no more sister privileges!

that IS IT!!! monkey has lost any and all privilege he had to touch, stand near, mess with, or grab from his baby sister. it seems like whenever i set her down she is in a fine mood until big brother does SOMETHING to make her cry! maybe he pushes her over, or steals a toy, or makes a mean face... it seems like it doesnt matter what he does but whatever it is he manages to make her cry EVERY time. so that is it! he has lost any and all privilege to even be NEAR her! im done!!!

we are all in BIG BIG trouble!!!

turtle is moving!!! she just scooted herself (backwards) across the entire kitchen floor! big brother better watch out!!! soon the little stinker is going to be crawling!!! his world is going to implode!!!

"mommy, i need to go to the hos~ba~pal!"

that is what my son said to me yesterday as tears were pouring down his face! he had just hit his shin on the coffee table and it looked like it was going to leave a pretty big bruise. i have no idea where he got the hospital idea?? 

i did my best to fix it up.... i did a pretend surgery and then a sesame street bandage and then a kiss. that seemed to do the trick and we decided to put off the hospital trip.

ah ~ HA!! just heard them mention the hospital on his new favorite movie... IRON GIANT. that is where he got the idea :)

my dream house

tonight i was sitting here thinking about the dream house i hope to live in one day. you know, the one that is 2,000 + sqft with 4 bedrooms (plus and office/craft room) 3 bathrooms a playroom and an big ol' kitchen. i happen to think my dream is fairly modest. i just want to live somewhere where i am completely comfortable. 

but it occured to me that i already have my dream house..... everything enclosed within the walls of my run down rental IS my dream house. i couldnt wish for anything more than the two beautiful children and husband that i have. 

i am thankful everyday that my sweeties are both healthy and happy... and cute as little bugs too :). and besides the fact that he works his tail off and we never see him, i really do have a wonderful and caring husband. sure he has his moments ... he's a boy, what do you expect :).... apart from that he is a spectacular person. 

i really have hit the lottery. 

so i guess i may never have enough money that i live completely comfortably or that i am able to spend my days in a 2k square foot palace.... but i have to try and realize on a daily basis that i walk within my dream house everyday. 

first taste of food

turtle got her very first taste of solid food yesterday! she had some rice cereal!!! yummy!!!! she had a good time playing with it and making a mess! and i think she actually managed to swallow a bit of it too :)

yum, SODA!!

well, i think today was the first time monkey had soda! and it was love at first sip! 

seriously it like cocaine to an addict! his first sip was followed not 3 seconds later by, "more drink"??? and when we offered him the cup again it was almost violently commanded out of our hands and down to his little mouth for that liquid crack that he so desired!!! 

it actually has me wondering what the hell they put in that stuff to create such an intense desire after only one sip? i think it will be a while before monkey has any more :)

secret language

two days ago as my monkey was speaking gibberish to me i realized he was developing his own language. it goes a little something like this.....

"gumma gumma abba gumma baba, outside"

and he says this to me like i should understand what he is saying.... hahaha!! silly guy!!!

right now he is playing with my tripod... which he has decided is a robot. he keeps telling me how it has an EYE!! and it has a HOOOOOOO (hole)

too many pictures

i have had the recent revelation that i take all too many pictures of my kiddos! is this a bad thing??? i dont know, but it is all too easy to do. i find that i end up taking 20-30 pics at a time and dont even realize i have taken that many!!!

health report

monkey and turtle both had dr appts today! monkey now weighs 31.4 lbs and is 39 1/4 inches. and turtle is 15 lbs 4oz and 26 3/4 inches. that puts the baby at 50th percentile for weight and 83rd for height. i think that puts monkey at 35% for weight and 75% for height??? or something like that... not positive on his percentiles :) but everyone is healthy and happy and growing so quickly!

i have caught monkey beating up on his little sister quite a few times today, arrrrgh!!! i am pretty sure he has pushed her over from a sitting position and i caught him laying on top of her while she was laughing her head off. oh and another one of his games is put the pillow/blanket over her head!!! so NOT COOL!!! and of course he doesnt stop doing it when i tell him not to because she thinks this is hilarious too!

becoming a real person!

it just seems like my little turtle is growing up so quick!!! right before my eyes! this last week her personality is really starting to come out! she is reaching for things like crazy and watching people eat. the other day she was doing all sorts of weird wiggles just because she could and because she wanted to see what would happen when she did! we will start solid foods this week after we see the pediatrician on friday for turtle's 6mo and monkey's 3 yr appts. i am really excited to see what she will do with rice cereal!

poop~a~holic

well, i am starting to regret the whole "potty training" thing!!!! it seems that once i got monkey started pooping on the potty, he now doesnt want to stop! the kid has decided he wants to poop upwards of 5 times a day!!! every hour or so he will tell me he has to poop... go to the potty and push out a little poo nugget! and after every one of these trips he needs a wipe and the potty needs to be cleaned! i am hoping that he will tire of this soon... b/c i sure have!!!

it kind of makes me wish he was still in diapers HAHAH!! at least then i would be in the position of power... and only have to change him when I wanted to!!! :)

croup

my poor little turtle girl has the croup!! it is so sad b/c she has no voice so when she cries you can barely hear her! and she wheezes when she breathes :( yesterday at the dr she got some oral steroid to help open up her airway and it seems to have helped a little bit. i just hope this all passes very soon so i can stop worrying about her breathing. 1 wheezy day down ... hopefully only 2 to go (says dr)