Sick again.......it's never ending!

I haven't posted anything for a couple of weeks....not too much going on here. We did go to Wheeler farm with my sister in law Becky and my nephew Mitchell on Monday which was a lot of fun but also a lot of work. Sometimes it is more work than fun taking the boys places without Jake. I am constantly chasing after one of them or dealing with temper tantrums! We then went to play group a little late and played in Gracie's back yard which Sam keeps reminding me we did.....he had a blast playing with all the fun toys Grace had!

Yes just as the title of my post states both boys are sick again! It is never ending with kids.....it seems as though one of them is always sick. We went to the doctors office this morning, Samuel threw a fit the whole way there.....which was only about 2 minutes since their doctor is at the new hospital here in Murray. Sam is usually great for the doctor but today he was resisting and throwing a fit and even trying to push the doctor away with his legs....he definitely did not want to be there. Anyways they both have runny noses, and sneezing and horrible coughs. Samuel's cough is more croupy and dry while Jacks isn't too bad! Lets just hope Jack doesn't get as bad as Sam....and that Mom and Dad don't get the sickness too!

Potty training time!

We have been trying to work with Sam for a few months now on wearing underwear and sitting on his little potty. He has gone a couple times in his potty but hasn't seemed too interested. Now that he is three we are trying once again to do the potty training thing. We have already had several accidents and it can be difficult to get him to put underwear on and sit on the potty. I know it will take lots more accidents for him to begin to realize when he needs to go potty. I just wish it were one of those things that they just knew how to do! Wish us luck on this journey of potty training!

No more Pacifier!

So we have officially gotten rid of the pacifier for Jack......it has now been one week that he has gone without it and is doing great. He has only asked for it a couple of times. I think it has been harder for me to not just stick it in when he gets crying but I have been strong and haven't given in to the temptation to give it to him. He is 18 months so we thought it was time to say goodbye to it.....now we just need to work on replacing the one bottle he has before bed with a sippy cup.

Nanny Deprived Quiz!

I came across this Nanny Deprived Quiz.....I thought it was cute. Some of these are so true......ohhhh.......the things we do as mothers!

1) Have you ever eaten a random cheerio, puff, or pretzel just because you had nowhere else to put it?

2) Have you ever walked around with a half eaten cookie in your pocket?

3) Do you look forward to going to the doctor or dentist just so you can sit in the waiting room and read a magazine by yourself?

4) Have you ever used a public restroom while holding a child on your lap because there was nowhere else to put them?

5) Have you ever counted down the hours until bedtime?

6) Have you ever answered the door wearing "princess jewelry"?

7) Have you ever run out of batteries on PURPOSE?

8) Have you named your vacuum and consider it part of your family?

9) Do you ever have an audience and cheer section while exercising in the privacy of your own home?

10) Do you ever have to remind yourself that kids stories don’t count when people ask your favorite book?

11) Can you tell what time it is based on what kids show is on TV?

If you answered "yes" to any of the above questions, you truly are nanny deprived.



Some quotes on mothers

"By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class."
~Anne Morrow Lindbergh

"Cleaning up with children around is like shoveling during a blizzard"


My life has gone from:

• High heels to sneakers
• Weekends in Key West to Weekends at Disney World
• Lipstick to Crayons
• Finding the perfect work pants to finding the perfect sweat pants
• Victoria's Secret to Hanes Her Way
• Partying all night to asleep by 10pm
• Dinner at Cheesecake Factory to dinner at McDonald's
• Neusua from hangovers to neusua from pregnancy
• Big Coach bags to little Coach bags ( can't give those up!)
• Jeep Wrangler to Mini-van
• Having a job to having a harder job
• Reading novels to reading picture books
• Shopping at Banana Republic to shopping at Carter's

My life has gone from good to great!

Mommy Chore Facts:

• Women average 2.2 hrs / day on chores, vs. 1.3 hrs / day for men.

• 88% of Laundry is done by moms, totaling 330 loads of laundry and 5,300 articles of clothing each year.
• The least favorite chore for moms is vacuuming the stairs.
• A baby has 7,300 diaper changes by it's 2nd birthday.
• Moms take 2 minutes, 5 seconds to change a diaper vs. 1 minute, 36 seconds for dads. For moms, this adds up to 3, 40-hour work weeks each year - just changing diapers!
• Preschoolers require mom's attention once every 4 minutes or 210 times a day.
• A preschooler's mom spends 2.7 hrs / day on primary childcare, vs 1.2 hours for dad.

