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WOW!! Ten years!!! 123456789 10
What a great kid he has become. He has blossomed from this shy, cling to my leg toddler to an out going, ready to help anyone boy. He’s got such a huge heart. Although he gets frustrated with his brothers he is still willing to help and comfort them when they need him to.
Thank you for being you! Thank you for always trying your best! Thank you for getting excited about life…I hope you always keep that excitement in your heart. Never lose it!!!
The Girl got her glasses today….
Now let me say I never thought my kids would need glasses. Neither Mr. Fun or I wear them. Can’t think of anyone on either side that wore glasses as a kid. Now my dad’s side of the family is HUGE so there could be something there. I guess I just never really thought about it.
I am also not a label whore….I do like labels but if something is cute then it’s cute no matter the label. The Girl looked high and low for frames she liked and that looked good on her. When she put these frames on I was like I don’t think so. Then I looked at her again and these were it. These were the frames she would soon call her glasses. I couldn’t say no. So my 13 year old daughter has Coach frames. Yes, you read that correctly. But aren’t they super cute on her? And if she loses them she gets to walk around with fuzzy vision until she can pay to replace them. If that happens her new frames will be cheapy wired frames that hurt her ears….just kidding, kind of!
I have been asked by moms with children younger than mine….lets stop there…parents with kids younger than mine??? I am officially the old parent now. I have been asked a few times to recommend a parenting book………..
Finding a parenting books that fit never happened for me, so I can’t recommend any.
It depends on the child, depends on your personality and your beliefs. There is no right or wrong when it comes to trying to do your best with this parenting gig. It’s hard, no book is going to make it easier. It’s a struggle every day to get everything done and do it without having your head pop off. The things that aren’t in parenting books but should be….
Seeing your kid fail sucks but letting them learn from that failure and grow is so rewarding.
Alcohol will quickly become a close friend…unless you don’t drink then it’s ice cream.
Hugs from your 4th grader in front of his friends are the sweetest.
Toddlers have morning breathe too…watch for it.
You will sneak food, it’s a given…you’ll hide food too.
You’ll cry the first day of Kindergarten.
You will not get dressed on those hard days or brush your teeth…
You will under estimate the cost of raising children.
Homework will frustrate you and become a drag all over again.
You will throw linens away after a 2 AM puking.
You will spend many weekends shuttling kids here and there.
You’ll hang on to those nursing bras far too long just for the comfort factor.
No matter how well you plan, if you pick up that phone there will be a kid at your feet whining loudly.
Sweeping becomes a daily routine instead of weekly,mopping should too but you’ll manage to put that off far too long.
You will also say NEVER to only eat your words.
G finally got new glasses. He’s at a weird stage. All kid frames are too small and all other frames are a tad too big. I still think he’s one handsome fellow though. We struggled finding frames that would work and that he liked. So we went with frames that were slightly big yet didn’t fall off his face when he jumped. I am hoping these frames last him longer than a year and he can grow with them over the next two years. So help him if he breaks them.
4 practices with 2 to go
1 drive thru
2 movie rentals
12 i miss daddy comments (mostly from G)
1 sit down lunch out (famous daves, not impressed)
4000000 when will daddy be home questions (again mostly from G)
8 cups of strong coffee
2 mornings of no coffee
2 boxes of girl scout cookies
2 sleep overs
1 Little Caesar run with bread sticks
1 grocery store trip
Not enough loads of laundry for the bathroom floor still resembles a hamper and i can’t find a clean towel
2 nights of troubled sleep
1 really hard morning full of i am so tired and i don’t want to go to school
1 night where breakfast was served for dinner
2-4 tantrums that ended quickly, thank you!!!
So far it’s been good. We miss him but he comes home tomorrow. Late tomorrow so really Friday for the kids. I can’t wait….i’m tired and not cut out for this single parenting gig.
And a few random photos from our week.
We all do it. Why do we do it? I think we do it because we feel we have to. The kids have to be here at this time and there at that time. The laundry has to get done so the kids have clean socks. Grocery shopping has to be done so the kids can eat. Dinner has to be made so we can reconnect and nourish our bodies with healthy food. Then the kids need baths, kids need read to, kids need love and help with homework…..are you seeing a trend here? We run on empty because the kids need us to.
