Taigan: "Mom, do you know why I really want to grow?"
Me: "No, why?"
T: "Because girls are made for boys. And I know that girls grow and boys grow and then girls smile at boys."
So innocent!!!! God love him!
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
Another birhtday down!
So, my middle baby is 3...oh boy! He had such a good day. He woke up and we had birthday snuggles. When I told him "Happy Birthday!", he said "Tanks, mom!" So cute. When he walked down stairs, he was so excited to see his "prensent and birtday tard!" sitting on the table. "Tanks for my tard, mom!" haha. Taigan helped him open his presents, which is a talking Buzz Lightyear ("Buzz Buzz") which all 3 of them were excited about.
Figuring that I would make him something special for breakfast, I asked him what he wanted. He replied "toast". I decided to interpret that as French Toast, and asked him if he would like to go to the bakery with me. So, Brendan, Buzz, and I went to the bakery to get some yummy, fresh bread. He told the ladt at the bakery it was his birthday, and was able to pick out a cookie.
A little later, we left for Chuck E Cheese (which is where we took Taigan for his 3rd birthday). My Mom and Dad, and my Mother-in-Law joined us. Brendan really enjoyed the ride-on bus. He told me he was going to school and would get in. He would get in with other children, too. Mr. Sociable! I think he thought that all the people were there to celebrate his birthday. He walked up to one lady and asked her for a token! He followed the same lady and her family throught the tunnel on the ceiling. I am pretty sure he thought he belonged to them some how. The children (even Evan) were running around that place like I never let them leave the house. Oh, the excitment!! I say the children, but I must include to 2 older children in that also. Eric and my Dad. Everytime I turned around, my Dad was holding his hand out for another token! He approached me at one point, and I told him that there was only 1 token left, and he didn't understand why I wouldn't give it to him. Umm...because I was going to give it to one of the little children! Then, Eric says "I think we should get some more tokens because they are having so much fun and behaving really well". I agreed. The next time I looked up, Eric and my Dad are standing together at a game! Who did we get the extra tokens for?? Boys will be boys I guess, no matter how old ☺
I had meant to call Chuck E Cheese and ask them ahead of time if we could bring cupcakes. One of the things that Brendan loves most in this world is the Happy Birthday song! He ♥♥♥'s it!! He gets flushed, and giggles and it is the cutest reaction to anything I think I have ever seen. So, while we are standing in the parking lot getting ready to head back to Corning, I suggested that we go get some sort of dessert and sing to him. I was not letting my baby go to bed on his birthday without having the song sung to him! Of course, I was sobbing to my family, they must all think I am loco by now. So, we found a Wegmas (grocery store) and bought him a cake and some candles and had a really nice moment outside in the cafe eatery.
Overall, I think he had the best day ever! (and so did everyone else involve
d!) I will post some pictures as soon as I can.
Figuring that I would make him something special for breakfast, I asked him what he wanted. He replied "toast". I decided to interpret that as French Toast, and asked him if he would like to go to the bakery with me. So, Brendan, Buzz, and I went to the bakery to get some yummy, fresh bread. He told the ladt at the bakery it was his birthday, and was able to pick out a cookie.
A little later, we left for Chuck E Cheese (which is where we took Taigan for his 3rd birthday). My Mom and Dad, and my Mother-in-Law joined us. Brendan really enjoyed the ride-on bus. He told me he was going to school and would get in. He would get in with other children, too. Mr. Sociable! I think he thought that all the people were there to celebrate his birthday. He walked up to one lady and asked her for a token! He followed the same lady and her family throught the tunnel on the ceiling. I am pretty sure he thought he belonged to them some how. The children (even Evan) were running around that place like I never let them leave the house. Oh, the excitment!! I say the children, but I must include to 2 older children in that also. Eric and my Dad. Everytime I turned around, my Dad was holding his hand out for another token! He approached me at one point, and I told him that there was only 1 token left, and he didn't understand why I wouldn't give it to him. Umm...because I was going to give it to one of the little children! Then, Eric says "I think we should get some more tokens because they are having so much fun and behaving really well". I agreed. The next time I looked up, Eric and my Dad are standing together at a game! Who did we get the extra tokens for?? Boys will be boys I guess, no matter how old ☺
I had meant to call Chuck E Cheese and ask them ahead of time if we could bring cupcakes. One of the things that Brendan loves most in this world is the Happy Birthday song! He ♥♥♥'s it!! He gets flushed, and giggles and it is the cutest reaction to anything I think I have ever seen. So, while we are standing in the parking lot getting ready to head back to Corning, I suggested that we go get some sort of dessert and sing to him. I was not letting my baby go to bed on his birthday without having the song sung to him! Of course, I was sobbing to my family, they must all think I am loco by now. So, we found a Wegmas (grocery store) and bought him a cake and some candles and had a really nice moment outside in the cafe eatery.
Overall, I think he had the best day ever! (and so did everyone else involve
d!) I will post some pictures as soon as I can.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
I really need to get better at this
4 months has gone by since my last blog post. I need to get better, maybe I will shoot for once a month!
