My sister came and got Jacob this morning for a day filled with fun. So it's just me, my husband and Colty. Colt doesn't get much one on one time with us, so we took advantage of this time. Jacob had plenty of time with us before Colt came along, so we feel we need to try our best to give Colt that same attention.
It left me thinking....I thought it was tough back when it was just Jacob! Of course, I was pregnant at the time too, so that could have been why it felt that way. But now, when it's just Colt, I think "gosh, what the heck was I griping about?" Jacob was MUCH more laid back than Colt, so I really have no idea what the problem was. Chalk it up to first mom syndrome I guess. I have mastered my skills now, so I am much more laid back myself. It's so quiet when it's just Colt. Just the same as if we were to only have Jacob. They antagonize each other...they have to, they're brothers!! LOL!
It gives me a lot time to marvel in this little person I helped to make. I just get caught up in all the fuss having two boys run wild. So when one goes to Sugs, or off with Aunt Layla, it gives me time to sit and think about how much I have to be thankful for. Not that I don't know...but sometimes it's easy to get caught up in the busy ways of life.
Colty adores his one on one time with momma and daddy, as do we. Jacob had plenty of that time and now he is getting to where it wants to spend time with the aunts and uncles, which is fine with me! It gives me a chance to catch up on laundry and stuff! LOL! Of course, after about 2 hours... I miss him terribly..would I be a normal mom if I didn't?!
So as I sit here and watch my Colty play, and revel in the silence (somewhat, lol) I know that soon, Jacob will bounce through the door bringing about the run of the mill evening routines...and truth be told....I can't wait!
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Instructions, please!
After last weeks frenzy posts, I am left with the nagging question that is on every parents lips...."why don't children come with instruction manuals?"
You may be laughing at me, and that is all fine and good, but seriously, after going back and re-reading my posts, I need one!
No one tells you about the puking in the middle of the night to where you have to strip the bed to make it sleepable once again for your precious baby, or about the countless times you will change a wet diaper, only to have to turn right back around 5 seconds later and change a massive poopy diaper! It leaves you thinking, "hmm, it isn't wet at all, is it possible I can clean the poop out of it good enough to get my moneys worth?" Yeah, don't act like that has never crossed your mind. How come no one tells you when or even IF it is ever appropriate for a child to blow raspberries?? I mean, of course you don't want your children going around blowing raspberries at people, but then again, you don't want to deny them the fun of them! So then, you are left with the decision of "well, if I let them do it at home while their playing, then they'll think they can do it while we are out in public." So you find yourself CONSTANTLY saying, "no, don't do that, quit it, stop it, I said quit, that isn't nice!!"
Then you realize that all your efforts are completely useless, because they NEVER listen to you, and you are frankly, tired of repeating yourself for the GA-ZILLIONTH time! So, you start to tell yourself, "pick your battles." They are still young enough to where they really don't understand every order your bark at them. You convince yourself that you can change them when they get older, say right before the start kindergarten (wait, I have TWO boys, what the heck am I talking about, BOYS never change!) So basically, I am in trouble...nice.
Yeah, so looking back on the birth of my first born, they did send you home with somewhat of an "instruction manual." You all know the one that I am taking about, right? It was pink, and it had different things to expect before, during and after the birth of your child. That is exactly what I told my husband when I saw it,..."hey honey, look, it's an instruction manual!"
They only fail to mention EVERYTHING!!!
You may be laughing at me, and that is all fine and good, but seriously, after going back and re-reading my posts, I need one!
No one tells you about the puking in the middle of the night to where you have to strip the bed to make it sleepable once again for your precious baby, or about the countless times you will change a wet diaper, only to have to turn right back around 5 seconds later and change a massive poopy diaper! It leaves you thinking, "hmm, it isn't wet at all, is it possible I can clean the poop out of it good enough to get my moneys worth?" Yeah, don't act like that has never crossed your mind. How come no one tells you when or even IF it is ever appropriate for a child to blow raspberries?? I mean, of course you don't want your children going around blowing raspberries at people, but then again, you don't want to deny them the fun of them! So then, you are left with the decision of "well, if I let them do it at home while their playing, then they'll think they can do it while we are out in public." So you find yourself CONSTANTLY saying, "no, don't do that, quit it, stop it, I said quit, that isn't nice!!"
