It's the end of my Mother's Day, and the day went ok. The boys and I started our morning with brunch at the O'Club. Aidan was running around with some of the other kids, and hit a few and pushed a few, and got one of the mothers mad at me, and then an old man complained about how loud they were, so they had to stop playing. WHY would that old man take his wife to the O'Club for Mother's Day Brunch??? Anyway...
Right as we were leaving, Aidan slammed the tip of his finger in the door to the women's restroom (he really is trying to be too much like me - first the tooth thing and now the finger in the door!); he was chasing after his friend, and the door slammed on his finger. I had that terrified feeling because I could hear him screaming, but I couldn't figure out which door he was behind. His fingernail was pretty purple, and he screamed for quite a while, but that was nothing compared to how much he screamed when we went outside to leave. He was not ready to leave! He screamed for the first fifteen minutes of the car trip too. Austin joined in for the last ten minutes of it, and then Aidan fell asleep. Austin continued solo for about fifteen more, and then fell asleep in the last five minutes of the drive. THANK GOODNESS he went back to sleep when we got home. Aidan, however, did not, so I ordered Happy Feet on Pay Pay View, and made Aidan some popcorn and took a much needed break for myself.
I got a very pleasant surprise today (my only one, but that's another story) when I got a fruit assortment bouquet delivered. My Secret Sister sent it to me, and it is so cute. Aidan loved the "popsicle" with grapes on them. He did a good job eating them until he poked Austin in the eye with the skewer. Thank goodness I thought ahead and snipped the pointed end off. I caught him right as we was doing it, so he didn't actually do much harm (Austin didn't even cry). I fear that Austin is going to be doing a lot of payback when he gets a little older.
On the way to the brunch today, Aidan started talking about Jared in a sad way for the first time since the deployment began. He said, "I want my Daddy. I want my Daddy to kiss me." It was pretty sad, but I blew him kisses for him to catch, so he had fun with that game. Later in the night again he said he was ready for Daddy to come home from Japan. I guess he's starting to wise up to this situation a bit.
Austin absolutely loves the bathtub. He was trying to jump out of my arms tonight to get in to the tub. The routine of washing Austin first, and then letting Aidan get in the tub is working out pretty well. They actually play pretty well together in the bathtub. It's funny to watch Austin start sticking up for himself a bit. Aidan took a toy from him in the tub tonight, and Austin actually took it back. I was shocked! Aidan wised up though because the next toy he took, he chucked over the side of the tub. :-)
Well, I'll go enjoy my few hours of peaceful bliss. Happy Mother's Day to me. :-)
13 May 2007
09 May 2007
They're growing SO fast!!!
I've really got to get better about writing on this!!!
OK... Austin is growing up too fast. He is completely crawling now, and he can go from his stomach or back to a sitting position in the blink of an eye. He does not topple over at all anymore; the only time he "falls" is when Aidan comes over and helps him. Aidan likes to "hug" Austin and watch him fall over. He is also starting to try to pick him up and carry him. Austin absolutely LOVES Aidan though, and normally he laughs when Aidan is playing with him. The newest item that I need to video is how much Austin laughs whenever Aidan brushes his teeth. He just cracks up, and I have no idea what it is that he is laughing about. The good thing is, Aidan likes it so much that he brushes his teeth for an extra long time!!! Tonight they took a bath together for the first time. They've been in the bathtub together before, but this is the first time that they have both played in the tub. Austin was rolling over on his stomach and splashing so much. It was hard being a single parent for it because I really wanted to call downstairs to have Jared bring the video camera up for all the laughing and splashing going on. I'll have to remember to bring the video camera up tomorrow night for it!
Austin's most recent triumph has been pulling himself in to a standing position. He did it for the first time the day before yesterday. He has done it every day since then, and his legs are getting much less shaky while he stands now. He is clapping all the time now. Whenever he puts a toy down, he claps his hands as if he is discovering that they are empty and doesn't know what to do with them. When we got back from Jacksonville late last night, he opened his eyes and the first thing he did was clap his hands - even though he wasn't even awake yet! :-)
Aidan is showing a great sense of humor. He purposely does and says things now in order to get me to laugh. He loves to tell me that I'm driving him crazy because I always laugh so much.
