Filed under: Day after day
Lessons learned this weekend:
- little matchbox cars do not really flush down the toilet – they go part of the way and then back everything else up
- it is not MORE fun to try to unclog a toilet that has poop in it
- Once a princess starts potty training, she will continuosly take off her pull up in bed after she pees in it
- paint should not be moved from one room to another without securing the lid
- not even if it is just a quart of paint
- especially if it is RED paint
- being carried over beige carpet
- and you have a toddler underfoot
- a little red paint goes a looooooong way on beige carpet
- red paint spilled just right can look like someone was murdered in your son’s nursery
- nothing, i repeat NOTHING gets red paint out of beige carpet
- no matter how hard you try, even if you get most of it out, red paint still looks really bad on beige carpet and will have to be replaced or covered, so why bother with all the work trying to get it out?
- when a pacifier “pappy” becomes a casuality of spilled red paint, owner of the pappy will throw a fit like you have never seen before
- said toddler will remind you and ask you why you spilled red paint on the deceased pappy
- everything you use to try and clean red paint will just end up red
- if you move everything onto the capet in the den to clean the most embarassing parts of your floor, an old neighbor and her three grandkids will stop by unannounced to catch you in the act while your kids run amuck in the excitement
- red paint does not come out of beige carpet
- do not attempt to relocate red paint until it is properly secured
- even the most beautifully decorated nursery looks like crap with red paint on top of beige carpet
- if you do not put a diaper on baby Isaac and put him back in daddy’s lap to finish eating (instead of going straight to bath which is why no diaper in the first place), he will pee on daddy and daddy will not think it is nearly as funny as you think it is
- no matter how funny it really is
- red paint
- beige carpet
- bad combination
Filed under: parenting
So not too much is going on with us lately. We have only been caring for an infant, redecorating two rooms, transitioning toddler to “big girl” room…..since we haven’t had much going on, we thought we’d throw in a little potty training, too.
Actually, Princedd has decided it is time. She peed on the potty four times yesterday and told me this morning she needed to go. It has totally been hee thing, I just put the potty in front of the tv and she decided to run around naked and pee.
FABULOUS!
Filed under: Isaac
Why am I awake at 1am? I just fed Isaac and did the dishes – we have to run the washer every night now so we don’t run out of bottles! But I should be asleep. Or at least going to sleep. It’s hard to ignore the quiet, even when I know I will pay for it tomorrow. Things are still going well, though we are counting the days until we can start trying to “sleep train” little Isaac. It worked perfectly with Princess and she was sleeping through the night at 6 weeks but I’m afraid it may not go as smoothly this time. Guess we’ll see. 
I have to say that while I still think he is the most adorable baby, I definitely do not think its cute when Isaac poops when I’m changing his diaper. It’s like I crank it out of him every time I pull his legs back to put a new diaper underneath him. Today: 3 diapers! FIVE minutes! What is that about?
We still haven’t decided on a middle name for Isaac and Speedy and Princess still call him “baby Isaac”. So maybe his first name will just be baby. That’s mean, isn’t it?
I have absolutely nothing worthwhile to say tonight.
Filed under: Photos
The room isn’t finished… I still need to “accessorize” it. But the biggest part is done. I’ll add pink and purple polka dots on the walls later.
Filed under: Uncategorized
Well, I decided Princess’ room had to be repainted. I picked a softer, almost minty green and I LOVE IT! Aunt Kelly came over to help paint (thanks, again) and it’s all done. She even convinced me that the blue in Isaac’s room looks good. Now I just have to fix all the edges I screwed up the first time and I’ll be all set.
we also purchased a big girl bed and dresser for the Princess and I can’t wait until Daddyo builds it.
He is not so thrilled with that idea.
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Painted Princess’ new room. HATE it.
Painted Isaac’s room. HATE it.
Too worn out to repaint anything.
Disappointed.
A little ticked off.
Hoping to wake up loving it in the morning.
Not too optimistic.
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We stopped in some podunk town for a late lunch at a little hole in the wall steak place. Just before we were leaving, daddyo walked up to the front but wouldn’t tell me what he did. When the waiter brought us the check, I figured it out.
There was a table of three not far from us and one was a US Soldier. Daddyo paid for their lunch.
How sweet is my husband?
He might not appreciate me sharing this story…..ESPECIALLY since he actually reads the blog from time to time……
I keep telling him he needs to post but he refuses. what do you think?
Visit made me sad.
No one showed up to see my little Isaac.
His bparents have not seen him since he was 6 days old.
Well, we’re just about to NB. The visit is scheduled for noon and it is anyone’s guess as to whether or not the bparents will show. I believe they will be there today. I’m also confident in the caseworker to closely monitor the visit – making sure everyone is of sound mind before handling baby Isaac. Wait. Scratch that. Can’t call him Isaac at the visit.
