but she turned out better than Brody. But, I am not complaining. I have the 3 best kids in the world and could never ask for anything more! :)

Not funny....but I had to post

Okay...the parent in me does not think this is funny, but the other part of me is in disbelief and had to post this. Brody is a very precocious child. I think the child has been cursed with my smart mouth and it really scares the crap out of me. Here are two conversations we had this weekend: 1 on Friday after school, and 1 on Saturday.

Friday
I picked up Brody and Molly from school. Brody had a note in his cubby from his teacher that said that he had a rough day on Friday. He wasn't listening and she asked that we speak to him about hitting his friends. Brody never hits his friends so I was definitely taken a back.

Me: Brody - what happened today? Ms. Kendra said you weren't listening and you hit your friends.
Brody: Well, Alex pinched me.
Me: You know you aren't supposed to hit your friends. You know better than that. Why did you get in trouble for not listening?
Brody: I did listen to my teachers.
Me: Well, apparently you weren't listening or else I wouldn't have gotten this note.
Brody: Well, apparently I was!

Yesterday
We took the kids to my girlfriend's daughters party at the local children's museum. When we passed the park at the front of our neighborhood, Brody asked if we could got to the park.

Brody: Mommy, can we go play at the park?
Me: Not right now, we need to get home and start dinner. Maybe another day.
Brody: Why Mommy?
Ted: Because we said not right now.....
Brody: Daddy, I wasn't talking to you....I was talking to Mommy. Mommy why?

Both Ted and I sat there with our mouths wide open. We were in shock that he actually said that. I am not sure what we are going to do with him..........He has been so good for so long, but this week, he has had a hard time listening at both school and home. I am hoping this is a short-term thing and he straightens up soon.

It has been too long....

I can't believe I haven't posted anything in over 2 months! Crazy. Life is crazy. Work is crazy.....


I would say that in the last 2 months, I have been on the road traveling more than I have been home. I am working on a very large project at work right now (a $500 million contract in MA) and have been traveling back and forth to Boston alot. I also had to travel to Connecticut a couple of times. Luckily, I don't mind traveling to either one of those places, so it hasn't been too bad. And Ted has been doing really good with the kids. I just find it funny that when I have to travel, sooooo many people come up to me and ask "Since you are traveling, who is taking care of the kids?" I look at them like they are stupid, I am sure, and say "Uh......their Dad!" It is almost like it is totally not expected that their dad would be taking care of them while I am gone. What is wrong with that picture. I actually get offended by the question because it almost makes me feel like people think I shouldn't be traveling when I have small children. I am a very career-driven person and I don't think that having small children should hold me back from opportunities at work. UGH! Sorry for the ranting, but sometimes it really frustrates me. My good friend, who is much higher up in the company as me, said the next time someone asks that, I should respond with "Would you ask a man that question?" Of course, I am not that quick on the draw like that, but still. I can have both, right? A career and family? I think it is possible and I think I am doing a pretty darn good job at it. I am not saying it is easy all the time, but luckily I have an extremely supportive husband who never complains when I have to stay late or when I have to travel and I have a supportive family who can help. Anyway, I don't know who I am trying to convince....maybe myself, but I intend to stay at it so I can have both.


On the kiddie front, I posted new pictures of the kids on the right of the blog. Ethan is growing up way to fast. He turned 13 last month and has sprouted a moustache and is now my height! His voice is deeper than his Dad's and I would like to know where the little, blonde headed boy went..........oh, that's right. That is now Brody! The other day, I was looking at Brody sitting in his car seat on the way home from school and had flash backs to Ethan at that age. I think Brody resembles Ethan at that age so much sometimes. Of course, Ethan doesn't agree, but what does he know? :) We have Ethan for the summer, or atleast a good part of it, so it makes me happy when he is here. I feel like we are one complete unit and all the pieces are finally all together when he is here!


