It's a talking Spiderman with batteries. I don't think he needed a bath.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Bath Time!
While Daniel was at preschool and I was vacuuming the family room, Lauren decided to give Daniel's Spiderman a bath...
It's a talking Spiderman with batteries. I don't think he needed a bath.
It's a talking Spiderman with batteries. I don't think he needed a bath.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Clean-up on Aisle Three
Grocery shopping has become a dreaded errand for me. Well, that is if I have Lauren with me. Daniel has always been easy at the store - a bag of snacks and some juice and he is good to go. Lauren, not so much. A bag of snacks = goldfish crackers all over. I mean ALL. OVER. And then she steps on them...just to hear that fun crunching sound. Juice = a sticky mess.
After I had Daniel a friend of mine had a little boy whose personality (I'm now learning) is very much like Lauren's. I remember her saying how she dreaded shopping with her son and asked me how I handled it. I responded with something like, "As long as Daniel has snacks and I explain to him what we are doing, he is fine." Some parenting gem like that. I texted her this today, "I now understand why you said grocery shopping with Nicky is hard. Lauren is crazy! Daniel never did this $#@&!!!"
She will NOT sit in the cart, apparently has a grocery list of her own and God forbid I don't open a snack we are buying now (NOW!). Also, if she sees the balloons tied to the check-out stand there is no waiting until check-out. The good news is she is very friendly and says "hi" to people as we pass them. The only problem with that is if the person doesn't respond she will continue saying "hi" louder and LOUDER until they acknowledge her.
Oh yes, grocery shopping at 9pm after the kids are in bed is now an actual treat to me.
After I had Daniel a friend of mine had a little boy whose personality (I'm now learning) is very much like Lauren's. I remember her saying how she dreaded shopping with her son and asked me how I handled it. I responded with something like, "As long as Daniel has snacks and I explain to him what we are doing, he is fine." Some parenting gem like that. I texted her this today, "I now understand why you said grocery shopping with Nicky is hard. Lauren is crazy! Daniel never did this $#@&!!!"
She will NOT sit in the cart, apparently has a grocery list of her own and God forbid I don't open a snack we are buying now (NOW!). Also, if she sees the balloons tied to the check-out stand there is no waiting until check-out. The good news is she is very friendly and says "hi" to people as we pass them. The only problem with that is if the person doesn't respond she will continue saying "hi" louder and LOUDER until they acknowledge her.
Oh yes, grocery shopping at 9pm after the kids are in bed is now an actual treat to me.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
When Daddy Does Hair
Yes, Lauren has a lot of hair bows. No, that does not mean she needs to wear them all at once.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Easy Shirt Refashions
My sister bought two plain, 3/4 length t-shirts on clearance a while back (under $3 a piece at a large store that has a red bulls-eye as it's symbol). One black, one white. Pretty basic (read -- boring) shirts. She handed them over then forgot about them. I handed them back to her last week with a few updates and love the way they turned out (was sooo tempted to keep them for myself).
Here they are before
And after
Close up of the details
Here they are before
And after
Close up of the details
Friday, February 19, 2010
10 Things...
I've seen a few lists like this on other blogs or in magazines, but I wanted to share my own. So here are my 10 Things I Didn't Know Until I Became a Mom:
1. The true meaning of sleep deprivation. Sure I had late nights in college or busy days in my pre-kids career, but nothing compares to the lack of sleep that hits you the moment you bring your little bundle of joy home from the hospital. And I'm pretty sure when they are teenagers it is worse, not better.
2. Band-Aids really do fix anything. Whether my kids have a real or imaginary boo-boo, a band-aid will instantly make it better. Even quicker response time if the band-aid has a superhero or smiling cat on it.
3. No matter have many toys you have, they will fight over the same one. We have a house full of toys, a garage that is a gym/playroom and a yard full of fun, but they will fight like crazy over one stupid balloon.
4. You will do and say the craziest things. It is not unusual for me to have a lengthy conversation about which dinosaurs could fit in our house, dance to the "Hot Dog" song, or cut food into shapes in hopes that my kids will eat it. I sometimes stop and think about the words coming out of my mouth and wonder "what the hell am I talking about?!" Oh yes, I was discussing the fact that there is a pretend monster in the kitchen.
5. The 3 P's - Pee, Poop and Puke. First, these things will barely faze you when they come from your own child (other peoples still gets me). The other thing that is interesting about The 3 P's is that you will talk about them with your husband and friends. From day one, you will discuss at length the color, consistency and quantity of the The 3 P's.
6. You will experience Mom Guilt. Whether you work full time, part time or stay at home, you will feel mom guilt. "Am I working too much and not spending enough time with my kids?" "Am I with my kids too much and not teaching them to be independent?" Whatever the situation, you will have a certain amount of guilt. Let's let it go ladies!!
7. A sleeping child's face is heavenly. It doesn't matter if you are religious or not, when you gaze at your child's face when they are asleep you will sense a higher power. The peaceful look on their innocent little faces is breathtaking. But be sure to tip-toe away quietly -- if you wake a child unexpectedly you will experience an entirely different higher power.
8. You will be that mom. You know you did it before having kids...you judged the mom in the store with the screaming kids. I try like mad to avoid public tantrums, but they happen. So try not to judge, just walk on without a second glance. That's what you'll want when you are in her shoes.
