nursery

What was our "office" is being transformed into a nursery for G-unit. (My sister and brother in law have named him this since we aren't quite announcing his name just yet.)

Over the weekend we had the carpet cleaned in E's room and the "office". Since we had to move the furniture out, and by "we" - I mean Paul, it was a perfect time to get things going in the nursery.

We were able to reassemble to crib, I washed the bedding, and we set up the rocking chair again. E had a blast jumping around in G-unit's crib (which used to be his). When I asked whose crib it was, E pointed to himself. Then I reworded my question, as any good teacher would do. I asked where he slept. E pointed to his bedroom. Then I asked who was going to sleep in the crib. E pointed to my belly. Ah-ha! Smart child!

I've also purchased some things to get the decor going. I bought some canvas and plan on painting the letters for his name. We'll see how that goes!

Father's Day

Technically, Father's Day was just over a week ago. I never posted anything about it, so I guess I should.

We had a great day. I got up with E and let Paul sleep a bit, although I'm not sure he actually did. Then, we went in and surprised him with presents in bed. He received a picture frame painted by E and a poem that E decorated at school. After getting ready, we went to meet Paul's dad for breakfast with his sister and two kids.

One of the things that I love about my husband is that he can't sit still. There are always projects that he wants to tackle around the house. Such was the case on Father's Day. Instead of lounging around, he wanted to paint the door to our bedroom and garage because they were "dinged up".

I asked Paul if we could make a quick stop before going to my folks' house. I directed him to the local Baskin Robbins and picked up his ice cream cake. :-) We then went to my parents' house to have dinner, which included hamburgers and hamburger cupcakes that my sister and I made.

Although it wasn't super exciting, I'm glad that I was able to spend Father's Day with my husband and our fathers.

I must also add, that my husband goes beyond being a good dad. He's INCREDIBLE. Here are a few reasons why:

-He gets up every morning when E does without complaining. We are trying to keep him from nursing first thing and Paul does it willingly each day.

-He gets up in the middle of the night when E wakes up crying and sometimes I don't even know it.

-The minute he walks in the door, his attention goes to our son whom is incredibly eager to play with his Dada.

-He drives us around everywhere!

-He gets E in and out of the car, carries him and walks with him when we are out and about so I don't have to.

-Looks out for his family without any hesitation

-Gets so happy when he feels G-unit moving.

-Smiled really big when we decided on a name for G-unit.

-Does things around the house without being asked, especially when it comes to E. (Like changing poo diapers.)

Happy Father's Day!

music and more

E figured out how to put his sunglasses on. He never wears them, so I'm glad he's figured it out!



Enjoying his musical birthday card...

a good day

Some days with children can be exhausting in a bad way (like last Friday). Other days are exhausting in a good way, like today. E and I had a FANTASTIC day together!

We started off the morning by eating breakfast together with Daddy before he went to work.

Then we went to the library for story time and arrived just as the it opened. E and I got our "ticket" and went to look for books, but he decided to play with the puzzles instead. Story time doesn't begin until 9:30, so at about 9:20, he was getting rather anxious. He would point to the door, start clapping his hands, moving back and forth as though he were dancing, and whine because he wanted to go in so badly.

As soon as he saw that he door opened, he bolted off of my lap and ran into the room. E found us a place to sit and quickly picked up the shakers to make some noise. We had so much fun singing songs together like Milkshake and Skinnamarink. He completely knows the routine and is SO comfortable there. When the instructor, Beth, pulled out the parachute, all the kids were sitting in their parent's laps. E jumps up and runs over to her to grab a hold of it. It made me laugh out loud! He was up and about when the bubbles made an appearance and quickly went to get the toys when Beth brought those out too.

After he helped clean up, Beth said she had stickers for the kids. When E heard this, he ran up (away from me) towards her. He waited patiently for his sticker and had a big smile on his face when he put it on his shirt. (I was so impressed at how comfortable he was to be away from me. It eased my nerves about his uneasiness around others.) Once he had his sticker, he walked away from Beth and couldn't find me mixed in with the other parents. Instead of crying, he just looked around and called "Mama? Mama?" I would call his name back and he finally saw me. He ran over with a big smile. (Such a relief!)

I must also add that when we go to places, E tends to be rather clingy and wants to be held. At the library, it was as though he owned the place. He walked around on his own and would hold my hand, guiding me around. (I'm assuming it's because my mom takes him every week!)

We headed home, had some lunch, and then E took a nap. He woke up after about an hour and fifteen minutes. When I went to get him, he asked for mommy milk. I decided to lay down with him on our bed. Turns out, we both napped for another hour and a half!

I needed to get some things at the craft store and he was so good while we were there. He helped my pick out some of the items I needed and stayed in the cart almost the whole time.

Since it's so hot out, I thought we could go for some "ice cream". We actually went to a place with frozen yogurt where all of it is either nonfat, soy, gluten free, or lactose free. E had the "original" flavor and pomegranate blueberry with blueberries. I had chocolate with Oreos. :-) We ate our frozen treats and then E asked for more when it was all gone. I told him that there wasn't anymore and he pointed to the machines where we got it. So I had to tell him that we didn't buy any more. After cleaning up our mess, we walked back to the car and E waved goodbye to the store. I think he liked it.

We had a great time at home playing and he was great during bath and bedtime.

Such a good day today! Let's see how tomorrow goes!

Just some fun videos from today:

He really wanted my phone...


He kept doing this on the tile for about 5 minutes straight. I tried to get him to do it on the rug, but refused.


My little musician...

tumble class

Last week's was cancelled, today was the first time I was able to take E. (My mom took him to his first class two weeks ago). Here is a brief summary:

We arrive
E gets a balloon
It pops two minutes later
E gets a new balloon
It pops two minutes later
E crys hysterically, we go outside to calm down
E joins the kids for stretches
I notice a big red welt on his leg, must have been from the balloon, hence the tears
E participates in the dice rolling/stretching
Lady pulls out a parachute
E plays with is, doesn't go under like other kids do
E finally tries to go under
Parents walk in a circle with parachute
E loses sight of me, more crying and hysterics
Go outside to calm down
Come back, kids are doing things on the mat
E wants nothing to do with it, holds me, says "mama" repetitively
Kids start doing somersaults, E wants to do it
We get in line, when it's his turn, he freaks
He decides that he wants to play on the bleachers
Rest of class goes to play on trampoline
E goes to play on mats
Rest of class goes to hula hoops and basketballs
E goes to trampoline
E goes to play with hula hoops and basketball
Lady calls kids for a sticker
E goes and waits patiently for a sticker (adorable to see)
E picks out a Sir Toppham Hat sticker
E walks happily to car holding my hand
Mommy emotionally drained

hormonal mess

I consider myself to be a pretty mellow pregnant lady. Today was the exception.

My parents were kind enough to take E for the night. While they were loading him up in the car my eyes became watery. Once Paul and I entered the house and sat on the couch, I lost it. The tears came streamimg and poor Paul was so good that he said "it was ok to cry". He asked if I was sad, or worried, or just hormonal.

E had such an up/down time at his tumble class, was super crabby and fussy and whiney before his nap, he slept very little at his nap, and was frustrated and fussy in the afternoon. When I tried to tell my mom about our day, my eyes would start to water. It was a tough, emotional day for the both of us.

My worries about his social development and speech really surfaced after seeing him in his tumble class. I just had to let it all out. Tears were my answer.

I can hear him try to talk, but it just doesn't come out the way it should and it makes me so sad.

we have a winner!

And baby T's name will start with a G!