one month!

One month till my little girl is 1! I can not believe how fast it has gone by. She is walking everywhere, saying mama, dada, and her new word...WOW. So cute! I will post pictures later. Until then, happy 11 month birthday Lily!

Top Ten

Top Ten things I do as a parent that make me a little less sane each day:

10. Wiping up bodily fluids. Whether it is tee-tee, boogies, poop, puke, spit up, drool. You name it I am wiping it or covered in it.

9. The fact that I now say things like tee-tee, boogies, poopers, and lovies. I speak a new language only other moms understand.

8. That whenever I leave the house I have to remember at least 50 things to take so that my kids are content and happy wherever we are going.

7. That I am no longer able to carry a regular size purse...it is luggage.

6. That I hear the phrase "ummmm mommy, mommy, mommy, mooooomy!" about

2, 348, 029 times a day. One is not even speaking yet.

5. That vacations are no longer vacations. It means because we are in a hotel room or a new place, neither kid is going to sleep well and I will have a tiny little foot imprint in my back the next day. Leaving home overnight is really just not an option right now.

4. That I find myself singing and listening to songs that will make your brain explode if listened to for long periods of time.

3. That I have lost control of my car radio, television, computer, i-Phone etc. I officially have nothing that belongs to me.

2. That I now make at least 2 meals a night because I have a very picky eater. This is my official public apology to every parent I ever nannied for when I thought, "just make him eat it." Ha ha how silly of me.

1. That every time I see a new little baby I think for a second, "awww I want another one someday". Pure insanity.

I love you my little rugrats!!!

Video

Here is a video of Lily walking from earlier today. The quality is poor because it is off of my digital camera but here she is!

Triathlon

Okay I will be honest. The triathlon training has been slow but I am still committed to completing a triathlon before the summer is over. I am currently trying to figure out where I can get my swimming in. I will keep you updated on my progress along the way and let you know when I figure out the date. Wish me luck!

St. Pats

We did not get to go out and drink green beer on St. Pats but we did get to spend it with two cutest green things in town!










This was Aiden on his first St. Pats:

Cute little guy!

Playing catch up!

Well it has been over a month since my last post! I have been super busy with work, house hunting (fingers crossed), and our little WALKER! Lily is everywhere and in to everything! Baby proofing a house has never had so much meaning. We never dealt with this with Aiden. He mainly just wanted to play with his toys, not the household cleaners. I think I vacuum more now than I ever have due to the fact that our little monkey will eat ANYTHING of the floor and with a giant grin on her face. Aiden is not quite sure how to handle all of this. I remeber bringing her home and thinking how easily he was adjusting and how sweet he was to her...FAIL! He spends most days locking his door and screaming when she has one of his toys. Ahhh the joys of sibling rivalry. I thought we had a little while but apparently not.
Anywho, Lily is now 10 months. That means 2 more months until the big birthday. Tear! It makes me really sad. I know I need to enjoy it all but this could be our last babe and I feel like we just brought her home. She is such a wild one but such a love. She loves to snuggle and give kisses. She still loves to eat and we still have not found anything she doesn't like. She has such a funny little laugh and always scrunches her nose when she is being silly. We love you monkey!

9 months

Lily will be 9 months on friday! I can not believe it! Every month just flies by. She is starting to stand on her own momentarily and is cruising everywhere. She is driving Aiden a little crazier every day. She loves avacados and will giggle when you give her bites. She is able to handle chunks of food now versus everything being mashed. She is such a ham. She laughs and says dada and always wants to be in the action. Her favorite thing to do is unroll the toilet paper rolls and try to eat it. We have to make sure we always keep the bathroom doors shut. We love you like crazy little monkey and every day is a new adventure.

New year new you!

Okay, so I know it is cliche but my new years resolution this year was to get in shape. Don't get me wrong, I feel really great about my weight. However, there is a vacant lot where my ass used to reside and I am not thrilled. I am not quite sure when it happened but it happened. So anywho, I was so excited to start running and got a few apps for the iPhone and since then I have gotten sick, my back has been a mess, we had the freaking weather from hell, and so on! So needless to say I am a little frustrated. So here is my public commitment to getting fit! I thought I would post before and after pics but I am not quite sure how I feel about that one yet. We will see how things go. My goal is to do a sprint triathlon before the year is out so here's to it! I will keep you updated on my progress.

Baby girl!

Lily just turned 8 months on the 12th. I know, I am a bad mom and didn't get to it until now! Anywho, she is pulling up on everything, driving her big brother absolutely crazy, and now has her two bottom teeth. She is such a crazy baby. She is so loud and never stops smiling. It makes for fun picture taking! We love you baby girl!

I used to be a girl???

This morning's conversation with Aiden went a little something like this:

Aiden: "Lily stop it! You're getting my cars all wet! No biting stuff!"

me: "Aiden Lily is just a baby she doesn't understand. She has little teeth coming in and they hurt. She chews on stuff to help her teeth feel better."

Aiden: "Noooo, she doesn't have teeth."

me: "Yes, look. She has two little teeth coming in, see."

Aiden: "Why her biting my cars?"

me: " I just told you. Her teeth hurt and it makes them feel better to chew on things. When you were a little baby, you were just like Lily. You had teeth coming in and you would chew on stuff too. Mommy and daddy let you because we knew you were just trying to make your teeth feel better."

Aiden: (lightbulb goes off) "Oh, when I was a baby I was a girl."

me: "No Aiden you weren't a girl you just..."

Aiden: "Yeah mommy I was a girl when I was a baby."

me: "No Aiden you...."

Aiden: "I WAAAS A GIIIIRRL!"

Me: "Want to go to Target with mommy?"

Aiden: "Okay."

You can't win them all!