Words i never realized would come out of my mouth: "Keegen! Get your FACE out of the TOILET." (He's ever so proud of his potty successes and likes to watch the contents swish away but today was a little too up-close-and-personal).
Speaking of too up-close-and-personal, I've joked that Keegen is so small that i fear he'll fall in the toilet. Darn thing looks like it's about to swallow him up when he sits on it. But i never imagined he'd fall into the toilet while standing up peeing. He was standing on a step to reach the toilet, peeing, when he shifted and somehow the step slipped and he fell INTO THE TOILET face and hands outstretched first. So. What do i do? I pick him up (stifling my disbelieving laughter), wipe him off, stand him back up on the step to try again. And what happens? STEP SOMEHOW SLIPS AGAIN AND HE FLIES IN FACE FIRST AGAIN! (maybe having his shorts wrapped around his ankles wasn't a good idea, either...). Thankfully, after he got mad at me for laughing he was quick to forgive and laugh, too. No. You're right. We will not be using that step EVER again for that purpose. Should this be one of those blackbox warnings for parents? Do not let your child pee alone into the toilet due to risk of drowning???
And finally, i thought this was funny. I know i have "Say" playing by Jon Mayer when my blog comes up. I know. I'm sick of it, too. Just too lazy to go to the site to delete the code to get rid of it all. Anywho. We're sitting at Taco Bell tonight for a lovely dinner of hydrogenates, Grade F meat and who knows what else and "Say" is playing overhead. Bode asks, "Why is he saying Sandwiches Make Sense?" (as opposed to Say What you Need to Say). (sing with me now, "sandwiches makes se-e-e-nse, sandwiches make se-ense"). Love it. Just like his father hearing things that aren't there.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Strawberry Fields Forever
I've had a hankering for a pick-your-own experience for a long time now. I was foiled last fall when there were no apples to pick in the entire state of Colorado due to a severe frost. No homemade applesauce for me! This year? I found a fantastic little farm just an hour and a half away where we could pick strawberries.
We invited Kristen and Kate and Jack (because if anyone likes PYO more than me, it's Kristen. No doubt). We met up and carpooled to the farm and it was the fastest, most enjoyable drive i've had to Denver yet (it's actually in Brighton, just past the Denver airport). (We went to Berry Patch Farms, for anyone interested!). Most enjoyable because the kids were totally entertained with each other. Very novel having friends in the car for a "road trip." And therefore, Kristen and i got to gab the entire way there and back.
The farm was darling. Wonderful red barn. Roosters cockadoodling to greet us. A ginormous pig that delighted the kids. To get the the strawberry fields, we had to take the "berry train," a hay wagon, essentially, which the kids loved, too.
these kids are awesome
I got about 2/3 of a flat, which was plenty since i'd just made freezer jam the week before. We've enjoyed these berries with whipped cream and ice cream and i just dipped a bunch in melted semi-sweet chocolate (lazy man's fondue!). Soooooo good!
i love this picture! makes up for not getting one on mother's day! check out keegen's face, hands and empty container...
We invited Kristen and Kate and Jack (because if anyone likes PYO more than me, it's Kristen. No doubt). We met up and carpooled to the farm and it was the fastest, most enjoyable drive i've had to Denver yet (it's actually in Brighton, just past the Denver airport). (We went to Berry Patch Farms, for anyone interested!). Most enjoyable because the kids were totally entertained with each other. Very novel having friends in the car for a "road trip." And therefore, Kristen and i got to gab the entire way there and back.
The farm was darling. Wonderful red barn. Roosters cockadoodling to greet us. A ginormous pig that delighted the kids. To get the the strawberry fields, we had to take the "berry train," a hay wagon, essentially, which the kids loved, too.
We got out to the fields with our boxes to fill and set the kids loose. They did a great job only picking the ripe ones and eating lots as they went along! Keegen had to have eaten an entire quart, easily. Bode was less voracious, but enjoyed some, too. It's an organic farm and i LOVED being able to paw through the plants and not worry about pesticide/fertilizer residue. And loved even more that we could just pop the berries in our mouths without worry. Oh, and they were so tasty. I got home and told Doug that i am spoiled now, having tasted these sweet, fresh berries. Yum!
