Thanksgiving 2009

Thanksgiving went by in a flash and now we are already heading into December. Crazy. We traveled to Michigan this year for Thanksgiving and spent some time with Josh's family. We had a great visit, although I was under the weather and could not fully appreciate the feast. The girls did great in the car and once again Miss Sophia talked the entire way. I am talkin' 5 hours people. If you have ever seen the Family Guy (hate that show BTW) preview where the little boy keeps saying "mom....mom......mom....mom" that is exactly how I felt. Girl can talk!

We got our tree up and decorated, our inflatable Frosty and Santa in the front yard and our staircase lit up.. All ready to go except that I haven't bought one gift yet. I just can't seem to get myself motivated. It just seems hard right now to do anything else besides work, be mommy, and keep house up and running. Sophia has been diligently practicing her Christmas songs for her program at school. I cannot wait to see the funny antics that day. I will be sure to take the video camera.

Suri Jean is still growing and growing. Definitely turning into a little butterball. We pulled the Jumperoo down from the attic and she is not too sure about it yet. I am sure it is just a matter of time before I am tired of hearing those springs bouncing.

We are really looking forward to Christmas this year with our family of four. Sophia is the most excited and counting down the days. Santa better get busy!

Until next time......

Good Morning Sophia

This morning I was in the kitchen attempting to make a bottle, make some breakfast, clean the kitchen, and make some coffee when here come Miss Sophia with something to say (big surprise). She saw me making coffee and here is how our conversation went:

Sophs: "We don't drink coffee, it doesn't make you grow."

Me: "Well Sophs I am allowed to drink coffee because I am a grown-up"

Sophs: "When can I drink coffee?"

Me: "when you go to college"

Sophs: "I will be broke in college".

....yes you will Sophs, yes you will........
....And so will we............

Until next time.....

Suri Jean

I have forgotten to post much on Suri lately and I am feeling a bit guilty. So, I want to catch everyone up on what is going on with my baby girl. Suri continues to grow and grow and is developing many many thigh rolls. Love baby thighs! She is sleeping through the night, which is just crazy since Sophia woke up every two hours for the first 8 months. She is cooing and smiling all of the time and loves to make eye contact with people and carry on her own little baby conversation. She has however developed a bald spot on the back of her head since we are strictly following the "back to bed" rule and making sure she is sleeping on her back. She is an eating machine and downing nearly 6 ounces at a time. She is still breast feeding though it was necessary to supplement quite a bit, especially since I went back to work. She attended her first Center Grove girls basketball game and loved it. She was awake most of the time just looking out on the court. Suri enjoys car rides which is a good thing since we will be driving up to Michigan next week. She is now facing forward when she is in he front carrier. She absolutely loves that thing and there have been times where I have had to get my hair and makeup done when she is in the carrier. Multi-tasking! So, that is my Suri Jean.....Until next time..

Phonics with sophs

The other day Sophia and I were working on her phonics when this conversation took place:

Me: "A, ah ah apple, ah ah Abby"

Sophs: "A, ah ah arrow"

Me: "B, ba ba baby, ba ba Brock"

Sophs: "B, ba ba BOOTY"

Laughter ensued..........

"Dats how Ariel do it"

So, I recently had a post about Sophia setting herself up for a "movie kiss". I have started to get a little concerned about this. Yesterday she came to me after watching The Little Mermaid and wanted to kiss me like Prince Eric kisses Ariel at the end of the movie. You know, with the slight head tilt and eyes closed. She is coaching me on how to kiss, and I thought to myself "wait, this could carry over to school and that could be all sorts of bad", so I stopped. I asked her where she learned that and of course she said "Dats how Ariel do it". I wasn't real sure how I was going to handle this, but I knew Josh wasn't going to. His words to Sophia were "that's weird", I know, real helpful...Anywho, I talked to Sophs and said "you know sophs, you shouldn't be trying to kiss your friends at school. Ariel kissed prince Eric because they just got married (i know, i know, it is unlikely Sophia will wait until marriage for her first kiss). You only kiss mommy and daddy, right? And Sophia, we don't have to tilt our heads and close our eyes. That is what people do when they get married, okay?". Sophia responded "but, she didn't have a baby"... Again, a previous conversation we had with her regarding when a woman has a baby....Not real sure our point was made. Lets just hope I don't get a pink slip because Sophs was kissing on classmates....Never would have thought I would have to have this conversation with a 3 year old. Thank you Disney! Until next time

Whatever works, eh?

