Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Christmas Tree
Brady decked out in his new Babylegs from Cotton Babies....putting the final touches on our Christmas tree.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
The Haircut
It has been quite a long time since my last post....however I believe this morning's events merit formal documentation. The day started like pretty much any other, Brady up at 6:30 am asking for "dinnow" (aka dinner aka breakfast). We had just one errand to run this morning before taking Brady to get his hair cut. We arrived at the salon 20 minutes after it opened and it was PACKED. There were 3 other children ahead of Brady. Okay I thought- no problem. I'll just let Brady play with the toys until his turn.
In the back of my mind I knew we would be getting dangerously close to both lunch and nap time. Plus he had not eaten snack. But he was in such a good mood and Drew was sleeping.... 30 minutes later it was our turn. Now this is not the first time Brady has had his hair cut. Nor is it the first time we have gone to this salon. It is designed specifically for children. They have cars and trucks you sit in while getting your hair cut, they have a TV with the ability to play a different movie in front of each station, pretty much anything a kid needs for distraction.
The instant I set Brady down into his police car chair he was hysterical. By this point, Drew had also woken up, was hungry and crying. I tried bribing Brady with fruitsnacks, singing, counting (which he loves to do). Nothing worked. He proceeded to cry in hysterics the entire time he had his hair cut. I actually had to hold him on my lap and hold his head so that the poor girl cutting his hair could finish. And the winner for Mom-Of-The-Year goes to....
He stopped crying the instant she was done. So I paid and got us out of there as fast as humanly possible. I got everyone buckled in and Drew had also finally stopped crying. I had been craving a latte all morning long. But there was no way I coud chance a stop. Drew was bound to break down crying of hunger again soon.
We pulled in the garage at 11:30 am. At this point I had eaten a couple of peanut butter crackers for breakfast, but nothing else including no latte. I was starving, but so were both of the boys. I instantly shoved 3 sugar cookies into my mouth. Some might call this emotional eating. I refer to it as Mommy Munching. It happens when you are so busy wrangling kiddos that you do not get to eat yourself. So when you finally shove something - anything into your mouth - it isn't exactly what we would put on the top 10 Superfoods list.
Both boys have eaten and they are down for nap (phew). I have Christmas decorating to finish, diapers to wash, 3 loads of laundry to do....and I haven't had lunch yet (where is that darn latte). Luckily there is a pre-made salad in the fridge for me. Or maybe I'll just go eat a couple more cookies!
In the back of my mind I knew we would be getting dangerously close to both lunch and nap time. Plus he had not eaten snack. But he was in such a good mood and Drew was sleeping.... 30 minutes later it was our turn. Now this is not the first time Brady has had his hair cut. Nor is it the first time we have gone to this salon. It is designed specifically for children. They have cars and trucks you sit in while getting your hair cut, they have a TV with the ability to play a different movie in front of each station, pretty much anything a kid needs for distraction.
The instant I set Brady down into his police car chair he was hysterical. By this point, Drew had also woken up, was hungry and crying. I tried bribing Brady with fruitsnacks, singing, counting (which he loves to do). Nothing worked. He proceeded to cry in hysterics the entire time he had his hair cut. I actually had to hold him on my lap and hold his head so that the poor girl cutting his hair could finish. And the winner for Mom-Of-The-Year goes to....
He stopped crying the instant she was done. So I paid and got us out of there as fast as humanly possible. I got everyone buckled in and Drew had also finally stopped crying. I had been craving a latte all morning long. But there was no way I coud chance a stop. Drew was bound to break down crying of hunger again soon.
We pulled in the garage at 11:30 am. At this point I had eaten a couple of peanut butter crackers for breakfast, but nothing else including no latte. I was starving, but so were both of the boys. I instantly shoved 3 sugar cookies into my mouth. Some might call this emotional eating. I refer to it as Mommy Munching. It happens when you are so busy wrangling kiddos that you do not get to eat yourself. So when you finally shove something - anything into your mouth - it isn't exactly what we would put on the top 10 Superfoods list.
Both boys have eaten and they are down for nap (phew). I have Christmas decorating to finish, diapers to wash, 3 loads of laundry to do....and I haven't had lunch yet (where is that darn latte). Luckily there is a pre-made salad in the fridge for me. Or maybe I'll just go eat a couple more cookies!
Monday, October 25, 2010
A day of Mickey Mouse
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
The Pumpkin Patch
We made our annual visit to the Pumpkin Patch at Joe's Place Farm last weekend. Brady had a fantastic time. He picked out a small, odd shaped, white pumpkin as "his". Not quite sure that we'll be carving it - maybe we could paint it :-)
Drew was so bundled up he looked like the boy from "Christmas Story". He pretty much slept through all the excitement. I propped him up for this photo shot and his arms stuck straight out!!
I started back to work on October 5th and am working 2 days a week. I'm still settling into the new office, but so far the 2 day work week is a great balance. I get to spend lots of time with the boys and have really gotten into the "stay at home mom" role. As noted in an earlier post, both boys are now wearing cloth diapers. It has been such an easy transition that I'm kicking myself for not starting with Brady. I've also started crafting/sewing a bit. Stay tuned for posts and photos of my creations.
Drew was so bundled up he looked like the boy from "Christmas Story". He pretty much slept through all the excitement. I propped him up for this photo shot and his arms stuck straight out!!
I started back to work on October 5th and am working 2 days a week. I'm still settling into the new office, but so far the 2 day work week is a great balance. I get to spend lots of time with the boys and have really gotten into the "stay at home mom" role. As noted in an earlier post, both boys are now wearing cloth diapers. It has been such an easy transition that I'm kicking myself for not starting with Brady. I've also started crafting/sewing a bit. Stay tuned for posts and photos of my creations.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Cloth Diapers
I have decided to venture into the world of cloth diapering. I was interested in using cloth when Brady was born, but as a new mom was overwhelmed with how many new
things I needed to learn. So I went the easy route - disposable. Now that Drew is 2 months and we are settling into our routines I decided to give cloth another look. I had no idea what I was getting into. There are so many different styles of cloth diapers. And for each style there are multiple brands. How on earth to choose???? Now I have to admit that my choice to switch to cloth wasn't 100% about the cost savings or saving our landfills from hundreds of diapers that don't biodegrade. Those two factors are part of my decision and do make me feel great about the change. But to be honest- I love the look of cloth diapers. They are so cute and the modern diapers come in some wonderful fabrics. I bought a couple of styles to try and will see how things go. Check out Drew in the really cute Fuzzi Bunz.
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