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7/22/17

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A few things to report today!

First off, Wyatt is officially ONE MONTH OLD!  I can’t believe it’s gone by so fast, it really seems like yesterday I was freaking out because they were sending me home from the ER in what I knew was actual labor.  He’s definitely growing, and staying a little more awake during the day.  He loves flapping his arms and legs, and boy is he a GRUNTER.  This baby grunts all the time.  ❤

We had an almost-adventure with Tatum this morning as well.  Lately she’s been getting up in the morning and wanting to play with her dolls in her room.  I usually keep a baby gate on the outside of her door to prevent her from wandering around the house if she wakes up at night.  Wade always told me he didn’t think it was necessary because he thought she’d just come straight to our room.  I told him I just didn’t want to take the chance of her wandering outside or getting into something in the living room or kitchen that she shouldn’t.  Since I’m the mommy, I put the gate up.  *grin*

This morning she was playing with her dolls, and I went and took the gate down but left the door to our room open and the monitor on so I could hear her.  A few minutes went by and I hear her closet open and shut, then I don’t hear anything.  I walk down the hall and she’s sitting in the foyer on our front door mat with her sandals on.  I ask her where she’s going and she told me to go back to my room.  Since she was just sitting there I didn’t think anything of it.  No sooner did I walk back in our room but I heard the click of the front door deadbolt and went running back for the front door just in time to see her open it right up, no trouble at all, and start on her way outside.  GAH!  “What Mommy, I was JUST going outside.”

So tomorrow’s project is a chain lock for the top of the front door in addition to the deadbolt…… just in case. *sigh*

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Started brainstorming ideas for the decor of my booth at Lonestar Mercantile this afternoon too.  I got some neat barnwood shelving units and I think Wade and I have come up with a neat configuration of those (Not shown below, because I still have to paint and redo some of the shelves) plus some pipe and cedar shelves for half of the back wall and some pipe hangers for my friend Stacie’s t-shirts and whatnot.  I think with a little more creativity and thought we can make it look really good, but I won’t lie, I’m slightly intimidated by the booth decorating game some of the other vendors have brought to the table!

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Tomorrow we have to find some kind of indoor activity for Tatum to burn off some steam because it is just too dang hot outside for any outdoor activities.  I wish I could think of something more fun than the mall!

7/21/17

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I managed a little more productivity out of my day today!  While our sitter was still here this morning watching Wyatt I made it over to the storage unit and unearthed my pre-pregnancy clothes.  Why on earth I took them to the storage unit I have no idea, but the good news is I have some clothes that aren’t falling off me again!  =)

After that I packed Wyatt up and we headed off for our first (and now LAST) adventure of going to the grocery store with a month old baby.  Holy cow, even with wearing him in a ring sling it was one of the more exhausting hours of my life.  He did GREAT, don’t get me wrong, but there’s some issues that I didn’t really think through, like how you grab a 36 pack of bottled water and put it on the bottom of the cart with an infant in a ring sling.  I’m sure I’ll get it eventually, but for now I think the ordering groceries online for pickup is the way to go for sure!

A little grocery store funny: Another customer at Walmart approached me in line and said “Hey, didn’t I see you here last week with your dad and a different kid?  You didn’t have this one?!”  I responded with “Oh, you mean the toddler having the meltdown because Granddaddy was holding her when she wanted Mama to hold her, yeah, that was me!”  She pointed at Wyatt questioningly and I said, “He was at home with his Grandma, I’m crazy, but not insane. Two kids those ages in the grocery store? LOL”

So now I’m getting recognized by other random Walmart customers. A level of fame I never thought I’d achieve. =)

Check out how exhausted I look.  I can tell you’re impressed.  *grin*

7-19-2017

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Whew, somehow this entire day is done and I haven’t accomplished much of anything besides keeping both kids alive, a few loads of laundry, and organizing a few bills from Wyatt’s birth and my Pars Planitis stuff.  Where does the day go??  Maybe it was that 2.5 hour nap I snuck in while he was sleeping earlier.  *grin*

Wyatt is doing MUCH better with the old formula and I credit the probiotic, even though I just started it yesterday.  He’s not straining to poop and he seems 100% more comfortable.  The only time he gets super pissed is when he’s ready to eat and I can’t get his bottle ready fast enough.  Even though Wade is skeptical about the probiotic if it seems to be working it’s awesome in my book. =)

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He was pretty peaceful all day and it seems like we’re headed into a fairly decent night, hope I don’t jinx it!