Then you realize that all your efforts are completely useless, because they NEVER listen to you, and you are frankly, tired of repeating yourself for the GA-ZILLIONTH time! So, you start to tell yourself, "pick your battles." They are still young enough to where they really don't understand every order your bark at them. You convince yourself that you can change them when they get older, say right before the start kindergarten (wait, I have TWO boys, what the heck am I talking about, BOYS never change!) So basically, I am in trouble...nice.
Yeah, so looking back on the birth of my first born, they did send you home with somewhat of an "instruction manual." You all know the one that I am taking about, right? It was pink, and it had different things to expect before, during and after the birth of your child. That is exactly what I told my husband when I saw it,..."hey honey, look, it's an instruction manual!"
They only fail to mention EVERYTHING!!!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Think, next time..
I must admit that two of my latest posts were typed "in the moment." I may have come off a little annoyed, but I promise, I am not!
It just goes to show you that mommies do not take time off. Even if your little ones are content playing, and you THINK you have a few moments to yourself, think again! LOL! Babies are so unpredictable (i.e., m having to take away Windex from one of my boys!) There is never a dull moment around this house!
I just had to make sure that I said something. Looking back at my posts, they seemed a bit hasty, I guess! I just had something to write about and didn't want to forget about it.Silly me, I should have known better than to write while they were still up! LOL!
It just goes to show you that mommies do not take time off. Even if your little ones are content playing, and you THINK you have a few moments to yourself, think again! LOL! Babies are so unpredictable (i.e., m having to take away Windex from one of my boys!) There is never a dull moment around this house!
I just had to make sure that I said something. Looking back at my posts, they seemed a bit hasty, I guess! I just had something to write about and didn't want to forget about it.Silly me, I should have known better than to write while they were still up! LOL!
A new "lovey"
Upon putting Jacob to bed tonight, I found that he just had to take this new security blanket to bed with him....a towel. He has actually been carrying this towel around for about 2 days playing with it, covering himself up with it telling me he was going to sleep. It's just one of those little baby towels not too big not too small, and yellow...one of Jacob's favorite colors!
I think it's sweet! It's way better than the paci, which we have had some minor problems with. He is by no means, back on it, he's just back to throwing fits about having it when he sees his baby brother with one. Now, Jacob has been known to snatch a paci when I am not looking, and of course when I see it, I take it from him.
So, I don't mind him using this towel as his new "lovey." It's do-able for me...and apparently him too!
I think it's sweet! It's way better than the paci, which we have had some minor problems with. He is by no means, back on it, he's just back to throwing fits about having it when he sees his baby brother with one. Now, Jacob has been known to snatch a paci when I am not looking, and of course when I see it, I take it from him.
So, I don't mind him using this towel as his new "lovey." It's do-able for me...and apparently him too!
"Lions and Tigers and....Boys...OH MY!"
Okay, this is in follow-up to my last post. I have no clue why God blessed me with boys, because I am not equipped to handle all that comes with them!
I love my boys, I wanted boys. But, I just have no clue what I am doing, and my husband...well, yes, I know he is a boy too, but since his mother passed when he was young, he didn't retain a lot of helpful information! But he tries, at least I can say that!
I get so easily frustrated with them, as I am sure any parent gets with their young children. But sometimes, I just feel so guilty for getting on to them about something. Later, I go back and tell myself I was way too harsh on them, and that's going to scar them for life! Then, I am just back to square one....let my kids run wild without discipline. Wait, I can't do that, what kind of mother would I be?!
So, tonight as I clean them up from the days events and hold them and tuck them in as they fall asleep, I am reminded that it doesn't matter that I feel I can't handle my boys, what matters is that I spend my time loving, ..(there was a little delay there, one was playing with Windex) hugging and caring for my boys. No matter how hard the days may seem, this is as sweet as it gets!
I love my boys, I wanted boys. But, I just have no clue what I am doing, and my husband...well, yes, I know he is a boy too, but since his mother passed when he was young, he didn't retain a lot of helpful information! But he tries, at least I can say that!
