not the awesomest weekend ever

It was so not awesome.  To be expected I suppose, since we have had a string of really great weekends.  Everyone was grumpy.  Tears, yelling, time outs were all around.  Some bright spots were there, going for walks to the duck pond, talking about trees on saturday.  Having pizza and ice cream sunday night.  For the first time in a long time, I had a fleeting thought... I wish I had somewhere to go on monday to be away from these crazy people I live with!  It went fast though, at least the weather was nice...

11 months old

On monday, little man turned 11 months!  I can't believe it.  Really, it feels like he was just this little lump and now he's the beginning of a person!  His new development is now pointing at everything.  He started pointing at 10 months, but now purposefully does it at things we are talking about or that he sees.  It's really cute on walks, where we can talk about trees and flowers.  But the best thing to point at is the myriad of construction equipment in our neighborhood due to new gas pipes.  The backhoe is his personal favorite. As well as seeing the neighborhood dogs, which he loves.  And this morning, he finally waved bye bye to hubs!  He knows how to do it and finally did it on command!  usually he will only do it when someone caught him off guard, but I see progress!  And speaking of progress, the kid is taking some unassisted steps.  One at a time before grabbing or setting himself down slowly, but it's something!  Good work little man!

Tball- week 3

Sunday brought forth the 3rd week of tball.  We had a rough morning so it was a surprise when hubs said that they were going to tball.  But something about the lesson of doing something you are promised to do and not wanting to hear backlash of not going all week had them grumpily in the car.  Things were apparently bad on the field, too.  Big guy dumped dirt into the coach's coffee cup!  Screamed at the coach that he didn't want to play 2nd base.  It only got worse.  However, one bright spot was that big guy hit a home run!  That's right, apparently fueled by anger and frustration (spite maybe), he slammed one so far they interrupted another game.  And he did it batting lefty!  Here's hoping a better week this week.  Which, the weather is looking gorgeous, so little man and I will be able to come see and help, hopefully!

Music class

So, it's getting to the end of my maternity leave, to which I am incredibly sad.  I know, I will have had an entire year off, which is obviously more than the majority of people in the US have, to which I am blessed and so grateful to hubs for allowing me this time off with not only little man, but the bonus time of big guy.  It's been an amazing year, the best I'll ever have.  Anywho, with that in mind, I decided it was time to socialize little man in a more traditional way, though we go to breastfeeding group once a week!

We joined a music class for 0-2 year olds and have been going for the past two months.  It's been a really great experience for him to be sure.  Seeing as I'm antisocial, I rarely talk to anyone but let little man do his thing.  So far this has been his pattern in class.  First half which is music and dancing, he will either sit in my lap or stand but cling onto my shirt, warily giving other people looks.  Then the egg shaped shakers come out and he's ready to roll!  He starts shaking, making fun noises, rocking back and forth and generally having a really fun time.  And then towards the end he gets up the nerve to go touch and baby talk to another baby his size.  It's really quite cute!  I'm hopeful that daycare will be a good experience for him and that this music class will make it a bit easier for him!

My big supermarket helper

This past week's weather has been cold and rainy. Not at all the pleasantness that we've gotten used to.  Thus, I've had to come up with alternate after school plans that don't involve being outside for walks, the playground, or in our yard.  Wednesday, we went to the AAA to have my license renewal photo taken, that was an adventure, as always.  Thursday, I took the boys to the supermarket for some stuff that I had forgotten on tuesday.  It's been a long time since I've had big guy at the supermarket with me, since I usually just go with little man.  I could tell he missed it though, as he was the biggest helper!

We went to the market near big guy's school and promptly got one of those cool baskets that has a pull out handle to make it a cart!  Big guy was very excited to wheel it around.  We shopped for our sundry items, cheese, yogurt, cereal, plastic spoons, hershey's syrup, and of course sprinkles.  All essentials, you see!  Big guy patiently went to each aisle with me and put everything into the rolling basket. Then we went to checkout and he put everything on the conveyor belt.  And then he took both bags and put them back into the rolly basket!  I told him how helpful he was being during check out and the lovely cashier agreed and told him he was doing a great job!  His reward was the box of cereal not on the list- apple jacks!

We made it home and he got to eat that for dinner, quite a treat! I'm thinking he will come with me to supermarket during summer and little man is at school!

2 days 2 words

The past two days have brought two new words to little man's vocabulary. Yesterday he yelled "cookie" at hubs as he walked by the cabinet where I keep his gerber cookies. Very cute and funny. And even funnier because he doesn't really like them. He will eat half and then throw it on the floor. I said this to hubs when he said that I obviously needed to reward little man with a cookie. And what happens? Takes a bite, drops if on the floor. Today brought saying "da-dee" all day. Very cute especially when hubs got to hear it and of course said, that he is obviously the most loved since saying mama was short lived! I'm confident mama will be back soon though!!

Snot factory

Last monday, little man woke up with a cold!  And a ton of snot.  Some might say he was a snot factory.  Friday began a rough cough.  Which was especially sad last week because it was really nice weather.  And on saturday it was 80 degrees and it's really not fun having snot running down your face in that kind of weather!  Poor buddy!  Anywho, today I have seen a lessening of snot, thank goodness!  Though it's still quite a lot.  Allergies?  Cold?  ugh, either way, it's gross and I'm glad it's diminishing!