The Green Family

A Busy Summer

2009-08-24T06:37:00.001-07:00

Ok, I know I haven't posted anything in FOREVER, but life has been pretty hectic around here. We moved from Birmingham to Dallas in June and have been getting settled.

I can't believe the summer is already almost over! I'll post some pictures later, and write a little more about everything we did. Connor and Max start there new school the second week of September. Connor is excited, but I'm sure Max will cry! He has a hard time at the church nursery every week, but hopefully he'll get used to school pretty quickly. I took Max's pacifier away about 2 weeks ago. He really did pretty well although he doesn't nap for quite as long now. I think because he's missing that tool to soothe himself back to sleep. This week we are dropping the morning nap and moving down to one. He's doing really well with that too, so I guess it was time! Works out pretty good since on Tuesdays and Thursdays he won't be getting the morning nap because of school anyway.

We have our first visit since we moved here to the pediatrician on Wednesday. I pray the boys like him. We had such a wonderful perdiatrician in Birmingham. We hated to leave him.

Shawn and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary last Friday. Shawn's parents stayed at our house with the boys and we spent the night at the W hotel downtown. It was great to get away for a night and relax! These last 5 years have FLOWN by so fast. Our family has doubled in size and we've moved twice. I'm so excited for what the next 5 years will bring my wonderful family!!

Connor's Play Day

2009-05-16T12:44:00.001-07:00

We had a Play Day at Connor's school back on May 1st. It was really fun just to go hang out with him at school. Here are a couple of pictures from the day.

Connor and his class eating their snow cones.

Ella and Connor

Connor is so afraid of these things for some reason. I can't believe he went in!

Connor's 3rd Birthday Party

2009-05-14T09:40:00.000-07:00

So, I'm a little late in putting this stuff up, but I guess it's better late than never.

We had a great time at Connor's 3rd birthday. It was a dinosaur themed party. We decorated the garage with dinosaurs everywhere and had a rainforest CD playing in the background to create "the mood". The kids started off by painting dinosaur eggs that we "hatched" at the end of the party. Then we went digging for dinos in our sand box. After that the kids played "Pin the Horn On the Triceratops". After a lunch of dino-chicken nuggets, dino shaped pbjs, and a pterodactyl nest fruit salad, it was time to head to the back yard for our dinosaur egg hunt. Finally, we ended the party by having some cake. Mimi did an amazing job creating our Jurassic themed cake! Below are some pictures from our amazing day.

The awesome cake!

So serious about painting those eggs.

Addie and Connor playing.

Digging for dinos.

Connor, Addie, and Brooks

Connor proceeded to move everyone's horn to the correct location after they stuck them on the poster.

Check out how excited Max looks behind Connor. He's loving the egg hunt.

Singing Happy Birthday to the Big Boy!

Katie, one of the girls in Connor's class, with one of her party favors.

Mrs. Tambra, Connor's teacher this year, came to the party!

Connor's Stats

2009-04-29T07:08:00.000-07:00

Connor had his 3 year doctor's appointment yesterday. He weighed 32 pounds and was 38.25 inches tall. Both are in the 50-75 percentile. Woohoo! One of my kids finally isn't teeny tiny!!!!

I will post about Connor's birthday party when I have some time. (Soon hopefully!)

Connor Is Three - A Look Back

2009-04-27T11:10:00.000-07:00

I got inspired by Connor's birthday to write down what happened the day he was born. I think I got a little carried away, but at least I'll be able to go back and read it years from now. Might want to grab some coffee or a snack before you start this. It's a long one! Enjoy!

