Last night at dinner Chris was drumming on his diet coke can getting the last of it out.
AK: "daddy, what's that?"
CH: Trying to irritate me and pass on his non-Southern-ness to our kids, "it's a soda babe".
AK: Looks at me a bit puzzled, "mommy?"
JH: "Honey, that's a coke".
AK: "O".
CH: "No, it's a soda, soooo-da".
AK: "no daddy, a coke"
CH: "it's soda Anna-Kate"
AK: "no daddy, no soda, coke".
YES! I win! :)
June 4, 2008
Sunday, June 8, 2008
potty training success??
So I hesitate to even write this......but I think we are fully potty-trained now (not fully at night, but getting close)! Let me add a *knock on wood* here. :) Anna-Kate is doing awesome with it, and finally telling me when she needs to go and not relying on me to remind her! Woo-hoo! Proud of my girl!
Ryan is sleeping better, and I think it's because he rolls from side to side on his back to get more comfortable. That's helpful...I can't sleep in the same position for 12 hours either. In equally as important news--RYAN PUT HIS PACI IN HIS MOUTH AND LET GO yesterday! (he was in his carseat, so was sitting up a little, but still...). Hopefully we're turning a new corner to the "sweet spot" as I like to refer to month 4 of kids' lives. They are getting a bit more self suffifient (can do their paci, sleeping well, naps established etc...but before teeth, not reaching for my food yet, still 100% breastfed, so not worrying about other foods yet). Can't believe he'll be 15 weeks on Friday. I swear he grows daily. His sweet laid back personality comes forth more and more. He's been a little clingy today (dare I blame it on teething?), but generally is perfectly content to sit in my lap, or in the swing....God knew this house needed a calm kid!
Anna-Kate's new cute sayings:
"Ryan so cute mommy. Ryan, you so cute, sooooo cute".
"I funny mommy, haha. I so funny."
"Go away mommy....need pricey (privacy to go to the bathroom)."
If he's fussing, she'll put the paci in, and if that doesn't work just says, "it's ok, ok, ok, ooooook Ryan!" (while stroking his little tummy).
Well, I'm off. Anna-Kate's calling me to get her up from her nap. :)
June 3, 2008
Ryan is sleeping better, and I think it's because he rolls from side to side on his back to get more comfortable. That's helpful...I can't sleep in the same position for 12 hours either. In equally as important news--RYAN PUT HIS PACI IN HIS MOUTH AND LET GO yesterday! (he was in his carseat, so was sitting up a little, but still...). Hopefully we're turning a new corner to the "sweet spot" as I like to refer to month 4 of kids' lives. They are getting a bit more self suffifient (can do their paci, sleeping well, naps established etc...but before teeth, not reaching for my food yet, still 100% breastfed, so not worrying about other foods yet). Can't believe he'll be 15 weeks on Friday. I swear he grows daily. His sweet laid back personality comes forth more and more. He's been a little clingy today (dare I blame it on teething?), but generally is perfectly content to sit in my lap, or in the swing....God knew this house needed a calm kid!
Anna-Kate's new cute sayings:
"Ryan so cute mommy. Ryan, you so cute, sooooo cute".
"I funny mommy, haha. I so funny."
"Go away mommy....need pricey (privacy to go to the bathroom)."
If he's fussing, she'll put the paci in, and if that doesn't work just says, "it's ok, ok, ok, ooooook Ryan!" (while stroking his little tummy).
