Bummed I guess...

Well today is kind of a bummer of a Friday... sometimes with the new work schedule for Ben it is just another day that we are in the house. That will change once Spring comes! (or once we get the Camaro fixed :)) It isn't too bad though. Adalai has yet another ear infection and I just don't know how she even gets them! I thought the first one was just kind of a fluke since she had that croup, but nope I guess she will just be one of those types of babies! She has had two already! She doesn't seem sick or in pain, so we just picked up the antibiotic, and she will be all better soon I hope!
I am kind of sad that the holidays are over actually. I got really used to having my husband around during the day and stuff, it was SOOOO Nice!
The big boy bed thing isn't working too well yet, but I guess I will have to give it some time. He went to bed wonderfully last night, but woke up at about 4am, and then woke Adalai up, next thing I knew, I was laying her down to go back to sleep at 6:15am, the EXACT time I needed to get ready for Sophie... Oh well, it is naptime now, so I am going to rest!
Have a great day!

Yeah 2008!

The beginning of the year is always kind of cool for me... not that you get to start fresh or anything, but making some new goals, I feel is healthy. I know that most resolutions always only last a couple weeks, but I think being able to get a goal in mind is good. I have a friend who told me about the Sonoma diet to kind of kick the last few pounds that are hanging on from when I had the baby. It is pretty strict, but I think that I may do a type of variation on that diet. I am working also on not drinking so much sugary stuff, and not eating so much sugar. I have made little steps to kind of rid myself of that such as not adding so much sugar to coffee in the morning, and I switched to Coke Zero. I have always HATED the thought of diet soda because I have always heard horrible things about aspartame (fake sugar). So I don't know if I am so keen on drinking that a lot. I have a goal in mind to be more active in the time that I have at home w/ working out in the evening after the kids bedtime, so that is another thing. Nothing too huge and nothing too uncommon for a new years resolution.
We had a great day at Grams house. She had yummmmy food as always, ribs and chicken, and cole slaw, and non sonoma diet related stuff ;) We played games as a family and Kir and I played a round of Yatzee too which I love. So tpmogjt we are going to chill out at home and watch Pirates and play Guitar Hero...

Wyatt's Big Boy Bed!

So heres the story. Wyatt used to have a double bed in his room and he used to sleep in it, until he discovered the Pack N Play, and decided he would rather sleep in there. I felt a little guilty after a few months of him sleeping in a playpen, so I was stressin over I should buy a crib or a toddler bed. My sister and sister in law both said toddler bed. I was under the impression that kids were in cribs until like at least age 3 1/2, but I guess not so... Anyhow, I dropped off my donation at Lake Country Caring yesterday, (they are actually closed for the whole month of January, but I have special priveleges because Grams is a volunteer there) and took a look around and found this toddler bed! (Grams had actually showed it to me like a month ago, but... well nevertheless we got it this time!) Anyhow, Ben was so helpful yesterday in this whole situation and took the big bed downstairs, and set up Wyatt's new big boy bed! I ran to Walmart and picked up a new mattress for him, and got it all ready for bedtime last night (oh yeah I hit the pack n play too so he wouldn't ask for that instead ;)) and he did wonderful! I prayed all night for a peaceful bedtime. I had to lay in there for awhile, but it seriously only took 15 mins or so for him to go to sleep. He woke up around 2am and we had to deal with that a bit, but he did great nevertheless. I am sooooo thankful for this little transition, because it made SO much more playspace in the room for us (we are trying to keep the toys in their room instead of all over our small apartment) so it was really great!

So we'll see how bedtimes and naptime goes now that he can actually get out of his bed, it created a lot of frustration before when he was in his big bed because he could climb out all the time! So anyhow, Kira told me this little tip that she learned on Super Nanny, which is to sit by the bed, and then every night inch your way outside the door, which is an easier transition then to just make them stay alone. Maybe this time it will be easier because he is older now, and he has his little sis in there to keep him company!
Anyhow, gotta go make Ben's lunch for work

Happy snow day!

Christmas FuN!

Well this was our first stop on Christmas Eve. We had so much fun at my Mom's! There was yummy food as always and a loving family! We exchanged gifts which was really fun for me this year because we were able to give to our family... We got Guitar Hero III from Grams, so we got some great photos of that fun! I will try and post those later... It was a great holiday. We went to my family celebration, then we went to our service at church, and then headed out to my father-in-laws.. I got to see Em and Chris which was really nice and spend time with my family there... and then on Christmas morning, we did gifts with the kids, which was precious. And then went to my mother-in-laws. We played games there, and Papa taught Kir, Ben, and I how to play Texas Hold 'em... So much fun! It was a wonderful weekend and holiday! We are going to my Grams house for New Years. I always love that celebration too because we just spend time playing cards and games, and eating! (Gotta love it!) But, I have gone onto a kind of more healthy diet, so I am going to pray that I can have willpower to make good choices because she always has the goodies! (I am back down to one coke a day, more water, and healthy food choices---reduced sugar!)... Anyhow, so that is the jist of the holiday. Now we are working on finding places in our apartment for the toys and whatnot...

