The first step of potty learning has begun. we got home from visiting family and after some immediate run around time after being stuck in a car, Boobman was put in undies. only had a few accidents so far. Mr. stubborn fights sitting on potty or little potty chair. when I potty learned my niece she was nearly 3, she also was easily bribed/rewarded with candy. My son is not so easily persuaded.
Boobman may take a while to potty learn. He shows readiness, he just doesn't want to take timeouts to pee..he doesn't want to sit for more than a few seconds. I am hoping I can catch him at the right time where he will pee on the potty, and then I am going to make such big deal(I'm talking mini party here) just so he will see its a GOOD thing.
Then I need to replace some elastic in a few of our diapers and the entire stash will get moved on the BAM! to use. I look forward to ONE in diapers instead of TWO, but I will miss my oldest being in cloth.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Friday, January 4, 2013
washer, oh washer.
Any one want to send me a washer to review? HaHa. Our old, used, hand-me-down washer decided to become a problem again today. MedicMan thinks it needs a new pump(it's very likely). Not only am I already backed up in laundry from having the flu, and barely able to do anything, but when a washer goes out. oh dear. My clock runs by the life of laundry. one big circle of laundry life.
I am not really mechanically inclined, so I hope my husband can either fix the washer, or we may be going shopping for a new one. Well, unless someone sends me one to review*hint hint, anyone? any takers?* until then we shall be making a trip to the laundry mat, or I could wash everything in the tub. I have washed our cloth diapers plenty of times in a tub. good work out actually.
It is quite laughable. Everyone hears those songs and jokes about a malfunctioning washer or some other big item, household equipment. I am living those songs, those jokes..and to be honest, I can say that I may even love the little trials that life brings. I appreciate my washer, I can say that after having one washer where the lid was held down by a rock(early early in marriage), had a used one that worked really great, but was NOT for anything delicate, had washers we had to coin pay for,hand washed, and then this one. This poor washer has been struck by lightning, moved across country, been stood on, sat on,climbed on,been used by 9 people(3 households). It's been through a tough life. if we can't fix it this time...I won't be surprised.
In a way we are all washers. we deal with a dirty world and try to make a clean cut path in life. God pours soap into us, and cleans our dirty laundry. We all can go from being agitated to bubbly. And we need water to survive. God helps us through heavy loads, and walks beside us during delicate times.
I am not really mechanically inclined, so I hope my husband can either fix the washer, or we may be going shopping for a new one. Well, unless someone sends me one to review*hint hint, anyone? any takers?* until then we shall be making a trip to the laundry mat, or I could wash everything in the tub. I have washed our cloth diapers plenty of times in a tub. good work out actually.
It is quite laughable. Everyone hears those songs and jokes about a malfunctioning washer or some other big item, household equipment. I am living those songs, those jokes..and to be honest, I can say that I may even love the little trials that life brings. I appreciate my washer, I can say that after having one washer where the lid was held down by a rock(early early in marriage), had a used one that worked really great, but was NOT for anything delicate, had washers we had to coin pay for,hand washed, and then this one. This poor washer has been struck by lightning, moved across country, been stood on, sat on,climbed on,been used by 9 people(3 households). It's been through a tough life. if we can't fix it this time...I won't be surprised.
In a way we are all washers. we deal with a dirty world and try to make a clean cut path in life. God pours soap into us, and cleans our dirty laundry. We all can go from being agitated to bubbly. And we need water to survive. God helps us through heavy loads, and walks beside us during delicate times.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
reflections
Life sure does throw you for a spin. Some days, I wonder how I am going to make it through. between two young children and daily chores(that seem never ending..ok are never ending), I loose myself sometimes. I look at pictures from before I had kids, before I was married and it is amazing how I went from there to here. I wonder what would have happened if I had chosen differently, or if I would still be where I am now, just later down the road. Don't get me wrong, I thank God every day for my wonderful husband and my two children. Maybe it isn't that I have lost myself as much as my being..my "Me" has morphed. perhaps I didn't loose myself by having children, but that when I loose myself in them, I loose myself in myself as they have become an extension of my being(for the time being while they are young).