Big kids are home with Granny and Isaac is sleeping “like a baby” in the truck. He really likes the car, which is a good thing. I’m a little nervous but also anxious to see how everyone is doing. I think I have a fear that CPS will not let us take Isaac home for one reason or another. It’s silly. But until the papers say he’s mine it is a concern. As soon as that thought enters my mind, the verse from Corinthians joins it, “perfect love casts out all fear”. I know God is in control and I have faith that He will see us through. Most importantly, I have faith He will see baby Isaac through it all.
Today marks two weeks since we met Isaac. It seems he’s been with us a lot longer than that. Speedy and Princess are really doing great with him and seem to be as happy as ever. Though I must say with her new haircut, Princess looks a lot more like a “big sister”.
Everything about Princess these days is all about independence. The poor kid even changes her own diaper now. Sad, isn’t it? One morning I was feeding Isaac and we were running a little behind schedule – Princess needed to be changed and dressed so I told her to go get me a diaper. She took the wet one off and threw it in the trashcan and brought a pull up into the den. She had some trouble seeing what she was doing so Speedy helped her take off her nightgown. Then she put her fatt, naked butt on the floor and proceeded to put on her own diaper. Nice, huh? Ever since then, if you mention a diaper change she screams, “DO IT ISELF!” It’s actually quite funny. I know. I know. I really do need to potty train her. Especially since she keeps wanting to change her pull up right after she potties in it. We’ll get there, but one step at a time.
This weekend, we are going to finish the kids’ rooms. Princess is moving into a “big girl” room and we’re painting it a soft green. I’m going to order some large polka dot wall stickers in pinks, purples and blues to put all over her walls. Someday I might paint them but for now, stickers will have to do. She’s very excited about her big girl bed and her new blanket….she even told me she was getting a new pillow. (she doesn’t have one at all now) I’m going to put a baby bed up in the room and let her sleep there until she can climb out. Or, we may try letting her sleep in the twin bed, if she wants to, and then just putting her in the crib when/if (really, WHEN) she gets out during the middle of the night.
We’ll see how it goes.
Isaac’s room will be the nursery and we’ll paint over the pink stipes with blue ones.
Has it really been three days since the last post? I guess the excitement has worn off and the exhaustion has set in. It’s a good kind of exhaustion, though. Isaac is growing way too fast and I just want to cuddle him on my chest and savor every minute. Speedy and Princess are still loving their baby brother but have lost interest, for the most part, in feeding, etc….
Princess has displayed only a small amount of jealousy. Granny was over the other day and I was holding Isaac. Granny walked over to my chair and was going to take him from me when Princess ran in between us, grabbed on to her legs and said, “MY GRANNY!” ha ha ha Needless to say, Granny did not hold baby Isaac at that point.
Speedy continues to entertain us with his latest interest in dressing up. I got some cute pictures of him in some of Princess’ dresses, spinning, trying to make them fly up. We went to Sears this afternoon and I guess I’m just going to have to post the picture for you. It was too funny. We got quite a few looks. I know there are lots of mothers out there who wouldn’t dream of letting their kids leave the house looking the way Speedy sometimes looks, but I think it’s great! I admit it may be more difficult for me to allow that when it comes to Princess. But I’m going to try.
I talked to the caseworker today and she explained the process to me a bit more. The test that bparents will have to take the morning of each visit will likely not be finished, or shall we say “graded”, before the actual visit. So, this week at least, they will get their visit and it will be closely monitored. If their tests come back with unfavorable results, they will not get the next visit. In addition to this, they will also have regular (but random) tests. Daddy is taking off of work on Thursday to travel with me to the visit – it is about 3 hours away from our house so it is quite the trek. But Isaac is definitely worth it.
One thing I have not yet done is get pictures made with all the kids. I’m trying to wait for a time when daddyo can be there, too, so we can go ahead and get a whole family picture but I don’t know how long that may take. Between middle of the night feedings and Speedy and Princess occasionally waking up, it’s just too tuff to plan. The sleep deprivation is catching up with me – I think I forgot what a toll it can take on your body. We’ve been running the roads and haven’t slowed down at all and I’m thinking now may be a good time to slow down a bit. Besides, I have to get some work done and catch up on a few things aound here!
I still love being a mom of three and I still don’t think it is harder than having Speedy and Princess at the same time. I feel good. I love being a mom and other than buckling and unbuckling everyone, it isn’t all that hard to go places, either.
I’ll try to update more. Be praying about the visit, please. And now here’s Pirate Speedy, dressed and ready to go to Sears.
