Today was kind of a lazy day. After having a busy social week, it was kind of nice to stick near home and do next to nothing.
1. My brother came over for breakfast today. He's working on his Masters in Sociology (I'm sure I've talked on here about how ridiculously smart he is; if I haven't, I gloat a lot about him on Instagram) and as the semester wound up, he hasn't had much time to be social. He finally handed in his last paper on Thursday and is now free as a bird for a bit before he begins digging into research for his thesis. Anyway, because of his newly found freedom (he got 90% the class, by the way - that was his third course and the third 90% he's gotten) he was able to eat and, instead of running back to work on research or writing, he actually got to stay and visit and play with the boys for a couple of hours. It was nice. Made me miss my other brother, though. We need to get him in on these breakfasts!
2. Jeff picked up paint to get working on painting the basement. When we moved in, we renovated a little downstairs to build a new room and as a result, we have an entire wall that is primed for paint. It's been waiting for paint since it was erected... almost five years ago. How ridiculous is that?! It's the summer of getting shit done around the house though, so let the games begin!
3. Jeff did a pot roast in the crock pot for supper and it was so delish. And crock pot meals are awesome, do to their nearly cook and prep-free nature. And it also means no dishes. The lazy woman in me loves this.
Monday, 27 April 2015
Friday, April 24 - Three Good Things
My baby boy continues to sleep well. Only up twice in the night and he even let me sleep in until about 8:10 this morning. That was pretty damned glorious!
1. Sleep. Obviously. I looooooove it and I got some.
2. Lunch with my Nikki and almost all the boys in my world - my two little misters, my dad, and my brothers. I was just missing my handsome husband.
3. Tonight was date night. Jeff and I have decided to go out, just him and me, once every other weekend. It doesn't even have to be anything fancy or romantic, but it has to be kid-free. So my parents came over to babysit our little lads and we went for supper. It was nice to get out and have a conversation where we didn't have to stop what we were saying 30 times and tend to a kid or be interrupted by Carter's incessant "mom" or "dad" and Grayson, who has realized that he can scream really loudly.
4. My nest necklaces came today. I ordered one for myself, one for my Mom, and one for my grandma. My Mom and Grandma will get theirs for Mother's Day and I needed one for myself. My Mom knows she's getting one because I wanted to ask her what her preferences were for customizing it, but my Grandma doesn't know it's coming. Because my Mom reads my blog posts, I have not included a picture of hers, but here are photos of mine and my Grandma's. I absolutely love them!
1. Sleep. Obviously. I looooooove it and I got some.
2. Lunch with my Nikki and almost all the boys in my world - my two little misters, my dad, and my brothers. I was just missing my handsome husband.
3. Tonight was date night. Jeff and I have decided to go out, just him and me, once every other weekend. It doesn't even have to be anything fancy or romantic, but it has to be kid-free. So my parents came over to babysit our little lads and we went for supper. It was nice to get out and have a conversation where we didn't have to stop what we were saying 30 times and tend to a kid or be interrupted by Carter's incessant "mom" or "dad" and Grayson, who has realized that he can scream really loudly.
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| My Grandma gets five eggs; 3 boys & 2 girls. |
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| My two little eggs :-) |
Sunday, 26 April 2015
Sunday, April 26th - Three Good Things
Maybe this will sound dumb, but I don't care. Today was one of those days that I always dreamed about having when I didn't have kids -- taking them to a matinee movie. So let us get on with the three good things, yes? Yes.
1. My little sidekick, my most handsome Carter Peters, went to his very first movie at the theatre today. This boy LOVES him some TV and watching a movie, so we figured he would do pretty well at the theatre and he did. Jeff and I both wanted to be there for his first movie, so baby Grayson went to Nan's house for a couple hours this afternoon. Grandpa, Nikin and Levi came with us, so we took up almost a whole row (at the smaller, "cheap" theatre). Carter did get up and walk back and forth to go see Nicole, Grandpa, his dad, and me quite a lot about half way through, but he mostly just stood in front of them and watched the movie. Looking over at him while he was sitting in his chair next to me with his popcorn in his lap was just one of those "it" moments where you feel like This. This right here is what it's all about.
I just can't even begin to express how much I love this little boy.
