1st go at Windows Live Writer (rocks!) and Feeling Old!

 

I recently saw a post on Facebook along the lines of—I still feel like I’m 20—until I’m around 20 year olds, and then I feel my age!

Um—yeah.  That pretty well goes for how I feel I still look—dewy, young—until I try to take a few shots with my 6 month old… then I realize… holy smokes, who is that 32 year old?! 

 

That’s what my 82 year old grandma says too.  She says she looks in the mirror and wonders who the wrinkly old lady is staring back at her.  Alas, maybe some things never do change!  : )  So while I am still a spry young three-two years of age, I better get some shots with my growing-up-fast baby boy…

And then when you’re 6 months old—your happy about life and “don’t have a tooth in your head” --- yet...

 

**PS—His hair always looks greasy on top because it is.  We have to keep lotion on his head all the time or he gets really bad dry skin and itches himself until he bleeds.  ; (  So greasy hair, it is!

Mommy Freak Outs and everyday life

I'm pretty certain when you sign up to be a mom, you no longer get to have days without worry over something or someone!   I haven't mentioned it to anyone but my hubby and a friend but oh well...  Here goes...   Don't think I'm a bad mom...

My 2 1/2 year old had a big plate of cantaloupe, and a wheat pita stuffed with a tiny smidge of organic natural pb.  A while into his meal while eating the cantaloupe he asked for a napkin because he said the juice was making him itchy... it was running all over him.  We wiped it off and then he started getting a few little bumps around his mouth.  I kinda freaked out and said it was time to take a bath to get all the juice off.   He started to scratch his neck like crazy and I had him lay down in the water to wash off more.  After about 15 minutes, the little rash on his face went away and he seemed fine again.  Freak out subsided.

Fast forward a day and he had more cantaloupe but ate it with a fork and there was no juice and no rash.  No issue.

Fast forward another day and my husband gave him another small pita sandwich with a smidge of organic natural pb (only ingredient are peanuts).  He got the little rash on his chin again... no itching and then it went away again after about 15 minutes. 

I have a niece with a severe pb allergy and this was obviously not the way she reacted.  I don't want to ask my sister about it because she will probably get me more nervous than I am!  Does this sound like a pb allergy?  He's eaten nuts of all kinds before without issue.  And also had other pb before without issue (the kind with extra ingredients).  I usually give him only sunflower seed butter for sandwiches but I ran out.

I have an appointment set up Friday with his pediatrician and another with an allergist on Monday... any thoughts/experiences before then are appreciated.  Obviously I am avoiding anymore pb before the appointments! 

*And thanks for the blogger alternative.  I am a pc, so I will look into it soon!  Blogger is back to not letting me post pictures!

**And happy 1/2 birthday to my sweet 6 month old (yesterday)!!

More randoms -- Alternate Title-- I hate blogger.

When blogger stopped letting me upload photos I just quit posting.  Here is a photo from five stinkin' weeks ago... but its too cute not to put up!

The boys are so sweet and I am thankful for every day we get to spend together!  Seriously, life is short and I don't take the blessing of being a mom lightly!

 

My sweet I-man is now 5 1/2 months old and has been sitting so well... ask him to roll over though and he is just happy to stay either way you lay him.  Seriously hes probably only rolled over from belly to back 15+/- times.  I knew it would be true, but could not imagine how it would look when I was pregnant... its pretty amazing how different babies can be!   It's REALLY hard the second time around not to play the comparison game.  I try not to look back at N's baby book and go from memory on some milestones so that I can't compare!  I know N was sitting really well right at 6 months but he rolled both ways a ton before sitting.  Alas.  They look different and act different.  And they love each other like crazy.  Seriously, they make each other giggle constantly and it warms my Mommy heart like crazy!

 

My sweet 2 1/2 year old (just turned 2 1/2!!) is VERY into asking questions.  Its a stage I knew would come like a flood when it did but I was not prepared for how many silly questions I'd have to repeatedly answer.  "Why are you taking the shell off the (hard boiled) egg?" (Asked at least 5 times as I peel an egg.) "What are you doing?"  "Why are the cars stopped?" (At every red light) "Why are you putting on your shoes?"  "Where are we going?" Ïs that ___?"  "Why is daddy doing that?" (To me while his Daddy is standing there doing something simple).  It's fun and yet, I quickly see why parents start to answer "because."  