I'll leave it at that for now with the promise that I will come back and post pictures and more info. about my two beautiful boys!
OK... Austin is growing up too fast. He is completely crawling now, and he can go from his stomach or back to a sitting position in the blink of an eye. He does not topple over at all anymore; the only time he "falls" is when Aidan comes over and helps him. Aidan likes to "hug" Austin and watch him fall over. He is also starting to try to pick him up and carry him. Austin absolutely LOVES Aidan though, and normally he laughs when Aidan is playing with him. The newest item that I need to video is how much Austin laughs whenever Aidan brushes his teeth. He just cracks up, and I have no idea what it is that he is laughing about. The good thing is, Aidan likes it so much that he brushes his teeth for an extra long time!!! Tonight they took a bath together for the first time. They've been in the bathtub together before, but this is the first time that they have both played in the tub. Austin was rolling over on his stomach and splashing so much. It was hard being a single parent for it because I really wanted to call downstairs to have Jared bring the video camera up for all the laughing and splashing going on. I'll have to remember to bring the video camera up tomorrow night for it!
Austin's most recent triumph has been pulling himself in to a standing position. He did it for the first time the day before yesterday. He has done it every day since then, and his legs are getting much less shaky while he stands now. He is clapping all the time now. Whenever he puts a toy down, he claps his hands as if he is discovering that they are empty and doesn't know what to do with them. When we got back from Jacksonville late last night, he opened his eyes and the first thing he did was clap his hands - even though he wasn't even awake yet! :-)
Aidan is showing a great sense of humor. He purposely does and says things now in order to get me to laugh. He loves to tell me that I'm driving him crazy because I always laugh so much.
I'll leave it at that for now with the promise that I will come back and post pictures and more info. about my two beautiful boys!
23 March 2007
NEVER leave 2 year old unattended for two minutes...
Well, I left Aidan painting in the high chair in the kitchen while I went 10 feet away to the living room to change Austin's diaper. It turned out to be a messy diaper, so it took a little longer to change, but NOTHING compared to how long it took to clean up this...
22 March 2007
I spoke too soon...
Well, I bragged too soon on Aidan napping. He hasn't napped since. He actually does pretty well without taking his nap until around 5:00. Then he's really tired, and the last two hours of the night are pretty rough. With Jared not here, we've been eating dinner around 6:30, so Aidan is getting to spend a lot more time in the bathtub at the end of the night, which helps up both out. He loves to play in there, and it gives me a reprieve from thinking of things to do with him. He is so cute at the end of the night with the recorder we have of Jared reading books and saying prayers. Aidan demands that he get to "hold Daddy" during it, though lately it has become a game where he puts it on his stomach and bounces it up. We may have to change that up a bit because the new game is a bit of a prayer distraction! :-)
Aidan is also getting really great about saying prayers before he eats. The other day, at breakfast, I forgot to have him do them, and after two bites he said, "Ah! We forgot to say prayers", and he put his fork down and started to say them. It was a proud moment for me. :-) He has to make sure that I'm sitting down in MY chair (not one of the other chairs) during prayers. "Mommy, sit in YOUR chair!"
We're getting no where in this potty training thing though. Another step backward yesterday... I left Aidan without a diaper for about five minutes, and he normally does so well. This time he walked up to me and said, "Mommy, I pee peed on the stairs." Sure enough, there was a (large!) wet spot on the stairs. He didn't mind at all. I guess Jared will be able to help out when he gets back; I foolishly thought I would be done by his return!
Austin is pushing himself up off his chest and scooting across the floor to get things. He's eating like a pro now, and he loves his newest food: carrots. He didn't make a face at all when he had his first bite. We'll probably just stick with peas and carrots for a while because I remember that the green beans and sweet potatoes can be gassy. Austin is drooling like a faucet, and it is obvious his teeth are causing him quite a bit of pain lately, so I don't want to add anything to that. He also has "found his voice", so when we're out in public (which isn't often because he still hates the car), he is doing his new squealing thing. I think it's pretty cute, but others around us don't seem to. If they do stop and talk to him though, he wins them over with his HUGE, drooly smile! :-)
Here is a recent picture of the boys. Austin is just in love with Aidan and lights up whenever Aidan does his silly voices to him! :-)
Aidan is also getting really great about saying prayers before he eats. The other day, at breakfast, I forgot to have him do them, and after two bites he said, "Ah! We forgot to say prayers", and he put his fork down and started to say them. It was a proud moment for me. :-) He has to make sure that I'm sitting down in MY chair (not one of the other chairs) during prayers. "Mommy, sit in YOUR chair!"
