go again

2009-10-01T13:54:00.000-07:00

2009-09-28T20:08:00.000-07:00

6.1-6.4

2009-06-04T20:39:00.000-07:00

Instead of trying to play catch up for two missed months, I figured I would just start fresh.

6.1: go blue 6.2: go sleep6.3: go swim6.4: go smile

3.30-4.5

2009-04-07T16:26:00.000-07:00

3.30.09: go bendy-little wierdo has my toes. Sean's bend to a freakish extent forward{seriously, he can stick all ten toes straight up in the air. It's really...abnormal} and mine bend under. Felix can walk on his toes with them bent under like this. It's really abnormal too, I think. :)3.31.09: go create4.1.09: go prepare-another baby essential that I've put off buying until now. 4.2.09: go stress free-My stress levels can usually be quickly identified in the length of my fingernails. I've kept them long for three whole weeks! 4.3.09: go pamper-Not pamper as in a massage, nope. 4.4.09: go read

This one is gonna be my lover of books. As well as Simon reads, he doesn't enjoy it. :( But Felix...he layed in bed the other night and cried for a solid 30 minutes over a picture of a cat in one of his books. I didn't even know he had the book in bed with him. When I asked him what he was so upset about he cried, "THIS! The cat is outside and it's nighttime and that makes me saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!" So cute.

3.23-3.29

2009-03-29T15:24:00.000-07:00

3.23.09: go shower-I didn't get a pic of all of us, but this will jog the memory. :)3.24.09: go relax! A pedicure and lunch out with a friend. Probably the last pedi I'll have for a while...3.25.09: go flippity flop-yay for Spring! 3.26.09: go draw: a flower/lollipop/balloon by Felix

3.27.09: go away: My toes have officially disappeared. I think it might have happened a while ago, but this is the first picture. I was actually leaning forward a bit to get this one.

3.28.09: go 37 weeks3.29.09: go outside-lots of playing in the driveway with chalk lately. Good stuff.

3.19-3.22

2009-03-23T09:48:00.001-07:00

3.19 go see

the babies. Me & Alaina, Sean & Isabella. So cute and chubby and making me want to hold a baby all the time.

3.20 go photograph
My camera's been a-clickin' lately. Got a few good shots of this unwilling one. Seriously, my kids are more willing to be photgraphed!

3.21 go man...

is he cute? :)

3.22 go dude...

where'd my kid go? Just one of those shots that lets a mama see just how fast the little punks are growing up.

3.11-3.18

2009-03-23T09:28:00.000-07:00

3.11 go cry

At Best Buy the day the computer broke, he "couldn't stop crying" over nothing really. I'm the one that should've been crying.

3.12 go whodunit?

Uploading pics after my lends wouldn't quite zoom. The culprit took this picture. Was I wrong in assuming it was one of my children who broke it??

3.13 go belly up

This shot didn't turn out like I wanted, but I love it anyways.

3.14 go backless

Another step away, we took the back off of his booster today. Now it's just that tiny little square booster of protection in the car.

3.15 go gooey

This one always has goo on his face. Always.

3.16 go rescue

Had to pay Best Buy $100 to rescue this very set of pictures.

3.17 go green
My little lephrechaun on St Patricks Day.

3.18 go indulge

Yeah, I tend to reward/bribe/find excuses of any kind to take the children to Baskin Robbins. A hot fudge sundae{on a fairly regular basis} does this body good.

3.6-3.10

2009-03-23T09:21:00.001-07:00

3.6 go Spring:

Snow on Monday, Spring on Thursday. Gotta love it.

3.7 go HA!

I like noticing things in the world take on new personal meanings.

3.8 go love

obviously from the same day, but who cares?

3.9 go short & spiky

I have officially given up trying to grow this child's hair out. He's just not meant to have shaggy hair. Short and spiky it is! And whiny and making trouble, judging by the pic.

3.10 go prepare
The boys and I decided it was time to set up the crib. For now, it's become a collection place, of sorts. Full of neatly folded baby clothes and such. :)

3.3-3.5

2009-03-23T09:13:00.001-07:00

playing catch up thanks to my stupid computer.