Well, I'm off. Anna-Kate's calling me to get her up from her nap. :)
June 3, 2008
Saturday, June 7, 2008
So I feel like the luckiest mama around! Both of my kids nap from 1-4 every day!! I'm trying to make myself be good about doing chores for the first half, then checking email and doing crafty stuff the second half. I'm tossing around the idea of starting a small ebay business to better utilize my embroidery machine. I've got some ideas and would appreciate prayers as Chris and I think about this for our family. :)
Most recently I've spent a lot of time researching condos to rent for our big summer vacation to Destin! I am SO excited. Every year we try and take a week long trip with our best friends, the Crabbs. We're looking at late August or September to give Ryan and Lydia a chance to get older. :) ha. That sounds funny. I've actually found some really reasonable places...especially considering we want 2 king sized beds! Hey, it wouldn't be a vacation without that...and some crazy card playing at night! :)
Since I'm only spending 1 1/2 hours a day cleaning, obviously my house isn't always clean. I've resigned myself to becoming that person. I have divied up my household chores and assigned them a day of the week. It was the only way to get everything done once a week. I mean, as laundry and cleaning the kitchen/running the dishwasher happen daily now (at least once a day!) that takes up a good chunk of every day. Well, with that said, it's Monday, better go dust my staircase, the fans and blinds and clean my stainless appliances. :)
May 31, 2008
Most recently I've spent a lot of time researching condos to rent for our big summer vacation to Destin! I am SO excited. Every year we try and take a week long trip with our best friends, the Crabbs. We're looking at late August or September to give Ryan and Lydia a chance to get older. :) ha. That sounds funny. I've actually found some really reasonable places...especially considering we want 2 king sized beds! Hey, it wouldn't be a vacation without that...and some crazy card playing at night! :)
Since I'm only spending 1 1/2 hours a day cleaning, obviously my house isn't always clean. I've resigned myself to becoming that person. I have divied up my household chores and assigned them a day of the week. It was the only way to get everything done once a week. I mean, as laundry and cleaning the kitchen/running the dishwasher happen daily now (at least once a day!) that takes up a good chunk of every day. Well, with that said, it's Monday, better go dust my staircase, the fans and blinds and clean my stainless appliances. :)
May 31, 2008
So I'm gonna try again to be good about keeping up the with little things in my world. I look around and see that Anna-Kate is now two (!!) and little Ryan is 14 weeks old! Wow, where does time go?
Ryan was born February 22, 3 days late, by emergency C-section after I had been in labor over 3 days. Such seems to be my luck...He is an amazing kid, SO much easier than Anna-Kate was....amazing to me the difference in personalities, even at such a young age.
Last week I was blow-drying my hair and Anna-Kate walked into my bathroom and said, "mommy, I need haircut". As she's not had one, nor witnessed one I was a little taken off guard. I said, "honey, why do you need a haircut?". She put her hand on her hip and said, "mooommy, hair in eyes!". Seriously?? So funny!
She is Potty-trained now, which is so nice (thanks to Edy's nibs and "Finding Nemo"--her rewards for pooping on the potty). We are still working on nights, but daytime is good to go! At her 2 year well-baby she was 26.6 lbs, the 45%. She speaks in 5 word sentences and is always making me laugh. What a joy!
Ryan is now rolling over (started about 11 weeks). He is such a great kid. Almost always smiling or giggling, or at the very least, passively hanging out while I tend to other things. He's been sleeping through the night since 8 weeks....and we are finally (Praise the Lord!) settling into a solid nap pattern. I think I am the most blessed mama in the world. He sleeps from 10-11 in the am, then from 1-4 (same exact time as AK) and then for from 6-7! Three hours to get my house cleaned and dinner cooked every day? That's awesome!
Chris and I actually got away a couple of nights ago for a dessert date at Cheesecake Factory....where I got chocolate cake! :) It was so nice to reconnect a little; he's a wonderful husband and an amazing father. I count my blessings and praise God for the tremendous gift He has given me--my family.
Ryan was born February 22, 3 days late, by emergency C-section after I had been in labor over 3 days. Such seems to be my luck...He is an amazing kid, SO much easier than Anna-Kate was....amazing to me the difference in personalities, even at such a young age.
Last week I was blow-drying my hair and Anna-Kate walked into my bathroom and said, "mommy, I need haircut". As she's not had one, nor witnessed one I was a little taken off guard. I said, "honey, why do you need a haircut?". She put her hand on her hip and said, "mooommy, hair in eyes!". Seriously?? So funny!
