I remember a time way back....back before the husband, children, and dog that I used to actually be woken up by some handy gadget folks like to call an alarm clock. Better yet, on days that I wasn't working I was able to wake up on my own time. Distant memories now. The routine was as follows-
*Wake up.
*Make coffee.
*Shower, get ready, and head to work.
*You could even use the bathroom in peace! This could all be done in about 45 minutes.
Now if we have something to do in the morning I need hours to complete the routine. I am usually woken up around 3:30 due to Aaron's lovely work schedule, and if I do fall back asleep by 6:30 Kaelyn or the dog can be found inches from my face telling me to get up or licking me (the dog, not Kaelyn!) indicating that they have to pee. Kaelyn always says "Good morning Mama, I wake up." Naturally if there was a day we had to be somewhere early it would be the ONE day that Kaelyn and I actually sleep in. Now the routine goes a little something like this-
*Get woken up by either child- fur or human.
***CUDDLE TIME with Kaelyn ***this is the best part of the morning for me!
*Get up and let dog out. Yell at dog for barking at the birds because it's too early to be barking.
*Try and make coffee but get distracted because someone needs to watch cartoons.
*Start coffee
*Begin breakfast. Kaelyn is a picky eater but usually will tell me ahead of time what's on the menu for breakfast. Chuggos and milk (Cheerios and milk) or Green juice, Spubby's, and butter toast (Odwalla, strawberries and peanut butter toast) are her usual go-to's.
*Serve breakfast.
*Try and jump in the shower, listening carefully for any unusual noises. Should you hear anything the shower must me stopped and you run out to find that someone decided to lick the milk out of the cereal bowl like a dog, made a mess and is devastated over a little spilt milk. Even worse is when you think you hear something and you come out to see your child sitting there being an angel just playing with toys or watching cartoons.
*Clean up mess. (thankfully this isn't a daily thing at breakfast.)
*Back to shower, wash hair for the second time because you can't remember if you already have. Better yet, don't wash your hair because you think you already did and then wonder why your locks look so greasy after you finish getting ready. (don't tell me im the only one that has done this.)
*Get out of shower and find that your child has decided to put on your make up or has gotten into the Q-tips and tampons throwing them all over the place like confetti on New Year's Eve.
*Someones pooped. Change it.
*Call Daddy. Kaelyn always wants to call her daddy in the morning. I don't care how much of a rush we are in to be somewhere I will ALWAYS let her call her daddy if she asks.
*Get dressed. For some reason you can never manage to get dressed alone. Getting dressed and using the toilet alone were officially tossed out the window long ago. There is always a little person staring at you asking what you are doing. "Are you poopin Mama? You tootin a nugget?" Trying not to laugh I say "No K, just pee. Ok Mama, go pee."
*Get children dressed. This usually requires some chasing up and down the hall because of course everything is a game when you are a toddler. Getting dressed is the easy part, doing the hair is the struggle. I happen to be hair challenged. I can manage a ponytail but that is about it. She HATES having her hair done which is why I give her the gummy bears on the days I can't handle the struggle and cries of hair time.
*Start to dry my hair. I have A LOT of hair so I have to do it in shifts or I overheat!
*Stop hair because I am getting hot, do a bit of make-up. Get one eye done and remember I forgot to feed the dog.
*Go feed dog.
*Get back to the makeup or the hair and the little munchkin wants to watch a different cartoon.
*Please the toddler with a new show so I can continue to get ready.
*Finally finish the makeup or blow drying session.
*Dog needs to go outside again since he just ate. Let him out.
*Peek into the playroom and notice that someone has already messed up their ponytail that took you 5 minutes and 6 gummy bears to complete. Hair re-do.
*Brush teeth which is usually about the time I remember I haven't ate breakfast.
*Pack a bag. Juice, snacks, and other kid essentials.
*Look at clock and realize it's time to go.
*Put on shoes, coats, get dog in the garage, do a once over glance at the house making sure you have everything. Sometimes I see my coffee (that I needed so bad) still sitting on the counter.... full.
*Get into the car.
*Look at clock as you drive off and wonder how 15 minutes have passed since you last looked at the clock right before you left the house.
*Look in the back to make sure you actually put your kid in the car seat and didn't leave her in the driveway! For some reason that is a fear of mine and I have no idea why!
What??? Were late? Imagine that....
We aren't late that often because being tardy for the party is a HUGE pet peeve of mine.However it has happened on occasion.