Bode searching for the perfect berries
Bode searching for the perfect berries
these kids are awesomeI got about 2/3 of a flat, which was plenty since i'd just made freezer jam the week before. We've enjoyed these berries with whipped cream and ice cream and i just dipped a bunch in melted semi-sweet chocolate (lazy man's fondue!). Soooooo good!
i love this picture! makes up for not getting one on mother's day! check out keegen's face, hands and empty container...Friday, June 19, 2009
Quick Catch-Up
Mother's Day: I was given a menu of options for the day in book form that the boys worked on with Doug. A menu of many choices for breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as activity choices for the day. The choices were impressive. For breakfast alone we had cinnamon rolls (my faves from a can), orange julius and eggs benedict. As for activities, I went with the simply hang out with the family as well as rest a lot since i wasn't feeling well then.
Bode's Preschool Graduation: He is on to kindergarten! Hard to believe sometimes. He wouldn't participate in the presentation the kids put on or walk in the graduation "procession", which made me sad only because he'd been willing to do things like this a few months ago. But i had to remind myself that I hate performing and being in front of a crowd, too, so i understood it. It's not always just his sensory processing issues. He knew all of the songs and what they were going to do. He'd fully participated during school to learn them. But when it came to performing in front of a bunch of parents he couldn't. We did get some fun pictures later...
I will be saving his preschool eval in Bode's school file (as if i'm so organized) but wanted to save it here, too. His pre-reading, writing, math, science; etc. skills were all appropriate, but i wanted to highlight what the teachers wrote that i think says a lot about how much progress he's made. In "Social/Life Skills," (the ones i worry about. I don't fret about academics, it's how he can process, behave, integrate and socialize in a school setting that worries me),
* in response to "demonstrates respect for authority" she wrote "always."
* "Engages in social play with others," Cooperates with peers," "Demonstrates respect for property," and "Follows instructions" she wrote, "Can be hesitant at times, but has come a very long way socially."
* Bode's comment to identifying numbers was, "I am good at numbers." Love the healthy self-esteem there.
* Their comments in general--"Bode was exceptionally responsive and cooperative. Would say, "Yes, I can do that." He was outgoing, very fast and accurate. He nailed all his letters, sounds and numbers. I cannot express how much i will miss Bode. I have seen him come a long way socially. Bode is inquistive and eager to learn. Pays a great deal to detail and is extremely observant. Hope to see Bode this summer" (at the preschool camps).
I was so happy reading these comments. It confirmed for me that he was in the right school this year. That they loved him and understood him and really guided him in a lot of his progress. He has been so excited every morning to go to school. I've seen him go from the kid who stands alone to the side of the room for a very.long.time trying to warm up to the kid who jumps right in as soon as we hit the door.
My Birthday: I am now exactly twice the age of my mental age/age i feel i should be. Yowzas. We had cake for breakfast and then spent some time on a garage sale the boys wanted to do (of all things. It all started with a Max and Ruby episode "Ruby's Rummage Sale..."). Anyway. We did that for a few hours and then headed to Boulder to go to the farmer's market there. It's a great market and we came home with some flowers for the backyard, some Boulder Popcorn kernels that i so love and some gluten-free baked goods. It was a laid back day and i enjoyed just spending it with the fam.
My Birthday Extended: The weekend after my birthday, Doug's gift to me was a solo trip to Salt Lake to meet my sister so we could spend the weekend together. It was great. No kids, no household worries, no plans. We ate a lot and shopped a lot. Yummy Morelia's, Sweet Tomatoes, Jamba Juice, Cafe Rio, Market Street Grill, Iceberg...We saw our aunt, uncle and grandma, too. Good times.
Bode's Preschool Graduation: He is on to kindergarten! Hard to believe sometimes. He wouldn't participate in the presentation the kids put on or walk in the graduation "procession", which made me sad only because he'd been willing to do things like this a few months ago. But i had to remind myself that I hate performing and being in front of a crowd, too, so i understood it. It's not always just his sensory processing issues. He knew all of the songs and what they were going to do. He'd fully participated during school to learn them. But when it came to performing in front of a bunch of parents he couldn't. We did get some fun pictures later...
I will be saving his preschool eval in Bode's school file (as if i'm so organized) but wanted to save it here, too. His pre-reading, writing, math, science; etc. skills were all appropriate, but i wanted to highlight what the teachers wrote that i think says a lot about how much progress he's made. In "Social/Life Skills," (the ones i worry about. I don't fret about academics, it's how he can process, behave, integrate and socialize in a school setting that worries me),
* in response to "demonstrates respect for authority" she wrote "always."
* "Engages in social play with others," Cooperates with peers," "Demonstrates respect for property," and "Follows instructions" she wrote, "Can be hesitant at times, but has come a very long way socially."
* Bode's comment to identifying numbers was, "I am good at numbers." Love the healthy self-esteem there.