Of course, Brody is growing like a weed too. He is start to get skinny too. I know that when others look at him, they don't see that, but I definitely do. A couple of weeks ago, I was getting him dressed and had the hardest time finding him some shorts to wear.....all of his shorts were too big in the waste. Pretty crazy. He has changed sooooo much over the last couple of months it is hard for me to believe that is still just 3 years old. He is definitely becoming more of a lovebug with Molly too, which makes me soo happy. For the most part, he is so sweet with her, calling her sweet names and hugging her alot. Of course, she is not always digging it which I will get to later. But, I have to share this moment I had with him the other day because I never want to forget the feeling I had.


Last week, I left on Tuesday to go to Connecticut for work for a couple of days. I ended up getting home really late Thursday night and Ted ended up taking Brody to school Friday morning since Molly had a doctor's appointment that I was taking her to. So, I didn't really get a chance to see Brody since before I left so I definitely wanted to peek in and see him when I dropped Molly off at school after her doctor's appointment. Ted told me that they were having a little parade at school right around the time that I would be dropping her off so I figured I would see him anyway. I walked into the school and all the kids were in the main area singing and chanting. There were other parents standing around and when Brody looked around, I could tell he was looking for me. I peeked around from the parent standing in front of me and the look on Brody's face when he spotted me literally took my breath away. He broke out in a huge smile that lit up his entire face and as he was running to me, he started to tear up! I am actually tearing up right now as I type this because it was a moment I will NEVER forget. I could just tell how excited he was to see me and I was only gone for a few days. I swear.......these kids are the best thing I have ever done and they make me so proud to be their Mom every day!!!


Anyway, now that that sappy moment is over, let me get to little, miss attitude. Yes, attitude. Whew....Ted and I are going to have our hands full. Brody is going to be our sensitive one, "momma's boy" is what Ted calls him sometimes, but we are definitely going to have our hands full with lil' miss Molly. The looks she gives sometimes are to die for and like the saying "if looks could kill" we would have been dead more times than I can count. In saying that, she is also the most laidback, funny, cuddly girl I have ever met. That sounds so weird to say, but it is true. When Ted and I went on our vacation, which was the best time EVER, my Dad said it was so strange because Molly could be running around one minute, playing, and then when it was time to go to bed, you tell her it is "night-night" time and she is up the stairs and asleep in 5 minutes. I can't remember when Brody started climbing out of his crib, but she is now 19 months old and I don't think she has ever stood up in her crib when we weren't in there. At this point, I might keep her in her crib until she is 5! HA! She loves her sleep and her crib....I have never seen another child like that. And funny......man she is funny. The faces she makes, the way she imitates us, she is pretty hilarious! But when she has a 'tude, you better watch out. My parents keep saying she gets that from me. I guess they got their wish. They used to tell me that they can't wait until I have a kid just like me. I think it finally came true.

She had her 18 month check up the other day (she was actually closer to 19 months) and here are her stats:


Height - 31.1 inches (25%)
Head - 18.1 inches (25%)
Weight - 27.1 lbs. (75%)


So, she is short and stocky, just like her Dad and brother. But, she of course, looks more petite to me.


She had to back to the ENT after our last appointment for a check-up, but she ended up going back earlier because she got a double ear infection. They checked her out a couple weeks after she stopped the antibiotic and said that they would go ahead and do the tubes. They said I did have some time to decide because we are going into the summer months when ear infections are supposed to be rare. But they said if she continues to have issues, we need to go ahead and do it. It has been almost 3 weeks since she was seen and the other day at her check-up, her regular doctor said her ears look fine so I think we will wait. I really don't want her to have to have tubes, but of course, if she does need them, I won't wait. But I think right now, we will see what happens.


I will post some recent pictures I have taken of the kiddies later this evening. Sometimes, it takes a long time to post them and I am not a very patient person when it comes to that. :)

Molly Info - 16 1/2 months

This is more for my benefit later one when I look back and wonder what Molly was doing at 16 1/2 months!

