Quiet Time

Today I was taking 5 minutes (ok more like 15) to just sit and read a magazine and surf the Internet. I confess I haven't done this in a long time. I usually am checking it from my phone for a minute here or there. I enjoyed this time so much and then there was the immediate mom guilt. Like... there is SOO much else I could be doing... cleaning, cutting grass... everything it seems. However the more I thought about it the more I realized that all I wanted to do was blog. I wanted to let out the thoughts trapped inside and record them here. So here I am. Yet I laugh as I find myself stumped for the funny little things I had just a few moments ago to add. Another Mom thing. I used to remember things so easy.... not now.

Luke is trying with all his might to "hatch" his first tooth. It's all red and swollen and the poor kid just can't seem to get it out.. I feel for him. He has now graduated to Puffs to eat and 2nd food on a regular basis. We are still nursing and boy do I enjoy it so much more this time. There are the occasional pain in the rear moments... but that tends to be more to do with running late for things like work and forgetting that I won't get to a pump for a few hours so I better do it now. Luke is also sitting up on his own and kinda looking like he will pull up to all 4's so as to crawl at some point.

Jack is also great. He said his first bad word the other day which was of the 4 letter sort and when Daddy said not to say it he of course repeated it and got soap in his mouth which was funny in itself because he opened his mouth nice and wide to receive the soap, not knowing that it was going to taste bad. He's now in the know and is choosing to say "oh man" when angry instead of other naughty words. He also is making some progression on the poop front. He started to go in his pants the other day and finished pushing it out in the toilet. The reason I am getting so graphic with it is because he was so proud of himself that when we went to the store to get him a big sucker (yes I will bribe) He announced to the entire gas station store that he not only pooped (said it several times) he also said he pushed it out. It makes me laugh every time.

My friend Dona just called... Jack calls her doughnut.... too funny. Anyway she just called and asked how long to let your 2 year old sit in their bed and sing and play when they are supposed to be napping... I loved this. I love that I have friends that I can call and ask those mom questions that arise and you aren't too sure what to do. I said leave her in there... it's not like she's screaming... we both know all too well what a cranky toddler will do to an evening..:)

That's all for now... I am hoping to get this kids birth stories in here soon.

~AC