Sunday, November 7, 2010
Slightly New Direction
My friend Rachel and I are taking this blog in a different direction, so instead of my random babbling, there will be more direction. We're going to talk about what I like to call our slightly crunchy parenting ideas, ways to save money as a stay at home mom, creative things to do with your kids, excerpts from the mommy land, blogs we like to read, etc. We hope that you'll be entertained and informed!
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Cute Comments on the Baby Sister
#1 is quite the funny man. He's had some pretty amusing comments about my pregnancy.
Him: Where baby come out? Up, up, up out your head?
Me: Umm...no.....
A few days later....
Him: Baby come out up your head or out your bottom?
Me: Bottom
Why elaborate with details? lol. Smart kid though. He's got things figured out about where things enter and exit the body.
The baby was kicking a ton the other day and I said something about it while he was standing by me. He said "Baby sister is trying to get out!"
His theological thoughts on the baby:
"Jesus no live in your tummy. Baby sister lives there. Jesus lives in your heart."
Baby sister is his official name for the baby which works well because we don't have a name for her either at the moment. He has also suggested Melmo (Elmo, when he was obsessed with Elmo) and Sippy (after his water bottle he used to be attached to).
And on Halloween candy and the baby:
"Baby sister likes my candy but she's not out."
Yes, baby sister does indeed like his Halloween candy....
~ Kristina
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Bony Butt
This little one must have a very bony butt because she's constantly shoving it up into my lungs! I never had actual pain from when I was pregnant with #1 and his womb antics so this is totally a new thing. I think its her head because I was told at my last appointment that it felt like she was head down and I totally believed that because #2's little knee was the object stabbing me in the side. Well, she must have turned her body inward and her hiney outward and is now using that little bony hiney to torture me. The other day in church during the sermon she stabbed me and I literally jumped. I hope this is not a sign of things to come of torturing poor mommy her whole life. I really hope she decides to turn around again. Her knee was much easier to deal with then her hiney. The only thing that's worked thus far is stretching my torso when she does it and using my hand to push against her backside when she starts ramming it upward.
~ Kristina
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Moving a Post - #1 is 2!
I have posts from another blog that I want to move over so here is the first one. Terribly out of chronological order, but what can ya do?
My little guy turned two yesterday. I can't believe that just two short years ago he came into our lives (yes, I know there were 40 weeks before that where he was "in" our life, but you know what I mean). I have a hard time remembering life before he came around.
He is very much a toddler these days. He likes to choose what shirt he wears and tries to stall bed time by saying he's hungry. He can do the motions to a few songs and likes to listen to them over and over again. He's got quite a sense of humor and knows what is funny. He can give puppy and lion kisses. He can say sentences like "There's mommy's car!" which we understand! But he also says things like "I want the sunbutter on my crackers" which we don't understand and only figure out by asking questions until he nods with a nod that says "uh, yeah, what took you so long to understand me?" Then he says lots of words which I will bore you with but I want to document for my records until I write them down somewhere I won't loose them: Mommy, Daddy, crash (for truck), uh-oh, na-na (all done), nay-nay (Aunt Kaitlin), mak (for milk and Uncle Mark), Mimi, Opapa, Granny, Papa, Aunt Glocky (why he can't say Aunt for Kaitlin we have no idea), Nana (his friend Savannah), Anie (Lanie), bar (bear), zoom (plane), ball, cup, eat, more, please, dit-doo (thank you), tutle (turtle), paint, read, draw, car, where is?, what is that?, me, Knock (Knox), oo-ee (monkey), puppies, t.v., music, roll, chip, hot, cold, no, ooohhhhh, wow, side (slide), ice (outside), ish (shoe or fish), asi (raisin), ech (peach), ay-oh (play dough), up... and others. Quite a few are a bunch of nonsense letters strung together, but we understand what they mean because he's consistent in using them. He likes to flip the syllables around, but apparently that's not too weird and he should get past that. He signs some still as well. He's even made up a sign or two. Funny kid.
It's fun to see him learn more things every day. When he opened his birthday presents he was full of "wows" and "ooohhhhs." He loves to read books and will hand you one and say "read!" I think that comes from me reading to him from very, very early on. He's such an easy going kid which I think is going to be to all of our advantages! He still naps well and sleeps well. He hasn't tried to climb out of his crib which I'm very thankful for. Maybe by the end of the summer we'll put him in the toddler bed version of his crib, but for now I'm just going to let him be where he is since he's happy with it. No point changing what's not broken.
He also likes to cook. He insists on helping me cook and bake. He likes to pretend to cook as well. He has an oven and lots of pots and pans to play with. He knows to use a pot holder and to add seasonings. One of his friends got a kitchen for Christmas and he was so excited to play with it when we went over to her house. He was microwaving things, pressing the buttons, etc. It was so funny. He also loves balls. He can dribble a ball and throw one as well. He likes to mow the lawn with his lawn mower. He loves bubbles. He likes drawing (on anything...sigh) and painting. He likes using rubber stamps too. He loves playing with the water hose and trying to drink the bathwater. He wakes up every day saying "Mommy!?!" He likes to jump and play the piano. He love airplanes and his Cozy Coupe. He loves being outside.
