Put a little boogy in it!
or how about this one?
“Men should be like Kleenex, soft, strong and disposable.”

Braysen decided to raid the Kleenex box while I was getting ready for work earlier this week. I think he got at least ½ the box out on the floor before I took it away and made him a very grumpy little man! You’ll see in some of the pics that he actually puts the Kleenex up to his nose and blows out. He saw his daddy doing it last month or so ago and actually does pretty well at blowing his snot out into it. Sometimes he grabs paper towels, napkins, toilet paper and just blows ..even with no snot in his nose. Such a funny lil kiddo!

Blowing his nose after raiding the Kleenex box

Today he scared the sh** out of me. I was upstairs getting ready for work and I had taken him up with me to change his diaper but I guess I didn’t latch the gate (when have I forgotten to latch the gate? I mean I ALWAYS do it!!) Who knows what went on in my mind but I forgot. I came out of the bedroom and am calling his name because it’s soooo quiet and this is very rare folks! I look over and the gates open, my heart races and I look down the stairs and there he is backing down all slow like and almost all the way down to the bottom. By the time I got to him he was at the bottom gate. WHEW, I can’t even tell you how happy I was that he actually went down backwards and didn’t fall. I was scared to death….mom without a brain award goes to me that morning!

I started Yoga last week and LOVE LOVE LOVE it! I am taking it as a “class” for credit even. Guess I’m officially back in school, if you want to call it that. I actually need (3) credits from this area - HHP: Health and Human Performance so figured why not. It was a cheap $50 course for me and is until August plus it is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. Yoga is much more intense then I thought it would be though and definitely more of a workout then the relaxing side I thought it would be. I realize I also that I haven’t completely lost my flexiblity but hopefully that and my balance will improve. The poses we did today were brutal but it seemed like I finally was figuring out the poses, flow and where my body position should be.

Because of Yoga my hours have been completely wierd, plus my boss has been trying to use up her well needed vacation time since campus is kind of quiet. I did get to take guppyman to the pool today before putting him down for his afternoon nap. He went underwater about 6 times and only 2 of them I counted 1,2,3 and put him under a bit. The other times he dunks his own head or face down and even was reaching under for the diving stick I had in my hand. He’s going to be a fish yet!! He gets so happy in the water and he does this goofy frog / dolphin lunge kick thing when you hold him under his belly. It’s so damn cute…what a true guppy!

All Smiles To End With!

(as always ~ images are thumbnailed so you can click to see larger versions!)

I realized I tend to just spam pics instead of updating lately. I guess it’s really because I tend to upload my pics and want to share them but then when it comes to typing up some post on just daily shit I slack off. So this might be a long post! - kiddo napping so it could be long or short I guess depending on him!

Work stuff~ I landed the job of my dreams for being a mom still and going back to school. I now work part-time @ a private college here locally. It’s an amazing opportunity because my hours are flexible. I work currently 9am-1pm but that could change come fall when I start some classes. I’m meeting with an advisor to figure out my pre-req. classes for the program I want to get into and what will transfer from before. Then I’ll work on a schedule to start off nice and easy my 1st semester back. I have a long road ahead of me but it’ll be worth it and my work schedule can move around my class schedule so it’s perfect!!! I get FREE tuition among other benefits - like paid vacation, retirement plan etc. For working part-time I’m stoked I get such great bene’s. It’s really like winning the lotto for me! I love the people I work with. Kiddo is going to my neighbors for daycare during the day while I work. She watches him and a few neighborhood kids, plus Charlotte is only 2 1/2 weeks younger then Braysen so that works out great. It’s the perfect situation and is sooo convenient.

Kiddo~ He’s currently sick!!!!! GRRRR. We took him to the doc yesterday after a long weekend. He has the starts of an ear infection and a red throat, which could or could not be strep. We gave him the amox. (he was on this for his last ear infection) but this morning he woke up with a rash. We took him back to the doc. and we aren’t sure if he’s allergic to it or if he has a viral rash infection of some sort. Either way, no more amox. for him until he’s older and then we’ll try it again to see if he really is allergic to it. He’s finally playing some today though, which is much better then the lay in my lap delirous / acting so unlike him routine of the past few days. He’s eatting a bit more today too but at least I haven’t fully weaned him from nursing because he was getting some from me thankfully. He hasn’t been sleeping worth crap the past 3 nights and that leads to some rough mornings! I just hope he is feeling better soon, it’s so hard to watch him whimper and cry but not able to tell you what’s wrong.