3.3 go Flo:

My favorite spot between Charlotte and Florence{Flo-town, my home town}. The sign where I first saw/noticed/thought about/fell in love with the name Felix. :)

3.4 go bravely:

Not so long ago, this boy was terrified of car washes. On this day, I mentioned the need as we had snow residue all over the van. He didn't let me forget. He was a brave little guy beneath the covered ears and shaky voice.

3.5 go solo:Sean's friend lives at the halfway point between Flo and CLT, so we left him and Simon behind. Feefs and I had a great time together. We went out for dinner, then the carwash, and we stayed up late{well, he did, I fell asleep} watching Wall-E. The next morning we had a breakfast date at Dunkin' Donuts. He's a keeper.

go

2009-03-02T18:41:00.000-08:00

3.2.09: go "SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSssssssssssssss"

He's got the silly s's now that he lost the partner tooth to the one he lost last night.
3.1.09: go roots

Those 2 bottom teeth have been just hanging by the roots for a while now. Tonight was the night. :(

2.28.09: go whoa

33 weeks huge.2.27.09: go back

Pretty sure I just used that title, but this was another day of reflection. I had to flip back through Simon's old scrapbooks to find this picture. I so love that I love/am dedicated this hobby. I think it's awesome to have so many memories preserved. :)

2009-02-26T11:54:00.000-08:00

2.20.09: go without

After a bad day at Target with the boys, I decided to see if I could still handle them separately. I can. Feefs and I went to Target without Simon and it was so peaceful. It's the same when I take just Simon. It's only when they're together that I want to drop them off at the snack stand and run. I didn't remember my camera, so I took a pic with my phone. :)

2.21.09: go right

Bacon Bit seems to prefer the right side of my belly. Every once in a while he rolls all up on the right side, paralyzing me for a few minutes. It's fun.
2.22.09: go Rico Suave

Found him this little blazer on sale at the Children's Place. Sean has one that is identical. So cute, esp with the little hat.
2.23.09: go numb

I tried to give myself a French manicure. Bending in half for more than two seconds seems to cut off circulation to the lower half of my body. I only made it 3 toes in. I must admit, the effort was not in vain. I did an awesome job on those 3!

2.24.09: go French

My boys, finishing the job. It was so cute. The boys were all full of advice and questions and totally into sniffing the nail polish. While I don't see a future for him in a nail salon, I thought it was a super sweet gesture that Sean was even willing to give it a shot. Added to that, I probably wouldn't have been too excited if he had done a great job. 2.26.09: go back

in time, that is. Felix wearing one of Simon's hand me downs. :(

go

2009-02-19T12:59:00.000-08:00

2.19.09: just go too many things that I could call this one. I'm tired and cranky and have a very short fuse today. I think maybe I need to go to Starbucks or something. Alone. On a positive note, I'm having an awesome curly hair day...too bad it's not in the pic!

:)

goX4

2009-02-18T08:33:00.000-08:00

2.14.09: go kiss I wanted some lovey shots for Valentine's Day and this is the response I got from, "Blow me a kiss." All I can say is, "Gee, their future wives are lucky." Graceful boys of mine...
2.15.09: go crumby This was actually V-Day, too, but it's gonna be a fill in shot for the 15th. A friend suggested applesauce as a sub for veggie oil in cupcakes. They taste exactly the same and the fact that they're healthier makes eating cupcakes everyday justifiable!
2.16.09: go color My go to phrase when I need them to sit still and be quiet{er} for a few minutes. **side note, Simon is dressed up as a cowboy, those are not everyday clothes. We don't do leather vests, hats and/of chaps in this house.
2.17.09: go over My poor car. We have driven the crap out of this one! It's only an '05 and already at 100,000 miles. We bought it with 15K. In 2 1/2 year we've put 85,000 miles on it. :) Ah well, I look at it as getting our money's worth. That, and it's our only car. AND, it's made...6 trips across the entire country.

