Tag Archives: toddler life

7/27/17

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Today was kind of a cluster, but we got through it ok!

Tatum had probably the worst drop-off at school yet and I felt horrible walking out the door while her teacher held her back kicking and screaming bloody murder. I know the second she can't see me she's fine, in fact she never wants to leave in the evenings, but the "ripping off the bandaid" in the morning still really sucks. I just don't understand how to make it better?!?

Then after I got back Wyatt had a good feeding followed immediately by over 30 minutes of violent hiccuping that wasn't fixed by gripe water (love that stuff btw), and then immediately following THAT one of the worst, most epic, exorcism-style spit/up barfs I've ever seen. I swear it came out his tear ducts along with his mouth AND nose. 😳🤦‍♂️

*sigh* Not my best Mommy Day ever.

Wyatt and I met Amber, Finley, and Sadie out for lunch at Chic-fil-a and let me tell you something. I've discovered the secret lair of the Stay at Home Mom. For real, there must be some kind of coven meeting there every day at lunchtime. It was several levels of insanity. I thought the drive-thru was bad, but it pales in comparison. Crazy town. I feel like maybe to make SAHM friends all I need to do is go trolling at Chic-fil-a like I'm trying to pick up chicks or something. See what I did there? I can tell you're impressed by my wittiness.

Afternoon wasn't so bad except Wyatt wasn't super interested in napping and I was. He mostly got his way so I'm hoping he sleeps with a little less grunting tonight. 😬

Off to bed, goodnight all!

7/26/17

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Finally got some of my stuff moved in to my booth at Lonestar Mercantile! Really liking the way the chicken wire frames display my necklaces! Just need to keep on chugging with the inventory to be ready to open August 14!!

PS- I'm using some kind of beta publisher on my phone for WordPress so have no idea how big these pics are publishing. Apologies in advance if they're huge!!

Also, Baby Wyatt's newborn pics came in today as well AND I got his announcements ordered AND they're super cute and I'm super excited about them!!

Some of my favorites!! And of course, Tatum took over, but who is surprised by that? lol!!

To be fair, swinging around a bamboo stick with fish on it around a toddler and expecting them NOT to want it is completely unrealistic parenting, but hey, who is judging us, right?

Tomorrow I'm *hopefully* getting out of the house to meet a friend for lunch, and then it's back to my "Honey Do" list I made for myself that keeps getting longer and longer and… longer. 😜

7/23/17

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Knew it was going to be a challenging day today after Tatum woke up, came out into the hallway, and promptly threw herself face down on the floor and began her morning of whining.  Good lord, the Drama Diva was totally in the house and on fire today!

Wade took her for a walk and then some playing outside with sidewalk chalk this morning while Wyatt and I spent the morning crafting.  For lunch Tatum announced she wanted HAM, so we went over to Honey Baked Ham.  This is where the real adventures started.

She was acting kind of funny when we first got there, but too late I recognized the signs of a poop coming.  I hustled her into the bathroom only to find the gift had already been given, and no changing table.  For real, people, WHO HAS BATHROOMS WITHOUT CHANGING TABLES ANYMORE?

So, I earned a SERIOUS “Mommy Badge” today for my successful, amazingly mess-free, STANDING poopy pull-up changing skills.  For real y’all.  A STANDING UP POOP CHANGE. I’m feeling pretty boss at this point.  #SuperMom strikes again.

AND….. AANNNNDDDD….. after that she ate ALL her ham.  Boom.  Mike Drop.  Yassss.

Naptime was short, but my head was full of ideas for my booth, so I didn’t sleep at all.  When everyone woke up I announced my plans to Wade and told him I wanted them done today.  He wasn’t super happy with me, but since I’ve been such a good housewife this week I think he humored me.  =)  We packed the kids up in the cars (he had to take Truck Norris to pick up the wood) and headed off to Home Depot and Lonestar Mercantile.

This is where “Bad Mood Betty” entered the picture.  Drama Diva didn’t have enough nap before she woke herself up, and so the mood in the mini-van was pretty intense.  Luckily, #SuperMom was prepared for such shenanigans and brought my trusty sidekick, iPad.

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We made it to the booth and Wade really busted his hump to get this thing done for me.  I think he really surprised even himself at how fast we accomplished such a task with TWO kids in tow.  Luckily I packed snacks, iPad, and when the native started to get restless improvised and built her a fort from my shelves that were waiting to go in the booth.  #SuperMom- 3, Bad Mood Betty- 0.  Woot Woot!

