New Background

In Honor of our up and coming Holiday - Which would be Valentine's Day I changed the background to a more suitable color of pinkish/rose something! LOL!

GO Jack GO!

This is just a quick post. Since I do not only use this to keep others informed but also as a type of online diary and since I suck at baby books I just wanted to make note that Jack was up on all 4's yesterday rocking back and forth! I didn't get the camera in time but will keep it handy so I can hopefully catch a picture of him! It won't be long now! LOL!

GOALS

Goals; isn't that what life is goal after goal after goal; some achieved some not some made so many times you can not even remeber if you achieved it or not! LOL! i.e. Weight Loss! LOL! I am back into the swing of things post baby and so far have lost 6 pounds; now only about 600 more to go! Or so it seems to me! Not to much has been happening in Reese land. I have made some changes when it comes to TJ and the way I handle him. I have been far to easy on the little guy and he knows it; he also knows that mommy is the push over and I recognized this (it did take some time didn't it) and am now on a mission to re program the little man (since he is becoming a little man these days). I want my boys to be great men and it takes alot to raise a great man. He knew that mommy would get him a toy everytime we went somewhere; this has stopped; he is now in the process of learning to EARN his rewards since nothing is handed to you in life it is earned. It is tough; I would say more so on me than him. Our first meltdown in Walmart (which sells beer and wine now) was last weekend at my first attempt at saying no toy. I explained to him before we even left that there would be no toy; he assured me that he understood and still wanted to tag along; the entire trip there I repeated myself over and over no toy; you may pick a book or puzzle (educational) but no toy. We were about 5 steps in the door when I hear "I want a toy"; I was dumbfounded! He knew in his little head that the old mommy would have just said fine and he would have gotten yet another toy he really does not need but this is new mommy he is dealing with now! It was a loud tantram with lots of crying but I won that battle and stuck to my word and by the time we got home he gave me a hug and a kiss and was fine. Grated my nerves to their very core but I am sure we will have many of these struggles before he realizes that mommy means business even if it did take me almost 4 years to realize that! LOL!
He is almost 4! I can not believe it! He wants a John Deere birthday so I am trying to make that happen; nothing exciting or fancy this year; truthfully I haven't even sent out any invites or anything! Go mommy of the year! LOL! He dresses himself start to finish (except sneakers) and tells me more and more I am a big kid; he did tell me about a boy at daycare the other day I asked how old the little boy was he said he was medium! LOL! Not little like McKenna or big like him but medium! Love it!
Jack is trying his best to get to a sitting position from the floor; he gets over on one side and then grabs his leg while it's like sticking almost straight up and just tries and tries; not there yet...he is army crawling himself across the floor and likes to stand more than sit and lay...we still have to hold him up for the most part but he's getting there....I am in no rush since this will be my last little chubbster and a chubbster he is! He goes for his 6 month check up on Monday the 22nd of Jan. We'll see what they say!
All else is well.

Wrestling 101, haircuts and more

Hello one and all! The weekend went by without to much action, Jack got his first ear infection which had us at the doc on Saturday morning but despite it gave me huge smiles for the camera it also gave mommy a break from TJ and some quiet time with Jack (an a little shopping with kacey). I got my hair done Friday night and guess what it was totally FREE! Momma had referred enough people that I got a free cut and color (Savings of over 100 bucks)! I was very excited about that one! The weekend was nice; great weather on Sunday and more on the way! WOO HOO outside play! The boys are growing closer and closer each day and we had our first wrestling match and by the looks of it I think Jack won this one! Jack thinks TJ is the funniest thing out there and I even had to break out the recorder because TJ had him laughing out loud literally! TJ also made his first trip to a real baber shop and looks so grown up now! I also got the oven scrubbed the main floor and both sets of steps vacumed! What can I say it's the little things that make me happy! LOL! Hope all is going well with everyone else! Till next time!

Tubby Time! First picture (s) of 2008

Howdy everyone! Well here it is finally! Our first pictures of 2008 and much to everyone's disbelief it took me almost 4 days to take a picture. I think that is the longest time ever that the camera has been "shelved"! LOL! These pictures are very obviously tubby time; the one picture is Rob (daddy) trying to find the right ship parts for TJ...

So...for 2008; no resolutions here; just living. I could say that in 2008 I will be healthier but hell how hard could that really be since I was pregnant eating for most of 2007! LOL! What I want out of 2008 is a happy healthy family. That's it. I want to be nicer to my husband and children (sorry everyone else you get the same ole me)! LOL! I want to remember the important things; that the floor won't always be mopped, the carpet may not be vacumed, the dishes may pile up but who cares, my children will be happy, payed attention to, my nerves will not be strung because I can not get everything done and there will always be smiles (well we'll aim for it not making any promises)! I want to savor this year with my babies as they are growing everyday by leaps and bonds. There will be no more mini me's coming so I want to remember and soak in all I can with the ones I have. Does it bother me that the dishes won't always be done; that the floors won't always be clean..yes, yes it does, I won't lie but that is what needs to be and shall be pushed to the back burners (the dirty ones) not my children, not my husband.

So to everyone I saw Happy New Year. May you put the truely important things first, not a clean oven...we wish you the best!

Love ALL OF US!

Nope not the big it's a New Year Post; just poo....

Well I'll be darn; he can do it...I never thought I would think that wiping a butt on your own could make me tear up but dam if it didn't and all you mom's know what I mean!TJ pooped in the potty yesterday, no biggie, nothing new there, but what came next had me tearing up. I am waiting for the shouts of I'M DONE MOM; MOM I'M FINISHED before the poo even hits the water when I am first to ask are you ready for me, the reply, with a hand in a stop where you are motion, I can do it, it's okay I'll do it. SAY WHAT, since when...and he did, all by himself, no he didn't clog the toilet with 100 pieces of toilet paper, he didn't need any jumps for joy, simply he is growing up. One less thing he needs mommy for..

Well here it is:

This is what TJ gave up his birthday party for! And yes he got it early; his bday is 1/30 but the sale at Toys R Us wouldn't wait for that! LOL!