Ok. Crazy life I have. Here we go. I just got a call from the FAA for Josh saying that he is slated to leave on November 25th. HOLY COW!!!! Praise God!! Wait, Josh is still in the middle of training..doesn't want to burn bridges....His best friends wedding is on the 29th, He's the best man! Thanksgiving! Christmas! AHHHH! HELP!!!! Is this insane? Thank God for this job, but please pray for direction for Josh..He is confused and as he said is having "mini heart attacks".. haha! PRAY PRAY PRAY!
I have to say, the worst part of a kitchen are pots by far. Why are pots so annoying to clean? Why can't they make disposable pots so that I don't have to wash them? Hmm..Maybe I'll invent that, DONT STEAL MY IDEA!
So I've made it through another week. Josh is coming home tomorrow. Yay!! Samuel was A MILLION times better this week. NO messes. I actually though last night that it had been a whole 2 days since he did anything remotely naughty, so it was time for a 'bubba bath". He LLOOOOVVVEESS the bathtub. It is by far his favorite thing to do. Especially when it has bubbles in it. So while he was in there, we went over animal sounds and animals. I love hearing him talk. It is so adorable. You know what I don't love? When he wakes up at 6:30 because of this lovely time change. Not cool.
I started Christmas shopping officially and I AM GOING TO GET INTO TROUBLE. I am having WAYYYYY too much fun. I bought Samuel 3 things so far (4 after today) I bought him Hungry Hungry Hippos, I Spy puzzle, and an ABC puzzle. I am buying him today (yes, I know Rachel, I will regret it) a drum set. It is on sale . It was originally $130 but it is down to $79. I can't write what else I bought because my family comes on the blog. And yes, I did buy Jonathan cole. I brought my brother Jonathan with me to Toys R Us. He is so adorable. He is 11 years old and totally hilarious. Sometimes I forget that he is still young. He's pretty mature for his age (and he watches Samuel better than anyone in the family..haha!) I started Christmas music. OH WELL I LOVE IT! I can't wait or Thanksgiving to pass so that I can have CHristmas!!!!!!!!! Anyway.
Pregnancy is going good. I notice that I tend to carry very high and I'm getting a little worried. I carried really high with Samuel and I could not breathe at the end of the pregnancy. I remember the doctor thinking that I might need a c-section because he was so high up. Thankfully, I didn't. I'm starting to feel out of breath a little bit. I think it is also because I am not exercising faithfully. It's hard when Josh is gone. I am going to go this morning. They have babysitting and Samuel loves to go in that germ infested room. I mean, the playroom.
Ok, I have to go..Samuel just came up to me and said "mama, I waan eggies" . TOOO CUTE!
So I've made it through another week. Josh is coming home tomorrow. Yay!! Samuel was A MILLION times better this week. NO messes. I actually though last night that it had been a whole 2 days since he did anything remotely naughty, so it was time for a 'bubba bath". He LLOOOOVVVEESS the bathtub. It is by far his favorite thing to do. Especially when it has bubbles in it. So while he was in there, we went over animal sounds and animals. I love hearing him talk. It is so adorable. You know what I don't love? When he wakes up at 6:30 because of this lovely time change. Not cool.
I started Christmas shopping officially and I AM GOING TO GET INTO TROUBLE. I am having WAYYYYY too much fun. I bought Samuel 3 things so far (4 after today) I bought him Hungry Hungry Hippos, I Spy puzzle, and an ABC puzzle. I am buying him today (yes, I know Rachel, I will regret it) a drum set. It is on sale . It was originally $130 but it is down to $79. I can't write what else I bought because my family comes on the blog. And yes, I did buy Jonathan cole. I brought my brother Jonathan with me to Toys R Us. He is so adorable. He is 11 years old and totally hilarious. Sometimes I forget that he is still young. He's pretty mature for his age (and he watches Samuel better than anyone in the family..haha!) I started Christmas music. OH WELL I LOVE IT! I can't wait or Thanksgiving to pass so that I can have CHristmas!!!!!!!!! Anyway.
Pregnancy is going good. I notice that I tend to carry very high and I'm getting a little worried. I carried really high with Samuel and I could not breathe at the end of the pregnancy. I remember the doctor thinking that I might need a c-section because he was so high up. Thankfully, I didn't. I'm starting to feel out of breath a little bit. I think it is also because I am not exercising faithfully. It's hard when Josh is gone. I am going to go this morning. They have babysitting and Samuel loves to go in that germ infested room. I mean, the playroom.
