3/4 of a year!

Not only am I cute but I am a stinker too!!!
We have a 9 monther here!

*He still has NO teeth

*Eats ANY mashed foods or small finger foods including some weird things...pickles, olives (thanks to his sister, and asparagus.

*Is crawling everywhere, but his favorite thing to chase is his sister.

*Can pull up onto furniture and cruising across it.

*Lights up when you call his name

*Loves playing peek a boo

*Kicks wildly when we try to get him dressed or undressed!

*He loves the bath

*Favorite foods include cheese and pasta.

*Favorite thing to do, chase us around the house and get himself into T-R-O-U-B-L-E!

Mommy Moments!

Last night I went in to tuck in Brooklyn as I always do and she had stripped herself naked. I tried to redress her without waking her but woke her. As I am dressing her in her jammies she looks up with groggy eyes and says "Mommy you make my heart happy!" awwww my heart melted!!

I am Superwoman...here me ROAR!

Today my dear friend asked me if I would do a pump class at the gym. I thought sure why not. It was part of my resolution  to get healthy anyway. I half heartedly agreed, I made a million excuses why this could never become a routine (cost,daycare, time)

Well I did that class and it awakened a part of me I thought had left. It made me feel happy and light and free. It brought a new sence inspiration and unstifled my creativity and my passion. It reminded me of a time I felt alive and well; myself.

I went through that whole class with a goofy ole grin on my face, feeling my muscles move for the first time in ages, feeling my heart pump loudly, connecting with my body.  Remembering all the happy times I have had in these classes, remembering how alive physical activity makes me feel, reminiscing of how my life use to be. I finally felt at home, in my element. I finally felt the joy and happiness my current life has been missing.

Everyone says dont lose yourself when you become a mother and I did. I lost what makes me happy (granted my kids do but this kinda happiness is for me) For the first time in years I feel euphoric and high of my own endorphines. I am hooked, I am so excited, this is what will pull me out of this funk I have been in. My drug of choice is exercise. Granted I still have those worries of cost and daycare...but mainly cost) Hmmmm now to justify spending $60 a month on myself?????

I AM WOMAN, HEAR ME ROAR!

These are the loves of my life

Before I was a Mom
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom - I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom
I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him
down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop
the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom -
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to nurse a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important
and happy.

Before I was a Mom
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to
make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the
wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.

 

So it begins

Man oh man my baby is cruising between furniture. He is taking steps ugh! It was just a matter of weeks that Brooklyn went from cruising to walking. We will see if he is the same.

I remember it all so clearly my sweet innocent baby girl became a handful once she figured out she was her own little being. I can I can kiss my baby boy good bye...it is just a matter of time before he figures out his own independence. 

A Year in Review

January
Brooklyn moves into a big girl bed and sleeps in it the whole night, never falls out and never made a fuss about it.

February

We saw Elmo live at the Corel center

March
and Barney at the Sportsplex. This was as exciting as seeing the New Kids when I was 10. I even cried I was so happy she got to see the one character she watched every time the tv came on. (Doesn't she look thrilled...lol I was more excited then she was)

April
My belly was busting and then out popped our beautiful baby boy.

May
Brooklyn turns 2! My baby is a big girl now!

June
We are finally adjusting to life with 2. Yes it took adjusting...everything takes more time now.

July 
Brooklyn is fully potty trained whoo hoo! Brooklyn catches her first fish with Nonno at the cottage.

August 
Brycen learns to sit up and this is the beginning of what is to come.

September
Another tradition is born....we decided apple picking would be our new tradition. The rest of the month was filled with yummy apple baking. Apple sauce, apple crisp, apple pie yum!

October 
We had a fantastic weekend at the cottage full of much needed rest and relaxation.

November
Brooklyn starts preschool and she loves it, Brycen is baptized and the crawling begins.

December
Enjoying our little family each and every second! Can you believe a year has gone by!

The good the bad and the ugly about the New Year!

The New Year always brings me a sense of newness and change. I always feel motivated to do something good (whatever this may be) I seek to better myself and to come up with new goals and essentially work towards a better ME! The problem always is not knowing where to begin, becoming overwhelmed with it all and then quitting.

So here are some things I have in mind as to what the new ME looks like
* Getting healthy - eating better and excersing a little more frequently.
*Getting a life - I have decided we need to start doing more things as a family besides just going to the grocery store and walmart. We need more cheap fun!
* Develop a hobby- I want to find a passion, something that brings me great joy (so far blogging is my favorite as is reading trashy vampire novels)
*Create more fun and excitement....whatever that entails! Maybe having people over more regularly, game nights and more couple fun!