I was thinking about all this early this morning when I was having cuddle time with Kaelyn watching Clifford the Dog. I am so excited that she is about to have a baby sister but I also got sad thinking that very shortly we won't have our cuddle time together every morning like we do now. Which then got me thinking I will soon have to get two kids ready in the morning! I need to get a better handle on my morning routine ASAP. Or just make sure my kids are always dressed super cute so people won't notice their mom is unshowered and only has mascara on one eye. :)
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Thrifty treasures and a name for Tahoe!
Been hitting the consignment shops at thrift stores the past week and.....
Look at all my goodies!
The crib bedding wasn't exactly what I wanted. The one I LOVED was going to cost me over $200 bucks for everything. I saw this one at the consignment shop and just traded Kaelyns crib set for it. It didn't cost me a penny and its in almost new condition! We went all out when we had K and since this isn't my first time at the rodeo I am much more laid back with not having to have EVERYTHING perfect this time around. I had all these grand plans for the babies room but last week I decided that I am done. We are going to toss a coat of paint on the walls and call it good. I don't even care if the furniture in the room doesn't match. Moving and redoing Kaelyn's room wore me out! We have actually had to spend more money on Kaelyn when it comes to prepping for baby #2. Kinda funny!
Shout out to Aaron....I started feeling crappy yesterday afternoon and he came home after working 12 hours (plus an hour commute home thanks to traffic) and told me to go lay down. I came out about an hour later and he had cleaned up the house, fed Kaelyn, did the dishes and was giving her a bath! He's a good man. ;)
Oh and in other news I think we may have a name for "baby Tahoe"........ Leah Grace Pingul.
P.S. I re-read yesterdays post and I kinda sound like a serious boozer since over half of my stories involved beer or wine... I assure you I am not! Yes I enjoy a glass or two (when I am not prego) but the party usually ends there. Those are just the funnier stories to share! Reading about how wonderful my child was all day isn't going to provide much laughter and isn't that what all this parenting crap is about?!!? Sharing your not so grand moments so other people can relate and not feel like they are the only ones! :)
Gotta roll, Kaelyn thought it would be real cool to sip and spit out an entire sippy cup of juice on the playroom carpet while I took ten minutes to write this. CONSTANT SUPERVISION!
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Rocket launcher poops and other memories.
I was reading an article on MSN today(Link below). Made me laugh and make a trip down memory lane as a parent reflecting on some oh so stellar moments. Or not.
http://onpoint.msn.com/story?ocid=hpslide
When Kaelyn was first born I remember trying to breastfeed. This was a huge struggle for me. I wasn't producing enough milk and quickly found out she was crying all the time because I was literally starving her! One time I had her on the boob and things were actually going good but I was STARVING! So hungry that I couldn't possibly focus on anything else for another second unless it involved food. I didn't dare move because I wasn't about to ruin one of the few successful boobie sessions I had with her. I saw a package of Walker shortbread cookies on the end table and stretched my tiny arms to grab them. I inhaled a few of the yummy cookies while Kaelyn was quietly nursing... ahhh quick slice of heaven. Then I looked down and saw cookie crumbs all over her face and in her eyes! Drats those cookies are crumbly little suckers! When I say in her eyes I don't mean on her eyelids while they were closed, I mean crumbs IN her eyes! A few days later I was walking into Kaelyns room while holding her and whacked her head on the door frame. I remember apologizing to her, swearing that banging her head and the cookie incident would be the only mistakes I would ever make when it came to my little angel. Ha.. I must have been high on the pain killers that day. Oh wait that's right, someone stole all my painkillers from me right after I had my child. Yes, you are reading that correctly..someone who was in my house jacked pain meds from a woman who just shoved a baby out of their vagina days before. As Stephanie Tanner would say "how rude!"
One of our first trips out was to the Kidz Kaboodle consignment store. As mentioned in previous blogs Target was her first outing, duh! This store was close to home and I figured I could manage this trip easily. Shopped for a little while and things were going great! I set her car seat down next to the Jeep because my hands were full...car seat, shopping bags, diaper bag etc. I opened the door to the car with some force and it hit the bar of her car seat which caused her car seat to roll over into the next parking spot! Thank goodness she was buckled in! I looked up and saw a few people just staring at me probably thinking who's this rookie? I clicked her into the base and hauled butt outta there, tires screeching im sure! I needed to get home before someone called CPS. I was sweating, she slept the entire time.