2. Grayson decided to wake up at 4:50 a.m.-ish to nurse. I figured that was perfect because he would nurse and go back to sleep until around 6-7, but no, he just decided he was up for the day. My awesome husband got up with him at 5:30 this morning to let me sleep. I got up at 9:30. 9:30, people. The man needs some sort of medal! He was so tired today and still wanted to come to the movie with his boy. He's the kind of dad and husband I only hoped I could have.
3. We got the boys into bed and I came out to the living room and didn't clean anything. Instead, I sat on the couch with the cat and watched Survivor while drinking my Earl Grey Tea. So relaxing. The weather is supposed to warm back up starting tomorrow and I'm looking forward to getting back to spending time outside with my little guys.
Have a good week, everyone!
1. My little sidekick, my most handsome Carter Peters, went to his very first movie at the theatre today. This boy LOVES him some TV and watching a movie, so we figured he would do pretty well at the theatre and he did. Jeff and I both wanted to be there for his first movie, so baby Grayson went to Nan's house for a couple hours this afternoon. Grandpa, Nikin and Levi came with us, so we took up almost a whole row (at the smaller, "cheap" theatre). Carter did get up and walk back and forth to go see Nicole, Grandpa, his dad, and me quite a lot about half way through, but he mostly just stood in front of them and watched the movie. Looking over at him while he was sitting in his chair next to me with his popcorn in his lap was just one of those "it" moments where you feel like This. This right here is what it's all about.
I just can't even begin to express how much I love this little boy.
2. Grayson decided to wake up at 4:50 a.m.-ish to nurse. I figured that was perfect because he would nurse and go back to sleep until around 6-7, but no, he just decided he was up for the day. My awesome husband got up with him at 5:30 this morning to let me sleep. I got up at 9:30. 9:30, people. The man needs some sort of medal! He was so tired today and still wanted to come to the movie with his boy. He's the kind of dad and husband I only hoped I could have.
3. We got the boys into bed and I came out to the living room and didn't clean anything. Instead, I sat on the couch with the cat and watched Survivor while drinking my Earl Grey Tea. So relaxing. The weather is supposed to warm back up starting tomorrow and I'm looking forward to getting back to spending time outside with my little guys.
Have a good week, everyone!
Saturday, 25 April 2015
Thursday, April 23rd - Three Good Things
People, the stars were correctly aligned last night and Mr. Grayson James slept really well. Only up twice to nurse. This is a sleep schedule I can get on board with! I'm not looking for him to "sleep through" the night; I am totally fine with nursing him once or twice throughout the night. I just don't want to get up every two hours, yo! He's been back and forth on this kind of self-made schedule, so I'm just hoping that he starts to stick to it a little more consistently.
Other than getting a decent night's sleep, today was a good one because:
1. I went shopping with my Mom and cousin, Nicole. Grayson was a good little shopper. I got a new bathing suit (and we all know that bathing suit shopping is a real joy for all women... especially post partum women). My debit card was pissed. Pissed.
2. Carter was excited to go the babysitter's today. I always feel guilty taking him there because I feel like I'm shuffling him off. But he has so much fun there with the other boys (she only has boys) that I know that my mom-guilt should take a hike. I forget that no matter how much time I spend playing with him at home, I'm just not as much fun as the imaginative, energetic kids his age. Every time we get there, the boys greet us at the door with "Carter ! Carter! Carter is here!" He reacts with the biggest smile and it's the best thing to see. Also, the boys at the daycare aren't telling him "just a second, Carter" because they have a baby to tend to or lunch to make. He actually has a meltdown when I pick him up from Judy's (the sitter) because he wants to stay and then tells me "go back" all the way home. It's healthy for him to socialize with his friends and I just need to remind myself of that when the mom-guilt tries to take over. The point of this paragraph is that he had a great time at the babysitter's today and that makes my heart happy for him. He's a really social little boy and it makes me weirdly proud.
3. It rained today! I LOVE rain. I love the smell of rain and that it cleans the city after the snow melt leaves all the sand and dirt from winter. I couldn't live somewhere where rain was a near every day occurrence - I rely too much on the sun for my good and energetic moods - but I love me a cool, rainy day. I'm looking forward to some rainy walks with Cater and his umbrella this spring.
Other than getting a decent night's sleep, today was a good one because:
1. I went shopping with my Mom and cousin, Nicole. Grayson was a good little shopper. I got a new bathing suit (and we all know that bathing suit shopping is a real joy for all women... especially post partum women). My debit card was pissed. Pissed.