Things have been great! I just ended another HypnoBirthing session, this was my first session with 2 couples. That makes 5 couples that I have taught! I am also pleased that 3 of those couples have had their beautiful babies. 1 boys, and 2 girls. I love what I do, I could not be happier with the progress I have made. I am truly passionate about natural birth and love sharing that passion with families. I am also going to start teaching Cloth Diapering classes, and assisting new moms and dads with Babywearing. I recently starting offering photography as well. I am not a photographer, but I look at it like this; I have a really good camera and can take pretty good pictures and I know how to use Photoshop. So, if couples want pictures taken during pregnancy, birth or after, but can't afford to pay a professional, they can pay me a lot less and get pretty good photos. Perfect, right? If you haven't seen the maternity pictures I took, check them out: http://www.freewebs.com/southerntierhypnobirthing/apps/photos/. I think they turned out really well! Hoping to be invited to a birth at some point, to help support them with HypnoBirthing and to take photos of the birthing process. To get an idea of what I am talking about for birth photos, check out this slide show: http://blueberryskyphotography.com/when-words-arent-enough/?awesm=fbshare.me_APjlL, absolutely breathtaking photos set to music. Oh, I just love birth!
Taigan is good. He played T-ball this year, and is getting excited for Kindergarten. I can't believe my baby boy is starting Kindergarten!! Brendan will be 3 next week, July 28th! Seriously...3. Evan is 16 months going on 16 years old. He has a little "attitude problem". I guess he needs to be feisty so he can stick up for himself with 2 older brothers! I am planning on taking the to do a "photo shoot" sometime soon, so I will be sure to post those pictures.
So, there is a little update for you all! Hope everyone is enjoying their summer!
Things have been great! I just ended another HypnoBirthing session, this was my first session with 2 couples. That makes 5 couples that I have taught! I am also pleased that 3 of those couples have had their beautiful babies. 1 boys, and 2 girls. I love what I do, I could not be happier with the progress I have made. I am truly passionate about natural birth and love sharing that passion with families. I am also going to start teaching Cloth Diapering classes, and assisting new moms and dads with Babywearing. I recently starting offering photography as well. I am not a photographer, but I look at it like this; I have a really good camera and can take pretty good pictures and I know how to use Photoshop. So, if couples want pictures taken during pregnancy, birth or after, but can't afford to pay a professional, they can pay me a lot less and get pretty good photos. Perfect, right? If you haven't seen the maternity pictures I took, check them out: http://www.freewebs.com/southerntierhypnobirthing/apps/photos/. I think they turned out really well! Hoping to be invited to a birth at some point, to help support them with HypnoBirthing and to take photos of the birthing process. To get an idea of what I am talking about for birth photos, check out this slide show: http://blueberryskyphotography.com/when-words-arent-enough/?awesm=fbshare.me_APjlL, absolutely breathtaking photos set to music. Oh, I just love birth!
Taigan is good. He played T-ball this year, and is getting excited for Kindergarten. I can't believe my baby boy is starting Kindergarten!! Brendan will be 3 next week, July 28th! Seriously...3. Evan is 16 months going on 16 years old. He has a little "attitude problem". I guess he needs to be feisty so he can stick up for himself with 2 older brothers! I am planning on taking the to do a "photo shoot" sometime soon, so I will be sure to post those pictures.
So, there is a little update for you all! Hope everyone is enjoying their summer!
Friday, March 12, 2010
I have been blessed...
with SO much! We have alot going on lately. All good things, and hopefully they don't come to an end.
Taigan started "playing" soccer at the end of January. He is a Mini-Mav(erick). Coach Jonny is an Englishman who lives for the game. He has a long list of credentials, and Taigan LOVES him. He teaches the kids basic skills, and they have so much fun. There aren't any teams, and he doesn't play "games", but at the end of each session the kids are divided up and they do have "the big game". It was a 6-week session, and he loved it so much, we signed him up again. He is also registered for T-ball. This will start at the end of April.
Tuesday, he will turn 5. Yes, 5. I am not handling it so well. That same day, I have to register him, my baby, in Kindergarten. Seriously? The same day he turns 5. It is going to be an emotional day for Mom. (For those of you who know me well...yes, I am crying right now!)
He loves school. He is doing really well writing his letters and numbers, and he wants to do it. He is also learning letter sounds, too. His teacher mentioned to me that he is doing better than a few of his fellow classmates. We have been a little worried lately about his speech. He had therapy from about 2 until 3 years old. The therapist asked me during an evaluation how I felt about his speech progress, and I was happy with it at that time. I thought that he had come a long way in the little bit of time she had been visiting him. She concluded that he was at age level, and that services could stop. Well, that's what happened to his progression, too. I don't feel that he continued to grow after that. His language is unbelievable. He is such an intelligent child. We went for an evaluation the other day, and they agree with me on that. They think that he is being lazy with his tongue. So, he will start therapy again. This is a good thing, I am happy about it. Sometimes, his articulation is not clear. There are a couple times a day that I have to say to him: "I did not understand a word you just said, slow down and try again." The sad part is that he is used to not being understood. This is so normal for him, that he just starts over and either repeats what he said, or says it slightly different so we can understand. I guess it's good that he doesn't get frustrated.