When Aaron was overseas I really didn't have anyone to help with the parenting. Sure we had a great team of friends and family around us but there wasn't anyone there with me when she wouldn't go to bed at night for weeks on end or to share the midnight feedings with. (hats off single parents of the world!) Sometimes I would just have to lay her in the crib and go sit outside and drink a glass of wine, forcing myself not to go back inside until the glass was empty. Some days I had a 2 glass rule. Our old house was so tiny even if you were outside you would hear her crying so I eventually got smart and would turn some music on for a buffer. I may not remember many details of the early days as a mom but I remember sitting outside drinking that wine, feeling so tired and lonely yet so incredibly thankful for everything I had.
Attention people with no kids or PBK (people before kids).. Ever see a woman carrying the largest diaper bag you have ever seen? Thinking there is NO WAY anyone needs that much stuff?? This story is for you. On one of our many trips to Target Kaelyn had her first HUGE blowout in a shopping cart. I mean crap up the back and out of her neck type of blowout. All over the shopping cart. I heard other moms speak of such events but this was a first for me. The smell so awful you swear it can't be your kid. We had just entered Target and we were OUT of diapers and formula so I had to get the essentials. Had to. I couldn't just go home and drop her off with her dad since he was thousands of miles away. Since we were just running inside for a quick trip I didn't bring the "im travelling to Europe on a month long vacation bag." I shoved a few wipes and a diaper in my purse and called it good. You can imagine my shock when my child decided to have a mini volcanic eruption out of her teeny tiny tush. I grabbed an outfit off the rack, paid for it and headed to the ladies room. I ran out of the wipes I brought quickly since I only had a few and her entire body was covered in this mess. I had to resort to paper towels. She was screaming bloody murder of course. The smell in the bathroom was so rank even I was gagging. After the best cleanup I could manage we ventured back out and the poor teenage looking guy was waiting outside to clean the bathrooms. I quickly avoided any eye contact with that poor soul and ran off to complete my shopping. Diapers, check. Formula, check. Wine, double check!
When Kaelyn was 7 months old we ventured to Colorado by ourselves. I was nervous to travel alone with a baby. I prepped as much as I could. Luckily between family and friends already in Colorado I didn't have to travel with much baby gear. They already had everything there. HUGE help. We check in and got through security which isn't fun with an infant. I did what any normal parent would do and drugged my child with Tylenol before the flight. Truth is she was teething...kinda. I tried to make her a bottle but did you know that it is nearly impossible to find warm water anywhere! I had to beg the Starbucks lady to fill her bottle up for me! We get on the plane and she wouldn't relax. Shes not screaming but she won't stay still and I was starting to sweat. I had been holding her for a long time and I just needed a minute to free my arms. I was trying to set up her DVD player which is impossible to do squeezed into a plane and doing everything with one hand since I was holding her. I dropped her DVD down the side of my seat ( I was the window seat in the back of the plane) and since I am borderline child sized, my arms couldn't reach it. The nice lady next to me couldn't get to it either. After a awhile of me trying she offered to hold Kaelyn while I crawled under the seat to get it. She assured me she wasn't some freak. I did something I never thought I would do....Let a stranger hold my baby! I mean we were on a plane, it's not like she could run off with my kid. Turns out she lived in the Tacoma area and we had some mutual friends.
http://onpoint.msn.com/story?ocid=hpslide
When Kaelyn was first born I remember trying to breastfeed. This was a huge struggle for me. I wasn't producing enough milk and quickly found out she was crying all the time because I was literally starving her! One time I had her on the boob and things were actually going good but I was STARVING! So hungry that I couldn't possibly focus on anything else for another second unless it involved food. I didn't dare move because I wasn't about to ruin one of the few successful boobie sessions I had with her. I saw a package of Walker shortbread cookies on the end table and stretched my tiny arms to grab them. I inhaled a few of the yummy cookies while Kaelyn was quietly nursing... ahhh quick slice of heaven. Then I looked down and saw cookie crumbs all over her face and in her eyes! Drats those cookies are crumbly little suckers! When I say in her eyes I don't mean on her eyelids while they were closed, I mean crumbs IN her eyes! A few days later I was walking into Kaelyns room while holding her and whacked her head on the door frame. I remember apologizing to her, swearing that banging her head and the cookie incident would be the only mistakes I would ever make when it came to my little angel. Ha.. I must have been high on the pain killers that day. Oh wait that's right, someone stole all my painkillers from me right after I had my child. Yes, you are reading that correctly..someone who was in my house jacked pain meds from a woman who just shoved a baby out of their vagina days before. As Stephanie Tanner would say "how rude!"
