Another Tuesday...

I've been focusing all my energy on getting caught up these last few weeks... I figured it was about time to post something a little more current. :)

Let me just start off by saying: Daylight Savings Time is killing me this year! I don't know why either. Oh wait. I suppose it could have something to do with the fact that, a) I committed to singing a special at church on the very Sunday DST occurred - so I had to show up there super early, and b) I also committed to watching my friend's kiddos the first part of this week - which means gettin' my booty outta bed at least an hour and a half earlier (i.e. TWO hours and a half earlier) than I normally would have. All while keeping the same night-time hours. Not a good plan when "springing ahead." Oh. And just so we're clear on this: I did not lose my hour - I would never be that careless. It was stolen from me!! Not to be returned until October... or is it November?... this year. *sigh*

But I digress.

In other news: We've decided that Mac should start using his own bed for nap time. Today was Day #1 in fact. Ever since we made the decision to transition him from sleeping-with-mom-and-dad to sleeping-in-his-big-boy-bed at night, it's been great! Well. There were a couple of kinks to work through in the beginning. (e.g. He'd wiggle his little self right out of bed and onto the floor which makes for quite an abrupt and thoroughly rude awakening. [p.s. Those toddler bed-guard contraptions are a life-saver! And sleep-saver!]) But for nap times, I would just put him on our bed since it's big and comfy... and then I could nap with him if I so desired. Aaaannnd... Let's face it. Most of the time, I desired. :) And, until recently, that's been just fine. Naps in our room, night-time in his room. No problems. But within the last couple of evenings he has started crying if we walk in the direction of his room and not ours at night. Then he'll point to our room and say, "That way, that way, that way!" And his volume becomes increasingly louder if we set him in his bed and say goodnight. In essence, he's cried himself to sleep these last few nights and I don't like it. Not one bit! So. All that to say: My hope is that he'll understand that all sleeping is to be done in his own bed from now on. GASP! Even when he's sick? Oh, don't make me answer that right now. I don't kn... Yes. Ok? Yes, even when he's sick. *sob* Although I reserve the right to re-open that topic for discussion at a later date...

Sunday Nappin'.

Just a few pictures from today:

Mac and daddy catchin' up on some zzz's today.

Time to wake up! Two tired boys still wakin' from their naps.

Finally awake and playing outside!

Nap Time.

Today I decided that Mac should try and take a nap in his own bed. I figured he's never gonna learn to sleep there if we don't transition somehow... so, he picked out a pillow that he likes and crawled up into bed to sleep. Ahhhh. Now I can shut his door and get some things done around the house that need to be done. Let's hope this trend lasts. :)

Sleep Happens...

...sometimes when you least expect it. Doesn't even matter how good the food tastes. When you're tired, you're tired!! 'Nuff said.

Sunday.

A relaxing day. A little bit of packing. A little bit of sleeping. It's all good. :)


At this point we don't even know yet if we're really moving... but we've got so much to pack, we thought we'd at least get started by packing the non-essentials. I'm sure we've got our work cut out for us!

Packing is hard work. Time for a much-needed break. :)

Sleepin'...And Spaghetti

These "sleeping" pictures are quite common, yes. But what you don't know is, most of the time Brent will actually be awake while the sleeping boy is on him or next to him. He'll look at Mac, then look up at me and say, "This would be a great picture," then proceed to "fake" sleep just for the perfect photo op. Well, this time was different. I looked over and noticed that they were both really sleeping! So I grabbed the camera. :) (You'd be surprised how many pictures I have of these two sleeping! .... Then again, you may not be.)

Here's our first messy spaghetti meal picture! Just had to share. I'm sure there will be more...

Silly Hats .

We went to the party store today. Not only are we looking for some cool, yet inexpensive, New Year's Eve party favors but we're in search of some kind of cute 1st-Year-Birthday-themed supplies! We've got to get ready already for Mac's 1st birthday!! Uff-da. This is gonna be tough. In case you haven't noticed, I'm the one who's barely ready for Christmas when it arrives. How am I gonna be able to manage my kiddo's birthday just 1 week after Jesus' birthday?? Well, it looks like I'm gonna have to figure something out! It's just not kosher to run late for a child's 1st birthday. Right? But. I digress.

The fun thing about our trip to the party store was that we stumbled upon all sorts of party hats! I think any kind of hat you could imagine was there. Well. We just had to grab a few of the cutest hats for Mac to try on! It was fun to be silly together. I think Mac learned how to say "Ta-Da!" that night. :) Brent and I would clap and carry on and say "Ta-Da!" just as soon as we put the hat on him to distract him from reaching up there to pull it off before I could get a picture! Here's what we found:

The New Year Top Hat, of course! Both Dad & Mac with the Top Hats - wait, where's Mac?? ;)

The Lobster Hat!

The Viking Hat The Parrot Hat The Court Jester Hat! He is a funny kid!

I guess all that fun wore him out! ;)

Poop & Pillows

Ok. I realize that's not a very becoming title... but here's the deal. When the child has a bright red diaper rash and it gets to be kinda raw and yeasty... and when everything I read says to let it air out and the best way to do that is leave the diaper off when putting them down for a nap... it's really, really, really important that the child has already gone poop. Beforehand. Because today, I just learned that if they haven't pooped - pre-naptime - there's bound to be quite a significant mess to clean later. Especially if said child happens to find his poop interesting enough to keep him quietly preoccupied for, oh, say, a half hour or more!! Heh. A-hem. Ew. What stinks is (well, besides the poop) my brain wasn't even coherent enough to realize, "Hey, this truly is kinda funny and I'm sure we'll laugh hysterically about this later!" So, regretfully, there are no pictures of the unsightly mess.

With the mess finally about 80% contained (thankfully, Mac's not yet able to reach the white walls from his crib!) and the 1st load of laundry going, it's already time for another nap! We decided to take a rest together (mommy felt a rest time for herself was well-deserved!) on mom and dad's bed. This is where I learned that Mac likes pillows! They are not only useful for climbing (no-brainer) but for resting your head as well! And surprisingly, I did have my camera nearby for this!

Peekin'

Mac was just waking up from a nap. He likes to pull the bumper pad down so he can peek out to see what's goin' on. At that very moment, Henry decided he wanted to peek inside to see what he could see. And there you have it.

Kitty meets baby.

Baby's not so intimidating when he's behind those bars... is he, kitty? :) Just wait until baby can climb out and chase after you! Won't be long!! :D