“Go ahead and put this on, but make sure it opens in the front.” The nurse said sweetly.
Hmm. I’m already feeling less than comfortable since I am thirty pounds heavier than I have ever been in my life. My anxiety level is pretty high, so this manifests in a very shaky feeling all over me. My balance is mediocre at best with this enormous mass protruding from what was once a flat stomach. Might as well add insult to injury by having the gown that really isn’t suited as proper attire for a normal size human open in the front for easier flashing potential.
I manage to get undressed and get the gown on without toppling over. Time to head to the hospital bed.
“Let’s get you all setup now.” The nurse says. “This will monitor your contractions and this is the fetal heart monitor.” Once I am strapped in, the steady whoosh of my baby’s heart is a pleasant reminder of why I’m up so early. The strip that shows the contractions remains a steady straight line since I’m here for an induction and none of the medicines have been started yet.
The nurse leaves for a minute and Shawn steps closer to the bed. He’s been pretty quiet all morning. I’m not sure if it is the early hour or maybe he’s thinking about what lays ahead of us. He is about to become a father, after all. “How are you feeling?” He asks.
“Fine.” I lie. Since Shawn is around this kind of thing all the time I feel I have to be strong with minimal nerves showing. As I answer him, the shaky feeling returns with a wave through my stomach. At least they haven’t started the pitocin. I think to myself.
The nurse returns holding a tray containing a needle and some bags of liquid. I’m not one to be afraid of needles, but was the medicine that would be causing my future agony in one of the bags?
“Let’s get your IV in so we can get your fluids started.”
Fluids. That’s good. Nothing too menacing about that. After she finishes getting the IV in and starts my fluids, she leaves again. Shawn comes back over to the bed to inspect her work.
“Could have done a better job with that.” He’s right. Not only had it hurt more than I thought it should, but she made a huge mess and got blood everywhere. I have so much tape on my arm to hold the IV in place that I’m already dreading the removal because of all the hairs that will be yanked out.

“Hi! I’m Randy. I’ll be with you all day today for your labor and delivery.” The new nurse said in a sweet Alabama accent that I’ve come to love. She seems nice, which is good considering how intimate we are going to be today. The anxiety peaks its shaky head again. “Well, lets get this thing started.” She walks over to the IV pole and hangs a new bag.
“That’s the medicine that’s going to make me hurt right?” I say as nonchalantly as possible even though my heart is racing. We don’t really have to do this right? He can just stay in there. He seems comfortable enough. I can deal with being huge. That won’t be near as bad as contractions and actually delivering this baby.
“The medicine starts slow and the contractions will slowly build up. It’s not instant.” Randy tells me. This sends an enormous wave of relief over me. Gradual, that’s good. I can handle gradual.
Next my OB, Dr. Foster, comes in to check on how things are going. After shooting the breeze a bit with Shawn and making sure I was doing alright, he says the kindest, most wonderful words I’ve ever imagined. “Randy, she can have her epidural as soon as she starts getting uncomfortable. Just call the anesthesiologist as soon as she asks.” Thank you Lord. You are so good!

About forty-five minutes go by and there are starting to be little peaks on the readout that shows my contractions. Nothing too terrible so far.
“Let me check to see how far you have progressed.” Randy said as casually as if she was about shake my hand. A few very uncomfortable minutes later we found I was only about three centimeters dilated.
Another thirty minutes to an hour go by and I start having some stronger contractions. It doesn’t feel anything like I expect it should. The pain is not that severe. What is horrible is the fact that I’m starting to feel nauseous. I mean really nauseous. Ugh, I am never going to get through this day if I’m throwing up through the entire thing.
About this time my parents arrive. “You look a little green.” My mom says with concern on her face. Try being on this side of it.
“Well, I’m not trying to be a martyr here. Shawn, can you find Randy and have her get the anesthesiologist? I really don’t want to be sick all day.”
Randy comes bouncing back into the room. Her perky personality is grating on my nerves a bit at this point, but I do have enough presence of mind to realize it is the labor causing my aversion to her, so I try to remain civil. “Let’s check your progress again really quick while we wait for the epidural.” I mean really. Does she enjoy this part of her job? Is she secretly into torture? “Hmm, you seem to only still be at 3 cm.” A disapproving look comes across her face like I’m letting down all of womankind by wimping out so early. “Well, Dr. Foster did say you could have your epidural as soon as you wanted it. Hopefully, this doesn’t make your labor drag on longer than necessary.” My disdain towards Randy is growing by leaps and bounds as I fight to keep from throwing up all over her.