Yesterday, during Molly’s ENT appointment, they asked me how we felt her hearing and speech development was. I said “everything seems to be going well!” He said “does she say about 6-10 words?” I said “Oh yeah!” Ted looked at me shocked. He didn’t think so but I started to rattle off everything she is saying now and I started to realize that she is saying a lot:

Mommy
Daddy
Bobo (for Brody)
E-tan (for Ethan)
Book
Apple
Eat-eat
Night-night
Pop-Pop
Mamee (instead of MeeMaw)
Go
Shoe
Juice
Papi (for paci)
Baby
Elmo
Fishy

In addition to her expansive vocabulary :) she now has 7 teeth! Four on the top (including the two middle ones with a big gap in between) and three on the bottom. Unfortunately, her teeth look a little jacked up right now, but it just adds to her beauty! :)

A little more about her right now. She was fully clothed yesterday (including shoes and jeans) and she was 26 lbs. and 30 inches tall. She is growing up too fast!! She climbs on everything, including stairs, and her Grandma taught her to go down the stairs on her behind rather than try and walk down. She still loves her bath and gets really excited about brushing her teeth. Of course, she is still an amazing sleeper (even now when she is sick!) I am so thankful for her every day!

Cooties!

Okay…it has been almost a month since my last post and there is lots going on.

First, the good news. Ted and I are going on vacation! We are heading to Cancun for about a week at the end of this month for our anniversary and I can not wait! We will be celebrating our 6th wedding anniversary on May 28th! It seems like we have been married longer than that! My parents are going to watch the kids that week for us. Ted and I have both said we are not planning anything except relaxing, beaching and pooling it, drinking, and sleeping! Ahhh………sounds so nice. I know I will miss the kiddies though, but they will be in good hands. In 18 days, we will be here!!


Now on to the bad news. We are all sick! That is everyone except Ted. Not sure how he escaped that one. Last week, Brody was coughing, mostly at night, and I thought it was just his allergies acting up. He is like his Daddy in that respect. When the pollen gets bad around here, which it has been the last month, their allergies are real bad. On Saturday morning, he was laying with me and I could hear him wheezing so I decided to take him to the doctor. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get in with my doctor’s office so they told me considering his symptoms to take him the urgent care. We got there, they did a chest x-ray, said that looked good and gave him an overall check up. They said they couldn’t see anything that would be causing it so they said he might have just picked up a virus and it would have to run its course. Then Sunday morning, I got a call from them and they said the radiologist ended up looking at his chest x-ray and said he had the beginnings of pneumonia. I couldn’t believe it. I couldn’t believe that the doctor at the urgent care missed it. I thought something else might have been wrong and should have trusted my “Mommy instinct” They told me they were going to call in an antibiotic and that he needed to start using his inhaler again. So we did that and he seemed to be better on Monday morning.

I got the kids ready on Monday morning for school, dropped them off and headed to work. Got to work around 8:00 and sure enough, at 9:02, I got a call from the kids’ school. It was Molly’s teacher asking me to give her a call. I wasn’t sure what was up…figured she had just gotten hurt or fell or something. Nope! When I called, they said Molly was running a 101 fever and she was fussy ever since I left. I thought that was strange because she was absolutely fine that morning! She didn’t give me any inclination that she wasn’t feeling good. My mom went and picked her up and kept her for the day. When I headed home from work, I left a little late and told Ted to keep her up because I wanted to see her. My mom said she was fine in the morning, but in the afternoon, she was running a fever again and was real clingy. When I got home, I almost cried. She looked horrible. When my little girl doesn’t feel good, it is written all over her face. She gets dark circles under her eyes and she just looks beat down. I swooped her up and she was burning up. I took her temp and sure enough…it was 102. She was breathing real funky and I was worried about her getting pneumonia since the last time, she got it right after Brody. So I decided to take her to the doc. Since I was still pissed with our urgent care, I took her to the ER at Children’s Hospital for them to check her out. When we got there, she was running a 104 fever and they immediately gave her a Tylenol suppository. Poor thing! When we got back to the room, all she did was lay on me, sweating up a storm. The doc checked her out and said her lungs sounded fine and that she was probably just fighting a virus. Luckily we were in and out of there by 8:00. On the way home, I was joking with my Mom, who was so gracious to come with me, that Molly has never been in the car and not home in her bed after 7:00-7:30 in her life! Crazy! Anyway, she ended up staying home all week and today was her first day back at school. Considering it is now 3:00 and I haven’t gotten a call, I consider it a success.

