Today is my 25th Birthday!

I have a horrible cold, as do both of my babies, and Eric is out of town... Leaves me at a disadvantage of caring for my kids the right way! But they are smiling none the less. We made a big bed on the living room floor and are watching movies all day long! Even through all the snot and coughs and running eyes I could never ask for a better birthday gift than snuggling with them on the floor for my day!

Shopping goes bad

Shopping used to be my favorite 'stay at home mom ' thing to do. When Saydee was a baby we would walk the mall, Target, TJ Maxx, BRUs, usually not buying, but we were there none the less. As she gets older it has been getting harder. We still went a lot in the winter especially since it would be so cold out we would go there to exercise. Since we have added a new baby to the mix shopping has become an adventure. My first trip alone with 2 kids was to Target and I pulled into the parking lot, turned the car off, got out and stopped. I couldn't even decide which door to open first. Which child to load in first? Who do I leave in the car the longest? Are they both ok in there while i go get a cart? Will Saydee hold my hand in the parking lot and walk into the store? prob not.

I'm much more confidant now and I park next to a cart coralle and load them up right there and push them in. In the last few weeks its been so hard to take them together that I just kind of gave up. My mom who just had brain surgery has to walk everyday as a part of her recovery and so we went to the mall together the other day and took both kids. I don't have a double stroller so we brought 2 strollers and each pushed one of the kids. They did great!! After like the 4th store we went to Sayd got anxious so I let her get out and she could push the umbrella stroller that she was in. Let me preface this by saying that my mom and I were both standing RIGHT next to her. I must have blinked for too long because when I glanced down at the stroller that Saydee was pushing it was there, standing still, but NO ONE was pushing. She had run and the scariest part was I had no idea where she went. No clue as which direction I yelled to mom to stay put and I just started running. I was watching others as they shop to see if there heads would turn to watch the little two year old blond girl running on her own but no one was moving. I couldn't breathe but found myself praying for her. I actually stopped and started to think of another strategy... still praying... and I could hear my mom across the department store yelling for sayd and trying to bribe her with gum if she would come back....

then the tiniest voice came from my left. she said "me? (Grammy) mom? I have definitely never ran so fast. When she saw me coming guess what she did?!! Wish I could say that she ran joyfully into my arms as kids do in movies when they were lost.... Not mine. She screamed and took off the other direction laughing in hysterics like it was the coolest game she's ever played.

After I caught her and walked back to "me" who almost had the store clerks calling for help, I locked her back up in seat belt and tried to explain how she has to stay close to me. She has no concept of someone taking her. I guess in a 2 year olds mind clothes racks and long isles is a hide and go seek haven...it's my new worst nightmare.

Eric and I just got home from a family trip to TJMaxx. He needs new dress clothes and I'm looking for a dress for summer weddings. We took turns. He tried on and I stayed with the kids. We sat in the isle and read books and played with the toys till Eric was done. When he came out we explained to her that now she had to sit with Daddy till mom was done. I tried on 3 dresses and on my way out of the dressing room I could hear her yelling. They were waiting for me outside the room and Eric looked stressed. He says "there was almost a child-abuse situation here". Apparently she ran from him, and shes fast, and he had to leave Mr. B in the cart to try and catch her. By the way Bryce is dying from the common cold today so he has been crying this whole trip too. I took sayd to the car. Both kids have now pooped their pants and have to get changed in the car.

This just confirmed it. i cant go shopping anymore with them. even with another person. ill have get a sitter just to buy new underwear. I love them anyway

Big Events

Well. Here is my very first blog.

I decided that I would start writing when one of my kids did something 'Big'. For example. I should have started the day that Bryce got his first shots... or the day that Saydee said "Love You"... or the first time Bryce smiled. That would have been the right time to start blogging.

I needed something that would kick things off right. Something to motivate me to continue my writing, bringing me back everyday to keep track of the memories we make... That's when it happened.

We live in a small bungalow with two bedrooms on the main and a small staircase that leads upstairs to a little living area/bedroom which is basically our closet and we 'live' downstairs. Well Saydee (almost two) is always following me around and she was up there cleaning with me and dancing in the mirror, and reorganizing things, you know...the usual. She headed down and I told her I would be right there. About 30 seconds later it happened.... 8 bangs in a row. One for each of the stairs that she hit on the way down. I knew that she had fallen but I couldn't move. I calmly walked to the staircase waiting for the WAIL to begin, and when it did I took off. There she was a teeny heap at the bottom of our 14, steep, 1910 stairs. After understanding that every bone could still bend she hopped up and wanted to climb right back up. She started up the stairs just in time for me to see a bright red right butt cheek. ( oops forgot to mention she was naked... she's 2. 2 year olds don't like clothes) The compassionate mother that I am grabs my camera and creates a "cheek" photo-op to commemorate the event.

So I hope this helps you learn a little about my family. Or at least about me. That a raspberried tush is much more fun to remember than learning how to use the potty ( we're working on it). I'm sure to be back soon with stories of wonderful times, more owies, but most importantly to share the laughs I have with my kids everyday.

till then here's a good shot of Miss S from behind.