Can I just say, I love my boys!! Jaden can be SUCH a handful, but he just melts my heart. Today, he started doing the cutest thing. When he knows he did something bad and that I'm mad at him, he S>L>O>W>L>Y looks over at me, then looks away real quick. He keeps doing it till he gets a smile out of me which usually doesn't take long at all! LOL He's started taking trucks/cars, and zooming them around stuff and making noises for them. He's never done that before, and I don't know where he learned it from. But, it sure the heck is cute!!
And this is TOTALLY off subject, but Asher got one of his Christmas presents. He got the new Graco highchair that folds compactly. Not only does it fold up, but the seat adjusts so he can sit high up or down low, or even inbetween. It is SO cool!! I'm totally loving it!!!! His Grandpa and Nana Anderson got it for him :)
12.16.2006
12.13.2006
FINALLY
Asher has been trying to crawl for a while now. He's usally pretty laid back, but he's been wanting to accomplish this. My ped said that we may have to look into physical therapy for him bc he's not pulling up on furniture or walking along furniture yet. I think he's just lazy, but it does worry me some. Anyways, he's been scooching on the floor, but going backwards, which frustrates him. But today, he CRAWLED!! Only, he crawled...backwards..LOL So, he's still frustrated, poor little guy.
We got our Christmas tree up yesterday which is late for us. Normally we go and cut one down, but that just wasn't in the budget this year. I got REALLY lucky and had a lady give me a 7.5ft tree off of freecycle. We got it up and decorated yesterday and that was fun. I unwrapped the ornaments, Jaden handed them to Shaun, and Shaun hung them on the tree. It's really pretty!! I'll have to get a picture post.
We got our Christmas tree up yesterday which is late for us. Normally we go and cut one down, but that just wasn't in the budget this year. I got REALLY lucky and had a lady give me a 7.5ft tree off of freecycle. We got it up and decorated yesterday and that was fun. I unwrapped the ornaments, Jaden handed them to Shaun, and Shaun hung them on the tree. It's really pretty!! I'll have to get a picture post.
12.10.2006
Why our house is a mess....
If you've ever been to our house unannounced more than once, you've probably noticed a mess. If it bothers you that your visits are not our first priority, we're sorry but you'll just have to get over it.
Our house is messy because we let our kids live in every part of it. We try not to categorize the important work they do of growing and learning as "playing," as if it's something less important than the drudgery we do to make money and keep things livably tidy.
Our house is messy because we don't yell at the kids to clean up their messes, unless it's just been way too long, and only then out of frustration, not because we think it's okay to yell -- we don't.
There are sticky, gooey spots on our walls because mom didn't see them as she gazed into the baby's face, hoping to memorize every precious feature before it changes again forever.
There are stains on our carpets because the house didn't come with hardwood floors, and we think that playing games and enjoying every day that God has given us to the best of our abilities is more important than scrubbing and blotting.
We aren't always successful at enjoying every moment, but we want to and we try! If you ever find our house clean and the kids are cranky, please encourage mom to sit down and hug a kid.
Sometimes the mess bothers us too, and we'll try to clean it all in one fit of inspiration rather than spreading the work out over a reasonable amount of time.
The thing is, in a house this full of people and love, there just isn't a reasonable time to get everything done that needs to be done. So the important things like comforting kids and spending time snuggling on the couch come first.
That's why our house is messy. Welcome to the our home, where (we hope) a kid can be a kid!
Our house is messy because we let our kids live in every part of it. We try not to categorize the important work they do of growing and learning as "playing," as if it's something less important than the drudgery we do to make money and keep things livably tidy.
Our house is messy because we don't yell at the kids to clean up their messes, unless it's just been way too long, and only then out of frustration, not because we think it's okay to yell -- we don't.
There are sticky, gooey spots on our walls because mom didn't see them as she gazed into the baby's face, hoping to memorize every precious feature before it changes again forever.
There are stains on our carpets because the house didn't come with hardwood floors, and we think that playing games and enjoying every day that God has given us to the best of our abilities is more important than scrubbing and blotting.
We aren't always successful at enjoying every moment, but we want to and we try! If you ever find our house clean and the kids are cranky, please encourage mom to sit down and hug a kid.
Sometimes the mess bothers us too, and we'll try to clean it all in one fit of inspiration rather than spreading the work out over a reasonable amount of time.
The thing is, in a house this full of people and love, there just isn't a reasonable time to get everything done that needs to be done. So the important things like comforting kids and spending time snuggling on the couch come first.
That's why our house is messy. Welcome to the our home, where (we hope) a kid can be a kid!
12.02.2006
the rest of my week
Well, as tradition goes, my mom, my sister Melanie and I all went to the craft show at K-Wings stadium. This was the 1st year in 2yrs that I haven't gone being hugely pregnant AND on bed-rest I might add...LOL And go figure, this is the 1st year in 2yrs that I didn't run into my OB :) I didn't get much except some fudge that I was looking forward to, and Asher's ornament. My mom got just about everyone's ornament there. My sister got this REALLY good deal on a wooden chest. I wish we weren't broke bc I SOOOOO wanted to buy one too!!! I would have gone great in the living room for a toy chest.
I was on jury duty for the 1st time Tuesday through Thursday. The baliff said that we were the 1st group since she had worked there to find someone guilty on only one count and be hung on the other counts. It was VERY frustrating to me bc the facts spoke so clearly IMPO that the guy was guilty on all 3 counts, and I felt like we let him off w/only a slap on the hand. It was an interesting process, one which I wasn't totally thrilled to be apart of. Out of all the groups of people called in for JD, only 3 groups stayed. Out of those 3 groups, only 13 people got chosen to actually be on the jury. And, out of those 13 people were all 6 of us who had stated reasons as to why it was really inconvenient for us to be on JD. What are the odds?? LOL
Oh yeah, and as soon as I left JD, I went straight to immediate care. I had a sharp consistent pain in my right side that had been hurting since Monday night. By time we'd get done w/JD, my doctor was closed. So, I went to IC to find out that the muscles around my ribs were inflamed from my cough (or so they're guessing). I'm on 800 motrin and vycodin and STILL hurting! I go back next week if I don't start feeling better. He didn't do an x-ray, but the possibility lies in that I might have cracked a rib.
I was on jury duty for the 1st time Tuesday through Thursday. The baliff said that we were the 1st group since she had worked there to find someone guilty on only one count and be hung on the other counts. It was VERY frustrating to me bc the facts spoke so clearly IMPO that the guy was guilty on all 3 counts, and I felt like we let him off w/only a slap on the hand. It was an interesting process, one which I wasn't totally thrilled to be apart of. Out of all the groups of people called in for JD, only 3 groups stayed. Out of those 3 groups, only 13 people got chosen to actually be on the jury. And, out of those 13 people were all 6 of us who had stated reasons as to why it was really inconvenient for us to be on JD. What are the odds?? LOL
Oh yeah, and as soon as I left JD, I went straight to immediate care. I had a sharp consistent pain in my right side that had been hurting since Monday night. By time we'd get done w/JD, my doctor was closed. So, I went to IC to find out that the muscles around my ribs were inflamed from my cough (or so they're guessing). I'm on 800 motrin and vycodin and STILL hurting! I go back next week if I don't start feeling better. He didn't do an x-ray, but the possibility lies in that I might have cracked a rib.
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