Don't judge people. She was fussy and her bouncy seat was all the way across the room. She seemed pretty satisfied with the laundry basket bed. Hey, whatever works eh? Until next time....

You know you have a girl when........

I recently read a post at "Our Family Fun" talking about "you know you have a boy when...." So I thought I would do one on "you know you have a girl when....." So, here goes.....

You know you have a girl when.......

-you find hair clips and pony tail holders in your pockets.

-all of your cherry chapstick is bitten off.

-you find yourself folding 50 pair of princess panties every other day.

-the majority of clothes in your house are PINK.

-you find glitter in your hair on a regular basis.

-you have gone to work only to be told that you have a Cinderella sticker on your bum.

-your car looks likes the inside of a Libby Lou store (Hate that store).

-your hairbrush is referred to as a "dinglehopper"

I may be adding to this post as my girls grow up...Until next time.......

OMG cutest picture ever!

I don't even have any words to put with this picture because they would all be mommy biased.......O heck, I'll say it anyway..This is the cutest baby ever...Love her!

sophia-isms

Last night I told Sophia she could sleep in our room. She loves it and to be honest it is the only time I get to snuggle with her. Well, we were snuggling and she put her hand on my chin and said "I love that little chinney chin chin".....then she paused a second or two and said "I mean big chinney chin chin".....Where does this child get this? She is so funny!

Hot.....

Today was jammie day at Sophs school and she was very excited to sport her new zip up jammies that mama Pam got her. She tried them on many times before today and was able to manipulate the zipper without a problem. She told me this morning after I put them on her "mommy, if I get hot I can just do this", at which time she swiftly unzipped her jammies all the way down to her feet. I thought "lord have mercy, we are sure to get a pink slip from school today", and then we sent her to school anyway...Until next time.....

Any Guesses?

Any guesses as to what Suri is doing in this picture..???She is gonna kill me when she turns about 13 for posting this. Love you sweet Suri! Until next time....

Exercise.......post pregnancy.....

So, I decided that enough was enough and headed back to the gym a few weeks ago. I eased into by just doing the elliptical for 20 minutes and lifting some light weights. I have found, however, that I tend to slack off if I don't have somebody telling me what to do, so I have started going to some classes. I am not catholic, but consider this my workout confession. Here goes:

1. I am not proud that the group of 50 year old women show me up every class.

2. I am constantly worrying that the old bladder is gonna give.

3. I really did think the instructor was kidding when she said "we are doing 32 push-ups". I did 10, and they were the girlie style. I am so ashamed.

4. I drop my weights every time the instructor isn't looking.

5. I check the clock every 5 minutes, hoping and hoping for the time to pass quicker.

6. Besides wishing for time to go faster, I also think about what I am going to eat when I get home.

7. I am so sore that it actually hurts to push the gas pedal of my car.

8. I sanitize every piece of equipment before I touch it. And when it comes to the handle of the door you best believe I am using my arm sleeve to open it. Gross! I need therapy for this germaphobia I have.

9. When the instructor asks "How is everyone doing?" I am the only one to yell out "BAD".

10. I don't know how long I am going to be able to use the whole "I just had a baby" excuse.

Until next time, unless I die in exercise class........

2 month well check

Suri had her two month well baby appointment today. Here are her statistics:

weight: 11.5 pounds

height: 23.5 inches

Head: BIG!

She also had to get three shots today. No fun.

Until next time......

Princess

Sophia has always been a very loving child and frequently without prompting tells us "I love you". Recently, and I blame it on the new Princess and the Frog previews, she has been saying "I love you mom" followed by her closing her eyes and setting herself up for a "movie" kiss. It cracks me up. I mean she literally closes her eyes and puckers up. Oh Sophs. Daddy is gonna luuuuuuuv that..

Halloween 2009

Halloween 2009 came and went and Sophia got to wear her costume 3 different times. That is definitely a record for us. I had good intentions of getting Suri back in her flower costume last evening while I was handing candy out but it just seemed hard. I just left her in her pumpkin onesie. There was a close resemblance between her onesie and her face.

We had a great but busy weekend. On Friday night Josh and I actually got a babysitter and went out for dinner with some friends (This never ever happens so it was very nice). Josh could have his pick of sitters since he is a teacher and coaches girls basketball. On Saturday morning we went to the Center Grove girls volleyball regional. They won! They are awesome and so much fun to watch. On Saturday night of course we did the whole trick-or-treat thing and had our neighbors and their kids over afterwards. That brings us to right now. I've got a silent house. All three of my kids are sleeping. I mean my two girls and my husband are still sleeping. Hello November!

Until next time....