Lemon Faces

We were at Buffalo Wild Wings and Brian decided to give Jack the lemon from his iced tea......sorry the video is so dark.  Darn funny nonetheless :-)

Letting it Go

So, I LOVE having a boy.  When I knew I was having a boy I was overjoyed....something about having a little guy running around, exploring the world and of course, I was going to try to raise a mama's boy :-) I have already told him that he can stay at home as long as he wants!  Love my son!!!!  That being said......I try to be a pretty laid back mom, letting Jack do his thing and I like to jump in and enjoy his moments with him.  Jack is now at the stage where he is walking very comfortably and wandering where his little heart desires.  Well, we took Jack to a park in Prescott that was completely empty, so he had the whole space to himself and he wandered onto the baseball diamond which had red dirt.  Red dirt.  Plop, he sat in the RED dirt and proceeded to rub his hands in the stuff.  Awesome.  ****Did I mention I am obsessive about keeping Jack clean? I wipe the kid down for every runny nose, dribble, crumb and smear.  I refuse to have my boy running around looking like a ragamuffin :-)****

Vanessa, let it go.  He's a little boy who is going to get messy.  Let it go!

And that's when Brian saw the look on my face and told me what I just told myself - he's a little boy who will get dirty.  It's as if Jack knew what our dialog was about and he smeared the red dirt on his face.

Vanessa, don't run and get the wipes.  Let it go!

Hands went back in the dirt and he looked up at us with his beautiful blond mop of a head and his smile consisting of four teeth.  Our Fuss (one of his many nicknames) was having a ball!  He was dirty but he was having a ball :-)  Speaking of balls....

There was this red waffle ball that was in two pieces that Jack found in the grass and now it was Brian's turn to let go as the guy is a huge germaphobe.  So we let him squat down and grab the fascinating red plastic pieces and he continued to walk around with them for the next 20 minutes.  

This was a particularly windy and chilly day so soon after this picture was taken (another fish face to add to our collection) we decided to head on home and I had to give myself a little pat on the back - after wiping Jack's face and hands - for letting my little boy be a little boy.  Thank you to Brian who reminded me that by letting our son experience red dirt and foreign objects, it helps him become a big boy and it is GOOD for him!  Thank you to my boys for being patient with me and teaching me how to be a better mommy.

My little walker

I made the mistake of taking Jack out of his stroller to walk around the mall.....first of all, the kid does NOT like his hand held and secondly, he wants to go every which way but the route I want him to and third it was a pain in the bum trying to get him back into his stroller.  He had a taste of independence and he liked it!  Mommy, not so much :)  Okay, I love seeing him stroll around like he owned the place but he is a 13 month old on a mission - a mission to ditch mom and explore the mall!  In all seriousness though, he is a blast and seeing him grow and develop this spunky can-do personality just makes me all giddy inside.  Not sure how juggling two is going to go.  I REALLY hope Chloe will like hanging out in the Baby Bjorn as long as she can because I have no idea how I'm going to wrangle Jack in while trying to manage a newborn in a stroller.

Speaking of Chloe, all went well at my last Dr.'s appointment - yay!  My blood pressure was very low which explains why I can sometimes feel not so great but low is much better than high for sure and it poses no risk at the moment.  I have only gained 7 lbs so far and at this point I was at a 15 lb weight gain with Jack.  Chasing after an active one-year-old has it's benefits I suppose :)  Due date is the 22nd of August (it at one point was to be the 26th but it's back to the 22nd).  I am feeling pretty good and thankful all is well with the pregnancy.  Good health is so easily taken for granted and the fact that my family is healthy is an enormous blessing.

Well, that's all for tonight folks.

Jack at the park

Jack's first time on a swing - he loved it! The weather was gorgeous (thank goodness!!!) and we were finally able to get out and enjoy it with our boy. I never knew having a child would mean I would get to have such a great time doing the most simple things. Thank you Jack for bringing huge smiles to your mommy and daddy's faces. I think I'll pee my pants with excitement the first time we take our kids to Disneyland :-)

Seriously???

Snow in late April???  It has been snowing all day but nothing stuck - until this evening.  Brian went to let the dogs out and lo and behold there was snow....and it's soooo cold out!  It was also pretty windy - at times there were white-out conditions :(  This is just not right.  I want spring time; sunshine, 70's, everything in bloom, shorts, flip flops and tank tops (add margaritas/sangrias to the list if I were not preggers).  Instead I had to wear my down coat today, was pelted in the face with sleet, has Jack back in his fleece PJ's, put on the Uggs I though were done with until November and the heater is cranking.  No fun!

I guess I shouldn't complain too much - we are supposed to have a 30 degree increase in temps over the next few days (thank goodness!).  It could always be worse I guess.  It's funny because I always thought I could live in New England......no way, no how!  I love a great snowfall every now and then but in my perfect world it would snow once a week mid-November through the first half of January.  No mas.  I'm done ranting about the foul spring weather.  I'm pregnant and I'm allowed :)  On to blue skies VERY soon!