I get so easily frustrated with them, as I am sure any parent gets with their young children. But sometimes, I just feel so guilty for getting on to them about something. Later, I go back and tell myself I was way too harsh on them, and that's going to scar them for life! Then, I am just back to square one....let my kids run wild without discipline. Wait, I can't do that, what kind of mother would I be?!
So, tonight as I clean them up from the days events and hold them and tuck them in as they fall asleep, I am reminded that it doesn't matter that I feel I can't handle my boys, what matters is that I spend my time loving, ..(there was a little delay there, one was playing with Windex) hugging and caring for my boys. No matter how hard the days may seem, this is as sweet as it gets!
Help!
I swear, I can't seem to keep my self together! LOL! It has been one cray day after the next! Or, should I say crazy SECOND! I know I am not the only mom out there that has her hands full, bu sometimes I feel that the powers that be are working against me! I love my boys and I wouldn't trade them or trade the time that they came for nothing!
My current battles with my boys are as follows:
-potty training my 2 1/2 year old (that's never gonna happen, and you can't convince me otherwise!)
-teaching my 1 year old the meaning of "NO" (that ain't happening either!)
-gettin my 1 year old to start sleeping though the night again ( I don't see the light at the end of that tunnel...or maybe I do, and that's what's keeping Colt up!)
-getting Jacob to let his daddy do more for him
That's about it...for now...oh, and did I mention finding the energy to follow through with all of my ideas on how to make these things happen.....yeah....it'd be nice If could buy some!
My current battles with my boys are as follows:
-potty training my 2 1/2 year old (that's never gonna happen, and you can't convince me otherwise!)
-teaching my 1 year old the meaning of "NO" (that ain't happening either!)
-gettin my 1 year old to start sleeping though the night again ( I don't see the light at the end of that tunnel...or maybe I do, and that's what's keeping Colt up!)
-getting Jacob to let his daddy do more for him
That's about it...for now...oh, and did I mention finding the energy to follow through with all of my ideas on how to make these things happen.....yeah....it'd be nice If could buy some!
Sunday, July 6, 2008
He's a biter, not a fighter!
Geez, Colt has started to get his molars in....FINALLY! But man, oh man does he bite like the dickens!! And, it isn't even with his molars...he still chows down on my skin with his front teeth!
Jacob never went through the biting stage, I guess I was lucky! But Colt, man he has done some serious damage to me, my mom, my hubby and many others! The worst, probably being Jacob! Ah, brotherly love, huh? Not! Colt has gotten to that age where he is fighting back, I think I blogged about it not too long ago. He sure is coming into his own. If he doesn't get what he wants from his brother, he takes to biting him...and he holds NOTHING back! Poor Jacob, now he knows how to fight back (fairly) but nothing compares to a bite from a teething toddler!!
Surely it will pass....I have been waiting for these puppies to come in for quite sometime now. I suspected that they were the reason for his abrupt night wakings between the hours of 2 and 3 a.m., but I never felt anything coming through his gums, let alone any swelling in his gums.
It wasn't until I took him into his 15 month check up that the Dr. discovered them. I've never been so happy to hear about teeth....had I only known how much pain they were going to cause...I may have asked the Dr. to try to shove back into the gums! LOL...ok...not literally...but you know what I mean!
Jacob never went through the biting stage, I guess I was lucky! But Colt, man he has done some serious damage to me, my mom, my hubby and many others! The worst, probably being Jacob! Ah, brotherly love, huh? Not! Colt has gotten to that age where he is fighting back, I think I blogged about it not too long ago. He sure is coming into his own. If he doesn't get what he wants from his brother, he takes to biting him...and he holds NOTHING back! Poor Jacob, now he knows how to fight back (fairly) but nothing compares to a bite from a teething toddler!!
Surely it will pass....I have been waiting for these puppies to come in for quite sometime now. I suspected that they were the reason for his abrupt night wakings between the hours of 2 and 3 a.m., but I never felt anything coming through his gums, let alone any swelling in his gums.
It wasn't until I took him into his 15 month check up that the Dr. discovered them. I've never been so happy to hear about teeth....had I only known how much pain they were going to cause...I may have asked the Dr. to try to shove back into the gums! LOL...ok...not literally...but you know what I mean!
Crib climbing adventures
Last night, as I was putting Jacob to bed, I realized .....neither one of my boys have taken to climbing out of the crib! Okay, well Jacob did once and fell....after that, he was done with it! never tried it again!