The anesthesiologist arrives. After listing off a list of the horrible things that could happen to me from this procedure, he finally begins it.
“Please swing your legs over the side of the table and bend down curving your back like a cat stretching.” Um, does this guy really think I can curve my back? I have a good sized watermelon for a stomach that makes bending over impossible, and if I stay bent in this position much longer I’m going to pass out from the lack of oxygen. I guess my back is curved enough for him because there was a small pinch like a bee sting followed by a strange pressure in my back. After a little tingling all the way down to my leg and some taping on my back, the doctor (my new favorite person) says he is finished. I swing my legs back up on the bed and it is amazing. I feel great. My parents walk back in the room and my mom comments on how much better I look.
“Good drugs.” I respond.

The nausea is gone and the next couple of hours go along smoothly. The ever present Randy decides it is time to check my progress again around noon. “Well, you are about 6 cm dilated. That’s great because you are progressing about 1 cm an hour, which is what we like to see.” Ha, see, getting my epidural so early didn’t slow me down!
Turns out I followed the 1 cm an hour pretty closely. Around 4:00 or so, 9 hours since I arrived at the hospital, I finally have reached the point of no return. It is time to start pushing. Since my epidural my anxiety level really came down and I began to think I might actually pull this off. That was until it sunk in I was actually going to have to deliver this baby.

Two hours later, the pushing is not doing the trick. “We will try forceps to see if we can help him out by pulling a little bit.” Dr. Foster suggests. Sounds a little barbaric to me, but I’m really getting tired and have never been so thirsty in my entire life.
“Whatever you think is best.” I manage to get out on one of my breaks. Well, those are not helping either.
“It looks like we aren’t going to be able to get this baby out without doing a c-section.” Dr. Foster tells us looking a little worried about what my reaction may be.
“No problem. Let’s go.” I say. This is great! I get to bypass the scariest part of the delivery now and just have him cut out of my stomach. My thoughts may seem a little masochistic to some, preferring surgery over mother nature’s plan, but to me it is the norm since that is what my mom and sister both went through. It seems like a much less scary option for me.
About thirty minutes later we finally get to meet Connor Stowe Green. He is perfect, even if there is a bit of a cone head. My life is changed forever, and I have been given the most important job I’ll ever have - raising this precious baby boy!

Easter

2009-04-23T11:55:00.000-07:00

I've been so bad about updates lately! Sorry! It's been a bit crazy around here. Max had and ear infection as well as a bad flare up of his asthma and Connor had Strep, which turned into Scarlet Fever. Everyone is healthy now though thank goodness!

We had a very nice Easter. The boys got their Easter baskets before church and after church we ate with Mimi and Granddad. When Connor first woke up he walked into the kitchen and saw the Easter Eggs we had colored were still on the table. He looked at Shawn with a sad face and said "Did the Easter Bunny not come last night?" Luckily, I had prepared the Easter Baskets the night before and was able to tell him he came to bring those, and that he would be back to hide the eggs while we were at church. No more slacking around here! Looks like we will be getting up at the crack of dawn to hide the eggs before the kids get up from now on! So, after church and lunch we had our first of MANY Easter Egg Hunts. Connor was really into the whole Easter egg hunt thing this year so we got to hide them over and over again.

Shawn's mom and I went to see Wicked that night. It was amazing!! Here are a few pictures of the boys on Easter.

Connor looking extra skinny in his PJ's! I promise we feed him :)

Max checking out his Easter basket.

The hunt begins.

Connor's bunny mouth lollipop. He kept calling it his pacifier!