Brendan is silly old Brendan. He may be one of the funniest kids I have ever known. He may also be one of the most mischievous kids I have ever known. One minute I am telling him to stop and the next I am laughing at him. It is so hard to discipline while laughing! Potty learning is going very well. He still has accidents, but we can leave the house in underwear, and return in the same dry pair. Almost there! I am going to start researching to see if there is something fun for him to do in this town. We are doing this and that with Big Brother, and poor Brendan WANTS to do it, too.
Evan is 1. He turned 1 on 3/2. Eric made homemade wheat noodles and I made a lasagna and a lion cake. He thought it was yummy. All of it. He does allot for only being 1. He really wants to join in with his brothers in every way possible. He is spoiled by Taigan, they absolutely adore each other. I think Evan is going to be our sports guy. As much as Taigan enjoys it as the age of 4 (he is STILL 4), Evan enjoys it now. You can tell. Anything that can be a "hockey stick" is used to hit anything that can be a "puck". All day long, this is what Evan does. Eric saw him kicking the soccer ball the other day.
Eric is really enjoying his job. He was the number 1 sales person in the store for the month of February. For that, he received a $150 gift card to Target. It helped with birthday presents, for sure. He has been taking Taigan ice skating every Thursday. It is something fun for the both of them. Eric loves to skate. Better him than me. Taigan is becoming better and better on a pair of hockey skates. Maybe he will be able to play the most expensive sport out there next year, we will see. I still say that teaching them piano is the cheapest way to go!
I have started watching 2 children Monday through Friday. Keegan is 2, and Kianna just turned 4 the other day. They are wild and crazy, but are starting to adapt. A little less testing to see how far they can get with me. The hours are awesome, 9ish until 2:30. Perfect. Hypnobirthing is going great! I have found what makes me happy, and what I was meant to do. The passion in me is so intense I feel like I could burst. I just finished with my first couple. They took so much away from the class, they really enjoyed it. And I enjoyed them. They are expecting their little man to be born sometime late April, early May. We teach them to not focus on a "due date", but a due time, or due month. It is only a guess, and can set them up for disappointment when baby is not born on that day. I have a new session starting on Monday with another couple, and one set to start April 19th with a 3rd couple. I am going to go around to all the doctors/midwives offices a give them my information now that I am certified. (Check it out: http://hypnobirthing.com/new_york.htm) You can also visit my website,too, if you haven't already: http://www.southerntierhypnobirthing.webs.com.
So, I guess that is all for now. I am sure there will be more soon :)
Taigan started "playing" soccer at the end of January. He is a Mini-Mav(erick). Coach Jonny is an Englishman who lives for the game. He has a long list of credentials, and Taigan LOVES him. He teaches the kids basic skills, and they have so much fun. There aren't any teams, and he doesn't play "games", but at the end of each session the kids are divided up and they do have "the big game". It was a 6-week session, and he loved it so much, we signed him up again. He is also registered for T-ball. This will start at the end of April.
Tuesday, he will turn 5. Yes, 5. I am not handling it so well. That same day, I have to register him, my baby, in Kindergarten. Seriously? The same day he turns 5. It is going to be an emotional day for Mom. (For those of you who know me well...yes, I am crying right now!)
He loves school. He is doing really well writing his letters and numbers, and he wants to do it. He is also learning letter sounds, too. His teacher mentioned to me that he is doing better than a few of his fellow classmates. We have been a little worried lately about his speech. He had therapy from about 2 until 3 years old. The therapist asked me during an evaluation how I felt about his speech progress, and I was happy with it at that time. I thought that he had come a long way in the little bit of time she had been visiting him. She concluded that he was at age level, and that services could stop. Well, that's what happened to his progression, too. I don't feel that he continued to grow after that. His language is unbelievable. He is such an intelligent child. We went for an evaluation the other day, and they agree with me on that. They think that he is being lazy with his tongue. So, he will start therapy again. This is a good thing, I am happy about it. Sometimes, his articulation is not clear. There are a couple times a day that I have to say to him: "I did not understand a word you just said, slow down and try again." The sad part is that he is used to not being understood. This is so normal for him, that he just starts over and either repeats what he said, or says it slightly different so we can understand. I guess it's good that he doesn't get frustrated.
Brendan is silly old Brendan. He may be one of the funniest kids I have ever known. He may also be one of the most mischievous kids I have ever known. One minute I am telling him to stop and the next I am laughing at him. It is so hard to discipline while laughing! Potty learning is going very well. He still has accidents, but we can leave the house in underwear, and return in the same dry pair. Almost there! I am going to start researching to see if there is something fun for him to do in this town. We are doing this and that with Big Brother, and poor Brendan WANTS to do it, too.
