How cute is that!

Last night I was in a sewing mood and decided to make something for Joshua.

I ended up making a cute little tool belt for the little Fixer upper!!

True store - My son got a Handy Manny tool set for his birthday. He LOVES it... and do you know that the screw driver can REALLY take out screws? UH yah... when I came across a toy of his that had the back, screw, and batteries removed I was baffled as to how it got that way. And Joshua proceeded to show me how he did it. Uh oh! :-D So ya... He has tools and he KNOW how to use them people! :-D

The tool belt turned out SUPER cute and SUPER easy to make so I ( :-D ) knocked out of a few more out of some oh so cute fabrics I have left from their quilts.

Go check them out in my Etsy store! Great Christmas Present eh!

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Potty Training

I'm from a large family, babysat my nieces for the first 2+ years of their life, and have been around ALOT of toddlers.... so you would think potty training for me would be a breeze?

I'm hoping and praying it is but in reality I know that it could go really bad or go really good!

I decided after 4 or so months of my son telling me that he was "potty"ing in his diaper that is was time to go ahead and make the jump! He's 2 months shy of being 2 but is talking quite well and understands very well that he is going to the bathroom in his diaper and doesn't care for it.

We are currently on day 2 of training! I picked a week out that we would be home for sure from 8-8 so that he had a full day each day of learning to tell me and go on the potty!

The first few hours of day one was quite amusing. He went poo on the toilet as he has done off and on for the last 4 months just fine. A few mins later when he went potty in his underwear he was quite interested in this wetness. :-D

After 4 times of going in his underwear he figure out what was going on. And we made it to the potty the rest of the day. Until bedtime and we had a accd right before bed.... we both were getting tired! LOL
I was amazed it had gone as well as it had! :-)
On to day 2! Hoping and praying it goes as good as it did yesterday! And if it doesn't that I will have patience and not stress out! :-D Share

Some days

Some days I never get out of my PJs or get a shower...
Some days I seem to be making just one more cup of coffee to keep me alert...
Some days I barely seem to get something for dinner ready at a decent time...
But every day I love that I am the mommy to these two littles!

Who needs reg clothes when they are just gonna get snot and spitup on them!
The coffee helps me stay on my toes when big brother decides to feed little brother his cereal or pull him out of his swing! And of COURSE snap that pic as quick as I can of that sweet little face saying MOMMY HELP ME!
And yes, more cereal can be dinner!
I love it and know I will miss this!



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Life with 2 boys

Has it already been 2 weeks since our new little man has joined our family!?!

So far the adjusting to life as a family of 4 has been pretty smooth. Joshua has been doing so good as a big brother! We are still working on being gentle and baby is asleep please don't kiss him now! :-) But all in all Joshua loves his little brother and loves to show it! Lots of kisses, wants to hold him all the time, he will try to help unbuckle him from his swing if hes fussing...

Mommy's getting alittle more sleep now and not up every hour and a half to feed a little baby who thinks he is starving! :-D He's been sleeping for about 2 1/2-3 hrs for the first 2 feeding at night then alittle shorter after that.

Evan is for the most part a very content baby just like his brother was! Doesn't fuss when hes not being held and loves to just lay and look around when hes not asleep. He does have a set of good lungs though when he is hungry!

It's been a bit of an adjustment after Daddy went back to work but we are getting thru each day! Keeping up with a 20 mn old and a brand new baby! :-)

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Our new little man

Evan William

March 16, 2011

Born 11:53 pm
8 lbs, 5 oz and 20"

A healthy boy!

Melting Mommys heart from the start.

Sigh...

Big brother kisses.

And one more to melt your heart! :-)


 

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We love E-I-E-I-O

Joshua loves to read! But his fav I would say right now is the book Old McDonald had a Farm....
And we sing E-I-E-I-O! :-D Share

Oh sweet little, please listen to mommy....

I knew it was coming.... and it was what we plan... but I still am hoping it doesn't have to be this way!

Whats that you say?

