Friday, March 30, 2012

End of March 2012


End of March in a nutshell.....

Parker and me at Disneyland in Fantasyland, it was hot and crowded that day, we didn't stay too long.
Cooper is beginning to like Mickey Mouse... FINALLY!!! YAY
We have a roller... a mover! Parker roller over a whole month before Cooper did, and he just kept going. He is very good at rolling and keeping his head up. Now sitting is a little more challenging for him. He is top heavy!
Happy St. Patrick's Day
Little man! He's 10.5 lbs now!! Im sure by his 6 month he will be over 11 lbs for sure!

As I sit here pumping (sorry if it is tmi, but I have nothing better that I can do besides either read, or work on things online). Pumping is my quiet time, but it is also a time where I can get things, like blogs... bills, messages to friends, download and upload photos, ect done. I have become quite efficient in the time it takes to pump to getting things done. When Andy is gone, it is quite an adventure!! I have Cooper taking everything out of the drawers and cabinets, and Parker feels it is time to be vocal or playful. I just have to suck it up and do what I need to get done. It has its way of working out, even if I have to cleanup a ginormous mess after. Oh well.

Ok, so what was I going to write about before I went course... oh, my sick toddler. I swear, is it normal for a toddler to be sick every month of the year??!! We almost made it through March and then he gets a cold. I am thankful it is a cold so far and hopeful it won't be anything else, but that poor kid cannot breath and every time I make him blow his nose (which he is excellent at) he gets tears in his eyes. Almost like allergies, but it's not. His nose is a runny faucet and his head must feel so full of crap, I feel so bad that I cannot give him any medicine to alleviate the stuffiness... at least he is a trooper!
I am just praying that nobody else gets it...especially Parker!

January was the stomach flu, Feb was a cold, March is a cold... although I would MUCH rather have the colds then the flus! Man, that stomach flu was horrible! Of course, it started when Andy was at work, at 3 am...when Parker was awake as well. I thought it was something he ate, but it wasn't because a few days later, I got it too. It sucked because I still had to function because Andy went back to work. That was hard because it wasn't my stomach so much as the body aches and fever. What doesn't kill you, only proves to yourself that you are getting better as a mom. I still think that it is crazy how before I had Cooper, I still had all these intentions to keep my life the same and drag him along to my functions because I saw others do it. Ya right!! The second I saw him, my priorities changed and so did my life obviously. It has evolved even more with Parker. I sit back and watch, perhaps judge, others and what they intend to do versus what I know will really happen and I kind of chuckle because I realize I was that person. I guess everyone must learn for themselves. It is difficult to give advice because what works for me, may not work for others and their children.... and vise versa. And I don't want to look like the loser who doesn't know what she is talking about.

Anyways, I plan on winning the lottery tonight!! I plan on paying off our house and our parent's houses. Then I plan on huge savings for the boys (for college, their families, and life in general) investing money in houses around the world.... but a main one down in the OC around the places I love to be at. Of course we would get bad-ass cars, and I would start my own skating company! That would be good enough for now I would say. I love that I can dream so well!!

The Hunger Games was an amazing movie and an even better book series!! Yes, I gave up a few hours of sleep to read, but oh so worth it. I LOVED it... maybe even better then the Twilight series! I also can't wait to go see Titanic in 3d. Don't judge... it is one of my most fav movies of all time!! Yes, I even wanted to skate to the soundtrack and I memorized Celine Dion's song in like a day. I just love it, plain and simple.




Tuesday, March 6, 2012

March tid bits


I want March to be a "stay at home and enjoy life" type of month. With that being said... there are lots of things going on here!! Parker is a little wiggle warm who can roll over front to back and vise-versa!!! Coop is trying to make it to the big boy potty...uhm, ya, we need to work on that! The house is slowly being organized. I feel like Monica from friends, but it is wayyyy harder to keep things clean with two little ones around. Oh well, I always knew the day would come where things couldn't be spotless and left the way I placed them.
New things... got a 4 door car so I don't have to contort my body to get the kids in the Civic. But, that meant I had to say goodbye to my baby girl. It was VERY depressing to say goodbye after a decade of being together!! That car was well taken care of... better be kept that way MOM!!! Other new things, not much!