One of our first trips out was to the Kidz Kaboodle consignment store. As mentioned in previous blogs Target was her first outing, duh! This store was close to home and I figured I could manage this trip easily. Shopped for a little while and things were going great! I set her car seat down next to the Jeep because my hands were full...car seat, shopping bags, diaper bag etc. I opened the door to the car with some force and it hit the bar of her car seat which caused her car seat to roll over into the next parking spot! Thank goodness she was buckled in! I looked up and saw a few people just staring at me probably thinking who's this rookie? I clicked her into the base and hauled butt outta there, tires screeching im sure! I needed to get home before someone called CPS. I was sweating, she slept the entire time.
When Aaron was overseas I really didn't have anyone to help with the parenting. Sure we had a great team of friends and family around us but there wasn't anyone there with me when she wouldn't go to bed at night for weeks on end or to share the midnight feedings with. (hats off single parents of the world!) Sometimes I would just have to lay her in the crib and go sit outside and drink a glass of wine, forcing myself not to go back inside until the glass was empty. Some days I had a 2 glass rule. Our old house was so tiny even if you were outside you would hear her crying so I eventually got smart and would turn some music on for a buffer. I may not remember many details of the early days as a mom but I remember sitting outside drinking that wine, feeling so tired and lonely yet so incredibly thankful for everything I had.
Attention people with no kids or PBK (people before kids).. Ever see a woman carrying the largest diaper bag you have ever seen? Thinking there is NO WAY anyone needs that much stuff?? This story is for you. On one of our many trips to Target Kaelyn had her first HUGE blowout in a shopping cart. I mean crap up the back and out of her neck type of blowout. All over the shopping cart. I heard other moms speak of such events but this was a first for me. The smell so awful you swear it can't be your kid. We had just entered Target and we were OUT of diapers and formula so I had to get the essentials. Had to. I couldn't just go home and drop her off with her dad since he was thousands of miles away. Since we were just running inside for a quick trip I didn't bring the "im travelling to Europe on a month long vacation bag." I shoved a few wipes and a diaper in my purse and called it good. You can imagine my shock when my child decided to have a mini volcanic eruption out of her teeny tiny tush. I grabbed an outfit off the rack, paid for it and headed to the ladies room. I ran out of the wipes I brought quickly since I only had a few and her entire body was covered in this mess. I had to resort to paper towels. She was screaming bloody murder of course. The smell in the bathroom was so rank even I was gagging. After the best cleanup I could manage we ventured back out and the poor teenage looking guy was waiting outside to clean the bathrooms. I quickly avoided any eye contact with that poor soul and ran off to complete my shopping. Diapers, check. Formula, check. Wine, double check!
When Kaelyn was 7 months old we ventured to Colorado by ourselves. I was nervous to travel alone with a baby. I prepped as much as I could. Luckily between family and friends already in Colorado I didn't have to travel with much baby gear. They already had everything there. HUGE help. We check in and got through security which isn't fun with an infant. I did what any normal parent would do and drugged my child with Tylenol before the flight. Truth is she was teething...kinda. I tried to make her a bottle but did you know that it is nearly impossible to find warm water anywhere! I had to beg the Starbucks lady to fill her bottle up for me! We get on the plane and she wouldn't relax. Shes not screaming but she won't stay still and I was starting to sweat. I had been holding her for a long time and I just needed a minute to free my arms. I was trying to set up her DVD player which is impossible to do squeezed into a plane and doing everything with one hand since I was holding her. I dropped her DVD down the side of my seat ( I was the window seat in the back of the plane) and since I am borderline child sized, my arms couldn't reach it. The nice lady next to me couldn't get to it either. After a awhile of me trying she offered to hold Kaelyn while I crawled under the seat to get it. She assured me she wasn't some freak. I did something I never thought I would do....Let a stranger hold my baby! I mean we were on a plane, it's not like she could run off with my kid. Turns out she lived in the Tacoma area and we had some mutual friends.
Real friends catch your child's rocket launcher shit. For real. Altitude can get to some people. For Kaelyn after we got to Colorado she wouldn't poop. It got really awful for her about a week after we got there when we decided to go spend a few nights at my friend Bri's house. We tried warm apple juice, baths and tummy wraps. Nothing was working so she went to the store for some supplies. Chinese food, wine and suppositories. I had never used them before but we read the instructions carefully. The box said Works in minutes. MINUTES. We laid her down on a towel, gave her the suppository and before we could even blink shit was literally flying out of her behind! Minutes?? Crap. Try seconds! Bri being the good sport that she is was right there by my side the entire time. We had our hands up like a shield blocking any potential strays. That girl will always have a special place in my heart for what went down that day!