2009-02-15T07:03:00.000-08:00

2.10.09: go celebrate Outback for a birthday dinner. I kinda forgot whose birthday it was upon menu perusal. I was all, "Get a steak, honey. A big expensive one." That way, I could justify ordering two appetizers and a salad. I shared with the kids...a little.
2.11.09: go fall completely head over heels in love with two tiny people

2.12.09: go looser We've got 2 tiny teeth ready for departure!
2.13.09: go stylishly I'm doing all that I can to avoid maternity clothes, even still. The pants are a must, but I just hate maternity shirts. Luckily, a lot of my flowy regular clothes still fit!

2.8&9

2009-02-10T13:36:00.000-08:00

2.8.09: go together

We went to the park with picture taking intentions. Apparently, everyone else noticed it was 72 degrees, too, and figured the park would be a great place to go. There were sooooo many people there! As my boys walked through the gate and Felix took notice of the throngs of people, he reached out and grabbed Simon's hand. :)

I missed the hand holding shot by 1/2 a second, but got the hand holding readjustment shot. I love that he finds safety and security in his big brother.

2.9.09: go unsurelyI guess the Feefs wasn't sure about the weather. Flip flops and my wool gloves. It is February...but it's still in the 70's.

go 10 more

2009-02-07T21:27:00.000-08:00

2.7.09: go ten more:

You'd think I'd have some shame. And you would be wrong. Today was my day to get back on track, so pajama shot on the way to bed it is! I'd love to have a belly shot with no bathroom door or office mess in the background, but I'll take what I can get. This is reality. PJ pants that don't quite meet the non-maternity tank rolling it's way up.

I can't believe I'm at 30 weeks already. This pregnancy really has flown by. It kinda makes me a sad that I only have 10 more weeks to go. If that! I really enjoy being pregnant. I love the moving and poking and guessing and anticipating and all that jazz. Even with the sciatica and heartburn and less than luxurious hair and stretch marks and the way my hips pop every morning...I love it.

Can't wait to meet this little Baco. Like that? Kinda like Jacko. Isn't that Michael Jackson's nickname?

catching up

2009-02-06T15:57:00.001-08:00

Yeah, I'm behind already. Instead of trying to play catch up, I'll just post some random pictures taken over the last few days that are go-worthy.

1.31.09: that one needs to be about Helena. It was her birthday, after all, and a horrible one at that. Go pray seems to be apt, but I have no picture to represent. So I'll skip this one, picture wise and come back to it.

2.1.09-2.6.09:go 'round: Just a little token reminder of things I wouldn't forget anyways. :)go nuts: The smoke detector picked 4:48 a.m. to decide it needed new batteries. It beeped every minute, on the minute for about 30 minutes until I finally talked Sean into ripping it from the ceiling if he didn't want to change the batteries. No worries, it was reattached and freshly battered shortly after this picture was taken.

go grow: picture #1 was just 8 short weeks ago. Picture #2 was last night. Baco has mostly just moved north a bit. Right into the rib/lung region. Thanks kid!go postal: After being stood up by his recruiter after staying awake after his shift{over 24 hours+no sleep= one very lovely Sean}, Sean decided to mail her the paperwork she was supposed to retrieve. go...can't think of a word for this one, go get what you deserve seems a bit lengthy. Little turd was flopping the arm rest over and over and over again. He's been asked to stop. He'd been warned. He'd been threatened. Finally, the message got thru and his little eye wells runneth-ed over. He uses that unbearable cuteness to try and get away with stuff. It works more often than it should. go awwwwwww: I love mail. Especially when it makes me cry and reflect and smile and say awwwww.go indulge: I had two cravings yesterday: hot wings and hot fudge sundae. I somehow managed to talk Sean into both. I was too embarrassed to take a picture of the empty bowl...

go sticky

2009-01-31T09:16:00.000-08:00

1.30.09: go sticky

after successful haircuts, the boys got suckers all the way from Disneyland.

go home

2009-01-31T09:14:00.000-08:00

1.29.09: go home

too tired to take any pics enroute, but I got this one at 2 am when we finally got home home. Sean really is the best...