Connor's Best Friend

2009-04-07T18:36:00.000-07:00

So, just now I watching American Idol and all of the sudden I heard Connor in his room. I put him to bed about 15 minutes ago, but typically he sits in there and talks for awhile until he goes to sleep. My little "Idol" was singing his own song..."Jesus is my best friend, he's always there for me. On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday...he's always there for me." (I actually don't know the words to that song so I have no idea if he was singing them right or not, but it was perfect to me!) After the last couple of days (which have been rough to say the least), it was a very welcome sound to hear!

Max Is One!!

2009-03-19T11:58:00.000-07:00

Max had a busy first birthday. We went to Chucke Cheese with our friends the Johnsons. It was Max's first time to actually do anything there, and he really had fun. He also ate an entire piece of pizza! (Which was more than Connor ate, I might add). After Chucke Cheese we went home for cake and presents. He has a party on Saturday too, so I'll post more pictures after that. We think he accidently popped himself with the elastic on his hat in the picture where he's crying, but I couldn't resist putting it on here.

Max's new car from us.

Whoa... chocolate overdose!

Max enjoying opening his presents. (This is after his cake which is why he has no clothes on!)

Connor's "sister"

2009-03-14T13:22:00.000-07:00

So, Connor has really started to like Diego lately. On the show, Diego has a sister named Alicia. Well now, Connor talks about HIS sister Alicia all the time! He tells pretty much everyone about her. At school during the soccer presentation, he told everyone in there about her. Last week, he went with his Mimi and Granddad to small group and told some people there about her. Those people actually thought he had a sister that his grandparents just hadn't brought with them! He also has said he wants to give Max away so he can get a real sister (and name her Alicia of course!). It's all pretty funny. Now I'll just pray that when we do decide to try for baby number three that it is a girl. I'm not sure how Connor would react to another baby brother!

Proud Mommy

2009-03-11T11:17:00.001-07:00

Connor had a great day at school today! They were having a speaker for the 3 and 4 year olds and Connor was the only child from the 2 year old classes invited to attend! Then, during the presentation when the speaker asked questions and asked for volunteers, Connor was the only one that participated!! What a big boy. All the 3 and 4 year old teachers could say was how smart and funny Connor is. Now all we have to hope for is those two things don't get him into too much trouble in the future!

Shooting Hoops and Walking

2009-03-10T12:40:00.000-07:00

Check out Max!!!

Best Birthday EVER!

2009-03-10T12:13:00.000-07:00

Shawn took me to Las Vegas for my 30th birthday, and we had an amazing time. He made a point to make me feel special the whole trip and it was GREAT! The first day we arrived he had some flowers delivered for me. We went to a different show every night we were there. On the second day we had a super fancy meal at a great restaurant called Rosemary's. The third day was my actual birthday, and he had the Venetian come to our room and spread rose petals around and put balloons everwhere. Our sweet friends, Josh and Meredith, had champagne and chocolate covered strawberries sent to us on my birthday, too. We rounded out the trip by ordering room service for breakfast our last morning there. It was so much fun! I guess since there was no way to avoid turning 30...then this was the way to do it!! Here are some pictures.

Dinner our first night at Batista's Hole in the Wall. A family tradition in Vegas.

My pretty flowers!

At the Wynn

Our room decorated for my birthday!

Happy Birthday to me!

A Few More Pics From the Snow

2009-03-09T07:04:00.001-07:00

I didn't have any good pictures of Max in the snow, so I had to add those. Plus, later in the day Shawn and Connor were doing snow angels, so I thought I'd post those as well.

Winter Wonderland!

2009-03-01T08:23:00.000-08:00

Here is a little video of Shawn and Connor having snowball fight and another video of the snow coming down. It was like a blizzard!!! (For Alabama anyway) These pictures don't really show how much snow we got. I'm looking out on the patio right now and there is about 2.5 inches stacked up on the arm of the chair. To warm up, Shawn lit the fire and we made smores. YUMMY!!! It was a fun day :)

Perhaps I Should Have Limited the Amount of Breast Feeding Connor Saw

2009-02-23T10:56:00.000-08:00

Well, Max is officially drinking whole milk now. Not as much as I would like, but it will get better I think. He has been pretty thirsty by the end of the day and tends to gulp down some bath water...yummy!