Evan is 1. He turned 1 on 3/2. Eric made homemade wheat noodles and I made a lasagna and a lion cake. He thought it was yummy. All of it. He does allot for only being 1. He really wants to join in with his brothers in every way possible. He is spoiled by Taigan, they absolutely adore each other. I think Evan is going to be our sports guy. As much as Taigan enjoys it as the age of 4 (he is STILL 4), Evan enjoys it now. You can tell. Anything that can be a "hockey stick" is used to hit anything that can be a "puck". All day long, this is what Evan does. Eric saw him kicking the soccer ball the other day.
Eric is really enjoying his job. He was the number 1 sales person in the store for the month of February. For that, he received a $150 gift card to Target. It helped with birthday presents, for sure. He has been taking Taigan ice skating every Thursday. It is something fun for the both of them. Eric loves to skate. Better him than me. Taigan is becoming better and better on a pair of hockey skates. Maybe he will be able to play the most expensive sport out there next year, we will see. I still say that teaching them piano is the cheapest way to go!
I have started watching 2 children Monday through Friday. Keegan is 2, and Kianna just turned 4 the other day. They are wild and crazy, but are starting to adapt. A little less testing to see how far they can get with me. The hours are awesome, 9ish until 2:30. Perfect. Hypnobirthing is going great! I have found what makes me happy, and what I was meant to do. The passion in me is so intense I feel like I could burst. I just finished with my first couple. They took so much away from the class, they really enjoyed it. And I enjoyed them. They are expecting their little man to be born sometime late April, early May. We teach them to not focus on a "due date", but a due time, or due month. It is only a guess, and can set them up for disappointment when baby is not born on that day. I have a new session starting on Monday with another couple, and one set to start April 19th with a 3rd couple. I am going to go around to all the doctors/midwives offices a give them my information now that I am certified. (Check it out: http://hypnobirthing.com/new_york.htm) You can also visit my website,too, if you haven't already: http://www.southerntierhypnobirthing.webs.com.
So, I guess that is all for now. I am sure there will be more soon :)
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
What's new?
It has been way too long since I wrote a blog. I thought I would do so and update everyone on what is happening in our lives. The problem is that I am not sure where to start! So, I will go in birth order and fill you in that way.
~Eric lost his job again on November 5. It was a good thing at the time, though, because his hours had been cut so badly that he could make more on unemployment and work on finding a new job. He found one with the help of my mom's neighbor. He got to work at the DeMet's Chocolate Factory. Sounds fun, right? Think again. He said that next to the week he spent trying to sell cars, this was the second worst job he had ever had. He would have to stand (on a hard, cement floor) for almost 12 hours and watch the candy boxes come out onto the conveyor belt and make sure they were lined up where they should be. Oh boy! Needless to say, he worked extra hard for those 2 weeks to find another job, any job. On December 14, he left to go away on training for that new job! He had to stay for a week in Amherst (about 3 hours away) and train to be the best furniture salesperson in the southern tier! He has been on the sales floor since Christmas Eve and was #3 in the store this past weekend. I think he has found his calling!
He will still be attending courses this upcoming semester. He finished last semester with an A- and an A. So, with the new job and classes, he is going to be a busy boy for the next couple of months. He wants to get into writing and is thinking about writing children books. He actually has one in the works!
~I am very excited about some things. To start, I went to Toronto at the beginning at October and attended a training to become a certified Hypnobirthing Childbirth Educator. It was such a powerful training. If I wasn't already passionate about birth and women having choices, I am now more than ever. I have been working the past couple of months to finish my review questions and send them in to get my certification. It is so exciting for me and, at the same time, scary. It can get discouraging working in this field because you are constantly battling with people and their negative attitudes towards birth, not to mention doctors and their "Save women" attitudes. Birthing is what our bodies are made to do. I like a quote that I read recently: "Midwives see birth as a miracle and only mess with it if there is a problem; doctors see it as a problem and if they don't mess with it, it is a miracle!" (Barbara Harper in her book Gentle Birth Choices). Anyway, I have a meeting in a couple of weeks with a local doula who is excited to work with me as she has clients who have asked her about Hypnobirthing and there are no other practitioners in the area. There is one is Ithaca, and my midwife who is in Burdett, both about 1/2 hour to 45 minutes from here. She also mentioned that I may be able to do classes at her business where she is a massage therapist. Her partner is a Pilate's instructor. The business is called New Beginnings. It is a great resource for me, as I will eventually be for them. I am calling myself "Southern Tier Hypnobirthing" and am working on a website (http://www.southerntierhypnobirthing.webs.com/). I am going to offer other services like Birth Assistant, Breastfeeding help, Cloth Diapering classes and Babywearing classes. These are all the things that I am passionate about and would love to share with women.
I finished this semester with an A and now have my second associate degree from Corning Community College. This one is in Early Childhood. I may have a 3 year old boy coming to hang out with us a couple days during the week. The extra money will definitely help.