It's also funny how dreams that I had of as a child, or imaginings of other lifestyles have come nearly true. I use to wonder what it would be like to live as a nomad(they still interest me fully), but now my family, in their own way, is nomadic. I figure one day we will fully settle down, but for now my little family of four has a reputation for moving often. It isn't really any one reason that we move..usually just to get to a better place, or for a life advancement...like school, or work. I do feel that our nomadic ways are coming close to an end..but for now, as much as I say I hate moving...I am living a dream. In a modern, wow God, I didn't think I would really be nomadic, but thank you for the experience.
I knew I would be a mother, in a way I was probably destined to have children. I have always loved them. I try to do my best...but some days I pray more than usual, and usually for patience(or nap time).My children are more physically and mentally demanding than college was. I relish it.
My MedicMan, who works so hard so I can stay home. Our love is one of those "high school" sweet hearts together for life type loves...even though we WEREN'T in high school together. We are sooooo opposite, and yet have a few common interests. our children have no choice but to be well rounded. my sports, hunting, wrestling, mans man, and my arty,earthy, bohemian ways. its amazing how we have co-existed. yeah, like all couples we have had disagreements, but our love is deep enough to pull through anything.We changed from teens to adults together. I don't know what our future has in store..but I know we will face it together.
God likes to do funny things, He teaches us each the best way He knows. We go through trials and tests, hardships and sorrows, but He is there with us the whole way. I know He is watching me as I am at my wits end with my children, both screaming(or the occasion where all three of us are crying). I know He is cheering me on to do the best I can.I also know He is with my husband as he is out saving the lives of this city, seeing things that I myself could not handle.
My life is crazy and chaotic all while being organized at the same time. my organized-chaos that God has blessed me with. Some times I reflect back, and I may...just for a split second, wish that I could go back. but then I hear my son giggle and see my other son smile, or my husband tell me he loves me and I wouldn't trade this for anything.
It's also funny how dreams that I had of as a child, or imaginings of other lifestyles have come nearly true. I use to wonder what it would be like to live as a nomad(they still interest me fully), but now my family, in their own way, is nomadic. I figure one day we will fully settle down, but for now my little family of four has a reputation for moving often. It isn't really any one reason that we move..usually just to get to a better place, or for a life advancement...like school, or work. I do feel that our nomadic ways are coming close to an end..but for now, as much as I say I hate moving...I am living a dream. In a modern, wow God, I didn't think I would really be nomadic, but thank you for the experience.
I knew I would be a mother, in a way I was probably destined to have children. I have always loved them. I try to do my best...but some days I pray more than usual, and usually for patience(or nap time).My children are more physically and mentally demanding than college was. I relish it.
My MedicMan, who works so hard so I can stay home. Our love is one of those "high school" sweet hearts together for life type loves...even though we WEREN'T in high school together. We are sooooo opposite, and yet have a few common interests. our children have no choice but to be well rounded. my sports, hunting, wrestling, mans man, and my arty,earthy, bohemian ways. its amazing how we have co-existed. yeah, like all couples we have had disagreements, but our love is deep enough to pull through anything.We changed from teens to adults together. I don't know what our future has in store..but I know we will face it together.
God likes to do funny things, He teaches us each the best way He knows. We go through trials and tests, hardships and sorrows, but He is there with us the whole way. I know He is watching me as I am at my wits end with my children, both screaming(or the occasion where all three of us are crying). I know He is cheering me on to do the best I can.I also know He is with my husband as he is out saving the lives of this city, seeing things that I myself could not handle.
My life is crazy and chaotic all while being organized at the same time. my organized-chaos that God has blessed me with. Some times I reflect back, and I may...just for a split second, wish that I could go back. but then I hear my son giggle and see my other son smile, or my husband tell me he loves me and I wouldn't trade this for anything.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
the new year
so 2012 didn't really work with blogging. I became occupied with a pregnancy and toddler that made me tired, moving our household, preparing for a baby, having said baby...and then ADJUSTING to a toddler and baby. my mother is currently living the farthest she has ever lived from me,and my younger siblings on a new aged sabbatical.
