Brownies Anyone?
Posted: July 27, 2008 at 10:44 pm
In the process of potty triaing Gracey. Actually, she is in the process of training herself. We remind her about every hour or so to pee on the potty and she does very well most days.
She and Carter were playing in the playroom and they both come running into the den. Gracey Shouting, POOPY!
Carter: I just saw the biggest turd in Gracey’s diaper
Gracey: (holding the front on her diaper down enough so we can also see the biggest turd) BROWNIE! Brownie in dere! ooooh! Brownie in my diaper!
Gross.
Hmmmm….
Posted: July 27, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Trip went very well. Wish I had a lot more time to visit with friends I don’t see often enough. We make friends as we go through life, some for a season and some for the remainder of our lives. There is nothing in the world better than a good visit with an old friend. There’s just never enough time.
In the bathtub last night:
After I returned from getting towels:
Me: Carter, are you peeing in the bathtub?
Carter: I already did and I just teed on Gracey’s hair
Me: really? hmmm How did you manage that?
Carter: I just got it on her head
Me: did you stand up in the tub (which would be a great infraction that peeing on his sister, ironically)
Carter: No, I just peed really really really hard and made it shoot up and then I leaned my wee wee over like this and it got in her hair
Me: (trying not to laugh) Okay. Well, I need to go talk to daddyo about this and see what we’re going to do. That was a bad choice.
Carter: I’m sorry, mom.
I had to get out of there before I cracked up. I mean, what do you say to that? Maybe it’s time for them to stop bathing together but it sure is convenient.
Yesterday, Grammy was over for a bit and Carter was in the backyard playing with the water hose and various other amusing items. We watched as he very cleverly used a long pipe to reach through the fence and get a bbq spatula. He kept looking towards the window to see if we were watching and we had to duck down. Grammy was leaving and went to tell him goodbye. Their conversation went something like this:
Grammy: Carter, mommy and daddy saw you get that spatula so be careful. I don’t want you to get in trouble.
Carter: Is there something we can use to cover the window so they can’t see me?
That kid.
On the road once more
Posted: July 24, 2008 at 2:32 pm
We are taking our first trip as a family of five. Drivining for about 2 1/2 hours to visit with friends and pay our respects to a wonderful man who touched my heart throughout my childhood. He was a father figure and I can remember him picking me up to be his “helper” at a church Day CAmp when I was too young to be a counselor and too old to be a camper. He was the kindest man I’ve ever known.
I can see him, with his rosy red cheeks and big smile, sitting at the feet of Jesus and hanging on every word.
I’m looking forward to seeing a lot of people I haven’t seen in a long time – though I wish it were under different circumstances.
And I have to tell you, traveling with a family of five is quite an adventure. First off, who REALLY wants FIVE extra people sleeping in their house? Especially when 3 of those 5 are under the age of 5. 
So finding a place to stay if you don’t want to get a hotel room is challenging. Luckily, I have a great friend who still has young children who is taking us in for the night. Carter will get to spend the night with my sister and his favorite cousin – which he is VERY excited about. I think he is most excited to get them all to himself.
It’s going to be a long ride – it already is. We’ve been driving for an hour and although Carter and Gracey are watching the DVD player, Carter feels it necessary to act as commentator for us since we can’t see the screen. It’s not annoying at all. Really.
Sigh.
I love you
Posted: July 23, 2008 at 9:05 pm
I always love it when Gracey spontaneously tells me she loves me. When she says, “I uv you. Awwww, I us you so much so much.”
It makes me feel like a good mommy.
and if she occasionally tells bugs and birds she loves them, too, well, I don’t mind. Because she is very fond of these things. It doesn’t take away what it means when she tells me she loves me.
But there is a line.
We just flushed her poop down the potty, the whole time she is waving and saying, “I uv you, poopy. awwww. I uv you. Poopy so sweet. Bye Bye. I uv you, poopy.”
She loves mommy and she loves poopy.
Hmmm. Not sure what to make of that.
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Travel for visits
Posted: July 22, 2008 at 7:18 pm
A few of you have asked whether or not we have to drive to every visit (2 1/2 hours) even when bparents do not show up. There has only been the opportunity for two visits so far, we drove to the first one and they did not show up. The second was cancelled because they failed to comply with some requirements. So we’ve only been there once when it was truly unnecessary. 
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Mathew
Posted: July 22, 2008 at 3:17 pm
it has been more than a month since bparents have seen Mathew. I think that is really, really sad.
He is smiling a lot more now and loves his little play mat with toys dangling above his head.
I thank God for him every day.
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monster
Posted: July 22, 2008 at 12:53 pm
We have created a little monster! Gracey just loves to stick her finger out and tell you what’s what. She wears her dress up shoes constantly and simply must have her sunglasses on at the same too.
Pause, Please
Posted: July 19, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Well, I guess we spend a little too much time watching tv and when we need Carter to get dressed or whatever, we’ll pause the tv for him. Sometimes he’ll say things like, “pause! I need to go pee!”
Just a few minutes ago, as he and Daddyo were working on a model car, he said, “oooh! I have to go poo…. wait! wait! Pause please!”
LOL
In other news, Mathew smiled a real smile for the first time the day he turned 4 weeks old. Two nights ago, he slept for SIX hours straight at night. Woo Hoo. He is now just 5 weeks old.
I’m going to write a sleep post later because those of you who know me know that I am the sleep nazi. I believe it is soooo important for babies and kids and I believe most kids don’t get nearly the sleep they need. In fact, I attribute the fact that I’ve never had a problem with tantrums or too much whining to the fact that my kids get good, quality sleep.
Now, just because I said that out loud, I’m sure Gracey will start throwing major tantrums.
tags: Carter, Mathew 3 comments
Poop Crank
Posted: July 10, 2008 at 6:00 am
Why am I awake at 1am? I just fed Mathew and did the dishes – we have to run the washer every night now so we don’t run out of bottles! But I should be asleep. Or at least going to sleep. It’s hard to ignore the quiet, even when I know I will pay for it tomorrow. Things are still going well, though we are counting the days until we can start trying to “sleep train” little Mathew. It worked perfectly with Gracey and she was sleeping through the night at 6 weeks but I’m afraid it may not go as smoothly this time. Guess we’ll see.
I have to say that while I still think he is the most adorable baby, I definitely do not think its cute when Mathew poops when I’m changing his diaper. It’s like I crank it out of him every time I pull his legs back to put a new diaper underneath him. Today: 3 diapers! FIVE minutes! What is that about?
We still haven’t decided on a middle name for Mathew and Carter and Gracey still call him “baby Mathew”. So maybe his first name will just be baby. That’s mean, isn’t it?
I have absolutely nothing worthwhile to say tonight.