We were at a birthday party for a friends daughter. Kaelyn was recently walking. I try not to be a "helicopter parent" as our neighbor calls it but there was a time when you had to watch Kaelyn every second. This was during that time. They are walking but not great, they are also into everything! We were all singing Happy Birthday and I took my eyes off Kaelyn for one second to watch Mia blow out her candles. Aaron and I turned around and see Kaelyn pouring an entire can of beer down the front of her jammies! Thankfully it was missing her mouth even though I am sure that was her goal but she was drenched in Budweiser. Needless to say, we didn't let her drive home that night. :)
One hot summer day I ventured to the island with a friend of mine and our kids. We walked to the store with the kids and got a bag of chips and a six pack of beer. You can bet money we enjoyed a beer on our walk home from the store, kids in tow, using the stroller cup holders for our mommy juice. If you have never been to the island than you really just can't understand how it is out there. It's totally normal.
Kaelyn hates having her hair brushed. HATES IT. So I learned that I can do her hair in the time it takes her to eat 3 gummy bears. On the days I can't handle anymore crying she gets the gummy bears so I can brush her hair without a fight. Even if it is only 8am.
I have let her hang out in a pee diaper longer than one should because I am so sick of the fact she has no interest in potty training I hope that running around with a 5lb diaper makes her so unhappy she will cave and start using the toilet.
I know these aren't the most awful tales of parenting and if you think they are you have some whacked out theory on what really goes down when you have kids. (In MY opinion) There is always someone out there with a story that will top yours and make you laugh because you thought hitting your child's head on the door frame or getting cookie crumbs in their eyes was the lowest you would ever go. Just today I was visiting with a friend and she told me how shes had to pull over on the freeway and hang her kids bum out of the car and let him poop on the side of road because he is recently potty trained and when ya gotta go, ya gotta go! Don't worry friend I won't mention your name in case you wanna kill me for sharing that! I just found it incredibly funny! There may not be much glamour in this stage of my life but it sure is fun and interesting!! I wouldn't change a thing!
We were at a birthday party for a friends daughter. Kaelyn was recently walking. I try not to be a "helicopter parent" as our neighbor calls it but there was a time when you had to watch Kaelyn every second. This was during that time. They are walking but not great, they are also into everything! We were all singing Happy Birthday and I took my eyes off Kaelyn for one second to watch Mia blow out her candles. Aaron and I turned around and see Kaelyn pouring an entire can of beer down the front of her jammies! Thankfully it was missing her mouth even though I am sure that was her goal but she was drenched in Budweiser. Needless to say, we didn't let her drive home that night. :)
One hot summer day I ventured to the island with a friend of mine and our kids. We walked to the store with the kids and got a bag of chips and a six pack of beer. You can bet money we enjoyed a beer on our walk home from the store, kids in tow, using the stroller cup holders for our mommy juice. If you have never been to the island than you really just can't understand how it is out there. It's totally normal.
Kaelyn hates having her hair brushed. HATES IT. So I learned that I can do her hair in the time it takes her to eat 3 gummy bears. On the days I can't handle anymore crying she gets the gummy bears so I can brush her hair without a fight. Even if it is only 8am.
I have let her hang out in a pee diaper longer than one should because I am so sick of the fact she has no interest in potty training I hope that running around with a 5lb diaper makes her so unhappy she will cave and start using the toilet.
I know these aren't the most awful tales of parenting and if you think they are you have some whacked out theory on what really goes down when you have kids. (In MY opinion) There is always someone out there with a story that will top yours and make you laugh because you thought hitting your child's head on the door frame or getting cookie crumbs in their eyes was the lowest you would ever go. Just today I was visiting with a friend and she told me how shes had to pull over on the freeway and hang her kids bum out of the car and let him poop on the side of road because he is recently potty trained and when ya gotta go, ya gotta go! Don't worry friend I won't mention your name in case you wanna kill me for sharing that! I just found it incredibly funny! There may not be much glamour in this stage of my life but it sure is fun and interesting!! I wouldn't change a thing!
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
PEANUT BUTTER TOAST, PRE-SKOO & PAINTING!