We're getting no where in this potty training thing though. Another step backward yesterday... I left Aidan without a diaper for about five minutes, and he normally does so well. This time he walked up to me and said, "Mommy, I pee peed on the stairs." Sure enough, there was a (large!) wet spot on the stairs. He didn't mind at all. I guess Jared will be able to help out when he gets back; I foolishly thought I would be done by his return!
Austin is pushing himself up off his chest and scooting across the floor to get things. He's eating like a pro now, and he loves his newest food: carrots. He didn't make a face at all when he had his first bite. We'll probably just stick with peas and carrots for a while because I remember that the green beans and sweet potatoes can be gassy. Austin is drooling like a faucet, and it is obvious his teeth are causing him quite a bit of pain lately, so I don't want to add anything to that. He also has "found his voice", so when we're out in public (which isn't often because he still hates the car), he is doing his new squealing thing. I think it's pretty cute, but others around us don't seem to. If they do stop and talk to him though, he wins them over with his HUGE, drooly smile! :-)
Here is a recent picture of the boys. Austin is just in love with Aidan and lights up whenever Aidan does his silly voices to him! :-)
10 March 2007
Victory!
Aidan is officially napping after his four day boycott. You think I'd be enjoying the peace and quite and getting things done... enter Austin who decided HE wasn't going to nap today. :-)
Austin is watching a Baby Einstein video. Only the second time in his life because Aidan is the television dictator that only wants to watch his shows. Austin is great at grabbing objects now. He can pick his pacifier up and put it back in his mouth (unless he's in the car!), and he can transfer items from one hand to the other now. He is beginning to scoot across the floor a bit if he sees something he really wants.
Today at gymnastics was an event. Aidan morphed from the sweet boy that Coach Blanca loves to a terrible two that was correcting her accent in the way she was saying words, screaming at her to leave him alone, and running at full speed away from me laughing at me as I ran to catch him. At least he got some exercise though! :-)
Aidan is so great at putting on his little flip flops now. He sits right down and puts them on (not always on the right feet), and he can walk around in them perfectly! His favorite toy right now is my new fitness ball. He runs from across the room and launches himself on it and does a roll/flip off it. It's really pretty neat to watch... and terrifying!
Well, I can't make this too long. I think I hear Austin's video wrapping up, and I still have a few more dishes to put away and a load of laundry to start. Oh yeah, and sheets to change and the house to vacuum and the cat to bathe and the toilet to scrub. Makes me wonder why I'm on the computer...
Austin is watching a Baby Einstein video. Only the second time in his life because Aidan is the television dictator that only wants to watch his shows. Austin is great at grabbing objects now. He can pick his pacifier up and put it back in his mouth (unless he's in the car!), and he can transfer items from one hand to the other now. He is beginning to scoot across the floor a bit if he sees something he really wants.
Today at gymnastics was an event. Aidan morphed from the sweet boy that Coach Blanca loves to a terrible two that was correcting her accent in the way she was saying words, screaming at her to leave him alone, and running at full speed away from me laughing at me as I ran to catch him. At least he got some exercise though! :-)
Aidan is so great at putting on his little flip flops now. He sits right down and puts them on (not always on the right feet), and he can walk around in them perfectly! His favorite toy right now is my new fitness ball. He runs from across the room and launches himself on it and does a roll/flip off it. It's really pretty neat to watch... and terrifying!
Well, I can't make this too long. I think I hear Austin's video wrapping up, and I still have a few more dishes to put away and a load of laundry to start. Oh yeah, and sheets to change and the house to vacuum and the cat to bathe and the toilet to scrub. Makes me wonder why I'm on the computer...
08 March 2007
The deployment has arrived...