But, Colt has never even attempted to try it either! The reason I thought about this was because I was laying in bed with Jacob, while Colt was already fast asleep in his crib (my boys share a room)...and I just thought..."if I fell asleep with Jacob, and Colt woke up and saw me, would he try and climb out of the crib?" Don't ask me why...it was just something that popped into my head. That often happens when I am trying to get Jacob to go to sleep.
I guess I am really lucky that neither one of them were/are, much for that. Now, that isn't to say that they don't climb! I swear, if I didn't know any better, I'd think they were monkeys!!
But, Colt has never even attempted to try it either! The reason I thought about this was because I was laying in bed with Jacob, while Colt was already fast asleep in his crib (my boys share a room)...and I just thought..."if I fell asleep with Jacob, and Colt woke up and saw me, would he try and climb out of the crib?" Don't ask me why...it was just something that popped into my head. That often happens when I am trying to get Jacob to go to sleep.
I guess I am really lucky that neither one of them were/are, much for that. Now, that isn't to say that they don't climb! I swear, if I didn't know any better, I'd think they were monkeys!!
Getting back on track
Summer sure does take a toll on you! I have been so lost in the heat that I haven't had time to blog about my many adventures! Hopefully now, I will be back on track!
So, in order to beat the heat yesterday, my husband and I decided to take the boys swimming. They have both been in the water a few times, and I have never had a problem with them. My parents came along as well to enjoy the morning sun. My husband sat on the steps with Colt, while Jacob splashed around on the steps, as I walked to the gate to let me parents in. Along my way back, Jacob gets so excited that he is in the pool that he looses his footing while standing next to his daddy and goes down a step and under the water. Well, my husband couldn't get Colt out of the water fast enough, but I was in the pool within seconds, it actually wasn't that bad...he was actually using his arms to swim, but not in a frantic way. After getting him, I think he realized that it was a bit scary, but he didn't get too upset.
We stuck his floaties on him and took him out in the water, where he just held on for dear life! I guess the incident had just left a bad taste in his mouth. He is at the age where he is starting to learn fear. My dad managed to get him to let go of him and hold onto his finger, but Jacob was protesting the entire time! He was fine as long as he was attached to someone like a monkey!
We put Colt in his little floatie toy, but he kept pointing to Jacob's floaties, so since Jacob wasn't using them, we let Colt try them out. I was SO amazed at how well Colt did in the water!! After my dad and my husband worked with him a little bit, he was floating on his back all by himself and he really liked it! It was the sweetest thing!
It was a fun time, and I plan on trying to take them for a little bit every weekend. Being a swimmer, I am determined to teach my boys the skills they need to swim and swim well...with the help of my dad, who also has been a swimmer his entire life!
So, in order to beat the heat yesterday, my husband and I decided to take the boys swimming. They have both been in the water a few times, and I have never had a problem with them. My parents came along as well to enjoy the morning sun. My husband sat on the steps with Colt, while Jacob splashed around on the steps, as I walked to the gate to let me parents in. Along my way back, Jacob gets so excited that he is in the pool that he looses his footing while standing next to his daddy and goes down a step and under the water. Well, my husband couldn't get Colt out of the water fast enough, but I was in the pool within seconds, it actually wasn't that bad...he was actually using his arms to swim, but not in a frantic way. After getting him, I think he realized that it was a bit scary, but he didn't get too upset.
We stuck his floaties on him and took him out in the water, where he just held on for dear life! I guess the incident had just left a bad taste in his mouth. He is at the age where he is starting to learn fear. My dad managed to get him to let go of him and hold onto his finger, but Jacob was protesting the entire time! He was fine as long as he was attached to someone like a monkey!
We put Colt in his little floatie toy, but he kept pointing to Jacob's floaties, so since Jacob wasn't using them, we let Colt try them out. I was SO amazed at how well Colt did in the water!! After my dad and my husband worked with him a little bit, he was floating on his back all by himself and he really liked it! It was the sweetest thing!
It was a fun time, and I plan on trying to take them for a little bit every weekend. Being a swimmer, I am determined to teach my boys the skills they need to swim and swim well...with the help of my dad, who also has been a swimmer his entire life!
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