You feel those cold feet on your legs and hear a “mommy, i’m hungry” and inside you groan and think really kid? it’s only 6:30 on Saturday. But out loud you say “would you like some cereal?” You also think about starting your coffee before pouring the cereal so you can keep your sanity.
It’s three thirty in the morning and you open your eyes to see a child staring at you willing you awake. When you kind of open your eyes you hear “mommy, i’m thirsty”. Really kid? It’s three in the morning. You get up, get the water, wait for them to drink and because it’s easier you let them crawl into bed with you.
We run on empty for the kids….there are not enough hours in a day so we sacrifice our time and sleep for the kids.
and in return they say thank you in their own way. They giggle at the stupidest things. They hug you and say I love you for no reason. They pick up their toys when they aren’t asked to(rare but it does happen). They want to cuddle with you, ride on your shoulders, hold your hand. They want you to play with them, they want you to read to them, they say thank you and please.
They love you unconditionally…..
They humor you
So you get up every morning and do the same thing over and over…..even if you are out of steam and just want to sleep a couple more hours and spend the day watching trash TV.
In the end it is so worth the dark circles, the fear of forgetting some child somewhere, the long sleepless nights, the early mornings, the mass amount of laundry that never ends, the sink full of dishes…it’s all worth it.
I think…..
He has had shots he will remember for a long while. He needed 5 to be caught up. He received 2 and will go back next month and receive two more. The 5th he will never receive. I’m picky like that.
He weighs 36 pounds now, I am impressed. I think she said he was 48 inches tall. Still both in the 20% where he has been his whole life.
After many years of frustration and being told by every doctor that he will outgrow it we got resources for his texture issues. She was impressed with how far we had come on our own but agrees he needs therapy. So of course I walked out of there without the referral for the therapy. That is so a Mrs. Fun thing to do.
Because we knew he would be getting at least one shot we took him to McD’s after school. Somewhere we don’t ever go unless invited by friends. I was so shocked when Mr. Fun pulled in to McD’s. The things we do for our kids. T was VERY excited and actually ate 2.5 nuggets!!!
I hope that through her teen years she stays level headed, she respects everyone. No, not like everyone, nobody likes everyone. I hope she stays focused and works hard first and plays harder second. I try so hard to teach my kids that their opinions are valid yet don’t always need to be heard. I try to teach them there is a time and place to be silly yet always respectful.
I hope that my boys open the door for all girls. I hope they don’t let sports be their excuse for a bad grade. I hope they stand up for their sister and protect her. I hope they figure out early what they want in life and work hard to achieve it. I hope they don’t let peer pressure get the best of them. I hope that if they fail it only makes them fight harder.
I hope that they grow up happy, healthy and true to themselves. I hope they do the right thing even when it’s the hardest thing they think they will ever have to do. I want them to look at all sides of the situation before forming an opinion and judging. I want them to want to be home for dinner. I want them to come to me when they have their first kiss. I want them to know they can talk to us about anything and we will remain level headed and open minded. I hope the lines of communication stay open, both ways.
I hope, wish, pray that I don’t fail them……..
I think it is about to take over our lives. I think we will be planning meals around baseball schedules. Spur of the moment trips to wherever are going to be limited to certain days…like Sundays.
We are okay with that though.
While one is doing this
The others are doing this
and this
and honestly…it feels good knowing we are going to be super crazy busy the next few months before the weather gets too hot.
JJ and G FINALLY made it to an eye appointment…..I say FINALLY because it took me forever to schedule them and then I had to cancel. Turns out G is not the only one that will be sporting the glasses in this family. JJ is nearsighted. The optometrist asked me if she wore glasses after the first part of her exam and when I replied with no he seemed shocked. I guess she’s really nearsighted, poor girl.
We spent a lot of time trying on glasses and nothing seemed to fit just right so we passed on buying the glasses there and will look elsewhere this week.
Their appointments that lasted from 3:45 to 5:15, yes you read that right. Why were we there that long? No idea other than the person at the counter helping us moved as slow as molasses in the winter. When we arrived home Mr. Fun was here and waiting so we could go to Target and buy Wy a new glove, I think T ended up with a new one as well. This is where I stop and say “who knew gloves had sizes?”, I didn’t. I probably should have but I didn’t. I also didn’t know target sold caged animals…..bet you didn’t know that either. We bought one, we named him T-monster, but you can call him T for short.
We also love pinwheels, who doesn’t love pinwheels? they just make you happy.
