Sunday, November 27, 2011

Ready?? (With pictures!)

So this is what MY Thanksgiving long weekend has consisted of :-)

First, our Thanksgiving meal. We had brisket, mashed potatos and asparagus. (And white grape juice)
I even got out our china and a table cloth and attempted to match Sam's high chair by throwing some Christmas fabric over it. :-)

She liked wearing her bow for the pictures...

After we ate lunch, we took our little girl to the park for some fun time. It was MUCH easier when daddy went with us. She loves to swing and recently discovered she loves the slide!

She was good about going down correctly, as long as she didn't get too excited and try to walk down the slide. Daddy did a dive once to catch her :-)

We got home just in time to take the homemade apple pie out of the oven. My first fruit pie to make ever and it was good :-)

Because it was a holiday, we let Samantha have her own small bowl of pie and ice cream. When she was done, this is what she did... stole from her daddy. We don't think she'll at all have mama's problem of a sweet tooth....nah...

Friday morning I painted a small jewlrey box for part of Sam's Christmas present. A little bright, but eh.

This morning Samantha got organized. She lined up all the shoes in the front hall on the steps and then decided her books needed to be lined up as well. It was a good distraction as mommy did this...

Made 2 kinds of chex mix and bagged it all for Christmas goodie bags! I also made cinnamon sugar walnuts a few days ago and bagged those this morning as well. My iBloom small group should enjoy tomorrow!

And then, because that wasn't enough, I made marzipan and covered it with almond bark and then expermented with the little almond bark left by coating pretzles and adding peanut butter chips. Mmmm

Oh and yesterday and today, I've been working in sections to steam clean our living room. Because it totally needed to be done. And I'm getting all antsy about this baby being born.

Nonnie better hurry here because Mama is ready for this boy to come OUT! :-D

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Random Thoughts

I have so many things I'd love to post about - complaints (crazy drivers!) or fun things I've done (recipes, sewing projects) or philosophical questions (how friends come and go)

But I think of all these great posts when I'm busy...in the shower or driving.

And when I sit at the computer I am not philosophical or really all that interested in uploading photos and giving step by step instructions and I know that no one really wants to hear me complain.

So I'll just take a minute to say...I love my life. I have an absolutely wonderful, amazing husband. A very sweet and adorable daughter. A very active (that means healthy, right?) son whom I can't wait to see. Great parents. Caring in-laws. Loving extended family.
Awesome friends (even if most are far away)

I'm just very at-peace with my life. However hectic and crazy it sometimes is. However much some days seem to drag on. (And being a mom of a toddler, that just happens sometimes!)

I'm thankful for all the blessings in my life! I could sit around and want more. Sometimes I think it'd be nice if...
But I'm not sure more money is really worth much. How would I appreciate the free things in life? More time might be nice, but then would I appreciate all the little stages that are rushing by?

Perhaps being a mom was what I always wanted. I am quite content :-)

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Almost There!

I'm officially full term today! (At least by my definition) 37 weeks and counting each day!
Of course, daddy wants little boy to hold out at least 6 more days and Nonnie wants little boy to hold out (well really, hold in) at least 14 more days.
I could care less as long as he's healthy and my little girl is cared for too!
His room is ready. Well, pretty much. Waiting on a few online orders that should arrive tomorrow that I can wash and put away. I've rewashed infant bottles and new pacis. Of course there are a million projects that I wanted to get done before he came, but I'm not dead yet... ;-)

In other news, Samantha is such a sweetheart. And becoming a little more reckless? I think that's a good description. She never really got hurt learning to walk, but now she's decided she can run. And run. And run into things. :-/
She has 3 injuries from 3 days last week. She looks pretty awful. I can only imagine what they think at the church nursery :-( But little kids have accidents, right?
She is definitely testing boundaries lately. I'm trying to learn what discipline is effective for her. The last few days have been better than the days prior, so that's good. I know it will all go haywire when she has a little brother and much loss of attention, so I'm trying to at least get things on a good track before then.
Her nap schedule (when I was finally accepting and really loving the 2 naps a day) is all messed up. I think she's transitioning to 1 (finally, I know) but its not quite at the right time. Yesterday, I put her down for a nap at 8:30 and woke her up at 9:15 (to go to my mom's group) and then she took a good 1.5 hour afternoon nap at an appropriate time. So I'm kinda trying that again today. I feel awful waking a baby who is sleeping so well, but if I let her sleep in the morning then she takes no afternoon nap and then she is totally cranky in the evening. Then I put her to bed early then she gets up at some ridiculous hour in the morning. And I'd really like to sleep in past 5:30am.

So up I go to wake her up and then run some errands...

And if you have any ideas for building patience in an 18-month-old, I'd love to hear them!! She seems to be getting a little better at dealing (not throwing fits), but still whines all. day. long. Ugh