~Taigan is very excited to be back in school. I hope that his excitement continues throughout the next 12+ years! He had a great Christmas and really got into it this year. It was very heart-warming to live Christmas through a child. He continuously asked for a "little kid laptop" and a "motorcycle". By motorcycle he meant The Smartcycle, a bike you ride while playing games at the tv. Then, about 2 weeks before Christmas, he started talking about "the Mario hockey game". He had seen a commercial for the Mario Winter Olympics game for the Wii and on it is a hockey game. He had played the Wii once at a friends house and really wanted it. It is all we heard about for 2 weeks. Santa brought it. He has been so happy since Christmas and is amazingly good at it, for a 4 year old. There isn't much he asked for that he didn't get. He got a little spoiled this Christmas. One day when he was being a little naughty and we told him that Santa was watching, he said "I wish Santa didn't have a list!"
I can't get over the fact that around the same time he turns 5 (!!!!!!), I have to sign him up for K...K....sorry it is hard for me to say. Ummmm...kindergarten. Ouch, it hurts. Why is it so hard to watch them grow up? We want them to grow and live and be healthy, right? So why am I actually tearing up right now as I type these words? That day, this September, is going to be one of the hardest and proudest days of my life, surely. For his 5th birthday, he wants a hockey party. He asked me the other day if he could "dress up like a hockey person." I let him dress up for his 3rd bday party like a pirate, and now he thinks he has to dress up for every party.
~Brendan....oh Brendan. He is lucky he is cute! No, I am kidding, sortof. haha He is 2, for sure. Sometimes, he is the most loving child, and sometimes he know how to push buttons. He is talking so much and is making us laugh with almost every word. He is a very funny child. And so stickin cute. His huge blue eyes are enough to make you melt. Every place we go, someone comments on how beautiful his eyes are.
We are trying to get him potty trained. We tried a couple of months ago and came to the conclusion that he was not ready and we would try again after a month or so. So, here we are again. I will say that he is doing better this time, but I am still wondering if he is ready. If I tell him to go about every 15-20 minutes, then he does good. He will not tell me that he has to go, I have to remind him. I know that he just has to get used to the feeling of needing to go and the holding it until he is at the potty instead of just going. It will happen. I just can't figure out why they can't just come out able to go in the potty. No diapers ever, ahhh.
~Evan is doing great. He is 10 months old now and growing like a leaf, as most kids do. He took 2 steps last night so he is going to be walking any day. So, ready or not, I am about to have 3 very active boys. He is the happiest baby I have ever met. He smiles all the time, and laughs more than that. He gives sloppy baby kisses, which I love! He has 6 teeth and loves to use them to eat! He likes his food. He is wearing 12 month clothes and has been for about a month, but we were just saying last night that we may have to get the 18 month clothes out sooner than we had thought. That's good, he is healthy. Cloth diapers make the butt a little extra fluffy, too.
So, there you have it. Our life in 60 seconds. I am sure there is so much more. I will be trying to do this a lot more often so that you don't have to sit here and read so much. I hope that you all had the best Christmas, and may 2010 be the best year ever!
~Eric lost his job again on November 5. It was a good thing at the time, though, because his hours had been cut so badly that he could make more on unemployment and work on finding a new job. He found one with the help of my mom's neighbor. He got to work at the DeMet's Chocolate Factory. Sounds fun, right? Think again. He said that next to the week he spent trying to sell cars, this was the second worst job he had ever had. He would have to stand (on a hard, cement floor) for almost 12 hours and watch the candy boxes come out onto the conveyor belt and make sure they were lined up where they should be. Oh boy! Needless to say, he worked extra hard for those 2 weeks to find another job, any job. On December 14, he left to go away on training for that new job! He had to stay for a week in Amherst (about 3 hours away) and train to be the best furniture salesperson in the southern tier! He has been on the sales floor since Christmas Eve and was #3 in the store this past weekend. I think he has found his calling!
He will still be attending courses this upcoming semester. He finished last semester with an A- and an A. So, with the new job and classes, he is going to be a busy boy for the next couple of months. He wants to get into writing and is thinking about writing children books. He actually has one in the works!
~I am very excited about some things. To start, I went to Toronto at the beginning at October and attended a training to become a certified Hypnobirthing Childbirth Educator. It was such a powerful training. If I wasn't already passionate about birth and women having choices, I am now more than ever. I have been working the past couple of months to finish my review questions and send them in to get my certification. It is so exciting for me and, at the same time, scary. It can get discouraging working in this field because you are constantly battling with people and their negative attitudes towards birth, not to mention doctors and their "Save women" attitudes. Birthing is what our bodies are made to do. I like a quote that I read recently: "Midwives see birth as a miracle and only mess with it if there is a problem; doctors see it as a problem and if they don't mess with it, it is a miracle!" (Barbara Harper in her book Gentle Birth Choices). Anyway, I have a meeting in a couple of weeks with a local doula who is excited to work with me as she has clients who have asked her about Hypnobirthing and there are no other practitioners in the area. There is one is Ithaca, and my midwife who is in Burdett, both about 1/2 hour to 45 minutes from here. She also mentioned that I may be able to do classes at her business where she is a massage therapist. Her partner is a Pilate's instructor. The business is called New Beginnings. It is a great resource for me, as I will eventually be for them. I am calling myself "Southern Tier Hypnobirthing" and am working on a website (http://www.southerntierhypnobirthing.webs.com/). I am going to offer other services like Birth Assistant, Breastfeeding help, Cloth Diapering classes and Babywearing classes. These are all the things that I am passionate about and would love to share with women.
