Some recent conversations with the boys:
Xander is looking at his Fisher-Price catalog that came in the mail. He's been carrying it around all day. "I don't want this Batcave. (Pointing to the Trio Block one that I have a 50% off coupon for.) I want this one." (Points to more expensive - no coupon - Imaginext Batcave.
Me: "Honey, I have a coupon for the other one (the one Brandon wants.) If you want that one maybe you can ask Santa for it for Christmas."
Xander: "I just want to get it from Walmart."
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Me to Brandon: What's your name boy? (I've been asking them both this since they were babies.) Brandon: "Xander."
Me to Xander: What's your name boy? Xander: "Brandon."
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Me to Xander: "What street do you live on?" Xander: "South Point." Very Good!
"What city do you live in?" Xander: "South Point." Doh!
Me to Brandon: "What street do you live on?" Brandon: "Avon Lake." "No, what city do you live in?" Brandon: "Avon Lake." Maybe if they get lost together they'll be able to find their way home. :)
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Brandon from the other room: "Isabella!" As he starts crying. I'm thinking that somehow she hurt him. I get into the other room and she's eating his instructions for making his Robin plane as he watches in horror!
Monday, November 22, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Late night rambling...
Sometimes I go through my blog or my notebooks that I keep for the kids and think, "oh that was so cute - I forgot all about that!" It's a reminder to me to keep taking the time to write these things down because even though it's all fresh in my mind now while I'm living it, time changes all of that and you forget a lot of the little things. Thank God for cameras but we need more than that...
Brandon is four and a half now. Actually, he's closing in on five pretty fast. He insists that he wants to stay a kid. He doesn't want to grow up. He was telling Xander and I this earlier today and I told him that it's good to grow up and you can do more things. Xander said "yeah, you can drive, and go to work and do machines like daddy!" Too funny. That didn't seem to persuade Brandon though. He just started wiping his own butt on Monday. I just had to refuse to do it anymore because he wouldn't even try. He would tell me that he wanted to grow up like me and then he would wipe himself. That didn't sound good to me! I decided that even though Xander has only been potty trained for about four months that he could probably wipe himself too because I've seen him try before. So I made a sticker chart with the numbers 1-50 on it. I told them that each time either of them wiped themself they would get a sticker for there chart and once they got to 50 they would get the Batman cave that they've been asking for. Wow. They have both been wiping and loving it. They brag about it and are very excited to get their stickers. This makes Mommy and Daddy very happy!!
Brandon and Xander play well together most of the time. I love when Brandon asks Xander "can we share the blah blah blah" and Xander will answer very cheerfully, "course!" "Course" seems to be his answer for most things there days. I don't know where he got it from but it's very cute! I shaved all his hair off to 1/2 in. and he looks a lot more like Brandon. He's very proud of his short hair. "Like daddy" he'll say. Both of them want everything they see in commercials (rare as they see them) ads or in stores. They are very into costumes. Xander carried around a Halloween store ad for about a week!
Isabella is learning to sit up all by herself! She's eating solid foods now. She loves squash, peas and green beans. She's been eating pears better but doesn't seem to care much for fruit or carrots. Hopefully that will chang the older she gets. She loves to watch baby einstein which is still a favorite for the boys as well. (Of course they want every toy they see on the show!) Isabella still sleeps in her own bed although she wakes up at least once a night wanting to eat. She doesn't have any teeth yet. Her gums are looking very white these days though so I'm sure it won't be long. She's been sticking her tongue out a lot which is funny. She loves her brothers and misses them when they're not here. They are always entertaining her and hugging and kissing on her. Brandon will tell her often how beautiful she is and that he loves her. Xander will tell her he loves her and that she's so cute! They are good big brothers.
Isabella's beginning to cry. I better go feed her and then get to bed myself...
Sunday, July 4, 2010
A lot of catching up to do...
It's hard to believe that it's been over a year since my last post. I am happy to report that my flowers did come back this year. I've been working on the yard off and on and it continues to look better and better but there is always more to do! We now have a little girl, finally! Isabella was born on April 21st at 9:22 p.m. She is a wonderful baby! She sleeps in her own bed all night and sleeps in her swing throughout the day. She doesn't even like to sleep with me! The boys on the other hand - especially Brandon - will come crawling into our bed in the middle of the night still or just come get in bed with us when we go to bed. I'm sure they will grow out of it eventually but one night as Brandon cuddled up to me in bed (he's four now) I asked him, "Are you going to keep sleeping with mommy and daddy until you're a grown-up?" And he said, "YES!" I could just picture Brandon as a grown man sleeping in the middle of his mommy and daddy. The absurdity of it just made me laugh out loud!