She is Potty-trained now, which is so nice (thanks to Edy's nibs and "Finding Nemo"--her rewards for pooping on the potty). We are still working on nights, but daytime is good to go! At her 2 year well-baby she was 26.6 lbs, the 45%. She speaks in 5 word sentences and is always making me laugh. What a joy!
Ryan is now rolling over (started about 11 weeks). He is such a great kid. Almost always smiling or giggling, or at the very least, passively hanging out while I tend to other things. He's been sleeping through the night since 8 weeks....and we are finally (Praise the Lord!) settling into a solid nap pattern. I think I am the most blessed mama in the world. He sleeps from 10-11 in the am, then from 1-4 (same exact time as AK) and then for from 6-7! Three hours to get my house cleaned and dinner cooked every day? That's awesome!
Chris and I actually got away a couple of nights ago for a dessert date at Cheesecake Factory....where I got chocolate cake! :) It was so nice to reconnect a little; he's a wonderful husband and an amazing father. I count my blessings and praise God for the tremendous gift He has given me--my family.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Life as a single mother....kinda
Well, Chris has been on business all week in Orlando. I'm not gonna lie, I don't know how single mamas do it. I don't even have to go to work! Yikes. I did a good job of planning activities to get us out of the house this week, but I am still craving adult conversation by the time he gets home (which this time, is tonight!). Monday Anna-Kate and I went to the zoo with her friend Campbell and my friend Wendi. The Atlanta zoo is smaller than I imagined it would be, but honestly, had all of the "important" animals that Anna-Kate knows and wanted to see. She loves the elephants, giraffes and zebras (though kept getting more excited about the birds in the trees...) and the lions! The "daddy" lion kept roaring really loud and she had the biggest grin on her face!. We saw pandas and kangaroos and went in the petting zoo to pet goats, pigs and sheep. Every time she petted the sheep she screamed "BAAAA!!!!!" It was hilarious!
Tuesday we went to Mana and Papa's house to play and for dinner. I know they enjoyed seeing her, and she was sweet and played so well there (and outside on Papa's grass). Wednesday she played with her friends in the nursery at church while I was at Bible study and then that afternoon we went to Kangazoom with our playgroup. She had such a good time!
The weather has finally turned gorgous!! We have been playing outside and going on long walks every day. Great excercise for mama and Anna-Kate loves being outside!
Her language is just exploding, I am so impressed. This morning she heard Copper barking so she trotted off to find him. She came back a minute later and said, "mama, ca-ca's a tair". Sure enough, Copper was sitting on the other side of the gate on the stairs. :) With a growing vocabulary comes a strong will and the ability to know exactly what she does and doesn't want. Hmmm. It used to be so easy, now she knows when she isn't ready for a bath, because after bath time is bed time. :) It really makes me appreciate her though, because she is generally a really obediant kid. I watch other kids her age and compare (Iknow I shouldn't, but I do..) and I am so proud of her! When I say come here, 9 out of 10 times she comes, and that 10th time she comes after I tell her again (as she knows consequences will follow, but whatever).
After naps we are going to Adam's house to play. They've been out of town the last week, so Anna-Kate is dying to play with her friend! Then we'll go out to dinner. Before Chris left I had him grill me enough chicken to eat for dinner every night. If I look at another piece of chicken I think I'll lose my lunch--I'm over it, so we are going out to Carabas with the Crabbs tonight! Tomorrow we are headed to Macon for the weekend to celebrate Daddy's 60th birthday!
Tuesday we went to Mana and Papa's house to play and for dinner. I know they enjoyed seeing her, and she was sweet and played so well there (and outside on Papa's grass). Wednesday she played with her friends in the nursery at church while I was at Bible study and then that afternoon we went to Kangazoom with our playgroup. She had such a good time!
The weather has finally turned gorgous!! We have been playing outside and going on long walks every day. Great excercise for mama and Anna-Kate loves being outside!
