Updates......

Wow….I haven’t posted in a while. That stinks! I think I have told myself to sit down and do it, but then I get distracted or end up doing something else. I really need to get better about posting. I think that this blog will definitely be a memory book for me, especially as the kids get older. I find myself going to back to older posts from when Brody was younger and already, I find myself reminiscing and thinking about how much he has changed. It is crazy how fast they grow up. My girlfriend Katie’s son will be 1 tomorrow and she asked me today, “Do you remember being sad on Brody’s first birthday? Just the fact that it goes by so fast?” I said absolutely. Of course, I couldn’t be sad for too long because I found out I was pregnant with Molly not even a month after Brody’s first birthday. But, I do remember thinking “Where did my baby go?” He really started looking more like a little boy and even more so now.

What’s been going on with us? Well, we finally made our way up to Tab’s house to get the full mattress for Brody’s big bed this past weekend. We have tried to plan going up there a couple of times now and it hasn’t worked out so Ted and Ethan met me and the kids up there on Saturday night and we brought the mattress home with us on Sunday. We set it up on Monday and it looks great! Brody was really excited to sleep in it. He has done so well in the toddler bed that we didn’t foresee any big issues with the transition to the big bed and we were right. Our only concern was that the bed is so much higher than his toddler bed so if he fell out, he would have a long way to fall. But we put pillows on both sides of him and he has pretty much stayed in the middle of the bed both nights. He is such a big boy and I am so proud of him. Now, if we could only get the potty training down so I don’t have to buy 2 boxes of diapers every time, that would be even better. He has gone potty a couple of times last week and once earlier this week at school, but he still won’t go at home. We sit him up there, but he starts to play around or he tells me he can’t. But, I am trying to remind myself not to rush it because he will do it on his own time. I mean, he won’t be going to school in diaper, right??

I mentioned that we went up to Tab’s this past weekend. I brought the kids up with me and we all had a good time. The only issue was Molly. Saturday night, I was feeding her bottle before bed time and got up to burp her and put her in the pack’n’play. I tried to give her her pacifier, but she wouldn’t take it, which I thought was odd. Well, a few minutes later, she threw up all over me. Not just spit up, THROW UP. It was almost like projectile. I ended up putting her in the bath and she didn’t seem like it bothered her. I was freaked out all night long and kept checking on her, but (knock on wood) she seems to be fine. She didn’t another episode after that so I am not sure what it was.

Her two bottom teeth have officially come in, but that is it! She will be 1 year in a little less than two months and I think I will have a two-teeth 1 year old. Very odd to me since Brody had a bunch of teeth by this point. It is also difficult to offer her other foods besides baby food because she doesn’t seem interested. I have tried bananas, which she didn’t really like to begin with, but she is getting better about. I have given her small pieces of pasta, which she won’t touch, and she has had some green beans. I am kind of at a loss of what else to give her. She eats the baby food like a champ, but I feel like the poor thing doesn’t get any variety. I am going to see what else I can try. But, it is also a little difficult because I have to find things that are soft enough that she doesn’t have to chew. Whoa is me, right! J

Ethan is getting braces on Thursday. I am not sure how long that has been on the horizon, but Ted found out last night. He said he is pretty excited, but I am sure that will wear off in a short period of time. I remember when I first got my braces on, I thought I was too cool for school, but not long after that, I couldn’t wait to get them off. His teeth don’t look too crooked so hopefully he won’t have to have them on for a long period of time. I guess we will see. I am going to call him tonight and wish him luck tomorrow.

So, Halloween is right around the corner. I was trying to figure out what the kids were going to be because I wanted to coordinate their costumes. I ended up finding a Dorothy costume for Molly (with little ruby red slippers) and Brody is going to be the cowardly lion. I can’t wait to see them together. Hopefully, it won’t be as hot as it was last year because poor Brody was sweating like crazy in his monkey suit. Remember these pics? We only go to a few houses in our court and the court next to us so they won’t be in them long, but I will definitely take lots of pictures.

Anyway, that is the update for us. I will leave you with these pictures of the kids. I had a work dinner last night so Ted was in charge of the kiddies. He sent me these two pictures of the kids, which of course made me smile from ear to ear. I could eat them up they are so stinkin’ cute, but of course, I am partial!