2009-01-31T08:56:00.000-08:00

1.27.09: go beachy

Huntington Beach may have been my favorite part of the whole trip. What a beautiful place. We saw a woman changing in the street{eww, and hello? Is that allowed?}. We saw lots of surfers. We saw a beautiful sunset. We saw an awesome surf shop with a HUGE sale{racked up on some clothes for the boylies and some flippity flops for me}. We shopped at a tourist trap and got some awesome sweatshirts. We ate at a super swanky{unbeknownst to us} restaurant...and ended up back at the hotel 5 pounds heavier due to the sand in our shoes. A happy day indeed.

1.28.09: go Mickey

Disneyland was great, too. We didn't get there until 5:30{they close at 8}, but managed to see Mickey and ride Dumbo. We really did get to do a LOT of stuff while in CA. :)

go sunny!

2009-01-31T08:53:00.001-08:00

1.26.09: go sunny

Finally! We had sun the day we arrived and then 2 solid days of rain. "The first rain of the year!" the weather guy said. Jerk.

Today's go could also be go eat! We did lots of eating out, which I am a big fan of, but I like this pic and don't feel like resizing anymore, so here it is. :)

2009-01-31T08:46:00.000-08:00

1.24.09: I only took one picture that day, so I'll have to wait until I get Beth's pictures to post this one. Isabella and Alaina were born today, so maybe I'll use "go babies!" once I get a pic of them. :)

1.25.09: go browse

Day 1 of CHA. It was a bit underwhelming, to be honest. I thought it would have more of a "black Friday" madness to it. It was actually quite calm, which was fine with me! The first day, we walked and saw and collected catalogs.

go Hollywood

2009-01-31T08:36:00.001-08:00

1.23.09: go Hollywood!well, first things first: go Mimi's. I heart Mimi's Cafe. It was quite evident to all the Anaheim M.C. staff as Beth and I ate there 5 times in 7 days...The hosts actually laughed at us on that last day. They should be thankful that there are people like myself, willing to keep them employed in this struggling economy. Our Mimi's waitress, Jenifer with one "n," suggested a drive up to Hollywood. Of course, sunny CA picked the week of our vacation to be rainy and foggy, thus making the Hollywood sign completely invisible. We were just sure it had to be there and drove all over the place trying to find it. Thanks to Beth's iphone, we did find the hilltop where it was supposed to be. Surely a little fog wouldn't hide this giant landmark, right? Wrong. After being told by several people that it really was there, just not visible, we headed down to the Kodak Theater.

As we were exiting, this man came up and asked if we'd like to attend Jimmy Kimmell Live. Why not? I'll tell you why not! He was all nice and legit and flattering and told us to just stand in the "short line." Cool! Turns out, the short line is standby. And stand by, we did. For over an hour. Only to be told that the show was full. That sucked. It's not like we asked them if we could come. No bother. We quickly walked away from the creepy homeless guy that was telling us we owed him a dollar and stopped at Chinese Mann's Theater to see the stars handprints. Good stuff.

go to L.A.

2009-01-31T08:24:00.000-08:00

1.22.09: I can't really think of an overall title for this day, so I'll just pick go L.A.:the first leg of my trip: go geeseless. I was looking for those little flying plane engine killers...the second leg: go gamble. I had a short layover in Vegas. The airport was nasty and had a dirty 70's feel to it, but low and behold, there were slots everywhere! I don't do slots. First of all, they intimidate me. Secondly, I don't know how I would react if I actually won. Third, I probably wouldn't realize if I won anything and would just keep pulling the handle, looking like an idiot. And fourth, I did the slots one time a few years ago in Vegas, won $200 and the danged machine wouldn't give it to me. Of course, there were not slots police around at that moment and I knew if I walked away, someone would take my machine. I sat there for what seemed like forever and finally just gave up. I know that I know that I KNOW that I won. All the lights were flashing on the $200 line...moving on!and the destination: go Beth{or go L.A., Dinsey, sunshine, CHA, any of the above, but Beth was the best part of the trip :)}. After dropping our stuff off at the hotel, we hit Downtown Disney for dinner and Bride Wars. Fun stuff.

go to Raleigh

2009-01-31T08:14:00.001-08:00

1.21.09: go to Raleigh

There were a lot of other pics I could've taken on this day, but this is the only one I snagged. Oh well. Southwest{the provider of my free ticket to L.A.} only flies out of Raleigh, which is a solid 3 hours from Charlotte.