He can take off his clothes now. That was a fun after nap time clean up about a week ago. I had no idea he could take off jeans and a long sleeve tee and his diaper. lol. It was sooooo funny.
He's a pretty neat kid and I love spending time with him. I know he's a good kid, but it's also comforting to hear from the people in the nursery that they love taking care of him because he is so easy going. He was over tired one day during MOPS and had a big melt down and the nursery workers called me and they were so confused. They had no idea what was wrong and you could tell they were worried. Turns out he was just really tired from all the fun and was hungry too and just lost it. That was the only time in 2 years I've had to get him. I'm so thankful for an easy kid, but it makes me a little fearful of having another one some day!
Okay that's enough bragging about my baby - for now at least.
He is very much a toddler these days. He likes to choose what shirt he wears and tries to stall bed time by saying he's hungry. He can do the motions to a few songs and likes to listen to them over and over again. He's got quite a sense of humor and knows what is funny. He can give puppy and lion kisses. He can say sentences like "There's mommy's car!" which we understand! But he also says things like "I want the sunbutter on my crackers" which we don't understand and only figure out by asking questions until he nods with a nod that says "uh, yeah, what took you so long to understand me?" Then he says lots of words which I will bore you with but I want to document for my records until I write them down somewhere I won't loose them: Mommy, Daddy, crash (for truck), uh-oh, na-na (all done), nay-nay (Aunt Kaitlin), mak (for milk and Uncle Mark), Mimi, Opapa, Granny, Papa, Aunt Glocky (why he can't say Aunt for Kaitlin we have no idea), Nana (his friend Savannah), Anie (Lanie), bar (bear), zoom (plane), ball, cup, eat, more, please, dit-doo (thank you), tutle (turtle), paint, read, draw, car, where is?, what is that?, me, Knock (Knox), oo-ee (monkey), puppies, t.v., music, roll, chip, hot, cold, no, ooohhhhh, wow, side (slide), ice (outside), ish (shoe or fish), asi (raisin), ech (peach), ay-oh (play dough), up... and others. Quite a few are a bunch of nonsense letters strung together, but we understand what they mean because he's consistent in using them. He likes to flip the syllables around, but apparently that's not too weird and he should get past that. He signs some still as well. He's even made up a sign or two. Funny kid.
It's fun to see him learn more things every day. When he opened his birthday presents he was full of "wows" and "ooohhhhs." He loves to read books and will hand you one and say "read!" I think that comes from me reading to him from very, very early on. He's such an easy going kid which I think is going to be to all of our advantages! He still naps well and sleeps well. He hasn't tried to climb out of his crib which I'm very thankful for. Maybe by the end of the summer we'll put him in the toddler bed version of his crib, but for now I'm just going to let him be where he is since he's happy with it. No point changing what's not broken.
He also likes to cook. He insists on helping me cook and bake. He likes to pretend to cook as well. He has an oven and lots of pots and pans to play with. He knows to use a pot holder and to add seasonings. One of his friends got a kitchen for Christmas and he was so excited to play with it when we went over to her house. He was microwaving things, pressing the buttons, etc. It was so funny. He also loves balls. He can dribble a ball and throw one as well. He likes to mow the lawn with his lawn mower. He loves bubbles. He likes drawing (on anything...sigh) and painting. He likes using rubber stamps too. He loves playing with the water hose and trying to drink the bathwater. He wakes up every day saying "Mommy!?!" He likes to jump and play the piano. He love airplanes and his Cozy Coupe. He loves being outside.
He can take off his clothes now. That was a fun after nap time clean up about a week ago. I had no idea he could take off jeans and a long sleeve tee and his diaper. lol. It was sooooo funny.
He's a pretty neat kid and I love spending time with him. I know he's a good kid, but it's also comforting to hear from the people in the nursery that they love taking care of him because he is so easy going. He was over tired one day during MOPS and had a big melt down and the nursery workers called me and they were so confused. They had no idea what was wrong and you could tell they were worried. Turns out he was just really tired from all the fun and was hungry too and just lost it. That was the only time in 2 years I've had to get him. I'm so thankful for an easy kid, but it makes me a little fearful of having another one some day!
Okay that's enough bragging about my baby - for now at least.
Projects!!
Many items are on my to do list these days. One of which is to actually blog and make this worthwhile. Other items include:
Making a pair of baby legs
Sewing curtains for the kids' new room
Making a cute mobile for baby girl
Fixing a cute tractor clock that I got for $1.32 at Hobby Lobby
Keeping notes about this pregnancy
Writing down funny things #1 says
Uploading pics
Posting pics of things I've made
Finally posting items on my etsy site
Making Christmas presents for everyone!
One thing at a time, right?
