The Boys

The boys have been hanging out lately and here are a few good shots. The other night they were at the house watching TV. Friday afternoon they got treated to Kung Fu Panda and some popcorn. Today they played in the sprinkler in the back yard, went to Coldstone for ice cream, went to McDonalds to burn off some steam in the play area and then got to watch a movie while playing in the tent Daddy set up in the living room. My favorite part of today was when we were headed to get ice cream and I told them we were going to get ice cream and Maddox says "Can't Wait!" and Landon says "Can't Wait!". They really are two peas in a pod. I am glad they get along so well.

Memorial Weekend at Mr. Danny's Camp

We had a great time at Mr. Danny's camp. Maddox had a blast playing with his best friends Landon.
We had a long drive over on Friday night. We got there Saturday morning about 3:30am and went straight to bed.
Saturday
Woke up in the morning around 7:30am. Maddox wanted to go outside. So we went and sat on the deck and waited for the rest of the crew to make it out of bed. Jodie and I blew up the pool for the boys to play in on the back deck. They loved it. They threw the balls and the super friends dive toys in the water. They even got Mr. Danny in the water. We later went out on the boat. Both of the boys fell asleep on the way out there but woke up when we stopped and got in the water. Landon loved the water Maddox liked it but since Daddy was in the boat he wanted to be in the boat. At one point he said he had to go potty but wouldn't do it in the water so Daddy held on to him as he pee'd overboard. We all got back in the boat which was an event. There is no ladder on the boat so it was tough to get out cause we were in water over our heads. After that the boys enjoyed helping Mr. Danny drive the boat back. For the rest of the evening we hung out and watched TV and sat on the deck. We got some great entertainment from some people who sunk their boat in the slip right across the street. It was a sight.
Sunday
We woke up around 7:30am again. The boys played in the pool on the deck again. Danny's parents came over and we took two boats out to the island. It was a nice ride out. We saw a couple of dolphins jump in front of us as we went out. When we got there since the boys were sleeping they thought they should fish first. The water was very choppy and it was hot. Not a good combination for the stomach. We decided to jump on the other boat and go to the island. The water was very choppy on the front of the island. We pulled it around to the side and anchored the boats in shallow water and waded to the beach. Mommy got a little sick after getting off the boat. The beach was gorgeous with all of the crabs in all different kinds of shells. Don't think I have even seen that many crabs on a beach at one time. It was beautiful. The boys played in the sand for awhile. Ms. Jodie brought the boys sandwiches and they ate on the beach. The big boys caught some bait fish since Mr. Danny left the shrimp bait back at the camp. Then Daddy, Mr. Brian and Mr. Danny's parents went out to fish. The rest of us stayed and played on the beach and waded in the water. It was a beautiful day. The dolphins came close a couple of times where we could see them. That was pretty neat to be so close to them. Mommy got hit by a fish on the back while talking to Ms. Jodie and Ms. Nicole. The boys had fun swimming and playing in the boat. After a while we headed back but the boat needed oil so we went to the Marina. Landon had fun going commando in his swim shorts all weekend. He christened the area near the aquarium at the marina. Maddox had Mr. Danny hold him by the side of the boat earlier in the trip so he could pee off the side again. He wouldn't go in the water...lol. Mommy got a nasty burn from holding Maddox in the back of the boat on the way back to the camp. It was almost as nice as Ms. Nicole's burn. We got back to the camp and had dinner. Mr. Danny & Mr. Brian fixed the broken blender and made everyone's night. Well the ladies anyway. We all turned in pretty early.
Monday
Woke up around 7:30 again.... The boys threw some animal crackers to the birds off the dock and had fun throwing rocks at the neighboring camp steps. We cleaned up the camp and headed out. We had a great lunch on the way back of seafood. Daddy got a ticket in Broussard in a speed trap, but it was still a great weekend. We even got Ms. Nicole back in plenty of time to head out for her trip to San Antonio.

Ballgame

Thursday a friend gave us some tickets to the Astros game. We decided to skip swim lessons and see the baseball game. Free tickets don't come along often. My son loved the game. He has been to several now and loves cheering with the rest of the crowd. The 'Stros lost but that was alright because it was a good game. Lots of action. After the game while walking back to the truck my son let us know he had to pee. He told us he would pee on tree and his dad told him nope not a good idea lets wait till we get back to the truck. He then said "I pee on wheel!" Needless to say it was his first pee outside experience but I am sure there will be many too come.

Preschooler Secret Greeting

This is second hand but I just have to post about it. This morning my son started in the next room because of our incident yesterday. There are several kids in this class that my son knows well. This morning my husband dropped him off and walked him to the new room on the other side of the building. He says that as soon as our son walked in his buddy Jacob who just recently moved up a couple of weeks ago came up to him and they did some sort of friend greeting. They were standing face to face and they bumped bellies and then touched foreheads. My husband said it looked like some sort of secret lodge handshake kind of thing. Now preschoolers have their own secret greetings… How funny is that?