The boys are great with Isabella. They just love their little sister. Brandon likes to hold her and hug and kiss her all the time. He calls her "sweetheart" and tells her he loves her. Xander likes to hold her, too. He is constantly putting his hands all over her face and arms and kissing and hugging her. He likes to call her "cutie pie" and tell her she is his "best buddy." They are just so cute! I'm hoping to get a good picture of the three of them together soon (a printable one for my wall.) I got a cute one at the zoo the other day. David's been on vacation. We took them to the movies on Saturday with Grama and Papa to see Toy Story 3. It was Isabella's first movie and she did pretty good. I didn't have to leave with her except to change her diaper. On Sunday we went to church and then we were supposed to go to the Crusher's game but it rained all day evening so we stayed home. Monday we did stuff around the house. Tuesday we took them to the movies with Papa Harvey to see Shrek Forever After. It was cute. (I'm curious though, if Shrek didn't rescue Fiona, wouldn't she have been rescued by Prince Charming who got there "too late.") Anyway, we took them to Memphis Kiddie Park and they rode every ride including the train which we took Isabella on. It was a terribly noisy ride but the boys enjoyed it. :) We took them to the zoo, Dave & Buster's, and The Museum of Natural History. It was a busy week. They had lots of fun and David and I did, too! It was nice to just spend time with the kids and each other. I enjoyed getting out of the house. It's not easy only having one car but it could be worse. Someday I'll have my own car again (Or should I say David will have his own car again. The boys call the Outlander "Mommy's car!")
We had our annual "4th" of July party yesterday on the 3rd. We didn't get to go to the fireworks though because they are not until tomorrow (Monday). We had a corn toss turnament. David and Aunty Roz were the winners this year. We had perfect weather. It was great to see everyone. Tomorrow we are going to meet some friends at the beach to watch the fireworks.
Xander is potty training. He wears only underwear now. "Mommy, I can poop and pee all by myself. Yeah, I go poop in the potty!" He is very proud of his big boy underwear. He pees in the potty every time all by himself. He likes for us to clap and say "Yay" when he goes - every time he goes! "Mommy, say "yah!" He stays dry at night and for naps. He's been making it to the potty for #2 today but we're still working on that. Sometimes he still goes in his underwear. He got a zhu zhu pet hampster for pooping in the toilet about a week ago. Now he gets a sticker for his sticker chart and usually a treat when he goes. We make a BIG deal out of it so that he wants to go in the toilet. He knows he gets a spanking and time-out when he goes in his pants. He will be THREE in only 18 more days! He's so excited about turning three. He has been looking forward to his birthday since Brandon had his back in February. There's been a lot of birthdays in between. He's gotten very good at singing the "Happy Birthday" song. He loves to sing and remembers songs pretty well. He learns new songs at church and comes home singing them. It's so cute. He sings "I want to be more like my Jesus everyday!" He knows his alphabet, colors and shapes and he can count fairly well to ten. He is a little sponge and picks a lot up from Brandon and t.v. He loves to watch Blues Clues, Diego, Dora and the Backyardigans. Lately he's been into watching the old Daffy Duck cartoons and now Pink Panther. (We recently got Netflix so his digital world has just opened wide up!) We don't have cable so we only get channels 3 and 5. We can't even get PBS out here. It's ridiculous.