Yesterday, she had her ENT appointment scheduled because her pediatrician said she needed to be seen since she was having recurring ear infections and persistent fluid in her ear. When we were at the ER the other night, the doctor did say something to me about her right ER and when I mentioned that we had the ENT appointment this week, he decided not to do anything about it. The first part of her appointment was a hearing test. The first thing they do is a tympanogram, which I wrote about in a previous blog. This test assesses the movement of her ear drum. She failed both ears at her pediatrician’s office, but luckily, this time she only failed on the right side. The next thing they did was the actual hearing test. They had her sit on my lap and made noises in speakers to her left and right. She did really good with that, but they said that they think she is hearing more out of her left than her right. She might have minor hearing loss in her right ear, which is caused from the fluid sitting behind her ear drum. Once we got called back to see the doctor, a resident came in first to assess her situation. He took a peek at her ears and then decided he needed to clean them out. My poor baby was screaming her little heart out the entire time. I felt so bad for her. I finally had to have Ted hold her because I couldn’t do it anymore. Not only was I emotional, but she was making me sweat! The doc came in and said that considering we are going into the summer months, which means it is not ear infection “season” he wanted to give her a little bit of time to see if the fluid goes away on its own. He said it generally happens in 9 out of 10 children. She has a follow-up appointment on June 30th to see what has gone on and if the fluid hasn’t gone away, she will probably need tubes. UGH! We avoided this bullet with Brody and I was hoping the same thing would happen with Molly, but not sure. Hopefully the fluid will disappear and all will be good. We shall see.

Now, I am not feeling so hot. I stayed home with Molly on Tuesday and on Wednesday, I started to have a sore throat and a cough. It has stayed around and while it doesn’t seem to be getting worse, it isn’t getting better. If it is not gone by next week, I will be heading to the doctor to get some meds so I can be good and healthy for our trip.

I really need to blog more......

Yet again, I totally suck at blogging. I swear…I say I am going to be better about it and I totally cherish the fact that I blogged so often the last couple of years because I look back on what I posted all the time. Especially looking to see what Brody did at certain ages and (dare I say) compare him to Molly. There definitely is no comparison. Other then the fact that they were both easy, they are 2 totally different children!

The biggest news right now is that Ted will possibly not be working next week if the Government shuts down, which according to what I have been reading, is inevitable. As of right now, they have about 12 hours to come to some agreement or Ted will be getting on Monday, heading to work to get his furlough papers, and then heading back home! UGH! We were planning to go on a vacation at the end of May for our anniversary, but of course, that has been put on hold because we don’t know what will happen. I am hoping some miracle happens in the next 12 hours and he will still get paid next week.

Other news….Molly has another ear infection. When I took her for her 15 month check-up when I took Brody for his 3 year check up, unbeknownst to me, she had an ear infection in her left ear. Of course, like Brody, she gave me no indication that she was having issues so I had no clue. Well, when the doctor looked back at her other appointments, she has either had an infection or fluid in her ear since January. She prescribed an antibiotic to try and knock it out and said we needed to come back in 2 weeks for a re-check. Well, her re-check was on Tuesday and guess what – the ear that had an infection still had yellow fluid and her right ear was the same way. The other issue is that when we first went back, the nurse did a tympanogram test on her. I don’t remember Brody ever having that done, at least not in the pediatrician’s office, so I was surprised when they did it. The tympanogram tests the middle ear the mobility of the eardrum. It doesn’t assess her hearing, but it measures the eardrum’s response to sound at different pressures. Well, both of her ears came back abnormal which means we are headed to the ENT. I was able to schedule an appointment with the same practice Brody went to on May 5th so we will wait to see what happens. I am hoping that they are able to solve the issue without having to do tubes, which is what happened with Brody. I know that I shouldn’t be freaked out, but anytime someone says a test came back abnormal with my kids, I get a little scared. Then of course, I thought back and remembered that in the hospital, she failed her first hearing test, but passed the second. Of course, in my warped brain, I am already associating the 2 and they probably have nothing to do with each other. So, now we wait. Of course, you take one look at her and have no clue that anything is wrong. She is still her happy go lucky self. Such a lovebug. The following list is just for me because I want to document some of the funny things the kids are doing now:

Brody

• The other night, I was getting Brody ready for his bath. I told him to take his clothes off and he looked at me and said, “Okay little girl…..little girl named Mommy!” Of course, it is not as funny as I am typing it because the funniest part was the look on his face and the way he said it! It cracked me up.