* Their comments in general--"Bode was exceptionally responsive and cooperative. Would say, "Yes, I can do that." He was outgoing, very fast and accurate. He nailed all his letters, sounds and numbers. I cannot express how much i will miss Bode. I have seen him come a long way socially. Bode is inquistive and eager to learn. Pays a great deal to detail and is extremely observant. Hope to see Bode this summer" (at the preschool camps).
I was so happy reading these comments. It confirmed for me that he was in the right school this year. That they loved him and understood him and really guided him in a lot of his progress. He has been so excited every morning to go to school. I've seen him go from the kid who stands alone to the side of the room for a very.long.time trying to warm up to the kid who jumps right in as soon as we hit the door.
My Birthday: I am now exactly twice the age of my mental age/age i feel i should be. Yowzas. We had cake for breakfast and then spent some time on a garage sale the boys wanted to do (of all things. It all started with a Max and Ruby episode "Ruby's Rummage Sale..."). Anyway. We did that for a few hours and then headed to Boulder to go to the farmer's market there. It's a great market and we came home with some flowers for the backyard, some Boulder Popcorn kernels that i so love and some gluten-free baked goods. It was a laid back day and i enjoyed just spending it with the fam.
My Birthday Extended: The weekend after my birthday, Doug's gift to me was a solo trip to Salt Lake to meet my sister so we could spend the weekend together. It was great. No kids, no household worries, no plans. We ate a lot and shopped a lot. Yummy Morelia's, Sweet Tomatoes, Jamba Juice, Cafe Rio, Market Street Grill, Iceberg...We saw our aunt, uncle and grandma, too. Good times.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
hiya
When i first started my blog almost 3 years ago, i remember thinking how nice it would have been to have had a blog when i was pregnant with the boys. Easily record the experiences. The sonos. The changes. Etc etc. Well. Now that i'm pregnant and have a blog, i've realized pregnancy apparently sucks the life and creativity out of me and leaves no interest in blogging about it. It all seems so mundane (even though it's not). Or complain-y. Or i'm too busy making another piece of white trash bread, toasted, with a couple teaspoons of butter, and top that with a couple tablespoons of sugar and a dash of cinnamon and...
And then i think about how much i HAVEN'T blogged about that i want recorded, related to pregnancy and not, and i feel so behind and bogged down when, really, i should just start from today, or whenever, and go from there. Right?
So. Today. I worked. At the hospital. An actual shift. I haven't worked an actual shift since JANUARY. And not because i'm pregnant. Things have just been very slow at work and the few shifts i'd signed on for ended up being on slow days and i was canceled. I've been toying with quitting the work scene, in part because of the frequent cancellations and having to then cancel my babysitter (or keeping my babysitter because i don't want to have to cancel her again, which isn't so bad but I'M not getting paid to pay her. Does that make sense?). But also because i think, now honestly, am i going to want to/feel able to go back to work within a couple of months? With 3 kids? With a nursing newborn? Mmmmmmmmmmmmm. I kinda don't think so. I'm all for pumping (that was almost typed as "pimping") and having a break. But on my own schedule. And being a nurse? Not.really.a.break. Today? I had to change an adult diaper. NOT A GOOD SCENE. MUCH GAGGING AND COUGHING ON THIS PREGNANT CHICAS PART. And i had to take care of a bunch of pediatric patients, which just isn't my thing. So. Not missing the work scene so much. Like the money. Like interacting with my co-workers. Like feeling like i'm keeping the proverbial foot in the door. But. Overall? Probably done. Just need to sleep on it some more and talk to my boss (not Doug. Heaven knows I'M THE BOSS in our house!).
As for the pregnancy, things are great. Really really great. Surprisingly and knocking on wood great. The heinous, what-i-was-certain-was-never-ending-nausea subsided around 18-ish weeks and i've gained the 15 pounds plus more back because i really like to eat. At 18 weeks, i started contracting and was absolutely sure this pregnancy was from hell. That i was headed down the preterm labor/bedrest/anxiety-filled road i've been on before. I was worried that it would be another pregnancy like Bode's since i didn't have problems with Keegen until about 26 weeks, but with Bode it all started at 18. Anyway. I was on oral medication to treat the contractions for 2 weeks and my OB assured me by 20 weeks, the weekly injections i get to prevent preterm labor would work better. I did not believe him. But. Happily. He was right. Things calmed down and i haven't needed the extra meds and hope not to anytime soon (or ever). I've been feeling her move since 13 weeks, which i think is kind of crazy. But i'm almost 24 weeks now and can really feel her shake her booty now. I had a stress-binge the other night (filled with Laffy Taffy, chocolate toffees and whatever other leftover Easter candy i could find that i liked). Afterwards i was lying on the couch and felt the kicks, jabs and punches of a sugar high go on inside of me which i enjoyed very much.
