Fathers Day Crafts

Boy were my boys busy making things for there Daddy & Grandpa's for Fathers Day this year. Austin spent hours (literally) painting and making things for them. Here are some pictures of him in action as well as of the finished master pieces.

Hudson working hard too!
Notice that he has 2 paint brushes one in each hand. He was a trip he would paint some and then throw his hands up and say "ta-da"!
What would Fathers Day be without a tie for Dad?
Since our "Daddy" is so super we had to make him a "Super Daddy" cape
Austin made Dad and his Papa's custom made hammers.

The orange print is Hudson's finger print and the aqua one is Austin's
This is a collage we made for his #1 Dad frame on his desk!

Time for some solids little man... 6/21/10

Hudson,

You had your 1st taste of solid food today. Mommy made you some oatmeal cereal-Yummy!

You were not real sure about it at 1st, but once you figured it out you loved it.
You were so funny trying to eat it. About 75 % of what when in your mouth came right back out.

Then you figured out how to slurp it down like a little bird off the spoon. Then there was not too much mess or food coming out.
You were not very happy when there was no more food.

4 Months old

Wow, where have the last 4 months gone? It seems like time is going by so much faster with Hudson than it did with Austin. I guess because life is much crazier with two kids.

Hudson: you are still such a happy baby, it amazes me still. You really only fuss when you are hungry or need a clean diaper. You are sleeping through the night and napping really well. I have been trying to get you on a schedule but it doesn't seem to be working (my fought-seems like I picked the worse times for your nap). So now I am trying to let you nap around 7:30am,11am and then again around 4pm, these times should work better.
You love your brother so much. You love just watching him play and trying to interact with him. You smile all the time and its such an amazing little smile. You also laugh out loud now when you think something is too funny. You have your first favorite little toy-its a little start blanket that makes crinkle and squeaking noises. You love to hold onto it and also to chew on it.
You have started holding onto things like a rattle or small toys. You have also just recently discovered your little feet. They have not made there way to your mouth yet though-but I am sure it will not be too long. You are sitting up very good with a little support and have very good control of your little neck now.
We had your 4 month check up with Dr. Libby on 6/21/10, you were all smiles at the Dr's office. You had to get 4 vaccinations but they were able to mix them so you only had 2 actual shots. The 1st shot you did great but the 2nd one you whined a little (not crying though) because it burned.

Weight was 14 lbs 1 oz/46 %

Length: 25 inches/52%

Head: 52 1/2 inches/68%

You are also rolling over from both your tummy and your back like a big boy! You are still sleeping in Mommy & Daddy's room in the pack & play in your moses basket even though you are almost too big for it now. Mommy can not bring her self to let you sleep in your own bed at night just yet. You take naps in your bed though.

Austin's 1st trip to the movies 6/19/10

Grandma & Grandpa took Austin to his first movie at the theater today. They went to see Toy Story 3 in 3-D. They said Austin did really good.

Here is Austin in his 3-d glasses!

Its True...Men are from Mars

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Its True...Men are from Mars

Now ladies. Y'all know that this is not a man bashing blog. I love my man and he is a wonderful husband and provider. I am blessed beyond measure.

But......

God did make us different. No one can argue that fact. So since I use this blog as cheap therapy, I thought I would ummmmm....talk about some of the differences that my girlfriends and I have been discussing lately.

Daily mundane chores- Why is that hubbies think that they areentitled to do their everyday tasks without any interruption from little ones and have to do it at the exact moment that they feel it needs to get done.

Example: "I have to mow the lawn this morning or go and run and get a part for the weed eater. Or even " I am going down in the basement to fix that part on the water heater."

Ok. These are all things that need done and I am glad I have a man that takes care of business.

However...

I would love to turn to my husband and say "I need to clean the house right now...your taking the kids to the park for 3 hours, feeding them and bringing them back when I am done, right?"

It never occurs to our husband that we do our everyday mundane tasks like cleaning house, laundry (many times in the basements while our little ones are frantically screaming "mama!!" because they haven't seen the white of our eyeballs for 3 minutes.) gardening, grocery shopping and the thousand of other things we do in one day with our children underfoot. More than that, it takes four hours to do a 30 minute task because we have noses, tears and tushy's to wipe, multiple"I'm hungry ....I need a snack" to dish out on demand and don't even get me started on the whiny "I'm booooorrrreeeedddd."

Recently the love of my life explained to me with a baffled look that it never occurred that I needed help with these things because it all got done and I wasn't complaining.

REALLY?!?!?!

Note to self: Look as frantic and worn down as I feel to maybe get some help.

Asking to do Things- Why is it that husbands inform us when they have work events or social obligations but we have to ask to grab a quick cup of coffee with my girlfriend or even go in our backyard for some quiet time.

My girlfriend told me that recently after a total meltdown her confused hubby threw his hands up and said " Honey, I know you need to get out. All you have to do is ask!!"

Really?!?!?!

Note to Self: Maybe if I start asking every single time I need something, hubs will take a hint and start to ask me when he needs to do something. Like "Honey, can I go pee? I really need to...." "Babe, Can I go get the mail?" Hmph.

Obligations count as our "Time out"- One of my dear girlfriends gets hot under the collar at this one. When explaining to her husband that she has been with the kids for a couple weeks straight with no time to herself, her husband got a confused look on his face. (Notice the theme of confused husbands when talking about feelings.) He replied with "But honey, you just got out for a couple hours when you went grocery shopping the other night.

Really?!?!?!

You know..... because going to the grocery store is really comparable to a good pedicure or long talk with friends. With all the coupon organizing, deal comparison and calculating down ever isle and all.

Note To self: Next time I am getting a cavity filled or going grocery shopping for my family I should start skipping because this is just a swinging time away for me.

There. I feel better.

Now I can get back to loving my man.

I found this article here this morning and could not help but repost it. Its so true. I love my hubby to peaces but some times I truly feel that men should have to walk a mile in our shoes for just a day. they would really appreciate all that we do.

Owl-Woo, Woo....

I was really impressed by this little guy this morning...

Well maybe not the stuffed animal itself but by the knowledge my 2 1/2 year old has of the owl. As we are changing Hudson's diaper in his room this morning, Austin is talking away like normal. Then he says "Mommy Owl", so I turn around and see him looking at the owl on Hudson's dresser. I told him "very good Austin, that is an owl". Then to my amazement he starts saying "Woo, woo, woo, woo". I did not know that he even knew what an owl was much less the sounds that it makes.
I never know what my little man is going to say these days, he is so full of surprises. His new saying for everything is "no way". We have no idea where he got that from, but I guess its better than just saying 'n-o" to everything.

My little artiste

This afternoon Austin broke out his magnadoodle and I asked him to draw a picture of his baby brother and this is what we got.

He tried so hard.