• Brody is doing so awesome at school. I definitely think he was more than ready to move up to the next class. When my parents picked him up from school the other day, my Mom asked how he was and his teacher said “Brody is always good!” Makes this Mommy smile. He has been so good the last couple of weeks with listening and doing what he is told. His time-outs have been few and far between and he just seems to have matured so much recently. Crazy to think of him as mature at 3, but I don’t know another way to describe it.


• I have started to relax a little about his schedule. Anyone that knows me well might be falling out of their chair right now as they are reading this, but yes, it is true. The nap times are limited on the weekend and he is able to fully function with no nap so if he misses it, I am not that worried. We still send him upstairs in his room at his normal nap time, but we let him watch tv and have now referred to it as “rest time.” At night, same thing, but he has been hanging out with us a little more at night and the other night, I actually let him stay downstairs and we watched cartoons and it was 8:00 pm! I know…..sometimes I shock myself. But he is a well-adjusted kid and I have learned that we can modify the schedule a little bit and guess what? The world doesn’t fall apart like I thought! Of course, I can’t say the same thing about Molly’s schedule. She is still too young.

Molly

• Similar to Brody, Molly is doing really well at school. She has definitely adjusted to going there every morning and I can’t honestly remember the last time she cried when I dropped her off. That used to just be a staple in our morning routine, but not now. I can’t tell that she is picking up more and more language. She can pretty much imitate most words we say to her and has come to call Brody bo-bo. It is pretty cute.


• At night, for a while, we would bathe her, put her jammies on, and then I would rock her for a few minutes before I put her down at night. She would just lay on me with her head on my chest and those were one of my favorite moments of the day. Well now, or atleast for the past couple of nights, we do the same thing and I will go to sit in the rocker and she will fight to get off of me. Once she is down, she will walk right over to her crib, grab the railing, look at me and say something in her Chinese, and hike a leg up like she wants to get in the crib. The first time it happened, I couldn’t believe it. It was like she was trying to tell me that she was ready for bed. Well, she has started doing it more and more. I guess our rocker time has slowly faded away! That is like a knife to the heart for me because it is yet another sign my little baby girl is growing up! :(


• Molly definitely loves her brothers. She and Brody play together pretty well, but of course there are those times where they fight. It is crazy to think about a 16 month old and a 3 year old fighting, but trust me it happens. Molly started this new thing last week where she would break out in a high-pitch scream when Brody would take something from her. She is a little feisty……….I think it is pre-cursor of what is to come. She is definitely my more laid back baby, but she has a mean streak in her and as she gets older, I am sure we would find it as cute as we do now at this age.


• Last weekend, Molly was out in the kitchen while Ethan was emptying the dishwasher. She fell and started crying and I was getting ready to get up and go in there, but Ethan had scooped her up and she immediately stopped crying. It was probably one of the sweetest things ever. She was just staring up at him, with this look on her face that said “Thank you so much for saving my life!” It was adorable! I love those moments….they definitely can not be re-created!

I think that is it for now. I am going to get back to work. I just wanted to take a little brain break and post something since I haven’t posted in a while! Ciao for now! :)

A Few Pictures

I don't have many pictures with me here at work, but wanted to post the few that I had! This first one cracks me up because Brody was so excited to eat his Shrek cake!! I just wish the spoon wasn't in the way!

15-Month Comparison

Okay...as the kiddies get older, they are starting to look more and more different. Here is a comparison of both of them around 15 months! Crazy how they both can look so different! Sorry they are both so blurry. They were taken on my phone and then of course I wanted to make it big enough to see. Such cuties!