I am going to post more photos in a bit!
Peace

Big Shopping Day~

Today is the big shopping day~! We are going to get some gifts for our kids and I am really excited! My Grams has graciously taken on Wyatt, so we are going to only take the baby... We just didn't want to spoil the Christmas suprise w/ Wy. It is going to be crazy busy, but at least it hasn't started snowing or icing yet... I am happy for that. Also I am going this evening to meet with my sister for a movie! I am overjoyed w/ that as well...
That is basically it for the weekend..
Peace to you and your family over the holiday!

Almost Merry Christmas!

This pictures is of Wyatt last year at Christmas. We used to put all of his toys in this basket... He climbed right in!

Yesterday was kind of fun. We had a lot to do and the afternoon was jam packed... makes a momma tired! Pheeewwww... We went grocery shopping, and to potluck, which actually didn't turn out to be much of a potluck infact! Anyhow, it was nice because I got to spend some time with our little Grandma, I won't see her on Christmas, so it was nice to see her before. Ben and I got accepted into the MDP, which in short, means we will be studying the Bible together (and seperatly) and studying missions... It sounds really interesting, that is going to be, for me at least, in addition to normal schooling for dental hygiene. After consideration of the two careers, (nursing or dental hygiene) I am kind of leaning more toward the latter of the two, so I am continuing that as well. It will be really fun! I love to learn now, I am really likin school too (which is so unlike high school and whatnot, HATED school big time!)... That is basically all for today I guess. I have Sophie for the morning until about 4pm and Tina is bringing her two kids over to have a kind of playdate... So that is good, can use some adult conversation. I am so stoked that this weekend is going to be the kick off to the holidays. Not that I really care too much, but I hope the Packers win... I am so excited for Christmas!

Peace and Merry Christmas to all!

Ada is a crawler! Wy has attitude!

My sister in law got engaged on Monday. Which is pretty cool, it was their ten year dating anniversary, so that is really special. It has gotten me thinking about my wedding ... Awww tear!
Yesterday we did laundry all day at Grams and got to hang out w/ Kir for awhile and stuff. Grams roof is leaking REALLY bad from the Ice Daming, I was really suprised... her whole celing is yellow in one corner, and it is leaking all down the wall! Oh dear, well as I sit and type at our computer I can hear "drip.....drip.....drip...." and notice that now our patio door is leaking! Yowza! D'Oh!
Our landlady is planning to replace the carpet in our apartment. I am excited about it because it will probably make our place look a bit better I would think. Anyhow, she plans to replace first the kids room, which is really great! We are planning to get the big bed out of there since Wy doesn't sleep in it, so we have extra playspace. We are going to hopefully find a crib (if you know anyone that has an extra crib, please let me know!) and that will really clean up and free up space in the kids room. So, this afternoon we are seeing my L Grams, and we are planning to go to St Vincent DePaul and look for a crib for Wyatt. We also have our last potluck with the journey peops so that is really great. Wyatt is dying to play with Ashley (or I am sure he wants to play w/ someone that is not me, and that is little like him!) so we are going to go to our friends house for that.
I was talking to my Grandma last night about Wy's attitude lately, and she really helped me feel better. He has had attitude w/ me lately and said some naughty stuff. He pays his time in time out whenever he does that, but sometimes the way that he acts catches me off guard. I tend to feel like I have done something wrong, instead of taking it for what it probably is, which is probably just crankiness, or being a 2 year old! Anyhow, she has made me realize that he is probably feeling a little cooped up. We are out a lot, but never to just play or anything anymore since it has been so cold. Since it is almost 30 degrees today, I am planning to take Wyatt for a walk and get Max and Wy out to play in the snow for awhile, and see if that improves things.
Well that is my story for today I guess. Over the weekend we have recruited big Grams to watch the kids on Saturday while Ben and I go shopping for the kids (I really look forward to shopping time with my husband w/o our kids actually). Then Sunday I may end up going to my parents w/ the kids for the Packers vs Bears game, and then Monday is Christmas Eve! Woohoooo! We finally decided what the plan is for our time so that really helps me to feel less stressed about the whole thing!
Anyhow, if I don't get a chance to blog, again have a wonderful HOLIDAy
Oh yeah did I mention that Adalai is officially CRAWLING all over this place???? OH my gosh! Kir taught her how last week Sunday, and she is getting way more confident and FAST as the days go on (has a big bruiser on her noggin to prove that!)... anyhow, it is really fun, but I am going to be on my hands and knees later trying to childproof again!