Bite of the Century

I usually do not blog about bad things that happen but today I get a call from daycare. My son has been bitten. So he has gotten bit many times before. Well this time it broke the skin through the clothing he had on. So it wasn't teeth to bare skin. His shirt was in the way and the little boy still broke skin. I didn't look at it until this evening and I am glad I didn't. It looks pretty bad. I had a talk with the daycare director. They are going to move him to the next class starting tomorrow. This isn't too big of a reprieve the other little boy moves up soon as well. I hope that things calm down cause I was so ready to quit that daycare today. I can't wait to hear what my husband has to tell them tomorrow.

Warm & Fuzzy

Last night in the middle of the night I get a tap on my arm and hear “Mommy I need go potty!” So I groggily roll out of bed and into the bathroom. I get him on the potty and he goes. He then looks up at me with this glazed look and says “Mommy I love you!”. It was one of those sweet moments. I just wish it hadn’t been at 3am.
PS: Yes I am very lucky that my son will wake me up in the middle of the night when he has to go potty. Pretty amazing for one who is not yet 3 years old.

Pay off

Swimming lessons have started to pay off. In the past my son has not liked to get his head wet. If you put him on his back in the water his head would be out of the water with his feet straight up in the air. As the lessons have gone on the feet are now in the water and the head is more in. This weekend while taking a bath my son laid down in the tub on his back. Ears were in the water and everything. He just laid there all relaxed like he was in a tropical pool or something on a beautiful day. It is wonderful how relaxed in the water he has become. If nothing else comes of swimming lessons we have made some progress. I am hoping that lessons get better as lately he has not wanted to go. Hopefully they will get better in the second half of the session but no matter what he has made progress from when he started.

Success

I hope I am not writing this prematurely but yesterday while in the mall buying shoes for my little guy with extra wide feet he turns to me and says "Mommy I need go poo poo in the potty!". So we proceed to the mall bathrooms and sure enough he hasn't had an accident so I put him on the potty. AFter just about a minute he poops.... I am THRILLED!!!!! At daycare they said he hadn't asked to poo poo on the potty they just notice him trying to hide and corral him to the restroom.So I believe this is a major step in the right direction. So for going yesterday he got a batman monster truck and a Build a Bear Monkey in a Batman suit named Friday.

I very Hungry!

Lately my son says the cutest thing! "I very hungry Mommy! I eat so I get big and strong" and then he flexes his muscles. It is just adorable unless of course I am trying to get him to go to sleep. Before bed he likes to tell me this and I wonder if he actually has a bottomless pit for a stomach. He will have already had dinner and probably a snack too. I guess he is just a growing boy, cause he eats often! Man he can put away some food for his size. Good thing he is so active. I am wondering if maybe he is about to hit another growth spurt. I guess it is about time since I just bought him all new summer clothes. Figures.

Potty Progress

Picked up my son from daycare today and noticed on his sheet there was a star next to Potty. He poo poo'ed in the potty. Hoooray!!! Then I notice that there in the next column is also noted a poo poo accident. So we are not there yet but making progress. I am going to get him a surprise and make a big deal out of his going in the potty and maybe he will do it again, and again and again.... Life without cleaning up poop... Priceless.... well atleast till we have another one.

Scary Balloon

At the house we have what remains of a helium balloon that Granny gave my son. It is all but deflated. It has been hanging around literally for months now. Well it migrated into the hallway where my son rediscovered it. He brought it into the living room and was playing with it on his slide right under one of two fans we have in the room. He let it go and up it drifted right into the blades of the fan. As the fan pelted the poor balloon, my son is yelling "That Scary". So I guess he figured it was both fun and scary cause once the balloon came down he grabbed it again and climbed up the slide to let it go again, but this time once he let it go and it was on its way up he ran and dove behind the couch. As the balloon hit the fan again, you hear "Scary" coming from the floor behind the couch. He did this several times until the balloon got stuck on the ceiling for awhile. I go in the other room and I hear him calling me to come see. He was so excited I thought we might have company or something. Nope the balloon had gotten stuck on one of the blades and was going round and round in the fan. You could have sworn it was the best thing since sliced bread with my son. The entertainment factor of a mostly deflated helium balloon. Who would have thought.

Granny!!!!

Ok so lets start this off with I love my mom! (Granny). Everyday lately my son wants to see Granny. That is wonderful you say. Well he says it constantly " I wanna go see Granny!", "I wanna go Granny church!", "I wanna go back Granny!" "When granny coming!" She comes to visit or we see her about 1-2 times per month. So it isn't like we see her everyday, but we do see her. I am getting to the point where it is like...."Why aren't you happy to just be here enjoying whatever we are doing at the time! I know you love her and want to spend time with her but do you have to remind me every 5 minutes all afternoon."

You know Granny if you are reading this you could just move over here and make my life a lot easier by not having to hear “I wanna see Granny”, he could just go see you any time…. Problem solved….