Tatum had a much better drop off at school too!  She was only a little clingy, and pretty much sat right down at a table with Avery to work on a puzzle.  It was “Kona Ice” day today, so when I told her Kona couldn’t come while mommy was there she said “OH, BYE Mommy” and waved and blew me a kiss.  I’ll totally take it.  LOL!

I’m constantly amazed about how much laundry and dish washing having two little ones requires.  Seriously, I though Wade was bad with the laundry, but these two??  I mean, Wyatt weighs less than 8lbs at this point, how CAN he go through that much stuff?  And why do we use so many towels?  The modern household mysteries that may never be explained.

Picked Tatum up from school to go to her ENT recheck which went really well. She spotted a photo of an old guy in Time Magazine in the waiting room and proclaimed loudly “That’s NOT my Granddaddy!”  I asked her how she knew and she told me “This guy has HAIR, Granddaddy doesn’t have any hair!”  *Snork* Tell it like it is kid. =)

On the way home, we were sitting at a stoplight and I looked back and her to ask her a question and she was LICKING THE BOTTOM OF HER SHOE.  That’s right. She had pulled her leg ALL the way up to her face and was doing the unspeakable.  I about died on the spot.  Why are toddlers so dang nasty???  For real, WHO LICKS A SHOE???  Gah!!!

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When we got home the boys were peacefully sleeping – these kiddos love their Granddaddy for sure!  We went out to dinner for Granddaddy’s impending birthday on Friday and Tatum was a total nut.

Things I never thought I’d say in my lifetime:

1- Stop licking all the butter off your bread.

2- Stop licking the butter out of the bowl.

3- For God’s Sake, Tatum, STOP LICKING THE BUTTER.

4- Stop licking the ketchup off your fries.

5- Fries are not a delivery system for ketchup, Tatum.

6- Stop stabbing the bread with a crayon.

This little girl at dinner right here was almost enough for me to ask the waiter to replace my sweet tea with a strong, tall, Long Island Iced Tea.  I don’t think anyone would have judged me…. not much anyway!

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Nothing says a good toddler nighttime like chocolate Nothing Bundt Cake before dinner.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDDADDY!!!

A PS to 7-18-17

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OMG y’all, only 8:30pm and we’ve had SIX poopy diapers today, SIXXXXX.

For real, complete 180 degrees.

Oh yeah, and for my first ever day of picking up Tatum at daycare with Wyatt by myself, I put him in his car seat to leave and he promptly projectile spit-up ALL OVER himself and ALL OVER the car set.

Welcome to Mommyhood, Y’all.  Shiz just got real. =/

He sure is cute though…

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First Time for Everything

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Since this will be my first post, I’ll go ahead and post my “About Me” from the about page as an introduction, since probably no one is reading this anyway *grin*

 

Mom, Wife, Crafter, Household Manager, Cat Puke Picker Upper, Gardener, Home Chef, and General Doer of All Things.

I have to say when I started my adult life long ago, I was FIRM on the fact that I would NEVER have kids.

Fast forward to my 30’s, and now I have two (planned LOL) beautiful children, a wonderful and hardworking hubby, a comfortable and welcoming home, a crafting hobby, and so many other blessings.

Had you told me 10 years ago I’d be starting a Mommy Blog, I’d have laughed in your face.  I was writing about dog agility and other dog sports, all things horses, and our crazy vacations, but never thought I’d be writing about poop explosions, whether washable paint really DOES wash out, or wrestling a headstrong toddler to the floor just to get some antibiotic in her mouth then spit back out all over me.  I never thought I’d be worrying about formula, or getting a 3 year old to eat real food, or postpartum medical issues.  It just goes to show you that sometimes you don’t really know the path you’re supposed to be on, but somehow most people make it there anyway.

This blog will follow me on my new journey, as I embark on the daunting adventure of becoming a first time “Stay-at-Home-Mom” and the trials, tribulations, and successes that go along with.  Buckle up, I think we’re in for a ride!

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