Ok, I have to go..Samuel just came up to me and said "mama, I waan eggies" . TOOO CUTE!
They are too cute...
Picture from the story I told you the other day (When Josh fell asleep)
Yup....hmm..what a mess
Have I ever said how much I love these two?
Look at that little girls gummy smile. I love her!
All of this business is tiring
Being a pea in a pod is exhausting
Still so tired......
My sister, the tired little pea, me and Samuel!
Uncle Jonathan & Samuel
Ms. Jael and Samuel!!
Shhh...don't tell nana I wore her glasses :-)
I love this boy
AHHH TOO CUTE!!
Future business tycoon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qmcQG219yk&feature=related
All Elimites must watch this...so funny!
All Elimites must watch this...so funny!
What a great weekend with my husband. I really realize how much of a part of me he is. I feel lost sometimes when he isn't home. When he came home this weekend, I immediately felt relieved and felt some kind of comfort. I realize that I love just sitting down with him and watching the news, or a movie and I love eating dinner with him. I've been lost when it comes to dinner since he's been gone! Not to mention Samuel was on a serious naughty streak this whole week. Anyway, bottom line? I LOVE MY HUBBY!
Ok..Now for Samuel stories. Oh Lord, get ready to laugh- Only because I'm done crying about it and I can laugh now too. It started last week when Josh was home. Josh has a very bad tendency to think that he can nap while Samuel is awake. Wrong. So I went to the gym and let me tell you, every time I get ready to walk in the door, I feel a pit in my stomach because I KNOW something is going to be wrong (usually I smell vinegar and KNOW Josh tried to cover it up). Well, I walk in after the gym and what do I see? My son with a white head and a purple face. How did he get that you ask? Well, he managed to find the kids suntan lotion and put it all over his hair, then decided to spice it up and color on his face with his THANK GOD washable markers. So that is first. Later on that day, when I was cleaning the kitchen (ALWAYS when I clean the kitchen) he had his show on, so I figured he'd be good. Nope. I go in my bedroom and my son has my dark lipstick all over his body. AHHH! I throw him in the tub for the 3rd time that day and scrubbed. Well, his body was a little more pink than usual. Now for this week that Josh was gone. Let's see. All in one day I am not even joking, this all happened in one day. I went to put Samuel down for a nap. I have been praying about getting rid of his binky because it is way past time to get rid of it. So I put him in his bed, next thing I know, he is out of his crib with baby lotion all over his head again and all over his binky. Well, that solved the binky problem. I said "Ok Samuel, let's go throw away your binky" He just said Oh, ok! So got rid of the binky, bathed him, gave a time out and went back in bed. I checked on him every 5 minutes. Got out of his bed probably 9 times. Then in one of those 5 minute spans what does he do? Gets out of bed, takes my lipstick again puts it on himself, then on my carpet (MY BIGGEST PEEVE!) Then I see that Samuel has now taken off his pants, clothes, and peed in his bed. Oh Lord help this child. I was really mad at that point. It had been 2 hours since I put him in his bed for a nap and whether he was ready or not, it was now a battle of wills. He WAS taking a nap even if he didn't want to. After probably the 15th time he got out of bed, a couple of time outs, a couple of other ways of disciplining, he finally fell out. I now realize that I need a baby monitor again. Well. So yesterday, I thought that I seriously had a shot at him NOT causing trouble. I was going to make sure that no matter what I had to do, I Samuel proofed the house. So, since I only have one gate, I put the gate up in the kitchen (I was doing the dishes) put the vacuum in front of the bathroom door, put a table in front of the bedroom door, got rid of all things that he could possibly get into, put on his favorite movie, changed his poopy diaper and proceeded to wash the dishes while checking on him ever 2 minutes, knowing that 5 minutes was a great window of opportunity for him to find SOMETHING to do wrong. Well, was I wrong again. I come out and what do I find? My son with poop all over his face, hands, legs, rocking horse, carpet. That was it. I just looked at him with a mix of emotions. One was, how the hell (excuse my language) did he manage to defy the odds and do the ONE bad thing I have no control over? So I scolded him, put him back in the tub, gave my mom a call in tears and begged for help. I coudn't do this anymore. My apartment was starting to smell like vinegar on a regular basis, I went through a roll of paper towels in ONE WEEK taking care of Samuels shinanigans and I was all alone on top of it all. How was I supposed to get anythign done when I can't trust this child at all! So my mom came to my rescue, picked up Samuel and took him to her house. I forget how much you get done without a child. I finished cleaning up the feces off of my carpet, the rocking horse, and my son. Did the dishes, cleaned the livingroom, cleaned the bedroom and got a great shower in all in about an hour and a half. That would have taken me HOURS to do with Samuel. Anyway, so that was my saga with my son. I know I sound like a neglectful mom, but that one minute you don't look is all it takes. So let's just pray that this week is better. I will post pictures up later of some of my week!!