Well, breast feeding an infant when you have a two year old is impossible to do without the older child witnessing the process from time to time. He just gets into too much trouble if I'm not watching! I'm thinking now though, maybe I should have tried to shelter Connor a little more than I did. Over the weekend we had too different incidences that seem to point that way.

We went to a going away party for our friends the Robinson's this weekend. Another couple there brought their little girl Malory. I looked over and noticed Connor trying to give her a kiss on the cheek, which was really sweet. She's about a year younger than Connor and I was kind of afraid he was going to knock her over, so I went over to break it up. On the way home we were talking about it and Connor said, "Was I not supposed to kiss Malory because she's a baby?" I said, "Well, she's not a baby, but" and he interrupted me and said "Does she eat boob?" After Shawn and I stopped laughing we explained that she didn't to him, but I'm pretty sure "boob" isn't something a two year old should be talking about!

Connor also grabbed one of the bottles I used when I was pumping the other day a told his Mimi, "Mimi, I need to pump." He proceeded to pull up his shirt and put the bottle to hit chest, but then he said "Wait, I don't have boobs." and he put it in his armpit to get milk!

Valentine's Day

2009-02-18T11:12:00.000-08:00

We had a great Valentines Day! The boys made Shawn and I magnets with their pictures on it (with some help from Mimi and Granddad!). Mimi made us all heart shaped pink pancakes for breakfast. They were delicious. She decorated the table for Valentine's Day. It was really fun! We got Connor some Diego candy and a Diego coloring book (his latest favorite cartoon). Max got a little stuffed dog, bouncy ball, and cookie monster card from us. Mimi and Granddad also had little surprises for everyone.

Max is down to nursing 2 times a day and will not drink formula. We can get him to drink a little bit of water, but other than that he really doesn't get any liquid. We had a follow-up doctor's appointment for his ears and his wheezing yesterday, so I asked him about the lack of fluids issue we are having. He asked me to try mixing formula and breastmilk together, but Max still won't drink it. We are going to try whole milk next since nothing else seems to be working! He still has fluid in one ear, but it is not infected. The doctor wants to keep him on an antibiotic for another month until the fluid clears out to prevent an infection. He's also going to be taking a breathing treatment once a day for the next month because he is still wheezing. Hopefully he gets well soon!

He took 2 steps on his 11 month birthday. Maybe he'll be walking soon!

Whining and Weaning

2009-02-13T12:58:00.000-08:00

Well, I have begun weaning Max so that by the time we go to Vegas for my 30th birthday he is totally finished breast feeding. Only problem is he will NOT drink the formula. He just throws the sippy cup down or across the room whenever I give it to him. As a result he's pretty whiny. On top of that, he's going through a really clingy phase. Anytime I walk by him, he starts to cry if I don't pick him up, or if I'm in the kitchen trying to cook or do dishes he crawls around pulling on my pant legs and whines until I pick him up. Fun times! I know one day I'll be sad that he is so independent, so I'm going to try to enjoy this...even though it makes it rough to get anything done!

Max May Be Walking Soon!

2009-01-30T08:05:00.000-08:00

Here is a little video of Max pushing around his little train and walking behind it. He's also doing a lot of standing by himself without holding on to anything. Who knows, maybe he'll take his first steps soon!

Mary Poppins Knows What She's Talking About

2009-01-28T11:54:00.001-08:00

Wow, I've been slacking! I guess now that the holidays are over things are slowing down around here. Last week though, EVERYONE was sick. Max caught a stomach bug at Mother's Day Out and passed it on to Connor and I. Shawn got a little bit of it, but not near the impact that the rest of us got. Thankfully, we are on the road to recovery now.