I finished this semester with an A and now have my second associate degree from Corning Community College. This one is in Early Childhood. I may have a 3 year old boy coming to hang out with us a couple days during the week. The extra money will definitely help.
~Taigan is very excited to be back in school. I hope that his excitement continues throughout the next 12+ years! He had a great Christmas and really got into it this year. It was very heart-warming to live Christmas through a child. He continuously asked for a "little kid laptop" and a "motorcycle". By motorcycle he meant The Smartcycle, a bike you ride while playing games at the tv. Then, about 2 weeks before Christmas, he started talking about "the Mario hockey game". He had seen a commercial for the Mario Winter Olympics game for the Wii and on it is a hockey game. He had played the Wii once at a friends house and really wanted it. It is all we heard about for 2 weeks. Santa brought it. He has been so happy since Christmas and is amazingly good at it, for a 4 year old. There isn't much he asked for that he didn't get. He got a little spoiled this Christmas. One day when he was being a little naughty and we told him that Santa was watching, he said "I wish Santa didn't have a list!"
I can't get over the fact that around the same time he turns 5 (!!!!!!), I have to sign him up for K...K....sorry it is hard for me to say. Ummmm...kindergarten. Ouch, it hurts. Why is it so hard to watch them grow up? We want them to grow and live and be healthy, right? So why am I actually tearing up right now as I type these words? That day, this September, is going to be one of the hardest and proudest days of my life, surely. For his 5th birthday, he wants a hockey party. He asked me the other day if he could "dress up like a hockey person." I let him dress up for his 3rd bday party like a pirate, and now he thinks he has to dress up for every party.
~Brendan....oh Brendan. He is lucky he is cute! No, I am kidding, sortof. haha He is 2, for sure. Sometimes, he is the most loving child, and sometimes he know how to push buttons. He is talking so much and is making us laugh with almost every word. He is a very funny child. And so stickin cute. His huge blue eyes are enough to make you melt. Every place we go, someone comments on how beautiful his eyes are.
We are trying to get him potty trained. We tried a couple of months ago and came to the conclusion that he was not ready and we would try again after a month or so. So, here we are again. I will say that he is doing better this time, but I am still wondering if he is ready. If I tell him to go about every 15-20 minutes, then he does good. He will not tell me that he has to go, I have to remind him. I know that he just has to get used to the feeling of needing to go and the holding it until he is at the potty instead of just going. It will happen. I just can't figure out why they can't just come out able to go in the potty. No diapers ever, ahhh.
~Evan is doing great. He is 10 months old now and growing like a leaf, as most kids do. He took 2 steps last night so he is going to be walking any day. So, ready or not, I am about to have 3 very active boys. He is the happiest baby I have ever met. He smiles all the time, and laughs more than that. He gives sloppy baby kisses, which I love! He has 6 teeth and loves to use them to eat! He likes his food. He is wearing 12 month clothes and has been for about a month, but we were just saying last night that we may have to get the 18 month clothes out sooner than we had thought. That's good, he is healthy. Cloth diapers make the butt a little extra fluffy, too.
So, there you have it. Our life in 60 seconds. I am sure there is so much more. I will be trying to do this a lot more often so that you don't have to sit here and read so much. I hope that you all had the best Christmas, and may 2010 be the best year ever!
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Other new stuff...
Summer is over in every way. As I sit here under a blanket, I am almost thankful that it is over. I am such a homebody. I always feel like I have to be doing something during summer. Weekends, days off, and any other free time. We were fairly busy this summer. I am not complaining, because it was a good summer, but I love lazy days, sitting on the couch under a blankie and snuggling with my boys. That, to me, is the good life!
Eric and I are both back in school. He is taking 2 classes: Tax Accounting and Literature. Two good classes to catch up on some sleep, right? Zzzzz.....I am taking my LAST class needed to get my second Associates degree from Corning Community College. Both degrees will be semi-useless to me, but overall, I guess, a good life experience. I am doing my field experience that is needed to get an Early Childhood degree. I go to class 7 times this semester, but have to put in 225 hours in a day-care setting. So, I "work" at the Corning Children's Center any chance I get, for free. I go and play with 10 toddlers and then come home. Not bad, right? A little tiring, but ok.