Brandon is learning to write his name. He's learning to print capital letters and basic addition and subtraction. He's very smart but sometimes it can be a challenge to convince him that he CAN do something. He often will feel overwhelmed by a task but when we break it down into smaller tasks he does it and is very proud of himself. I think that we can all feel that way sometimes. I know I do! I see myself in Brandon often. It's not always in good ways, either! He's a good boy. I have to remind myself sometimes that he is only four. He's a good helper when he wants to be. He can be lazy but I've seen what the boy can do when he has the motivation! Right now that motivation comes in a box called "XBOX 360." He's in love with it. He played Lego Batman at Grama and Papa's house. A week or two later he told me that he had a dream he was at Grama and Papa's playing the Lego Batman game! Too funny. Between Ebay, the AL Kid's Closet and some parts from Grama and Papa, we where able to piece together a working console for him complete with a Lego Batman game. He likes to play with David. David "teaches" him what to do and then he is able to do it on his own when David is at work. I try not to let him play too much but it is nice to have somthing that occupies him for periods of time so that I can get stuff done. Otherwise, he and Xander get bored and just start wrestling and fighting and it's just too much! Xander will get bored when Brandon is playing video games because he isn't able to play yet but he likes to watch his shows on the computer now so I usually set him up with them or he helps me with whatever I'm doing. The other day we made Raspberry Banana Bread. It was very good - especially right out of the oven! I am a little worried about my little guys turning into couch potatoes! Hopefully that won't happen. They get their fair share of outdoor activities, too. We have a family membership to the zoo and two parks within walking distance. They love to play out in the backyard too. It's nice that we have a fenced in backyard and live in a quiet little neighborhood. They can play outside without me having to follow them aournd out there. Everything in moderation, right??
The boys are great with Isabella. They just love their little sister. Brandon likes to hold her and hug and kiss her all the time. He calls her "sweetheart" and tells her he loves her. Xander likes to hold her, too. He is constantly putting his hands all over her face and arms and kissing and hugging her. He likes to call her "cutie pie" and tell her she is his "best buddy." They are just so cute! I'm hoping to get a good picture of the three of them together soon (a printable one for my wall.) I got a cute one at the zoo the other day. David's been on vacation. We took them to the movies on Saturday with Grama and Papa to see Toy Story 3. It was Isabella's first movie and she did pretty good. I didn't have to leave with her except to change her diaper. On Sunday we went to church and then we were supposed to go to the Crusher's game but it rained all day evening so we stayed home. Monday we did stuff around the house. Tuesday we took them to the movies with Papa Harvey to see Shrek Forever After. It was cute. (I'm curious though, if Shrek didn't rescue Fiona, wouldn't she have been rescued by Prince Charming who got there "too late.") Anyway, we took them to Memphis Kiddie Park and they rode every ride including the train which we took Isabella on. It was a terribly noisy ride but the boys enjoyed it. :) We took them to the zoo, Dave & Buster's, and The Museum of Natural History. It was a busy week. They had lots of fun and David and I did, too! It was nice to just spend time with the kids and each other. I enjoyed getting out of the house. It's not easy only having one car but it could be worse. Someday I'll have my own car again (Or should I say David will have his own car again. The boys call the Outlander "Mommy's car!")
We had our annual "4th" of July party yesterday on the 3rd. We didn't get to go to the fireworks though because they are not until tomorrow (Monday). We had a corn toss turnament. David and Aunty Roz were the winners this year. We had perfect weather. It was great to see everyone. Tomorrow we are going to meet some friends at the beach to watch the fireworks.
Xander is potty training. He wears only underwear now. "Mommy, I can poop and pee all by myself. Yeah, I go poop in the potty!" He is very proud of his big boy underwear. He pees in the potty every time all by himself. He likes for us to clap and say "Yay" when he goes - every time he goes! "Mommy, say "yah!" He stays dry at night and for naps. He's been making it to the potty for #2 today but we're still working on that. Sometimes he still goes in his underwear. He got a zhu zhu pet hampster for pooping in the toilet about a week ago. Now he gets a sticker for his sticker chart and usually a treat when he goes. We make a BIG deal out of it so that he wants to go in the toilet. He knows he gets a spanking and time-out when he goes in his pants. He will be THREE in only 18 more days! He's so excited about turning three. He has been looking forward to his birthday since Brandon had his back in February. There's been a lot of birthdays in between. He's gotten very good at singing the "Happy Birthday" song. He loves to sing and remembers songs pretty well. He learns new songs at church and comes home singing them. It's so cute. He sings "I want to be more like my Jesus everyday!" He knows his alphabet, colors and shapes and he can count fairly well to ten. He is a little sponge and picks a lot up from Brandon and t.v. He loves to watch Blues Clues, Diego, Dora and the Backyardigans. Lately he's been into watching the old Daffy Duck cartoons and now Pink Panther. (We recently got Netflix so his digital world has just opened wide up!) We don't have cable so we only get channels 3 and 5. We can't even get PBS out here. It's ridiculous.
