I have missed my husband so much! Josh has been in Glorieta, New Mexico all week at youth camp. He has had a lot of fun, but didn’t feel very well or sleep very well the whole time he was gone. I know he is going to be very tired (and maybe a tad bit grumpy) for a few days, but I have missed him so much I am just glad he will be home safe. Noah needs his Daddy! I realize better God’s plans for having a Mommy and Daddy in the home to balance things out when Josh is away for any length of time. I am not very good at disciplining. I try but I feel like Noah just respects/ is more scared of Josh. And on top of Noah acting pretty bad the last couple of days, Kaylee’s favorite word is “NO”… good thing she is cute! Any question I ask her her answer is “no”… sometimes she really does want what she is saying “no” to … that’s what makes it cute. Also, tonight on the way home from Wal-Mart she was just looking around and pointing at things saying no no no no… about 100 times! It made me giggle… which made her giggle and shrug her shoulders. Bad thing is… she is also saying “no no Mama” when she doesn’t want me to do something. Cute, but not so cute at the same time. Terrible twos is starting way too early here! Hopefully that means it will end early too (doubtfully… but still hopefully).
I forgot how easy it was to “nest” without taking care of 3 other people! Joshua is out of town for the week (at youth camp), and my mom decided to make my week a little easier so she took both kids for a few days. I was childless and husbandless from Sunday through Tuesday. I have to say IT WAS NICE!!! I love my husband. He is a good man, he helps me out so much…. but even when the kids are away and it just me and him, I feel like I have to devote all of my time to him. And both kids have never been away at the same time for more than just an hour or two.
I got so much done on Sunday. I took apart Kaylee’s stroller… which by the way I will never do again! I hosed all of the plastic parts down and gave them a good scrubbing, and threw the rest in the washing machine. Next time I will just hose it all down without taking it apart. Then I took her car seat apart (much easier) and washed it. I also took her high chair outside and scrubbed it down and washed the cover. And I took Noah’s old potty seat outside and scrubbed it down….. all of this took place in about 45 mins. I really forgot how productive I can be without having to stop to change a poopie diaper, or fill up a juice cup… or one of the many other jobs a mommy does. It was SO hot outside so I decided that I better get my big ol baby belly inside to cool off. Then the cleaning began inside. I pretty much threw everything in the washing machine that wasn’t tied down. I swept all the floors. Cleaned all the bathrooms. And dusted every surface. By the time I was done with all of that I was EXHAUSTED!!! Needless to say I had no trouble sleeping that night!!!
Monday my sister, Monica, came down and drove me all over Austin looking at baby stuff. I have been so indecisive with this baby… I couldn’t decide on a name for the longest time. I have been looking for baby bedding for months now and have not been able to decide on one. I can narrow things down but can’t make a decision to save my life! Well finally on Monday I went to Pottery Barn Kids and picked some bedding out… with some help from my wonderful sis. Now I just need to get rolling and get this baby’s room ready. The problem with that is Kaylee is not finished with the room yet. I’m pretty much done with her new room and then I’m going to let her start sleeping in it so I can get the nursery ready for Emmalyn Grace! When we got done shopping it was about 4:30 and my MIL called and asked if I wanted to do something since it was my last free nigh,t so I went to the movies with her. So, pretty much, I was not home at all on Monday!
Tuesday I went up to Belton to get the kids. So really I only had most of Sunday and all of Monday to myself. I decided to make my week at home a short one and spend the night at my parents house. We did some shopping and some swimming then I took them out to dinner for Dad’s birthday/ father’s day. Wednesday we did some shopping (again) and then I headed home. Nothing too eventful (thankfully).
Today I was going to stay inside because it is WAY TOO HOT!!! But Jane called this morning and she was home from working at church camp for the day and wanted to go to eat and shop at the mall. So I went shopping AGAIN! We ate at the food court and then my MIL took the kids to the play place and Jane and I went to spend some gift cards! On the way home I went to the grocery store. Then we came home for some much needed naps! After dinner it was a watermelon and sprinkler backyard night. Then baths… and now my favorite time bedtime!!! Taking care of 2 kids and making one at the same time is draining!
So, honestly, I have not been posting lately because I forgot how… but I figured it out so here it goes again!