Max also had an ear infection earlier this month. The infection is gone now, but he still has some fluid in his ears so the doctor has him on a regimen of antibiotics for a month. It is supposed to keep another infection from occurring while the fluid finally clears out of his ears. We went through the same thing with Connor and he never got another ear infection so it worked. We are hoping for the same result here. Only problem is Max WILL NOT take the medicine. As soon as you get it in his mouth it goes shooting across the room. Now we are mixing it with chocolate syrup and getting him to take it that way. As they say, "A spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down."

Santa versus Jesus

2009-01-03T09:23:00.000-08:00

Shawn and Connor were talking yesterday morning, and here is a little excerpt from the conversation.

"Daddy, does God live in my tummy?"

"God is everywhere, so yes, I guess he is in your tummy."

"I thought so. I bet he was with Santa when he delivered my presents and helped him out on Christmas."

Then, later in the day, he and Mimi where drawing a map of all the places Connor goes and is familiar with. When they got to church Mimi asked what they should draw to represent church. Connor said, "Let's draw a plate of cookies for baby Jesus."

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

2009-01-01T05:54:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful Christmas! My parents came in from Austin to see Max's first Christmas and to be here with Connor for the first time. Shawn's parents, brother, his girlfriend and her son were all here for present opening so it was packed, but really fun! Below are some pictures of our day.
Max went his 9 month appointment on the 18th. He's pretty small. I don't have the stats in front of me, but he weighed somewhere around 18 pounds 6 oz I think. He was 5 ounces smaller than Connor at this age, but 1/2 inch longer. Who knows! I worry because he doesn't seem to be getting as much milk as I feel like he should be, but the pediatrician said not to worry. He was in line with what he would expect...we just have small kiddos! Today he has a little fever, so hopefully that goes away soon!
Celebrating Christmas Eve!

Feeding the Reindeer.

Unexpected

2008-12-13T19:08:00.000-08:00

Being a mom can be pretty tough sometimes. Not that I am complaining. It is the BEST thing that has ever happened to me, and I don't know what I would do without my two precious boys. That being said, after a weekend with my husband out of town, endless diaper changes, quite a few tantrums, and laundry and toys come out of every nook and cranny in the house, I get a little discouraged from time to time. Then, something amazing happens. One of the boys gives me just enough to know that I can keep doing this forever.

Last night, right after I put Max to bed, Connor was watching the end of some Disney show. I decided to use that time to get ahead of the game and pick up some of the million toys that had been dragged out during the course of our afternoon together. As I was bending down to pick up a well-loved teddy bear Connor said, "Thanks for picking up my toys Mama."

Side note: MAX IS CRAWLING!

Santa Train Ride

2008-12-10T13:57:00.000-08:00

We went for a train ride with Santa. It was really fun. Connor was brave, but not too sure about Santa still. Max has a major issue with "stranger danger", and was not a fan of Santa at all! Here are some pictures from our day.

Max is Moving!

2008-12-10T06:28:00.000-08:00

Well, he's not really crawling yet, but he is getting around some! Here is a little video showing some of what he can do.

Here is a sweet picture of Max napping. He's using his stuffed animal as his pillow.

He's a Prince!

2008-12-07T18:27:00.000-08:00

I went to pick Connor up from school on Friday and met one of the little girls mom's in his class. When she found out that I was Connor's mom she said "Ella talks about Connor all the time." Apparently they discuss how he gets put in time out pretty often...oops! The other day she was playing princess and her dad asked who her prince was and Ella said "Connor is my prince." Watch out ladies!

Mentos Anyone?

2008-12-03T19:17:00.000-08:00

Connor was cracking me up today. Right before bed he pretty much always goes totally limp making it next to impossible to get him in bed. We always joke with him and tell him to stop being a limp noodle. Tonight he went dead weight on us again and said "Mama, I'm a limp potato".

Earlier in the evening he was serenading us with the alphabet. He was doing an awesome job, but towards the middle he got a little mixed up. I had to laugh. He sang, "....H - I - J - K - L - MENTO - P".

Turkey and Teeth!