2013 I have hopes,plans,dreams,prayers and ,not so, run of the mill daily tasks my family thrives on. I hope to blog more often on here and also my other blog (pictures say 1000 words). this year my family started it with a 2 boys,2mo old,2yrs old, and 2 adults,both 22yrs. 2 seems to be our current special number.
I'm not sure what God has in store for us,but I trust He will bless us even through any rough patches we may endure. I pray you all have a blessed year, and share pure,basic,true love with someone..letting your light shine for all to see.
2013 I have hopes,plans,dreams,prayers and ,not so, run of the mill daily tasks my family thrives on. I hope to blog more often on here and also my other blog (pictures say 1000 words). this year my family started it with a 2 boys,2mo old,2yrs old, and 2 adults,both 22yrs. 2 seems to be our current special number.
I'm not sure what God has in store for us,but I trust He will bless us even through any rough patches we may endure. I pray you all have a blessed year, and share pure,basic,true love with someone..letting your light shine for all to see.
Monday, November 5, 2012
BAM is here!
Two weeks of adjustment to now having two kids. It has been crazy, thankfully I have had my brothers help, but his time here is coming to an end. which i am fine with..I'm ready to get it to just my little family of four. Toehead's birth was different yet similar in some aspects to Boobman's, but my favorite difference, which I wish hadn't been one, was nursing directly afterwards. Toehead was born the 19th of Oct at 9:54am....not the 3am delivery i had thought would happen.
These past two weeks have been full of transitions, Boobman is handling it all much better than I thought he would, his biggest thing has been upping his nursing sessions to rival his brother. Boobman has both helped relatch his brother...and tried to snatch the boob from his brother's mouth. Our mornings consist of tandem nursing and watching Disney Junior while eating breakfast in bed. I love it. we are slowly getting somewhat of a routine down.
MedicMan feels that this is it, we are done having kids. I don't know if I am done..we will see, but for now at this moment, I do feel complete. God has blessed me with a blue eyed, blonde, and a brown eye toehead. And continues to bless my family even as we try to see what He has in store for our future, and where He is leading us to go/stay. All I know is even with some bumps here and there, God is good, and has given me an amazing family....and the strength to get up every two hours to feed and change diapers, and then stay up with my very active toddler(and blessed me with both boys taking a nap at the same time....generally..so that I can take a nap too)
These past two weeks have been full of transitions, Boobman is handling it all much better than I thought he would, his biggest thing has been upping his nursing sessions to rival his brother. Boobman has both helped relatch his brother...and tried to snatch the boob from his brother's mouth. Our mornings consist of tandem nursing and watching Disney Junior while eating breakfast in bed. I love it. we are slowly getting somewhat of a routine down.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
The Fun of Big Consignment Sales and the Fall Backs.
The past weekend and this weekend I have the ability to attend two different large consignment sales, Rhea Lana and The Growing Kids Sale. While both ended up with great steals for me and I overall enjoyed them, there are a few fall backs such as organization and crowds.
Last weekend while visiting my mom we were able to drive a town over and go to Rhea Lana's sale. I like that I'm buying items at discounts and saving money...however you do have to pick and choose which items are worth the used price per condition since pricing is done by other mothers getting profit back after items are outgrown. I loved how organized Rhea Lana was, except clothes were all girl/boy and you would have to search through the boys section most likely to find any gender neutral clothes(we were going to buy one or two outfits for Jelly Bean). I also understood WHY they had things separated into three different "store" sections at the strip mall..but having the baby shoes and maternity clothes in each of the other stores from the general clothes section was a little awkward. With three adults we were able to divide and conquer while also ending up together each time. I didn't know they sold cloth diapers and was pleasantly surprised when I went to search for maternity clothes. My mother is a cloth diaper enabler and we scored some really good diapers, including my first wool cover and my first AIO. All in all I was happy with my experience with Rhea Lana even though I wasn't sure how good of a sale they were.