Well, we're done anticipating the deployment. Jared is gone, and we're on day 5 here at the house. He's "stuck" in Hawaii for a couple more days before he heads to Japan. So far, I'm doing pretty well. Really no difference that when he's "home" so far. The only difference is now he's in Hawaii going out for nice dinners, and I'm here with my two boys eating leftovers. I wouldn't trade places with him for anything though! :-)
Three of the five days that Jared's been gone, Aidan has refused naps. Not a good start to this doing everything by myself thing! On the brighter side, he's been MUCH easier to put to bed at night!
Well, Austin joined Aidan in the "My mom let me fall off the bed club" today. I'm a horrible mom, and I let him nap in our bed. I had him surrounded by pillows, but he woke up and scooted and scooted until he scooted right off the bed and on to the floor. I don't have any idea how he landed, but he cried and cried. He's fine now; I think it just scared him. The doctor said, This thing happens all the time!" (uh yeah, I know - It happened to my older son too!). I felt terrible, and I feel so grateful that he is ok. Of course I cried with him, and then Aidan told me, "It's ok, Mommy. You don't have to cry." :-)
Well, I'm pretty tired, so I'm going to wrap this up. A few quick notes...
Austin is finally enjoying cereal. I am giving him oatmeal cereal because he doesn't like the rice. He's doing a great job with it. Today he pushed up on his arms and started moving his knees trying to reach a toy. I can't believe we're so close to him crawling!
Aidan is getting much better at dressing himself. He still doesn't like to put his shirt on by himself ("It's too dangerous!"), but he's great at his pants, socks, and shoes. His favorite movie right now is "Two Dogs" (aka Lady and the Tramp).
Good night!
Three of the five days that Jared's been gone, Aidan has refused naps. Not a good start to this doing everything by myself thing! On the brighter side, he's been MUCH easier to put to bed at night!
Well, Austin joined Aidan in the "My mom let me fall off the bed club" today. I'm a horrible mom, and I let him nap in our bed. I had him surrounded by pillows, but he woke up and scooted and scooted until he scooted right off the bed and on to the floor. I don't have any idea how he landed, but he cried and cried. He's fine now; I think it just scared him. The doctor said, This thing happens all the time!" (uh yeah, I know - It happened to my older son too!). I felt terrible, and I feel so grateful that he is ok. Of course I cried with him, and then Aidan told me, "It's ok, Mommy. You don't have to cry." :-)
Well, I'm pretty tired, so I'm going to wrap this up. A few quick notes...
Austin is finally enjoying cereal. I am giving him oatmeal cereal because he doesn't like the rice. He's doing a great job with it. Today he pushed up on his arms and started moving his knees trying to reach a toy. I can't believe we're so close to him crawling!
Aidan is getting much better at dressing himself. He still doesn't like to put his shirt on by himself ("It's too dangerous!"), but he's great at his pants, socks, and shoes. His favorite movie right now is "Two Dogs" (aka Lady and the Tramp).
Good night!
27 February 2007
6 weeks later...
Yikes... it's been awhile. I wouldn't even know where to begin...
I'll start at Austin's baptism. It was a great weekend with a lot of family in town for the celebration. Austin shared his special day with Guka, who joined the church, too! Nana was thrilled to say the least. Uncle Mark flew in to perform the ceremony, and Father Peak helped. It was a beautiful, private ceremony just for the family. Both Nana and Grandma did readings, and they both did great. Just ask Aidan. When Nana walked up to the altar, Aidan said (VERY loudly!), "What are you doing, Nana?" When she finished, he announced in a loud voice, "Good job, Nana!" It was great! Later in the ceremony, someone's cell phone rang, and instead of ignoring it, Aidan kept looking up at the ceiling and asking everyone around him (again - loud voice, so everyone would be sure to hear), "Where's that phone coming from? Who's phone is that?" I'm sure the person who's phone it was wanted to crawl out of there! :-) Austin behaved beautifully throughout, and he did not cry at all. It was amazing because he got quite a bit of water poured on his head. Here's a picture of Austin in his gown.