2008-11-30T09:48:00.000-08:00

Below are some pictures that Connor made at school in November. The body of the turkey was his foot. We have a nice fat turkey since his foot is a little wide like the rest of the Sanders :)

I forgot to mention on my Thanksgiving post that Max got his first tooth on Thanksgiving day!!! It just barely broke through the gum, so you can't really see it yet...but it's through finally!

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-28T12:29:00.000-08:00

We had a small, but very good Thanksgiving. I cooked almost everything, which was a first for me, but it all turned out pretty good! Here are a couple of pictures from the day. Getting a picture of the four of us is next to impossible, but here is the best we could do!

Almost Crawling

2008-11-28T12:09:00.000-08:00

Max isn't there quite yet, but he's almost crawling. Here is a picture of him trying on Thanksgiving Day.

Max loves to play with balls. Here he is playing in one of his new favorite spots.

Soarin', Flyin'

2008-11-28T12:04:00.000-08:00

Here is Connor singing a little High School Musical.

Thankful Part II

2008-11-19T07:52:00.000-08:00

They sent home a little feather from school that they are going to use to decorate a turkey. We were supposed to ask Connor what he was thankful for and write it on the feather for him to take back to school. When I asked him he said "I am thankful for you and Daddy." (Completely unprompted or directed, I might add!)

A Mom's Secret Desire

2008-11-18T11:50:00.000-08:00

Do any of you mom's ever get a little jealous of how great your husband can be with the kids? Shawn is much better at playing with Connor than I am. They just do boy stuff, and I kind of just hang back and watch. I have to admit that a teeny tiny part of me feels jealous.

When we put Connor to bed the other night he wanted nothing to do with Shawn. It was all, "I want Mommy to do it" and "No Daddy, stop. I want to sit in Mommy's lap." If I'm being completely honest here, it wasn't Connor's finest hour. He was being mean to Shawn. Had the tables been turned, my feelings really would have been hurt. (I know he's only 2 and that's silly, but hey that's just me!). Anyway, we talked about that not being nice and how he shouldn't say things like that to Daddy. Sadly, that little jealousy monster in me got a bit smaller through this whole ordeal since I was the favorite at the moment. How horrible is that! Has my desire to be the best Mom I can be turned into a competition for his affection?

As always, Connor kept me in check. After Shawn had given him his goodnight kiss, I bent down to give him his goodnight kiss and Connor said, "No, I don't want a kiss from you. I like Mimi better." OUCH...that's what I get!

Funny Connorisms

2008-11-16T18:27:00.001-08:00

Connor: Daddy, put me backwards again.
Translation: Daddy, put me upsidedown again.

Connor: No Daddy, let me do it. I have no control.
Translation: No Daddy, let me do it. I have it under control.

Connor: I have it under remote control.
Translation: I have it under control.

Connor: Mama, when are we going to get to the restauraunk? Is the gourl going to bring us the food?
Translation: Mama, when are we going to get to the restaurant? Is the girl (aka waitress) going to bring us the food?

Connor: Mama, can I have a peppernut cookie?
Translation: Mama, can I have a peppermint pattie?

Connor: I'm a pimp.
Translation: I'm a pimp :) (Thanks for that one, Shawn!)

Pulling Up

2008-11-12T18:44:00.000-08:00

Max pulled himself to a standing position in his crib today! He's been pulling himself to his knees for a while now, but this is the first time he pulled all the way to standing. I didn't get a great picture of it because by the time I got my camera he was leaning way over. The second picture where I'm trying to show his feet is right before he ate it big time...but you get the point! I can't believe how fast he's growing. By the way, does anyone know how I can rotate a picture on here?

Thankful

2008-11-12T07:43:00.000-08:00

In the spirit of the season, Connor's class at school went around the room and said what they are thankful for. When it was Connor's turn he said, "Mrs. Tambra, are you thankful when we leave at the end of the day?"