This weekend I have already gone once to the Growing Kids Sale. Boobman has some more outfits to fit him(somehow we got to 12 mo size and then the rest of his clothes skip to 2t). I also found some more maternity clothes which is good because I don't know how long my white shorts from being pregnant with Boobman would stay white with a toddler. they are a HUGE sale and things are a little crowded even with the big space they have, you also have to really search through stuff. but they are pretty organized and check out is super fast. I will be going back either tomorrow when consignors are able to "reload" and drop off more stuff, or on half price day.(today I was WAY under the limit MedicMan and me agreed upon)
Rhea Lana happens I think once a year in different locations throughout NWA area, and The Growing Kids Sale happens twice a year so it is very easy to buy seasonal clothes for your children. I love a good sale.
Last weekend while visiting my mom we were able to drive a town over and go to Rhea Lana's sale. I like that I'm buying items at discounts and saving money...however you do have to pick and choose which items are worth the used price per condition since pricing is done by other mothers getting profit back after items are outgrown. I loved how organized Rhea Lana was, except clothes were all girl/boy and you would have to search through the boys section most likely to find any gender neutral clothes(we were going to buy one or two outfits for Jelly Bean). I also understood WHY they had things separated into three different "store" sections at the strip mall..but having the baby shoes and maternity clothes in each of the other stores from the general clothes section was a little awkward. With three adults we were able to divide and conquer while also ending up together each time. I didn't know they sold cloth diapers and was pleasantly surprised when I went to search for maternity clothes. My mother is a cloth diaper enabler and we scored some really good diapers, including my first wool cover and my first AIO. All in all I was happy with my experience with Rhea Lana even though I wasn't sure how good of a sale they were.
This weekend I have already gone once to the Growing Kids Sale. Boobman has some more outfits to fit him(somehow we got to 12 mo size and then the rest of his clothes skip to 2t). I also found some more maternity clothes which is good because I don't know how long my white shorts from being pregnant with Boobman would stay white with a toddler. they are a HUGE sale and things are a little crowded even with the big space they have, you also have to really search through stuff. but they are pretty organized and check out is super fast. I will be going back either tomorrow when consignors are able to "reload" and drop off more stuff, or on half price day.(today I was WAY under the limit MedicMan and me agreed upon)
Rhea Lana happens I think once a year in different locations throughout NWA area, and The Growing Kids Sale happens twice a year so it is very easy to buy seasonal clothes for your children. I love a good sale.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Baby Number 2 is on Its way!!!!
We are expecting! Baby number two is on it's way, and we are all very excited. MedicMan didn't think we would be getting a Big Fat Positive yet, and quite frankly neither did I. I am still processing the news myself, it hasn't totally set in yet. I think its because with BoobMan, I knew I was pregnant way before we took the test(a week or two after I could have tested). So now I get to go through "morning" sickness again, being pregnant through summer again, and all that fun stuff. Except this time I have a toddler to chase around, potty train, and continue nursing. I'm lucky that we don't have to buy any major stuff, or that many clothes as I kept gender neutral clothing. and best of all I don't have to buy any diapers. Ok, so if we find out its a girl I will be buying a few ruffle bottom cloth diapers to add to the stash, but it's not like I have 500 cloth diapers.(and if have 500 cloth diapers, that's not a bad thing). I hope to do a few things different this time around, and I really hope my birth plan goes a little more as I had planned it to last time. I am ready for a happy and healthy 9 months with a happy and healthy baby in the end.
Help me nickname the baby! so far I have called it Jelly bean, Nugget, Cocoa bean(it currently is the shape of one), and Jumping Bean.......comment your idea on what to call my little baby!
Help me nickname the baby! so far I have called it Jelly bean, Nugget, Cocoa bean(it currently is the shape of one), and Jumping Bean.......comment your idea on what to call my little baby!
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