Holidays and more

You would think I would write more with everything that we have had going on, but of course not!

Christmas has come and gone, New Years too. We all handled it like champs, even Leo.

Boo and Leo visited Santa, and he didn’t bat an eye. He rocked his Santa suit and made sure he smiled at every single person he could.

We are still nursing/pumping bottle feeding exclusively, but man likes to chew on little frozen blocks of breast milk…best thing ever in his mind.

Boo got an award at school last month, for being a good citizen and showing empathy to others. My kid rocks for sure!

Hunter has been bowling and working on his game. Using a new ball that is heavier has shown some challenges, but he is working through like the determined guy he is. He has made some amazing strides! His new coaches are very impressed so far!

Did I mention in just over a month he turns 15…sweet mercy…

Leo is now 5 months old, and changes so much each day.

He is in the startings of teething, so fingers are constantly in his mouth, along with anything else he can get his hands on.

My goal is to write more in 2012, I miss my space…

4 months and growing

Leo is now 4 months old. How did that happen!

He is a smiley, lovey, goofy boy.

He loves to be in his saucer, to sit in his high chair during dinner and to eat.

Boy does he like to eat!

We had his check up last week, and he jumped from the 23% to the 56% in two months. His doctor is very happy with how he is doing, he is so healthy!! We are going to hold off on any food til six months, he just needs me!

How wonderful does that sound! He just needs me.

Wishing

The past…weeks have been an experience. I am back at work, back to leaving my babies everyday.

While I know they are in good hands, it doesn’t make it any easier for me. I never thought I would be the one wishing I could stay home, but I find my self dreaming of it.

But, in the mean time I will sit at work and plug away waiting to get home to them.

Another Hard Lesson

This week has been rough.

One of Boo’s best friends is changing schools starting next week, and she is miserable.

Her and Alex have been friends for a few years, have been through the teasing “Boo loves Alex” and such. But somehow they have been friends through it all.

Last night she decided to make him a friendship bracelet and wrote him a sweet note to say good-bye and I will miss you.

I have asked her how she is doing, but she keeps saying she is okay.

I know she will miss him, and I hate the way she is feeling. Her emotions are so close to the surface right now, so vulnerable to tears and unhappiness. This is a rough age for her. She needs her friends around, and not having Alex will be hard for her, he was the one she always had lunch with, played on the playground with and studied for tests with.

This is a lesson I hate her having to learn.

In the Past 10 Years

In the past 10 years we have:

Moved 4 times

Began (continued) raising 3 children

Dealt with Kindergarten 2 times

Had multiple trips to the cabin, Iowa and other fun places

Got our crazy dog

Bought our house

Fought

Made up

Loved

Laughed

Grown

And so much more.

10 years ago today I married Hubby, the man that I loved so much then and even more today. The father of my children, the man who can make me laugh and groan at his jokes.

The man who pushes me to be a better person while becoming a better person himself. The man who puts up with my wild array of crap, but still hugs me whenever I need. The man who puts up with my continual quoting of cheesy movie lines as they fit into conversations (or don’t really), and even started doing it himself as much as he will deny it.

Happy 10 year anniversary Hubby. I love you.

32

Today I leave Leo with a friend for the first time. I have nerves that I didn’t know I had flying all over the place.

He is still sleeping, the rest of us are up and starting the day.

Listening to him talk and grunt in his sleep is such a gift to me right now. The best gift ever. I will miss him so much today, the longest we have been apart since he was born.

But tomorrow I go back to work part-time, but still 5ish hours I will be away from my little man, the one that stole my heart almost 2 months ago.

Today I will drop him off with my friend, and then drive away not fighting the tears that started already this morning. Today I will keep myself busy, until 1:30 when I will hug him tighter and then snuggle him all night long.

Today I will leave Leo for the first time.

And today I turn 32. Not what I had in mind…

I am linking this up with Heather’s Just Write. Be sure to read the other posts, they are fantastic!

Baby Safety Month

Did you know that September is Baby Safety Month!

The past almost two months have been filled with love, happiness and worry like any “new mom”. While I am not a new mom, it has been forever since we have had an infant in the house, even since a toddler! My niece is now almost 10 months old, and she is mobile people, watch out!

When I was contacted to write about Baby Safety Month by the wonderful people at Underwriters Laboratories (UL) to I jumped at the chance. There are new standards coming out every day, and who knows them all! Not me that is for sure!

UL has created a wonderful website, Safety at Home, that is filled with tips and ways to make your home safe for your growing child, from infancy to when they go away to college. They even have a Halloween Safety section!

I was able to review their Childhood Safety Timeline, it chronicles the stages of a child’s life, and the things you can do to make your home safe. Many of these things are simple, cover outlets, lock cabinets and put chemicals FAR away from your childs reach. But so many are things that you wouldn’t really thing of but are so simple when you think of it:

• A high chairs legs are supposed to be wider than the base
• Get down to child proof your home, being on their level will make the many corners and objects that you may not notice very obvious.
• Unplug night lights when not in use, light bulbs are fragile and easily broken by little hands.

So simple, but how often do you think of night lights! Here are some more tips!

Baby Safety is key to protect your child from an early start. Knowing the proper standards and having the tools to make the changes needed is so important!

Many thanks to the Safety at Home website, and UL for making these tools available to the public, and for having so many wonderful ideas and tips! So many things I never would have thought of.

I was contacted to review the Childhood Safety Timeline, all thoughts and opinons are my own.