Sean had some papers to sign for the Air Force, so we headed up a day early. While he was in with his recruiter, the boys and I skipped over to Archivers! It's the only one in all of NC, so I was pretty stoked.

Other than that, we didn't see a whole lot of Raleigh.

go snow

2009-01-31T08:04:00.000-08:00

1.20.09: go snowWe don't do snow. We don't have snow clothes. We don't have snow toys. It took me a solid 45 minutes to get the kids and myself dressed. I couldn't figure it out. I figured layers was my only option. I wore a pair of yoga pants under my jeans. Getting my "leg sleeves" unbunched took up 15 minutes of the 45. The kids seemed layered well enough to stay warm, but we don't have snow boots. Simon got the rain boots and Felix...well, yes, those are leather cowboy boots. :)

go insane{ly proud}, go learn

2009-01-19T19:05:00.000-08:00

1.18.09: go insane{ly proud}

Simon always has papers in his pockets{among other things! Seriously, many a load of laundry has been ruined by his treasures}. This morning he brought this to me and it stopped me in my tracks. He must've drawn in when he was at church with my parents yesterday.

The picture, wow. And the fact that he's putting a silent "e" into practice{even if he did put it in the wrong place}...BOTH go to show that he really does listen when we talk!

You can't really tell in this scan, but the picture has the cutest detail. For one, those little round things all over Jesus are nails, pretty obvious right? There's like a hundred of 'em. He drew blood on his chest. He gave him a beard. More than any of the other details, there's one that sticks out more than the others...my boy depicted Jesus dying on the cross with a smile on his face.

1.19.09: go learn

I've been pushing this one on Sean since he bought the piano a few months ago. He gave Simon one lesson, probably about 6 weeks ago, and the kid can still find any note asked of him, no problem.

Today, Sean explained an octave to him. My kid was able to look at the keyboard and see 8 keys at a time. Boom boom boom, just like that he was pointing out octaves up and down the keyboard. I can't even do that! I would be the piano lesson kid counting out all eight keys individually. For some reason, his brain just works that way. He's got to be some kind of genius!

go out

2009-01-18T20:11:00.000-08:00

1.17.09: go out

The very first shot, and incidentally, the only one somewhat in focus. I love the look of love on my face. I do. I love that man.

I was getting so aggravated at the time, but now I like that we're a big blurry mess. By the end of our little photoshoot, we were laughing hysterically and just having a good time together.
Because my post on the other blog is already so long...

Sean just wrote a song. He has an old friend that's in a band that's actually pretty decent and they needed some piano stuff. He thought of Sean. As usual, the man delivered. He just banged it out and it is awesome.

I can hear his mood in the music and I love it.

Normally, he's bangin' out quick, lively, complicated, upbeat stuff. Tonight it was slow and simple. Sad, really.

As emotionally draining as the last two days have been, Sean and I have had the best time together. I came home from dropping off my kids and just collapsed on our bed{he'd just woken up as he worked the night before}and cried and cried and cried and told him the events of the day. He listened and by the end, he had tear tracks on his face, too. When I was just spent and hoarse from telling the story, I crawled under the covers with him and he held my hand while I prayed. I cried and prayed and cried some more. Then he prayed for me and for the situation. I loved him more than ever in that moment.

He finally got up and got ready so we could actually go out and try and salvage the day with a night out. No kids, can't pass up that opportunity! We went for dinner, taking these pics in the parking garage. It was insanely crowded and the wait at the Cheesecake Factory was two hours. We headed for Maggiano's to hear, "90 minutes." As we were saying no, the hostess said, "Unless you want this little table in the corner." We had a great dinner, more great conversation. It was awesome to connect uninterrupted.

After that, we went to the bookstore. He was reading about DL Moody, I was reading the Jon & Kate Plus 8 book. We were both an emotional wreck by the time we left that store. The only thing still open was Barnes & Noble. Instead of grabbing a magazine and reading the hour away, we got a coffee and just sat and talked some more. You'd think we would've run out of stuff to say! Apparently, our kids really don't let us get a word in edgewise!