My Baby Boy is 3

Holy crap people! My baby boy is 3 years old! When did that happen? I have been pretty slack with the blogging lately. Work is absolutely crazy and I am just so tired when I get home that all I want to do is relax and read before I go to bed. But anyway, enough about me!

Brody’s birthday was last Saturday and we decided to do something small at the house. We had my parents, Chris and Rick and the kids, Tab and Mallory, Nana and Grandma Cappy (Tab’s grandma and Mom), and my neighbors and their kids over. I originally wasn’t going to do a theme or anything, but at the last minute, decided I would do Shrek. He LOVES Shrek and has watched it so many times that he recites pieces of the movie. Sad, I know! But anyway, it was a pretty nice day so he was outside playing with the kids and overall, it was a great day! I love the fact that he is growing up, but in the same vein, I hate the fact that he is growing up! One day, my baby boy will be bigger than me, but I can’t think about that stuff right now. I am just going to enjoy these moments and cherish that fact that when he hurts himself or he is sad, Mommy is the one to make him feel better. A bandaid has nothing on Mommy’s kisses! The other night, I was doing some work at home and Ted and I went up to tuck Brody in for bed. I was going to head back downstairs and Ted was going to lay with him for a few minutes. When I said I was going downstairs, Brody clung to me and said “No Mommy. You stay here!” I said “Daddy is going to stay with you!” He said “No, Daddy can go downstairs…..you stay with me!” It definitely made me feel good (although it did upset Ted). Ted headed downstairs and Brody ran and got him and brought him back in the room. It was pretty sweet!

A couple of weeks ago, Brody moved up into the next class at school. I had my parent-teacher conference with his teacher and she said she knew Brody was ready to move up. She said he had mastered everything in her class and he would get bored quickly. Right before they transitioned him, he was acting up too, even at home, so I think he was ready for the challenge. He has been SOOO much better since transitioning and his teachers have said he is doing awesome. Puts a smile on my face, that’s for sure.

So, he had his 3-year check up on Monday. They did his weight and height and then checked his vision. He did so great. They gave him the black cover to put over his one eye and I said “Look Brody. You are a pirate!” He just turned to me, looked up and said, “Arggghhhh!” It was pretty funny. So here are his 3-year stats:

Height – 39 ½ inches (85%)
Weight – 43.8 lbs (<95%) (he did have his shoes and jeans on that day, so I just wanted to make that known) BMI – you ready for this Sarah? 19.7! As I am with all of his appointments, I want to make sure weight isn’t an issue. His pediatrician is the same he has had since he was born so she knows how big he was when he was born. She has always told me that I can’t just go by his weight. He has his Daddy’s body type…….short and stocky. She said that although he is above the curve on the BMI chart, she is not worried about his weight at all. She said he is not overweight because she is considering his body type. She asked what he drank to which I replied “the only thing he drinks is 2% milk, water, and watered-down crystal light. She said that is good. I said he has fruits and veggies with every meal and he NEVER gets sweets. I have always been worried about giving him sweets and since my parents were with me at this appointment, my Dad piped in and said “Yeah, she is a really strict Mommy when it comes to sweets. She is mean and won’t let him have any” I really don’t want to start him down the path of eating that junk so he hardly ever gets any sweets. Call me what you want to call me, but he started off as a big baby and I do not want to be having conversations with his doctor down the road where I have to put my 6 or 7 year old on a diet because he is too heavy. I just feel like he doesn’t necessarily know what he is missing. It also makes it a better surprise when he actually gets to eat some sweets so that is what I focus on! The last thing before we left the doctor was his shot. He needed to get one shot and they decided to do it in his upper arm. They had him sit in my lap and I held him while they did it. She did the shot and Brody tensed up, looked down and just said “Oww!” He didn’t cry and did awesome. They put a bandaid on and sent us on our way.

I am posting this at work while I am taking a break so I will try and post some pictures from Brody’s birthday this weekend. In the mean time, I will leave you with this for a Friday. Brody doesn’t really like for me to take pictures of him anymore, but my Molly is a cheeser. She says “Cheese” when you take her picture and loves the camera. Hopefully that will stick. I will fill you in on her checkup in another post. Hope everyone has a happy Friday!