The boys have been very cute about this growing baby sister. Keegen often almost absent-mindedly rubs my belly, but also throws himself back on me when he's trying to sit on my now non-existent lap that it hurts! He asks a lot about when she'll get here, when my "belly will pop" and she'll come out. Bode actually asked how she gets out and the whole belly popping theory was discussed. Which i shot down. I just told them that she has to stay inside my tummy and grow until she's big enough and strong enough to come out. And that at that time there will be a hole for her to slide out of (doesn't that sound like fun? A little SLIDE). And then? I held my breath in hopes that there would be no further questions on that topic at that time. And there weren't. And i was relieved...They ask what she'll be able to do and what she'll want to do and we've talked about how much they can teach her and so far things seem pretty positive on that front.
And that's all i've got for now. Off to bed for me.
And then i think about how much i HAVEN'T blogged about that i want recorded, related to pregnancy and not, and i feel so behind and bogged down when, really, i should just start from today, or whenever, and go from there. Right?
So. Today. I worked. At the hospital. An actual shift. I haven't worked an actual shift since JANUARY. And not because i'm pregnant. Things have just been very slow at work and the few shifts i'd signed on for ended up being on slow days and i was canceled. I've been toying with quitting the work scene, in part because of the frequent cancellations and having to then cancel my babysitter (or keeping my babysitter because i don't want to have to cancel her again, which isn't so bad but I'M not getting paid to pay her. Does that make sense?). But also because i think, now honestly, am i going to want to/feel able to go back to work within a couple of months? With 3 kids? With a nursing newborn? Mmmmmmmmmmmmm. I kinda don't think so. I'm all for pumping (that was almost typed as "pimping") and having a break. But on my own schedule. And being a nurse? Not.really.a.break. Today? I had to change an adult diaper. NOT A GOOD SCENE. MUCH GAGGING AND COUGHING ON THIS PREGNANT CHICAS PART. And i had to take care of a bunch of pediatric patients, which just isn't my thing. So. Not missing the work scene so much. Like the money. Like interacting with my co-workers. Like feeling like i'm keeping the proverbial foot in the door. But. Overall? Probably done. Just need to sleep on it some more and talk to my boss (not Doug. Heaven knows I'M THE BOSS in our house!).
As for the pregnancy, things are great. Really really great. Surprisingly and knocking on wood great. The heinous, what-i-was-certain-was-never-ending-nausea subsided around 18-ish weeks and i've gained the 15 pounds plus more back because i really like to eat. At 18 weeks, i started contracting and was absolutely sure this pregnancy was from hell. That i was headed down the preterm labor/bedrest/anxiety-filled road i've been on before. I was worried that it would be another pregnancy like Bode's since i didn't have problems with Keegen until about 26 weeks, but with Bode it all started at 18. Anyway. I was on oral medication to treat the contractions for 2 weeks and my OB assured me by 20 weeks, the weekly injections i get to prevent preterm labor would work better. I did not believe him. But. Happily. He was right. Things calmed down and i haven't needed the extra meds and hope not to anytime soon (or ever). I've been feeling her move since 13 weeks, which i think is kind of crazy. But i'm almost 24 weeks now and can really feel her shake her booty now. I had a stress-binge the other night (filled with Laffy Taffy, chocolate toffees and whatever other leftover Easter candy i could find that i liked). Afterwards i was lying on the couch and felt the kicks, jabs and punches of a sugar high go on inside of me which i enjoyed very much.
The boys have been very cute about this growing baby sister. Keegen often almost absent-mindedly rubs my belly, but also throws himself back on me when he's trying to sit on my now non-existent lap that it hurts! He asks a lot about when she'll get here, when my "belly will pop" and she'll come out. Bode actually asked how she gets out and the whole belly popping theory was discussed. Which i shot down. I just told them that she has to stay inside my tummy and grow until she's big enough and strong enough to come out. And that at that time there will be a hole for her to slide out of (doesn't that sound like fun? A little SLIDE). And then? I held my breath in hopes that there would be no further questions on that topic at that time. And there weren't. And i was relieved...They ask what she'll be able to do and what she'll want to do and we've talked about how much they can teach her and so far things seem pretty positive on that front.
And that's all i've got for now. Off to bed for me.
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