He told me about a situation at work involving someone that wasn't even his patient. In that moment, I saw something in Sean I've never seen before. He really is the most un-selfish person I know. I was crushed by this story and I was kinda like, "Dude! I can't take any more emotional battery today!" but it was so amazing to see this man in front of me. My husband.

I love him. God, I love him. Thank You for him! I know there will be ups and downs in our marriage. There will be days that things are said that we can't take back. There are times I'd still like to pour hot grease on him, but overall, I am so glad he is mine. My husband. The father of my children. My best friend. My confidante. My absolute everything and then some. Above all else, he is the spiritual leader of our family. He wasn't always and it's been a long road of ups and downs and passion and lukewarmness, but right now, things are awesome and I'll take it!

After our date night, we came home to binge on junk food. See? He really does love me! Willing to forsake his waistline for his wife, my kinda man. As I sat in bed, eating Peanut Butter Cap'm Crunch at 2:30 in the morning, I counted the day a success. Life changing horrible events and all, I took it for what it was. I had to smile as we settled on Iron Chef{there is NOTHING on at 2:30 am} and the secret ingredient...you guessed it: BACON!

Today, things only went from worst to worse, but sometimes life is just like that. Maybe tomorrow will be better. If nothing else, I've got the best husband in the world, two fantabulous kids and constant jabbing reminders that good things are coming.

Tomorrows "go" picture could contain two little someones!! Godspeed giant little ones!

go eat, go shop

2009-01-16T14:24:00.001-08:00

1.15.09: go eat

Yesterday, Simon asked, "What does 'getting too big for your britches' mean?" Any indication on how life's been going? The kid is flexing his little muscles of supposed power. Last night at dinner, for example, he was saying words such as "yuck" and "disgusting" without even taking a nibble. We really stress the whole "there are people all over this world starving..." speech around here and those two words just set me off. Especially if he's not even willing to taste something. Especially when I know it's something he'll like.

So after threats of sending him to bed hungry, no t.v. and the like, I finally just got out a box of brownies. I said, "Hey Felix, want to lick a beater?"

Simon's plate was cleared in about two minutes. We never have problems with Felix eating. The boy's a HOSS, and we really don't have much trouble with Simon either, but lately...ooooh has he been gettin' too big for his britches!

1.16.09: go shop{picture to come}

Up to the outlets with my boys. ON was having a add'l 50% off clearance, so I got a few things for B.B. Banana Republic was having 60% off their clearance, so I found some double duty sweaters that will make their way to the end of this pregnancy, but hopefully retain a sense of normal shape so I can reuse them afterwards. :)

2009-01-14T09:33:00.000-08:00

1.13.09: go Puritan {picture to come}
1.14.09: go silly

g"oh" Susannah, go listen, go Susannah again

2009-01-13T11:08:00.000-08:00

1.10.09: g"oh" Susannah That child loves her swing. The boys and I attended a birthday party for my BFF's hubby on Saturday. Probably should've made him the subject of my go picture, but she's got the cute baby thing going on so...

1.11.09: go listen

Sean didn't think the idea of this picture was nearly as funny as I. I've been meaning to do this since long before my belly got so large. The button protrusion has already inhibited the holding of the ear bud, but whatever.

1.12.09: g"oh" Susannah, again

I got to hang out with bitty miss while Ma was at work and Pa was at the Dentist. What a fun morning. She slept for most of it and I didn't get to partake in the dress up/hair bow fun I was anticipating, but...I had a moment when I was feeding her her bottle that threw a pause in me. She was just staring up at me, making her baby grunting noises and I was just enthralled in the moment, full of anticipation. I can't wait for my own little piggy to get here and start making his bitty baby noises. Thank you for a good day, S, and for being such a good baby.

go cheesy, go play

2009-01-09T14:22:00.000-08:00

1.8.09: go cheesy

You know what? I'm pregnant, okay? I shouldn't have to justify a picture of cheesecake. You don't know how big or little the piece may have been. Besides, I didn't eat dinner and I only ate half of the piece.