The date set for our little boy's arrival if he doesn't come on his own. Via C-Section. We've talked about it alot and we know that if he decides to be like his big brother and wants to stay comfy inside mommy that's what will happen.

It seems kind of weird to me, knowing that my son will be here before the set date or on that date... but not after. With Joshua going a week late it was such a waiting game that its hard for me to wrap my brain around it with this little boy!

I do pray that my body will decide to be different this time around and actually go into labour before my due date and we perhaps will have an uneventful delivery. But knowing that it could not be a possibility is ok. Joshua's birth was not something I ever want to repeat again for sure!

Looking forward to meeting this new little life that is currently residing in me. The kicks and moves across my belly. For Joshua to meet his little beebee as he calls my belly now! 

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1 1/2 years

Love you little man!

He's 30 3/4" tall and weights 25.8 lbs

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Its FALL!

Since its fall now we joined a group of homeschoolers to go have some fun at a Pumpkin Patch! Joshua LOVED it! Those pumpkins were just to cool mom! :-D

We played with the pumpkins!

We played in the pumpkins!

We posed for pictures for mommy!

We picked out our own little pumpkin!

 And we looked just so stinkin CUTE! :-D

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His Red Radio Flyer Wagon!

A few weeks ago I set out to find my son a wagon since the weather is starting to get cooler and the pool closed! We needed a way to get back outside, go on walks, and have some little boy fun!

I looked a few times on craigslist but they all turned out to be dead ends! No one would email me back and those that finnaly did said it was goneeeeee! Seems to be a hit item that goes fast! (It was that way when I went searching for a entertainment cabinet for our living room! But I did find an awesome one but it took TIME!)

Anyways, I couldn't find one and one day my dad asked me if we had gotten one yet. "Nope" I told him!

Well today in the mail a big ol' package came in the mail for my little man! He didn't know what was in the box but was quite amused with it! Well this evening I finnaly got around to putting it together for him. Cute little man sat beside me and acctualy handed me things when I needed them! Such a big boy! :-D

He was BESIDE himself when it was turned upright and he saw what it was! Can't wait to take him out for a spin in his new Red Radio Flyer Wagon tomorrow!

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Knitting again....

After taking a break I picked up some knitting again for my little man! I started on an adorable little hat that was a combo of 3 different patterns. It was alot faster to do than I expected it to be! And it turned out SO CUTE! He loves it!

Now I need to go find some more patterns to start on a few more hats and a couple sweaters for him! And maybe a scarf or two for me... :-)

I ussualy use http://www.raverly.com/ to search for all types of cool free patterns... and I have paid for a few good ones! 

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Baby #2!

If you havn't heard yet, We are expecting baby #2! :-)

We are super excited!!!

I am due March 26 and am 10 weeks along. Joshua and this little one will be about 20 months apart! I know it will be crazy but we can't wait! I also can't wait to find out what this little one is.... I would LOVE to have another little boy but a girl is awesome to! :-) Of course!

We had my first dr apt the other day and had a sono! The little one was a MOVER! Joshua didnt move that much in his first few sonos and he was a CRAZY mover futher along... so I am wondering how active this one will be! Might see movement across the room people! :-D

I am pretty sick with morning sickness, which I hope will go away soon! I do not love that part at ALL of being preg!

I havn't gained anything yet, as with Joshua I seems to pop out instantly! I think part of it is our diet change since Joshua was born and our allergies. I am starting to feel the little baby, which I LOVE!

Here is a video that Steven took of the Sono! If you watch close at the end it looks like he/she is trying to suck his thumb!

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Can I get some shut eye?

I feel like that's what my life consist of lately! Trying to close my eyes for JUST a second! :-)

I don't remember being quite this tired with Joshua but this kiddo definitely has my butt beat so far!
I'm very thankful Joshua is very easy going for the most part and loves to play with his toys, I can just lay on the ground or couch near him and keep an eye on him while resting as much as I can.