His 1st birthday party went really well and it was fun! I had a great time planning it and decorating etc. I know I went overboard but the 1st is something special I was happy to have my mom,step-dad, step-brother and my brother all in town. I haven’t seen my brother for 3 years so that was really nice and he loved braysen! He flew in from Colorado! My parents I saw at Christmas but it was really nice to have them drive in from Montana.

Spring is here and we are trying to get ideas down for how to landscape our backyard and what new flowers to add to the front! I’m itching with my green thumb to start planting! Think we are going to have a landscaper out to see if we can get some quotes/idea of how to do that backyard. I know next summer we’ll be looking @ buying kiddo his playset. I have some catalogs coming from places so we can get ideas and prices. I really just want a non-splinter wood nice one that has a fort with some swings, monkey bars and the slide of course. It’s unbelieveable how expensive those suckers are tho so I’m definitely shopping around a lot!

Last week I went out with the “girls” from the neighborhood for a Thurs. night dinner thing. I was told I couldn’t say no so we all piled into the converible and drove into town for dinner. We ate out at the rooftop bar at a local place downtown and I don’t think we stopped laughing from start to end. It was sooo nice to get out without the kiddos! We’ve decided that we’ll have to make that more of a regular thing. I’ve gone to a lot of neighborhood book club, girls nite out parties and such. It’s fun to get out and not worry about kiddo but get some girl social hours in! I love living in this neighborhood!

Patrick suprised me big time for my bday this year. We had talked that I wanted a laptop for my 30th birthday…well his brother ended up with another grant from apple (he has been doing some podcast stuff for apple) and anyhow ordered himself a new computer. He knew I wanted a laptop and sold us his Mac powerbook for a steal (i’m typing on it now). It’s taking me a lot to get used to but thankfully I use a mac at work so i’m getting even more adjusted too!!!

Anyhow the BIGGGGGG suprise is not the powerbook thing. We ordered last week me a new desktop computer from www.cyberpowerpc.com I’m SOOOO excited to get it. It should be here in the next few weeks. I’ve been eyeing it’s order waiting to see it say built and shipped! I need a new computer so bad it’s not funny!!! It’s cute too…..I mean you ask how can a computer be cute? BUT, it’s GREEEN!!!! I am just happy that I’m getting one but suprised! Hubby does good on the big 3-0 birthday presents even though this is an early one!!! He did VERY well and wins the husband of the year award.

I saw some drama going on another board and I just want to make it clear here about something. I honestly am NOT here to brag about new things or materialistic things (I hope I don’t give that impression to people) I find myself posting about things that I get or pic whoring because that’s all about the good news or things that I can think of to write about!! I like sharing pics of these things cause they are cool! That’s just my side note If I annoy people or someone thinks that about me then i’m honestly VERY sorry if I give that impression.

Oh, and I have baby fever again. *sighs* I even checked out the chinese calendar to find out when I could conceive a girl We are still holding out until the end of the year / beginning of next year though and it looks like this year and next year are great for girls. haha..I know i’m horrible but i’d love one of each and if not, Patrick is in trouble because we’ll be going for #3! (we will stop at 3 though!) I know 4 women in my neighborhood pregnant right now and it’s killing me! One is only about 8 weeks along, the other are all due in May/June. It’s going to be a baby summer here and I know that isn’t going to help my babyitch!

Well back to cleaning! Hope I didn’t spam toooo long!!!

I’m cross posting because this is an insanely huge post full of links to the kiddos bday pics!

Spamming a sh**load of pics here for those that wanted to see his bday pics and yes, I know there’s a lot but it’s hard to pick out my faves!!! Plus, this is only a smidgen of the insane amount of pics I do have from this weekend.

where did time go?
my fave pic

edited out the pictures because of host change

We had a scary night last Saturday with 5 hours spent at the ER due to kiddo’s spiking fever, blowing through 3 diapers in less then 10 minutes and lethargic look about him. This week has been rough because Patrick has been gone in Texas (left monday) and will be home shortly! Kiddos fever is down though but the diaper changes are still well messy..sighs! I want him to feel better soon.

Would type more but he’s barely napping 15 minutes since Sat. so I better get as much done as possible!

~heather