Brandon is learning to write his name. He's learning to print capital letters and basic addition and subtraction. He's very smart but sometimes it can be a challenge to convince him that he CAN do something. He often will feel overwhelmed by a task but when we break it down into smaller tasks he does it and is very proud of himself. I think that we can all feel that way sometimes. I know I do! I see myself in Brandon often. It's not always in good ways, either! He's a good boy. I have to remind myself sometimes that he is only four. He's a good helper when he wants to be. He can be lazy but I've seen what the boy can do when he has the motivation! Right now that motivation comes in a box called "XBOX 360." He's in love with it. He played Lego Batman at Grama and Papa's house. A week or two later he told me that he had a dream he was at Grama and Papa's playing the Lego Batman game! Too funny. Between Ebay, the AL Kid's Closet and some parts from Grama and Papa, we where able to piece together a working console for him complete with a Lego Batman game. He likes to play with David. David "teaches" him what to do and then he is able to do it on his own when David is at work. I try not to let him play too much but it is nice to have somthing that occupies him for periods of time so that I can get stuff done. Otherwise, he and Xander get bored and just start wrestling and fighting and it's just too much! Xander will get bored when Brandon is playing video games because he isn't able to play yet but he likes to watch his shows on the computer now so I usually set him up with them or he helps me with whatever I'm doing. The other day we made Raspberry Banana Bread. It was very good - especially right out of the oven! I am a little worried about my little guys turning into couch potatoes! Hopefully that won't happen. They get their fair share of outdoor activities, too. We have a family membership to the zoo and two parks within walking distance. They love to play out in the backyard too. It's nice that we have a fenced in backyard and live in a quiet little neighborhood. They can play outside without me having to follow them aournd out there. Everything in moderation, right??
Friday, June 4, 2010
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Another Trip to MI and Working In the Yard
We traveled to MI today so that we can be here to celebrate Kaden's second birthday. He loves to play with the boys. He doesn't get to spend much time around other kids. We ended up getting here later than I would have liked because I didn't get moving fast enough this morning. There were so many things that I wanted to get done! I've been working on the yard and garden. There are so many things that I want to do out there but I don't think that I have the time or space to do them. Not to mention the energy to keep up with it all. I finally went and bought some perennial flowers to plant in the yard. I really like to have flowers to look at. The only flowers that I had were the tulips and daffodils that came up in the spring and the azaleas, lilacs and apple tree that bloomed in the spring. I like to have flowers to look at. At least so far all of the ones that I have planted come back each year. Some of them want me to dig up the bulbs each fall. I'm not looking forward to that!
Friday, June 5, 2009
Lord, Help Me Say Goodbye
by Bobi Biederman 1/01
Lord, help me say goodbye to someone I've never met.
Lord, help me say goodbye to someone I'll never forget.
Without a name, without a face -
I know she's in a better place.
Lord, help me say goodbye to someone I've never met.
Lord, help me say goodbye to someone I'll never forget.
Without a name, without a face -
I know she's in a better place.
Lord, Help Me Say Goodbye to Someone I've Never Met... Again
When I was 5 weeks 4 days pregnant, I went to the OB's office for an ultrasound because of light bleeding. They couldn't see much but drew some blood to test for pregnancy hormones. My hcg was 7000+ and my progestrone was 16 so my doctor said there was an 89% chance the pregnancy would "continue." The following week I went for another ultrasound where I could see the baby, see and hear the heartbeating, everything was great. The baby measured 6 wks 4 days. That day the bleeding got heavier so I called the next morning and they asked me to come in for a repeat ultrasound. The baby measured 6 wks 5 days, was doing great but my doctor told me that I had some blood clotting where the baby was trying to implant in my uterus and that it may kill the pregnancy. She had me come in on Thursday for another ultrasound which is when I saw the little baby with no heart beat. I was in shock. I really thought that everything was going to be ok. The doctor asked me if I wanted a D & C but I definitely did not. I had another ultrasound on Friday to make sure but it also revealed no heart beat. I was able to pass the baby on my own at home during the night while the boys were asleep. We planted a Snow Fountain Weeping Cherry Tree in the front yard in memory of our little Angel that is waiting for us in Heaven. I can't explain why this happened again, but I know that God has a plan for us and all we can do is trust in Him.
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