Monday, November 24, 2008
Wait who is that???
I finally gave Zachary his first "official" haircut, I have trimmed his hair before but never given him a full blown haircut. So here he is no longer my baby, but my little boy...
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Just trying to get by
Sorry for the shortage of posts lately it just seems like I am just trying to get through each day. Zach is starting to walk all over the place, it's really cute because he has such confidence when he does it, it's like "yeah I am walking so what?" He idolizes Alex and always wants to be with him, which of course Alex absolutely hates so there is a lot of screaming going on. Alex takes refuge in the basement so Zach can't get to him. Shawn and I have decided that we are going to rename Zach "Distructo" because everything he gets his hands on he destroys or tries to destroy. He throws everything and the kid has got an arm on him! Of course Alex always seems to be on the receiving end of Zach's throws so he gets hurt a lot. They are at such and awkward stage with each other and I hope that they will move out of it soon so that they can play together. Alex of course is overly possessive of things so Zach just has to come within 5 feet of Alex to make him mad. I am working on the concept of "Just let him play with you or give him something else to play with" but Alex hasn't caught on. We pretty much live for Zach's naps! He seems to be much more inquisitive then Alex was and will get into, touch and pick up EVERYTHING and maybe it's because there are more things sitting out for Zach to get because Alex leaves things around so it might just seem like he is into more things.
Alex is loving preschool and is starting to ask in the mornings if he has preschool that day. I got the report that he did 5 nursery rhymes yesterday all by himself. I honestly didn't realize he knew 5 nursery rhymes! He is really starting to pick up on his letters and gets excited to learn a new one. He will play "pretend" more and it is so cute and funny to listen to him have his toys "talk" . The funniest part is it's usually the cat toys that talk. I don't know what his fascination with them is but I think he plays with them more then his own toys. It's fun to see him growing up! When he picks out his clothes he always picks out his "nicer" clothes, his polo shirts or his button up shirts. He likes to look nice and have his hair combed. It is hard though because he is such a creature of habit that any time you try and get him to wear something new it is like a torture treatment (which is why he didn't go trick or treating) he got some new pajamas and didn't want to wear them because "they are Zach's" we had to get them on him (through much screaming) and let him see that they fit him before he was OK with it. I put new shoes on him the other day before preschool and that was a mistake. I kept telling him that his old shoes were getting too small and he needed to wear his "cool new shoes" thankfully once he got to preschool he got distracted and forgot about it. His favorite thing to do though, sit and snuggle on the couch or in the chair with me and watch the "How it's made" shows or cooking shows. Shawn made pizza the other night and let Alex "make" his own and he was so excited! We couldn't get him out of the kitchen! He wanted to help with everything including ,wanting to help cut the onions, so we have to work with him on what he can do and what Mommy and Daddy need to do for him. We are hoping that if he helps cook it he will be more inclined to eat it so that he will start eating more foods. Well there is our family update!
Alex is loving preschool and is starting to ask in the mornings if he has preschool that day. I got the report that he did 5 nursery rhymes yesterday all by himself. I honestly didn't realize he knew 5 nursery rhymes! He is really starting to pick up on his letters and gets excited to learn a new one. He will play "pretend" more and it is so cute and funny to listen to him have his toys "talk" . The funniest part is it's usually the cat toys that talk. I don't know what his fascination with them is but I think he plays with them more then his own toys. It's fun to see him growing up! When he picks out his clothes he always picks out his "nicer" clothes, his polo shirts or his button up shirts. He likes to look nice and have his hair combed. It is hard though because he is such a creature of habit that any time you try and get him to wear something new it is like a torture treatment (which is why he didn't go trick or treating) he got some new pajamas and didn't want to wear them because "they are Zach's" we had to get them on him (through much screaming) and let him see that they fit him before he was OK with it. I put new shoes on him the other day before preschool and that was a mistake. I kept telling him that his old shoes were getting too small and he needed to wear his "cool new shoes" thankfully once he got to preschool he got distracted and forgot about it. His favorite thing to do though, sit and snuggle on the couch or in the chair with me and watch the "How it's made" shows or cooking shows. Shawn made pizza the other night and let Alex "make" his own and he was so excited! We couldn't get him out of the kitchen! He wanted to help with everything including ,wanting to help cut the onions, so we have to work with him on what he can do and what Mommy and Daddy need to do for him. We are hoping that if he helps cook it he will be more inclined to eat it so that he will start eating more foods. Well there is our family update!