2:42am. Up and can't sleep. Whenever I have trouble sleeping I usually have myself some peanut butter toast. Soon after the stars align and I can go back to bed. It's like warm milk for me. I think of my grandpa every time I eat it...the man HAS to have it every morning. As a kid I liked being up first when I would visit because he is always awake before anyone else. He gives me a hug and kiss, make us some toast and we sit at the table and read the paper. The routine never fails. He always wears the same white v-neck Hanes type undershirt which usually ends up becoming a mini crumb factory. It's the same way when I go visit now, except I think I make us the toast if I am up and I am watching him like a hawk to make sure he takes his insulin. Funny how something as simple as peanut butter toast can play such an important role in memory making for gramps and I. It's our little bit of time we get together and I can sit here and picture myself at all ages sitting at the same table eating toast and feeling special that it was just him and I... So anyway enough of that, this prego is about to get emotional here because all this talk about my grandpa makes me want to grab a bag of Oatnut bread, some Jiffy and hop on a plane to Colorado stat!
Things have been pretty normal around here lately on the Kaelyn front. I wouldn't exactly call it boring, just calm. It's probably some kind of calm before the toddler shit storm that's about to roll in soon. Who knows. Whatever the reason, i'll take it for as long as it lasts! Finally got her napping again, which is why I think she is acting like a human most days now. The dark circles under her eyes are gone and I feel a little less zombie like each day. She is also much sweeter and has had less tantrums...but let's face it she's 2 so she still knows how to get down with the fit throwing, shes just giving me the appetizer version instead of the 5 course meal deal. Im sure you are wondering why I am up at this time if she is back to sleeping again...I'll get to that shortly! Since things have been decent for a few weeks-ish I decided to wreck it by giving the whole potty training thing another shot. She still hates it and has no interest whatsoever. Her mini potty is slowly collecting hair ties and dog hair. I really don't know what to do, every time she sees me coming for her with the big girl panties she cries and tries to hide in the corner.
This past weekend was pretty busy for us. I don't really know how but I filled my tank on Thursday and am down to a quarter tank already and I haven't driven my car anywhere outside of the Lakewood/Tacoma area. Ah the joys of running around a million places when you have an SUV!
Friday- First stop prego dr appt. Just the usual monthly thing but I had to do my glucose testing which for those of you that don't know, requires you to drink a sugary drink, wait and hour then have your blood drawn. Appt time 9:15am. Preschool tour 11am. The office was running behind that day so I didn't get done with my appt until almost 10am. No time to drink and wait the hour for the lab work so I had to take it with me and head back from St. Joes to meet Aaron and K for the preschool tour.
Noah's Ark Christian Preschool is where we were touring for Kaelyn and she LOVED it! Right after we walked in we knew it was the perfect fit for us. It's very small, only 10 kids and is just a school. Kaelyn was so excited to go check it out as soon as the door opened she let go of Aaron's hand, shouted "I'm at pre-skoo" and ran off with the other kids. I was sold once I saw the old school Fisher Price house and other toys I used to have at my grandparents. Ok, ok so maybe it wasn't the toys that sold me but it sure added some points! The lovely Mrs. Erickson gave us a tour of the rooms they use as well as the church where the class will have chapel time twice a month with the pastor. Her class meets every Thursday and Friday from 9-11:30. Not as much as I would like but I figure it's a good start since she only made the cut off by one week to start school this fall thanks to her August birthday. Tour was going great, then she showed us the bathrooms.... BATHROOMS!!!! We loved the place and put our deposit down before we left because the class is already over halfway full and it doesn't even start until September but, she has to be 100% potty trained to go here!! The bathrooms had big people toilets in them, which she is terrified of. Boy do we have our work cut out for us these next few months! We showed up for the last 30 minutes of school that day so Kaelyn was able to take part in story time. She sat on a mat while the teacher read a book to the class. I was starting to get teary eyed watching her sit there with the other kids. Wondering where the last almost 3 years have gone.That slowly faded when Aaron and I heard the teacher say "and this is a story about a frog and a duck" or something along those lines, I can't really remember because I think my heart stopped for a second. Now I am sure I have mentioned before that the words frog and duck don't come out of her mouth quite right just yet. I will let you use your imagination to figure out what it sounds like. I had my fingers crossed that she would just sit there, listen and keep her mouth shut! Oh no, the kids all repeat certain words in the stories and you could bet your last dollar those were some of the ones they repeated! Did I mention this is a Christian preschool in a church? I was certain Kaelyn would drop the F-bomb and Mrs. Erickson would give us back our deposit and send us on our way. However, she did us a solid and kept her potty mouth zipped. "Pre-skoo" tour was a success!
Next stop- back to the hospital for the blood work.
