I took Eddie to the dentist last week and learned that his binky habit was messing with his teeth. We have him down to only having it at night time and nap time, but we decided it was time to end the dependency. So Thursday night, I cut all the tips off of Eddie's binkys. When he went to bed, picked up his bink, and couldn't suck on it, he looked at us with the saddest face and asked "Bink broke?" I felt so bad. I mean sooooo bad.
We explained that the binkys were broken so we would have to throw them away. We had Eddie carry them downstairs and put them in the garbage. He laid down alright, but for about 5 minutes I could hear him saying "Eddie bink. Bink broke." Then he went to sleep and slept all night. It was a miracle!
He has not had a binky since. Every nap and every night he asks for it and we remind him that they were broken and had to be thrown away. Sometimes he protests a little, but nothing too bad. We remind him that he still has his frog woobie and that binkies are for babies.
So overall, I would say it has been a success. We only have 4 nights down, but maybe in a few more he will quit asking about it. Thank goodness Tommy never wanted a binky. I figure this gives us enough time so that if the new baby wants one we won't have a fight on our hands.
Bye, bye binky!!!!!
Monday, November 18, 2013
Thursday, November 14, 2013
27 Weeks Pregnant
I feel really bad that I have not been good about keeping up on this pregnancy. But the truth is that it has been such an easy pregnancy, sometimes I forget I'm pregnant! In the beginning I had some slight nausea in the mornings and occasionally at night. But I have thrown up maybe 6 times this entire pregnancy as opposed to the last 2 where 6 times a day was more normal. I had a rough 4-6 weeks with really bad indigestion but I just made TUMS my best friend and we were good.
At my 20 week appointment I was concerned because the baby doesn't seem to be moving near as much as Eddie and Tommy did. But the docs assured me that everything looked great and it was probably just that I don't notice it since I'm constantly chasing the other two around. But over the last 3 weeks he has started to move a lot. Sometimes I can't believe that he's only 2 pounds in there with how he pushes on me.
And this baby is just as camera shy as Tommy was. Every time we try to get an ultrasound picture of his face he either looks away or puts his hands up.But that will just make him more of a surprise when he decides to grace us with his presence.
I officially am feeling large. I have a hard time getting comfortable at night and switch from side to side. And about every time I do that, I have to pee as well. And just over the last week I noticed it is harder to bend over, and stairs kick my butt. It's crazy to think that between the baby weight and those times when Eddie and Tommy want to be carried, I am lugging around an extra 75 pounds! No wonder my lower back hurts. I finally had to go into a chiropractor last week to have him work on me because I was in so much pain. It took 2 visits for me to loosen up enough that he could adjust me but I have felt great since.
It seems like time is flying by. The holidays are here, and I know it will feel like a blink until February. Part of me is scared knowing that I will have 3 babies under 3, but another part of me is excited to meet this little guy. Eddie is already such a great big brother and helper, and I know Tommy will be too. I know it won't be easy. There will be good days and bad days. But I know me and my boys can do it!!!
At my 20 week appointment I was concerned because the baby doesn't seem to be moving near as much as Eddie and Tommy did. But the docs assured me that everything looked great and it was probably just that I don't notice it since I'm constantly chasing the other two around. But over the last 3 weeks he has started to move a lot. Sometimes I can't believe that he's only 2 pounds in there with how he pushes on me.
And this baby is just as camera shy as Tommy was. Every time we try to get an ultrasound picture of his face he either looks away or puts his hands up.But that will just make him more of a surprise when he decides to grace us with his presence.
I officially am feeling large. I have a hard time getting comfortable at night and switch from side to side. And about every time I do that, I have to pee as well. And just over the last week I noticed it is harder to bend over, and stairs kick my butt. It's crazy to think that between the baby weight and those times when Eddie and Tommy want to be carried, I am lugging around an extra 75 pounds! No wonder my lower back hurts. I finally had to go into a chiropractor last week to have him work on me because I was in so much pain. It took 2 visits for me to loosen up enough that he could adjust me but I have felt great since.
It seems like time is flying by. The holidays are here, and I know it will feel like a blink until February. Part of me is scared knowing that I will have 3 babies under 3, but another part of me is excited to meet this little guy. Eddie is already such a great big brother and helper, and I know Tommy will be too. I know it won't be easy. There will be good days and bad days. But I know me and my boys can do it!!!
Sunday, November 3, 2013
The First Snow of the Year
We had the first snow of the year and just had to go out and play.We bundled the boys up and they rode their bikes around while Dan shoveled off the driveway. Too much fun!
Friday, November 1, 2013
Halloween
Eddie actually fit in his halloween costume from last year so we decided to make it easy and do super heroes again. Say hello to Batman and Superman!
We started out by handing out candy to those that came to our door while Dan was still at work. This is when Eddie learned to say "trick tree!" Once Dan was home we took the kids around our neighborhood trick or treating. By about the second house, Eddie figured out what was going on. He would run up to the door, knock, say "trick tree!", grab a handful of candy for his bucket, then one for Tommy's bucket. Then he would walk back to us saying "door, door, door", until the next door was in sight.
Last year he didn't want anything to do with it so it was really fun to have him so excited about it this year. Tommy, however, preferred to be carried the whole time, but didn't make a fuss at all. When we made it back to our house, I had to catch Eddie from running to the neighbors house and brought him inside kicking and screaming. I think he had fun.
We had picked up one of the pumpkin face pizzas from Papa Murpheys so we had that for dinner. The kids love their pizza. All in all I would say it was a pretty fun Halloween!!!