2. Carter was excited to go the babysitter's today. I always feel guilty taking him there because I feel like I'm shuffling him off. But he has so much fun there with the other boys (she only has boys) that I know that my mom-guilt should take a hike. I forget that no matter how much time I spend playing with him at home, I'm just not as much fun as the imaginative, energetic kids his age. Every time we get there, the boys greet us at the door with "Carter ! Carter! Carter is here!" He reacts with the biggest smile and it's the best thing to see. Also, the boys at the daycare aren't telling him "just a second, Carter" because they have a baby to tend to or lunch to make. He actually has a meltdown when I pick him up from Judy's (the sitter) because he wants to stay and then tells me "go back" all the way home. It's healthy for him to socialize with his friends and I just need to remind myself of that when the mom-guilt tries to take over. The point of this paragraph is that he had a great time at the babysitter's today and that makes my heart happy for him. He's a really social little boy and it makes me weirdly proud.
3. It rained today! I LOVE rain. I love the smell of rain and that it cleans the city after the snow melt leaves all the sand and dirt from winter. I couldn't live somewhere where rain was a near every day occurrence - I rely too much on the sun for my good and energetic moods - but I love me a cool, rainy day. I'm looking forward to some rainy walks with Cater and his umbrella this spring.
Thursday, 23 April 2015
Wednesday, April 22nd - Three Good Things
Can I start by saying that the middle of the night makes me detest (not a strong enough word) the soother. That is all. Now on to good things.
1. For supper we had chicken and veggie kabobs on the BBQ and they were delish!
2. Grayson slept like ass last night and then had a first nap that was a whopping 20 minutes. I presumed the sleep for the day would be awful, but it wasn't; both his second and third naps were just over an hour and 15 minutes!
3. I was pretty much a lazy ass all day and it was awesome. I did do a tiny bit of housework, but not my usual amount. I don't regret it for a second :)
4. A medium Oreo blizzard from Dairy Queen and a hot bath. This obviously warranted a fourth ;-)
1. For supper we had chicken and veggie kabobs on the BBQ and they were delish!
2. Grayson slept like ass last night and then had a first nap that was a whopping 20 minutes. I presumed the sleep for the day would be awful, but it wasn't; both his second and third naps were just over an hour and 15 minutes!
3. I was pretty much a lazy ass all day and it was awesome. I did do a tiny bit of housework, but not my usual amount. I don't regret it for a second :)
4. A medium Oreo blizzard from Dairy Queen and a hot bath. This obviously warranted a fourth ;-)
Wednesday, 22 April 2015
Tuesday, April 21st - Three Good Things
Folks, today wasn't stellar. Grayson's last bunch of nights have been rough, yo, and I felt that exhaustion catch up with me in my mood today. It was just a low day and I just wasn't feelin' it. But, the good things that came out of today are:
1. Going for a walk with Jenn. The warm sun, the fresh air, and the perspective and ear of a fellow mom (whose wee babe is eight days younger than my Grayson) who understands my mom-stress was a blessing in my day for sure.
2. Carter went to the babysitter's today. I always feel guilty for taking him to the sitter's. It feels like I'm shuffling him off. But, he has so much fun there that when I go to pick him up at the end of the day, he doesn't want to come home and has a total meltdown about it. I can play with him all day long, but playing with me isn't the same as playing with kids (our sitter has all boys!) his own age.
I am reminded of this reality all the time when we go to the playground. We live down the street from two elementary schools that are across the street from one another and when we walk to the park, he always announces which one of the two has "people" and determines that is the one to go to. Then he proceeds to join right in with whatever game the group of kids there are playing. Sometimes babysitters take their kids there and you'd think he came to the park with them, not me. Sometimes, after school lets out, the bigger kids play on the play structures for a bit, and he runs around with them, screaming and laughing when they do. My heart hurts a little when he does this because a lot of the time, they seem a little annoyed that this three-year old who "doesn't know how" to play is following them around yelling. Usually, there are one or two kids who think he's pretty great and include him, though, and - like I said - this acts as a very in-my-face reminder that it's important and healthy for him to go to the babysitter's and socialize with people who aren't also telling him, "One minute, Carter, I just have to get the laundry/feed the baby/make your lunch" etc.