Ok..Now for Samuel stories. Oh Lord, get ready to laugh- Only because I'm done crying about it and I can laugh now too. It started last week when Josh was home. Josh has a very bad tendency to think that he can nap while Samuel is awake. Wrong. So I went to the gym and let me tell you, every time I get ready to walk in the door, I feel a pit in my stomach because I KNOW something is going to be wrong (usually I smell vinegar and KNOW Josh tried to cover it up). Well, I walk in after the gym and what do I see? My son with a white head and a purple face. How did he get that you ask? Well, he managed to find the kids suntan lotion and put it all over his hair, then decided to spice it up and color on his face with his THANK GOD washable markers. So that is first. Later on that day, when I was cleaning the kitchen (ALWAYS when I clean the kitchen) he had his show on, so I figured he'd be good. Nope. I go in my bedroom and my son has my dark lipstick all over his body. AHHH! I throw him in the tub for the 3rd time that day and scrubbed. Well, his body was a little more pink than usual. Now for this week that Josh was gone. Let's see. All in one day I am not even joking, this all happened in one day. I went to put Samuel down for a nap. I have been praying about getting rid of his binky because it is way past time to get rid of it. So I put him in his bed, next thing I know, he is out of his crib with baby lotion all over his head again and all over his binky. Well, that solved the binky problem. I said "Ok Samuel, let's go throw away your binky" He just said Oh, ok! So got rid of the binky, bathed him, gave a time out and went back in bed. I checked on him every 5 minutes. Got out of his bed probably 9 times. Then in one of those 5 minute spans what does he do? Gets out of bed, takes my lipstick again puts it on himself, then on my carpet (MY BIGGEST PEEVE!) Then I see that Samuel has now taken off his pants, clothes, and peed in his bed. Oh Lord help this child. I was really mad at that point. It had been 2 hours since I put him in his bed for a nap and whether he was ready or not, it was now a battle of wills. He WAS taking a nap even if he didn't want to. After probably the 15th time he got out of bed, a couple of time outs, a couple of other ways of disciplining, he finally fell out. I now realize that I need a baby monitor again. Well. So yesterday, I thought that I seriously had a shot at him NOT causing trouble. I was going to make sure that no matter what I had to do, I Samuel proofed the house. So, since I only have one gate, I put the gate up in the kitchen (I was doing the dishes) put the vacuum in front of the bathroom door, put a table in front of the bedroom door, got rid of all things that he could possibly get into, put on his favorite movie, changed his poopy diaper and proceeded to wash the dishes while checking on him ever 2 minutes, knowing that 5 minutes was a great window of opportunity for him to find SOMETHING to do wrong. Well, was I wrong again. I come out and what do I find? My son with poop all over his face, hands, legs, rocking horse, carpet. That was it. I just looked at him with a mix of emotions. One was, how the hell (excuse my language) did he manage to defy the odds and do the ONE bad thing I have no control over? So I scolded him, put him back in the tub, gave my mom a call in tears and begged for help. I coudn't do this anymore. My apartment was starting to smell like vinegar on a regular basis, I went through a roll of paper towels in ONE WEEK taking care of Samuels shinanigans and I was all alone on top of it all. How was I supposed to get anythign done when I can't trust this child at all! So my mom came to my rescue, picked up Samuel and took him to her house. I forget how much you get done without a child. I finished cleaning up the feces off of my carpet, the rocking horse, and my son. Did the dishes, cleaned the livingroom, cleaned the bedroom and got a great shower in all in about an hour and a half. That would have taken me HOURS to do with Samuel. Anyway, so that was my saga with my son. I know I sound like a neglectful mom, but that one minute you don't look is all it takes. So let's just pray that this week is better. I will post pictures up later of some of my week!!