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Tagged
I guess since I was directly tagged I will do it. = )
8 Favorite TV Shows
1) Chuck
2) The Big Bang Theory
3) Amazing Race
4) NCIS
5) Eli Stone
6) Mythbusters
7) Dirty Jobs
8) um... I watch other shows but I wouldn't say they are my FAVORITE
8 Things I Did Yesterday
1) fed the kids
2) changed diapers
3) tried to get Alex to wear halloween costume
4) worked
5) ate
6) bathed Zach
7) read to Alex
8) Played a game with Shawn
Things I Look Forward To
1) SLEEP!
2) Quiet time
3) Happy kids
4) Shawn coming home from work
5) The weekends!
Favorite Restaurants
1) Cafe Rio
2) Olive Garden
3) Smokehouse BBQ
4) Brick Oven
8 Things on my wish list
1) Trip to Europe
2) Happy and cooperative kids all the time!
3) No debt
4) finished basement
5) visit all the church temples
6) didn't have to work
7) NO MORE HEADACHES!!!!
8) easy weight loss
People to Tag
I think pretty much everyone I know has done this
8 Favorite TV Shows
1) Chuck
2) The Big Bang Theory
3) Amazing Race
4) NCIS
5) Eli Stone
6) Mythbusters
7) Dirty Jobs
8) um... I watch other shows but I wouldn't say they are my FAVORITE
8 Things I Did Yesterday
1) fed the kids
2) changed diapers
3) tried to get Alex to wear halloween costume
4) worked
5) ate
6) bathed Zach
7) read to Alex
8) Played a game with Shawn
Things I Look Forward To
1) SLEEP!
2) Quiet time
3) Happy kids
4) Shawn coming home from work
5) The weekends!
Favorite Restaurants
1) Cafe Rio
2) Olive Garden
3) Smokehouse BBQ
4) Brick Oven
8 Things on my wish list
1) Trip to Europe
2) Happy and cooperative kids all the time!
3) No debt
4) finished basement
5) visit all the church temples
6) didn't have to work
7) NO MORE HEADACHES!!!!
8) easy weight loss
People to Tag
I think pretty much everyone I know has done this
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
I don't want to Halloween!
Every time we have asked Alex what he wanted to be for Halloween he would just say "NO!" so we figured we would go with the safe bet and have him be Mario since he is completely obsessed. A few weekends ago we went and found some overalls for him and some for Zach so they could be Mario and Luigi. Well today was Alex's preschool Halloween party I started getting him dressed and he had a complete melt down and started screaming "I DON'T WANT TO HALLOWEEN!" So with his ride on the way I finally got him to tell me that he did want to go to preschool and just wanted to wear his red shirt. So I sent him off, sans costume, red eyed from crying and told his ride to tell the teacher I was sorry but he said he wanted to go. Well he came home and was just fine and apparently had done well in school, and he told me he "LOVED trick or treating" So now I am left with the dilemma of what to do on Halloween, do I take him to the ward party and trick or treating sans costume, or do I just bag the whole thing and treat it like a normal night? Because he doesn't eat candy anyway?
On another note, Alex asked me for a drink of milk a little while ago, and I had set the milk on the counter while I was putting the lid on his cup and he looked at the milk and said "What is this milk???" and after the morning we had I thought "oh great we are in for it" I told him it was just milk from a different store so it had a different label. Thankfully he accepted that answer and drank his milk. He has a tendency to buck anything that is out of the "norm" he doesn't like it if I switch brands on anything the kid definitely has is quarks that is for sure!
On another note, Alex asked me for a drink of milk a little while ago, and I had set the milk on the counter while I was putting the lid on his cup and he looked at the milk and said "What is this milk???" and after the morning we had I thought "oh great we are in for it" I told him it was just milk from a different store so it had a different label. Thankfully he accepted that answer and drank his milk. He has a tendency to buck anything that is out of the "norm" he doesn't like it if I switch brands on anything the kid definitely has is quarks that is for sure!
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