That was a long digression, so let's come back to the start. When I dropped Carter off at Judy's - the sitter :) - he was immediately greeted at the door with rounds of "Carter!!" "Carter is here!" from the boys. He lights up. This makes me smile. They went downstairs to play and I took Grayson up to visit with Judy for a bit. When I was getting ready to leave, I went downstairs to say goodbye to Carter/see if he would rather come home. When he saw me he said, "What doing, Mom?" I told him that I was just packing up baby to leave for home and did he want to come with me. "No, Mom. Carter stay. Bye, Mom." When Jeff picked him up at the end of the day, he said that he could already hear Carter yelling "no" as he walked up the driveway. The only way he could convince Carter to come home peacefully was to promise a bike ride in the bike trailer as soon as they got home.
I am so happy that he's happy there. I love that he gets along so well with the other boys and has fun with them and, though I don't like that he cries when we leave, it tells me what a great place he is in when he's there. He's my little social butterfly, that boy.
3. Again about Carter - this kid loves his veggies and how fortunate are we that this is a reality?! He eats them raw, steamed, whatever. I'm talking broccoli, asparagus, carrots, cauliflower. Salad. Cherry tomatoes. Don't get me wrong - this kid knows what a chocolate bar is and understands where the cookie cupboard is, but at least he balances it out by eating spinach!
Grayson will be six months in a week less a day and he will be starting solids. Let's hope he's as crazy about veggies as his older brother ;-)
1. Going for a walk with Jenn. The warm sun, the fresh air, and the perspective and ear of a fellow mom (whose wee babe is eight days younger than my Grayson) who understands my mom-stress was a blessing in my day for sure.
2. Carter went to the babysitter's today. I always feel guilty for taking him to the sitter's. It feels like I'm shuffling him off. But, he has so much fun there that when I go to pick him up at the end of the day, he doesn't want to come home and has a total meltdown about it. I can play with him all day long, but playing with me isn't the same as playing with kids (our sitter has all boys!) his own age.
I am reminded of this reality all the time when we go to the playground. We live down the street from two elementary schools that are across the street from one another and when we walk to the park, he always announces which one of the two has "people" and determines that is the one to go to. Then he proceeds to join right in with whatever game the group of kids there are playing. Sometimes babysitters take their kids there and you'd think he came to the park with them, not me. Sometimes, after school lets out, the bigger kids play on the play structures for a bit, and he runs around with them, screaming and laughing when they do. My heart hurts a little when he does this because a lot of the time, they seem a little annoyed that this three-year old who "doesn't know how" to play is following them around yelling. Usually, there are one or two kids who think he's pretty great and include him, though, and - like I said - this acts as a very in-my-face reminder that it's important and healthy for him to go to the babysitter's and socialize with people who aren't also telling him, "One minute, Carter, I just have to get the laundry/feed the baby/make your lunch" etc.
That was a long digression, so let's come back to the start. When I dropped Carter off at Judy's - the sitter :) - he was immediately greeted at the door with rounds of "Carter!!" "Carter is here!" from the boys. He lights up. This makes me smile. They went downstairs to play and I took Grayson up to visit with Judy for a bit. When I was getting ready to leave, I went downstairs to say goodbye to Carter/see if he would rather come home. When he saw me he said, "What doing, Mom?" I told him that I was just packing up baby to leave for home and did he want to come with me. "No, Mom. Carter stay. Bye, Mom." When Jeff picked him up at the end of the day, he said that he could already hear Carter yelling "no" as he walked up the driveway. The only way he could convince Carter to come home peacefully was to promise a bike ride in the bike trailer as soon as they got home.
I am so happy that he's happy there. I love that he gets along so well with the other boys and has fun with them and, though I don't like that he cries when we leave, it tells me what a great place he is in when he's there. He's my little social butterfly, that boy.
3. Again about Carter - this kid loves his veggies and how fortunate are we that this is a reality?! He eats them raw, steamed, whatever. I'm talking broccoli, asparagus, carrots, cauliflower. Salad. Cherry tomatoes. Don't get me wrong - this kid knows what a chocolate bar is and understands where the cookie cupboard is, but at least he balances it out by eating spinach!
Grayson will be six months in a week less a day and he will be starting solids. Let's hope he's as crazy about veggies as his older brother ;-)
Monday, 20 April 2015
We're back! Three Good Things
Let's be honest: I have no idea how long I will continue to do these for, but I am able to today, so let's just start there, shall we?