I FINALLY found an Uncle onesie!! What do you think of the model??
He likes to wear his undies, just doesn't understand how they work yet
This is JED... we went to Stars On Ice and had a blast... even when bbq was thrown on us (and my Coach purse which kinda sucked!)
We went to a wedding reception in San Clemente, at a beach house, literally on the beach. We even saw dolphins!
Sunset with the bug
Boys
Cooper dressed up as Woody for Samantha Fuji's princess party.
There was a bounce house... need I saw any more?
Parker was trying out the excersaucer. He always has such a pleasant look on his face (when he isn't crying)
Cooper demonstrating how to use the excersaucer
The boys
Parker got a Mickey onesie and hat for Vday, I LOVE it!!
Cooper is finally using the hooded blanket for nap time. I found it and he loves it

ZOO!!

We decided to go to San Diego for the last few days of Feb.... of course it rained when we decided to go, but at least we had just finished walking 5 miles at the zoo, so all was good!! I am pretty sure Cooper had a blast, Parker slept of course!!
We ate at my favorite restaurant in Old Town the night before an we visited the candy store... he was truly a "kid in the candy store." He smelled every barrel of taffy and got to choose what he wanted. He of course chose a dumdum!!! ahahha!
A really nice lady asked us if we wanted a picture... yay!! (can you tell it was kinda cold?)
Under the elephant butt
SLOTH!
Ohhh llama face.....
Baby elly
My dad was taunting the camel... I swear it was going to spit on us because of him
Melman....kind of
Parker's day at the zoo...

Monday, February 20, 2012

I have to brag!

I am the LUCKIEST girl!!! I have the cutest and easy going kids (which I can't say how much of a blessing their demeanor is for me), and a husband who takes care of us! I think I am lucky, others may think I am spoiled...either way, I am grateful and happy!! I wake up to two very smiley and talkative little boys every morning, and that makes me happy (even if I didn't get sleep that night)... and then I get to see how smart Cooper is getting everyday, and how big Parker is getting. Watching them grow up is a double edged sword. I want them to grow and excel but I want them to stay small and need me! Selfish I know, but I love when I can cuddle with them and hold them!!

Uhm, ya... sooooo Adorable!
I just want to squeeze him forever!!


Andy got PROMOTED!

YAY!! Andy just got promoted to Engineer/Paramedic! The boys and I are very proud of him yet so sad that he had to leave his crew! We love Chris and Tony. Tony got promoted also (to BC) so he would have left Station 10 shift B anyways. I am sure we will still see Chris and his family often enough. I really like everything about them!! Chris is like Andy's bestie I swear! Some of the things those two talk about... I just shake my head! But, I will miss stopping by to say hi to those guys. Tony has been Andy's Captain since he started there 5 years ago. Yes, he has been at City for 5 years and yet I still worry about his job daily. But, he loves what he does and that is all that matters!

Will Parker be a firefighter in the future???
The guys and Coop giving Andy a kiss

Andy, Tony and Chris "B shift"


My Plea to Everyone!

I want to ask everyone to please take pictures when you are around the boys. I don't have as many of them with everyone as I want. I will try to remember to get my camera out too, but please help me out and either tell me to get my camera or just take pics and post/send them to me or Andy. I totally appreciate it... Thank you!!!

First trip of 2012 to Disneyland

We went to Disneyland with one of my friends from Knott's (not a skater) and her son who is two weeks older then Coop. The weather was PERFECT and the crowds were small. It was a fun time... short, but fun. Cooper stayed awake the whole time we were there too, and he stayed in a decent mood. Parker was good as always. We didn't get any family pics... it's really hard to do actually. But I am happy because I actually got to be in some pics with Cooper. I am usually the one taking them.

Ran into Mickey Mouse on the way out with NO line YAY!
Minnie Mouse at her house
Sebastian and Cooper doing the dishes!
Me and Cooper on Dumbo... he LOVES that ride!
But his favorite has to be this one!
The boys and Snow White in our very special little spot