Tatum really did well for the hour and a half we were at Lonestar, so I promised her ice cream.  #SuperMom isn’t above bribes.  You work with the tools you’re given.

The booth turned out really good looking!  I can’t wait to get the finishing touches in and start loading it up with goodies for sale!  I have so many ideas swimming in my head it’s hard to keep them all straight, so I’ve started emailing them to myself as they come.  Needless to say, my email box is rather full.

We had another “funny” this evening when Tatum came back into our bedroom to give Wyatt his third goodnight hug.  She was standing over his Rock and Play about ready to bend down and hug him when he had a massive, noisy, gross, liquids-sounding poop.  It was loud and nightmarish sounding.  She totally stopped mid-stoop, looked up at me, and asked “What happened?”  I said “Baby Wyatt pooped, Honey.”

She stared at me for a second, looked down at him, straightened up, changed her mind about the hug, and quickly walked away.  I had a good laugh about that behind her back before she went to bed.  *grin*

Back to the regular grind of SAHM-hood tomorrow!  Need to get some of these To Do list things marked off!  ❤  Night all!

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!!!

7-18-2017

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We’re full into mommying over here in good ol’ Murphy, TX this morning!

Tatum got up at 7am this morning, which would be fine except I’m completely exhausted from night feedings and trying to figure out Wyatt’s poor tummy issues.  I cheated by letting her watch The Little Mermaid in my bed while I laid there for just a tad bit longer with my eyes closed while Wyatt snoozed in his bassinet.  If I had a dollar for every time I’ve seen The Little Mermaid or Frozen I don’t think either Wade or I would ever have to work again!

Mom was nice enough to come watch Wyatt for a few while I dropped Tatum off at daycare.  Ms. Sylvia was out yesterday and so drop-off was absolutely horrendous, but she was back today and it went SO much better.  I can not figure out her resistance to daycare drop-off.  I had thought it was just a phase, but this “phase” seems to be lasting over a year.  I know she enjoys it there because she never wants to leave in the evenings, but who knows.  Maybe it’s just being an almost threenager.

Wyatt seems to be doing a tad bit better since we switched his formula (again).  We had switched him to Similac Total Comfort thinking it might go a little easier on his stomach than the pro-advance but all it really did was back him up for days and make him really uncomfortable.  So much for the “total comfort”…  Switched him back to Similac Pro-Advance at the midnight feeding Sunday night/Monday morning and now we’re pulling a total 180 to an opposite problem of pooping a LOT!  It’s kind of loose, but his discomfort seems less…  I think I’m going to try adding a probiotic to his bottle once a day and see if that kind of helps set him straight.  I really don’t want him to end up on Alimentum like Tatum was if we can help it.

Speaking of poops, just had two blowouts back to back.  Motherhood is living the dream, isn’t it?  LOL!

Finally got some crafting done this morning.  I need to get on the stick if I’m going to have enough inventory to get my booth at Lonestar Mercantile ready by the open date of August 14.  It’s been really hard doing this with the Pars Planitis diagnosis and ensuing partial blindness but with the hardcore steroids I’m on it’s slowly starting to get better.  I had my bloodwork yesterday to try to determine the cause so let’s keep fingers crossed they don’t find anything crazy.  Pars Planitis is crazy enough…  At least I can see well enough to drive now and am no longer housebound.  Yay!

My mommy adventure this morning was right after I got home from dropping off Tatum.  I wasn’t sure why her Elsa shoes were in the garage and not her room but didn’t really think anything of it so I put them on her on the couch in the living room and then we walked from there to the garage to get in the car.  When I got back from dropping her off, my mom informed me there was blue stuff all over my carpet.  WTH?  All of a sudden I realized she must have had PAINT from the play place we went to Saturday ALL over her shoes, and she tracked it ALL OVER THE HOUSE.  Thank god it was washable paint, but I spent the morning basically scrubbing my entire living room/dining room carpet with a rag, water, and soap.  All in the day of a stay-at-home-mom right?  I told Wade that was my domestic task for the day completed. =)

It’s time for both me and the littlest midget to take a nap, so hopefully no more adventures this afternoon for a bit!  =)  Adios!