9. You will break the rules. I laugh at those pre-kids couples who give me parenting advice. "Uh-huh, hold on just a sec so I can videotape you so when you have kids I can make you eat your words." Don't ever say you won't let your baby use a pacifier or go to sleep with a bottle; don't ever say you will not let your kids eat in the car or have McDonalds. And telling me I should be more flexible - ha, you have no idea how much a decent routine helps my kids sleep better (see #1).
10. The meaning of unconditional love. Of course I loved before kids - I am married and have a great family after all - but the love I feel for my kids is POWERFUL. I'm talking, I will lift a car off my child, throw myself in front of a speeding train type love. It's the love that really is "to the moon and back."
1. The true meaning of sleep deprivation. Sure I had late nights in college or busy days in my pre-kids career, but nothing compares to the lack of sleep that hits you the moment you bring your little bundle of joy home from the hospital. And I'm pretty sure when they are teenagers it is worse, not better.
2. Band-Aids really do fix anything. Whether my kids have a real or imaginary boo-boo, a band-aid will instantly make it better. Even quicker response time if the band-aid has a superhero or smiling cat on it.
3. No matter have many toys you have, they will fight over the same one. We have a house full of toys, a garage that is a gym/playroom and a yard full of fun, but they will fight like crazy over one stupid balloon.
4. You will do and say the craziest things. It is not unusual for me to have a lengthy conversation about which dinosaurs could fit in our house, dance to the "Hot Dog" song, or cut food into shapes in hopes that my kids will eat it. I sometimes stop and think about the words coming out of my mouth and wonder "what the hell am I talking about?!" Oh yes, I was discussing the fact that there is a pretend monster in the kitchen.
5. The 3 P's - Pee, Poop and Puke. First, these things will barely faze you when they come from your own child (other peoples still gets me). The other thing that is interesting about The 3 P's is that you will talk about them with your husband and friends. From day one, you will discuss at length the color, consistency and quantity of the The 3 P's.
6. You will experience Mom Guilt. Whether you work full time, part time or stay at home, you will feel mom guilt. "Am I working too much and not spending enough time with my kids?" "Am I with my kids too much and not teaching them to be independent?" Whatever the situation, you will have a certain amount of guilt. Let's let it go ladies!!
7. A sleeping child's face is heavenly. It doesn't matter if you are religious or not, when you gaze at your child's face when they are asleep you will sense a higher power. The peaceful look on their innocent little faces is breathtaking. But be sure to tip-toe away quietly -- if you wake a child unexpectedly you will experience an entirely different higher power.
8. You will be that mom. You know you did it before having kids...you judged the mom in the store with the screaming kids. I try like mad to avoid public tantrums, but they happen. So try not to judge, just walk on without a second glance. That's what you'll want when you are in her shoes.
9. You will break the rules. I laugh at those pre-kids couples who give me parenting advice. "Uh-huh, hold on just a sec so I can videotape you so when you have kids I can make you eat your words." Don't ever say you won't let your baby use a pacifier or go to sleep with a bottle; don't ever say you will not let your kids eat in the car or have McDonalds. And telling me I should be more flexible - ha, you have no idea how much a decent routine helps my kids sleep better (see #1).
10. The meaning of unconditional love. Of course I loved before kids - I am married and have a great family after all - but the love I feel for my kids is POWERFUL. I'm talking, I will lift a car off my child, throw myself in front of a speeding train type love. It's the love that really is "to the moon and back."
Monday, February 15, 2010
Not Me Monday
It was not me who may have slightly exaggerated the severity of my cold for an extra day this weekend to get sympathy/special treatment from my hubs. I would never do that because that is devious and untruthful. Nope, I would not make sure to blow my nose when he was in earshot for full effect. I'm way to mature for that.
It was not me who then was miraculously better come Sunday when the weather hit 78 degrees and lunch in Newport Beach was calling my name. No way would I do that. Who does that sort of thing??? Not me!
It is not me who thinks leg warmers on my daughter are ridiculously adorable. Those are just silly scraps of material on her ankles. Why would I bother with those?
It was most certainly not me who had my friend and her little boy over today and then proceeded to make white sangria at 1pm in the afternoon. And since I was in good company, there was no way two moms thought having our boys play in the bounce house in the blazing sun with their shirts off and no sunscreen was a good idea. That is bordering on reckless behavior so I would NEVER do that.
Oh, and it is not me who is going to log off here in a minute and turn on The Bachelor. It is a waste of my precious time to watch immature girls throw themselves at an almost stranger. I would never get sucked in to a stupid show like that.
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It was not me who then was miraculously better come Sunday when the weather hit 78 degrees and lunch in Newport Beach was calling my name. No way would I do that. Who does that sort of thing??? Not me!
It is not me who thinks leg warmers on my daughter are ridiculously adorable. Those are just silly scraps of material on her ankles. Why would I bother with those?
It was most certainly not me who had my friend and her little boy over today and then proceeded to make white sangria at 1pm in the afternoon. And since I was in good company, there was no way two moms thought having our boys play in the bounce house in the blazing sun with their shirts off and no sunscreen was a good idea. That is bordering on reckless behavior so I would NEVER do that.
Oh, and it is not me who is going to log off here in a minute and turn on The Bachelor. It is a waste of my precious time to watch immature girls throw themselves at an almost stranger. I would never get sucked in to a stupid show like that.
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