My cousins Jessica and Kayla have been visiting for the last week and a half! They are SO MUCH FUN!! I am addicted to playing games and so are they. Usually I can’t find anyone to play games with me, but when they visit… that is all we do! I am going to go through withdraws as soon as they leave.We got our love of game playing from our Grandma. Grandma is (still) always teaching us new games that we love to play. She is the most fun grandma around!!!
Here is the list of games we have been playing:
- Solitaire Frenzy / Nuts/ Nerts
- Phase 10
- Skip-bo
- UNO
- Apples to Apples (better with more people)
- Balderdash (better with more people)
- Spoons (card game… better with more people)
- Toss Up (New dice game)
- Rage ( New card game)
- Yahtzee
- Scattergories
- Fact or Crap… well we call it fiction
- Mad Gab
- LRC (left right center… dice game)
- Jenga
- Would you rather…
And we have played them over and over and over….. Josh is getting a little tired of hearing all the game playing. But it will be over soon and I will be sad and lonely.
Oh and so Noah wouldn’t feel left out we played:
- Guess who (Superhero edition)
- Phase 10 for kids (kind of a bummer)
- UNO for kids… just as good as regular UNO
- I Spy
And we let him sit in on some of our games that he can play.
If you have any suggestions for new games… we are always looking for fun games to play… What’s your favorite game? Is anyone else out there addicted to games like us… I know you are Jamie. (Wish you were here to play with us).
Ok… I have been saying this day would come for months now but I finally decided to bite the bullet and take it away from my sweet little 15 month old baby. So currently I am listening to my baby girl cry herself to sleep. Note to self… stay strong… it is for her own good. I am hoping that it won’t last all night!
I have been very busy the last couple of days. On Monday I decided to buy the paint and get on the ball for Kaylee’s new room. Tuesday I started painting, but I can only paint while Kay is sleeping. So, by the time I had everything taped off and out I only had time to get one wall done. Wednesday I went to pick Noah up from my mom’s new house. We had a wonderful day. My Grandma and Osee came up for the day and we went swimming. Swimming is more of an adventure and less of a relaxing time these days. Noah is trying to learn how to swim, and doing quite well. But, I just can’t go to the pool with both of them by myself! Kaylee is usually more interested in everything around the pool… rocks, shoes, grass… so keeping an eye on both of them is next to impossible! Anyway, Noah has been having such a wonderful time at Nana’s, he didn’t want to come home…. until 9:oo that night when he was hysterically crying and wanting me to come back to get him. He was just exhausted from being in the sun all day, no nap, and staying up late. But I talked him through it and told him to stay the night and we would talk in the morning. When the morning came, all was well! So, I painted the rest of the room yesterday … well until I ran out of paint! So today, I went to get more paint, finished painting, swept, mopped, and did laundry.
Tomorrow I am going to a graduation party for one of our sweet babysitters then heading to my mom’s house. I am going to stay the night and then my mom and I are going to pick up my cousins from Dallas!!! I am so excited! My cousins are 17 and 19.We have so much in common and love to spend time together. So they are staying at my house for 11 days! We will be playing games, staying up late, and making brownies the whole time!
When I am done with Kaylee’s room I will post pics. I still have some accent painting and I will probably wait until my cousins leave to finish, since they are staying in that room while they are here.
30 minuets later and Kay has stopped crying (for now)!
- the way you love me!
- the way you love our kids!
- the way you love taking care of your family and friends.
- your generosity.
- your love of life.
- your sense of humor.
- relaxing with you.
- cooking with you.
- going to church with you.
- watching t.v. with you.
- telling you about my day.
- watching you play with the kids.
- your advice (most of the time).
- watching movies with you.
- just being with you… with or WITHOUT the kids!
- hearing about your day.
- going on vacation with you.
- how much you care and notice when I need or want help.
- how much you notice the people around you , what they need, and how you can help them achieve the things they want in life.
- how fun you are around your friends.
- your eyes.
- the way you serve God.
- how ambitious you are.
- your love of good food.
- that you want me to be happy no matter what.
- you make me happier than any one ever has.
- that I can make you happier than anyone else.
- that you encourage me.
- that you married me!!!
Joshua, I love you more than I can put into words. You are the most special person in my life. Our life is more amazing than I could have ever imagined for myself. I had a fun day with you. Happy 29th birthday! Hope you enjoy your last year in your 20’s!
I don’t know how well I will keep up with blogging… but it seems like a good idea right now. So, here it goes!