Taigan starts school back up on the 17th. Half the class will go the 15th, and his half goes the 17th. He is so excited. We had his open house the other night and he was running around the house before we left saying that he was so happy to be going to school. This year he will go 3 days a week from 8:45 until 11:45 and the class is combining the 3 and 4 year olds. 21 4 year olds and 9 3 year old, with 4 teachers. Sounds loud and chaotic to me, but those teachers are so good at keeping them focused! I can't believe that he starts Kindergarten next year!! *cries*
Brendan is doing very well. He is talking so much! He has so many cute little expressions and makes us laugh many times a day. Eric and I find ourselves looking at each other questioning if he could be any cuter, and if there is a cuter 2 year old in existence. haha
Evan is going to be crawling any minute. He gets up on all 4's and scoots. We expect it to happen soon. He is eating "real" food and loves it. Peas, green beans, sweet potatoes, squash, fruits and yogurt. He has yet to "not like"something. I make 90% of his baby food and he really enjoys eating it! He weighed in at 17 pounds at his 6 month checkup and is catching up to Brendan already! haha
I am going to be 30 this year. It is right around the corner. It is so funny to be "this old" because despite the fact that I am a mother of 3, I still feel very young. I remember thinking when I was a teen that 30 was old and that life was almost over at 30. Well, for me, life is at the beginning. Eric got me tickets to see my very favorite band for my birthday. The concert is on the 27th of October and is in Philly. I have loved this band since I was about 15 years old and they get better through the years. We are going to see Pearl Jam! I used to joke that the only man that could ever steal me away from Eric was Eddie Vedder....
This will be the 5th time I get to see them live and I am more excited now than I was the first time. Thankfully, I have the best parents in the world and they are watching my 3 babies for me so I can go have the time of my life!
Some cute things that they kids have said lately...
Taigan:
"Mom, I am smart, but I am not Kmart smart!"
Me:
"Taigan, have I ever told you that you are my hero?"
Him:
"Yes"
Me:
" I have? Do you know what that means?"
Him:
"That I am Superman?"
Miss Judy, one of his teachers at school the other night at the open house (she was in the other room and he walked in):
"Taigan, I was hoping to get to see you!"
Him:
"I know, I came in here to find you!"
Brendan has started adding your name at the end of his exclamations. He was exhausted the other day and I was singing a silly song to him about being tired. "Noooo, mommy!" Or I tell him to go do something, "Ok, mommy!" or again, "Noooo, mommy!"
Eric and I are both back in school. He is taking 2 classes: Tax Accounting and Literature. Two good classes to catch up on some sleep, right? Zzzzz.....I am taking my LAST class needed to get my second Associates degree from Corning Community College. Both degrees will be semi-useless to me, but overall, I guess, a good life experience. I am doing my field experience that is needed to get an Early Childhood degree. I go to class 7 times this semester, but have to put in 225 hours in a day-care setting. So, I "work" at the Corning Children's Center any chance I get, for free. I go and play with 10 toddlers and then come home. Not bad, right? A little tiring, but ok.
Taigan starts school back up on the 17th. Half the class will go the 15th, and his half goes the 17th. He is so excited. We had his open house the other night and he was running around the house before we left saying that he was so happy to be going to school. This year he will go 3 days a week from 8:45 until 11:45 and the class is combining the 3 and 4 year olds. 21 4 year olds and 9 3 year old, with 4 teachers. Sounds loud and chaotic to me, but those teachers are so good at keeping them focused! I can't believe that he starts Kindergarten next year!! *cries*
Brendan is doing very well. He is talking so much! He has so many cute little expressions and makes us laugh many times a day. Eric and I find ourselves looking at each other questioning if he could be any cuter, and if there is a cuter 2 year old in existence. haha
Evan is going to be crawling any minute. He gets up on all 4's and scoots. We expect it to happen soon. He is eating "real" food and loves it. Peas, green beans, sweet potatoes, squash, fruits and yogurt. He has yet to "not like"something. I make 90% of his baby food and he really enjoys eating it! He weighed in at 17 pounds at his 6 month checkup and is catching up to Brendan already! haha
I am going to be 30 this year. It is right around the corner. It is so funny to be "this old" because despite the fact that I am a mother of 3, I still feel very young. I remember thinking when I was a teen that 30 was old and that life was almost over at 30. Well, for me, life is at the beginning. Eric got me tickets to see my very favorite band for my birthday. The concert is on the 27th of October and is in Philly. I have loved this band since I was about 15 years old and they get better through the years. We are going to see Pearl Jam! I used to joke that the only man that could ever steal me away from Eric was Eddie Vedder....
This will be the 5th time I get to see them live and I am more excited now than I was the first time. Thankfully, I have the best parents in the world and they are watching my 3 babies for me so I can go have the time of my life!Some cute things that they kids have said lately...
Taigan:
"Mom, I am smart, but I am not Kmart smart!"
Me:
"Taigan, have I ever told you that you are my hero?"
Him:
"Yes"
Me:
" I have? Do you know what that means?"
Him:
"That I am Superman?"
Miss Judy, one of his teachers at school the other night at the open house (she was in the other room and he walked in):
"Taigan, I was hoping to get to see you!"
Him:
"I know, I came in here to find you!"
Brendan has started adding your name at the end of his exclamations. He was exhausted the other day and I was singing a silly song to him about being tired. "Noooo, mommy!" Or I tell him to go do something, "Ok, mommy!" or again, "Noooo, mommy!"
Part 1 of the Dream!