Austin can officially roll over now. Jared, Nana, and me all got to witness his first time doing it completely on his own. He did it on February 17. Now he's a pro, and every time you put him on his back, he flips over immediately. Including today when he flipped right off the couch and landed on his feet right as I caught him. It was actually pretty graceful looking... thank goodness I got to him right when I did. You think I would have learned my lesson after that, but about an hour later, I laid him on the couch to walk 10 feet away to grab the camera and come back to take a picture of him, and he flipped to his stomach and then rolled off the side. Again, I caught him. So far, we've managed not to drop Austin. (Guess we learned our lesson after we carried Aidan on the pillow when he was a little baby.)
Aidan is embracing the "Terrible Twos" to the fullest. It has been a tough couple of weeks. I'm hoping that he is just sensing the tension with Jared leaving this weekend, and that is why he is having such a rough spell. Even with the tantrums that he's been throwing, there have been MANY great things to come out of his mouth. I'll try to think of a few...
Horndog = Corndog
Mom: "Aidan, can you put your shirt on by yourself?"
Aidan: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO, it's too dan-ger-ous."
Mom: "Aidan, don't throw that chalk on the ground. It will break."
Aidan: Throws chalk in the grass - "Look Mommy! It didn't break."
Also, anything that Aidan doesn't want to do now, he will tell us that he will do it tomorrow. "I not take a nap today. I take a nap tomorrow." "I not take a bath. I take a bath tomorrow."
Well, I guess I'll wrap this up for now. Austin put himself to sleep tonight, which was great. He cuddled up with his pacifier and his lovie and went to sleep. Jared is up putting Aidan to sleep right now. He is taping their prayers and stories so we can listen to them while he is deployed. We're at the five day mark now. I'm in the denial stage, so I'll end here.
I'll start at Austin's baptism. It was a great weekend with a lot of family in town for the celebration. Austin shared his special day with Guka, who joined the church, too! Nana was thrilled to say the least. Uncle Mark flew in to perform the ceremony, and Father Peak helped. It was a beautiful, private ceremony just for the family. Both Nana and Grandma did readings, and they both did great. Just ask Aidan. When Nana walked up to the altar, Aidan said (VERY loudly!), "What are you doing, Nana?" When she finished, he announced in a loud voice, "Good job, Nana!" It was great! Later in the ceremony, someone's cell phone rang, and instead of ignoring it, Aidan kept looking up at the ceiling and asking everyone around him (again - loud voice, so everyone would be sure to hear), "Where's that phone coming from? Who's phone is that?" I'm sure the person who's phone it was wanted to crawl out of there! :-) Austin behaved beautifully throughout, and he did not cry at all. It was amazing because he got quite a bit of water poured on his head. Here's a picture of Austin in his gown.
Austin can officially roll over now. Jared, Nana, and me all got to witness his first time doing it completely on his own. He did it on February 17. Now he's a pro, and every time you put him on his back, he flips over immediately. Including today when he flipped right off the couch and landed on his feet right as I caught him. It was actually pretty graceful looking... thank goodness I got to him right when I did. You think I would have learned my lesson after that, but about an hour later, I laid him on the couch to walk 10 feet away to grab the camera and come back to take a picture of him, and he flipped to his stomach and then rolled off the side. Again, I caught him. So far, we've managed not to drop Austin. (Guess we learned our lesson after we carried Aidan on the pillow when he was a little baby.)
Aidan is embracing the "Terrible Twos" to the fullest. It has been a tough couple of weeks. I'm hoping that he is just sensing the tension with Jared leaving this weekend, and that is why he is having such a rough spell. Even with the tantrums that he's been throwing, there have been MANY great things to come out of his mouth. I'll try to think of a few...
Horndog = Corndog
Mom: "Aidan, can you put your shirt on by yourself?"
Aidan: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO, it's too dan-ger-ous."
Mom: "Aidan, don't throw that chalk on the ground. It will break."
Aidan: Throws chalk in the grass - "Look Mommy! It didn't break."
Also, anything that Aidan doesn't want to do now, he will tell us that he will do it tomorrow. "I not take a nap today. I take a nap tomorrow." "I not take a bath. I take a bath tomorrow."
Well, I guess I'll wrap this up for now. Austin put himself to sleep tonight, which was great. He cuddled up with his pacifier and his lovie and went to sleep. Jared is up putting Aidan to sleep right now. He is taping their prayers and stories so we can listen to them while he is deployed. We're at the five day mark now. I'm in the denial stage, so I'll end here.
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