We started out by handing out candy to those that came to our door while Dan was still at work. This is when Eddie learned to say "trick tree!" Once Dan was home we took the kids around our neighborhood trick or treating. By about the second house, Eddie figured out what was going on. He would run up to the door, knock, say "trick tree!", grab a handful of candy for his bucket, then one for Tommy's bucket. Then he would walk back to us saying "door, door, door", until the next door was in sight.
Last year he didn't want anything to do with it so it was really fun to have him so excited about it this year. Tommy, however, preferred to be carried the whole time, but didn't make a fuss at all. When we made it back to our house, I had to catch Eddie from running to the neighbors house and brought him inside kicking and screaming. I think he had fun.
We had picked up one of the pumpkin face pizzas from Papa Murpheys so we had that for dinner. The kids love their pizza. All in all I would say it was a pretty fun Halloween!!!
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Where'd Tommy Go?
Over about the last month, Eddie has finally started talking. He has always known a healthy amount of words, but now he is quickly learning more. It's fun to hear him say people's names or try to repeat things that we have said. Dan and I now have to be good about watching our language!
And the first sentence that Eddie put together was "Where'd Tommy go?" Which sounds more like "Air Dommy dough?" He says this anytime Tommy wanders off somewhere Eddie can't see him. It is funny to see how aware of Tommy he is. And the next sentence was close to the first with "Shhhh, Tommy sleeping." This is what I say 10 times a day to remind Eddie to be quiet while Tommy is napping. So now anytime we walk past the bedroom door, or something is too loud, Eddie will say this.
It has been amazing how fast he is picking up on speech. He gets quite animated when he tries to tell you something. And his voice always drops really low when he says "Big truck!" And daily he asks about 5 times, "Daddy home?", which I think is darling. Then Dan gets greeted with a high pitched "Hi, Daddy!" when he walks in the door. He has also started trying to sing, especially to hymns at church. And without too much help, he can count to 5 pretty good.
But his favorite word is Tommy. He talks about Tommy all of the time. And if he wants to say something but doesn't know what to say, Tommy is said about every other word. Too cute if you ask me!
And the first sentence that Eddie put together was "Where'd Tommy go?" Which sounds more like "Air Dommy dough?" He says this anytime Tommy wanders off somewhere Eddie can't see him. It is funny to see how aware of Tommy he is. And the next sentence was close to the first with "Shhhh, Tommy sleeping." This is what I say 10 times a day to remind Eddie to be quiet while Tommy is napping. So now anytime we walk past the bedroom door, or something is too loud, Eddie will say this.
It has been amazing how fast he is picking up on speech. He gets quite animated when he tries to tell you something. And his voice always drops really low when he says "Big truck!" And daily he asks about 5 times, "Daddy home?", which I think is darling. Then Dan gets greeted with a high pitched "Hi, Daddy!" when he walks in the door. He has also started trying to sing, especially to hymns at church. And without too much help, he can count to 5 pretty good.
But his favorite word is Tommy. He talks about Tommy all of the time. And if he wants to say something but doesn't know what to say, Tommy is said about every other word. Too cute if you ask me!
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Desitin
I thought he was napping...but I was wrong. I heard a noise and went upstairs to find Eddie covered in Desitin butt cream. I'm not sure if you can tell from the pictures but there were globs smeared in his hair. I put him in the shower to try to wash it out, but I had no luck seeing as the whole point of Desitin is to repel liquid.
I finally googled it, hoping that my child wasn't the first to do this and thankfully found some very helpful ideas. I ended up having to wash his hair with vegetable oil to get the desitin out, then dish soap to get the oil out. I have washed the clothes and bedding several times but it won't come out from there either. So I finally googled that and now have some ideas to try that will hopefully work. Oh the joys of being a parent! Always a learning experience!
I finally googled it, hoping that my child wasn't the first to do this and thankfully found some very helpful ideas. I ended up having to wash his hair with vegetable oil to get the desitin out, then dish soap to get the oil out. I have washed the clothes and bedding several times but it won't come out from there either. So I finally googled that and now have some ideas to try that will hopefully work. Oh the joys of being a parent! Always a learning experience!
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Tommy's First Haircut
Tommy had his first official haircut today.He has had a major comb-over for the last few months, but I found it too darling to get rid of it. And since his hair is so blonde, you couldn't even tell until there was a breeze and this way long chunk of hair would stand up!
I took him to this place called Cookie Cutters that does nothing but kids haircuts. They were amazing! All of the seats are cars like the one Tommy is in. So you can pick from the firetruck or the airplane etc. Then each seat has a tv screen so they can pick out a movie to watch as well. They had books, toys and suckers as well to use in case things weren't going smooth.
This was the first haircut Eddie has had that he didn't scream the whole time. Neither one of them cried a bit. They did so good!
You also might notice Tommy looks a little beat up in these pictures. He got into a fight with a cement stair and the stair one. He scraped up his nose and has a huge goose egg between his eyes. Poor kid always has an injury of some sort.
I took him to this place called Cookie Cutters that does nothing but kids haircuts. They were amazing! All of the seats are cars like the one Tommy is in. So you can pick from the firetruck or the airplane etc. Then each seat has a tv screen so they can pick out a movie to watch as well. They had books, toys and suckers as well to use in case things weren't going smooth.
This was the first haircut Eddie has had that he didn't scream the whole time. Neither one of them cried a bit. They did so good!
You also might notice Tommy looks a little beat up in these pictures. He got into a fight with a cement stair and the stair one. He scraped up his nose and has a huge goose egg between his eyes. Poor kid always has an injury of some sort.
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