Da-da Da-da Da-da

2008-11-10T06:35:00.000-08:00

Well, Max has started saying Dada. I really don't think he knows what it means yet, but it's still exciting! On Saturday, I was playing with him trying to get him to say Mama. I would say it and everytime I said it he responded with Da-da. Shawn loved it!

Lambie Lovin'

2008-11-09T10:18:00.001-08:00

Connor has a stuffed lamb that he cannot sleep without. It's his security object that we can never leave at home. I even ordered a backup one from ebay in the event something happens to it because I really don't know what Connor would do without it. Lately, when we put Connor to bed Shawn pretends like he's going to take Lambie with him. The conversation usually goes something like this.

Shawn: I'm going to take Lambie with me tonight.
Connor: No Daddy. Just playing...right Daddy?
Shawn: No, I need an animal to help me fall asleep like you.
Connor: No Daddy. You have Mommy. She's your animal.

I mean...he CRACKS me up!!!

Bathtime Blunders

2008-11-06T05:57:00.000-08:00

Night before last I had Max in the baby tub and Connor in big tub together. After being in the tub for about 30 seconds, Max started straining. By the time I grabbed him to try to hang him over the potty to do his business, it was too late. The damage was done. His tub was now officially unsuitable for a bath, and I had to figure out a way to get the boys bath finished by myself so I could get the mess cleaned up. Of course this had to happen on a night when Shawn was on call...lucky him! Well, lucky for me, I have Connor around. He said "Mama, do you think you could pour the dirty water down the commode to get rid of the poo poo?" Sounded like a great plan to me! So, I began pouring. Too bad the tub didn't cooperate and half of what I poured hit the floor....disgusting. (Nice towel number one on the floor to sop up poo water). On to the next plan. The tub has a plug. I'll just set it on the toilet so I can pull the plug and have it drain into it. So I do that. Meanwhile, I had to wipe Max's bottom off quickly, and I'm relying on my 2 year old to make sure he doesn't fall over in the bathtub and drown. I decide Max's bath is over after supervising the draining for a bit, so I take him to the bedroom and throw on his PJ's. I keep a running dialog with Connor to make sure he doesn't drown while I leave him alone in the tub (no Mom of the year award for me!). When I get back to the bathroom disaster has struck again. As the tub drained, one end began to get heavier than the other and it tipped sending the remaining poo water ALL OVER THE BATHROOM! (Nice towel number 2 hits the floor). I give up and grab Connor out of the tub with one arm, hold screaming Max in the other, and head for dry land!!

One good thing that came out of all of this is I realized we no longer need the baby tub. I took this picture last night. The boys love having the whole tub to play in together!

Vampirates and Vegetarians

2008-11-03T09:16:00.000-08:00

We have had such an amazing October! From going to the pumpkin patch to having our own Halloween Party in Austin with my family, it has been very busy. As usual though, Connor is keeping us laughing! For those of you that know Connor, you are aware that he is a very verbal 2 year old. It blows my mind sometimes the things he retains, understands, and can say. So much so, that sometimes I forget he's only 2 and really is still mastering our language. For Halloween, Connor was a pirate. All month long when he would try on his costume it was "Shiver me timbers" this and "Walk the Plank" that. Very cute! Since I LOVE Halloween and all things scary, I ordered Connor some Halloween books. One of the books we have been reading is a story about a Vegetarian Vampire. So that his how Connor learned the word vampire. In Austin, my parents have a cute little vampire that sings "Flying Purple People Eaters", and Connor was talking about it and kept saying "Mama, I want to see the vampirate". Kids are so funny! Below is a video of Connor and his cousin Braeden dancing with the vampire.

Max is 7.5 months old now and eating some solids. I think he is ready to move on from being a vegetarian though. He makes the WORST faces when you try to give him peas, squash, and green beans. He is a pickier eater than Connor, which is hard to imagine!

Below are a couple of pictures from Halloween. Connor the pirate and Max the spider! Also, there is a picture of Connor and his buddy Addie trick-or-treating. They fought over who would ring the doorbell at every house, and we had to keep reminding them not to go into the houses!