Paparazzi

"Ugh! Not the paparazzi again!"

Teething bites

Sleepless nights. Crank baby. Pain. Tylenol. Biting. Drool. Swollen gums.

I can not wait for my son's molars to pop through... it has been rough.

Flowers & 700th post!

I love my husband. Words cannot describe the way I feel about this man! He is so kind, patient, loving, even keeled, has a great sense of humor, is a wonderful daddy, loves other people and genuinely cares for them. I seriously could go on and on, but I will spare you from losing your lunch over lovey dovey-ness! ;)

This morning I called him from work. I was having a rough morning and shared how I was just feeling overwhelmed and drained. He cheered me up and encouraged me, as he always does. I hung up and finished my morning at work. When I got home I walked in the house and the first thing I noticed was that it was clean. (He had cleaned up) It smelled good. (He had 2 candles lit) and then I saw the flowers.

There were flowers on our TV armoire.

Then I saw white flowers spread throughout. One was in our bathroom.

One was by my bedside.

One was on our kitchen counter.

And one was on our oven.

Then I saw these beauties!!

My sweet husband had gone out and gotten flowers for me! Of course it made me cry! (I had to explain to Ethan that I wasn't upset, they were happy tears!) Matt took time to surprise me and make me feel so loved. It truly was unexpected and greatly appreciated! Like I said before, I love him more than words could ever express! Thank you, Matthew!!

p.s. One of the things I loved the most was that each white flower was in a coke bottle! Sweet guy couldn't find any vases so he tapped into our coke bottle collection. LOVE IT!

p.p.s. This is my 700th post! I can't believe it. So happy 700th post!

My Wallaby

Ethan had his first soccer practice tonight. He is on the Wallaby team and he did great! At first he was a bit shy and it took some coaxing by daddy to get out on the field. But by the end he was running all around, kicking goals and listening to his coaches. He is a natural at sports, just like his daddy. At the end of the practice they lined all the kids up on a line to make them race to see who was the fastest. (I overheard the coaches talking, that is how I am privy to this information!) And they raced 4 times and Ethan won 3 out of the 4 races. I actually think he won the last too, but i'm not confident, so I will only brag on him for the first 3! HA! It will be a fun season and I look forward to his first game. His shirt color is orange (his favorite color) and he got his favorite number! So it was an exciting night! GO WALLABIES!

My life with boys

There are sweet times!

Sharing times.

Mischievous times.

And a lot of wrestling times.

I LOVE EVERY MINUTE OF IT!

Got Milk?

Ergo

I am now the proud owner of an Ergo baby carrier. Well, almost. It is a back pack type carrier that can hold children up to 40 pounds and either be worn on your front side, your back, or even your hip side. I ordered it today after my parents helped me purchase it for an early birthday present! I have heard that these are one of those baby products that you never regret buying. A dear friend of mine says it is her favorite baby thing ever! So after I use it I will write up a true review on here, but know for now that I am very excited! I have plans to use this during Ethan's soccer practices/games and for the three vacations we are taking this summer- flying to Colorado, trip to the beach, and trip to my beloved Camp Willow Run! Plus if we have another child sometime, then I have great plans to use it! Another great thing about the Ergo is because it is such a great product you have a high resale value. But I don't plan on selling mine... for a while! Can't wait to get that box in the mail!

Sickies

I have blogged before about my boys being sick so much this winter. I feel as though they pass it back and forth and no one is ever healthy. Except me. I haven't been sick since I got my tonsils taken out almost two years ago! Anyhow, this week Caleb has been sick. Poor thing has had a bad cough, fever, and a snot faucet for a nose. I almost took him to Urgent Care the other night because he was doing this weird gagging thing and not taking his paci. His throat was a little swollen and he had so much drainage. He is going to be one of those kids that gets croup constantly. He pretty much had a lingering cough all of November and December. I don't know if him being born early and being in the NICU with breathing difficulties has anything to do with it. But I seem to justify it by using that excuse. It doesn't help that my boys share a room. I have never looked forward to spring so much just so I can open the windows and let the germs loose. Having a sick baby can be quite exhausting. The clingyness, getting up constantly in the night, fussing, and nose wiping can just be draining. (no pun intended) I have found myself looking forward to taking a shower just so I can be by myself for a few minutes and not hear anything other than the water coming down and the ventilator fan on in our bathroom. Even as I am typing this, poor nugget is crying from his crib. I don't really know where I am going with this post than to say that if you have a sick baby at home, you are not alone. We all go through it and can all relate. Being a parent can be tough. But it is so worth it. Children truly are a reward and I am thankful we can all experience it in one way or another!

Portraits

We got the boys pictures done for their 4 year and 1 year old portraits. Matt and I decided to jump in on a few too. Enjoy!