Okay, I am having a really hard time with this...my friend Abby tagged me to post about my 5 favorite things, but they have to be material things. If you know me, I have lots of "things" so this post is especially hard. It is making me realize that it may be time for another Spring Cleaning. Here goes...
1. Television - I know this is so cliche, but I LOVE TV. I feel like I don't watch very much, especially having a toddler now, but I do still find time thanks to DVR. I have a degree in broadcasting & have always loved TV & movies all my life - don't think that will ever change.
2. My car stereo - My husband was nice enough to get me a new sound system in my car before I got pregnant, then he joked with me that I wouldn't use it very much with the baby in the car. I actually use it all the time - music is a huge part of my life, and Wyatt has really picked up on it too. Now that his car seat is turned around, I love watching him clap & bop along to tunes. I also love being baby free in the car & just jamming out to my favorite tunes, whether via my iPod hook-up, or a good old fashioned CD :)
3. My watch - Thanks again to Seth (he's the sensible one, thank God) I got a watch for my 30th birthday. I have always been kind of "anti" watch, but ever since having a baby & timing things like breastfeeding, naps, etc it has really come in handy. At this point, I probably would be lost without it
4. Booklight - I like TV, but there is something about getting in bed at night with a book that I just love - well, that & the fact that my husband would not let me have the TV on in bed, or the light. I only read at night when I go to bed, and have a very hard time sleeping without first reading. Seth likes to laugh at me because there are many nights that I read 1 paragraph, then fall asleep with the light on all night. Before I got my current halogen booklight I had the Itty Bitty booklight, which I used to burn my face with every night, but at least that was my signal that I had fallen asleep & it was time to turn it out.
5. Under eye concealer - Okay, so I don't even wear a lot of make-up but 1 week before I had Wyatt I went all out & paid quite a bit for some at Sephora. It has been a complete staple ion my life since having a baby & many sleepless or long nights!
Friday, July 25, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
You've got to stand for something
"Mom!? What's the big deal? I stand now, you know. Better not blink, or I'll need the car keys soon"
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
To eat, or not to eat? That is the question...
...that I will be asking my pediatrician this afternoon. Wyatt is going for his one year appointment today. It seems silly - most mothers probably have a million questions about vaccines, motor skills, development, etc. My biggest question is what is up with my baby eating like an 18 year old boy home from college break. He literally pigs out on everything - he has yet to turn his nose up at a single food item - I kid you not. Even when we are out in public people ask me how I have gotten him to eat so many different foods. I really don't know how I did - his father his pretty picky, and I can be too at times.
I introduced milk yesterday & was really worried what the reaction would be, but alas - like everything else this child puts in his mouth, he loved it! He actually crawled over to the fridge later & slapped the door till I took his cup out!
So, I'll keep you posted on what the doc says. Lucky for us he is a fairly skinny guy, so maybe he has just gotten his Dad's wonderful metabolism.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Mother of the Year? Not so fast...
So, I had one of those moments last night where I had to laugh at myself, and then of course post my story on this blog.
Let me start by saying that my newest challenge is keeping Wyatt contained somehow while I make dinner each night. Seth & I have decided that it's easier to eat with Wyatt, and kind of nice to just be done with cooking, cleaning, etc after he goes to bed - leaving us time to just relax. Anywhoo...there I am last night in the kitchen & Wyatt is playing at the fridge. I am just about to pat myself on the back for being able to keep him occupied there for so long, when I notice he is making a very weird sound with his mouth. After closer examination, I realize he has put something into his mouth. Lo & behold, it is magnet. So, I fish it out (probably too big to swallow anyway, I tell myself) and that's when I have a good chuckle. The magnet, which I STILL don't know where this came from, reads "Damn tootin' I've been naughty, now spank my evil butt." I have a good chuckle to myself, thinking about rushing to the ER & having the Dr. fish this one out of Wyatt...I can only imagine the look I would have received.
For now, I continue to scan the house for small items like this, but they always seem to pop up. Let's just say that Seth & I have no worries about Wyatt's vision - he manages to pick every little thing out of the carpet :)
Let me start by saying that my newest challenge is keeping Wyatt contained somehow while I make dinner each night. Seth & I have decided that it's easier to eat with Wyatt, and kind of nice to just be done with cooking, cleaning, etc after he goes to bed - leaving us time to just relax. Anywhoo...there I am last night in the kitchen & Wyatt is playing at the fridge. I am just about to pat myself on the back for being able to keep him occupied there for so long, when I notice he is making a very weird sound with his mouth. After closer examination, I realize he has put something into his mouth. Lo & behold, it is magnet. So, I fish it out (probably too big to swallow anyway, I tell myself) and that's when I have a good chuckle. The magnet, which I STILL don't know where this came from, reads "Damn tootin' I've been naughty, now spank my evil butt." I have a good chuckle to myself, thinking about rushing to the ER & having the Dr. fish this one out of Wyatt...I can only imagine the look I would have received.
For now, I continue to scan the house for small items like this, but they always seem to pop up. Let's just say that Seth & I have no worries about Wyatt's vision - he manages to pick every little thing out of the carpet :)
Monday, July 7, 2008
Jesus Loves Me
This morning Wyatt & I headed off to our church, Trinity Avenue Presbyterian, for our first day of Vacation Bible School. I have voluteered as a classroom leader this year, and Wyatt played with some kids in the nursery. This is only the second time he has visited the nursery, and the second time he has been with someone other than a family member. We were there from 9-11:30, which meant he would either take a nap there or miss one, but I was willing to take a chance.
We arrived to find that the A/C was out at the church, but not too hot in the building yet. I dropped off Wyatt & he immediatly took off to play with a room full of toys that were new to him, and other kiddo's. I headed off to my classroom filled with about 6 kids ages three-six. I had a lot of fun, and it was a great test of my patience for when Wyatt becomes this age!
I met up with Wyatt again at 11:30. He was stripped down to his onesie, sticky & sweaty & quite fussy. His diaper also looked like it was put on mid-wrestling match - I had to laugh to myself because I have played this game many times lately. He faired very well in the nursery (at one point I peeked in & saw him playing with my car keys) & the babysitter in there said she predicted he would be an engineer someday because he just loved to try to figure out how everything worked. I told her that the same is true at home.
Wyatt will stay home with Dad tomorrow morning to get his nap (he is about to start working on his 3rd hour of this afternoon nap right now). But, I think I'll bring him back on Wednesday - he seems to like socializing with the other kids, and I don't mind wearing him out a bit!
We arrived to find that the A/C was out at the church, but not too hot in the building yet. I dropped off Wyatt & he immediatly took off to play with a room full of toys that were new to him, and other kiddo's. I headed off to my classroom filled with about 6 kids ages three-six. I had a lot of fun, and it was a great test of my patience for when Wyatt becomes this age!
I met up with Wyatt again at 11:30. He was stripped down to his onesie, sticky & sweaty & quite fussy. His diaper also looked like it was put on mid-wrestling match - I had to laugh to myself because I have played this game many times lately. He faired very well in the nursery (at one point I peeked in & saw him playing with my car keys) & the babysitter in there said she predicted he would be an engineer someday because he just loved to try to figure out how everything worked. I told her that the same is true at home.
Wyatt will stay home with Dad tomorrow morning to get his nap (he is about to start working on his 3rd hour of this afternoon nap right now). But, I think I'll bring him back on Wednesday - he seems to like socializing with the other kids, and I don't mind wearing him out a bit!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
When I Wake
This is Wyatt's latest craze - when I go in to get him in the morning, or from a nap he is doing this & saying "That! That! That!" and pointing at everything in his room. He gets very excited about the lightswitch.
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