Home for nap time. Aaron and I treated ourselves to some wonderful MSM Mike's D's for lunch! Once nap time was over we had to stop by Aaron's parents to drop Kaelyn off so we could take Prince to the vet. AGAIN. This dog requires more work and money than our child! He's lucky I have a soft spot for orphans like himself. Overall it was somewhat of an easy visit this time. I don't think he made any of the other dogs pee on the floor in the waiting room like he usually does when we enter. Turns out he has another infection thanks to his allergies. After the vet we ventured to Petsmart to grab him some food, then stopped by Black Bear Yogurt to get a snack for our nameless child and headed home to start prepping Kaelyn's room for painting! Aaron's parents were kind enough to keep Kaelyn for a few hours and ended up taking her out to dinner. Kaelyn may have a slight addiction to all things Santa, I mean come on do you know her father?? Aka- Clark Griswold during the holiday season. Anytime Kaelyn sees a man with a white beard she shouts SANTA!!!! So far, they have always been nice enough to play along with the Santa gig. It's kinda cute actually. Anyhoo I guess some lady in a red jumpsuit sat at the table next to them at dinner. Kaelyn started shouting SANTA SANTA!!! Now it's one thing if you're an older man with a white beard and belly and people call you Santa, but this was a woman with no beard! I guess she didn't stay long. Wonder if the Santa comments played a role in her early departure!?!
Saturday- Aaron headed to work at the crack of dawn like he does usually 6 days a week. Kaelyn and I got up and headed to the island so she could spend the night with my mom while Aaron and I painted and set up her new room. We decided to stop by the fire station out there so she could see Grandpa Tom. He was so excited to show her around and let her climb into the trucks. She hated it. Screamed the entire time. Short trip to the station! We spent the afternoon painting. Well Aaron did the work. I managed to paint the trim! I ventured out at about 7:30 to try and find her some sheets and accessories for her room because I am sure that Aaron was sick of me nagging, and we had less than 24 hours to complete this room makeover before she was back home. I went to 5 stores in less than an hour and a half. Power shopping!
Sunday- Up at the crack of dawn. Went and borrowed the in-laws truck and grabbed a quick bite a Burs for breakfast. Next stop IKEA! It was a pretty easy trip but we got back later than planned and it took longer to set things up. Kaelyn was home before it was all done but she LOVED her room. Too bad it would be short lived. I was so excited for her to sleep in her new bed in her new big girl room. She wasn't, she cried and cried saying she didn't want her new bed. Seriously kid! Your dad and I were up all weekend making this room over you are going to like it! So we are now back to the no sleeping at night gig, which is why I was up so early today. I am hoping that she just needs to get used to the change. Once her room is 100% we can finally start on the baby's room. Time is running out, just a little over 2 months left and when your husband works six days a week that doesn't leave a whole lot of extra time for house projects!
Happy April everyone!!!
Things have been pretty normal around here lately on the Kaelyn front. I wouldn't exactly call it boring, just calm. It's probably some kind of calm before the toddler shit storm that's about to roll in soon. Who knows. Whatever the reason, i'll take it for as long as it lasts! Finally got her napping again, which is why I think she is acting like a human most days now. The dark circles under her eyes are gone and I feel a little less zombie like each day. She is also much sweeter and has had less tantrums...but let's face it she's 2 so she still knows how to get down with the fit throwing, shes just giving me the appetizer version instead of the 5 course meal deal. Im sure you are wondering why I am up at this time if she is back to sleeping again...I'll get to that shortly! Since things have been decent for a few weeks-ish I decided to wreck it by giving the whole potty training thing another shot. She still hates it and has no interest whatsoever. Her mini potty is slowly collecting hair ties and dog hair. I really don't know what to do, every time she sees me coming for her with the big girl panties she cries and tries to hide in the corner.
This past weekend was pretty busy for us. I don't really know how but I filled my tank on Thursday and am down to a quarter tank already and I haven't driven my car anywhere outside of the Lakewood/Tacoma area. Ah the joys of running around a million places when you have an SUV!
Friday- First stop prego dr appt. Just the usual monthly thing but I had to do my glucose testing which for those of you that don't know, requires you to drink a sugary drink, wait and hour then have your blood drawn. Appt time 9:15am. Preschool tour 11am. The office was running behind that day so I didn't get done with my appt until almost 10am. No time to drink and wait the hour for the lab work so I had to take it with me and head back from St. Joes to meet Aaron and K for the preschool tour.