Her language is just exploding, I am so impressed. This morning she heard Copper barking so she trotted off to find him. She came back a minute later and said, "mama, ca-ca's a tair". Sure enough, Copper was sitting on the other side of the gate on the stairs. :) With a growing vocabulary comes a strong will and the ability to know exactly what she does and doesn't want. Hmmm. It used to be so easy, now she knows when she isn't ready for a bath, because after bath time is bed time. :) It really makes me appreciate her though, because she is generally a really obediant kid. I watch other kids her age and compare (Iknow I shouldn't, but I do..) and I am so proud of her! When I say come here, 9 out of 10 times she comes, and that 10th time she comes after I tell her again (as she knows consequences will follow, but whatever).
After naps we are going to Adam's house to play. They've been out of town the last week, so Anna-Kate is dying to play with her friend! Then we'll go out to dinner. Before Chris left I had him grill me enough chicken to eat for dinner every night. If I look at another piece of chicken I think I'll lose my lunch--I'm over it, so we are going out to Carabas with the Crabbs tonight! Tomorrow we are headed to Macon for the weekend to celebrate Daddy's 60th birthday!
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
17 weeks pregnant and counting!
I got on a pregnancy tracker today and realized I am 43.8% of the way through this pregnancy. It is kind of shocking to me. I feel bad that I don't think about this baby 58 out of every 60 minutes in an hour like I did for Anna-Kate, but I am just too busy keeping up with a little one and her activities to do so! We are in a playgroup, and I am part of a Bible study, on top of seeing friends for playdates-we have a packed schedule! :) Last Thursday I went in for my 16 week appt. I told Dr. Tate that I wanted to know the gender of the baby and he needed to find it for me. :) We looked a long time and he did a lot of poking and shaking of my belly to get baby to move. He said if he was going to guess, he would guess girl, but that he was not certain enough of that to write it in my chart. So, we'll have to wait until October 2 to find out for sure. One thing I have realized is that this baby seems to be a lot more mellow than Anna-Kate was in the womb--maybe I'll have a laid-back child! Ha, who would have thought?! There isn't a lot new going on-we are gearing up for Chris to be traveling the last couple weeks of September for work. Anna-Kate and I will head to Macon for a few days. Then, the first weekend in October our family will be going to Destin, FL for a long weekend. I am really excited about that! Anna-Kate had such a good time last May, and I can only imagine how much more she'll enjoy it this time! I'm going to try to attach a video of Anna-Kate playing in Copper's kennel. We'll see.... :) Here goes:
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Chris was getting Anna-Kate ready for church this morning and sneezed. Instantly, Anna-Kate replied, "bess eww dada". Chris said he looked at her and said, "say bless you again" and she just looked at him. To me, that means she is just learning manners as a way of life, not as a thing to be prompted to say. I'm proud of that girl!
This weekend has been so nice and relaxing! Chris had Friday off, in addition to Monday, so we have been really enjoying the family time! Friday morning we went to kangazoom, a huge indoor play area for kids with those big blow up jumping things. Anna-Kate had a ball! Here are a couple of pics. The first is she and me going down about a 20 foot slide. She loved it:
Next is her and Chris in a maze thing:
Finally, her in a tunnel:
Saturday I ran some errands and met Allison and a couple of girls for lunch at the Swann House in Buckhead. It was alright-as I don't do mayonaisse I spent most of lunch queasy as that's all I could smell in the whole place!
This weekend has been so nice and relaxing! Chris had Friday off, in addition to Monday, so we have been really enjoying the family time! Friday morning we went to kangazoom, a huge indoor play area for kids with those big blow up jumping things. Anna-Kate had a ball! Here are a couple of pics. The first is she and me going down about a 20 foot slide. She loved it:
Next is her and Chris in a maze thing:
Finally, her in a tunnel:
Saturday I ran some errands and met Allison and a couple of girls for lunch at the Swann House in Buckhead. It was alright-as I don't do mayonaisse I spent most of lunch queasy as that's all I could smell in the whole place!
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