Randomness # 1

For those that still occasionally check to see if I might update this thing here are a few recent pictures..as in the last week or so....

Laughter makes the world better

There are days I want to be a spider and have permission to eat my young.  Lately I have that thought a lot as we struggle with back talking, potty training, cleaning up of toys, eating when and what we are suppose to and just general everyday three year old issues.  Then there are the wonderful days my son loves up to me on the couch and falls asleep next me, hugs me just  because and makes me laugh until I cry.  Today is one of those days.

I'm sitting feeding my daughter.  Before I started this task I asked littleman if he wanted to feed  her.  Now I breastfeed so this would have meant preparing a bottle of formula as all my back stock is frozen.  He told me no, so I was feeding her the natural way.  Being he's so young I have never covered up and he completely understands the process.  He comes into the room and tells me he now wants to feed her.  I tell him no, maybe next time as she's already been eating for 10 minutes and is nearly done.  He repeats this request 2 more times adding the word, now, to the end (this is another battle of ours). I firmly tell him no each time.  He asks again and instead of telling him no this time I ask  him what is he going to feed her.  He seemed confused and honestly opened his mouth to reply then closed it.  I thought I had him.  He then asks again, "Can I feed her, please?"  I asked this time, "How are you going to feed her?"  He promptly smiles like he thinks he has won, lifts up his shirt and points to his little boy nipple.  I died.  I started laughing uncontrollably to the point of tears.  Littleman starts laughing too until he sees the tears and then he puts his hand on my arm and asks, "are you okay mommy?"  Of course I was and I gave him a hug and said yes, to which he then asks, "You happy mommy?"  Yes, yes son I a very happy.

Welcome Surprise

It's funny how the little things can make you so happy.  Today I finally decided I had the strength to tackle the three sheets of drywall that we currently use to block off the closet in the playroom.  I had stored the baby swing and hammock in there several years ago once Littleman out grew them and decided they were play toys.  What I also discovered in there were two boxes of 0-3 months clothes!  There were many I didn't recognize so I must have gotten them back from my sister, put them in there and then forgot about them.  What was most exciting, I found Littleman's sleeper that says, "My first Christmas".  I can not believe he was still wearing a size 0-3 month when he was 7 months old!  Needless to say Mouse will probably still be swimming in that size in 2 weeks so she will wear her brothers sleeper.  The pictures I have of Littleman in it are with him on his tummy so it won't be much comparison to the pictures I will get of her in it, but it will still be very cute and very nostalgic. 

From the depths

It's been a while since I turned my thoughts to visible words.  That tends to happen when your world is turned upside down.  Casey started back to school nearly a year ago.  He's majoring in Environmental Science.  Pretty dang cool!  I love that he wants to help solve some of the issues plaguing our world.  He wants to work with the forest service or Bureau of Land Management.  He's got some pretty interesting ideas for change already.  With him going to school, however, I spend a lot of time helping him with his classes.  He can do the work but has to have an editor.  I don't mind to much except when he demands more of me than I think I should be giving.  I want the thoughts on the paper to be his own and often he gets stumped on how to answer something and wants me to come up with something.  He's gotten better about it fortunatelty but it still eats up a lot of my time.

I found out I was pregnant back in February and yes I am happy say that now over 9 months later I have a beautiful 3 week old daughter.  We named her Crystal Mae-Marie....I call her mouse.  My little mouse is a squeaker, but she is also very boisterous.  She's a joy and littleman is loving the fact he is a big brother.  He kisses on her, wants to hold her, and help out with diaper changes.  He often brings me a diaper, a small toy or some other item he thinks she needs.  He can be a little rough so I have to watch him when she is lying down for a nap or in the bouncer as he wants to pick her up and bring her to me the minute she squeaks.  It's cute but I think I got several grey hairs the first time he did it.

I've been off work since April and am happy to report I go back to work in January.  It will be with the same tax firm as earlier this year, seasonal tax work seems to  be the only thing I can get right now.  I tried all year long to get a job and nothing....I gave up trying around the first of October as my due date came closer...just didn't seem right to get a job then if I was only going to be able to work 6 weeks then need 6 weeks off.  I'm happy to have a job that I can go back to though.  I love working with the ladies at Silverbridge and this year I get to go back as a full tax preparer rather than a clerk.  It's what I have been doing for 5 years now and though I liked working as a clerk, I a excited to be crunching numbers again.

That's a little update on the family.  Have to get back to paying attention to the children and the dog who insists on going outside every half hour.

Quote of the Day

While changing Littleman's diaper and his second set of clothes for the day, we had the following conversation -

Me: Littleman do you want a baby sister or a baby brother?

LM: Baby?  (at this point he is all smiles - too cute)

Me: Yes mommy is having a baby, do you want a baby sister or baby brother?

LM: (Smiles BIG like he understands and exclaims) Grandpa!!

Think we still have some work to do on this whole big brother thing.  Wonder if grandpa means "brother" hahaha