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Yumm and Cool
http://www.groupon.com/r/uu3625296
See this link above? This is my Groupon link. If you use it, I earn $10 and then you can get your own and earn your own $10. I never understood what the Groupon thing is about, but it's AWESOME. A place of business offers a deal, there is a tipping number which means that many people have to try to buy it in order for it to become a real coupon. Once that happens, you get your coupon! If you buy it after it's tipped then you don't have to wait. I just got two $50 gift certificates to Simply Fondue for only $25 each! Yay for a super date night coming up...or actually 2! They don't expire until December 2010. Yay! Must keep my eyes opened for more great groupons esp for places I already frequent.
See this link above? This is my Groupon link. If you use it, I earn $10 and then you can get your own and earn your own $10. I never understood what the Groupon thing is about, but it's AWESOME. A place of business offers a deal, there is a tipping number which means that many people have to try to buy it in order for it to become a real coupon. Once that happens, you get your coupon! If you buy it after it's tipped then you don't have to wait. I just got two $50 gift certificates to Simply Fondue for only $25 each! Yay for a super date night coming up...or actually 2! They don't expire until December 2010. Yay! Must keep my eyes opened for more great groupons esp for places I already frequent.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
#1- Oh What a Boy!!
Before I forget these silly things #1 does, I have to write them down. Of course if the internet ever implodes they'll be lost, but my journal could just as easily get sucked up by a tornado.
Some months ago, probably at the height of winter and chapstick, #1 was quite taken by the chapstick phenomenon. Which lead to my discovery of how to a 2 yr old a glue stick and a thing of chapstick look a lot a like. He came out of our bedroom, why I had a glue stick in there who the heck knows, smiling saying something about his lips while holding the glue stick. Yep, he had used the glue stick as chapstick. Thankfully, 2 yr olds have no aim and therefore he missed his mouth entirely but I did have to wash the glue off the rest of his face.
Shortly after that episode, #1 got into my nightstand drawer where I had a bottle of clear nail polish. Did you know you can Skype poison control? Yep, you can and you wind up talking to a very nice man, in this case, in California. He smelled, no reeked of nail polish. We thought he had consumed some and being in a foreign country I had no way of explaining this problem to the German poison control if there even is such an invention here. The very nice man on the other end said he probably didn't consume much if any and to just give him milk and he'd be fine. He then proceeded to ask for our zip code which I told him we were in Germany. I wonder if he's ever had an overseas call before. hehe. He had something to talk about with his wife that evening I hope! DH tried some and said he didn't think #1 got past a taste because it was quite vile.
Tonight, many months after these episodes, we have another notable experience. #1 was emptying the salt and pepper shakers at the table at dinner tonight. Since he had been such a bear all afternoon, I let him do what he wish since we have to empty them before the end of the year anyhow. He of course got pepper all over his hands, etc. and I didn't think a second thing of it until he started crying in the kitchen. Johnny, one of the seniors, said "I think he's got pink eye!" I immediately knew that no, he didn't have pink eye, he had rubbed his eyes with his pepper covered hands. So we spent a few minutes washing our hands and me holding a wet paper towel over his eyes and him crying. He recovered to take an early bath and an early bed time. I hope that we're less cranky tomorrow.
I'm sure there is more, but that's all I got for now. Silly boy.
Some months ago, probably at the height of winter and chapstick, #1 was quite taken by the chapstick phenomenon. Which lead to my discovery of how to a 2 yr old a glue stick and a thing of chapstick look a lot a like. He came out of our bedroom, why I had a glue stick in there who the heck knows, smiling saying something about his lips while holding the glue stick. Yep, he had used the glue stick as chapstick. Thankfully, 2 yr olds have no aim and therefore he missed his mouth entirely but I did have to wash the glue off the rest of his face.
Shortly after that episode, #1 got into my nightstand drawer where I had a bottle of clear nail polish. Did you know you can Skype poison control? Yep, you can and you wind up talking to a very nice man, in this case, in California. He smelled, no reeked of nail polish. We thought he had consumed some and being in a foreign country I had no way of explaining this problem to the German poison control if there even is such an invention here. The very nice man on the other end said he probably didn't consume much if any and to just give him milk and he'd be fine. He then proceeded to ask for our zip code which I told him we were in Germany. I wonder if he's ever had an overseas call before. hehe. He had something to talk about with his wife that evening I hope! DH tried some and said he didn't think #1 got past a taste because it was quite vile.
Tonight, many months after these episodes, we have another notable experience. #1 was emptying the salt and pepper shakers at the table at dinner tonight. Since he had been such a bear all afternoon, I let him do what he wish since we have to empty them before the end of the year anyhow. He of course got pepper all over his hands, etc. and I didn't think a second thing of it until he started crying in the kitchen. Johnny, one of the seniors, said "I think he's got pink eye!" I immediately knew that no, he didn't have pink eye, he had rubbed his eyes with his pepper covered hands. So we spent a few minutes washing our hands and me holding a wet paper towel over his eyes and him crying. He recovered to take an early bath and an early bed time. I hope that we're less cranky tomorrow.
I'm sure there is more, but that's all I got for now. Silly boy.
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