"If you can conceive it, you can accomplish it."
Isn't this so true? Everyone always says that if you want something bad enough, you can have it. Well, I want something real bad. I want to become a Certified Hypnobirthing Practitioner. I will become one.
There was a class being offered in Wilmington, DE. Eric and I talked and decided that if there was a way for me to come up with the money to do this, I could go. Well, ok, great. Right? Not that easy...
1. How in the world are we going to come up with the money?? For the class? The hotel? The gas to get there?
2. I am still breastfeeding and will be gone for about 5 days. I am not ready to give this up, he is only 6 months old. Can the whole family go? More money...
3. Can Eric get the time off from work, and still be able to make the time up so that he is not losing out on hours?
I go to school the very first night, and the lady comes in to give the "back to school" speech that she gives every semester. I am not really paying attention, as I have heard this speech about a thousand times. So, as I am doodling on the notebook in front of me, I hear the faint words; "Aid for part-time study." If I were a dog, my head would have cocked and my ears would have stood at attention! Part-time aid?? They have never offered this before. There is aid for those who attend full-time and I have often thought that it would be nice to receive this, but can't fit 12 credits into my already crazy life. She says you can pick up the application in the hall on a table during break. Well, there is NO way I am waiting until break . I went out immediately and picked up one for me and one for Eric. Filled it out that night, and dropped it off personally to the Financial Aid office the next morning. We then find out that we are both getting money and it is enough to pay for the class and a hotel!! WHOO HOO!
The "bubble" begins!
Eric gets the time off and is able to get the hours made up in other shifts. So, we are all able to go.
The "bubble" is getting bigger!
I find a motel about 12 miles from the birthing center that the classes are being held at. It is priced well, and has a full kitchen so we don't have do eat out for every meal.
The "bubble" is so big now that I can't believe this is actually happening!
Thursday night we come home to a message on the machine...the class has been CANCELED!!!
The "bubble" BURST!
What? Are you kidding me? The only other classes are in California, Toronto, Australia, and South Africa. California, Australia, and South Africa are obviously out. But, is Toronto possible? It is not far from here. All of us, except Evan, have a passport, and I found out that he doesn't need one. It looks possible...
Hotel is booked, Eric has gotten the ok to take the time off, and I am super excited again! The instructor for the class is away until Tuesday, so I couldn't register, yet. So close!!!!
October 1-4, and I can't wait. I have never been to Toronto before. And it is the weekend after my 1st wedding anniversary. Maybe we will be able to do something fun for it, good thing we will have a babysitter, right Sue? haha
Isn't this so true? Everyone always says that if you want something bad enough, you can have it. Well, I want something real bad. I want to become a Certified Hypnobirthing Practitioner. I will become one.
There was a class being offered in Wilmington, DE. Eric and I talked and decided that if there was a way for me to come up with the money to do this, I could go. Well, ok, great. Right? Not that easy...
1. How in the world are we going to come up with the money?? For the class? The hotel? The gas to get there?
2. I am still breastfeeding and will be gone for about 5 days. I am not ready to give this up, he is only 6 months old. Can the whole family go? More money...
3. Can Eric get the time off from work, and still be able to make the time up so that he is not losing out on hours?
I go to school the very first night, and the lady comes in to give the "back to school" speech that she gives every semester. I am not really paying attention, as I have heard this speech about a thousand times. So, as I am doodling on the notebook in front of me, I hear the faint words; "Aid for part-time study." If I were a dog, my head would have cocked and my ears would have stood at attention! Part-time aid?? They have never offered this before. There is aid for those who attend full-time and I have often thought that it would be nice to receive this, but can't fit 12 credits into my already crazy life. She says you can pick up the application in the hall on a table during break. Well, there is NO way I am waiting until break . I went out immediately and picked up one for me and one for Eric. Filled it out that night, and dropped it off personally to the Financial Aid office the next morning. We then find out that we are both getting money and it is enough to pay for the class and a hotel!! WHOO HOO!
The "bubble" begins!
Eric gets the time off and is able to get the hours made up in other shifts. So, we are all able to go.
The "bubble" is getting bigger!
I find a motel about 12 miles from the birthing center that the classes are being held at. It is priced well, and has a full kitchen so we don't have do eat out for every meal.
The "bubble" is so big now that I can't believe this is actually happening!
Thursday night we come home to a message on the machine...the class has been CANCELED!!!
The "bubble" BURST!
What? Are you kidding me? The only other classes are in California, Toronto, Australia, and South Africa. California, Australia, and South Africa are obviously out. But, is Toronto possible? It is not far from here. All of us, except Evan, have a passport, and I found out that he doesn't need one. It looks possible...
Hotel is booked, Eric has gotten the ok to take the time off, and I am super excited again! The instructor for the class is away until Tuesday, so I couldn't register, yet. So close!!!!
October 1-4, and I can't wait. I have never been to Toronto before. And it is the weekend after my 1st wedding anniversary. Maybe we will be able to do something fun for it, good thing we will have a babysitter, right Sue? haha
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