Swimming Lessons Update

Swimming Lessons are going well. Maddox likes them very much. He is still not crazy about putting his head under. He doesn't like his eyes wet. He likes to blow bubbles and kick around the pool. He is a little more tame in the water than the two girls in his class. He is really progressing with his back float or should I say laying in the water while the teacher holds on. He now relaxes a little while he is doing it. His legs don't shoot straight up in the air and he doesn't try to hold his head up. I am anxious to see what he will be able to do by the end of the program.

Deeewishus!!!

Sometimes you wonder where they hear things and pick them up from. The other night we were at a friends house. They had a BBQ cookout. My son and his best bud were sitting at the little table about to enjoy the cutest hamburger cupcakes. My son takes a bite of the icing and exclaims “Deeewishus!” Everyone had to take a minute to laugh. It was too funny. My son ended up eating all of the icing off of the cupcake and leaving most of the cake part intact. That sugar monster. I figure he got the comment from Scooby Doo, but I guess we will never know!

The Space Race

Today we conquered the Space Race! We did the family 10 mile ride. I pulled my son behind me in the bike trailer. I was a little curious before we started out to see how it would go. We have never ridden that far before with him in the trailer. I told him we were going to race and he was excited. Before we got to the halfway point he told me a few times he wanted to go back and see Daddy and Granny. We stuck with it and finished. Half way through the park and the ride we hit a nasty head wind. Boy was that tough. When we got about 4 miles from the finish my son fell asleep in the trailer. Not very comfortable. WE DID IT!!!! When we got back we got to take pics near the McDonalds shoe car. We also got to see Ronald, The Hamburglar and Grimace. It was a great day to ride and I believe my BIG guy had a great time! Maybe next year we can try out one of those tandem bikes or something.

Swim Lessons

I have been anticipating the start of swimming lessons since I signed him up over a month ago. I believe I was more nervous than I needed to be. Mornings at daycare can be hard. He attaches himself to you and wont let go. When you leave he cries and runs and hides under the table sometimes. This gave me great fears for the first swim lesson adventure. I could just picture me dragging a kicking and screaming child out to the teacher. All my fears were for naught. He was good. He went right to the teacher and got right in the water. HE LOVED IT!!! The teacher had to keep telling him to sit down but other than that he was great. So far he is not a big fan of putting his face in the water or lying on his back in the water. Hopefully by the end of the two 30 minute sessions for 12 weeks he will be a little fish.

My First Born

All about your first born....

1. Were you married at the time?
Yes

2. What were your reactions?
Thrilled and nervous

3. How old were you?
29

4. How did you find out you were pregnant?
Pregnancy test before my work Christmas party

5. Who did you tell first?
My Hubby

6. Did you want to find out the sex?
Sure

7.Due date?
August 20th

8.Did you deliver early or late?
Early

9. Did you have morning sickness?
Nope but I had killer heartburn

10. What did you crave?
pickles

11. Who irritated you the most?
I was pretty good with the hormones during pregnancy

12. What was your child's sex?
Male

13. How many pounds did you gain throughout the pregnancy
30

14. Did you have any complications during your pregnancy?
I had gestational diabetes because I have low blood sugar

15.Where did you give birth?
Memorial Hermann Downtown

16. How many hours were you in labor?
None

17. Who drove you to the hospital?
My hubby

18.Who watched?
My hubby

19.Was it natural or c-section?
c-section (he was breech)

20.Did you take medicine to ease the pain?
they wont do surgery without it

21.How much did your child weigh?
9 lbs 14 oz

22.Did your child have any complications?
Not at all

23. Who did you name your child after?
Middle name for my sister Jayme.

24. How old is your first born today?
31 months

Visit to the Doctor

Yesterday I had to bring my son to the doctor to get his ear looked at. Over the weekend he had an earache and some drainage. He was in rare form for the visit. The whole time we were waiting to see the doctor he was wild. He was all over the place. He wouldn’t sit still. Once we got in the room to wait he took great pleasure in yelling/singing as loud as he could. I am sure that you could hear him all over the building. The more I would tell him to be quiet the louder he would get. Sometimes I think he enjoys watching me frustrated. When the doctor came in he was great he gave her no trouble, but she did say that she could hear him out in the halls. She said that even his yelling/singing was better than crying. He was given some eardrops and another round of antibiotics. Hopefully he will not have to have tubes put in his ears because he starts swimming lessons in a couple of weeks.

Future Rock Star

Tonight my son and I went to see his bestest buddy. Upstairs at his buddy's house my son found a microphone. He jammed out singing the Scooby Doo theme song like a future rock star the whole evening. He was jumping around and everything. It was just the funniest!

What a Sweetheart

So sweet… sometimes it just amazes me how purely sweet my son can be. Yesterday we went to the cemetery to visit the graves of my in-laws. Both passed away between when my son was 6 months old and his first birthday. When we got there he walked right up to the graves hopped up on his Maw Maw’s side and gave the headstone a kiss then walked right over to his Paw Paw’s side and planted a kiss on that headstone as well. We didn’t even prompt him or anything. It was a very precious moment that I am glad I was there to witness. I am sure that you are thinking we do this all the time or something but we don’t. We don’t make it home but once every couple of months and then we often don’t make it out to the cemetery.