1.9.09: go play

Just a short bike ride and a few minutes of uninhibited running does these two a world of good. However, I've figured out a way to feel like a complete moron, should the need ever arise. Again.

Sean said I'd be fine to run. I figured it wouldn't hurt to run and play and roughhouse with the boys. Sean was saying, "yes," but, oh boy, my body was saying, "Have you lost your ever loving mind?!?" Running{that may be too strong a word, if ever there was one} through a field in the middle of your neighborhood for all to see, not recommended at this stage of gestation per my hips.

Luckily, Sean was capturing it all on film should I ever need a reminder. Or a big, fat, healthy dose of reality.

go nowhere, go jump

2009-01-07T18:01:00.001-08:00

1.6.09: go nowhere

Some days are just like that. The boys were being so very well behaved, I didn't want to mess up a good thing. Plus, it was rainy and gross and I really couldn't think of anywhere I'd rather be than home. 1.7.09: go jump

1/2 price day at Monkey Joe's. :)

go out, go skate

2009-01-05T16:15:00.000-08:00

1.4.09: go out
already playing catch up, gotta take a pic of Simon and I tomorrow. We went on a date while Daddy and Felix took a nap. Applebee's and Kay-bee Toys. Fun stuff.

A funny Simon story: While on our date, he took pity on me. He finally felt the baby move for the first time! Usually he's moving around or being loud and can't feel the actual kick. Yesterday he did. And when he removed his hand he got this look of concern on his face and said, "You know how you lose weight, Mommy?" He said it all whispery like he didn't want anybody else to hear. "How...Simon?" I asked, trying not to be offended. "You have to excercise. You have to do sit-ups and push-ups." He said urgently, with motivating tones. "It's not me that's fat. It's the baby inside. I won't get skinny again until he get's out." I tried to pacify.

I moved the conversation along.

1.5.09: go skate Or maybe go try to skate. Not seeing hockey in this kids future. The rest of his "class" is that large group. Simon is about 6 inches off the wall, refusing to move. :)

And one more Simon story from today. The post on my regular blog is already way too long, so I'll stick it here. After our skating fiasco, I felt really bad for Simon. The rest of the day, I've been trying to reassure him that I'm proud that he tried. I was laying on my bed and I called him in for a hug and we were just kinda talking. He asked me{ a pretty regular ? since finding out #3 is a boy}, "Mommy, would you rather have 10 girls or three boys?"

"I'd rather have three boys, b/c that's what I already have."

"Boys just don't like girls."

"Boys like girls, they just don't like girly things." I said

"Yeah, like rainbows and...what's that movie with the princess and the lion? and girl tattoos. Mommy, I know why Julie wants to be my friend."

"Oh? Why's that?"

"Because she's in love with me."

"Oh. And what does that mean?"

"It means we're getting married."

"Well, you're a little young to be getting married. Plus, you have to have a job first."

"Okay. I'll wait until I'm 16."

Usually his coming of age stories are 22. "Will you trust me to drive when I'm 22?"
"Can Felix and I go out to dinner by ourselves when I'm 22?"
"Will you trust me to drive the van with "baby" when I'm 22? I'll make sure I buckle his car seat."

I realize these stories aren't as entertaining to everyone else, but I just want to remember what we talk about these days.

go large

2009-01-03T13:58:00.000-08:00

1.3.09: go larger
photo courtesy of Simon. :)

Obviously it doesn't bother me to continue wearing the small sweater that doesn't quite make it to my waistband. However, from here on out, anything I buy will be a bit larger.

go fish, go colorful

2009-01-02T10:03:00.000-08:00

I guess I'm settled on using "GO" as my word again. I just keep coming up with good go pics and figure I'll just ride the wave for a while. 1.1.09: go fish

A great game the kiddos got for Christmas. They both get it. While Felix is a little showy with his hand, he does manage to get incredibly lucky with his fishing. He kicked my butt twice yesterday!

1.2.09: go colorful

It went from windows open and 70 degrees last week, to well digger cold today! It hasn't crawled out of the 30's yet. No bother, Felix gets to wear his cute hat. :)