Some surprising Mom facts

• 82.5 million of moms in the U.S. - 2 Billion moms throughout the world.

• 4.3 Babies born each second!
• 82% of women aged 40-44 years old who are mothers. In 1976, 90% of women in that age group were mothers.
• 25 is the average age of new moms. In 1970 it was 21.
• 40% of all births are the mother's first.
• 4.0 Million is the number of women who have babies each year. Of this number, about 425,000 are teens aged 15-19, and more than 100,000 are age 40 or over.
• 35,000 births are attended by physicians, midwives or others that do not occur in hospitals.
• 2 is the average number of children that women today can expect to have in their lifetime.
• 3 is the average number of children that women in Utah and Alaska can expect to have in their lifetime.
• Only about 10% of women have four or more children today. In 1976, 36% of women had four or more children.
• 1 in 5 preschoolers are cared for in a day-care center while their mother works.
• August is the most popular Birth Month.
• Tuesday is the most popular day of the week in which to have a baby.
• The odds of a woman delivering twins is 1-in-32.
• 10 Million is the number of single mothers living with children under 18 years old. This number is up from 3 million in 1970.
• 105 Boys are born for every 100 Girls.

It's been one of those days!

Days like today I just have to remember why it is I became a mother and remember how blessed I am to have my two boys! Our days starts off bright and early with Jack waking up between 5-6 in the morning and not going back to sleep. He is then sooooo tired by 9 but he refuses to go to sleep.....so he cries and throws a fit because he is tired! What I can't understand is why he doesn't sleep......I would LOVE to be able to sleep as much as I let him sleep! So Jack has been crying because he is tired. Now Samuel decided he didn't want to eat what I gave him for breakfast so he kept crying and throwing a temper tantrum. He kept asking me "mom I want something" which is his words for I'm hungry. I made him wait until lunch to eat and when it was time to eat he only eats his hot dog and cheese and doesn't touch his carrots or strawberries but then he asks for more hot dog. Which I then try to explain to him to be able to have more hot dog he needed to try the other food on his plate.....he wouldn't have anything to do with that so once again he threw a tantrum about it. Luckily they have both calmed down and are down for a nap.

I sure do love my boys and I am truly blessed to be able to be their mother. They are a wonderful blessing from our Father in Heaven and I am truly grateful for each day I have with them. Being a parent is wonderful but it is also full of many hard and trying times but I wouldn't change it for anything! Samuel and Jack have taught me more things than I could ever teach them......I believe that we chose them and they chose us to be their parents. Here are some pictures from a trip to the park and the farm last week. They both LOVE being outside......we are so excited for spring!

Happy Easter!!

Samuel biting into his candy carrot

Samuel and Jack had a great time dying and decorating their Easter eggs on Saturday. The Easter bunny then came and hid eggs and candy and even left a few little gifts for the boys! Then it was off to church where we tried to keep the boys from running around all over church! We came home and tried to get a few pictures of the boys in their cute Easter outfits. Jack didn't want to cooperate at all....he was too busy trying to escape but at least I got a few of them together!

Samuel Turns Three!

Jack spent a good amount of the time we played outside with the rice box......thanks
to Aubrey and the nursery for such a great idea!

The ball pit we made was probably Sam's favorite

Checking out the bell on his new tricycle

The tricycle we got him....he tells me it is his bike.....not a tricycle!


Jack has a turn while Sam catches a ride on the back!

Samuel blowing his candles out for the first, second or third time! He kept asking to do it again and again!

Samuel's third birthday was on Wednesday March 19th. We spent the day going on a walk, playing at the park, going to wheeler farm and eating his birthday cake that he helped to decorate. It was such a great day and it is so hard to believe that he is already three.....where does the time go?! It's hard to believe he was once a tiny 6lb 6 oz itty bitty baby......it just seems like yesterday we were welcoming him into this world and now he is all grown up, at least that is what he thinks! He is definitely such a blessing and a miracle to our family......we love you Sam and Happy Birthday to our big three year old!

We then had a family birthday party on Saturday where we played and played. Thanks to the great weather we were able to be outside and the kids absolutely loved it! Samuel had a great time and loved every minute of it! He even asked to blow out his candles one more time!! Thanks to all of our family who came and helped us celebrate Sam's birthday with us!