1. Talking a (rather cold - thanks, Regina wind!) walk with my boys, my mom, my cousin, and the doggies to the park. Though it was cold, it always feels so good to get outside. Carter loved it and Grayson napped. A double win!
2. I got my tax refund today and was able to pay off my credit card in full and still leave money in our account. It feels so good to have no credit card debt!
3. Carter actually went to bed without putting up a big stink tonight. Hallelujah!
Sunday, 19 April 2015
I'm still alive!
Well, I totally dropped off the map and dropped the ball -- again -- on my three good things a day posts. Honestly, life is just too busy with two kids. Life is good - really good - it's just really busy.
Keeping a house semi-clean, the boys changed, fed, happy, and engaged, and my sanity in tact means I have virtually no free time. I had intended on trying to just write shorter, less involved blog posts, but that's just not really how I write, so I just ended up not writing any.
But life is good. Carter is three years and four months and my baby Grayson is already nearing six months. I can't believe how fast time is going. It freaks me the hell out. My baby is moving towards his first birthday too quickly, so I'm trying to soak in all his sweet baby smiles and cuddles while I can.
He's starting, kind of (!) to sleep better, so I'm feeling slightly more human these days. Also, knowing that spring is upon us and being able to get outside to the park and go for walks are serious mood boosters for me, so I'm spending as much time as I can enjoying the warm spring days. Doing that, of course, comes at the expense of cleaning my house, so once the kids are in bed, it's operation-save-the-kitchen time and before I know it, it's 9:30 and I haven't done anything "fun." Soooo there just doesn't seem to be much time to get the blog posts written.
BUT, the point is that I'm still here. Alive and well. Busy, but incredibly happy. Cherishing (most of the time!) these last months/days with my boys before I go back to work and will never again have this kind of opportunity to be at home with them.
I hope all of you are doing well and feeling that renewed joy and energy that spring carries!
Just for old time's sake, here are three good things from today:
1. Picking up my parents from yet another (short) trip today. I am happy that they are finally able, after years of not being able to afford it, to travel and do fun things together. I'll admit, though, that I'm incredibly jealous! Our adventurous days involve a successful Costco trip with two kids :)
2. I managed to get a little caught up on sleep this weekend. Though Grayson's night last night wasn't stellar, I feel pretty good because the rest of the weekend was pretty restful!
3. My kitchen is clean, ya'll. It feels pretty good to have a relatively clean space. I try so hard to keep on top of it all and don't know how the people who keep their houses clean with kids do it. They must be magic.
Keeping a house semi-clean, the boys changed, fed, happy, and engaged, and my sanity in tact means I have virtually no free time. I had intended on trying to just write shorter, less involved blog posts, but that's just not really how I write, so I just ended up not writing any.
But life is good. Carter is three years and four months and my baby Grayson is already nearing six months. I can't believe how fast time is going. It freaks me the hell out. My baby is moving towards his first birthday too quickly, so I'm trying to soak in all his sweet baby smiles and cuddles while I can.
He's starting, kind of (!) to sleep better, so I'm feeling slightly more human these days. Also, knowing that spring is upon us and being able to get outside to the park and go for walks are serious mood boosters for me, so I'm spending as much time as I can enjoying the warm spring days. Doing that, of course, comes at the expense of cleaning my house, so once the kids are in bed, it's operation-save-the-kitchen time and before I know it, it's 9:30 and I haven't done anything "fun." Soooo there just doesn't seem to be much time to get the blog posts written.
BUT, the point is that I'm still here. Alive and well. Busy, but incredibly happy. Cherishing (most of the time!) these last months/days with my boys before I go back to work and will never again have this kind of opportunity to be at home with them.
I hope all of you are doing well and feeling that renewed joy and energy that spring carries!
Just for old time's sake, here are three good things from today:
1. Picking up my parents from yet another (short) trip today. I am happy that they are finally able, after years of not being able to afford it, to travel and do fun things together. I'll admit, though, that I'm incredibly jealous! Our adventurous days involve a successful Costco trip with two kids :)
2. I managed to get a little caught up on sleep this weekend. Though Grayson's night last night wasn't stellar, I feel pretty good because the rest of the weekend was pretty restful!
3. My kitchen is clean, ya'll. It feels pretty good to have a relatively clean space. I try so hard to keep on top of it all and don't know how the people who keep their houses clean with kids do it. They must be magic.
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