Noah's Ark Christian Preschool is where we were touring for Kaelyn and she LOVED it! Right after we walked in we knew it was the perfect fit for us. It's very small, only 10 kids and is just a school. Kaelyn was so excited to go check it out as soon as the door opened she let go of Aaron's hand, shouted "I'm at pre-skoo" and ran off with the other kids. I was sold once I saw the old school Fisher Price house and other toys I used to have at my grandparents. Ok, ok so maybe it wasn't the toys that sold me but it sure added some points! The lovely Mrs. Erickson gave us a tour of the rooms they use as well as the church where the class will have chapel time twice a month with the pastor. Her class meets every Thursday and Friday from 9-11:30. Not as much as I would like but I figure it's a good start since she only made the cut off by one week to start school this fall thanks to her August birthday. Tour was going great, then she showed us the bathrooms.... BATHROOMS!!!! We loved the place and put our deposit down before we left because the class is already over halfway full and it doesn't even start until September but, she has to be 100% potty trained to go here!! The bathrooms had big people toilets in them, which she is terrified of. Boy do we have our work cut out for us these next few months! We showed up for the last 30 minutes of school that day so Kaelyn was able to take part in story time. She sat on a mat while the teacher read a book to the class. I was starting to get teary eyed watching her sit there with the other kids. Wondering where the last almost 3 years have gone.That slowly faded when Aaron and I heard the teacher say "and this is a story about a frog and a duck" or something along those lines, I can't really remember because I think my heart stopped for a second. Now I am sure I have mentioned before that the words frog and duck don't come out of her mouth quite right just yet. I will let you use your imagination to figure out what it sounds like. I had my fingers crossed that she would just sit there, listen and keep her mouth shut! Oh no, the kids all repeat certain words in the stories and you could bet your last dollar those were some of the ones they repeated! Did I mention this is a Christian preschool in a church? I was certain Kaelyn would drop the F-bomb and Mrs. Erickson would give us back our deposit and send us on our way. However, she did us a solid and kept her potty mouth zipped. "Pre-skoo" tour was a success!
Next stop- back to the hospital for the blood work.
Home for nap time. Aaron and I treated ourselves to some wonderful MSM Mike's D's for lunch! Once nap time was over we had to stop by Aaron's parents to drop Kaelyn off so we could take Prince to the vet. AGAIN. This dog requires more work and money than our child! He's lucky I have a soft spot for orphans like himself. Overall it was somewhat of an easy visit this time. I don't think he made any of the other dogs pee on the floor in the waiting room like he usually does when we enter. Turns out he has another infection thanks to his allergies. After the vet we ventured to Petsmart to grab him some food, then stopped by Black Bear Yogurt to get a snack for our nameless child and headed home to start prepping Kaelyn's room for painting! Aaron's parents were kind enough to keep Kaelyn for a few hours and ended up taking her out to dinner. Kaelyn may have a slight addiction to all things Santa, I mean come on do you know her father?? Aka- Clark Griswold during the holiday season. Anytime Kaelyn sees a man with a white beard she shouts SANTA!!!! So far, they have always been nice enough to play along with the Santa gig. It's kinda cute actually. Anyhoo I guess some lady in a red jumpsuit sat at the table next to them at dinner. Kaelyn started shouting SANTA SANTA!!! Now it's one thing if you're an older man with a white beard and belly and people call you Santa, but this was a woman with no beard! I guess she didn't stay long. Wonder if the Santa comments played a role in her early departure!?!
Saturday- Aaron headed to work at the crack of dawn like he does usually 6 days a week. Kaelyn and I got up and headed to the island so she could spend the night with my mom while Aaron and I painted and set up her new room. We decided to stop by the fire station out there so she could see Grandpa Tom. He was so excited to show her around and let her climb into the trucks. She hated it. Screamed the entire time. Short trip to the station! We spent the afternoon painting. Well Aaron did the work. I managed to paint the trim! I ventured out at about 7:30 to try and find her some sheets and accessories for her room because I am sure that Aaron was sick of me nagging, and we had less than 24 hours to complete this room makeover before she was back home. I went to 5 stores in less than an hour and a half. Power shopping!
Sunday- Up at the crack of dawn. Went and borrowed the in-laws truck and grabbed a quick bite a Burs for breakfast. Next stop IKEA! It was a pretty easy trip but we got back later than planned and it took longer to set things up. Kaelyn was home before it was all done but she LOVED her room. Too bad it would be short lived. I was so excited for her to sleep in her new bed in her new big girl room. She wasn't, she cried and cried saying she didn't want her new bed. Seriously kid! Your dad and I were up all weekend making this room over you are going to like it! So we are now back to the no sleeping at night gig, which is why I was up so early today. I am hoping that she just needs to get used to the change. Once her room is 100% we can finally start on the baby's room. Time is running out, just a little over 2 months left and when your husband works six days a week that doesn't leave a whole lot of extra time for house projects!
Happy April everyone!!!
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