10 Months old!

There are so many things going on in my life that I have neglected blogging. Since I don't have the energy to talk about them right now I will only focus on positive stuff, like Preston turning 10 months old.

What is he doing right now:

*cruising along the furniture

*eating dog food, mashed potatoes, biscuits, pancakes, yogurt (his favorite), spinach and anything else we are eating. He does still eat baby food but he has mostly been interested in table food for the last 3 or 4 weeks.

*sleeping 12-13 hours (hip hip hooray)

*wrestling with his big brother and his friends at school

*getting bad conduct reports from school because he keeps beating up his friends

*learning sign language (he can only do "more" which is really a clap and "thank you")

*standing in the dishwasher eating the dirty dishes that I am attempting to load (not good)

*going up the stairs (even worse)

*and biting everyone all while laughing (still not good)

But he is such a delight! I do believe he is going to be a bigger challenge than Trey was because he already tries to do whatever his big brother does which unfortunately includes acrobatics or other unacceptable crap. But anywho........

Happy Mother's Day

Over and over again I thank God for my biggest accomplishment, becoming a mother. I can not imagine my life without my little ones. And I can not imagine my life without the man who assisted me in becoming a mother. As I get older I appreciate my mother more and more. I now understand and realize why she did the things she did. It all makes sense now.

This mother's day weekend was absolutely wonderful. Paul and I had another date night and went to dinner and a movie. Star Trek was awesome by the way. A little futuristic but action packed and easy to follow. On Sunday we spent the day together as a family at the Georgia Aquarium. Trey had an absolute ball! He loved seeing all the sea animals and did not want to leave. He had a complete melt down when we left and exited the building screaming and crying. Some old white guy actually got him to calm down and stop crying since daddy and I just stood there and waited for him to finish him tantrum. He will one day realize that life is going to get even tougher. But, he cheered up when daddy stopped by McDonald's to pick him up some ice cream.

The picture above are the cutest little cards the kids made for me at school last week. Preston's card has his little footprints as the flower and Trey's card has his finger prints as the bud of the flower. Daddy gave me a card, flowers, breakfast in bed and the permission to talk trash all day without any back talk. Today was definitely a good day!

Happy Mother's Day to all the fabulous mothers out there!

Privacy

This is a question to the moms. When will I be able to poop alone again? My kids will not let me go into the bathroom alone. If dad is home of course that's not an issue but most of the time its just me and them. It's amazing how they appear to not be phased by the funk filling the room. I ask Trey all the time to go and watch tv because it stinks in here but he just tells me no he wants to sit with mommy. Not only do they sit and camp out in the bathroom but they bring their toys to keep them entertained. Trey walks in with 15 cars and Preston crawls in with a toy in one hand and another toy in his mouth. Poor Preston just follows Trey where ever he goes. But he is probably use to foul smells since he poops in his diaper all day. I guess for him its just a walk in the park!

Anyway, the picture has nothing to do with the post. I figured I would take everyone's mind off of my bottom with something more pleasant like Preston eating his favorite snack Cheerios. Generil Mills must be making a killing off of these cereal because I don't know any kids who do not love them. Preston tries to pick up 20 at a time and drops half of them on the way to his mouth because he is so excited to taste it.

Recommitment

After having 4 days of relaxing and meditating on my cruise I realized that I not only need more "me" time but I need more "us" time. That us only includes Paul and I. We promised 8 years ago that we would always make time for each other and we would always have at least one date night per month. Unfortunately when the kids came along and Paul's career sky rocketed we stopped having our date nights and just got out whenever we could. It seems like our entire life evolves around work, everyday issues and of course the kids.

Well that is all about to change. We have recommitted to being young and free again. Of course there are some stipulations with that. We are grown with two wonderul sons so no crazy stuff. Just getting back to doing what we loved to do many years ago which is embracing each others every word and thought. Last night we started officially "dating" again. We had a wonderful evening with a few friends at The Wine Loft for wine tasting (I hate wine by the way) but the spot was very sophisticated with a great atmosphere. After everyone else tasted wine we left hungry and headed over to a sports bar to do "real" stuff like watch the basketball playoffs, eat chicken wings and drink $5 margaritas.

Thank God for my list of babysitters they make my life so much easier!

Island Getaway!

So I was lucky this month because I had the opportunity to have another free weekend for just "me" time. My BFF Kia and I went on a 4 day cruise for a little rest and relaxation. There are way tooooo many details to type so let's just say we had a wonderful time. Kia was definitely the right girlfriend to vacation with because she is low key, laid back and has no time for uneccessary stress! We slept, played and partied. Day one is still a blur because all I remember is pina colada's......not good! The kids spent their time with my parents in Jesup and Paul travelled to Chicago for a speaking engagement at a urology conference. All in all everyone came out pleased.

In my eagerness to leave for the cruise I forgot to pack my camera so the pictures are a little blurred (sorry) But thumbs up to the $5 disposal camera from Walmart for capturing some unforgettable moments. Now it's back to reality of running after my busy boys. Trey can be so sweet at times but he is stubborn as an ox at others. He still has no idea that I am always going to win the fight! Preston I have no complaints about. If you feed him he is happy.

My first free weekend!

This past weekend I did nothing but sleep! Paul took both of the kids with him on a road trip to Florida well with a little detour to Jesup. He had a board meeting in Gainesville at the University of FL and he slept over in Jesup on Friday night with my parents. Saturday Paul, my Dad and Trey drove to UF for the weekend. They went to a football game, shopped and visited with some of his old friends. Preston spent the weekend being spoiled by my mom. They had their own plans and were all over the place too.

For the first time in probably 2 years I slept. Saturday I did not wake up until 4pm. I am not kidding. My sister in law (to be) was visiting with us all last week and she woke me up Saturday morning at 10:30am to let me know she was leaving. I walked her out, locked the door and got back in the bed. When I woke up the clock said 3:59. I couldn't believe I slept that long but I was truly tired. I never left the house the whole weekend, even though I made a million plans with my girlfriends to hang out. Did I miss the boys.......only briefly!

Anyway they all got back Sunday night and reality kicked right back in. Trey has gotten a spanking everyday because he came back confused about who is in charge. He was spoiled all weekend with his favorite people and Preston is back to waking up at least once at night.

Here are a couple of pictures to show you how much money my husband spent in Gainesville. Trey is completely brainwashed when it come to the Gators and his dad is going to be so disappointed if he chooses to not attend that school. The pictures aren't too great because we could not get them to be still.

I feel better!

After 5 days of fever I feel much better. I greeted my mommy Sunday morning standing in my crib with a big smile and drool! Thanks for your prayers!