I'm seven weeks along and besides being so tired and nauseous here and there everything else seems to be going OK! I'm taking vitamins and trying to eat as healthy as I can just to get some energy but I'm OK with this phase of not doing to much but lay around! :-)

Joshua is learning and growing so fast its hard to keep up with whats new in his little world! He figured out how to use something to climb on and off the couch. And that makes him SO happy! He sits on the couch like "HA" I'm SO SMART! LOL I just laugh at him... I know its a new phase of him trying to get on top of other things to so I try to keep a good eye on him, who knows when he will try to scale the tv cabinet or try to get out of his crib. (Now THAT I am NOT ready for!)

That boy LOVES to eat! When dinner is done hes little tummy is quite the amusing little tub! That and when he tries to go for his belly button, well lets just say he has to bend over to see it sometimes! And that is TO FUNNY!

He's becoming more and more talkative! He comes up and "tells" me things and then walks off! Like hes telling me a story and is sure I understand him! Its cute! I love his "talking" and he is learning words now. He goes crazy when he sees a Balloon and says it over and over. He says a word very close to Dog when he see one, specially on TV, he thinks that is to funny! :-P He LOVES to sit and read his books, and I love to sit and just listen to him read it.

We are learning all the face things, eyes, nose, mouth, ears... and he knows where they are but doesn't always "perform" when you ask him where they are! Stinker! Although be careful when he does go for the eye or nose he just might get a finger up it or in it pretty far! LOL

Well, my son is down for his nap so I am gonna go take advantage of some more sleep if I can! :-P Share

A Happy Happy 1st Birthday!

Was a nice day outside! Had a wonderfull bbq and party along with swimming fun for my little man's first birthday! He was eating up all the attention for SURE! :-D

And can you read his shirt? :-)

Loving the birthday gifts!

Opening fun presents!

Birthday Cake! YUM!

Sporting a a awesome Do!

Fun with all the new toys at home!

I can't beleive my little man is 1 already! Time sure flies!

Love him so much!

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Its been awhile...

We have been busy doing summer things around here!
Swimming, more swimming, and a bit more swimming! :-D

Joshua is growing and learning more things everyday and boy does he make me laugh EVERY day!

He is a CLIMBER....

He throws awesome tantrums which result in not so fun discipline....

He will be ONE in a few days!!!!!!

I love my little man!

Here is a recent video that I just uploaded!

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Does your boy...

Love to play with Balls?

Look this cute behind flowers???

Love giving kisses to Grandma?

Like to walk with daddy...

Have FUN at the Houston Zoo!

Try to talk to the animals???

Love hanging out with daddy!

My boy doys!

What does your boy or girl do?

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Love these two guys!

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Does your boy...

Give you awesome looks when you pull out the camera?

Talk to you like your recording him on camera?

Find a comfy spot to read his book and play with toys?

My boy does!

What does your girl or boy do?

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11 months old

I can't believe my little baby is going to be one in less than a month now! It seems like yesterday we were coming home from the hospital with him. Time sure flies!

Poor little man has not been feeling so well the last few days, my guess is he is getting his 1 year mollars. His gums are super swollen and hes not eatting reg food much. And since he hasn't been feeling so well he has been super restless and up alot at night not so happy... which makes for a cranky mommy the next day! Two nights of no sleep is not easy! I sure hope the teeth come in soon if thats what it is!

The little man is growing and learning things so fast! He is starting to pick up on other words besides Dada! ( Mind you he did say Mama first but as SOON as he learned the word Dada he no longer said Mama... :-( ah well I know he will say it again someday!!!!!!))

He LOVES to go outside, and will just watch out the window for fun! Silly boy! He loves the water in any form still!!!!! He was jumping off the edge of the pool into the water the other day with his aunts help and was laughing and laughing!

He no longer just "walks" he RUNS! Loves to play ball! Runs and greats Dada with hugs and grins when he comes home from work and asks for him all day long!

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Does your boy...

Love to go down slides???

Pick up rocks... and Big ones at that!

And play with them like its an awesome toy!!!

And laugh and laugh when mommy holds you up on the monkey bars???

My boy does!

What Does your Boy or Girl do??????

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