 

Hint: Today I pretended to eat the shell of the egg, so I think I at least got him to fnish asking that question. : ) 

 

I've been running 3 days a week still but also started in a P90X group since I decided to postpone races right now (kinda on burnout from races and to help the budget).  The p90x has been a fun new challenge!  It's a lot more exercise than I normally do-- but I feel better and my jeans fit better after one month!

Well-- back to real life.  Thanks for those that have kept posting... I'm still reading!

 

Perpetually Late

Before I got married (7ish + years ago now, what?!)... I liked to be a half hour to 15 minutes early to everything... church, a movie, a show...   Then I got married and we were lucky when we got anywhere together just 5 minutes early. 

Then one kiddo came along and that shot Early right in the foot.  We were lucky to get anywhere just 5 minutes LATE.

Now with two kids... um yeah, it's sliding back further still. 

If we keep having kids I'm thinking we'll shoot for the 9am service at church (or show or movie) and be happily surprised when we are there early for the 11:15!

Random thought of the day.  That is all.

Though I haven't been commenting... Good luck to any virtual running buddies doing the Goofy Challenge.  That means you Mandy and Nikki. 

I-man is 12 weeks old today on 12-12-12

In the spirit of 12-12-12, I had to post my little man turning a whopping 12 weeks old.  Ah.  I shall refrain from the time-is-flying paragraphs I wish to write.  ; )

 

Trying to capture his beautiful blues...

 

 

Mommy Stats:

 

Running 2-3 times a week and trying to do a Jillian video in there too.  Pace is back to just junder 10minute miles when I run 3 miles.  Planning an April half marathon again.

 

Eating/Craving WAAAAY too much sugar.  Seriously, this happened when I was nursing last time and I don't know how to make it stop!  Pointers are welcome!

 

Due to above... I haven't lost a pound more since my last visit to the OB.  Easily 5lbs from pre-prego weight but not sure the exact amount.

 

Love being a mommy of two and it has been soooo much smoother with baby 2 and having 2 than I thought it would be.  Doing the Baby Wise plan the 2nd time around has felt easy and sleep makes all things feel better!  Undecided on if we'll plan/try for baby 3... (the dot. dot. dot. allows for un-planned baby 3 if the Lord changed our "plans" either way!)

 

 

 

 

I-man Stats at 12 weeks old:

 

Almost 14lbs

 

Eat. Wake. Sleep. on a 3-1/2 hour schedule except in the evening when he eats every 2 hours from about 5-9 to help make the long night stretch of sleep.  Slept from 9:30pm until I woke him up at 7am for the past 2 nights!  (Yay for longer and longer night stretches!) 

 

Smiling more and laughing with a "squeak-toy" kind of laugh.

 

Loves to kick his feet and paw at dangling toys.  Bonus points if he can bat at them and kick another one at the same time!

 

Starting to smile at his big brother.  (Up until then he seemed to merely tolerate his loud voice and too-close presence.)

 

 

Big Brother at 27 months old:

 

LOOOVES his baby brother.  Makes sure he knows where he is at all times.  SEriously, it shocks me how not-jealous he is when I am doting on the littlest man... he wants to dote on him too.

 

Very inquisitive (still) and thinks through things more than just surface views or answers.  Example-- A few days after a visit to the zoo, totally unprovoked, he brought up the gorilla we had seen there.  This gorilla would puke- eat it- repeat... he says... "Mommy, that gorilla did not have a sink back there to wash his hands.  Thats yucky yucky!" Ha ha!  "Why Yes, son, that is gross he didn't wash his hands after that!" 

 



When trying to take the weekly photos, this is usually how they turn out...

 

 

We are really looking forward to Christmas this year.  It's fun having a little guy who knows whats going on.  We went to get a real Christmas tree at a tree farm this year and the 2 year old has not stopped talking about it since then!  We got the baby out long enough to take this photo and let him know he was there when we look back on Christmas 2012.  

 

Enough Random for my post?  I think yes.  Until next time...