smell

I thought I smelled something a little funny.

Kennie sitting next to me was at the moment fighting Mikie off his laptop.

I asked him if he thought Mike smelled.

HE begins at the head and works his way down...

"nope he doesn't smell... except for the bottom"

I grab him and smell.

"Ew, you just smelled his privates"

Yep, I sure did.... but the sadder part is You just realized that's not uncommon for me.

Who knew a qualifier to become a mother is that you need to smell privates daily....

I just wonder to myself: why I was in such a rush to have kids... and better yet why did I continued to have them?


Oh the joys of motherhood.

The Car

I love driving in the car, I love that we are forced to talk as a family. (shh...don't tell my mom but I even enjoyed it as a teenager...GASP!)

So we were driving home today jammin' to the radio,

Kennie: Hallie, I think that boy was crushin' on you.

Hallie: WHAT?

after about three of these I turn the music down.

Kennie: I think that boy at Burger Thing had a crush on you.

Hallie: What boy? The one shooting me by you( I guess this alludes to a game that was being played, I didn't hear any actually shots.)

Kennie: No the one with the metal(not quite sure what that means either... maybe he was fighting with a crowbar instead of a gun?!?)

Hallie: Oh him...

Kennie: Yeah he was givin you the eye balls.

Hallie: Yeah. He was smiling at me.

Kennie: Yeah he was givin you the eye balls and he blinked the same time as you, cause he wanted to not look at you at the same time.

I just sat chuckling. I'm glad they are close like this now, I hope it continues for the rest of their lives, but it makes me sad that they are growing up and totally excited all at the same time.

Changing and Growing

Changes are happening.

Mikie's walking.

Zack is potty trained. ( I am still amazed how easy my boys have been compared to my girl. I guess I learned not to rush it, because in the end it's their decision)

Mikie's done with formula, I know it's a week early but I just couldn't help myself.

And the kids are Growing up.

Hallie's going to be full day.

Kennie will be in Kindergarten-halfed day...so I'm just half as excited.

Kennie and grandma had a interesting conversation on growing up.

My mom was teasing the kids that she's going to put a brick on their heads so that they stop growing up.
We go over to swim the next day, and I was told he went over to her and very seriously said:

"Grandma, I really don't want you to put a brick on my head, because if I am this tall when I am a man, I would be a really short man."

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Well kid good luck with that, because if even if she doesn't put a brick on your head, chances are with your parents you're still going to be a really short man.

Stages

Mikie will be walking soon. I won't have a baby, he'll be a toddler.
The last few days he's been going from sitting to standing in the middle of the room. He can stand for a good long while, bounce while he's standing, and go down to sitting or just squat and go back up.

Last week, he was testing the waters, he didn't know whether or not he wanted to stand and learn the next phase, or just crawl.

Crawling got him to where he wanted to be quicker...he went with that...that was last week.

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It got me thinking. What changed his mind. Why is he so much more willing to stand and learn this week? He's still good at crawling, it gets him where he wants to be.  Standing really gets him no where. Of course there'll be no stopping him once he learns to walk, running will soon follow if he's anything like his older siblings it will just go hand in hand (so help me if I am still having trouble losing weight). But he doesn't know that.

Kids just go with the next stage. I don't even think they know they could fail. Maybe that's why they don't. They learn so many new things everyday. It's quite fascinating. Change is almost nothing for them.

I wish I could say the same for me.



Pottytime

We'll see if this stubborn little boy(who also enjoys stealing my phone) 
 Will actually go potty....for me.

Sure he goes for his 11 yr old Aunt.

But for me Nada. It's soaked underwear and other discusting suprises.

It's quite ridiculous folks.

He was trained for a whole week until we got home from vacation.

He practically changes his own diapers at home.

I reduced myself to bribes... we will be going to Chuck E. Cheese.

So.

He's currently in underwear by choice now.

thyroid

The doc called and left a message to up my thyroid meds...THANK GOD.

Hopefully it gives me a little more energy, but I know I still have too much on my plate. Life is friggin' crazy. And I have a feeling this is just the beginning.

Things I Miss/ Took for Granted

These last few weeks I have really been thinking how much work it is being a mom and about how awesome my parents were/are. These are the things that made my top 10 list of things that I miss from childhood, and things I just plain took for granted....

10.Christmas/ Birthdays (getting all the presents...and not having to flip the bill in the end.)

9. Being carried in from the car when I was sleeping or fell asleep on the way home.

8.Someone putting my pajama's on for me when I did fall asleep in the car, and then getting blankets perfectly placed on top of me in my nice comfy bed.

7.Heck being able to fall asleep on the ride home , I guess I could fall asleep I just wouldn't make it home in one piece that is.

6. Homemade dinners- I get them ALL the time still, I just wish I wasn't the one cooking them.

5. Being taken care of when I am sick.

4. Having my laundry done for me when I did get sick. Or not even having to do the laundry period, let alone when sick kids happen all over there bedding day after day.

3. Having the house be clean when I was sick... there's nothing worse than looking and things that need to be done, and not being able to do them. i.e. put the stupid dishes in the dishwasher.

2.Lessons and activities. I realize now how much "lesson", classes or sports really can cost. Not only are there lessons fees but all the equipment, time, energy and money that goes into it.

1.Vacations. Boy did I get to go on some awesome vacations. This is the thing I am starting to miss the most. I loved vacations, now it's just not the funnest things to think about, plan for, prep for, and pay for. It kind of sucks the fun out of going. Boy did I take it for granted when I got them.